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Robert Lewandowski will leave Barcelona this summer when his contract with the Spanish champions expires. The striker has scored 119 goals in 191 games since signing from Bayern Munich four years ago. Lewandowski won three LaLiga titles, the Copa del Rey and three Spanish Super Cups during his time at Barcelona. Writing on Instagram, Lewandowski said: “After four…
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AC Milan are considering Atalanta’s Tony D’Amico and Toulouse’s Viktor Bezhani to become their new sporting director, according to Sky in Italy. The Italian club are undergoing somewhat of an executive revamp as they close in on Champions League qualification for next season. Milan like the work D’Amico has done at Atalanta and the idea of him replacing the outgoing Igli Tare,…
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Chelsea have announced the appointment of Xabi Alonso as manager. Alonso will begin his role on July 1, and has signed a four‑year contract at Stamford Bridge. On his appointment, Alonso said: “Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in world football and it fills me with immense pride to become manager of this great club. “From my…
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He’s been the Special One. He’s been the Happy One. Now it seems Jose Mourinho is the Chosen One. Chosen to return to Real Madrid 13 years after he left. For weeks the Benfica boss has done his best to bat away questions about his future. But, after ending the Portuguese league season with a 3-1 win at…
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Nottingham Forest are in talks with Vitor Pereira to extend his contract, with his current deal expiring next summer. MEZIESBLOG understands the club’s hierarchy and players have been impressed with his methods, manner and results since he joined the club in February. It is understood that the clubs’ plans for next season are in full swing after securing Premier…
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Crystal Palace are believed to have whittled down their head coach shortlist to three viable contenders. Andoni Iraola is still the preferred option and – asSky Sports News reported last week – Palace will not give up trying to appoint the Spaniard. However, they currently expect him to join a bigger club when his contract at Bournemouth expires…
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Manchester United and Barcelona are set to reopen negotiations next week on Marcus Rashford’s future in the hope of constructing a deal, reports The Independent. The on-loan forward scored a stunning free-kick to help Barca win El Clasico – and the LaLiga title – last weekend.
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Everton left-back Seamus Coleman is to retire from football following a career on Merseyside spanning more than 17 years. The 37-year-old joined the Toffees for just £60,000 from Sligo Rovers in 2009 and has gone on on to make a club-record 372 Premier League appearances, including 140 as captain. If the right-back features in his final home match…
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Tottenham are one of the options Marcos Senesi is giving serious consideration to as he decides on his next club after confirming he will leave Bournemouth at the end of his contract this summer. The Cherries had offered the centre-back multiple big money deals to stay over the last 12 months, but he has decided it is time to move…
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Conor Chaplin will leave Ipswich when his contract expires this summer after five years at Portman Road, the club have confirmed. The 29-year-old, who has spent the season on loan at Championship rivals Portsmouth, has played a total of 174 games for the club and scored 55 goals. “Playing for Ipswich Town has been the best period of…
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Manuel Neuer has signed a new deal with Bayern Munich which will see him remain with the Bundesliga champions until 2027. The veteran goalkeeper’s extension comes alongside Sven Ulreich who will also remain with Bayern until 2027.
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A broad agreement has been reached for Michael Carrick to become Manchester United’s permanent head coach, according to The Athletic. The report states both parties are now working to finalise the contracts for Carrick and his backroom staff. A two-year deal with the option to extend by a further 12 months has been tabled. MEZIESBLOG reported talks had been opened between…
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Arne Slot has said anyone concerned about Liverpool next season is “underestimating what a window can do” after they were beaten emphatically 4-2 at Aston Villa. It was Liverpool’s 19th defeat of the season in all competitions and yet another damaging result for Slot, whose side will have to wait to seal Champions League qualification. Liverpool’s…
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Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25 million — more than twice as much as the next-highest paid player Son Heung-min, the MLS Players Association said. The union’s latest list of player salaries reflected the contract extension Messi signed with Inter Miami in October which…
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FIFA announced that it will hold separate opening ceremonies prior to the first game in each of the three host countries for this year’s World Cup, which is being held in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The biggest World Cup in history kicks off on June 11 in Mexico City, where Grammy Award-winning Mexican…
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On May 14, the official theme song “DAI DAI” for the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup was officially launched globally after an amazing performance by Colombian Latin diva Shakira and Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Bernard Boy. This is Shakira’s third time on the music stage of the World Cup. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Shakira sang the official theme song…
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