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The €2M clause complicating Höjbjerg's contract extension at Marseille
According to L'Équipe, a clause in Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg's Marseille contract would allow him to leave OM for just €2 million at the end of his third season. A lever that undermines ongoing negotiations for his contract extension.
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Marcos Llorente retires from Spain at 31 days after winning the World Cup
Atletico Madrid right back Marcos Llorente has retired from international football at 31, just weeks after helping Spain lift the World Cup. The 27-cap defender described the decision as deeply personal and said he had made up his mind before the tournament began.
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Rennie shuts down scrum saga ahead of decisive All Blacks-Springboks third Test
All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has drawn a line under the scrum controversy that dominated the build-up to the third Test against South Africa, saying he moved on after the second Test and has left the matter to the referee.
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FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' as World Cup shares row escalates into legal battle
FIFA has hit back at UEFA in court filings, accusing the European governing body of running a 'smear campaign' against president Gianni Infantino after UEFA sought legal discovery in the US over the abandoned FFE privatisation scheme.
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FA launches formal inquest with Tuchel after England's World Cup semi-final collapse against Argentina
The Football Association has held a detailed debrief with Thomas Tuchel and his coaching staff following England's semi-final defeat to Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, with a formal performance review group set to examine what went wrong in the tournament.
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Chimaev unbothered by Strickland-Imavov title rumour: 'Whoever wins, we'll take him'
Khamzat Chimaev has shrugged off reports that Sean Strickland will defend the UFC middleweight title against Nassourdine Imavov in December, insisting he will fight whoever emerges as champion once he gets active again.
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MLS record-breaker Cavan Sullivan, 16, targets USMNT call-up ahead of Manchester City move
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, who became MLS's youngest-ever player at 14, says he believes he can make an impact for the United States men's national team and is targeting a senior call-up before his expected move to Manchester City in 2027.
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USA Women's Eagles name co-captains as WXV Global Series squad targets world-class standards
Georgie Perris-Redding and Erica Jarrell-Searcy will share the captaincy as the USA Women's Eagles prepare for WXV Global Series fixtures against Ireland, Wales, Italy and England across September and October.
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Richarlison axed from Tottenham's Premier League squad after Everton return collapses
Richarlison has been omitted from Tottenham's Premier League squad for the first half of the season after a proposed return to Everton fell through, leaving the 29-year-old Brazilian to seek a move abroad before an overseas transfer window closes.
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FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' as US court battle over Infantino escalates
FIFA has fired back at UEFA in a US federal court filing, calling the European body's legal campaign a 'weeks-long smear' designed to protect its dominance over world football. The dispute centres on FIFA's now-scrapped plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
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Leaked document claim suggests Atlético secretly cleared Álvarez to talk to Barcelona
El Chiringuito journalist Jordi Jota claims to have seen a document in which Atlético Madrid privately gave Julián Álvarez written permission to discuss a move to Barcelona — a detail that sits uneasily with the club's public insistence all summer that he would not be sold to a La Liga rival.
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Dana White confirms new Hawaii arena clears path for first-ever UFC event in the state
The UFC has never staged an event in Hawaii despite producing champions like B.J. Penn and Max Holloway. CEO Dana White says a new arena expected to open in 2028 or 2029 finally makes it possible.
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FFF confirms Girondins de Bordeaux exclusion, relegated to Régional 1
The French Football Federation's executive committee refused Thursday to reopen the Girondins de Bordeaux case, confirming their exclusion from national championships and relegation to the sixth tier of French football.
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Arsenal set to hold contract advantage over Liverpool and Man Utd heading into summer
With Gabriel Martinelli's £60m move to Al-Hilal nearing completion, Arsenal will have no players out of contract next summer — a position that contrasts sharply with Liverpool and Manchester United, who face a raft of major renewal decisions.
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Tottenham drop Richarlison from Premier League squad as Turkish move looms
Tottenham have omitted Richarlison from their Premier League squad after talks over a return to Everton collapsed, with the 29-year-old striker now likely to leave for Turkey or Saudi Arabia before those transfer windows close.
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Verstappen asked Red Bull if he could shunt rivals in 100-driver karting challenge
Max Verstappen has revealed he jokingly asked Red Bull for permission to shunt competitors during a karting event at Silverstone, where he started at the back of a 100-driver field and attempted to overtake every rival.
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Argentina pauses every match at the 10th minute to honour Messi's retirement from international duty
The Argentine Football Association has ordered referees to halt play at the 10-minute mark across all domestic leagues this weekend, giving fans a chance to applaud Messi following his retirement from international football after 207 caps and 125 goals.
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Real Madrid's Raul Asencio acquitted on sex offence charge as three co-defendants receive suspended sentences
A court in Gran Canaria cleared Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio of sharing a sexual video without consent after the victims told the court they had forgiven the defendants. Three other former Madrid youth players received one-year suspended prison sentences.
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Former referees rubbish Mike Dean's 'secret games' claims and urge FA to investigate
Two ex-Premier League referees have dismissed Mike Dean's podcast admission that he played personal 'games' during matches — including timing how long he could avoid blowing his whistle — as 'palpable nonsense', with calls for the FA to launch a formal investigation.
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Mercedes mechanics ambush championship leader Antonelli with whipped cream at Monza
The prank war between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes team escalated at the Italian Grand Prix, as mechanics wearing protective ponchos ambushed the 20-year-old F1 championship leader with plates of whipped cream during media day at Monza.
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