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Liverpool tell Alisson they want him to stay as Juventus move fades
Liverpool have directly told Alisson Becker they want him as their first-choice goalkeeper for the 2026/27 season, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The Brazilian had agreed personal terms with Juventus, but the Italian club's failure to qualify for the Champions League appears to have cooled the move.
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Eric Garcia and Gavi among eight Barcelona players named in Spain's 2026 World Cup squad
Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente named eight Barcelona players in his 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. Eric Garcia earns his first international call-up in four years, while Gavi returns after an injury-plagued two seasons.
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Levante's Etta Eyong rejects €30m move to hold out for Barcelona
Cameroon forward Karl Etta Eyong turned down a €30m offer from CSKA Moscow in January and is prioritising a move to Barcelona this summer, according to MD, despite the Catalans having cooled their interest in the 22-year-old.
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Verstappen warns F1 exit is on the table if 2027 power unit rules aren't fixed
Max Verstappen says it is 'mentally not doable' for him to stay in Formula 1 if the sport fails to overhaul its power unit regulations for 2027. A proposed 60-40 combustion-to-electric split is now in doubt after several manufacturers pushed back on the timeline.
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Chelsea insist Joao Pedro is not for sale as Barcelona push €70m bid
Barcelona sporting director Deco has travelled to London to open talks with Joao Pedro's representatives, but Chelsea have made clear the Brazilian striker will not be sold this summer — reportedly not even for a world-record fee.
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Mourinho sends Real Madrid a positional wish list of four to six summer signings
Jose Mourinho has submitted a document to Real Madrid outlining his transfer priorities for the summer, requesting between four and six signings across full-back, centre-back, and central midfield — ahead of his expected appointment once club elections conclude.
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Chicago Fire manager Berhalter confirms talks with Lewandowski as striker weighs summer options
Chicago Fire head coach Gregg Berhalter has publicly confirmed the MLS club are in active discussions with Robert Lewandowski, who is leaving Barcelona as a free agent this summer. The Polish striker is also attracting interest from clubs in Italy and Saudi Arabia.
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Montoya shrugs off Verstappen criticism with one-liner in Brundle grid walk
Juan Pablo Montoya dismissed Max Verstappen's recent public attack on him with a single dry quip during Martin Brundle's pre-race grid walk, days after calling for race bans for drivers who publicly disparage Formula 1.
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Norris defends McLaren's intermediate tyre call after Canadian GP retirement
Lando Norris retired from the Canadian Grand Prix after McLaren's decision to start on intermediate tyres at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve backfired. The reigning champion built a two-second lead on lap one before the drying track forced an early pit stop that ended his race.
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Russell apologises to FIA and marshals after headrest incident at Canadian GP
George Russell has publicly apologised to the FIA and marshals after throwing his Mercedes headrest trackside following a power unit retirement at the Canadian Grand Prix. The incident earned him a suspended €5,000 fine and widened his championship deficit to team-mate Kimi Antonelli to 43 points.
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Antonelli wins in Canada to stretch championship lead over Russell to 43 points
Kimi Antonelli claimed his fourth consecutive victory of the 2026 season at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal after team-mate George Russell retired with an engine failure, extending his drivers' championship lead to 43 points.
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Russell retires from Canadian GP lead as Antonelli claims fourth straight win
George Russell's power unit failed on lap 30 of the Canadian Grand Prix while he led, handing team-mate Kimi Antonelli a fourth consecutive victory and extending the 19-year-old's championship lead to 43 points.
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Russell retires from the lead as Antonelli wins fourth straight in Canada
Kimi Antonelli claimed victory at the Canadian Grand Prix after team-mate George Russell retired with a power unit failure on lap 30, extending the young Italian's championship lead to 43 points. Lewis Hamilton finished second for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen.
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Vowles backs Williams progress despite Sainz and Albon losing points in Canada
Williams team principal James Vowles acknowledged a frustrating Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where Carlos Sainz was compromised by strategy and Alex Albon was collected by Oscar Piastri, but insisted the FW48 is making measurable gains on its midfield rivals.
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Norris joins Ricciardo at Indy 500 after retirement ends Canadian GP nightmare
Lando Norris flew to Indianapolis to meet former McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo and IndyCar driver Conor Daly after retiring from the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, where a gamble on intermediate tyres backfired badly and dropped him to fifth in the drivers' standings on 58 points.
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Norris warns F1 2026 energy rules are too demanding even on cool-down laps
Lando Norris has criticised the energy management burden imposed by Formula 1's 2026 technical regulations, arguing that the near 50-50 combustion-to-electric power split forces drivers to monitor battery levels constantly — including on cool-down laps where, he says, no such skill should be needed.
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Red Bull's new wind tunnel won't be ready until early 2027, Wache confirms
Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has confirmed the team's new Milton Keynes wind tunnel is unlikely to be operational until early 2027, leaving the squad reliant on what Christian Horner once called a "Cold War relic" throughout the 2026 season and into 2027 car development.
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Wolff warns Mercedes may curb Russell-Antonelli battles after Canada contact
Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes may need to rein in the wheel-to-wheel fighting between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli after the pair made contact at the Canadian Grand Prix, raising fears of a repeat of the Hamilton-Rosberg rivalry.
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Williams poaches four senior leaders from McLaren, Mercedes and Alpine
Williams has confirmed the signings of Piers Thynne, McLaren's former chief operating officer, alongside three other senior figures from Mercedes and Alpine as the Grove-based team accelerates its push toward championship contention.
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Gasly's eighth in Montreal masks unresolved Alpine car mystery heading into Monaco
Pierre Gasly scored points in Canada but continues to struggle with a puzzling loss of one-lap pace that has seen him outqualified by team-mate Franco Colapinto across four consecutive sessions in Miami and Montreal. Alpine is still searching for the root cause ahead of Monaco.
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