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Top-tier Spanish football league.
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Atletico thrashed 3-0 at Athletic Club as Llorente urges patience with returning Alvarez
Julian Alvarez made his first appearance since the summer transfer window closed as Atletico Madrid suffered a shock 3-0 defeat at Athletic Club in La Liga on Saturday. Marcos Llorente and David Hancko called for patience with the Argentine, who came on as a second-half substitute with the game already lost.
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Flick warns Koundé: no guaranteed starting spot at Barcelona
Hansi Flick made clear in a press conference that French defender Jules Koundé is no longer a guaranteed starter at FC Barcelona this season, facing increased competition on the right flank.
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Simeone storms out of press conference after Julián Álvarez warm-down question
Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone abruptly left his post-match press conference after being asked why Julián Álvarez skipped the substitutes' cool-down following a 3-0 defeat to Athletic Club Bilbao — the latest flashpoint in a turbulent summer for the Argentine striker.
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Lamine Yamal named Barcelona captain after Flick and squad vote in his favour
Lamine Yamal has been added to Barcelona's captaincy group for the 2025-26 season, with head coach Hansi Flick and the players themselves both backing his inclusion, according to Fabrizio Romano citing Mundo Deportivo.
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Atlético Madrid collapses in Bilbao and suffers first La Liga defeat
Atlético Madrid suffered their first loss of the season after collecting seven points in three matches, falling 3-0 to Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés in matchday four of La Liga.
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Barcelona move to raise Espart's release clause from €20m to €150m after promotion
Barcelona are in contract talks with academy graduates Xavi Espart and Brian Farinas following their promotions to Hansi Flick's senior squad. Espart's release clause is set to rise from €20m to €150m, while a revised figure for Farinas has yet to be disclosed.
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Raphinha named Barça captain, Yamal fifth: Flick reveals hierarchy
Ahead of the trip to Valencia, Hansi Flick clarified the order of captains at FC Barcelona: Raphinha leading, followed by Pedri, Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong and 19-year-old Lamine Yamal.
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Parrott strikes and Valles saves Mbappé penalty as Betis stun Real Madrid in Seville
Real Betis ended Real Madrid's perfect La Liga start with a 1-0 win in Seville on Friday. Substitute Troy Parrott scored in the 81st minute before goalkeeper Álvaro Valles denied Kylian Mbappé from the spot deep in stoppage time.
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Mbappé misses penalty and Spanish press tears into him after Real's defeat
Kylian Mbappé missed a decisive penalty during Real Madrid's home defeat to Real Betis (Liga matchday 3), triggering a barrage of criticism from the Spanish press. José Mourinho, however, defended his striker.
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Mbappé's Missed Penalty Against Betis: Bartra Knew the Rule That Changed Everything
Real Madrid's defeat at Betis (0-1) sparked controversy over Marc Bartra's position during Kylian Mbappé's missed penalty in added time. The regulations, however, clearly vindicate the Seville defender.
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Parrott's late strike ends Mourinho's Real Madrid return with first defeat
Troy Parrott came off the bench to score in the 81st minute as Real Betis ended Real Madrid's perfect La Liga start, with Alvaro Valles sealing the win by saving a stoppage-time Kylian Mbappe penalty.
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Mourinho returns to same £17k-a-month La Finca mansion for second Real Madrid spell
Jose Mourinho has moved back into the exact gated-community mansion he occupied during his first Real Madrid tenure, with the 1,400 sq metre La Finca property costing around £17,000 per month as he begins his second spell in charge.
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Mbappé misses decisive penalty in extra time as Real Madrid stumble at Betis
Kylian Mbappé had his worst night in a Real Madrid shirt on Friday in Seville, missing a decisive penalty in extra time and squandering numerous clear-cut chances as the Merengues fell to defeat at Betis (1-0) in the opening match of Liga's fourth matchday.
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Gabriel Jesus joins Barcelona on cut-price deal after Arsenal ACL nightmare
Gabriel Jesus has completed a move from Arsenal to Barcelona on a three-year contract worth up to €15 million, accepting a significant wage cut to seal a transfer he described as a lifelong dream.
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Man City's £129m bid to hijack Arsenal's pursuit of Alvarez reportedly rebuffed without reply
Manchester City are reported to have made a £129m offer to Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez in the final days of the summer window, only for the Argentine to decline without even responding, leaving him at Atletico until at least January.
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Barcelona shatter their own transfer record to sign WSL's most expensive export Kerolin Nicoli
Barcelona have signed Brazilian forward Kerolin Nicoli from Manchester City for £1.25m — a fee that breaks the WSL's all-time export record and more than doubles the Spanish club's previous transfer ceiling.
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Diomandé on the Bench at €125M: Mourinho Preaches Patience to Real Madrid
Signed for €125 million this summer from Leipzig, Yan Diomandé has played only brief cameos in Real Madrid's first three Liga matches. José Mourinho is standing by his decisions and calling for calm around his Ivorian striker.
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Mbappé named Real Madrid's August Player of the Month ahead of Bellingham
Kylian Mbappé has been named Real Madrid's player of the month for August, ahead of Jude Bellingham. The two stars are sharing the offensive leadership of the Merengues at the start of the season, with ten goals scored in La Liga after three matchdays.
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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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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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