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Kevin De Bruyne singled out Arda Güler for praise after Belgium's 2-1 comeback win over Türkiye in a Nations League match at The Gürsel Aksel Stadium, according to a report by Get Spanish Football News. The Napoli and Belgium midfielder, described in the report as 35, said the Real Madrid youngster was central to how Belgium approached the game. Güler, 21,…
Read & discussElche goalkeeper Matías Dituro has said he and his two young children experienced "moments of terror" when three masked intruders broke into his home to rob it, an incident he described himself in a post on his personal Instagram account and which was reported by AS. According to Dituro's account, the break-in happened at around 20:45, when three hooded pe…
Ander Barrenetxea has undergone surgery on his right thigh, Real Sociedad announced after the operation, with AS reporting that the winger is expected to miss almost the entire season. The procedure took place on Friday in Madrid and was performed by Dr. Lasse Lempainen. In its post-operative medical statement, Real Sociedad said the operation addressed an…
Rayo Vallecano are using the international break to try to recover several injured players and gradually clear their treatment room, according to AS. Beñat San José has thirteen days between the match against Real Sociedad and the fixture against Valencia to work on getting players such as Óscar Valentín and Kumbulla available for the next league round. Th…
Lega Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo has been elected as the new Chair of the World Leagues Association, according to a report by Football Italia. He takes over from Premier League CEO Richard Masters, whose term had reached its natural conclusion, and will serve a four-year mandate. The WLA's annual meeting in Czechia brought together more than 100 representa…
Monza striker Gustavo Varela is attracting growing transfer attention, with his agent reported to have met Napoli and Juventus now also showing interest, according to Football Italia. The report, citing multiple reports and Tuttosport, places Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur among the other clubs linked with the 21-year-old centre-forward. The agent,…
Espanyol have scheduled a shareholders' meeting for Monday 14 December at 12:00, according to AS. The meeting will be both ordinary and extraordinary in nature. The extraordinary element stems from the fact that, alongside approving the club's economic and social management under Alan Pace in his first full year as president and owner, covering 2025-26, sh…
A column in the Spanish newspaper AS has drawn attention to the case of Villarreal's Moleiro, who it says continues to be left out of the Spain squad despite his current and future standing in the game. The piece describes him as the most valuable player in the world who is not an international. The column, published on 13 November 2026, frames the omissio…
Milan are reportedly preparing to pursue Virgil van Dijk on a free transfer if the Liverpool captain does not extend his contract, according to Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, as cited by Football Italia. The Dutch defender is into the final year of his deal at Liverpool, which the report states expires on June 30, 2027, meaning that without a…
Adrián Pérez has reached an agreement with Athletic to extend his contract until 2029, with the club holding an automatic option to prolong it further, AS reported. The attacking midfielder plays for the reserve team. According to AS, the renewal continues Athletic's policy of securing what it described as the core of the club's future, following recent ag…
1. FC Cologne reportedly have no intention of terminating Mikey Moore's season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur in January, despite speculation in England that the 19-year-old could be recalled to North London early. The Cologne-based publication GEISSBLOG, described as reliable, directly disputes suggestions that the Bundesliga club would consider cutting …
Paulo Dybala, Mile Svilar and Gianluca Mancini each took part in a portion of Roma's training session with the rest of the squad, Corriere dello Sport reported, a step toward their return. Gollini, by contrast, trained separately. After the session the team was to pause for a few days, resuming Tuesday afternoon, with Gian Piero Gasperini using the internat…
