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Raúl Asencio has said he is only focused on winning at Real Madrid and “turning the situation around” following his recent conviction for drink driving. The Spanish centre-back was fined €14,400 (£12,208 / $16,103) on Sept. 2 and had his driver’s licence suspended for eight months having admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol after testing positive at a sobriety checkpoint. “It was a really tough time,” Asencio told…

Max Dowman has added three Guinness World Records to his growing list of achievements despite not turning 17 until this coming December. The Arsenal winger enjoyed a breakout season in 2025-26, making 13 senior appearances and scoring a memorable clincher in the Premier League against Everton. That goal — in which Dowman ran from his own half, beat two players and tapped into an empty net with Jordan Pickford having…

MADRID — UEFA has received “a substantial amount of documents” from Real Madrid related to its ongoing inquiry into the Negreira case, European football’s governing body said on Thursday. Payments made by Barcelona to companies linked to José María Enriquez Negreira — the former vice-president of Spain’s Technical Committee of Referees — over two decades have been subject to a UEFA investigation since 2023, while there is also an ongoing…

Kylian Mbappé has described how his mother “fell in love” with Anfield and was keen for him to sign for Liverpool before he ultimately decided to join Paris Saint-Germain when leaving Monaco in 2017. The Merseyside club were serious suiters for Mbappé’s signature and the France star admitted he was “close to Liverpool,” with his mother attending matches at Anfield “to imagine me in this stadium.” Former Liverpool head coach…

Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were the two best players in Europe for a period under his management at Manchester United. After missing out on the league title for three seasons, United won three in a row between 2006 and 2009, before Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for what was a world-record fee at the time. “At that period, those two — I think —…

United States striker Folarin Balogun has said that he would still be keen to play in the Premier League, even though his transfer deadline day move to Everton collapsed in dramatic fashion. Balogun, 25, backed out of a move to the Toffees after Everton and Monaco started to restructure the terms of his transfer after issues were raised during the his medical examination at Everton’s Finch Farm training ground. Asked…

Scott McTominay has returned to training with Napoli for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure last month. The Scotland international, 29, received corrective ablation treatment in the Spire Manchester Hospital after being diagnosed with a mild, benign arrhythmia in September. The procedure was declared a success, with the midfielder prescribed a period of rest before rejoining the Serie A side. He had previously taken to social media to…

Kylian Mbappé has shared a video of himself riding a bicycle on social media, just days after his Real Madrid manager, José Mourinho, said players couldn’t go cycling because of the injury risks involved. In an Instagram story posted on Sunday, Mbappé — who is currently out of action after picking up an injury with France earlier in this international break — filmed himself cycling, smiling and wearing a helmet,…

Editor’s note: This has been updated after Cristiano Ronaldo released a statement on the events that led to his departure from Portugal’s team camp. Was it always going to end like this? Cristiano Ronaldo — Portugal‘s greatest-ever player, who led them to victory at the 2016 UEFA European Championship, and won the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d’Or five times in a glittering club career — walked away from…