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Marca reports · 13h · Afrik-Foot broke it →

Real Madrid 4-0 Málaga | Resumen LaLiga

The Bernabéu does not protest on a whim. He is demanding, as Mourinho acknowledged, and that trait builds titles. That's why he recognizes when a team that can, wants to.

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The Athletic (NYT) reports · 17h · AS broke it →

Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus closing in on €10m Barcelona move

Jesus made only three Premier League starts last term, with his Arsenal contract up at the end of this season.

10 outlets, 4 languages

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Marca broke it · 9h

The pack of Terzic is already firing on all cylinders

The peace of mind that comes with victories knocks on Athletic's door and passes by Celta. The Terzic side secure their first points of the season against a rival that has yet to record a win and has two consecutive defeats at Balaídos. Everything was decided in just over 100 seconds, which is what Athletic needed to go 0-2 between minutes 20 and 22.

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BBC Sport — Football broke it · 15h

Joao Pedro and debutant Yalcouye star - Chelsea v Brighton player ratings

Here's how the players rated as Chelsea and Brighton met in the Premier League on Sunday.

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RMC Sport — Football broke it · 10h

Crisis at FIFA: "He does not respect the rules he is supposed to uphold", Platini calls for Infantino's departure

Michel Platini took advantage of his appearance on Canal Football Club, this Sunday on Canal +, to call on Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA president following the controversies surrounding the 2026 World Cup and his failed attempt to open the international body's capital to private investors.

4 outlets, 2 languages

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The game

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The Guardian — Football reports · 9h · A Bola broke it →

European football: Bellingham sparks Real Madrid’s cruise to maintain perfect start

Promoted Málaga slump to 4-0 defeat at the Bernabéu Como defeat Napoli; Jones makes Inter debut in win Real Madrid maintained their perfect start to the season in La Liga with a comfortable 4-0 home ⁠win over promoted Málaga on Sunday, scoring three times inside 30 minutes before adding a late fourth.

13 outlets, 5 languages

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L'Équipe — Football broke it · 11h

Monaco-OM ratings: Geoffrey Kondogbia's nightmare against Paris Brunner

Author of a brace, Paris Brunner was the architect of Monaco's victory over OM (2-0), Sunday, for the second day of Ligue 1. The German striker tormented Geoffrey Kondogbia, positioned as central defender and eventually substituted due to injury.

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TRT Spor — Futbol broke it · 37h

I need actual Turkish text to translate. The text you provided only contains placeholder tokens (Rafael Leao İstanbul) without any actual Turkish words. Please provide the Turkish football news headline or sentence you'd like me to translate to English.

Galatasaray's transfer negotiations began with Rafael Leao, and İstanbul arrived.

4 outlets, 3 languages

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L'Équipe — Football reports · 8h · Le Monde — Sport broke it →

The referee's live explanation for Lille-PSG on the extended added time: "There was a goal, so we add more"

In a video revealed this Sunday evening by Ligue 1+, the referee of Lille-PSG (2-2) Eric Wattellier explained his management of added time, as Paris equalized at the 90e + 5, beyond the initial three minutes. According to the referee, this extension is due to the first Parisian goal at the 90e + 1, resulting in the addition of an extra minute.

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The Athletic (NYT) broke it · 26h

Messi's 4-goal night helps Inter Miami break 5-game winless streak

Lionel Messi scored four goals Saturday night to take the MLS lead with 18 on the season.

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The Guardian — Football reports · 32h · Der Spiegel — Fußball broke it →

European football: Elversberg stun Leverkusen in dream Bundesliga debut

Team from town of 13,000 shock 2024 champions Juventus 2-0 Parma; Sevilla 1-3 Atlético Madrid The Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning Bayer Leverkusen with an impressive 3-2 home victory on Saturday. Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds of each other to put Elversberg 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark.

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TRT Spor — Futbol broke it · 38h

I'm ready to translate Turkish football news headlines/sentences to English. However, I don't see a Turkish text to translate in your message - only "Fenerbahçe'den Talisca açıklaması" which appears to be a placeholder token. Please provide the Turkish football news text you'd like me to translate, and I'll return only the English translation.

Fenerbahçe'de Anderson Talisca announced that Anderson Talisca'nın Samsunspor, who suffered an injury, was not included in the training squad for the match.

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Sport Industry Group broke it · 2d

Chelsea inks front of shirt sponsorship with Circle and USDC

Chelsea FC has agreed a principal partnership with Circle Internet Group that will see the financial technology company and its USDC stablecoin brand appear on the front of the club’s shirts from the 2026/27 season . Under the agreement, Circle will become a Principal Partner of Chelsea and its Official front-of-shirt partner, with Circle and USDC branding featuring across the club’s men’s, women’s and academy shirts.

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Marca broke it · 33h

He did everything wrong: sent off at 3 minutes... and his gesture with the shield could end in a ban

He didn't have his best afternoon Samuele Inacio. The player from Borussia Dortmund was a substitute in the Bundesliga match against Hamburgo. The coach decided to bring him onto the field in the 74 minute... and in the 77' he was sent off with a straight red card for a very harsh tackle.

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TRT Spor — Futbol broke it · 34h

Amrabat transferred to Ajax

Dutch team Ajax added Moroccan footballer Sofyan Amrabat'ı, who left Fenerbahçe, to its squad.

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Inside World Football broke it · 3d

German Bundesliga extends licensing agreement with EA Sports FC

August 27 - The German Bundesliga has extended its long-running licensing agreement with EA Sports FC, keeping Germany’s top two divisions fully represented in the world’s biggest football video game franchise.

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Mundo Deportivo — Fútbol broke it · 1h

The Masia leaves a fortune in revenue in this 2026

The Masia has become an interesting avenue this summer to generate income without losing certain control over some of its young talents. Several Barça players developed in the academy have left the club through transfers, although in many operations the blaugrana club has reserved buyback options or percentages of future sales.

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UOL Esporte broke it · 10m

Flamengo signs striker from River Plate for R$ 78 million

The Flamengo reached a verbal agreement this Sunday to sign Joaquín Freitas, a 19-year-old striker from River Plate. According to UOL's findings with sources close to the negotiation, the transfer was agreed upon for US$ 15 million (R$ 78 million), between fixed and variable amounts, for 80% of the player's economic rights. The River Plate will maintain the other 20%.

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SPORT broke it · 9h

Altimira, sent off for "clapping in mockery" at Ortiz Arias, referee of the Deportivo - Valencia

The Deportivo harvested its first victory in Primera División tonight after defeating Valencia CF 3-1. In the final minutes, Adrià Altimira, who came on as a substitute during the second half, was sent off for a double yellow card after a foul. Both cards were practically consecutive and for the same reason.

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ABC — Deportes broke it · 11h

Miguel Sierra rinses away the pain of Sevillism after Oso's departure

The Sevilla FC academy continues to bring joy to its fans. The breakthrough of Miguel Sierra and Nico Guillén in the first team is a well-deserved reward for the work that both reserve team players have been carrying out since preseason. The delicate economic situation of Sevilla has opened a gap for them among the biggest clubs and both are clear that they want to take advantage of the situation to become important.

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Soccer America broke it · 2h

Americans Abroad: Sergino Dest sparks PSV attack

Sergino Dest scored, after an impressively maneuvering upfield, and assisted in PSV's 6-1 over Utrecht. Dest has two goals and two assists in his first three games of the Eredivisie season.

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Advanced Television broke it · 3d

Jamie Vardy’s Having A Party lands Bundesliga rights deal

Banijay Entertainment has announced an agreement with the Bundesliga, Germany’s top-flight footbal league securing rights to livestream matches in the UK and Ireland alongside access to Bundesliga archive content across its digital network. The deal sees Banijay UK and its label Workerbee bring live Bundesliga action to audiences through the Jamie Vardy’s Having A Party […]

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The business

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Inside World Football broke it · 2d

Saudi Arabian FA offers muted support for Infantino as it calls for more dialogue and unity

August 28 – The Saudi Arabian Football Association (SAFF) in a statement on its website has said they will back FIFA boss Gianni Infantino “at this time”. SAFF expressed their support for the FIFA boss, but not unconditionally, with endorsement coming as the final sentence of its statement: “The FIFA President’s contribution to growing the game worldwide over almost a decade should also be recognised.

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Off The Pitch broke it · 2h

Monday briefing: Chelsea agree front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Circle

Monday briefing: Chelsea agree front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Circle Mads Mon, 08/31/2026 - 04:30 Back to overview Monday briefing: Chelsea agree front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Circle IMAGO 31 August 2026 - 4:30 AM Chelsea have agreed a one-year front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with US financial technology company Circle, ending their search for a main shirt partner.

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Sport Industry Group broke it · 3d

Everton launch Castore third kit

Everton and Castore have released the club’s 2026-27 third kit with new commercial partner branding . Everton’s latest Castore shirt incorporates CMC Markets as the club’s Main Partner and Stake.com as its Sleeve Partner, bringing the two brands together on the Premier League team’s third kit for the new season. The green kit went on sale on 27 August through Everton’s online store and physical retail locations.

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zerozero.pt broke it · 31h

FC Famalicão x Gil Vicente: preview, absences and probable lineups

One more matchday and another derby in the Minho region. The FC Famalicão receives the Gil Vicente, this Sunday (20h30), in a match of the 4.ª round of the Liga Portugal. The teams arrive at this stage in very different moments.

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Daily Mail Football broke it · 40h

New Liverpool co-owner spotted at Anfield for first time since leading consortium in buying £1.65billion stake alongside Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos

Bhatia's 1892 Holdings this month purchased the minority share in Liverpool with billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as well as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

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Advanced Television broke it · 3d

UK man jailed for £1m illegal streaming business

A man has been jailed after making almost £1 million (€1.1m) through the sale of illegal streaming services. Milan Ibrahim, aged 68, of Chorley, Lancashire has been sentenced to 6.5 years’ imprisonment for running an illegal streaming business that generated £980,812 in criminal profits. Ibrahim was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Preston Crown […]

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Daily Mail Football broke it · 2d

Argentina exploit FIFA loophole after star banned for 10 MATCHES for role in brawl after World Cup final defeat by Spain

Three Argentina players and assistant coach Roberto Ayala were sanctioned last week by FIFA over their involvement in unsavoury post-match scenes after their 1-0 defeat in the final.

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Broadband TV News broke it · 3d

Sofia Digital launches HbbTV and OTT platform for Milano Pavia TV

Sofia Digital has deployed a complete HbbTV and OTT platform for Milano Pavia TV, giving the regional broadcaster a modern Smart TV presence with targeted advertising, centralised content management and audience measurement – all delivered in under three months. The launch marks one of the fastest HbbTV rollouts in the Italian market and opens a new digital revenue stream for the broadcaster.

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Also today

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KingFut broke it · 17h

Hansi Flick Promises Hamza Abdelkarim La Liga Minutes

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick promised Hamza Abdelkarim a future opportunity but did not confirm whether the forward will face Rayo Vallecano. Flick addressed Abdelkarim’s absence from Barcelona’s opening two league matches during his press conference on Sunday. “He deserves to play, and he will play,” Flick said . “I see him improving day by day.

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The Guardian — Football broke it · 4d

Mbappé hat-trick sinks Real Sociedad after Real Madrid jeered by home fans

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabéu on Wednesday ⁠in their first home match since the return of José Mourinho as head coach. Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the 40th minute before Luka Sucic levelled four minutes later, but the ⁠France forward restored the ⁠hosts’ lead on the hour.

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Daily Mail Football broke it · 4d

Chelsea in talks over £36m-rated Atalanta teenager, Crystal Palace hijack Aston Villa's move for £25.7m Joel Ordonez - and Aston Villa expect Al-Hilal to pay £50m asking price for Ollie Watkins: WINDOW WATCH

The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period as clubs look to make big signings ahead of the new season. Here are today's latest developments...

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Daily Mail Football broke it · 3d

Cole Palmer appears to aim thinly-veiled dig at former Chelsea managers - and confirms he played through pain last season in bid to make World Cup

Palmer opened his account for the season with a goal against Fulham on Monday night, darting diagonally across the width of the box to finish a move set up by Joao Pedro.

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SPORT broke it · 11h

Funes, after the defeat against Real Madrid: "We cannot look for excuses in the difficulty of our opponents"

Juanfran Funes spoke after the match and attributed his team's lack of boldness with the ball to not having had more chances to get something positive from the Bernabéu. We have to be more aggressive in the final third, we can't be fearful, he explained. Aware of the difficulty of the clash and the level of the opponent, the blue and white coach saw a big difference between both sides.

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WELT — Sport broke it · 37h

Injury to young star Konstantelias overshadows Dortmund's victory against Hamburg

Borussia Dortmund starts the new season with a victory against Hamburg. The three points come at a high price, though: Giannis Konstantelias, who has thrilled the fans, has to be substituted off due to injury.

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Inside World Football broke it · 3d

FIGC latest national association to withdraw support for FIFA President Infantino

August 27 - Italy is the latest major European football nation to withdraw its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as FIFA president, deepening the political split between the world governing body and UEFA ahead of next spring’s vote.

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Mirror Football broke it · 14h

Sons of police officer killed in horror A66 crash lead out dad's beloved Man Utd vs Ipswich

Manchester United fan PC Matthew Blades was killed in a horror head-on collision with a vehicle that was speeding down the wrong way of the A66 in Teesside last week

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Sportcal broke it · 2d

Sky NZ scores early Premier League rights extension through 2033-34

Pay-TV giant Sky New Zealand will continue to provide coverage of English soccer’s top-tier Premier League (EPL) across the country through the 2033-34 season after securing an early extension to its rights agreement.

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Inside World Football broke it · 3d

FRF has ‘lost confidence’ in FIFA President Gianni Infantino

August 27 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has joined various other European football associations in 'losing confidence' in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and will not support the Swiss-Italian's re-election bid.

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TVBEurope broke it · 2d

New Scotflix streaming platform takes the Hiway

A streaming platform dedicated to Scottish content will debut next month at the Scottish Screenwriters Festival in Glasgow. Featuring content made in Scotland, by Scottish creators or centred on Scottish subjects, Scotflix aims to ensure full ownership of IP is retained by creators.

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