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UCL: Late Bellingham winner hands Real Madrid advantage over Man City in knockout playoff

UCL: Late Bellingham winner hands Real Madrid advantage over Man City in knockout playoff

A 92nd minute goal from Jude Bellingham handed Real Madrid a 3-2 win over Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions round of 16 playoffs on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The ninth encounter between these two heavyweights in the past six seasons was expected to be cracker and it lived up to that expectation at the Etihad Stadium when Erling Haaland put City...

Real Madrid beat Pachuca to win inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Real Madrid beat Pachuca to win inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Real Madrid defeated Mexican club Pachuca 3-0 on Wednesday to win the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Doha, Qatar, Afrosport reports. After a spell of unfruitful attack from Pachuca, Madrid broke the deadlock in the 37th minute inside the Lusail Stadium through Kylian Mbappe, with the 25-year-old scoring once again at the same ground he bagged a hat-trick for France in the 2022...

Mbappe out of Real Madrid trip to Vallecano as Camavinga returns from injury

Mbappe out of Real Madrid trip to Vallecano as Camavinga returns from injury

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of their trip to Rayo Vallecano, while his compatriot Eduardo Camavinga is set for a return to the team, Afrosport reports. Mbappe was forced off during the first half of their 3-2 win over Atalanta in the Champions League, having opened the scoring for Los Blancos in Bergamo, and the 25-year-old has been diagnosed with a thigh...

UCL: Real Madrid boss Ancelotti calls for support of Mbappe after subpar display against Liverpool

Swedish prosecutors drop alleged sexual assault case against Kylian Mbappe

Swedish prosecutors have closed investigations on an alleged sexual assault by Kylian Mbappe in Stockholm due to insufficient evidence, Afrosport reports. Reports in Swedish media claimed the Real Madrid and France forward allegedly committed the offence when he visited Sweden with a group of friends in October as he was dropped from his country's Nations League matches. On 15 October, Swedish prosecutors announced that they had...

Vinicius, Rodri headline final shortlist for FIFPRO Men’s World XI

Vinicius Junior and Rodri have been named in the star-studded FIFPRO Men’s World XI released on Monday, Afrosport reports. Vinicius and Rodri, who both battled for the 2024 Ballon d’Or honours, headline a shortlist that included six players from Real Madrid, four from Manchester City, and one from Liverpool. The FIFPRO Men’s World XI is voted for by fellow professional footballers, with over 21,000 men's football...