Brazil international Raphinha on Thursday signed a contract extension with La Liga champions Barcelona until 2028, Afrosport reports. Raphinha, whose initial deal with the Catalan club was set to expire in 2027, has penned a new one-year deal after enjoying the best season of his career yet. "It's something very special, and feeling part of the Barca family for another year makes me feel very happy,"...
Raphinha has lauded his Barcelona teammate Lamine Yamal as the kid with the "golden feet" after the club secured their 28th La Liga title on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Yamal scored a spectacular goal before assisting Fermin Lopez to hand the Blaugrana a 2-0 win over Catalan rivals Espanyol. It took 17-year-old Yamal to eight goals and 15 assists in the league while he has a total...
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni says he has forgiven Raphinha for his jibe following the Albiceleste’s 4-1 win over Brazil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Afrosport reports. Before the highly anticipated encounter in Buenos Aires, Raphinha bragged confidently that the Selecao would win despite not doing so for 16 years in the Argentine capital. It turned out to be an embarrassment for South America’s biggest...
Barcelona on Tuesday beat Benfica 3-1 to progress to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals thanks to a breathaking performance from the talismanic duo of Raphinha and Lamine Yamal. Raphinha bagged a brace and an assist, while Yamal scored one and assisted another to lift Barcelona to a well-deserved 4-1 aggregate win over Benfica. Barça in the quarter-finals 
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Barcelona claimed a 1-0 win over Benfica in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday night, despite playing over an hour with 10 men, Afrosport reports. Teenage defender Pau Cubarsi was given a straight red card in the 22nd minute after bringing down Vangelis Pavlidis who was clear on goal. Despite the numerical disadvantage, the Catalan...
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