Author: Total Sports Staff
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I’ve won two trophies with Portugal, don’t need World Cup – Ronaldo
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has insisted he doesn’t need to win the World Cup. The 39-year-old stated this while speaking to reporters, after scoring his 900th career goal as they beat Croatia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday. Diogo Dalot had given his country the lead, before Ronaldo volleyed in a second. When asked about what else…
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Transfer: Looking forward to winning another championship – Juan Mata on new club
Former Chelsea and Manchester United star, Juan Mata, has completed a move to A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers. Mata said he had always been ‘amazed’ by Australia and really wanted to live in the country. The 36-year-old Spanard is joining the club after spending months as a free agent after leaving J-League side Vissel Kobe in…
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Conference League: Palmer, two others missing as Maresca releases Chelsea squad
England international, Cole Palmer, has been left out of Chelsea’s 27-man squad for the Europa Conference League group-stages. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca released the list on Thursday via the club’s website. Maresca also did not include Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia in the list. The Italian made the decision in order to manage the number…
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Ballon d’Or 2024: He’s top 5 in the world – Neymar slams organizers for snubbing one player
Al Hilal forward, Neymar, has claimed Real Madrid’s Rodrygo is one of the best five players in the world. Rodrygo is one of the big names that was excluded from the 30-man shortlist for the 2024 Ballon d’Or released on Wednesday. The Brazilian made over 50 appearances for Madrid, as they won both the LaLiga…
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Transfer: ‘Go mate’ – John Terry reacts as Chelsea player joins Liverpool
Former Chelsea captain, John Terry, has wished Rio Ngumoha well after the young winger left the club to join Premier League rivals Liverpool. Ngumoha, who featured for Chelsea’s Under-21 side at the age of just 15, asigned a scholar’s contract with Liverpool. The England youth international will begin in Liverpool’s Under-18 side. According to The…
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Transfer: How I brokered Osimhen’s move to Galatasaray – Gardi
Football intermediary, George Gardi has revealed how he brokered Victor Osimhen’s loan transfer to Napoli. Osimhen was expected to join either Chelsea or Al-Ahli on transfer deadline day but the move collapsed. Galatasaray however moved in to sign the Nigeria international on a season-long loan deal. The 25-year-old completed the move to the Turkish Super…
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Ballon d’Or 2024: Full list of all nominees
France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d’Or awards, have unveiled the nominees for this year’s edition. The list contains expected names like Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG/ Real Madrid). Vinicius Jr is believed to the hot favourite to win the prize. Inter Miami’s Lionel…
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Ballon d’Or 2024: Kopa Trophy nominees revealed [Full list]
The nominees for this year’s Kop trophy at the 2024 Ballon d’Or have been announced. The award is given to the best male player under the age of 21. On Wednesday evening, the organizers unveiled a shortlist of 10 names. They include Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Joao Neves…
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Transfer: Martial offered biggest contract in club’s history after leaving Man Utd
Former Manchester United attacker, Anthony Martial, has been offered a record-breaking contract to sign for AEK Athens. Martial is still clubless, after he left Man United as a free agent this summer. The Frenchman spent nine years at Old Trafford Martial has been linked with several teams in Saudi Arabia and the United States. But…
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Transfer: Victor Osimhen demands special shirt number at Galatasaray
Victor Osimhen has asked to wear the number 45 shirt at Galatasaray. The Nigerian international is expected to finalize a season-long loan deal from Napoli later today. And it has been revealed by Nigerian broadcast journalist Onyebuchi Onokala, also known as Buchi Laba, that Osimhen has picked a special number to wear. Laba wrote on…