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Stockport County’s Andy Mangan is set to join Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff at Real Madrid.Mangan, who has been working as an assistant coach at Stockport since July, has been chosen due to his close relationship with Ancelotti’s son,…

Conor Gallagher has rejected the idea that Chelsea sold him to Atletico Madrid because of his lack of technical ability. talkSPORT understands that the 24-year-old was told after the arrival of the new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca who…

The summer transfer window has shut in most countries, but there might be some more drama lurking in a corner somewhere thanks in no small part to Jean-Marc Bosman.Free agents — players who are not currently contracted to a football club…

Conor Gallagher insists he does not hold a grudge against Chelsea over the manner of his exit from the club this summer.Gallagher, a boyhood Chelsea fan who progressed through the club’s academy to the first team and was a key player…

Real Madrid defender Eder Militao has withdrawn from the Brazil squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to a thigh injury.The 26-year-old sustained the injury during training on Wednesday at the Athletico Paranaense Training…

Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 900 goals in his professional career — the first as a 17-year-old in October 2002 and the most recent at the age of 39 on Thursday for Portugal against Croatia in the Nations League. He is, quite simply,…

Juan Mata has joined Australian A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers as a free agent.The 36-year-old has been without a club since leaving Japanese side Vissel Kobe, for whom he made just one substitute appearance, last year.The former…

There’s no ‘I’ in team but there is one in ‘best player in the world’ — and that, one and all, is where the Ballon d’Or comes in.Crowning the number one footballer in the world over the last year may seem like a fool’s errand given the…

Drive 15 minutes south from Girona, in the Spanish region of Catalonia, and you will find yourself surrounded by the low-rise sprawl of bland industrial estates near the city’s airport. Turn along a small road heading west, however, and…

The shortlists for the 2024 Ballon d’Or have been announced, with Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham among the nominees for the men’s award.Palmer, Foden and Bellingham are joined on the 30-man shortlist by England team-mates…