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Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to their first-ever Club World Cup win last night, scoring in a 2-1 victory over Porto.
Meanwhile, Florian Wirtz has officially completed his Liverpool transfer today to take the club's summer spree to £146million.
And Martin Zubimendi is in England to complete his move to Arsenal, which has been in the works since January.
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5 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Liverpool have officially confirmed their club record deal for Florian Wirtz.
The total package is worth £116.5million with £100m guaranteed after weeks of talks between the Reds and Bayer Leverkusen.
Wirtz underwent his medical on Friday, with the Reds now announcing his arrival at Anfield to take their summer spree already to £146m.
The deal eclipses the previous British transfer record of £115m that Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in August 2023.
Naturally, it also shatters the club record £85m Liverpool paid Benfica for Darwin Nunez in 2022.
Arne Slot's side have already brought in Wirtz's former Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong for £29.5m.
Wirtz told Liverpoolfc.com: “I feel very happy and very proud.
Safe travels and see you soon!"
Carroll then posted a simple response to the club on social media, writing to their official X account: "Je t'aime [I love you]."
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59 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Liam Delap will make his first start for the Blues, while Nicolas Jackson, celebrating his 24th birthday today, moves to the bench.
Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Gusto; Delap.
As it stands, the game against Flamengo may clash with Benfica and Auckland City, which has been delayed because of severe weather.
No ETA on the start of the second half, with Angel di Maria's penalty, eight minutes into stoppage time, being the only goal thus far.
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Today, 17:37By Joe Brophy
Gareth Bale will spearhead an attempted takeover of Cardiff City - not Plymouth Argyle, according to reports.
The Tottenham and Real Madrid legend will be working with a private equity firm based in the United States.
According to the Athletic's David Ornstein, Bale’s group sent a letter of intent to Cardiff owner Vincent Tan last month.
It was said to have expressed their desire to purchase the Welshman’s hometown club and included financial numbers.
The report added that the proposal was rejected, but interest from the former Wales captain in Cardiff remains strong
Bale's involvement comes after his ex-Madrid teammate Luka Modric became a minority owner at Championship outfit Swansea City.
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Today, 17:05By Joe Brophy
Brazilian giants Flamengo will be hoping Jorginho haunts his old side, Chelsea, when the two meet at the Club World Cup tonight.
The 33-year-old Italy international returned to the country of his birth following his release from Arsenal.
His move to Flamengo ended a 15-year stint in European football; however, the midfielder is already reuniting with a former team.
Jorginho's new teammate, Agustin Rossi, recently took part in a round-table previewing the clash, attended by talkSPORT.com.
He said: “We know the game will be challenging.
The 21-year-old left-back will head to Anfield in a deal worth around £40million, according to The Athletic.
His medical is set for next week and he will sign a five-year contract with the Reds.
The Hungarian's move to the Premier League champions comes after Bournemouth found a replacement in Adrien Truffert.
Kerkez joins Dean Huijsen in departing the Cherries.
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Today, 11:44By Jack Johnson
Paul Mullin is set to leave Wrexham to join Wigan Athletic, talkSPORT understands.
The club legend is in talks with Wigan ahead of a season-long loan move to remain in League One next season.
Mullin, who in four years at Wrexham has played a major part in their rise, will not fulfil his dream of playing in the Championship.
The striker has never played in the second tier, and despite his side reaching that level for the first time, he will play no part.
He instead joins a Wigan team that finished 15th in League One last season, 36 points behind the Red Dragons.
Manager Ryan Lowe will be hoping to bring in some more firepower after his side ended the campaign as the lowest scorers.
They only netted 40 goals across the entire third-tier season.
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Today, 10:45By Jack Johnson
Southampton owner Dragan Solak has admitted that Aaron Ramsdale could leave Southampton this summer.
Ramsdale was relegated with the Saints last season and he's now 'looking at all the options' ahead of a potential departure.
Solak said: “We unfortunately are not sure that Ramsdale is going to stay, even though he loves the club.
That deal will accelerate once Wirtz signs for Liverpool.
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Today, 09:12By Jack Johnson
Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano has labelled Lionel Messi the 'best player in this sport's history' after his heroics.
Messi scored a brilliant free-kick in Miami's historic 2-1 win over Porto in the Club World Cup.
Mascherano said post-match: "Beyond his goal...
"He's the best player that has played this sport in its history, but what is surprising is his will to win.
"Today, even in the last minutes, tired, with a knock, he kept helping the team in any way he could, in attack, in defence, to get the result…
"We know having him gives us an advantage, but above all, through his contagious spirit, the winning spirit that he has."
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19th Jun 2025, 22:27By Jackson Cole
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has been discharged from hospital after being admitted with 'acute gastroenteritis'.
The 26-year-old France international missed Wednesday night's 1-1 Club World Cup draw with Al Hilal through illness, with head coach Xabi Alonso revealing he had a fever.
Real Madrid subsequently confirmed Mbappe was suffering from 'an acute case of gastroenteritis' and had been admitted to hospital for further tests and treatment.
Later on Friday, the LaLiga club revealed Mbappe had been able to return to the team's training base to continue his recovery.
A statement on Madrid's official website said: "Our player Kylian Mbappe was discharged from the hospital this afternoon and has returned to the Real Madrid training camp.
"Mbappe will continue receiving specific medical treatment and will gradually return to team activity."
Los Blancos are due to play their second Group H fixture against Mexican side CF Pachuca in Charlotte on Sunday.
Real Madrid are second in their group after the opening round of fixtures, two points behind Red Bull Salzburg, who beat Pachuca 2-1 in Cincinnati during the early hours of Thursday morning.
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19th Jun 2025, 22:07By Jackson Cole
Lionel Messi inspired Inter Miami to a 2-1 comeback victory over Porto at the Club World Cup with a signature stunning free-kick.
The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner scored the winner in the second half as the MLS side picked up their first victory of the tournament.
Javier Mascherano's men, who qualified as hosts by winning last year's MLS Supporters' Shield, were held to a goalless draw by Al Ahly in their opener on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a win for Palmeiras earlier on Thursday left both sides keen for a victory to bolster their qualification hopes.
It was Porto who appeared set to put one foot into the last 16, though, as they took the lead early in the first half.
Samu Omorodion opened the scoring after just eight minutes as he converted a penalty for the Portuguese side.
The two-time European champions remained in front for the remainder of the first half, with Messi and his teammates unable to get any kind of foothold in the game.
However, Mascherano's half time team-talk had the desired effect as his side wasted no time following the restart.
Telasco Segovia levelled just two minutes into the second 45 minutes before Messi unleashed the magic at the Mercedes Benz Stadium.
The 37-year-old produced a trademark effort as he curled a spectacular free-kick past Claudio Ramos in the Porto goal.
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19th Jun 2025, 21:24By Jackson Cole
He may be 37 years old, but Lionel Messi is inevitable.
The Argentine sensation has scored a delightful goal to put Inter Miami 2-1 up against Porto in their Club World Cup clash.
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