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"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.

It occurred during games against Southampton, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Man United, Aston Villa, West Ham, Ipswich and Newcastle.

The club have now been fined over £1million for their breaches.

The official statement read: "The Premier League and Manchester City FC have entered into a sanction agreement after the club accepted it had breached Premier League Rule L.33 in relation to kick-off and re-start obligations.

"The breaches occurred in nine Premier League matches during the 2024/25 season.

"Rules relating to kick-offs and re-starts help ensure the organisation of the competition is set at the highest possible professional standard and provides certainty to fans and participating clubs.

Sesko looks, to me, the one they really fancy.

"And it smells again the club is looking for a lot of money and I'm sure what comes with that, the player's looking for a lot of money with it.

"Then you've got the thing of, 'Are we going to pull away from that because it's going to get too expensive and go after the other lad, who, we don't want to make him feel he's our second choice?'"

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19th Jun 2025, 15:21By Robert Calcutt

Crystal Palace have held talks with Sporting Lisbon over defender Ousmane Diomande, talkSPORT understands.

Sporting are likely to demand what would be a club record fee for the centre-back.

Bruno Fernandes is their all-time highest sale with a £67.6million move to Manchester United in 2020.

Diomande signed for Sporting from Danish side FC Midtjylland in 2023 and has since made 101 appearances in all competitions.

The 21-year-old is a two-time Portuguese league champion with Sporting and also won the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast.

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19th Jun 2025, 14:55By Robert Calcutt

Six stars from the 2024/25 Premier League season have been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

And Morgan Rogers continued to shine for Aston Villa with eight goals and 11 assists in the Premier League.

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19th Jun 2025, 14:29By Robert Calcutt

Real Madrid have announced that Kylian Mbappe is in hospital after being diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis.

The Frenchman did not feature in Madrid's 1-1 draw against Al Hilal at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.

Head coach Xabi Alonso raised his concerns on Mbappe's fitness after the match.

"I don't know if he will be back for the next game.

"Palmeiras is my home and being able to say goodbye while competing for a Club World Cup… It’s indescribable."

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19th Jun 2025, 13:27By Robert Calcutt

Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah is wanted by Bayer Leverkusen, talkSPORT understands.

Talks between the two clubs are set to accelerate once Florian Wirtz has completed his move from Leverkusen to Anfield.

Quansah, who is currently with England at the Euro U21 Championships, has been with Liverpool since the age of five.

He has made 58 appearances for his boyhood club bust started just 17 matches in the Premier League.

Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate have the been the go-to centre-back pairing for Liverpool.

Quansah signed a new long-term deal at the club in October, with his contract running until 2029.

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19th Jun 2025, 12:30By Robert Calcutt

Rodri appears to be preparing well for his full return at Manchester City after his injury last season.

The midfielder suffered ACL damage in their 2-2 home draw against Arsenal and missed most of the campaign as a result.

He returned in May as a substitute against Bournemouth and played further minutes on Wednesday in their 2-0 win over Wydad AC.

Rodri, who won the 2024 Ballon d'Or, was a big absence for City but is now building towards entering the 2025/26 campaign with a bang.

"There was one bit in the second half when there was a bit of a loose ball and he burst onto it," The Athletic's Sam Lee told talkSPORT.

"Made the interception, took one big step forward and played a perfect pass into [Erling] Haaland with a first-time through ball.

Regardless, you're disappointed whenever you lose," he also said.

"So we're going into every game and believing that we can win."

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19th Jun 2025, 11:40By Robert Calcutt

Jadon Sancho is reported to have agreed a move to Serie A.

Sky Italy claim that Napoli are working on a deal to sign the winger from Manchester United.

United are said to want €25million [£21.4million] for the 25-year-old, whose contract at Old Trafford expires next summer.

Sancho spent the 2024/25 season on loan at Premier League rivals Chelsea, scoring five goals and assisting another ten.

The deal included an obligation to buy for the Blues worth £25m but they declined to opportunity and instead pay a £5m penalty.

West Ham have been linked with a move for Sancho, who has made 83 appearances for United since his move from Borussia Dortmund in 2021.

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19th Jun 2025, 11:11By Robert Calcutt

Manchester City are reportedly close to completing a signing from the Liverpool academy.

Pep Guardiola's side look set to sign Kaylum Moss, as per Fabrizio Romando.

City are working on the details of the deal with Liverpool for the U15 star.

The move is set to come months after the Premier League giants were involved in another youth transfer.

Liverpool signed Lucas Clarke from City in December, with the centre-back already featuring for their U18s side.

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19th Jun 2025, 10:51By Robert Calcutt

Gabby Agbonlahor doesn't think Arsenal will hit the ground running in their opening six Premier League matches.

The Gunners have been handed a tough start to the 2025/26 campaign following the release of the fixtures on Wednesday.

Arsenal will hope that 2026 will finally be the year they win the Premier League title after three consecutive second-place finishes.

But Agbonlahor believes their title charge could be scuppered early on with a difficult opening run of games.

"You look at Arsenal's first six," he said to Alan Brazil on talkSPORT Breakfast.

"Manchester United away first game, you know what it's like Al, first game of the season, Manchester United are going to be lively.
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