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Sérgio Conceição: 'Together we will write a new story'
Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição, 50, has been announced as the new manager of Al Ittihad. After successful spells at FC Porto and AC Milan, where he won multiple titles, he now takes on a new challenge in Saudi Arabia, aiming to bring his trademark ambition and passion to the reigning league champions.

Real Oviedo sacks coach of historic promotion
Real Oviedo has sidelined coach Veljko Paunovic (48). The Serbian, who was chiefly responsible for the historic promotion to La Liga, now has to leave due to poor sporting results.

Lewandowski will not continue at Barcelona, reports in Spain claim
Barcelona have reportedly decided not to extend Robert Lewandowski’s contract beyond 2026, ending his spell at Camp Nou. With 105 goals in 156 games, the Polish striker could be heading to AC Milan, while Barça prepare for a future without their veteran goalscorer.

Cristiano Ronaldo is about to claim yet another record
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to break the all-time World Cup qualifying goals record, chasing new milestones with Portugal while aiming for his historic 1,000th career goal.

Spain impresses: They play football from another planet
Spain also defeated Georgia in the World Cup qualifiers and remains flawless in the campaign. Moreover, the European champions have not conceded a single goal yet.

Fit Mbappé grabs at Giroud's record: 'Maybe already tomorrow'
If everything goes according to plan, Kylian Mbappé will be available on Friday for France’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. The Real Madrid star forward then hopes to take another step toward Olivier Giroud’s record as all-time top scorer for Les Bleus, with 57 goals.

The role of the marquee signing: Can Wolfsburg afford the Vinicius Souza experiment?
VfL Wolfsburg dug deep into their pockets for him: Vinicius Souza joined from Sheffield United for 15 million euros. A defensive midfielder being retrained does that make sense?

Hardung is not concerned with the question of formation
Eintracht are conceding too many goals. Recently, a debate has also flared up about the right basic formation. Sporting director Timmo Hardung has spoken out, calling for more hunger in defensive play.

Juve dives in for Maignan
Negotiations stalled between the French goalkeeper and the Rossoneri: he had already been tempted by Chelsea and Bayern, and now Torino will try to move early ahead of the summer, when he will become one of the most sought-after free agents.

Ter Stegen? I was in the same situation and decided to retire
Barcelona’s Wojciech Szczesny spoke about Marc-André ter Stegen’s situation after the signing of Joan García, recalling his own Juventus experience.