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De Ligt highlights an overlooked aspect in football
The mental aspect is hugely underestimated in football, says Matthijs de Ligt. To ensure he feels good in his own skin, the Manchester United and Netherlands defender talks a lot with people around him.
I would have loved to see a sprint duel between Van de Ven and me in our prime
There is no limit to Micky van de Ven’s speed. The Dutchman is now breaking his own speed records in the Premier League. Still, Jarchinio Antonia, aged 34, believes that in his peak years he could have matched the Spurs sprint phenomenon.
Two Dortmund players ruled out in Luxembourg
Julian Nagelsmann still faces uncertainty over Nico Schlotterbeck’s availability ahead of the World Cup qualifier in Luxembourg. A second Dortmund player is definitely out.
Adeyemi speaks for the first time about Mystery Box and BVB orders community service
Karim Adeyemi and BVB have cleared the air. The 23-year-old regrets his mistake and spoke for the first time about the illegal possession of weapons. Dortmund have ordered community service.
President promises a multimillion bonus to the national team
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has promised a one million dollar bonus to the players of his national team, and they do not even need to qualify for the World Cup, only reach the final step toward that goal.
Controversial incident in England
Howard Webb accepts the decision made by the refereeing team in the match against Manchester City.
Amoura and Daghim return early one pace-setter is definitely out
VfL Wolfsburg face Bayer Leverkusen with important fitness concerns: Adam Daghim is definitely out with back problems, while top scorer Mohammed Amoura returned early from Algeria duty with a minor muscle issue and is racing against time to be fit.
Huijsen asks for advice
After a blistering start at the Bernabéu, Dean Huijsen has hit his first rough patch amid a broader team dip. How simplification, stable partnerships, tactical tweaks, veteran guidance and repetition can help the 20 year old centre back reset and reclaim his early season form.
Mbappé on Upamecano: There are better clubs than Bayern
Kylian Mbappé is not surprised that Dayot Upamecano is being courted by top clubs. On Wednesday he voiced his high regard for the Bayern defender and joked.
Antony, the 2026 World Cup and turning down Bayern
The Brazilian winger confirmed that he was contacted by Bayern on the last day of the summer transfer window, but he couldn’t go back on the promise he had made to return to Betis after half a season on loan.