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France fears 'different face' of Orange after Euro Cup draw
French media have shed light on the Euro Cup draw, which paired France with the Netherlands, Austria, and a winner from the play-offs. 'Didier Deschamps' team is clearly the favorite in this group.'

Messi doubts whether he can still play in the 2026 World Cup: 'Normally not'
Lionel Messi is not yet considering retiring from the Argentine national team. The 36-year-old top player wants to continue as long as he feels good. However, he does acknowledge that the 2026 World Cup might be too late for him.

I really watched Man Utd with amazement
Manchester United fell through the ice in the away match against Newcastle United. That is the clear conclusion of Ron Vlaar, who was particularly critical of the lack of cooperation within Erik ten Hag's team.

Real Madrid back on top after carefree evening against Granada, surpassing Girona again
Real Madrid regained the top position in La Liga on Saturday night from Girona. The team managed by coach Carlo Ancelotti faced little opposition from the lower-ranked Granada at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Boyé: 'We need to scrape something together at the Bernabéu like water in the desert'
'Sometimes things don't work and changes are needed,' the forward confessed, hoping to soon break his drought to help Granada climb out of the hole after 11 matches without a win.

Frenkie de Jong remains stoic ahead of the top match against a feared opponent
While the pressure on Barcelona increases due to the deficit behind Real Madrid, Frenkie de Jong tries to remain as calm as possible. Lesser results against Atlético Madrid in the recent past do not concern him on the way to the new confrontation with Los Colchoneros.

Streich: 'It's a pity we couldn't transfer one or two goals into the league'
In the joy over the repeated landslide victory in the Europa League, SC coach Christian Streich was already worried on late Thursday evening about having little time to prepare for the Bundesliga match in Mainz.

'We need to work on that': Undav points out what needs to improve
Stuttgart won deservedly with 2:0 against Bremen. In the midst of it all was once again Deniz Undav, who revealed after the match what still needs to get better.

The dream of Valverde that money can't buy
The Uruguayan had the offer of a lifetime. The Saudi Arabian League wanted to enlist him, but Valverde is very clear about it; for him, there is no amount of money that can outweigh the pride of wearing the captain's armband for Real Madrid.

Praise from 'admirer' Guardiola: 'He does that very, very well'
Tottenham Hotspur started the season fantastically in the Premier League, but has since found themselves in a free fall. An away match against Manchester City awaits on Sunday. To make matters worse, manager Ange Postecoglou is missing a full team of players.