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Erling Haaland scored Manchester City’s only goal in their 1-0 Manchester derby win, but the strike sparked controversy after VAR overturned an initial offside call. PGMOL later admitted a major error, saying a teammate interfered from an offside position.
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Barcelona have started initial talks with Gerard Martin’s representatives over a new contract. The 24-year-old defender is currently tied to the club until 2028 and has a €100 million release clause. Barça want to extend his deal, improve his salary and raise the clause.
Pro Ref has stood down VAR officials Matt Donohue and Blake Antrobus following the controversial goal awarded to Erling Haaland in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Manchester United. Haaland was initially flagged offside but VAR ruled him onside.
At 19, Lamine Yamal has already won 8 major trophies, including 3 La Liga titles, 2 Spanish Super Cups, a Copa del Rey, Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Messi had 5 major team honours plus the 2005 U-20 World Cup at the same age, while Cristiano Ronaldo had 2 trophies.
Cristiano Ronaldo has urged the Saudi Pro League to hand lifetime stadium bans to supporters who taunted Rúben Neves with chants about late Portugal teammate Diogo Jota. The incident occurred during Al Taawoun’s match against Al Hilal on Saturday.
José Mourinho has quickly strengthened his relationship with Real Madrid’s biggest stars despite the team’s inconsistent start. Vinicius recovered 9 goals against Inter, while Kylian Mbappé has scored 5 goals.
Barcelona have decided against making Marcus Rashford’s loan permanent despite his 14-goal season that helped them win La Liga and the Spanish Supercup.
In the 2026 Ballon d’Or race, Declan Rice has backed England teammate Harry Kane to win the award. Kane helped Bayern Munich secure the Bundesliga and German Cup, scoring 73 goals and providing 8 assists in 64 appearances last season. Rice also earned a nomination after winning the Premier League.
Chicago Fire and Inter Miami played out a 1-1 draw at Soldier Field. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 10th minute before Casemiro equalised in the 43rd minute from Lionel Messi’s corner. Miami dominated with 16 shots and 1.17 xG, but could not find a winner. Chicago moved to fourth.
Ryan Giggs revealed that Manchester United were alerted to Kylian Mbappe’s talent in 2015 while he was coaching under Louis van Gaal. Giggs and Albert Stuivenberg watched the Monaco youngster and were impressed, but the club’s scouting team remained unconvinced after watching him against PSG.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 979th professional goal as Al Nassr defeated Abha 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a header from Angelo’s corner before Abdullah Al-Hamdan doubled the lead. Nabil Fekir pulled one back for Abha.
Erling Haaland scored Manchester City’s only goal in their 1-0 Manchester derby win, but the strike sparked controversy after VAR overturned an initial offside call. PGMOL later admitted a major error, saying a teammate interfered from an offside position.
