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Barça's Szczesny: 'Nobody's business if I smoke'

Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny recently reversed his retirement decision to join Barcelona, but he is not about to change how he lives his personal life, and that includes smoking.

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Saudi airline buys Atleti stadium naming rights

Saudi Arabia has consolidated its branding push with Atlético Madrid by paying for naming rights to the Spanish club's stadium for the next nine years.

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Yamal: Anger at Barça sub was over my game

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has said his angry response to being substituted against Alavés last weekend was due to frustration over his own performance.

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Valverde: Mbappé has shut up Real Madrid critics

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has said Kylian Mbappé has already "shut up" critics who claimed the forward joining the LaLiga giants would lead to problems in the dressing room.

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Why penalties in LaLiga are more chaotic than ever

The first few weeks of the European season have shown us the inconsistency and chaos that comes with penalties, and why there's no set formula for teams to solve them.

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Andrés Iniesta teases retirement in tearful video (2:20)
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Sources: Madrid search for Carvajal replacements

Real Madrid have begun the search for a right-back to replace the injured Dani Carvajal, sources have told ESPN, but the LaLiga club are aware that finding the right candidate in the January transfer window will be difficult.

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Barcelona forward line is 'unbelievable' - Flick

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick lauded Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal after the LaLiga leader's 3-0 win at Alavés on Sunday.

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Gazzaniga proves Girona's penalty hero in win over Bilbao

Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga saved two penalties and another that had to be retaken before striker Cristhian Stuani scored from the spot deep in stoppage time as they beat visitors Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in LaLiga on Sunday.

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Madrid confirm Carvajal, Vinícius Jr. injuries

Defender Dani Carvajal suffered an ACL rupture in Real Madrid's 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal, the club confirmed on Sunday, while forward Vinícius Júnior has been diagnosed with a cervical injury.

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Madrid's Carvajal confirms cruciate ligament injury

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal confirmed he suffered a "serious cruciate ligament injury" in his team's 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal on Saturday.