Lucas Vazquez marked his final day as a Real Madrid player with an emotional farewell ceremony at the Santiago Bernabéu, where the club and supporters celebrated his distinguished career in white.

Barcelona trained on Thursday with one eye on their upcoming Asian tour, which begins in seven days when the team heads to South Korea and Japan. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, who again trained separately, remains a major doubt.

Deco, Barcelona's sporting director, has held a meeting with the agents of Xavi Simons. However, this does not necessarily mean the current RB Leipzig player is set for a return to his former club.

A source close to negotiations told 'AFP' on Wednesday that Inter Miami has agreed on terms with Argentine international Rodrigo De Paul, a midfielder for Atletico Madrid.

Liverpool have made progress in their talks with Eintracht Frankfurt to land Hugo Ekitike, while Newcastle have sent no further offers for the striker after their first bid was rejected by the German club.

EA Sports unveiled the first trailer and cover art for next season's title, EAFC 26. The standard edition features Madrid's Jude Bellingham, while Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala makes his debut.

Marcus Rashford is a leading candidate to bolster Barcelona's attacking options. The England international is prioritising a move to the Camp Nou, and Hansi Flick has reportedly given the board the green light to pursue his signature.

Montenegro's FK Arsenal Tivat have been banned for ten years from UEFA competitions for attempting to fix their Conference League qualifier against Alashkert FC in July 2023. In addition, several players have been banned for life.

Isco Alarcon reviewed his history and was self-critical in an interesting interview with 'France Football'. The playmaker acknowledged that he was "responsible" for his decline at Real Madrid and assured that he is in "one of the best moments" of his career.

Swiss manager Rene Weiler was named head coach of DC United on Wednesday, the Major League Soccer club announced, pending his receipt of a US work visa.

Neymar was back on target in an official match four months later. The star, with a sublime move inside the box, scored the goal as Santos beat Flamengo 1-0 and allowed the 'Peixe' to climb to thirteenth place in the Brasileirao.

If nothing goes wrong, Mateo Retegui will become an Al-Qadsiah player this week. The Saudi Arabian club will pay Atalanta between 65 and 70 million euros to sign the top scorer of the last Serie A season. The 26-year-old will see his salary increase by a factor of six to €20 million.

New Zealand may be small when compared to many of the other leading sporting countries in the world but the nation has enjoyed remarkable success.

Lionel Messi's Major League Soccer-record streak of multi-goal games ended at five on Wednesday as his Inter Miami squad was blanked 3-0 at FC Cincinnati.