Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes was presented on Thursday at Boca Juniors, the team where he made his breakthrough in 2010, confessed that his dream was to "get back to achieving important things", wore the blue and gold number five shirt and greeted thousands of fans who filled La Bombonera.

Arsenal have reached an agreement with Chelsea for the signing of Noni Madueke. The England winger will sign a five-year contract with the Gunners, according to Fabrizio Romano.

PSG face Chelsea in the Club World Cup final. Another English rival for the Parisians this season, where they have already knocked out Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal in the Champions League, plus a win over Manchester City in the League Phase. In August, Tottenham await in the European Super Cup.

Thanks to his participation in the Club World Cup semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain, Lucas Vazquez left Real Madrid as the 25th player with the most appearances in its history. He has equalled Manuel Velazquez Villaverde with 402.

Athletic Club player Yeray Alvarez reported on his Instagram account that he had tested positive in a UEFA doping test. The centre-back defended himself by claiming that it was involuntary when he took a medicine to prevent alopecia after overcoming his illness.

Luka Modric gave an interview to the club's media after playing his last game in a Real Madrid shirt. The Croatian midfielder showed his gratitude to the president, Florentino Perez, considering that he had always treated him in a special way and that he had never seen him cry.

Wrexham's exploits since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped lift "the bonnet" on lower-league English football and boosted its popularity in the United States, former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand told AFP.

Tottenham have signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham and are set to capture Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White in a double swoop worth over £100 million.

Andrea Soncin insisted Thursday that his Italy team can hurt world champions Spain who have so far laid waste to everything in front of them in Switzerland.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen turned up at the Joan Gamper training complex on Thursday for an early start to pre-season work. There he met up with Joan Garcia, who has arrived to take his place while Barca look for a way out for him.

Tottenham are set to sign Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White by triggering the England international's £60 million release clause, according to reports on Thursday.

Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Thursday after Riola Xhemaili struck with a stoppage time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Finland.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano reveals that Real Madrid plan to meet with Rodrygo Goes and his representatives next week to discuss his future. The club are said to be willing to consider a transfer.

The year 2025 highlights a worrying statistic for Xabi Alonso: all 10 of Real Madrid's defeats from January have occurred when Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior have been in the starting lineup together