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The European Club Association has confirmed that the nine sides that abandoned the plans to join the rebel Superliga have been welcomed back into the organization.The 12 teams that expressed their intention to form the Super League in April all left the ECA to push their plans, just for nine of these sides - AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Inter, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur - to quickly back off and apologize.The ECA Board of Directors accepts the clubs' wish to retain…

Another week, another bucket load of golazos in Major League Soccer.With 27 teams now fighting against it, it can be difficult to keep up with every ball kicked in MLS. Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person.So without further ado, here are 90mins top five goals in MLS from week 19.OLA KAMARA @ OlaKamaras 11th year pulls back one. This game is wild, you! pic.twitter.com/91GlKl8IlU- Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 15, 2021Trust us, there are some serious strikes in this week's list, most of…

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that the club has a debt of 1.35 billion euros, an increase of 200 million euros from the figure reported in January.Barça's terrible problems off the pitch have been widely known for some time. Years of overpayments on salaries and transfer fees have finally caught up with the club, which has resulted in Lionel Messi not being able to extend his contract this summer. ? @JoanLaportaFCB: ❝Our salaries represent 103% of the club's total income. That is 20-25% more than our…

Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid which will keep him at the club until 2026. Courtois joined Los Blancos 2018 from Chelsea and has since established himself as Real's starting goalkeeper. He has made 130 appearances for the club so far in all competitions and kept 52 zeros. ? # Courtois2026 pic.twitter.com/byi0PALmli- Real Madrid CF ???? (@realmadriden) August 16, 2021During that time, he has helped Real lift some silver as well, winning the La Liga and Supercopa de Espana titles in…

Wins over Manchester City just hit fans differently these days, and Sunday was no exception for Tottenham fans.They had plenty before the match to motivate them. Pep Guardiola's jib for the 'Harry Kane team' a few years ago. Speculation about the striker before the match. £ 100 million signing by Jack Grealish who showed the financial difference between teams like City and those who scrapped for the places below them.Although cash can win you league titles and cup competitions in bucketloads, they will not win you every…

West Ham have withdrawn from the race to sign Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic and a deal for Kurt Zouma has also been suspended, with 90 minutes to confirm.The Hammers have tried to strengthen their alternatives in central defense and have been in advanced negotiations with Milenkovic's representatives for a couple of weeks. But progress has been slow during talks between the two sides, and things were further complicated by rival interest from Tottenham; they began their own talks with the Serbs last Friday.90min…

Harry Kane has been part of Tottenham's team that meets Pacos de Ferreira in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.The striker was left out of the squad to face Manchester City on Sunday, with manager Nuno Espirito Santo insisting he was simply not good enough to go up against the team that wanted to sign him for £ 130m this summer.Harry Kane travels with the troupe / JUSTIN TALLIS / Getty ImagesNuno urged Kane to continue working to reach the level needed to help the team, and it seems that he may soon be named in Spurs'…

The season's first Classic 2021/22 takes place on Tuesday night, when DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Dortmund meets Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at Signal Iduna Park. It has been a less than satisfactory start to the Julian Nagelsmann era at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern enduring an unbeaten pre-season before only succeeding 1-1 against Borussia Monchengladbach on match day one of the new Bundesliga season.BVB, on the other hand, have won their last three and got domestic issues off to an exciting start by beating…

Brian Schmetzer has praised full-back Stefan Cleveland for his performance in the Seattle Sounders' 6-2 victory over tough rivals the Portland Timbers.For the Sounders, it was an invaluable victory that ends a winless streak in three games in MLS games, although every triumph over the Timbers is appreciated in this part of the world.Seattle finally picked out emphatic winners, but it could have been very different if it were not for Cleveland's performance. Timbers had 21 attempts at night, with nine hitting the target -…

Atlanta United interim manager Rob Valentino says Gonzalo Pineda was in touch after Sunday's 1-0 win over LAFC.Pineda signed a contract through the 2024 season to become Gabriel Heinze's replacement last week. However, the former Mexican international will only take over from Valentino after Five Stripes' home game against Toronto FC on Wednesday night due to a positive Covid-19 test.Gonzalo Pineda has not been able to take the reins yet / Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY SportsMeanwhile, Valentino continues to lead Atlanta's…