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Real Betis and Real Madrid have named their starting sides for their Liga meeting at the Estadio Benito Villamarin on Friday. The fifth-placed visitors won for the first time in eight top-flight matches with a 3-2 comeback victory at Girona on Tuesday and start five points above sixth-placed Getafe with six matches of the season…

Angola v Egypt preview Egypt will look to register their third successive win at AFCON 2025 when they come up against Angola tomorrow. Hossam Hassan’s side have enjoyed wins over Zimbabwe and South Africa to make sure of their place in the knockout stages and a draw here will ensure they finish top of the…

Liverpool and Real Madrid played out a goalless but enthralling first half in a clash between two of European football’s big-hitters at Anfield Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to his boyhood club for the first time since leaving in the summer had dominated much of the pre-game headlines, and while his reception during the warm-up was far…

Kane’s contract expires at the end of next season. Bayern Munich star Harry Kane is extremely comfortable at the club, according to honorary president Uli Hoeness, who struck an upbeat tone when asked about the England striker extending his stay beyond 2027. Kane’s contract at the Allianz Arena runs until the end of the 2026-27…

Rangers booked a Champions League play-off against Club Brugge but manager Russell Martin was “annoyed” at “too many scary moments” in a 2-1 defeat at Viktoria Plzen. Rangers won through 4-2 on aggregate after a first-leg win last week but were made to work away from home once again. We will play Club Brugge KV…

Former Marseille forward Christophe Dugarry says Mason Greenwood should be “burned at the stake” after a dismal performance in the 3-0 defeat at Nantes on Saturday. Greenwood was recalled to the starting XI after being left on the bench for the game with Nice the week before but failed to take his chance as Marseille’s…