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Meet Clara Serrajordi: Barcelona’s midfield hope filling the void left by Alexia Putellas | Moving the Goalposts

The 18-year-old on being thrown in at the deep end with the first team, playing with her idols and replacing a legend The next move on the chess board could not have been clearer for Barcelona and their coach, Pere Romeu: a new queen has broken into the Blaugrana midfield. Clara Serrajordi has made substantial moves already: she made her first-team debut at the age of 17, started ahead of Aitana Bonmatí in the 2026 Champions League final and is filling the void left by the departed Alexia Putellas this season. Serrajordi is a keen chess player and uses it to disconnect from football and there

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Japan FA’s Kozo Tashima to stand against Infantino for Fifa presidency

Tashima says he brings ‘honest, sound, upright attitude’ He is understood to have acted with the blessing of Uefa The Japan Football Association’s honorary president, Kozo Tashima, ⁠has announced his intention to stand against Gianni Infantino in March’s Fifa presidential election. Tashima is the second challenger to declare in advance of the 18 November deadline after the former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega, although it remains unclear whether Vega has the backing of five of Fifa’s 211 member associations, which is required to take a place on the ballot in Rabat. Continue reading...

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Cristiano Ronaldo calls time on Portugal career after 234 caps and 146 goals

Player says that he will ‘hand back the No 7 shirt’ Ronaldo ended up falling out with Jorge Jesus Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he will not play for Portugal any more, ending an international career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men’s all-time scoring record. The announcement marked the end of a lauded career that began more than two decades ago before Euro 2004 and finished with him walking out on the national team after falling out with coach Jorge Jesus. Continue reading...

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