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Ronaldinho won a World Cup in 2002 at the age of 22. Eleven years later he helped Atletico Mineiro win the Copa Libertadores in front of 56,557 fans in his native Brazil. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have since redefined…

Romain Perraud scored twice to seal Southampton’s place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win over Mick McCarthy’s Blackpool at St Mary’s. The Seasiders, languishing in the bottom two of the Championship, held their own in the…

“They’ve just maximised the situations,” Chelsea boss Emma Hayes said when summarising her side’s opening weekend defeat to resurgent Liverpool. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But nothing about beating reigning Women’s Super League champions Chelsea is simple. Far from it. Two…

“Sometimes it’s good to have a bit of reflection time,” Rehanne Skinner tells Sky Sports. It has been almost a month since Tottenham Women last played a game. The postponement of their scheduled meeting with Chelsea last weekend turned their…

Real Madrid scored twice in the final 10 minutes to avoid an embarrassing LaLiga home defeat to Elche. The Valencians were on course for a memorable win at the Bernabeu as they led 2-0 after 82 minutes, with goals from…

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL Real Madrid are monitoring developments with Harry Kane as they consider forwards to bolster their strike force this summer. Second bids for Manchester United have to be lodged…

Real Madrid say racism directed at Vinicius Junior constitutes a ‘hate crime’ and have filed a complaint with the Spanish State Attorney General’s Office. Brazil forward Vinicius was the subject of an alleged racist attack during Real’s 1-0 LaLiga defeat…

Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent are among five senior players who will leave Rangers this summer. Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield and Filip Helander will also depart when their contracts expire. Rangers say long-term injury casualty Steve Davis, whose deal is…

Ralf Rangnick wants more aggression and “nastiness” from his players after Manchester United blew another half-time lead to draw with Southampton. United’s lack of tracking back without the ball was also questioned by Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl in his post-match…

Manchester City are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for a sixth successive season. Here, the PA news agency looks at whether this could be the year they finally win the competition for the first time. Will the…