Bayern Munich's sporting director Christoph Freund says the German club is planning to keep Mathys Tel, after several media reports linked the French forward with a move to Chelsea.
Freund said Tuesday that the 19-year-old Tel was a "very important player" for Bayern and that the club wants to follow a plan for his development.
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Real Madrid hopes some home comfort will help the team get over yet another embarrassing loss to Barcelona.
After losing 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Madrid has a run of three home games over seven days.
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The January transfer window is open and big names could be on the move, from Marcus Rashford to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
It is often tricky to get big ticket deals over the line in the mid-season window, with prices inflated and budgets reduced — but the 2025 edition is teasing major moves, with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain among Europe's giants tipped to spend before the Feb. 3 deadline.
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Tottenham endured the humiliation of being taken to extra time by Tamworth, an opponent nearly 100 places lower in English soccer's pyramid, before winning 3-0 and avoiding one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history on Sunday.
Defending champion Manchester United also advanced from the third round by beating Arsenal 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. Joshua Zirkzee converted the clinching penalty for United, which played from the 61st minute with 10 men following Diogo Dalot's sending-off.
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Arsenal's players are wearing an all-white uniform for its FA Cup third-round match against Manchester United on Sunday as part of the club's continuing campaign against knife crime and youth violence.
The campaign was launched in 2022 and this is the fourth season Arsenal has worn a kit "drained of the club's traditional red" to raise awareness.
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Paris Saint-Germain remained unbeaten and seven points clear at the top of the French league — halfway through the season — after Ousmane Dembélé scored twice in a 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne on Sunday.
Marseille is in second place after 17 rounds, with third-place Monaco 12 points adrift of defending champion PSG, which has beaten both sides.
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Real Madrid came out looking for some payback in the latest "clasico" against Barcelona but ended up being embarrassed again.
Madrid lost 5-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. That followed a 4-0 loss at home to Barcelona in the Spanish league in October.
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Hady Habib's history-making run at the Australian Open will continue after the first man to represent Lebanon in a Grand Slam singles tournament in the Open era became the first to win a match, defeating Bu Yunchaokete of China 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (6) on Sunday in front of a loud group of supporters.
"This is probably one of the best days of my career, honestly. It's such an incredible feeling to get this win — not only for myself but for Lebanon and Lebanese tennis," said the 26-year-old Habib, who is ranked outside the top 200 on the ATP Tour. "As you guys could see there, the crowd was absolutely wild. It made it even more special to win in front of them. ... I felt the energy out there."
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Lebanon’s Ramadan Ondash amazed the Thai audience with his toughness and boxing skills as he secured a big win against established fighter Kongchai Chanaidonmueang in the main event of ONE Friday Fights 93.
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Lebanon’s Muay Thai star Abdallah Ondash delivered a world-class performance at global martial arts organization ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 93 event and left Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium with an impressive knockout victory.
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