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[ad_1] Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe has sparked a minor controversy in France after withdrawing from their international squad for the October international break, citing an injury concern. French outlet Foot Mercato insist that Mbappe’s claims of an injury are a smokescreen, and that had made clear during France’s September camp that he would not be […]

[ad_1] Michael Regan/Getty Images   Former EFL star Adrian Clarke has insisted that Sheffield United are the best off-the-ball team in the Championship currently.   The Blades suffered relegation from the Premier League last season and are doing their bit to get right back into the top flight under Chris Wilder.   They are currently

[ad_1] Barcelona only made one transfer this past summer window due to their tricky economic situation, and they had to sacrifice all other potential signings and then sell Ilkay Gundogan back to Manchester City in order to make it happen. But even though Dani Olmo has already missed time with injury, which was a feared

[ad_1] Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images   One of Derby County’s new boys has insisted that the Championship has not surprised him as he expected it to be fast and furious.   The Rams invested in the transfer market over the course of the summer window as they prepared for life back in the second tier under

[ad_1] Juventus have undergone a lot of changes over the past several years, and they have been necessary shifts since the club has not won the Scudetto since the 2019/20 season when they had both Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala healthy. Dybala and Cristiano are no longer at the club, which has new faces in

[ad_1] Clive Brunskill/Getty Images   A Poland international has recalled when he was in line to move to Liverpool and met with Jurgen Klopp at his house, where the German told him the players he resembles.   Klopp made a host of signings over the course of his time as Liverpool manager and put the

[ad_1] Cole Palmer is taking the headlines for the performances he has been putting in since moving to Chelsea in the previous season, and in such a short space of time he has established himself as a key cog in West London. Everything good coming out of the Blues goes through him at the moment,

[ad_1] Real Madrid have been linked to center backs since the January 2024 transfer window after veteran David Alaba went down with a torn ACL just months after their top option, Eder Militao, suffered the same injury. Militao returned in the thick of the Champions League knockouts, and Real Madrid won the UCL for the

[ad_1] Real Madrid signed one of the best players in world football for free this past summer in Kylian Mbappe, with top prospect Endrick also arriving to shake up the Merengue attack. Heading into 2025, Real Madrid don’t have as much interest in signing world-class attackers with their front line loaded up, though Juni Calafat

[ad_1] 15 is the score to beat, and there is a €100 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs this week. Welcome to the SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz. There are 20 questions and four different categories. This week, there is a round looking back on the past week in sports, a general knowledge round, a round on sports nicknames and