Brazil defended their Olympic men’s football title following a dramatic extra-time victory over Spain at the Nissan Stadium. Substitute Malcom raced in behind and slotted home the winner after 108 minutes to hand Brazil the gold medal. Five years ago, Neymar scored the winning penalty as Brazil beat Germany to win their first gold on home soil. Mikel Oyarzabal’s volley…
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Chelsea are close to sealing a deal to re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku is set for a club-record fee of £97.5m from Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku earlier said in the summer he was happy to stay with the Italian champions. The 28-year-old Belgian reversed his stance this week. He told Inter that he wanted to join Chelsea if the right…
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Lionel Messi is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old is expected to sign a two-year contract next week. The deal is worth £25m a year after tax, with the option of a further year. Messi left Barcelona after the La Liga club were unable to fulfil a new contract. They had been agreed with the player but…
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Tottenham striker Harry Kane says he has never refused to train. He claims that he will return to the club on Saturday as planned. Kane, who has been on an extended holiday after Euro 2020, did not turn up as scheduled on Monday for his coronavirus tests. Manchester City are keen to sign the England captain. The 28-year-old believes he has a…
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