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The Latest Breaking News from Guillem Balague

NEW ISSUE: Ousmane Dembele exclusive, football’s maddest transfer, Thomas Frank, Chloe Kelly, the best Champions League teams ranked and Javier Hernandez answers your questions

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Will Lionel Messi play at the 2026 World Cup?

The 38-year-old could have made his final appearance on the world stage in Inter Miami’s defeat to PSG at the Club World Cup

The Independent UK

'This could be the final that shows everyone why Ousmane Dembele must win the Ballon d'Or. He just needs a coronation, a universal coronation if you like; he just needs the perfect night in a final like this' Guillem Balague on the PSG superstar

The stage is Ousmane Dembele's - and Guillem Ballague spoke to FourFourTwo ahead of the Champions League final about the French superstar

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‘There isn't a single player he has to create new rules or obligations for, like he did with Messi. Everyone does what they need to do’ Guillem Balague breaks down PSG’s success under Luis Enrique

Journalist Guillem Balague reveals the secret to PSG’s success ahead of their upcoming Champions League final against Inter Milan

FourFourTwo

Spanish journalist explains Luka Modric to Rangers confusion

The National (Scotland)

'Didn't say no' - Ancelotti 'sounds out' Modric over sensational Rangers move

Luka Modric to Rangers? Davide Ancelotti 'sounds out' Real Madrid icon over Ibrox move

The National (Scotland)

Update on Mikel Arteta's Arsenal future drops, with 'Mikel out brigade' addressed

Mikel Arteta has guided Arsenal to four semi-finals in the last four years and failed to progress in any of them

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Dani Olmo situation explained and what happens next after Barcelona lose summer signing under La Liga rules

Alongside fellow summer arrival Pau Victor, Dani Olmo may now need to find a new club for the rest of the season after Barcelona failed in a series of appeals against La Liga

FourFourTwo

Manchester City handed huge January boost as long-term target makes his feelings known

Manchester City have previously expressed an interest in a top Spanish midfielder

FourFourTwo

Pep Guardiola 'will' manage national team for next World Cup cycle

The prospect of Pep Guardiola becoming England manager may not be over despite Thomas Tuchel's appointment

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Guillem Balague: ‘Kylian Mbappe & Co could have earned more elsewhere, but the white shirt of Real Madrid is something no club can compete with – they’re still the biggest draw’

Spanish football expert Balague believes the prestige of Real Madrid is more attractive to players than the riches available at the likes of Man City and PSG

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‘Dropping Mbappe isn’t an option… Bellingham might have to give way a bit and play in a role that he hasn’t been used to since he joined Real Madrid’ Michael Owen and Guillem Balague attempt to solve the Galacticos puzzle

Former Real Madrid and England striker Owen believes Jude Bellingham's role will be different this season

FourFourTwo

‘Who is this David Beckham?’ How Becks won round Real Madrid’s Galacticos

David Beckham arrived in Madrid a global superstar, but his team-mates still needed some convincing in footballing terms

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Jamie Carragher issued Celtic and Rangers reality check after Saudi outburst as Liverpool legend slapped down

The Liverpool icon is irked by the Saudi Pro League's emergence as a force to lure players to the division by big money transfers and wages.

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Patrick Kluivert tips Newcastle United to challenge for the Premier League title next season

Former Newcastle United and Barcelona star Patrick Kluivert gave his thoughts on next season's Premier League title race

Daily Record

The Celtic 1967 European Cup and Treble hailed the 'most precious' of all glory seasons for one specific reason

It's a debate that rages on with Manchester City on the verge of joining the illustrious group of clubs to have completed a Treble including the big one.

Al Jazeera

Lionel Messi to join MLS side Inter Miami after leaving PSG

Messi’s move to the US comes as a surprise after he was widely tipped to be joining Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal.

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker hints at alternative Lionel Messi transfer despite Inter Miami links

Lionel Messi has reportedly agreed terms with David Backham's Inter Miami, scuppering Barcelona's plans to bring the club legend back to the Nou Camp this summer

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Lionel Messi makes transfer U-turn in $1.2bn shock as Mauricio Pochettino gets double Chelsea blow

Chelsea transfer news: Lionel Messi has made a decision as to where he will be playing his football next season

Daily Mirror

Furious Tottenham fan burns Mauricio Pochettino book as "f****** turncoat" joins Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino has finally been confirmed as the new Chelsea manager but his return to the Premier League has not gone down particularly well with supporters of his former club Tottenham

Daily Mirror

Guillem Balague lifts lid on running a football club - with support from Lionel Messi

NON-LEAGUE DAY: We're more accustomed to seeing Guillem Balague on our TV screens - but the well-known pundit and journalist is also chairman of a football club battling it out in the lower leagues

Leeds Live

Javi Gracia 'will work very well' at Leeds United insists Spanish football expert

Leeds United hope that new manager Javi Gracia will take charge of the club for their Premier League clash vs Southampton

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi preference emerges as PSG accelerate contract talks amid Saudi speculation

After seeing their rivals Al-Nassr bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia, Al-Hilal have reportedly been keen to make efforts to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi

Daily Mirror

How Lionel Messi's dad's change of heart means he is playing for Argentina over Australia

South American champions Argentina take on unfancied Australia at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Saturday - with a place in the Qatar World Cup quarter-finals at stake

Daily Record

Lionel Messi and the fading Barcelona comeback dream as Joan Laporta warned 'it's too late'

The Argentine superstar is out of contract at PSG next summer and has also been linked with a surprise move to Inter Miami.

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