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Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly gone on strike ahead of Al-Nassr's next game in Saudi Arabia.

The 40-year-old, who is on a contract worth £488,000 per day, is reportedly dissatisfied with the management of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).

The Saudi Pro League giants are due to play local rivals Al-Riyadh on Monday, but may now be without their captain, who has scored 18 goals in 22 games across all competitions this season.

According to Portuguese outlet A Bola, a source at the club told the newspaper that Ronaldo is unhappy with the manner in which Saudi Arabia's PIF is handling Al-Nassr's finances, particularly in comparison to how they are treating rival clubs.

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Red Star Belgrade and Celta Vigo ground out a 1-1 draw at the Rajko Mitić Stadium on UEFA Europa League (UEL) matchday eight, for a result that consigned both sides to the knockout round playoffs, and maintained Celta’s record of never winning multiple away matches in the same European group stage or league phase.

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Everton winger Jack Grealish is set to miss the rest of the season with a fractured foot that puts his hopes of making the World Cup in severe doubt.

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Mikel Arteta is keen not to let Arsenal’s three-match winless streak in the Premier League affect ‍the players, calling for his team to stay grounded as they pursue their first English top-flight title since 2003-04.

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Fulham signed Norway winger Oscar Bobb from Manchester City for a reported fee of £27 million ($37 million) on Friday.

The 22-year-old has joined Marco Silva’s side on a five-and-a-half-year deal, which reportedly includes a 20 percent sell-on clause.

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Chelsea announced on Wednesday that Raheem Sterling has left the club and is now a free agent. The longtime Premier League star’s departure was confirmed via a brief statement in which the London club thanked him for his contributions and wished him well in the next stage of his career. The move brings an end to the 31-year-old winger’s tenure at Stamford Bridge, allowing him to negotiate with new teams immediately.

He finishes his Chelsea career with 19 goals and 15 assists in 86 appearances over two seasons, a dropoff from his salad days at Manchester City.

The 31-year-old hasn’t played for Chelsea since the end of the 2023-24 season, spending last season on loan to Arsenal and making 28 appearances with a goal and five assists.

The 82-times capped England forward — 20 goals, 27 assists — has not appeared for the Three Lions since an 11- minute stint against France in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals.

Sterling ranks 19th all-time in Premier League assists (65) and he’s been stalled on the all-time goals list in a tie for 20th with Dwight Yorke at 123. It’s clear that Sterling will have options despite his slow past few seasons on the club circuit.

Decent money would probably await him in Saudi Arabia or Major League Soccer, but Sterling could continue his PL career stats leaders climb while trying to impress Thomas Tuchel ahead of the World Cup by staying in the division.