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Manchester United newcomer Joshua Zirkzee (23) said fans can expect to see a creative, unpredictable player who developed his skills in cage football, and idolized Ronaldinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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As expected, EURO 2024 was Olivier Giroud's (37) last competition for Les Bleus. The top scorer in the history of the French national team confirmed this in a message on Instagram. "The dreaded moment has arrived" - that's how Giroud began his post on Instagram officially announcing the end of his international career.

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French superstar Kylian Mbappe (25) was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player in Madrid on Tuesday. The striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a No. 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez. "Wow," Mbappe said in Spanish to thousands of fans gathered at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. "For years I've dreamed of playing for Real Madrid and today my dream has come true," said the former Paris Saint-Germain player. "I'm a happy boy. I'm going to give my life for this club."

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Manchester United have appointed their former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy (48) as an assistant to manager Erik ten Hag in another move they hope will restore the record 20-time English champions to former glories. Rene Hake was also hired in an assistant role to complete an all-Dutch managerial team.

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Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana (23) has described a video posted on social media by his club team mate Enzo Fernandez (23) as "uninhibited racism". The video, posted by Argentina international Fernandez on his Instagram account, featured a song sung by some of the Argentina squad about France's players.

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Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa said his side had more talent in their ranks than Colombia and therefore he should be the one taking responsibility for Wednesday's Copa América semi-final defeat.

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Argentina sealed a record-breaking 16th Copa América title and a third consecutive major trophy after an extra-time strike from Lautaro Martínez fired Lionel Scaloni’s side to a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Colombia in Miami.

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England's last-gasp victory over Netherlands in their Euro 2024 semi-final showed their character and resilience and the team are ready to take the final step and lift their first major trophy in almost 60 years, manager Gareth Southgate said. Substitute Ollie Watkins scored in the 91st minute to send England through to their second successive European Championship final with a 2-1 win.