Carlo Ancelotti signs new contract at Real Madrid

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has signed a new deal with the club which will run until June 2026. The Italian, 64, was appointed at the Bernabeu for a second time in 2021 on an initial three-year deal. His future appeared uncertain with the Brazilian FA publicly courting him for the national team job however his future now lies in the Spanish capital.

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Barcelona star Gavi suffers torn ACL while playing for Spain

FC Barcelona midfielder Gavi tore his anterior cruciate ligament on international duty with Spain and needs surgery, his club has confirmed. Gavi, 19, left the pitch in tears on Sunday after landing awkwardly when jumping to control the ball. Barca said he would have surgery on his right ACL, with a further update on the injury due in “the coming days”.

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Verstappen saunters to victory at Spanish Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eased to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona as Mercedes extracted the most of their updates to return to the podium with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell second and third. Sergio Perez in the sister Red Bull fought through the pack to finish fourth ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz who started second.

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Verstappen takes pole ahead of Spanish Grand Prix

Max Verstappen took a convincing pole position for Red Bull at the Spanish Grand Prix amid several shock early exits in a wild qualifying session. Home favourite Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start second with McLaren’s Lando Norris a surprise third as the big three teams all saw drivers knocked out early.

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McTominay double sees Scotland stun Spain

Scott McTominay scored a double as Scotland secured a famous victory over Spain to take control of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. The Manchester United midfielder, who netted twice in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Cyprus, fired in the opener at Hampden Park after just seven minutes leaving the Spaniards with an up hill battle.

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