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LEWIS STEELE IN NEW YORK CITY AND JACK GAUGHAN: New York‚ concrete jungle where dreams are made of. And so it was for Andoni Iraola. Though the Basque spent 14 years playing at Athletic Club in Bilbao‚ appearing 510 times for their first team and capped seven times for Spain‚ Iraola credits his year at New York City FC as a crucial part of his journey.
VIDEO: Kylian Mbappe returns to goal trail as Real Madrid restore two-goal lead against Athletic Club
MATT BARLOW: James Maddison has revealed the heartache of his year on the sidelines and the long‚ lonely road back to fitness while watching Tottenham slide into a relegation fight. 'It's been some dark days‚ especially since the surgery‚' said Maddison after returning as a late substitute against Leeds on Monday. 'It's been a really tough year for me mentally.' He missed the Europa League final when Spurs beat Manchester United in Bilbao‚ the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain‚ a Champions League campaign and did not make an appearance under Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor.
The duo and their team-mates returned to their Valdebebas training ground after a day of chaos rocked the club‚ with Spanish outlets revealed on Thursday that a fight between the team-mates that started a day before had spilled into a physical confrontation. Valverde reportedly refused to shake Tchouameni's hand‚ according to the Athletic ‚ despite doing so with the rest of the group. Then‚ in a training session‚ the team captain flew into a number of increasingly forceful challenges with his rival.
The words Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid could be entwined once more with reports that Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is training with the Spanish giants' academy. The Athletic report that Ronaldo's eldest son trained with Real's Under 16s on Tuesday ahead of a potential switch in the future. Ronaldo Sr is Real's all-time record goalscorer with a staggering 450 goals in 438 games over nine seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu. He is arguably Real's greatest-ever player for that alone and won 13 major honours during his time there too.
Ange Postecoglou has broken cover after months away from the public eye‚ sparking speculation about what the Australian has been up to since his shock exit from Nottingham Forest. It follows a turbulent 2025 for the 60-year-old‚ with his difficulties beginning earlier in the year at Tottenham‚ where his departure came under unusual circumstances. Despite leading Spurs to their first major trophy in over 17 years with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao‚ Postecoglou was dismissed just 16 days later. The club deemed their Premier League campaign - finishing 17th under his management with 22 losses in 38 matches - unacceptable.
Copa del Rey semi-final draw: Atletico Madrid‚ Barcelona‚ Athletic Club and Real Sociedad in the mix
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