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Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Head coach hits out at ‘lies’ as suggestions of preferential treatment for young star overshadow preparations for England game in MadridFrom the London Palladium to Madrid’s Metropolitano, they’re all here. On Sunday night, the footballers who lifted the game’s biggest awards meet again three weeks later and on the field this time, dinner jackets but not a single man left behind. Harry Kane, the Ballon d’Or and Gerd Müller trophy winner. Unai Simón, holder of the Lev Yashin award. Luis de la Fuente, the coach of the year who on Thursday night announced that also joining them will be Lamine Yamal, the kid who lifted the Kopa award as the best young player for the third year running and said he would have preferred Pau Cubarsí to be standing there instead. And, yes, Cubarsí will be there too for the final Nations League group game.At 1.45pm the world and European champions landed back at Madrid’s Barajas airport from Prague, where they had won again, before making their way by bus to their Las Rozas HQ, around the M40 motorway to the north-west of the capital. At about the same time, Lamine Yamal arrived from Barcelona, due in at midday. As was Mikel Oyarzabal, scorer of the winner at Euro 2024 and Spain’s top marksman this summer (not that he would ever tell you so) from San Sebastián. At 7.30pm, they trained, preparing to meet the World Cup semi-finalists and the team they defeated in Berlin at the end of Euro 2024. Two starters from the World Cup final will be absent: Dani Olmo and the captain, 2024 Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, are injured. But everyone else will be there. Continue reading...

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

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Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Nationwide flight shutdown disrupts team travel in USMississippi v Oklahoma football game moved to SundayCavaliers face tight turnaround after Miami travel delayThe Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground all flights nationwide for several hours on Friday threw the US sports world into disarray, leaving NBA, NHL and college teams scrambling to reach their destinations in time for a packed weekend of games.Transportation officials cited “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications issues at regional air traffic control centers for the stoppage. Some teams were left searching for hotel rooms, others rescheduled flights, leagues adjusted start times and several college football programs took the unusual step of chartering buses rather than waiting for the ground stop to end. Continue reading...

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

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Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

The captain, the talisman, the brand: former teammates and experts discuss Portugal entering a new era after 23 years There are days football fans hope will never come. For Portugal, this is one of them. For 23 years, Cristiano Ronaldo has been more than the country’s greatest footballer; he has been its defining sporting figure, a symbol of national pride and constant presence in the lives of supporters. After 234 appearances and 146 goals, the No 7 brought that chapter to a close and on Saturday night the team will play their first game without him.The national side are losing more than a great footballer; they are also losing one of the world’s biggest brands. Daniel Sá, the executive director of the Portuguese institute of marketing administration, believes Portugal require reinvention to attract at least some of the millions of viewers who tuned in because of CR7. Continue reading...