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Real Madrid End-of-Season Player Ratings: Mbappe’s 8.5/10 tops the attacking grades

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Real Madrid End-of-Season Player Ratings: Mbappe’s 8.5/10 tops the attacking grades Real Madrid, over the years, have been synonymous with goals simply because of the sheer quality they boast of in their front-line. With the biggest names in the sport always at the club, scoring goals has never really been their Achilles heel. For the first time in a long while, however, that appeared to be a hurdle for Los Blancos this season as they failed to find the back of the net as seamlessly as they usually do. With Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. leading the front line, Los Blancos had the best in the business to handle their attacking matters for them. Yet, the season exemplified that names are nothing in football without synergy. Madrid Universal brings you the 2025-26 season ratings of Real Madrid’s forwards from the recently concluded campaign. Kylian Mbappe There are two aspects to Mbappe’s second season at Real Madrid – the statistical takeaway and the practical scenario, both of which...
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PSG edge Arsenal on penalties to retain Champions League title

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Paris Saint-Germain edged Arsenal on penalties for the club's second Champions League crown in as many years (INA FASSBENDER) Paris Saint-Germain claimed back-to-back Champions League triumphs with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 1-1 draw after extra time on Saturday, with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missing from the spot. Mikel Arteta's Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the game beyond 120 minutes in Budapest, but fell to a second final defeat, 20 years after their first against Barcelona in 2006. Luis Enrique's side became only the second besides Real Madrid to win the competition in consecutive years in the Champions League era. "We are so, so proud, so happy, so grateful," PSG winger Desire Doue told TNT Sports. "As a team, as a family, I think we deserve that... look at the fans, we are so happy." PSG's first triumph was 55 years in the making, 14 of those under Qatari ownership, the second could start what they ...
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Revealed: Pep Guardiola forced to apologise to Phil Foden in front of Man City squad

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Revealed: Pep Guardiola forced to apologise to Phil Foden in front of Man City squad Wide-ranging report reveals heated exchange between Pep Guardiola and Phil Foden in 2020 Guardiola lashed out at Man City forward in a UEFA Champions League tie vs Porto Foden repaid the favour and Guardiola went on to apologise to the Englishman A new report reflecting on Pep Guardiola’s decade of success at Manchester City has revealed a remarkable interaction between the Catalan boss and Phil Foden. Guardiola bid an emotional farewell to Manchester City after his last game in charge against Aston Villa and a subsequent open bus parade celebrating the successes of the club’s women’s and men’s sides from the recent campaign. The 55-year-old is set for a sabbatical as he brings the curtain down on a demanding decade in English football, winning six Premier League titles, a maiden UEFA Champions League title for Manchester City, a historic treble and a domestic quadruple. Omar Berrada wage war, Phi...
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Don’t expect Bengals in NFL cut candidates conversations

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The NFL cuts candidate conversations are worth briefly revisiting for the Cincinnati Bengals right now.  Reason being, the June 1 annual landmark for roster cuts is almost here.  NFL teams often use post-June 1 designations on cuts, or outright wait until after June 1 to make certain cuts, so that they can freely shift certain cap hits to future years.  The Bengals don’t really have anyone of note on this topic right now, though.  Defensive tackle TJ Slaton was one at a certain point this offseason . According to Over the Cap , cutting Slaton with a post-June 1 designation would save the Bengals $6.6 million against the cap.  Barring a shocker like an Andrei Iosivas ($3.67 million in post-June 1 savings), the other obvious candidate is linebacker Oren Burks ($2.3 million in savings).  But again, the Bengals haven’t even bothered to do a Joe Burrow contract restructure to save serious cap space ($19.2 million) despite the big offseason spending, so they’re...
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Tennessee football kickoff times, TV announced for three games in 2026

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Tennessee will open its 2026 football season Sept. 5 versus Furman at Neyland Stadium . The Vols will also play at Georgia Tech , Kennesaw State and Texas in September. On Wednesday, three kickoff times were announced for Tennessee during the first month of the season. Kickoff between the Vols and Furman is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+. Georgia Tech will host Tennessee on Sept. 12 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia during Week 2. Kickoff between the Vols and Yellow Jackets is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN. In Week 3 at Neyland Stadium, kickoff between the Vols and Kennesaw State on Sept. 19 is slated for 7:45 p.m. EDT and will be televised by SEC Network. Tennessee's Checker Neyland game in 2026 will be against Texas on Sept. 26. 2026 Tennessee football schedule, opponents, game dates Date Opponent Sept. 5 Furman (Knoxville, Tennessee) Sept. 12 Georgia Tech (Atlanta, Georgia) Sept. 19 Kennesaw State (Knoxville, Tennes...
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Kulak Draws on Past Experience; Avalanche Focused on Overcoming Mental Hurdle

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May 24, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Colorado Avalanche defenseman Brett Kulak (27) skates with the puck against Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson (71) during the first period in game three of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images This wasn’t what anyone expected from the Western Conference Final. In fact, if there was a possibility that the series would end in four games, most would’ve thought the Colorado Avalanche were the ones who had won the first three. But that isn’t the case. The Avs faced their first real test of adversity this season when they lost Games 1 and 2 to the Vegas Golden Knights at home. That adversity was multiplied when a three-goal first-period lead was erased by the Knights, seemingly with ease, as they went on to win 5-3 in the third game to push Colorado to the brink of elimination. Everything about this sudden collapse seems more mental than anything. In...
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Jason Kelce worries that NFL schedule is 'getting away' from Sunday

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How much is too much? It's the question that continues to swirl following the release of the 2026 NFL schedule . After all, the schedule looks notably different than the ones that came before it. Only Tuesday was spared from the calendar this year, with games slated to be held on the other six days of the week. That increase in standalone games has gotten the attention of fans, as well as a former Philadelphia Eagles center – and not for good reason. On the May 20 episode of the "New Heights" podcast , Jason Kelce said he feels like the league is drifting away from Sunday being the most important day of the football week. "Sunday is the day of football," Kelce said. "Outside of going to church in the morning, if you're still religious and do that, Sunday is where so many games happen and and that's what you grow up and you gear your entire week around watching football on Sunday. "It's an institution at this point, the NFL playing games on...
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