Boca Juniors coach contacts Dybala

Boca Juniors coach contacts Dybala: Boca Juniors coach contacts Dybala

Paulo Dybala’s future is still up in the air. Roma is negotiating a contract renewal, and the gap between supply and demand needs to be narrowed before a deal is reached.

Meanwhile, Boca Juniors remains on the lookout, continuing to monitor the Argentine’s situation.

According to Argentine journalist Diego Monroig, Boca Juniors coach Vasco Arruabarrena has personally contacted Paulo Dybala to discuss his project and reiterate that he is the Argentine club’s most sought-after player.

Between his contract renewal with Roma and Boca’s interest, the striker’s future remains uncertain.

📊 Lamine opens scoring and makes World Cup history for Spain

📊 Lamine opens scoring and makes World Cup history for Spain: 📊 Lamine opens scoring and makes World Cup history for Spain

Lamine Yamal has become the first scorer for the Spanish national team at the 2026 World Cup, continuing a tradition that in recent tournaments fell to names such as Raúl, Xabi Alonso, Villa, Diego Costa, and Dani Olmo.

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At 18 years and 343 days old, the Barcelona forward is the second-youngest player to score for Spain in a World Cup.

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Only Gavi, at 18 years and 110 days in Qatar 2022, ranks above him on that list. Both came through La Masia.

The goal reinforces Yamal’s role as the attacking leader of a national team arriving at the tournament as one of the main contenders. His status as a game-changing player is no longer up for debate: at this age, others were still finishing high school.

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Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain take lead over Saudi Arabia

Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain take lead over Saudi Arabia:

Barcelona phenom Lamine Yamal has his first World Cup goal, scoring the opener for Spain against Saudi Arabia on Sunday in Atlanta.

Mikel Oyarzabal drove the left side off a Saudi turnover and fired a low cross through the six to the back post where Yamal slid the ball over the line from close range.

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It's also Spain's first goal of this World Cup after La Roja were blanked by Cabo Verde in one of the tournament's best early stories (albeit not for Spain).

Yamal will turn 19 during the tournament but is already a EURO champion having scored against France at EURO 2024. He's thrice won La Liga with Barca and has a Copa del Rey in his trophy cabinet and finished Ballon d'Or runner-up in 2025.

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Santos protect academy, speed up renewals to avoid losses

Santos protect academy, speed up renewals to avoid losses: Santos protect academy, speed up renewals to avoid losses

Santos has changed its approach in the transfer market and has started adopting an aggressive pace to extend the contracts of its top youth academy prospects, according to ge.

The board's objective is clear: to prevent the "Meninos da Vila" from earning space and visibility in the first team only to then leave for free or for lower-than-expected fees to clubs abroad.

Over the last year, the Santos board secured contract extensions for at least 13 youth players.

The coaching staff and football management have been carrying out individualized monitoring with each young player, designing specific career plans to maximize each one’s performance.

The Latest Players Protected

The most recent wave of renewals involved players who had been gaining prominence under coach Cuca before the break for the FIFA World Cup:

Miguelito: The Bolivian midfielder had his contract extended until May 2029. Under Cuca, he was moved into a central playmaking role and responded with one goal and two assists in the last four matches.

Gabriel Bontempo, Samuel Pierri and Gustavo Henrique: The trio had been used frequently by the coach, with Gustavo Henrique and Bontempo standing out after finishing the semester as starters.

Robinho Jr.: The forward also renewed his deal and has been going through a tactical adaptation process similar to Miguelito’s, being tested by Cuca as a playmaker.

Long-Term Contracts Secured

In addition to the names above, Santos guaranteed the stay of a youth core with deals running at least until 2028. The list includes:

Goalkeeper: João Pedro

Center-backs: João Ananias and João Alencar

Left-backs: Rafael Gonzaga and Vinícius Lira

Midfielder: Pepê Fermino

Forwards: Mateus Xavier, Davizinho and David Nogueira

On the other hand, some names from the under-20 squad are still waiting for talks to begin over renewals, such as midfielder Vinícius Fabri, defensive midfielder Nicola Profeta, center-back Marcelo Contreras and forward Fernando Pradella (who recently made his professional debut against Chapecoense).

The Past Traumas That Set Off the Alarm

Santos’s urgency in signing new contracts is justified by bitter sagas experienced this decade:

Kaio Jorge (2021): The club took too long to act, the striker ended up signing a pre-contract with Juventus, and Santos had to accept an immediate sale for only 3 million euros so as not to lose him for free.

Marcos Leonardo (2022): A long and exhausting saga meant that the renewal agreement was only completed five months before the center-forward became free to sign with another club at no cost.

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Grêmio hits six months without a main sponsor

Grêmio hits six months without a main sponsor: Grêmio hits six months without a main sponsor

Grêmio has reached an uncomfortable milestone behind the scenes of its commercial operations: the club has now gone six months without a master sponsor to occupy the prime spot on its jersey.

The last time the Tricolor Gaúcho filled the front space was on December 8, at the end of last year’s Brasileirão, through a one-off two-match deal with the Energia Bet brand.

Since then, the club has remained without a fixed partner and is dealing with a considerable financial loss.

Amid this uncertain scenario, ge detailed the current financial situation and the search for partners.

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Estimated loss: According to projections based on the previous contract with Alfa Bet, Grêmio has failed to collect at least R$ 24.9 million over this six-month period. The previous deal provided for annual payments of R$ 50 million (around R$ 4.16 million per month).

The termination with Alfa Bet: The contract with the former partner had been announced in February 2025, in a joint partnership with Internacional. However, Grêmio requested the termination in December due to late payments that had been occurring since September.

Ignored agreement: In March of this year, the club from Rio Grande do Sul had reached a debt acknowledgment agreement with Alfa Bet to receive R$ 12 million in eight installments starting in April. However, the company has not paid any of the installments so far.

History of problems: Last year, Grêmio had already faced issues with sponsors when it ended its deal with the company Pix das Estrelas. At the time, the brand sparked controversy by proposing a kind of “Pix task force” among fans to fund the signing of a reinforcement during the transfer window, which ultimately did not materialize.

The Search for New Partners in the Market

The process of finding a new main sponsor is being led by the club’s CEO, Alex Leitão. Grêmio has opened talks with at least five companies — two betting firms and three from various sectors — but no proposal has moved forward to signing. The internal expectation is that negotiations will gain momentum after the end of the FIFA World Cup.

Despite the lack of a master sponsor, the CEO highlighted that the club managed to generate around R$ 150 million in the first half of the year through nine new commercial contracts, four of them for the kit.

Currently, the tricolor jersey features the Havan brand on the shoulders (announced in February) and Tintas Coral on the upper front area (deal renewed in January). Leitão recently took part in meetings in New York with the CBF to discuss business models and the creation of a single football league.

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Image: Real Madrid’s third kit design for 2026-27 season leaked

Image: Real Madrid’s third kit design for 2026-27 season leaked: Image: Real Madrid’s third kit design for 2026-27 season leaked

While the world’s gaze is heavily fixated on the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Real Madrid is working hard to ensure they have a solid foundation for the next club season.

After two unlucky trophy-less seasons, they are after all looking to bounce back.

Their kit sponsor, Adidas, have meanwhile been concurrently working on the team’s kits for the 2026-27 campaign. A few designs have been leaked, but none have been confirmed.

In another recent update, Footy Headlines bring to light the leaked design of the team’s third kit for the 2026-27 season, and it is safe to say that it has a special and unique touch to it.

Going back to pink

Indeed, the 2026-27 third kit features a bold dark pink base, bringing the colour back to the lineup after six seasons. It is heavily inspired by geometric shapes and Latin American artistry.

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The pattern in itself is an intricate combination of circles and diamonds that interlock with each other and are made of fine dotted lines. That design continues as the background for both the front and back of the kit.

An ivory colour, meanwhile, provides all the required highlights and contrast including the V-neck collar, the thick shoulder cuffs and the three stripes running down the shoulders.

The Adidas logo, club crest and sponsor details, meanwhile, feature in a monochromatic white colour. Meanwhile, the back of the shirt has an elegant ‘RMCF’ printed at the top.

Third time in history

Real Madrid’s rumoured third kit for 2026/27 season. (Picture credit: Footy Headlines)

The first time Real Madrid featured a pink colour jersey was back in the 2014-15 season when the famous trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale headed the attack.

It came across as an unconventional colour back then, but earned critical acclaim as well.

In the 2020-21 season, the club repeated the idea with a lighter shade of pink. That year, however, they did not win a single trophy and eventually saw Zinedine Zidane depart as the manager.

Now taking on the pink colour again, Los Blancos will hope to undo that curse for they cannot afford a third straight trophyless season. The pink, on this occasion, must harbour luck.