⚽ JUST IN: Liverpool vs Chelsea in the Carabao Cup R4 without Cole Palmer as Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield

🔹 Palmer suspended after his red vs Spurs; João Pedro out with a thigh injury
🔹 Iraola promises changes, "quite optimistic" on Wirtz; Szoboszlai and Muñoz doubts

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🏀 JUST IN: Stephen Curry drops a season-high 44 as the Warriors beat the Timberwolves 119-114

🔹 Curry: 44 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, a perfect 16/16 from the line
🔹 Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg adds 26 as Minnesota play without the injured Anthony Edwards

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🚨 JUST IN: Christian Pulisic set to sign a new AC Milan contract until 2031, agreement completed

🔹 Reportedly around €5m net a season, his old deal ran to June 2027
🔹 44 goals and 28 assists in 141 games since joining from Chelsea in 2023

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🚨 JUST IN: Xabi Alonso after Chelsea's Carabao Cup exit: "This is the least important competition for us"

🔹 Out 6-5 on pens at Anfield; he says the Premier League is the main focus
🔹 On Estevão: "He could be happier for sure, he wants to play"

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⚽ JUST IN: Everton vs Newcastle Carabao Cup last-16 team news, Grealish and Branthwaite doubts

🔹 Moyes waits on Grealish (illness), Branthwaite (concussion) and Mykolenko; Garner or Röhl could play full-back
🔹 Jaissle goes "all in": Miley and Fernández-Pardo doubtful, Jaouen out

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⚽ LAST NIGHT: Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-1 (6-5 pens) in the Carabao Cup R4 at Anfield

🔹 Rogers 40' pen, Gakpo 43' pen; Gomez hits the winner
🔹 Mamardashvili saves Emegha; Fofana misses in the shootout

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⚽ BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo hits a 15-minute hat-trick as Al Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3!

🔹 The 41-year-old struck in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes after Al Nassr fell behind early
🔹 It takes his career tally to 985 goals, just 15 short of 1,000

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🏀 JUST IN: Hawks 114-111 Cavaliers as Onyeka Okongwu drops a season-high 29 pts, 12 reb

🔹 Donovan Mitchell missed two looks at a tying three on the final possession
🔹 Atlanta snap a 3-game skid (3-3) and end Cleveland's 3-game win streak; Harden 24 pts

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🚨 BREAKING: Lionel Messi is NOT heading back to Newell's Old Boys, per Fabrizio Romano

🔹 No negotiations are taking place despite reports in Argentina
🔹 Messi and his family are happy at Inter Miami; he wants to see out his deal until 2028, maybe beyond

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🚨 BREAKING: Jack Grealish dropped by Everton for a "breach of club discipline"

🔹 Grealish, 31, on loan from Man City, reportedly missed Monday's training without permission
🔹 Moyes: "It was a club decision. I support the decision." Everton still beat Newcastle 3-1

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🚨 JUST IN: Hansi Flick: "Harry Kane also deserved the Ballon d'Or, but you already know my opinion on Lamine Yamal"

🔹 Yamal was 3rd behind Kane and Mbappé; Flick: "I am proud of Lamine"
🔹 Before Saturday's Alavés game, he said Cubarsí deserved Best Young Player

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⚽ JUST IN: Achraf Hakimi hat-trick as PSG thrash Le Havre 5-1 in Ligue 1!

🔹 The right-back scored at 28', 55' (free-kick) and 69', and set up Mayulu for the fourth.
🔹 PSG came from 1-0 down and stay top of Ligue 1 on 20 points.

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🏀 JUST IN: Warriors 112-95 Lakers after trailing 38-15 in the first quarter

🔹 Stephen Curry drops 31 pts with 8 threes in just 31 minutes
🔹 Luka Doncic scores 37 in defeat as Golden State win the last three quarters 97-57

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🚨 BREAKING: Aston Villa to take legal action against Jamie Carragher over "unacceptable insults"

🔹 Carragher said Emery could leave for Man United: "Aston Villa will never be Manchester United"
🔹 Chairman Nassef Sawiris says Villa "will not allow anyone to stop our ascension"

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🚨 JUST IN: De Zerbi hits back at the Mateus Fernandes hype: "Two weeks ago, 80 million, disaster signing… now you are top like Luka Modric"

🔹 Spurs boss: "The day after you are a stupid player, you can't play"
🔹 Backs Fernandes to become one of Europe's best midfielders

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🚨 JUST IN: José Mourinho on the Ballon d'Or: "Mbappé is Mbappé, he is unique"

🔹 "We have the Ballon d'Or every year, but the best player in the history of the World Cup is just one."
🔹 The Real Madrid boss added he's happy for winner Harry Kane: "He deserves it."

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⚽ BREAKING: AC Milan 3-1 Inter as the Rossoneri win the Milan derby!

🔹 Diego Moreira stars with a free-kick goal and two assists
🔹 Pulisic and Rabiot struck inside 10 minutes, Bastoni pulled one back

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🏀 JUST IN: Victor Wembanyama drops 43 points and 6 blocks as the Spurs beat the Timberwolves 121-111

🔹 Wemby went 17/34 with 7 rebounds; his 11th career 40-point game
🔹 Spurs win 4 straight; Dylan Harper 25, De'Aaron Fox 20

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🏆 JUST IN: Hansi Flick reaches 100 wins as Barcelona boss in just 131 games after the 6-1 rout of Alavés!

🔹 Only Luis Enrique got there faster (126 games); Pep Guardiola needed 139.
🔹 Flick's 76.33% win rate is the best of any manager in Barça history.

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🚨 JUST IN: Fermín López shuts down Man United links: "I hope to END my career at Barça"

🔹 "I don't pay attention to that kind of news. I want to stay here at Barça as long as possible."
🔹 The midfielder says he wants to retire at the club.

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