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Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe has been declared the most expensive football player in the world currently, followed by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr and Manchester City’s latest signing Erling Haaland. This is according to research group CIES Football Observatory. Mbappe, who recently rejected a move to 2022 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid to remain at Parc des Princes, tops the list with an estimated transfer value of 175.7 million pounds. Credit: Getty Images Meanwhile, Madrid’s attacker Vinicius Jr, who scored the only goal in the final of the recently concluded Champions League final against Liverpool, is second at 158.3 million, followed by former Borussia…

Mithali Raj, veteran Indian cricketer, who has made a significant contribution towards popularizing the women’s game, ended her glorious career with a record of 7805 runs from 232 ODIs, the most in the format. The 39-year-old is also the leading run-getter in women’s cricket across all three formats, having scored 10868 runs. The ex-India skipper appeared in 89 T20 Internationals, 232 ODIs and even featured in 12 Tests for her nation. She remains the only Indian batter to register a double hundred in the longest format of the game, having done so against England in Taunton in 2002. Earlier, Raj had decided to retire from the…

Former and current Chelsea players have taken to social media to pay tribute to academy kit man Eric Asiedu, who passed away on May 8. The Blues confirmed the news in a statement as the club described him as a ‘humble and warm character’, who was well-loved by players and staff at the Cobham training ground. “Eric was a hugely popular figure at our Cobham training ground in his role as Academy kitman, always going about his work with an infectious smile and wonderful positivity. He will be sadly missed by us all and the pain of his sudden passing…

Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique and his Colombian superstar-partner Shakira have jointly confirmed that they were calling time on their relationship of 11 years after the former was allegedly caught cheating on the singer. The couple announced the development in a statement via their PR agency on June 5.”We regret to confirm that we are separating. For the wellbeing of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect their privacy,”it read. It was reported last week that the couple were reportedly living separately for a few weeks after the Spain international was caught cheating on the pop…

Barcelona wingman Ousmanne Dembele is reportedly close to joining Paris Saint-Germain on a Bosman, with reports stating that his move to Paris is 95 per cent done. According to reputed Spanish journalist Adrian Sanchez, Dembele has nearly completed his agreement with PSG, and Barca are now preparing for his exit as a free agent. “Dembele is closer than ever to #PSG. Today the deal is 95% closed and there are people in #Barça who already know it,”  he tweeted. https://twitter.com/_AdrianSnchz/status/1532799336236695554 Dembele’s contract with the Catalans expires at the end of June and it has been reported that there has been no development…

AS Roma forward Tammy Abraham has dropped a hint that he might join Liverpool this transfer window after being caught on camera telling his English teammate Trend Alexander-Arnold that he is “joining you next season”. The 24-year-old and the Liverpool full-back were preparing for England’s trip to Hungary for their UEFA Nations League game when he made the comments. As per the video shared by England’s official YouTube channel, the Liverpool defender, during a training session, played the decisive ball in a small-sided victory for his blue team.  Abraham, who was on the losing side in red, then approached Alexander-Arnold and shaking…

According to El Periodico, Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique and his singer-partner Shakira have been living separately since a few weeks after the Spain international was caught cheating on the singer. During the live stream podcast of Mamarazzis, journalist Emilio Perez has claimed that the Colombian performer caught her partner cheating on her with another woman a few weeks back, which has reportedly led to the separation of the couple. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) The report further states that the four-time Champions League winner has moved out of the place he used to live-in with Shakira and…

Barcelona could sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku if they fail in their bid to sign Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski this summer, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Catalan club are also said to have lined up outgoing Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane as another alternative to the Polish marksman. Credit: Liverpool FC The Belgian international was also wanted by the club by then Barca manager Ronald Koeman in the summer of 2020, but Barcelona’s economic conditions forced the Catalans to instead opt for Martin Braithwaite. As per the report, the Poland international is Barcelona’s utmost priority this transfer window and both the parties are said to…

Liverpool have been enraged after the French government blamed the club’s supporters for the chaos that erupted in UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid, which took place on May 29. On the day UEFA announced that they would launch an independent investigation after the horrific scenes, the Reds lost their patience with all they heard from France as they demanded a forceful return. Credit: Liverpool FC As per reports, Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has written to French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera demanding an apology for her claim that 30,000 to 40,000 Reds fans ‘without tickets or with fake tickets’ had been at the…

PSG forward Neymar Jr has backed his teammate Kylian Mbappe’s decision to extend his stay with the Ligue 1 champions. The former AS Monaco star was linked with a move to La Liga champions Real Madrid but ended up signing a three-year deal in the French capital. The 23-year-old’s contract was set to expire in June this summer and was linked with a transfer to Real Madrid. However, earlier this month, the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner stunned the footballing world by extending his stay at the Parc des Princes.   Credit: Ligue 1 Speaking about the Frenchman’s contract extension, Neymar backed…