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6:47 AM ET Raphael Varane announced his retirement from international football on Thursday. Manuel Reino Berengui/Defodi Images via Getty Images Raphael Varane has said he retired from international football with France because the “overloaded” schedule was “suffocating.” Varane, 29, announced his retirement from France on Thursday after making 93 caps for his country. The Manchester United
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6:58 PM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON — Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has said he remains “confident” his side can make a push to qualify for the Champions League next season, despite sitting nine points behind fourth-placed Manchester United. Chelsea took their transfer spending under owner Todd Boehly above £500 million when they signed midfielder
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4:55 PM ET A new-look Chelsea experienced familiar attacking frustrations as they were held to a goalless draw by Fulham in Friday’s west London derby at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea lined up with three of their eight January signings, including starting British record transfer Enzo Fernandez just 72 hours after arriving from Benfica as well as
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5:08 PM ET United States defender Sergino Dest has been removed from AC Milan‘s squad for the Champions League knockout phase, amid a struggle to establish himself at the Serie A club. Dest, 22, only joined Milan on a season-long loan from Barcelona at the end of the summer transfer window. The deal includes an
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8:06 PM ET Associated Press Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista has apologised for his dangerous foul on Vinícius Junior, which will see him banned for two games after the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee added another game to his suspension on Friday. Gabriel kicked at Vinicius’ legs after the Brazil forward got past him with the
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7:31 AM ET Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have expressed their bemusement at how Chelsea were able to bring in a number of big-money signings in the January transfer window. Since the summer transfer window opened, Chelsea have spent more than €600 million on new signings ($650m). The club sealed a record transfer worth €120m
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