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Real Madrid beat Red Star Belgrade 105-84 in the EuroLeague on Thursday, 12 November, with Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot scoring 22 points.1 The hosts led 38-20 after the first quarter and held off a Red Star comeback in the second.1 Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla, with goals from Valverde, Güler and Mbappé, to draw level with Barcelona on 30 points.2 Mbappé's podcast remark about Mao Zedong led Chinese sponsors to end their partnerships with him and state broadcasters to suspend LaLiga matches.3 Real Madrid apologised on Wednesday, 28 October, but the broadcasts remained suspended.3 Mbappé had earlier scored twice in a 2-1 El Clásico win at Camp Nou on Sunday, 25 October.4
- 9h ago
Vinícius Júnior scores twice as Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in Singapore
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored in the 90+1 minute to give Japan a 3-2 win over Brazil in Singapore, and Carlo Ancelotti and Raphinha were sent off from the bench in stoppage time.
- yesterday
Jong Oranje beats Denmark 3-0 in Vejle, nearly through to EK 2027
Jong Oranje, the Dutch youth side, won the first leg of its European Championship play-off against Denmark 3-0 in Vejle, with two Danish own goals. The return leg is on Tuesday, 17 November, in Almere.
- yesterday
Spain names eight Euroleague players for World Cup qualifiers vs Montenegro, Greece
Coach Chus Mateo has called eight Euroleague players into Spain's squad for the November window, which opens with Montenegro in Podgorica on 26 November and Greece in Santiago de Compostela on 29 November.
- yesterday
Real Madrid beat Red Star Belgrade 105-84 in EuroLeague as Luwawu-Cabarrot and Procida shine
Real Madrid won 105-84 at home against Red Star Belgrade on Thursday, 12 November, with Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot scoring 22 and Gabriele Procida 19. The hosts led 38-20 after the first quarter and held off a second-quarter Red Star comeback.
- 2d ago
Italy beat France 3-1 at San Siro, Pio Esposito scores twice in Nations League
Francesco Pio Esposito scored twice and Davide Frattesi added a goal as Italy came from behind to beat France 3-1 at San Siro on Thursday, 12 November. It was Zidane's first defeat as France coach.
- 2d ago
Jude and Jobe Bellingham could be first England brothers in 19 years
Birmingham City's former academy brothers have never played a senior match together, but Jobe could earn his first England cap alongside Jude against Croatia.
- 5d ago
Harry Kane misses FIFPRO World 11 after winning the 2026 Ballon d'Or
Kane ranked fifth among forwards with 27.6% of the votes cast by 19,806 professional players, 0.8 points behind Erling Haaland. Nuno Mendes and Vitinha of Paris Saint-Germain were the only Portuguese players selected.
- 5d ago
Pau Cubarsí wins Golden Boy 2026, only the second defender to take the award
Barcelona and Spain defender Pau Cubarsí, 19, was named Golden Boy 2026 by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport, which announced the result at a press conference in Sassuolo on Monday, 9 November.
- 5d ago
Raúl González named Real Oviedo coach on a deal running to June 2028
Former Real Madrid star Raúl González was presented as Real Oviedo's coach on Tuesday, 10 November, replacing Julián Calero after a Copa del Rey exit to Numancia.
- Nov 8
Fermín López scores twice as Barcelona beat Atlético 2-1 at the Metropolitano
Giuliano Simeone gave Atlético the lead in the 10th minute, but Barcelona replied before half-time and won 2-1 in Madrid. Fermín López scored both goals, and Barcelona stay top of LaLiga.
- Nov 6
Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla to draw level with Barcelona on points
Valverde, Güler and Mbappé scored as Real Madrid claimed an eighth straight win in all competitions, while Valencia's Gayà was sent off late in the match.
- Nov 6
Bengals beat Falcons in Madrid before 78,660 fans at Santiago Bernabéu
Cincinnati won its fourth straight game on Sunday, 8 November, and drew level with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the top of the American Conference North with a 6-2 record.
- Nov 5
Seamus Coleman gets hybrid coaching role as Ireland name squad for Nations League finale
Manager Heimir Hallgrimsson left the 38-year-old defender out of his 24-man squad but confirmed Coleman will join the camp in a hybrid player-coach role. Ireland play Austria in Linz on 14 November and Kosovo in Dublin on 17 November.
- Nov 5
Panathinaikos edges Real Madrid 115-112 in overtime despite Madrid's injury list
Kendrick Nunn scored 33 points as Panathinaikos beat Real Madrid 115-112 in overtime at Movistar Arena on Wednesday, 4 November, in round 10 of the Euroleague regular season.
- Nov 5
Panathinaikos beats Real Madrid 115-112 in overtime as Kendrick Nunn scores 33
Kendrick Nunn scored 23 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as Panathinaikos held on after Real Madrid cut a 15-point lead to force overtime. Matias Lesor added 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Nov 4
Como thrashes Lens 9-1, equalling Champions League's biggest winning margin
Como scored nine goals away at Lens, becoming the first team to reach nine away from home in the competition and equalling the eight-goal margin set by Liverpool in 2007 and Real Madrid in 2015.
- Nov 4
Real Madrid close in on Manchester United teenager JJ Gabriel, with January 2027 move expected
Real Madrid are closing in on Manchester United's 16-year-old forward JJ Gabriel. PA understands United have not been contacted by the Spanish club or the player's family, though Sky reports a verbal agreement.
- Nov 4
Real Madrid come from behind twice to beat AEK Athens 3-2 in Champions League
Fede Valverde scored in the 90th minute plus two, giving Real Madrid 12 points from 12 available after four Champions League league-phase matches. AEK had led twice in Athens.
- Nov 4
Real Madrid proposes Rafael Nadal as new board member, pending a delegates' vote
Real Madrid's board agreed on Wednesday, 4 November, to put Rafael Nadal's appointment to a ratification vote at the club's General Assembly, which most reports date to 21 November.
- Nov 3
Inter beats Feyenoord 3-0 at De Kuip, leaving Feyenoord on three points
Yann Bisseck, Pio Esposito and Piotr Zielinski scored for the Italian champions on Tuesday, 3 November, while fireworks fired from outside the stadium damaged the roof of De Kuip.
