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Little more than a week into the summer of soccer, and some of the defining images of the Club World Cup and Gold Cup have been seas of empty seats.     Read More  

Claudio Echeverri’s 45-minute cameo has given Pep Guardiola plenty to think about, while Xabi Alonso got his first win as Real Madrid coach. Here’s what you need to know from Sunday’s Club World Cup action.     Read More  

Liam Delap has revealed Cole Palmer helped convince him to join Chelsea this summer.     Read More  

Pep Guardiola has hailed Claudio Echeverri as an “incredible player” after the Argentinian youngster scored his first goal for Manchester City.     Read More  

Barcelona are close to completing the signing of Copenhagen FC winger Roony Bardghji, a source has told ESPN.     Read More  

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson has agreed on a £190 million deal ($254m) to buy a 43% stake in Premier League team Crystal Palace from American businessman John Textor, the club announced on Monday.     Read More  

Palmeiras defender Murilo says he will copy Cristiano Ronaldo’s trademark ‘SIU’ celebration if he scores against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami at the Club World Cup.     Read More  

Which Premier League clubs got the worst of the VAR gaffes? Which actually benefited from mistakes? We’ve got all the answers with the official stats.     Read More  

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said he believed Antonio Rüdiger when the player told him he was a victim of racist abuse during their 3-1 win against Mexican side Pachuca at the Club World Cup on Sunday.     Read More  

Ilkay Gundogan was critical of parts of Manchester CIty’s performance despite their 6-0 win over Al Ain and said a “slow” start to the second half cost them the chance to score a crucial seventh goal.     Read More