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Scott McTominay Reveals He Had Emergency Heart Treatment Before World Cup Match

Scott McTominay had to go to the hospital and get his heart rhythm reset with a quick medical shock just 2 days before playing in thw World Cup.

Scotland won that game 1 – 0 in Massachusetts.

The Napoli player, 29, had an ablation procedure in Manchester, a minimally invasive treatment that corrects abnormal heart rhythms.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he said the news came as a shock after months of preparation.

“I was 100 per cent fit, but obviously, whenever you’re sat in a hospital bed two days before the first game of the World Cup about to get put to sleep, it’s not ideal, is it?” he said.

He missed Scotland’s first four Nations League matches but is now back playing for Napoli in Serie A and the Champions League.

McTominay said that he feels much better and believes the procedure was necessary.

He added that reports about his heart had worried family, friends and the media, but the operation went well.

He is now back in Scotland’s squad for Nations League games against North Macedonia on Friday and Switzerland on Monday.

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Cucurella Hails Real Madrid as the Best Team in Europe

Marc Cucurella, who plays on the left side of the defense for Real Madrid, recently shared that he believes his club is currently the best soccer team in Europe.

He joined Madrid from Chelsea in the summer, just before the 2026 World Cup.

On coach José Mourinho, Cucurella said the manager is close to the players and enjoys talking and joking with them.

He added that Mourinho is the boss, so the players will always do what he asks.

Madrid go into the international break in second place in La Liga, three points behind Barcelona.

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Barcelona Tie Raphinha Down With New Deal Until 2030

Barcelona has locked down their star captian, Raphinha, by extending his contract by 2 years.

He will now stay with the club until June 2030.

The La Liga champions announced the news on Thursday.

The 29 years old Brazilian forward joined the club in 2022, and his previous deal ran until 2028.

Barca called the move a declaration of intent, saying the captain will keep leading the team’s project until 2030.

Raphinha said in September that he wanted to extend his stay and might even finish his career at the club.

He is enjoying a great season, scoring 19 goals and providing three assists in 13 matches across all competitions.

Raphinha took over the captaincy at the start of the season, after Ronald Araujo and Marc-Andre ter Stegen left the club.

He has also moved inside from the wing to fill the gap left by Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, who have also departed.

Since Hansi Flick took charge in 2024, Raphinha has been Barca’s most dangerous forward.

He has helped the club win back to back La Liga titles.

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Ronaldo Announces Retirement From Portugal Nation Team

Cristiano Ronaldo has officially quit playing football for his country, Portugal

He shared the news in a video on his officail account on Thursday.

The 41-year-old forward ends a career with Portugal that lasted more than two decades.

He is the country’s record goalscorer and most capped player.

Ronaldo has scored 146 goals in 234 appearances for the national team.

Ronaldo also led Portugal to two major trophies.

He captained the side to victory at the 2016 European Championship and the 2019 UEFA Nations League.

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Harry Kane Signs New Deal To Become The Highest Paid Footballer

Harry Kane has Just signed a new deal to stay in Bayern Munich until 2029, making him the highest paid footballer in Europe

A reporter online said that he has extended his deal with the Bundesliga champions until 2029.

His weekly wages now stand at £400,000, which is believed to be the highest base salary in Europe.

The new deal comes only days after Kane was named the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner.

The England captain scored 73 goals in 65 games for club and country last season.

Since joining Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur in 2023 for £86 million, he has scored 156 goals in 161 appearances.

Before agreeing to the new terms, Kane was in the last six months of his previous contract.

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Tolu Arokodare Nominated Twice For Ajax Goal Of The Month Award

Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare has been nominated twice for Ajax’s Goal of the Month award for October 2026.

The 25-year-old scored four goals in six matches that month.

His first nomination is for his strike against Atalanta in the UEFA Conference League on October 22.

Three minutes from full time, he received a long pass from Youri Baas, beat a defender and calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper to put Ajax ahead.

Tolu second nomination is for a header in Ajax’s 1-0 Eredivisie win over AZ Alkmaar on Saturday.

In the ninth minute, he jumped above defender Mees de Wit to meet Abdellah Ouazane’s cross and powered it into the net.

He faces tough competition.

Ouazane also has two nominations, while Davy Klaassen, Leo Salazar, Abdoulaye Camara and Naoufal Mouslim complete the shortlist.

The win over AZ was Ajax’s fourth straight under coach Michel Sanchez.

It moved them to within a point of leaders Feyenoord.

After the match, Arokodare told ESPN the team needs to read the game better when they don’t have the ball.

He said players must know when to press and when they are not on top, so they need to stay in position.

Arokodare joined Ajax on a season-long loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in July, with an option to move permanently.

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Chukwueze To Miss Super Eagles Matches After Undergoing Surgery In London

Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze will miss Nigeria’s upcoming AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania after having surgery in London to repair a hip injury.

The AC Milan forward picked up the problem in October, just as he was settling into a new role as a wing back under former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim.

He had been impressing with his attacking play and work rate, and had two assists in eight games for the club before the injury.

The injury has also kept him out of Milan’s recent matches against Udinese, Inter Milan and Bologna, as well as their game against Bournemouth.

AC Milan said in an official statement that Chukwueze had surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hip.

The operation was carried out in London by Professor Ernest Schilders, with Milan medical staff member Stefano Mazzoni in attendance.

He is expected to return to Italy to begin rehabilitation.

The focus now is on a full recovery without rushing back.

His absence leaves Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle with one fewer attacking option for the two qualifiers this month.

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President Tinubu Pays Super Falcons $100,000 Each After Winning African Cup

The Super Falcons have now received the cash part of the reward President Bola Tinubu promised after they won the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Each player got the naira equivalent of $100,000.

Coaches and officials got $50,000 each.

The National Sports Commission announced the payment on Monday.

It said the federal government had kept its word to the team, which won its 10th continental title in July 2025.

Earlier, the players received the papers for three bedroom flats in Abuja and the Officer of the Order of the Niger honour.

NSC chairman Shehu Dikko thanked the President for keeping his promise and for making sure the team got everything in record time.

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He said many Nigerian sports stars have waited years for rewards that were promised, and that this shows things can be done differently.

The team beat Morocco 3-2 in the final in Rabat after coming back from two goals down.

The D’Tigress basketball team received similar payments in September 2026 after winning their fifth straight AfroBasket title.

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Al-Nassr Score 6 Goals to Beat Pakhtakor 6-2 Without Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo sat out Al-Nassr’s 6-2 win over Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in the AFC Champions League on Monday.

Coach Ange Postecoglou rested him, along with Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan.

 

He said the decision was made because of the heavy schedule and the long travel.

 

The team’s trip came amid security worries in the region.

Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia have disrupted recent Al-Nassr matches.

Their last home game was delayed by an hour, and a later match against Al-Wasl was postponed.

João Félix scored twice in Tashkent.

Abdullah Al-Hamdan opened the scoring, and Abdulelah Al-Amri and Abdulrahman Ghareeb added goals after the break.

 

Flamarion pulled one back for Pakhtakor, and Dostonbek Khamdamov and Ângelo also found the net.

 

The win was Al-Nassr’s second in the competition and moved them to fourth in the West Region table with six points.

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Al-Nassr’s 5-3 league win over Al-Kholood last Thursday.

That took his career tally to 985 goals and gave him nine goals in 12 appearances this season.

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CAF Appoints Nigerian Samson Adamu as New General Secretary

Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu has been appointed General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football.

CAF announced the appointment on its website on Sunday, after what it called a fair recruitment process in which the job was widely advertised and several candidates were interviewed.

Adamu had been acting in the role since March, after Veron Mosengo-Omba resigned.

Mosengo-Omba later became president of the football federation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Adamu has been at CAF for eight years.

He joined in 2018 as Director of Competitions and later became Director of Tournaments and Events.

He helped run several major continental competitions, including the Africa Cup of Nations.

CAF President Patrice Motsepe praised his experience.

Adamu holds a master’s degree from the FIFA programme in international management, law and humanities of sport.

He will oversee CAF’s day to day running and help carry out its main goals.

He is the son of Amos Adamu, a former Director of Sports in the Ministry of Sports and a former FIFA Executive Committee member.

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