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Raphinha has started Barcelona's LaLiga campaign with 12 goals in seven games, surpassing Lionel Messi's best start at the same stage. But the Champions League will provide a tougher test of his remarkable form.

Barcelona wanted Julián Álvarez. They may end up with Gabriel Jesus instead. Here's why the Arsenal forward could still make sense as Hansi Flick's No. 9.

A World Cup, a lifetime of near-misses, and one record-breaking valuation update: this is how football arrived at a number nobody had ever touched before. Every few years, football's economy resets itself. A new ceiling gets built, and everyone assumes it will hold for a while. Then, somebody comes along and smashes straight through it. This month, two players did it at the exact same time. When Transfermarkt released its first market value update since the final whistle blew

In theory, Sunday's World Cup final will pit Argentina against Spain. Dig deeper, and you'll see the two teams are wearing the same three stripes. Even before the referee blows the whistle on match day, Adidas has already won. For the first time in the history of the World Cup, the two competing nations are outfitted in gear from the same sportswear manufacturer. No matter whether Messi wins or Lamine Yamal does, Adidas will come out of MetLife Stadium as the outfitter of the