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  Vinicius Jr has matched a remarkable record set by Lionel Messi by scoring for Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League final win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday night. The match ended 2-0 for Los Blancos at Wembley Stadium. Following a scoreless first half, the Los Blancos broke the deadlock in the 74th minute when defender Dani Carvajal headed in from a superb corner delivered by Toni Kroos. Nine minutes later, Vinicius secured the win with a goal assisted by Jude Bellingham. Vinicius at 23, has now been directly involved in 22 goals in the Champions League knockout stages, tallying 11 goals and 11 assists. This achievement puts him on par with Messi, the only other player to reach this milestone before turning 24.

  Former Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed that the structure of the La Liga club has seen them become the most successful team in Europe. Mourinho was speaking to TNT Sports at Wembley after Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to lift their 15th European title. He said: “Real Madrid’s structure is so simple. “Florentino Perez, Jose Angel Sanchez, the chief scout, and the coach. That’s it. “It’s absolutely correct and why they win.” Mourinho himself failed to win the Champions League during his stint at the Bernabeu from 2010 to 2013. He has however won it twice with FC Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010)

  A word from Pep Guardiola ...  “We lost the game and congratulations Man United. It was a tight game and after we conceded a goal and in the second half, after the first five or 10 minutes we had the chances and we changed our pace up front … mumble, mumble, mumble … and congratulations to Man United.” Asked if he feels United is the better team, he shakes his head and says “No.” He goes on to explain that it was simply a case of City not taking their chances. Ten Hag doesn't know if he is being sacked Asked if he thinks he’s been treated unfairly by the media, Ten Hag says to Gary Lineker: “I think so, the team as well. It was not right.” Alan Shearer interjects to say that United have rarely been as good as they were today and often deserved whatever criticism came their way. “You are right but we didn’t have the players,” comes the riposte. “It was not always good football, definitely not, but if you don’t have the players you can’t play the football you want to play.” Is...

  RIYADH —  The Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also the owner of URSU, have signed a sponsorship agreement for the fourth edition of Riyadh Season. The agreement was signed between the two sides with the aim for URSU, Ronaldo's natural mineral water company, to sponsor the official waters of the international events of the Riyadh Season. Al-Sheikh and Ronaldo signed the agreement in Via Riyadh, one of the areas of the 2023 Riyadh season. This comes as an extension of distinctive and strategic sponsorship agreements and contracts for this year’s Riyadh Season edition that bears the logo "Big Time" with a number of national and international companies and agencies, that are keen to sponsor the season’s events. Commenting on this agreement, Al-Sheikh said on his official account on the X platform that a sponsorship contract for the 2023 Riyadh season was signed with URSU, represented by the star C...

  Sadio Mane will earn more than £34m (€40m) per year tax-free playing for Al Nassr with a wage equivalent to more than £650,000 per week; the 31-year-old is set to have a medical on Monday in Dubai and will play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League Sadio Mane is expected to undergo a medical with Al Nassr on Monday after they agreed a £24m deal to sign him from Bayern Munich, according to  Sky Germany . The former Liverpool winger will earn more than £34m (€40m) per year tax-free playing for the Saudi Arabian club with a wage equivalent to more than £650,000 per week. Mane is set to sign a contract until 2027 which means he stands to earn around £136m in total if he sees out the deal. The 31-year-old is set to have a medical on Monday in Dubai and will play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League. Mane only joined Bayern last summer on a three-year deal following a £35m move from Liverpool, but he fell out of favour after  punching team-mate Le...