Real Madrid have very positive reports on two young midfielders as summer plans take shape
According to a report from Mario Cortegana in The Athletic, Real Madrid have identified Adam Wharton and Kees Smit as two midfielders who are very highly rated internally. The journalist mentions tha...
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Open Thread: February 4, 2026
The Open Thread/Daily Merengue is a place where you can discuss anything and everything related to football. Feel free to discuss the topics presented here, or start your very own discussions! The Open thread will be posted every day by one of the mods you’d totally do a UCL night with: Valyrian Steel, Felipejack, Kung_Fu_Zizou […]
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Hamburger SV winger Jean-Luc Dompé gets six-figure fine for drunk driving
French soccer player Jean-Luc Dompé has been handed a six-figure fine by his Bundesliga club for drunk driving. Hamburger SV said in a statement that the 30-year-old winger got a “record fine in the six-figure range” and that he apologized during a meeting on Tuesday for his behavior. Dompé was stopped during a traffic check at the end of January, during which police detected alcohol in a breath test.
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