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When both teams face each other on the field, tension and excitement overflow, but the final whistle never means the end of the endless match that Barça and Real Madrid play at the highest level in all football sectors. The two giants also fight in the economic and social spheres, as well as recently in the judicial one, with the ultimate goal of succeeding in the sporting field. The transfer market, more intertwined than ever between the two, is the latest example of their eternal battle. Blaugranas and whites have been eyeing each other all summer, asking, raising prices, and even sabotaging operations of their fierce rival, such as the case of Rodri, who is heading to Camp Nou.

The last hours are bringing Rodri closer to Barça. His hypothetical arrival presents some uncertainties about the necessity of his signing. Among the cons is the reduction of the importance of a footballer with enormous potential like Marc Bernal or other Masia talents like Gavi, but there are also some strong pros that seem to convince Hansi Flick.

Past 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, in the early morning and still with emotions running high after the six medals at the European Championships in Paris (one gold), Iris Tió (Barcelona, 23 years old) led the Spanish delegation at El Prat. Smiling, proud, she spoke to the media and went with her grandmother to her home in Barcelona, a haven of peace where she can see the entire city. Time to sleep. She neither opened her phone nor responded to messages on her social networks. She had breakfast with her grandmother and got to work with the interviews to explain in words what she achieved with her dances in the pool of Saint-Denis, another unforgettable memory for her already extensive career.

It hasn’t even taken 72 hours for Real Madrid and Vinícius to reach an agreement after rivers of ink were spilled this summer, and podcasts filled, about the possible departure of the Brazilian to Arsenal. Finally, after a productive meeting in Valdebebas this Wednesday, both have reached an agreement that was made official this very afternoon: the Brazilian renews with Real Madrid until 2032, a contract for six more seasons.

This is getting exciting. When the eyes of the Barcelona fans were focused on Deco’s attempt to unblock the signing of Julián Álvarez and on witnessing Ferran Torres’ pressure maneuvers to negotiate a higher contract or leave, the unexpected plot twist arrives in the…

FC Barcelona has taken an important step in the operation to try to sign Rodrigo Hernández. According to this newspaper, the blaugrana club already has the approval of the captain of the Spanish national team to open negotiations with Manchester City, a change of scenario that brings closer the possibility of addressing the transfer.

UEFA maintains its boycott of competitions organized by FIFA despite Gianni Infantino’s withdrawal of his plan to privatize part of the World Cup rights. “The conditions to lift our boycott are not met. We have lost confidence in the FIFA president,” stated the governing body of European football in a statement. According to UEFA, in its position last week, they demanded two things. The first, the withdrawal of the plan. And, the second, that conditions be established so that a similar project could never be proposed again. “This second issue has not been fulfilled,” UEFA says. The organization chaired by Aleksander Ceferin does not believe in the unity front that Infantino wants to recover and has challenged him with the aim that the FIFA president does not remain in office.

Real Madrid, one of the market agitators without a doubt, continues to advance in the purpose of creating a better squad for the current season. After the signings of Dumfries, Bernardo Silva, Konaté, Cucurella, and Carlos Espí, comes Diomande, the 19-year-old Ivorian winger who two years ago played for Leganés and this last season in German Leipzig.

Under the cover of night, FIFA released its conclusions about the summit held in Rabat on Wednesday. Under the cover of night as is becoming customary and with an official version adjusted to the wishes of its president, Gianni Infantino. The leader is trying to weather the storm, to survive his biggest internal crisis caused by himself and his attempts to bring private capital into the World Cup business, and is trying to arrive in the best possible condition for the March elections. That is why FIFA issued a statement saying that the president admitted mistakes in the presentation process of his failed plan, in which he offered excuses and warned that he would not tolerate attacks on his integrity. It was also emphasized that Infantino has the support of his top management, despite the fact that his secretary general, Mattias Grafström, present at the Moroccan meeting, questioned him last week.

The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, is said to have promised Morocco the organization of the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for political support amid an institutional crisis that threatens his continuity at the head of the organization. This is reported this Wednesday by the British newspaper The Times, which cites sources close to the entity.