Yan Diomande, the Real Madrid winger, contributed to his Ivorian national team's 2-1 victory over Gambia on Thursday evening, in the third round of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
Zinedine Zidane, the France manager, spoke about his side's 3-1 defeat to Italy in the match that brought the two together on Thursday evening in the UEFA Nations League, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, pointing to some positives despite the result, and stressing the need to treat the loss as part of the learning process.
Turkey's clash with their guests Belgium, played this Thursday evening at the Gürsel Aksel Stadium, produced early excitement in the fifth round of the group stage of the UEFA Nations League.
Real Madrid are no longer the team we once knew. In just a few weeks, the equation inside the dressing room has flipped, the balance of power has shifted, and the once untouchable star now finds himself under threat of a spot on the substitutes' bench, while the player who was once a promising talent has become a genuine leader of the new project. This is José Mourinho's era in Madrid, an era that recognises no names, only performance.