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Los Blancos will be without their captain for upcoming matches against Liverpool and Barcelona after the injury he suffered midweek playing for Spain

The right-back was shocked to be left out of the latest England squad but it could prove the motivation he needs to get his season back on track

The young fullback is taking the road less travelled as he looks to secure a move to Europe sooner rather than later

Long famed for its abundance of world-class stars up front, the nation's options are growing slimmer as the likes of Aguero and Messi near the end

As the dust settles on the 2021 edition of Goal's award for the best teenage footballers in the world, we rank the success of each previous list

Gareth Taylor's star-studded squad lost 4-2 on aggregate to Barcelona, despite putting in a much improved performance in the quarter-final second leg

A host of the continent's top talents came through either Leipzig or Salzburg, and now those who made it happen are building their own projects

The 21-year-old right-back has yet to feature for City but has just made his international debut after impressing on loan at Sporting CP

After 10 years at the Etihad Stadium, the Argentine striker will leave at the end of the season, and finding a worthy successor will not be easy

From the highs of two friendly wins for the senior squad to the lows that come with Olympic failure, it was quite a week for American soccer

The 19-year-old has reached double figures for goals and assists this season, with Borussia Dortmund also reportedly keen on signing him this summer

While the Three Lions have enjoyed plenty of success at under-age levels recently, their form at the current European Championship is dismal

Jason Kreis' team is the latest to fail in CONCACAF qualifiers, with the most recent disappointment just as painful as the ones that preceded it

Europe's elite teams will all be looking to strengthen this summer but the market will be greatly affected by the ongoing economic crisis

As the senior team watches on from Belfast, Jason Kreis' side will look to add another major tournament to what could be a busy summer

The organisation's honorary president Shaka Hislop tells Goal of his pride at the progress made and what still needs to be done to tackle prejudice

The Irishman may be regarded as one of the finest players in Premier League history but plenty of questions remain over his coaching credentials

He won Olympic gold, the Copa Libertadores and was crowned South American footballer of the year but Luan is languishing at Corinthians

After netting a double against Real Sociedad last weekend, the on-form American opened the scoring in his country's 4-1 win over Jamaica on Thursday

The Old Trafford outfit seem to have other summer transfer targets but their deficiencies in the middle of the park were brutally exposed by Leicester

The 18-year-old defender has been impressing on loan at Girona this season after agreeing a £5 million move to the Etihad Stadium in 2020

The Bianconeri boss is facing a fight to hold on to his job after Sunday's shock loss to Benevento but his former team-mate has shown the way forward

The 19-year-old defender moved to Molineux in September after it became clear first-team opportunities on Merseyside were set to be limited at best

Joachim Low is stepping down after the European Championship and Jurgen Klopp has tipped the former RB Leipzig manager as the best man for the job

The former Borussia Dortmund winger returns to the international fold for the first time since November 2019 amid a run of games out of the Blues' XI

The Spanish champions were wasteful in last season's semi-final defeat to Wolfsburg, but look capable of beating anyone this year

The Brazilian has struggled for game time since returning from injury and has yet to score in 10 appearances for the Gunners this season

With a spot in the semifinals already booked, Jason Kreis leads his team into an always emotional match but one that means little on the road to Tokyo

The split tournament kicks off on Wednesday, with a number of the continent's wonderkids set to strut their stuff in Hungary and Slovenia