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David Alaba is back on the pitch, back in form, and back in the headlines. After Austria’s 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Real Madrid defender addressed the press to reflect on his long-awaited return from injury, his national team’s ambitions, and ongoing speculation about his future in Spain. Alaba, who has just one…

On this live stream episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Leah Revelle play a best-of-7 series, both using Real Madrid, in FC25 to see which player is best. The episode also features some discussion on Franco Mastantuono! VIDEO: Did you enjoy this podcast? Get a ton of bonus content exclusively on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid….

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has yet to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in August and will miss the upcoming match against Real Sociedad. Camavinga hasn’t rejoined the squad in training and will try his best to be available when Los Blancos play their Champions League season opener against Olympique Marseille next Tuesday….

Kylian Mbappé reiterated his goal to become France’s all-time leading goalscorer after surpassing Thierry Henry to be second on the list after his goal against Iceland on Tuesday. Mbappé had a goal and an assist in France’s win over Iceland, which made it five goals in five games for the Frenchman this season. He was…

Argentina’s final qualifier ended in a 1–0 defeat at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, decided deep into first-half stoppage time. In the 45+13th minute, after a lengthy VAR review, Nicolás Tagliafico was penalised for a foul on Angelo Preciado. Enner Valencia stepped up on his 100th appearance and converted the penalty, striking down the middle for…