“I am feeling better, but no risk with the national team,” Rodri said. “I hope to be available in two weeks for the Everton game.”

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His comments suggest that Manchester City are optimistic about his recovery, targeting a return for their Premier League clash against Everton after the international break.

Rodri’s absence will be a blow for Spain as they gear up for upcoming fixtures, though manager Luis de la Fuente is expected to rotate his midfield options during this window.

Meanwhile, City will be monitoring the 27-year-old’s recovery closely. With key fixtures ahead in both the Premier League title race and the Champions League group stage, Rodri’s return to full fitness remains a top priority for the club.

Source: Punch

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Despite a challenging year in terms of team results, Spain lost the Euro 2025 final to England in a dramatic penalty shootout, and Barcelona were defeated in the Women’s Champions League final by Caldentey’s Arsenal—Bonmati was named Player of the Tournament at the Euros. Her standout performances came even after missing Spain’s opening two matches while recovering from viral meningitis.

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The Ballon d’Or is considered the highest individual accolade in football. Bonmati’s latest win follows back-to-back triumphs in 2023 and 2024, and continues the run of dominance by Spanish players, succeeding her Barcelona and national team teammate Alexia Putellas, who won the award in 2021 and 2022.

Since the Women’s Ballon d’Or was established in 2018, only Ada Hegerberg, Norway, and Megan Rapinoe, USA, have also lifted the trophy.

Source: Channels

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He later died in hospital, in the first fatality from dozens of wildfires to have hit the country since the heatwave began last week.

The head of the regional government of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, stated thta she “deeply regretted” the man’s death in a post on social media.

Hundreds of residents in Tres Cantos were evacuated from their homes.
“In barely 40 minutes, the fire advanced six kilometres,” Carlos Novillo, Madrid’s regional environment chief, told reporters.

The wildfires coincide with what meteorologists expect to be the most intense day yet of the ongoing heatwave, with all regions under weather alerts.

Forecasters warn of highs around 40 Celsius and overnight lows that remain above 25 Celsius.

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Gonzalez Urrutia had been in hiding for a month, ignoring three successive summons to appear before prosecutors, saying attending the hearing could have cost his freedom.

After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas a few days ago, Gonzalez Urrutia asked the Spanish government for political asylum, Venezuela’s vice president said on social media, adding that Caracas had agreed to his safe passage.

Madrid’s Foreign Minister Jose Albares said on X that Gonzalez Urrutia  at his request  had departed on a Spanish military plane, adding that Spain was committed to the political rights of all Venezuelans. 

Gonzalez Urrutia’s lawyer Jose Vicente Haro also confirmed to reporters that the opposition candidate had left for Spain, declining to comment further.

Venezuela has been in political crisis since authorities declared Maduro the victor of the July 28 election.

The opposition cried foul, claiming it had evidence Gonzalez Urrutia had won by a comfortable margin.

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Robin Le Normand’s own goal gave Georgia a shock lead in the 18th minute of this last-16 tie to send their noisy supporters wild in Cologne.  It was the first goal Spain had conceded at the competition but they came back to equalise six minutes before the interval courtesy of Manchester City midfielder Rodri.

Ruiz then headed home in the 51st minute and Williams ran through for the third before substitute Olmo made sure of the win as La Roja stay on track to become European champions for the fourth time.   Spain now take on Germany in the last eight in Stuttgart on Friday in a repeat of the Euro 2008 final, which they won 1-0 to begin their golden era of dominance in international football.

Luis de la Fuente’s team are looking to bring back the glory days and they were expected to brush Georgia aside here.They would have ultimately won by a far greater margin had they converted more of their chances, with 16-year-old winger Lamine Yamal squandering several opportunities in his attempt to become the youngest ever goal-scorer at the Euros.Georgia are ranked 74th in the world, 66 places below Spain.

 Willy Sagnol’s team lost twice to Spain in qualifying, going down 7-1 at home and 3-1 away.Yet they still qualified for a first major tournament and then made it to the knockout stages with a stunning 2-0 win over Portugal. They now go home with their heads held high despite eventually crumbling here.

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