NAPLES (ITALPRESS) – Giacomo Raspadori is a new Atlético Madrid player. The Spanish club announced the news in a statement specifying that the striker arrives from Napoli, signing a five-year contract.

Raspadori has already passed a medical at the Vithas-Invictum High-Performance Sports Medicine Center at the Arturo Soria University Hospital in Madrid. He then went to the club’s offices at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, where he signed the agreement. The deal’s figures have not been disclosed, but it is rumored to be worth €26 million, including bonuses.

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MADRID (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – The first step towards taking a La Liga match abroad for the first time has been taken. While Serie A is working to have Milan-Como played in Perth, Australia in February, Spain is looking to the United States. The Spanish Football Federation has given the green light for Villarreal-Barcelona, scheduled for December 20th for Matchday 17, to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Now the RFEF itself will request authorization from UEFA, and then FIFA will have the final decision.

For years, Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, has been trying to “emigrate” La Liga. After the agreement with Relevant, in the 2018-19 season he attempted to export the Girona-Barcelona match to the US, but was unsuccessful. The following season, his attempt to bring the Villarreal-Atlético Madrid match to the US also failed: the matter even ended up in court, with the then-RFEF, led by Rubiales, winning the case, having opposed it. Last year, Tebas came close with the Barcelona-Atlético Madrid match, but in the end it fell through. Who knows, maybe this time it’s finally the right one.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The European Commission has disbursed €48.7 million to Malta as the third payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the core of the NextGenerationEU programme.

The payment follows Malta’s successful completion of 11 milestones and 13 targets linked to 15 reforms and 9 investments in its national recovery and resilience plan.

According to the Ministry for European Funds, the funding will support several initiatives, including expanding free public transport, promoting sustainable mobility through electric vehicles for public sector use, and upgrading educational facilities via public school renovations.

Other projects include enhancing healthcare with additional medical equipment, launching a newborn hearing screening programme, modernising the judicial system with new equipment and digital tools, and strengthening the national strategy against money laundering.

With this payment, Malta has now received €215 million — about 66% of its total €328 million allocation under the plan. The European Commission said the funds will bolster economic growth, resilience, and the implementation of key reforms.

Minister for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi welcomed the payment, emphasising the government’s commitment to fully utilising all allocated funds to maximise benefits for Maltese and Gozitan families.

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NYON (SWITZERLAND) (ITALPRESS) – “UEFA has never denied any solidarity share to eligible Ukrainian clubs.” This is the response from Nyon following the Guardian’s report in recent days. In light of the €10.8 million paid over three years to the Russian Football Union for distribution to its clubs, five Ukrainian clubs—Chornomorets, Real Pharma, IFC Metalurg, Phoenix Mariupol, and Metalist—had approached UEFA president Ceferin at the end of July, complaining about the freezing of solidarity funds for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

“Inaccurate information,” he responded from Nyon. “When transferring amounts to the relevant national associations for internal distribution, UEFA must declare to its bank the final beneficiary of all payments, as required by the current provisions are issued by the competent authorities,”. “Despite UEFA’s considerable efforts to process these payments, the bank has been unable to process those intended for some clubs in Ukraine, and we continue to work with them and the authorities to remove obstacles and proceed with the payments. Solidarity distributions to clubs are an essential element in fostering a balanced growth of the competitive landscape, and UEFA is fully committed to ensuring that all payments reach their rightful recipients in its 55 member national associations.”

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The multinational Nexans has completed approximately half of the fiber optic cable for the second submarine power interconnection between Malta and Sicily. The fiber optic cable will be integrated into the high-voltage submarine cable for the second Malta-Sicily power line.

This milestone marks a significant step toward strengthening the island’s connection to the European electricity grid. The fiber optic cable, produced and tested in Norway, has now been shipped to the United States for the next stage of the production chain. The cable is being constructed on two continents: the fiber optic elements are being manufactured at a specialized facility in Norway, while the high-voltage components are being produced at the company’s facility in Charleston, South Carolina.

Maltese authorities emphasize the strategic importance of the project. Once operational, the interconnector will significantly strengthen the stability of Malta’s electricity supply and improve integration with the European grid. It is also expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 13 million tonnes, representing a major step in the country’s transition to cleaner energy sources.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – Alvaro Morata is ever closer to joining Como, under Cesc Fabregas. The 32-year-old Spanish striker, formerly of Juventus, has terminated his contract with Galatasaray.

“The contract between our company, the professional footballer Alvaro Borja Morata Martin, and his club, AC Milan, has been terminated by mutual consent. As part of the agreement, AC Milan will pay our company a termination fee of €5,000,000. Furthermore, the player has waived his claims amounting to €651,562,” the Turkish club wrote. The player is expected to leave the AC Milan team shortly and join Como.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Chelsea isn’t giving up on Xavi Simons and, according to the Guardian, is trying to include Christopher Nkunku in the negotiations with Leipzig.

The Germans are reportedly open to welcoming back the French striker, who was sold to the Blues for £52 million two years ago but who never settled in London. Nkunku, who Leipzig believe could replace Sesko, who was recently sold to Manchester United, is valued by Chelsea at around £45 million and would be useful in lowering the cash quota for Xavi Simons, whose wanting request is reportedly £70 million.

Meanwhile, Chelsea is moving for Alejandro Garnacho, who is leaving Manchester United: first, however, a solution must be found for Nicolas Jackson, and Newcastle, if they were to sell Isak to Liverpool, could lend a hand to the Blues.

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – Kingsley Coman could soon play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Mané, and Joao Felix at Jorge Jesus’ Al Nassr. According to “RMC Sport,” the 29-year-old French striker has already reached an agreement with the Saudi club, which has thus begun negotiations with Bayern Munich, with whom Coman has a contract until 2027.

Last summer, the former Juve player was close to leaving the Bavarians, courted by Barça, Al Hilal, and several Premier League clubs, but in the end he stayed. This time, however, the conditions seem to be right for Coman to end his time at Bayern.

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