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            <title><![CDATA[French Green Party leader backs Mbappé over Mao Zedong comment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé was forced to apologize for his comment about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Now the soccer star is receiving support from political circles in France. “Kylian Mbappé is absolutely right to call Mao Zedong a dictator,” Marine Tondelier, leader of the French Green Party, writes on X.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:11:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Real Madrid apologizes to China over Mbappé’s Mao Zedong joke]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Real Madrid has apologised to the Chinese people over striker Kylian Mbappé’s joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. “Our club has great respect for China,” Real Madrid wrote on its website.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Suspends La Liga Broadcasts Despite Apology From Kylian Mbappé]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé apologizes for joking about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, but China is now suspending La Liga broadcasts in the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ballon d’Or Website Accidentally Publishes Winner Profiles Before Awards Gala]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Ballon d’Or scored an embarrassing own goal at the gala in London on Monday night. The organizer accidentally “revealed” several winners in advance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:56:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chinese Companies Dongpeng and Mengniu End Sponsorships With Mbappé After Mao Allegations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two major Chinese companies have ended their collaborations with French soccer star Kylian Mbappé with immediate effect following allegations that he made fun of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Harry Kane Wins Ballon d’Or After Scoring 73 Goals in 65 Games for Club and Country]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal or Kylian Mbappé? The answer was Harry Kane. The English striker won the Ballon d’Or as the world’s best footballer. “I’m almost speechless,” Kane said in his acceptance speech.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:51:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mbappé scores twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in El Clásico]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Star Kylian Mbappé was the match-winner as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1. Mbappé scored both goals.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mbappé injured in Zidane's France debut, ruled out of next three Nations League matches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Star Kylian Mbappé is out of the French national team after suffering a knee injury in the 1-0 win over Turkey in the Nations League on Friday. "It's not good, unfortunately. We're not taking any risks," says national team captain Zinedine Zidane.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:29:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spain moves U20 match from Ceuta to Madrid after migrant crisis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Spain's U20 men's football team was due to face Mexico in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa at the end of September, but the migrant crisis has forced the match to be moved to Madrid for security reasons, according to Rafael Louzán, president of the Spanish Football Federation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European football club owners push to explore salary cap]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Owners of leading football clubs in Europe are pushing to investigate the possibility of introducing a salary cap, according to information provided to The Times.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:22:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anger after Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior shirt gesture in Real Madrid's Ceuta tribute]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Real Madrid took a well-earned victory in La Liga on Tuesday night against Elche. But the result has been overshadowed. The actions of superstars Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior during the pre-match warm-up have sparked debate in Spain after a high-profile shirt campaign.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:33:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal says he deserves the Ballon d’Or after winning with Spain and Barcelona]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Real Madrid capitalise on Inter blunder to win Champions League opener 2-1]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Real Madrid didn't need to create many scoring chances in their Champions League opener. Inter did that for them. Real took advantage of the sloppiness and won 2-1.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Barcelona make it four straight with 5-0 win at Valencia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Barcelona have hit peak form right at the start of the Spanish top flight. The big club made it four straight wins with a 5-0 away thrashing of Valencia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to watch Europe’s top football leagues and what it costs each month]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Do you want to watch Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé? Then you have to be prepared to pay up to 1,000 kronor a month. Here are the companies with the coveted TV rights to men's football leagues.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Messi sets three World Cup records as Mbappé becomes all-time top scorer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite losing the final to Spain, Lionel Messi can be happy that he set three new records during the tournament. When FIFA lists the records broken, the Argentine tops them all.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What happened at the 2026 World Cup: from visa row to Trump phone call and Norway's run to the quarter-finals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A top referee who was not allowed into the United States, a Norwegian national team that made it all the way to the quarterfinals and the day Donald Trump made a famous phone call to FIFA. This happened during the six intense weeks of the World Cup.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:46:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spain captain Rodri wins FIFA Golden Ball after World Cup triumph]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Spain captain Rodri is awarded FIFA's Golden Ball, the award for the tournament's best player, after leading his team to World Cup gold. "I think I'm on cloud nine right now," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Spain and Argentina will face off in the World Cup final, where the 6.1-kilogram trophy made of 18-carat gold will be presented to the winner - likely by US President Donald Trump. The big showdown will be between superstars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the final.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[England take bronze in the World Cup after a 6-4 win over France in a high-scoring and dramatic bronze medal match, to say the least. It is the country's second World Cup medal ever. It was a crazy match, says England hat-trick scorer Bukayo Saka.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[France were mentioned as one of the overwhelming favorites for the World Cup gold medal, England as an outsider. Now both nations are in the bronze medal match after heavy semi-final losses, where a medal would at least be a small band-aid on the wounds. Here's everything you need to know.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Soccer stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal earn a lot of money both on and off the pitch. Tomorrow they will meet in the World Cup final in the United States, where a win could mean more than just a medal.]]></description>
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