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Harry Kane tops Real Madrid's wanted list as they look for a replacement for Karim Benzema.Kane, 29, has a year left on his Tottenham contract and is undecided on his future.Benzema's departure after 14 years at the club has left the Spanish giants needing a new striker.Roma's Victor Osimhen, Inter's Lautaro Martinez, Chelsea's Kai Havertz and Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic are also on their list of targets.

Marco Asensio kept Real Madrid's faint hope of retaining their La Liga title alive with the winner against Getafe.Carlo Ancelotti made eight changes as Madrid warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at Manchester City.It resulted in a disjointed performance against a Getafe side in the relegation zone, before Asensio's deflected strike with 20 minutes remaining.

For many years Real Madrid were renowned for being 'Los Galacticos' - a squad packed full of expensively assembled superstars, bringing unmatched glitz and glamour to their trophy-hungry fans.The policy was instigated in 2000 by newly appointed president Florentino Perez, who started his spree by launching an audacious move to sign Luis Figo, the best player and icon of eternal rivals Barcelona.

Ander Herrera has finally spoken out about that video of him spitting on the Manchester City badge... Manchester United Football Club and their supporters saw Ander Herrera break down in tears last week, when asked about how gutted he was to leave the club a few years ago.The sadness was visible.The man from the Basque country was obviously disappointed the way it all went down.

This World Cup is the end of an era, and not just for Messi.Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi of Argentina are among the elite players who might be playing in their last World Cup.Credit...Catherine Ivill/Getty Images That this World Cup will, almost certainly, provide the conclusion to the international careers of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has long been assumed.

Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.Day-by-day TV listings  - Full coverage details  

Belgium are not out of this World Cup yet but Sunday's shock defeat by Morocco posed more questions about their ageing team.

This World Cup is the end of an era, and not just for Ronaldo and Messi.Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi of Argentina are among the elite players who might be playing in their last World Cup.Credit...Catherine Ivill/Getty Images That this World Cup will, almost certainly, provide the conclusion to the international careers of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has long been assumed.

Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.Day-by-day TV listings  - Full coverage details  

John Herdman admits that, just for a second, he will need to pinch himself when he sends his Canada side out to face Belgium in their first men's World Cup finals game in 36 years.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui insists he had no regrets after his decision to name captain Romain Saiss and Nayef Aguerd in his starting line-up for their World Cup semi-final loss to France.Theo Hernandez struck early on but Morocco  the first African semi-finalists in history  more than matched their illustrious opponents before substitute Randal Kolo Muani's first France goal secured a 2-0 win in the closing stages.

Groups A and B came to an end Tuesday with four teams advancing to the last-16... you may have seen the United States defeat Iran?Maybe?Just checking.Wednesday, meanwhile, sees Groups C and D conclude and every option from group winner to early exit is on the table for Lionel Messi and Argentina.No pressure, then.

Want to lead the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois at their next major tournament?Well applications for one of the best jobs in football have opened - but you have to be a "serial winner" to apply.After Roberto Martinez stepped down as Belgium boss  following their disappointing World Cup campaign, the Red Devils are searching for their next head coach.

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Belgium captain Eden Hazard has denied there is a rift in the squad but said frank words were exchanged between the players following their surprise 2-0 World Cup Group F loss to Morocco on Sunday.Hazard was speaking to the media along with experienced goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on Tuesday after they replaced the players originally scheduled to talk, Yannick Carrasco and Arthur Theate.

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DOHA, Qatar -- Morocco added to the list of shocks at the 2022 World Cup with a famous 2-0 win over Belgium.- World Cup 2022: News and features | Schedule | Squads The North Africans thought they had taken the lead in first-half injury time, only for the VAR to rule out Hakim Ziyech's free kick for offside against Romain Saiss.

(Image credit: Getty) Belgium captain Eden Hazard has taken aim at Germany for protesting FIFA's policy over OneLove armbands instead of focusing on football.The Real Madrid forward claims World Cup 2022 stars are not in Qatar to take political stances but to play the game, and inferred that Germany would have been better off focusing on beating Japan.

Belgium captain Eden Hazard has said players should "concentrate on the football" after Germany covered their mouths in protest at FIFA over its response to the OneLove campaign.Germany performed the gesture as they lined up for a team photo before their shock 2-1 loss against Japan in their World Cup opener, with their coach Hansi Flick saying it was a way of showing "FIFA is muzzling us."
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Belgium, Germany and five other European teams abandoned the anti-discrimination OneLove initiative earlier this week after players were threatened with sanctions if they wore the rainbow armband.

By now, you might have seen SBNation's World Cup Rooting Quiz: a guide to help you decide which team to root for at the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup, which kicks off on November 20.Given this is a Bayern Munich site, you might think a few of us got Germany.You would be wrong.Let's take a look at where some of our staffers landed:
I have no idea how I got Denmark, but now I am definitely going to root for them.