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Barcelona wonderkid Sama Nomoko will be sidelined for an entire year after undergoing surgery on a knee injury this week, the Catalan club have confirmed.Nomoko, 17, tore the ligament in his right knee in last week’s UEFA Youth League win over Eintracht Frankfurt. He also suffered an associated meniscus injury in the same knee.The teenage winger subsequently underwent an operation on Tuesday, with Barça announcing Wednesday his expected recovery time “will be around 12 months.”Nomoko has been at Barça since he was eight years old, first joining the club in 2016 before progressing through the academy until being promoted to…

PARIS (AP) — France’s counterespionage agency is investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry, authorities said Wednesday.A Latvian crew member is in custody facing charges of having acted for an unidentified foreign power, French officials said. But Interior Minister Laurent Nunez appeared to hint that Russia is suspected, saying: “At the moment, foreign interference very often comes from same country.” France and other European allies of Ukraine allege that Russia is waging “hybrid warfare” against them, using sabotage, assassinations, cyberattacks, disinformation and other hostile acts that are often hard to quickly trace back to Moscow.Intelligence shared by…

Adriana GarciaDec 17, 2025, 05:09 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLionel Messi voted for former Barcelona teammate Ousmane Dembélé as The Best FIFA Men’s Player of 2025.Paris Saint-Germain winger Dembelé received the award on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, after edging out Barcelona teenage sensation Lamine Yamal.Dembelé’s France teammate Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid was the other finalist.Previous winner Messi selected his ex-PSG teammate Mbappé as his second choice.FIFA published the vote of each coach, captain and a media representative from each international federation for the women’s and men’s players in 2025.Lionel Messi voted for former Barcelona teammate Ousmane Dembelé for FIFA’s The Best…

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.The big storyLatest data from China showed a key gauge on consumption falling to its weakest level in nearly three years. But it does not capture the full story. American membership warehouse clubs are telling something more nuanced: they are finding success in drawing consumers who are willing to pay a hefty membership fee in exchange for premium goods at reasonable prices. On top of that, those stores provide no-frill “treasure-hunt” shopping experiences to…

It was Argentina’s World Cup in Qatar but before Lionel Messi’s magic moment, the other team to light up the tournament was Morocco. They became the first ever African team to reach the semi-finals, eliminating European heavyweights along the way.In doing so, Morocco were more than just successful, they were a symbol, an inspiration. Their combination of defensive organisation with astonishing intensity made them difficult to play let alone beat. All the more remarkable given the preparation time. Walid Regragui was the coach who made it happen but had only taken charge of his first game less than two months…

You’re an aspiring young journalist and Liverpool-mad supporter chancing your arm for an interview by knocking unannounced on the door at the club’s training ground.Soon after pitching your request, the Reds manager himself invites you in for an exclusive, at-length chat.For Mark Platt, what feels like a fantasy tale truly was reality – and became a stepping stone to almost 25 years’ ongoing service with LFC itself.”I was always obsessed with football, everything to do with it. I used to read everything about it,” Mark, now the club’s curator/historian, tells Liverpoolfc.com.”I used to like English in school. So, that’s what…

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Police intensified their search Wednesday for a suspect in the killing of professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, two days after he was shot to death at his home outside Boston.Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was killed Monday night at his apartment in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died at a local hospital on Tuesday, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.The prosecutor’s office said the homicide investigation was “active and ongoing” as of early afternoon Wednesday and had no update — earlier they had said no suspects were in…

Manchester City are monitoring Antoine Semenyo’s situation ahead of the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN, but believe they could face competition for his signature from a host of Premier League rivals.Semenyo has a release clause in his contract at Bournemouth which would allow the 25-year-old to move for £65 million ($86m) in the first two weeks of the January window.City are alert to the opportunity, but club bosses believe there could be a queue of clubs waiting to trigger the clause including Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal.Liverpool have been heavily linked with Semenyo, who has scored seven…

India was growing at 8.2% as of the third quarter, a figure of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic team rarely misses an opportunity to remind global investors. Yet as 2026 approaches, there’s a different number markets should prioritize: 6.35%. This is how much the rupee has declined against the US dollar this year, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency. And here’s another vital indicator: $1.3 billion. The reference here is to the magnitude of outflows to date in December by global funds withdrawing from Indian equities. This creates a significant split-screen with China, where policymakers are scrambling to keep the yuan from rising. Xi…

It puts an exclamation point on a wonderful 2024-25 for both players. Doué displaced Bradley Barcola for a starting spot in PSG’s starting XI, as they won the French title, and then produced a sensational display against Inter Milan in the Champions League final, scoring twice and assisting once in a 5-1 victory. While Agyemang starred for England in their successful Euro 2025 campaign and impressed on loan at Brighton before she suffered a season-ending ACL injury in October.Now, our attention turns to who might win the 2026 edition. We’ve gazed into the crystal ball and compiled a list of…