Florentino Pérez before court as Merengue opens debate in September

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🚨 BREAKING: Florentino Pérez has been summoned to appear before the court after the defamation lawsuit filed by Barcelona, after the president claimed that “Barcelona stole many league titles from me”. The message “Ball’s in Your Court” accompanied the news; if Pérez withdraws the statement during the hearing, the Catalan club will drop the lawsuit, otherwise the process will continue.

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🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid misdiagnosed Kylian Mbappé, checking his elbow instead of his knee. The striker will return to Valdebebas to undergo new tests, according to the RMTV channel.

In a more festive tone, Kung_Fu_Zizou (Zizou) celebrated with a powerful shot after Michael Olise’s near-last‑minute goal. Zinedine Zidane remarked that the last time he saw a player celebrate like that was with Cristiano Ronaldo, highlighting how impressive Olise is.

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