Monaco full-back Ruben Aguilar has earned his first call-up to the France squad for their upcoming triple-header.
It marks the end of the 27-year-old s long wait for an international selection…Or at least a first legitimate selection.
Aguilar, who was born in France to a French mother and Spanish father, claimed in 2017 that he had been put in the awkward position of fielding a seemingly nonsensical attempt by Bolivia to persuade him to represent La Verde.
He surmised it to have been a consequence of an error in the database of the Football Manager video game, which he said gave him French-Bolivian dual nationality.
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Tottenham have signed teenage Metz midfielder Pape Matar Sarr and allowed Moussa Sissoko to join Watford.
Senegal international Sarr will remain on loan with Ligue 1 side Metz for the rest of the season before linking up with Spurs.
The 18-year-old joined Metz from the Generation Foot Academy in Senegal last September and made 25 appearances for the club in the 2020-21 campaign.
Sissoko will remain in the Premier League with newly promoted Watford on a two-year deal.
The Hornets are reported to have paid around £3million for the 32-year-old midfielder.
Sissoko, capped 71 times by France, made 202 appearances for Tottenham following his £30m move from Newcastle United in 2016.
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Manchester City are in pole position to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals as they welcome Schalke for the second leg of their last-16 tie.
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Starting with the hosts, while it may have been nervy at times, Pep Guardiola saw his side pick up a commanding 3-1 win over Watford on Saturday and the Sky Blues still hold a one-point buffer at the top of the Premier League. Now enjoying a nine-match winning run across all competitions, a run that also saw them lift the EFL Cup last month, a historic quadruple-winning season is still on the cards for the former Barcelona boss. Leaving it late to clinch a 3-2 win when the two sides met at the Veltins Arena, fans aroun…