Focused on Manchester United and in the 2026 World Cup, Harry Maguire has reportedly rejected a move to Lionel Messi's Inter Miami. Harry Maguire has rediscovered his best form in recent months, catching the attention of Inter Miami as his contract at Manchester United approached its expiration in June 2026. While the prospect of playing alongside Lionel Messi was reportedly on the table, the English defender has chosen to remain at Old Trafford, with his focus firmly on both the club and the 2026 World Cup. According to Transfermarkt and The Sun, Inter Miami were among the clubs interested in signing Maguire on a free transfer, along with Napoli. With the Herons dealing with a defensive crisis and still holding an available international roster spot, bringing in the England center back was seen as a viable solution to shore up the backline. However, Maguire reportedly turned down Inter Miami’s approach and has instead agreed to a one-year contract extension with Manchester United. That option had always been available for the club to exercise, and following Maguire’s resurgent run of form, United wasted no time in making the announcement official, with still two months remaining in the current season. As for Maguire, the defender expressed genuine enthusiasm about staying. “You can feel the ambition and potential of this exciting squad. The determination throughout the whole club to fight for major trophies is clear for everyone to see, and I am confident that our best moments together remain ahead of us,” he said in a statement on Manchester United’s official website. Harry Maguire of England. Maguire and a return to his highest level After a turbulent stretch at Manchester United that saw multiple managers dismissed, the captaincy stripped from him and a near-move to West Ham in 2023, the tide has turned dramatically for Maguire. Back as a regular starter, he has been a key figure in United’s push to third place in the Premier League, a finish that would return the club to the Champions League for the first time since the 2023-24 season. On the international front, Maguire has also worked his way back into England’s plans since September 2024. He featured in both the Uruguay and Japan friendlies during the March international break, and in an interview with The Athletic made clear just how motivated he is to be part of the World Cup squad. “Whatever role the manager would want me for, whether that’s starting or deciding games late on, I still believe, even at my age, I’m arguably one of the best defenders in the world in both boxes. I don’t think that’s open to question, really,” Maguire said, with Thomas Tuchel set to submit England’s final World Cup squad list in May.

Alvaro Arbeloa spoke about Jude Bellingham ahead of Real Madrid’s La Liga clash with Girona. Jude Bellingham was a substitute last Tuesday in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Bayern Munich. However, ahead of the La Liga match against Girona, Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa confirmed that things will be different. “Militao and Bellingham are going to start,” Arbeloa said during Thursday’s press conference, as reported by Diario AS. Both players are working to regain their best physical and sporting form, and the Girona match will be an ideal opportunity for them to log valuable minutes. Bellingham suffered a hamstring injury in mid-February that kept him out of 10 Real Madrid matches. He returned to action at the end of March as a substitute, and although he joined the England squad during the March FIFA break, he did not play in the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. Since then, the midfielder has played 31 minutes against Mallorca in La Liga last weekend, and 28 minutes against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. He delivered a strong performance, playing a key role in the team’s second-half comeback that reduced the two-goal deficit. Inside our last training session before tomorrow's match! 👊 pic.twitter.com/g2VqGFSTo0 — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 9, 2026 Militao also returns to the team Eder Militao finds himself in a situation very similar to Bellingham’s. The Brazilian defender also suffered a muscle injury that sidelined him for an extended period—missing 24 matches across all competitions since December. After returning for limited minutes against Mallorca, where he scored a goal, Militao also played 28 minutes against Bayern Munich and is now preparing to start for the first time this year. Finally, another piece of good news for Real Madrid is the return of Ferland Mendy, who has only been able to play five matches this season due to a string of injuries. “Mendy will get minutes,” Arbeloa confirmed at the press conference. Real Madrid have no margin for error in La Liga While it is clear that Real Madrid’s priority right now is the UEFA Champions League, where they will look to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich next Wednesday, that is not their only concern. They know that in La Liga, there is no room for error if they want to remain in the title race against Barcelona. With eight matches remaining, the Blaugrana lead the standings by seven points over Los Blancos, so a poor result against Girona this Friday would leave them with almost no chance of winning the title.

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Luis Suarez would not say no if he were to be called up by Uruguay for this year’s World Cup. Suarez scored 69 goals in 143 games for Uruguay before he called time on his international career in September 2024. The former Barcelona forward is his nation’s record goalscorer, and he has played at four […] The post Suarez open to Uruguay return for World Cup appeared first on Soccer News.

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Bolivia superó 2-0 a Perú y consiguió su primera victoria en la competencia. Argentina se impuso 3-2 a Venezuela y escaló posiciones en el Grupo B. La CONMEBOL Sub17 2026 disputó la jornada correspondiente a la Fecha 3 del Grupo B, este miércoles 8 de abril, en Paraguay. Bolivia se impuso ante Perú y logró su primer triunfo en la competencia. Por su parte, Argentina derrotó 3-2 a Venezuela y escaló posiciones en la tabla del Grupo B. Así quedaron las tablas de posiciones tras el cierre de la Tercera Fecha: - Bolivia 2-0 Perú – Grupo B Bolivia superó 2-0 a Perú y consiguió su primera victoria en la competencia. Nabil Nacif anotó un doblete a los 27' y a los 41' del encuentro disputado en Villeta. La ‘Verde’ se quedó con tres puntos importantes en su camino en el torneo. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de CONMEBOLtorneos (@conmeboltorneos) Números del partido: Bolivia lleva dos partidos invicta en la CONMEBOL Sub-17 tras el empate con Venezuela y la victoria de hoy ante Perú, siendo la primera vez que no pierde en dos encuentros consecutivos en la competición en los últimos 16 años. Con los tantos de hoy, Nabil Nacif se convirtió en el primer jugador de Bolivia en anotar más de dos goles en una edición de la CONMEBOL Sub-17 (3), al menos desde 2019. Además, es el futbolista más joven en la actual competición en marcar más de una vez (16 años y 201 días). En el primer tiempo, Bolivia llegó a su récord en una primera mitad de goles (2), remates (11) y goles esperados (0.7 xG) de las últimas tres ediciones de la CONMEBOL Sub-17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imw879bmbEQ - Argentina 3-2 Venezuela – Grupo B Argentina se impuso 3-2 a Venezuela en un encuentro vibrante y con muchas emociones. La ‘Albiceleste’ abrió el marcador a los 13’ por intermedio de Juan Cruz Policella, quien volvió a hacerse presente a los 38’ para ampliar la ventaja antes del descanso. En la segunda mitad, Benjamín Tapia convirtió de penal a los 63’ para el 3-0 parcial. Sin embargo, Venezuela reaccionó y logró descontar, incluyendo un gol en propia puerta de Tapia, y volvió a marcar en el tramo final del partido. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de CONMEBOLtorneos (@conmeboltorneos) Números del partido: Argentina ha ganado sus dos primeros partidos de una misma edición de la CONMEBOL 17 por tercera vez desde 2009, tras lograrlo anteriormente en esa edición de 2009 y en 2023. Argentina y Venezuela se enfrentaron en siete ocasiones en CONMEBOL Sub17 desde 2009, con historial favorable a La Albiceleste, con cinco triunfos, un empate y una victoria Vinotinto. Argentina ha marcado dos goles de cabeza en la CONMEBOL 17 2026, solo Brasil (tres) ha anotado más en esta edición del torneo (también dos para Uruguay y Venezuela). CONMEBOL.com/OPTA

Luis Suarez could end up facing Lamine Yamal’s Spain after leaving the door open for a return to Uruguay national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Luis Suarez had not been part of Uruguay‘s World Cup plans until now, currently 39 years old and winding down his career at Inter Miami. But the veteran striker could yet find himself facing Lamine Yamal‘s Spain after leaving the door open to a surprise return to the Celeste. Suarez brought his international career to a close in September 2024, playing the full 90 minutes in Uruguay‘s CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier against Paraguay before stepping away. Since then, he has been absent for the Celeste’s last 17 matches, including the remaining qualifying fixtures and the most recent round of friendly games. In an interview with Uruguayan outlet Diario Ovación, Suarez opened up about what retirement from the national team has felt like: “I’ll be honest with you… It’s a reality that since I retired from the national team… The flame of football has been slowly dying out for me. You maintain the desire, that passion for football through goals, through dreams, and you always dreamed of being in the national team.“ The striker then shed some light on the thinking behind his decision, while also hinting at second thoughts. “I retired from the national team to pave the way for other players and because I thought a time had come when I could no longer be useful to the national team.” But he stopped short of closing the door entirely. “Obviously, the national team is always what you want. Today you start thinking and turning things over in your head, and you are close to the World Cup, and if they need you, what do you do?” he added. Luis Suarez acknowledges the fans on his last match as a player of the Uruguay national team. One of the biggest obstacles standing between Suarez and a potential comeback is not his form in front of goal, but his strained relationship with head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Just a month after announcing his international retirement, Suárez publicly took aim at the Argentine manager, claiming that “Bielsa has separated the entire group, even through his way of training.“ Despite that friction, Suárez made his loyalty to Uruguay crystal clear, with the final squad list expected to be submitted in May. “I will never say no to my country; I will absolutely never say no to my country. If they need me, I will never say no to the national team. That is impossible, as long as I keep playing, as long as I remain competitive,” he concluded. Suarez and Yamal could clash for the first time Although Suarez was one of Barcelona’s most lethal strikers during his time at the club, he and Lamine Yamal never shared a pitch in the first team. Suarez left Barcelona in 2020 and Atletico Madrid in 2022, while Yamal made his debut in April 2023, by which point the Uruguayan had already returned to South America. The 2026 World Cup, however, could bring together the past, present and future of FC Barcelona on the same field. Uruguay and Spain have been drawn together in Group H and are set to meet on Friday, June 26, at Estadio Akron, in what figures to be a pivotal match in the group standings, one where both Yamal and a potentially returning Suárez could prove to be the difference-makers.