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Valencia end pre-season with win as Javi Guerra and Sato impress

Valencia signed off pre-season with a win over Hércules, shaped by goals from Javi Guerra and Ryunosuke Sato. According to Superdeporte, the performance nudged standards up after the two earlier...

Dortmund to test Max Beier at right-back against FC Tokyo as Couto departure remains possible

Borussia Dortmund will try Maximilian Beier at right-back in Saturday’s pre-season friendly against FC Tokyo in Tokyo. It will be his first outing in the role. The move could offer...

Dortmund rap up pre-season tour of Japan with 1-0 win over FC Tokyo

Borussia Dortmund rounded off their 2026 pre-season tour of Japan with a 1-0 win over FC Tokyo today. A solitary second-half goal from Fábio Silva was enough for Niko Kovač's...

Ryunosuke Sato earns place in Valencia starting XI

Ryunosuke Sato has hit the ground running at Valencia, emerging as one of their pre-season positives. The 19-year-old Japan international has eased early doubts over language and style by bedding...