☕️🍞 Endrick, mission impossible? Plus 5️⃣ stories to kick off your Friday

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·26 December 2025

☕️🍞 Endrick, mission impossible? Plus 5️⃣ stories to kick off your Friday

While we digest the huge amount of food consumed over the last two days, we can't give up on a OneFootball classic: coffee, toast, and the best news of the day for breakfast.

Here are the five stories we've selected for you today.

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📊 Endrick and a Striking Statistic

📸 PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

Regarding the Endrick operation, 'Marca' reminds us today that loaning out strikers has never been a success story at Real Madrid.

The statistic is clear: since Fabio Grosso, who was loaned to Atlético in 1964, no striker loaned out by Madrid has returned to the club to succeed.

The list is long and impressive: Eto'o, Morata, Portillo, Soldado, Jovic, Álvaro Rodríguez, Mayoral, Latasa, Mariano...

🏖️ When Lamine Yamal Crashes Your Kickabout

On vacation in Dubai, Lamine Yamal took the opportunity to join a beach soccer match. Imagine being one of the kids playing in that kickabout...

🎁 No Boxing Day, But a Packed Calendar

Today there’s only a Manchester United vs Newcastle match, and Boxing Day lovers see that beautiful tradition slipping through their fingers, but there will be no shortage of football in the coming days.

From today until January 8, forty Premier League matches are scheduled. And for the nostalgic: today there are 36 matches between the Championship, League One, and League Two.

💙 A Window to the Past in Oviedo

The return to the top flight has been bittersweet for Real Oviedo fans, but on December 27 they’ll have the chance to smile at a very special event: a legends match featuring more than 100 Oviedo players from all eras who have confirmed their attendance.

Oviedo’s fan clubs have managed to bring together legends like Dely Valdés, Carlos, Jerkan, Esteban, Viti, and Tito Pompei in an initiative by fans, for fans.

The people, always the people.

🥹 Granit Xhaka’s Big Gesture

A Sunderland fan shared on TikTok the passion he shared with his father: cheering on their team together at the stadium. Sadly, his father passed away, leaving a huge void in his son’s life.

Granit Xhaka, the Saint captain, came across the video and responded: “We’re going to fight for him in every match.”