The day's 5️⃣ stories: ☕️ Madrid waver, Milan burn and Brazil stun | OneFootball

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·26 May 2026

The day's 5️⃣ stories: ☕️ Madrid waver, Milan burn and Brazil stun

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While we wait for the Champions League final, the Conference final, or the start of the World Cup, football never stops — and these are the five stories that could shape Tuesday’s football conversation.

You know the drill: coffee, toast, and enjoy.


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🤔 Plenty of doubts at Real Madrid

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The election process at Real Madrid has us thinking about the dugout. Florentino Pérez has Mourinho lined up, but Riquelme, if he wins the election, would be desperate to get Jürgen Klopp on the bench or even Raúl, according to Matías Prats.


🫡 Also about Mou’s soldiers

Mourinho, for his part, already has his report written up. He has identified seven positions to strengthen, according to 'As'

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"The foundation of the project is to bring in one or two centre-backs, definitely a right-back in the first phase (and later a left-back), and two pieces he sees as vital: a defensive midfielder to compete with Tchouameni and provide cover in that role, and a creative midfielder, in the mold of the Norwegian Aursnes he had at Benfica. This piece is considered key, since nothing like it exists in the current Madrid squad. Up front, there is little to change," they explain.


🧹 The mother of all clear-outs

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AC Milan have carried out the wildest purge in their recent history: Gerry Cardinale sacked coach Allegri and immediately dismissed CEO Furlani, sporting director Tare, and technical director Moncada. Four heads in a single day, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic the only survivor of the shipwreck. 


🔫 Trigger-happy

In Brazil, Chapecoense have sacked Fábio Matias less than two months after appointing him. The club thus becomes the first to change managers twice in this Brasileirão season — a record no one was chasing, but one that says a lot about how football works in Brazil.

Brazil’s top flight has had 40 managerial changes in 2026...  


📺 What matches to watch today?

  • 20:45 - Saint-Étienne-Nice (first leg of the Ligue 1 survival/promotion playoff)
  • 13:30 - Italy U17-France U17 (U17 Euros)

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.


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