Barca suffer shock defeat, Ronaldo heads to Newcastle.

Having already secured the La Liga title with four games to spare, Barca traveled to Real Valladolid's stadium with a relaxed mindset and rested several key players on the bench. Real Valladolid, desperate for a win to avoid relegation, started the match confidently. In the second minute, center-back Christensen scored an own goal, gifting Real Valladolid a goal. Just 20 minutes later, Larin successfully converted a penalty to double the home team's lead.

Despite conceding two goals, Barca completely controlled the game with 70% possession and 20 shots. However, the visitors still conceded a third goal in the 73rd minute, scored by Plata. In the final minutes, Barca scored a consolation goal through Lewandowski in the 84th minute. This defeat did not affect Barca as coach Xavi's team had already achieved their objective. Meanwhile, Real Valladolid climbed to 18th place in the standings with 38 points, 4 points above the relegation zone.

Spanish media reports that Cristiano Ronaldo is feeling tired at Al-Nassr despite having only signed a contract a few months ago. Sport reports that Ronaldo wants to return to Europe to play, with one of two destinations being Bayern Munich or Newcastle. Newcastle is considered the only environment that would welcome Ronaldo. Recently, Newcastle successfully secured a Champions League spot – a basis for attracting Ronaldo.

* A Vietnamese media outlet has successfully acquired the broadcasting rights for the 2023 Women's World Cup finals. This outlet will select one or more television stations in Vietnam as partners. Therefore, Vietnamese fans can watch live coverage of the Vietnamese women's national team's matches at the World Cup from July 20th to August 20th. According to the schedule, the Vietnamese women's team will face the USA (8:00 AM on July 22nd), Portugal (2:30 PM on July 27th), and the Netherlands (2:00 PM on August 1st) in the group stage.

* The La Liga organizing committee and the refereeing technical committee have dismissed six VAR referees who officiated the recent match between Valencia and Real Madrid. According to Spanish media, the reason for the dismissals is that they failed to provide the main referee with sufficient footage leading to Vinicius's red card. The main referee was only shown footage of Vinicius slapping Hugo Duro in the face, while Duro had previously grabbed Vinicius by the neck, causing Vinicius to become enraged.

When asked about the possibility of leaving Man City, manager Pep Guardiola said: "Right now, I'm not thinking about leaving Man City. But who knows what the future holds." The Spanish coach added: "I want to continue next season at Man City. Of course, my future depends on the team's results. I want things to go that way. But I also don't know how I would feel if I win or lose the two upcoming finals in the FA Cup and Champions League."

According to an announcement from Arsenal, the club has successfully extended the contract of midfielder Bukayo Saka. The English midfielder will remain with the Gunners until June 2027 with a salary of approximately £315,000 per week. This is the highest salary among Arsenal's current players.

According to Spanish media, defender Jules Kounde has expressed his intention to leave Barcelona. The French player feels uncomfortable playing out of position (right-back instead of center-back). Coach Xavi maintains his preference for using him, so Barcelona has agreed to sell. However, the Catalan giants want 80 million euros for the transfer.

According to journalist Guillem Balague, manager Lopetegui is extremely disappointed that the Wolves board has informed him they will be unable to sign the players he requested. This is due to the club's financial fair play regulations. If a solution cannot be found, Lopetegui will leave the club.

HOAI PHUONG ( compiled )

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