But it is the 28-year-old Raphinha who has undergone a transformation into a clutch scorer, team leader, and play-from-any position wild card for new coach Hansi Flick. Raphinha arrived in Spain ...

The brass at La Liga giants Barcelona intend to reward star attacker Raphinha for his form across the season to date. That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who have on Friday provided an insight ...

Raphinha arrived in Spain from Leeds as a speedy, hard-working right winger. But coach Xavi Hernández ended up preferring Ousmane Dembele in that position and Raphinha was not a key player during ...

to bring in top striker Robert Lewandowski, Brazil forward Raphinha, and versatile defender Jules Koundé.

Leeds’ valuation of Raphinha, who would leave Elland Road for Barcelona in mid-July of that summer for £55 million, was cited as something of a benchmark. The pair had a similar number of caps ...

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The 17-year-old scored and assisted two more goals, while Gavi, Kounde, Raphinha, and Torres also scored. Atletico Madrid joined them in the next round after a 4-0 win at Elche, continuing their ...

Drake Maye is ending his rookie season with a ring. The 22-year-old quarterback announced on his Instagram page that he is engaged to his now-fiancée, Ann Hudson. "Love doing life with you. Can ...