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"To arrive at a club like Chennaiyin FC is a moment of great pride for me and my family. I am looking forward to meeting my new teammates, the staff and our fans. I would also like to thank the club for giving me this opportunity," Irfan said in a media release on Friday.

Chelsea have completed the signing of 18-year-old Matos from Norwich City and he is capable of playing in midfield and attack. Matos featured for Norwich's Under-18s and Under-21s last season. He scored three goals in the Premier League 2 for the latter.

Midfielder Kaptein has had a strong season in the Dutch Eredivisie with FC Twente and made her debut for the Netherlands in April this year against Poland. She is the youngest-ever World Cup squad member in Dutch soccer history, reports Xinhua.

The announcement came almost two weeks after Messi announced he was leaving Paris Saint-Germain to join the Florida outfit, which is also partly owned by former England captain David Beckham, reports Xinhua. The 35-year-old's first game will be played at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, which is undergoing redevelopment work to increase its capacity and improve security.

The 32-year-old Kante has struggled with injuries and made nine appearances for Chelsea during the 2022-23 campaign. His contract at Stamford Bridge expires at the end of June. He will join Karim Benzema at Al-Ittihad after his fellow Frenchman left Real Madrid and agreed a three-year deal with them this month.

Neymar has played in Brazil, Spain and France and has been impressive in all three countries, so a move to the Premier League could appeal as a new challenge.

Real Sociedad formed a guard of honor for Barcelona's title and then opened the scoring when Mikel Merino put them ahead after some careless defending from the home side. Martin Zubimendi, who Barca have made no secret of their interest in signing, had a big hand in the second goal when he set up Alexander Sorloth to make it 2-0 with 20 minutes left to play.

With this win, Pep Guardiola's side moved four points clear of second-placed Arsenal and a step closer to a seventh Premier League title. The three points put City in pole position to retain the league title, with two more wins from their remaining three matches set to be enough to seal the crown.

With a goal in Wednesday's game the Norwegian surpassed Mohammad Salah's 38-game record, the Egyptian hit 32 in 2017/18. Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer currently share the record across the entire Premier League era, scoring 34 in 1993/94 and 1994/95 respectively when the season comprised 42 matches.

Sixth-placed Villarreal entertains second from bottom Espanyol in a match that will affect both ends of the classification. Villarreal goes into the game eight points behind fourth place Real Sociedad, who drew with Betis on Tuesday, and needs to win to have a chance of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League, a Xinhua report said.