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Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to lead Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday and a 5-3 aggregate win in the Spanish Super Cup.
The Argentine forward had a quiet World Cup in South Africa in June and July but looked more comfortable back among his club mates at the Nou Camp.
Messi grabbed two well-taken first-half goals after Sevilla’s Abdoulay Konko had put the ball in his own net early on, and rounded off the night with a third at the end.
“We’ve won another important title after turning round what was a difficult (first leg) result. We now have the first trophy of the season,” Messi told Spanish television. Read more…
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Jose Mourinho, fresh from guiding Inter Milan to Champions League glory, will sign a four-year deal with Real Madrid worth €10 million a year, Spanish newspapers reported on Sunday.
AS claimed the Portuguese coach had come to an agreement with Real president Florentino Perez on Friday, the day before Mourinho’s Inter Milan side beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Champions League final in Madrid.
Marca, which headlined “Real Madrid recruits a champion”, said the new coach of the Spanish giants would be unveiled on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
The two sports dailies concurred that the length of the contract would be four years, with the former Chelsea coach netting €10 million a season. Read more…
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