È fatta: Denzel Dumfries lascia l’Inter e si trasferisce in Spagna, al Real Madrid, alla corte di José Mourinho. È questa la prima trattativa importante di calciomercato che coinvolge il calcio italiano e nello specifico la squadra campione d’Italia. I Blancos hanno l’accordo con il giocatore e pagheranno all’Inter la clausola rescissoria di 20 milioni di euro. L’esterno olandese – che giocherà i Mondiali con la propria nazionale – lascia i nerazzurri dopo 207 partite e 27 gol totali, 2 scudetti, 3 Supercoppe nazionali e 3 Coppe Italia. Ora l’Inter andrà dritta su Marco Palestra, cercando di anticipare la concorrenza nel minor tempo possibile per non incappare in un nuovo caso Lookman.

A tenere banco nelle ultime ore però è il prezzo di Dumfries, con diversi tifosi nerazzurri che continuano a chiedersi come mai la clausola rescissoria sia così bassa. Nonostante i problemi fisici e l’età che avanza (Dumfries ha 30 anni, compiuti qualche mese fa), rimane un giocatore di livello internazionale, tra i migliori interpreti del suo ruolo, con anche diversi gol nelle corde. Caratteristica non scontata per un esterno difensivo o comunque da 3-5-2. Dati e qualità che portano a pensare che 20 milioni per un giocatore del suo livello siano pochi visti i prezzi di oggi e le cifre folli che girano sul mercato.

Quella di Dumfries è una clausola rescissoria inserita nel suo contratto rinnovato nel 2024, su richiesta degli agenti: era una condizione necessaria per rinnovare. O il calciatore sarebbe andato via a parametro zero. I nerazzurri hanno cercato di tutelarsi inserendo una serie di condizioni: è valida solo per l’esterno, solo entro il 15 luglio e solo se i 20 milioni vengono pagati in un’unica soluzione. Motivo per cui lo scorso anno – nonostante l’ottimo campionato – nessuno aveva pagato la clausola. Ora c’è il Real Madrid, che dopo la delusione Alexander-Arnold cerca un terzino destro affidabile in questo nuovo corso di José Mourinho.

L’Inter intanto si è fiondata su Marco Palestra, esterno di proprietà dell’Atalanta che si è messo in evidenza con la maglia del Cagliari nell’ultimo campionato di Serie A. Il 21enne italiano – qualche giorno fa – aveva strizzato l’occhio ai nerazzurri durante la conferenza stampa di Coverciano con la nazionale: “Mi sono sempre sentito pronto per una big”. L’Inter ha offerto 40 milioni più bonus, ma all’Atalanta non basta: la richiesta è di 50.

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Bad Bunny performs today, June 1, at Metropolitano Stadium. He played on May 30 and 31, and will return on June 2, 3, and so on, for a total of 10 shows. In the entertainment industry, this is known as a musical residency — a series of concerts an artist stages in the same venue over a short period of time. There’s no exact number that defines one, but one of the core ideas behind the concept is impact: the more shows, the better.

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The Cuban community in Spain is encountering particular difficulties obtaining copies of their criminal records, a requirement to be eligible for the mass migrant legalization program announced by the Spanish government earlier this year. A perfect storm has left Cubans anxious about whether the documents requested from their country will arrive in time to apply for a residence and work permit in Spain. To the hardships already facing the Caribbean nation — including routine power outages that affect offices and agencies — is added the backlog that the consulate had already been experiencing since an earlier naturalization process opened for children and grandchildren of Spaniards. This has given rise, say some members of the Cuban community, to an underground business selling appointments at the Spanish mission in Havana for anywhere between €200 and €500.

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Caetano Veloso, in a video call from Lisbon, Portugal, speaks slowly with that blend of intellectual clarity and Bahian melancholy that for six decades has turned each of his interviews into something more like a philosophical conversation than a mere promotion of new albums or concerts. At age 83, the celebrated musician from Brazil is embarking on a tour titled Caetano nos festivais, which will stop in Madrid on June 4 and which he himself describes, without drama but with honesty, as perhaps his last visit to Spain. That is despite the close relationship he has always maintained with Spanish culture. There is no monumental nostalgia in his words; rather a physical weariness, a wise resignation, political concern and a bitter — though not yet defeated — view of the present. He speaks, without losing passion, about the military dictatorship his country suffered, about Silicon Valley, The Beatles, contemporary confusion and a Brazil that, in spite of everything, he still believes can “say something to the world.”

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If Polymarket had opened betting on its platform being blocked in Spain, surely a high percentage of users would have put money on it happening sooner or later. The trickle of countries that have imposed restrictions on the popular application, which makes it possible to win money by guessing the winner of the World Cup — not to mention the declaration of war or the start of a pandemic — continues to grow. Argentina suspended its use in March, while Brazil did so in April, India last week, and Indonesia on Monday. These are but a few examples. Other bans, like those of France and Switzerland, have been around longer, with prohibition in effect since 2024.

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Diego Luna was seven years old in 1985. A devastating magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City just nine months before the start of the FIFA World Cup. He recalls that the overall feeling among residents of the capital was “really intense,” “very sad,” and that there was a “sense of helplessness” because of the state’s absence. Amid that, as in other tragedies that have hit the country, the actor says there was also a “very beautiful” feeling of solidarity and community response — but “it seemed like the destruction made it impossible to imagine a World Cup.” What lay behind Mexico becoming the first nation to host the tournament twice is a mix of true events, anecdotes, acts of corruption, and a few urban legends. Or at least that is how Netflix movie México 86 frames it: a satirical account of how those who run soccer off the field focused national efforts to turn the event into a symbol of unity and recovery after mourning, but which also helped trigger the Mexican national team’s ban from the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

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A year after staying in a nice hotel, you’ll have forgotten almost everything except the smell. That fragrance, designed to make you feel, for a while, slightly superior to the rest of humanity, will have been stored somewhere in your hippocampus with 65% accuracy, according to some studies. The day you return, you’ll immediately recognize the feeling: you’ve arrived at a place that smells expensive.

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Mendy, Koulibaly e Ziyech estão a caminho da Arábia Saudita. Por Espanha, o Real Madrid anunciou a contratação de um novo avançado.