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Indiana football is already looking ahead to two thousand twenty six, and the question hanging over Bloomington is brutally simple — can Curt Cignetti do it again? Coming off the program's first national championship, Cignetti isn't savoring the moment. He's already called it Chapter Three, and the Hoosiers are mapping out a schedule that will test whether last season was a dynasty in the making or lightning in a bottle.
Across the Atlantic, Everton are making moves in the transfer market, submitting a formal offer for Monaco forward Folarin Balogun. The twenty-five-year-old former Arsenal man lit up Ligue One last season but hasn't featured for Monaco this campaign after playing through the World Cup with a minor injury. Everton clearly see a window, and they're moving fast to get Balogun through the door.
And meanwhile at Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho's early-season momentum is building real belief at the Bernabeu. Three wins from three matches, Jude Bellingham looking reborn, and now a Brazilian international reportedly ready to compete for his spot rather than push for the exit. The Special One appears to have the dressing room exactly where he wants it.
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