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Mohamed Salah is officially a Trabzonspor player, and the scenes at Papara Park were something else entirely. Tens of thousands of fans watched the Egyptian put pen to paper on a two-year deal, ending a nine-year, one hundred and ninety-one goal Premier League chapter with Liverpool. The club's president could barely contain himself, and honestly, who could blame him.
Shifting to France, Ligue 1 is back and Marseille kick things off tonight under new boss Bruno Génésio against Strasbourg. It's been a turbulent summer for Les Phocéens, financial pressures limiting their transfer activity, but Amine Harit and Angel Gomes are expected to start, giving Génésio a creative spine to build around from day one.
And in boxing, Saturday night carries genuine weight. Teófimo López steps up to challenge for a world title in a third different weight class, and his opponent is Rolando Romero, a man who was once one of his closest friends. López says the moment Romero accepted the fight, the friendship was finished. The personal edge here is real, and the stakes could not be higher.
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