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Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt scores own goal on his first start. Matthijs de Ligt scored an own goal on his first start for new club Juventus in the International Champions Cup match against Inter Milan in Nanjing, China. The mistake happened when the defender failed to deal with an inswinging corner from Inter's Stefano Sensi and stuck out a leg inside the six-yard box which made contact with the ball and beat his own goalkeeper. Luckily for him, his team-mate and the club's most expensive signing Cristiano Ronaldo equalised for Juventus with 22 minutes remaining in the pre-season friendly. The match ended 1-1 at full time and the Italian champions went on to win 4-3 in on penalties after veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved three spot-kicks. It was a first start for De Ligt after he came on as a substitute in their 3-2 defeat against Tottenham at the weekend. The Netherlands centre-back joined the Italian Serie A champions from Ajax for an initial f

Neymar can leave PSG' - Leonardo open to offers after 'superficial' Barcelona discussions

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Neymar can leave PSG' - Leonardo open to offers after 'superficial' Barcelona discussions The sporting director admitted the French giants are willing to negotiate a transfer but said no offers have come in for him.  PSG  sporting director Leonardo has said Neymar is allowed to leave the club but says there have been no offers despite "superficial" talks with Barcelona . Neymar's future at PSG has been in doubt this summer amid reports he wants to return to his former side Barcelona, while Real Madrit  have also been linked. Barca President Josep Maria Bartomeu said last week that the Brazil international wants to leave the Ligue 1 champions , though he dismissed his side's chances of buying him because "PSG do not want him to go". But Leonardo has now revealed that the French champions are willing to let him leave if a club matches their asking price. "Neymar can leave PSG, if there is an offer that suits everyone," Leonar