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Ref. 1RVWF25 · Updated 32d ago
Translated (EN)· Original: "Smalling vuelve al fútbol europeo tras su paso por Arabia"

Smalling returns to European football after his spell in Saudi Arabia

Chris Smalling (36 years old) returns to European football. The English centre-back arrives free to Porto after finishing his contract with Al-Fayha, which allows the Portuguese club to register him immediately and not have to wait for the next transfer window to open.

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Mundo Deportivo
Original source
Mundo Deportivo 1 Oct
Last updated
32d ago

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Assigned by our editorial team · 32d ago
  • Single-source claim: initial report lacks independent corroboration after multi-day monitoring window.
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  1. 1 Oct
    08:58
    Mundo DeportivoMarc CanosaOriginales

    Chris Smalling (36 años) vuelve al fútbol europeo.

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