Mathieu Robin

Striker - CE Europa
6 Jan 2029
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Process

Marked for Mathieu Robin

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The CE Europa Courier

18 Dec 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Juan Flere stands alone

7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

The dugout

Mathieu Robin keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” CE Europa may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

A falling-out at CE Europa

Jordi Cano and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad

Efe Korkut falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The terraces

One of their own: Adam Nosel

He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Match

CE Europa get the job done against Ibiza

A 1‑0 win over Ibiza, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Óscar Vacas

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout

The view from the dugout

“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Marc Torres, on a 1‑0 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.

Player ratings

Kuki Zalazar runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief