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Bergamo’s Atalanta coached the team in Valencia despite having coronavirus symptoms

Bergamo’s football team, Atalanta, coach Gian Piero Gasperini confessed that he had Covid-19 and at one moment he was concerned he would die. The Italian city of Bergamo was one…

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Radja Nainggolan mourns the death of his 23-year-old niece

Beligian footballer Radja Nainggolan announced the death of his 25 year old niece Amber Noboa, who succumbed to cancer via his social media platforms.Amber is the daughter of his step-brother.…

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French Footballer Thuram joins protests over racism following George Floyd’s murder

French star Marcus Thuram and England international Jadon Sancho joined the protests over racism and police brutality in the United States on Sunday after scoring in the Bundesliga. Thuram took…

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Bayern Munich edge closer to eight Bundesliga title

Robert Lewandowski and Alphonso Davies were among the goals as Bayern Munich moved a step closer to an unprecedented eighth successive Bundesliga title with a crushing 5-0 win over Fortuna…

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Serie A in Italy to restart on June 20

Italy's Serie A will return on 20 June, the country's sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora has confirmed. The FIGC also said it intended for the top three divisions to be played…

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Premier league to resume on June 17th

The English Premier League is set to resume on 17 June with two games - including Manchester City v Arsenal - according to reports in English media. The other match…

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Four Premier League players and staff test positive for Covid-19, suspected case among Bologna team in Italy

After the English Premier League conducted more than 1,000 individual Covid-19 tests over the last two days, four players and staff from three clubs were found to have tested positive for…

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Photo Story – Respecting those who died

Players during a minute's silence for the victims of the coronavirus disease prior the German Bundesliga soccer match Werder Bremen vs Borussia Moenchengladbach in Bremen, Germany, 26 May 2020. EPA-EFE/FABIAN…

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Liverpool’s Champions League game against Atletico Madrid may have led to 41 additional Covid-19 deaths

The Sunday Times (UK) reports that the decision to let Liverpool's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid go ahead may have "led to 41 additional deaths" due to the coronavirus. Liverpool…

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La Liga authorised to return from 8 June

Spanish football has been given the governmental green light to return from 8 June. Barcelona were top of the league standings when football was indefinitely suspended in March with rivals…

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Italian football mourns the death of Luigi Simoni

Gigi Simoni, passed away today at the age of 81, following an illness that had struck him on June 22, 2019 and forced him to intensive care, as reported by…

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IOC says 2021 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled if pandemic continues

The International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on 20 May that the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games shall be cancelled if they cannot be held in 2021 due to the…

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South Korean football team apologises for using sex dolls to fill stands

A professional football team in South Korea has apologised after “mannequins” it used as substitute fans during a match at the weekend turned out to be sex dolls. The K-League…

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“Now I show my scars with pride. They are a sign of what I’ve been through” – Gianluca Vialli on his battle with cancer and living with Covid-19

Gianluca Vialli's book Goals has been released in the UK. Its release has given an opportunity to the Italian footballer to speak to British Media about his ordeal fighting cancer…

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New Zealand to pump $157 million into the country’s sports sector to get it through coronavirus

New Zealand has announced it will invest 264.6 million New Zealand dollars ($157 million) into the country's sports and recreation sector to help mitigate the “significant impact Covid-19 has had…

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Set, Serve – Tennis in UK restarts

Players speak during a tennis match at Oakleigh Park Lawn Tennis & Squash Club in London, Britain, 16 May 2020. Britain has eased restrictions after weeks of measures to stem…

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Goal celebrations in coronavirus style…

From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart as the first major sports league…

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Catch…

Oh Jun-hyeok (R) of the SK Wyverns flips his bat after hitting a solo home run in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season game against the NC Dinos at…

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Bundesliga kicks-off return of major European football

As expected Germany's Bundesliga attract new armchair fans around the world this weekend when it became the first of Europe's major soccer leagues to resume after a two-month shutdown due to the…

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Olympics organisers question spending of IOC’s allocated funds for 2020 games

The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the first in history to be postponed, said on Friday they were not aware of detailed spending allocations for $800 million committed to…

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13th June set as probable Serie A restart – Clubs request change in protocol

Italian football leaders have asked the government to re-consider the medical protocol it has authorised as a condition for allowing Serie A to re-start after the coronavirus stoppage. The Serie…

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Ferrari and Vettel to part ways at end of season

Scuderia Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel have announced that they will be parting ways at the end of the current Formula 1 season, after a joint decision of not renewing the…

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UK Premier League set to restart from June 1st

The government have given the Premier League the green light to restart the season from 1 June. Football in the UK has been shut down indefinitely in the wake of…

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Photo Story: Football in times of pandemic

Players of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (L) and Suwon Samsung Bluewings (R) prior the K-League match between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings at the Jeonju World Cup stadium in…

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Olympics will not be postponed again

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has no plans to defer the Tokyo Olympics again, according to John Coates, the head of the IOC's inspectorate for the Games. "We're proceeding on the…

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Dutch sporting events without fans until there is vaccine

Sporting events in the Netherlands will have to take place without fans until there is a coronavirus vaccine, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge says. Prime Minister Mark Rutte this…

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Professional athletes could be particularly vulnerable to falling seriously ill with new coronavirus – WPA

Professional athletes could be particularly vulnerable to falling seriously ill with the new coronavirus, the head of a global union representing them told Reuters on Thursday. Brendan Schwab, the executive director of the World Players' Association, added that some…

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Coronavirus and its impact on sports

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Football * The German Bundesliga season will restart…

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Juventus star Paulo Dybala finally coronavirus free

Juventus star Paulo Dybala has revealed that he has been cleared of the coronavirus. Dybala took to social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram late on Wednesday to make…

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New Zealand could restart professional sport within days

New Zealand could approve the restart of professional sport as early as next week when authorities decide whether to ease coronavirus restrictions further, the sport ministry said on Thursday. Sport…

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Germany reopens shops, Bundesliga to start mid-May

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany's goal of slowing the spread of coronavirus has been achieved, so all shops can be reopened as lockdown restrictions are eased. Bundesliga football has…

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Personalised training session for Sinisa Mihajlovic

Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic carries an individual training session earlier on Wednesday. The Serbian coach showed up in Casteldebole at 10 am. His session included few minutes of running and…

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Swimming body FINA postpones 2021 World Aquatics Championships to 2022

The FINA World Championships in Fukuoka in Japan was initially scheduled for the summer of 2021 but will now take place from 13 May 2022 to 29 May 2022. FINA…

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Jonathan Chetcuti – A gentleman gone too soon

The Maltese volleyball community is mourning the passing of former Malta international player Jonathan Chetcuti at the age of 41 due to illness. Jonathan Chetcuti started his volleyball career at…

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Spanish Leagues and Federation will decide on future of La Liga – PM Sanchez

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he hopes La Liga returns "soon" and it will be the leagues and federation that decide when after the government began easing coronavirus restrictions.…

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Will European football’s season be moved from its traditional window?

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani has said that moving the European football season to the calendar year is a "possibility to be discussed" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which…

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U.S. women’s soccer team’s claims for equal pay dismissed by Court

The U.S. women's soccer team's claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday, handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation. Reuters reports that Judge R. Gary…

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Premier League clubs to discuss league resuming plans

Premier League clubs will discuss plans for resuming the season in a conference call on Friday but the practicalities of how to even begin training will be the first obstacle…

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FIFA recommends that matches should not be played until September

FIFA’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe has said football should not be played until at least the start of September to limit the spread of the new coronavirus and…

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Japan needs to keep emergency in place, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says

It is too early to consider lifting Japan's state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association Yoshitake Yokokura said on Tuesday, adding that it will…

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Premier League planning to re-start on 08 June

According to media reports English Premier League is planning to resume playing in selected stadiums from 08 June 2020 after the suspension caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Once…

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FC Barcelona hands over Camp Nou title rights to Barça Foundation to raise money for Covid-19 research

FC Barcelona continued to live up to its motto, Mes que un club - more than a club, when today it announced that it had ceded the title rights to Camp…

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Liverpool’s match against Atletico could have triggered flurry of cases in the English city

A Government scientist has called for an in-depth investigation of the Champions League football match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, played last March. More than 3,000 Atletico fans made the…

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Japan virus expert ‘pessimistic’ Olympics can be held in 2021

A Japanese expert who has criticised the country's response to the coronavirus warned Monday that he is "pessimistic" that the postponed Olympics can be held even in 2021. "To be…

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50 of football biggest stars applaud humanity’s heroes

Former England captain David Beckham, Pele, Marco Van Basten, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Diego Maradona, are taking part in a Fifa campaign to show appreciation for key workers leading the global fight…

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Thiago Alcântara and Maltatogether.com call on the Maltese to Stay Safe and Stay at Home

As FC Bayern Munich’s virtual training regime gets up and running in preparation for the eventual start of the Budesliga, Spanish international and FC Bayern Munich’s central midfielder Thiago Alcântara…

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English League Football to complete season behind close doors, with live tv coverage

While English Premiership clubs are still in discussions on whether and when to finish off the season, the Football League’s lower echelons have taken the decisive step to finish off…

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Cardboard cut-outs replace supporters at empty soccer stadium in Germany

Cardboard cut-outs showing supporters of German Bundesliga's football club Borussia Moenchengladbach are installed on the stands at Borussia Park stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany, 16 April 2020. Supporters of Borussia Moenchengladbach…

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Italian sports journalist Franco Lauro found dead

The Italian sports and journalism world is under shock as one of the most veteran journalists, Franco Lauro died at the age of 58. The Rai veteran journalist with a…

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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to offer testing and swabbing for NHS staff and families

London-based football club Tottenham Hotspur have announced that it had procured the necessary equipment to its home ground so that it can "operate drive-through Covid-19 testing and swabbing for NHS…

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International football might not return before 2021 – FIFA VP

World football governing body FIFA has admitted that international games might not be played again before 2021 due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The organisation's Vice President, Victor Montagliani, who…

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English Premiership may continue in June as a solely TV event

The English Premiership may complete the season throughout June and July in what is being described by media reports as a solely TV event. Top clubs are in consensus in…

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Motor racing legend Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to win the world championship, has died. He was 90. Moss died peacefully at his London…

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Gianluca Vialli gets all-clear from pancreatic cancer

Gianluca Vialli has revealed that he has recovered from pancreatic cancer after undergoing a gruelling 17 months of chemotherapy. The former Chelsea manager, who made his name as a striker…

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Kenny Daglish admitted to hospital – tests positive for Covid-19

Sir Kenny Daglish was admitted to hospital on Wednesday April 8 for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics. The family announced in a statement that "in keeping with…

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Photo Story: Ronaldinho begins house arrest at hotel in Paraguay

Brazilian former soccer player Ronaldinho Gaucho arrives at the Hotel Palmaroga in Asuncion, Paraguay. Ronaldinho and his brother entered the hotel to serve house arrest after leaving the police headquarters.…

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Pep Guardiola’s mom dies from coronavirus

Pep Guardiola’s mother, Dolors Sala Carrió, has died aged 82 from coronavirus, in news greeted by an outpouring of condolences across football for the Manchester City manager and his family.…

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