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Will Salah face Ramos in La Liga?

Various media reports are saying that Liverpool's start Mohammed Salah might join Barcelona. Metro reported that "Mohamed Salah’s representatives have offered the Liverpool forward to Barcelona." The Express reports that "Mohamed Salah could…

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Goal net from Brazil’s World Cup disaster 7 – 1 loss against Germany to be sold for charity

Samuel Loyd, the director of Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Brazil’s footballing meltdown occurred on July 8 four years ago, announced that one of the goal nets used in…

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Contrary to Argentinian media reports, Malta won’t play against Argentina

Sources close to the Malta Football Association denied a report on Mundo Albiceleste quoting Fox Sport (Argentina) which said that the Maltese national team was a potential opponent of the Argentinian national team, after the decision…

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Liverpool goalkeeper was suffering from concussion after elbowing from Ramos in Champions League final

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius was suffering from concussion when he made two terrible errors in the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid after he was hit by an elbow…

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Serena Williams outfit meant to inspire women recovering from pregnancy

Serena Williams outfit for Roland Garros was more than just a sport outfit. Her black bodysuit, produced by NIKE, was meant to inspire women who were recovering from a pregnancy. Williams launched her…

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Tragedy averted in MOTO GP practice session at Mugello

Michele Pirro survived a horrendous 350km/h crash during a practice session for his home Italian GP on Friday. The MotoGP test rider, 31, took off on a straight before skidding…

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Who will replace Zidane?

The Guardian reports that Real Madrid have identified Mauricio Pochettino as the principal candidate to take over as manager after Zinedine Zidane’s surprise decision announced yesterday. Tottenham, however, are adamant the…

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France won’t allow public screening of World Cup matches

Euronews reports that France has banned the showing of World Cup football matches in public spaces. The only exception will be then where there is adequate security. The country's interior ministry…

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Zinedine Zidane steps down as Real Madrid coach – Allegri amongst the favourites set to take his place

In a rather unexpected move Zinedine Zidane stepped down as Real Madrid head coach after leading them to three Champions League titles. Zidane announced his decision in Madrid on Thursday…

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Panini World Cup stickers used to lure voters in Peru

The Italian firm Panini is known for its sticker collections. These collections which vary in the subject know their popularity to the football collections, especially those linked with the big…

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Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius receives abuse and death threats

Sky News reports that the Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has received abuse and death threats on social media after his nightmare performance in the Champions League final. He said after…

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Champions League Final – Liverpool’s Karius apologises

Football has a way how to glorify the attacker and crucify the goalkeeper. Let's face it there's more glory in scoring than saving. But while an attacker can miss a…

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Ronaldo and Bale indicate they’ll be leaving Real Madrid

After winning his fifth Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo has casted significant doubts about his future at Real Madrid. Real Madrid, yesterday won their 13th Champions League after beating Liverpool 3…

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Real win 13th Champions League

For the 13th time in history and by far most all time, Real Madrid is once again king of the Champions League. On Saturday, Los Blancos beat Liverpool 3-1 through…

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More flight cancellations for Liverpool fans

BBC reports that a second travel company has cancelled a flight for Liverpool fans to the Champions League final in Kiev. Myriad Travel said the flight had been cancelled by its…

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Stop objectifying women – Stacey Copeland reacts to return of female models to the Formula 1 Grid

BBC Sports report that boxer and anti-sexism campaigner Stacey Copeland, said that it is wrong to objectify women in sport. Her comment came after world champion Lewis Hamilton welcomed the return…

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Over 1,000 Liverpool fans will not make it to the final in Kiev as flights get cancelled

You'll never walk alone" the anthem says, but 1,000 Liverpool fans won't fly to walk with them on Saturday. Three planeloads of Liverpool fans due to fly to the Ukrainian…

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NFL players will be fined if they kneel during US anthem

Various US media outlets report that N.F.L. players will be allowed to stay in the locker room during the national anthem, but their teams will be fined by the league if they…

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Pepe Reina, Paolo Cannavaro and Salvatore Aronica summoned by the FIGC for links with the Camorra

Outgoing Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been summoned to a hearing at the Italian football federation over his association with people with links to the Camorra. Reina, along with Paolo…

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Ozil and Gundogan meet German President to make up for meeting with Erdogan

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, two German national football players of Turkish origin met Germany's president and football heads on Sunday, in efforts to calm a row…

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“I came as a boy. I left as a man”. Andres Iniesta

A tribute fitting to a star was held on Sunday at the Barcelona Camp Nou for Andres Iniesta who made his last ever appearance for Barcelona. Iniesta, 34, has announced earlier…

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Platini admits use of tricks to manipulate 1998 World Cup draws

Former Uefa president Michel Platini has claimed "a little trickery" was used in the 1998 World Cup draw to increase the chances of France and Brazil meeting in the final. The former…

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Gianluigi Buffon ‘Maradona of Goalkeepers’ bids farewell to Juventus

Saturday's game against Hellas Verona will be Gianluigi Buffon's last in a Juventus shirt. A BBC report qualifies Buffon as the last great player of a great Football Italia generation, while citing…

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Atletico Madrid win Europa League

Antoine Griezmann had a homecoming to savour as the France forward struck a goal in each half to earn Atlético a third UEFA Europa League trophy in nine seasons. Marseille…

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FIFA’s Infantino presents new project to the seven European richest clubs

Representatives of the seven world’s richest soccer teams, namely Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich today met FIFA for a private meeting aimed at…

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DFB reprimands football players, Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan for meeting Erdogan

Germany players Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan have been criticized for meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both are of Turkish heritage, but chose to represent Germany in international…

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Jurgen Klopp – European Leadership on and off the pitch (Jesmond Saliba)

I was brought up following football. I was fell in love with AC Milan. In the recent golden years of the club, I had the opportunity to work with and…

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Watching us lose the Eurovision is the perfect preparation for this summer’s world cup – The Telegraph Cartoon

This cartoon appeared on today's The Telegraph.

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European fintech eyeing stock market listing

Europe’s biggest fintech IPO is looming after Swedish fintech start-up iZettle announced plans to join the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange later this year. The company is seeking to raise SEK2…

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Sir Alex Ferguson remains in intensive care

The 76-year-old former Manchester United manager remains in intensive care at Salford Royal hospital after he underwent emergency surgery on Saturday. Neither the hospital nor the club were able to issue an…

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Insight – The media’s place in the sports and politics industry

We live in a world where media is omnipresent, while sport continues to capture the imagination of the masses. Twenty years ago, sports fans were more or less dependent on…

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Sir Alex Ferguson engaged in his biggest comeback yet

During his career as football manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has won 49 titles with his 3 clubs, most of them, including 2 Champions Leagues and 13 Premier League titles, with…

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24 years since the last lap of Ayrton Senna

Today marks 24 years since Ayrton Senna's death. He was regarded as one of the greatest drivers of the modern age of Formula One. On May 1st 1994 during the San Marino Grand…

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Will ‘Imam Beckenbauer’ have the edge on Germany for Euro 2024?

Germany and Turkey both want to host Euro 2024 and the deadline for applications is now up. In five months, on September 27, the 18-member executive committee of UEFA will…

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Fresh tweet controversy for Trump. This time it’s about football. FIFA reacts.

The US President Donald Trump's fascination and ease to use twitter landed him a new controversy and a reprimand from football's governing body FIFA. FIFA told Donald Trump to refer…

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UEFA Champions League memorable comebacks

Roma overturned last week's 4-1 first leg defeat to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at Barcelona's expense. Barcelona who achieved the biggest comeback in UEFA Champions League history against…

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Russia 2018 : To be or not to be. That is the question !

Diplomatique.Expert member Charles Camenzuli writes about boycotts in the 88 year history of the World Cup. 2014 was an Olympic year for Russia with Sochi hosting the Winter Olympics. Post…

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