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Austria beat North Macedonia in Group C

Austria have registered their first ever win in a EURO finals thanks to late goals from two of their substitutes. They led through a fine strike by Lainer, but were…

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Reactions to collapse of Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen

Quotes on Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, who is in stable condition in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during his team's European Championship match against Finland on Saturday. "Christian Eriksen…

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UEFA suspends disciplinary proceedings against Real, Barca and Juve

UEFA suspended disciplinary proceedings against FC Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid over their attempt to launch a breakaway Super League, European soccer's governing body said on Wednesday. UEFA opened the…

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Spain captain Busquets tests positive for COVID-19

Spain captain Sergio Busquets has tested positive for COVID-19, the national team announced on Sunday eight days before their first match at Euro 2020. The positive test has thrown their…

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Germany still need some work ahead of France opener, says coach Loew

Germany still need to work on parts of their game before the start of the European Championship, coach Joachim Loew said on Sunday (Jun 6) at the end of their…

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Man City trio sweep Premier League end of season awards

Manchester City’s Ruben Dias and Phil Foden were named the Premier League’s best player and best young player of the season on Saturday, while City boss Pep Guardiola was named…

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Man United announce fan advisory board and share scheme

Manchester United will create a fan advisory board and fan share ownership scheme as the English Premier League soccer club steps up engagement with its supporters following protests against its…

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Inter Milan looking to clinch debt refinancing deal by year end

Italy's Inter Milan aims to roll over a 375 million-euro ($459 million) bond by year end, a source close to the matter said, after the Serie A champions secured fresh…

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Southgate names England’s final Euro squad

England manager Gareth Southgate named four right backs in his final 26-man squad for the European championship on Tuesday after dropping six players including in-form attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard. Others…

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Update – Decima’s Conquistador Ancelotti returns to Real for second spell as coach

Carlo Ancelotti has returned to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach, re-joining the club from Everton, both teams announced on Tuesday. The Italian, who was previously in charge…

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Fiorentina appoint Gattuso as new coach

Fiorentina have officially announced Gennaro Gattuso as their new head coach for the next two seasons. The Calabrian coach had his relationship with Napoli terminated following the failure to qualify…

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Trent Alexander-Arnold in provisional England Euro 2020 squad

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been named in England's provisional 33-man squad for Euro 2020, but Eric Dier misses out. England manager Gareth Southgate will need to finalise his 26-man team by…

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Juve thrash Bologna to seal Champions League spot

Juventus climbed into the top four on the final day of the Serie A season to secure Champions League qualification after the Turin club beat Bologna 4-1 and other results…

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Inter Milan near €275 million financing deal with Oaktree – sources

Italian champions Inter Milan are close to securing a 275 million euro ($336 million) deal to help their finances and hand a minority stake to U.S. investment firm Oaktree Capital…

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Mancini extends Italy contract until 2026

Italy manager Roberto Mancini has signed a contract extension that will keep him in charge until June 2026, the country's football federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina said on Monday. Mancini's…

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Leicester City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup

Leicester City have won the FA Cup Final, beating Chelsea in front of the UK's biggest football crowd since the coronavirus pandemic began. Youri Tielemans scored the only goal in…

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Madrid judge asks top EU Court to decide on Super League legality

A Madrid court has asked the European Court of Justice to establish if FIFA and UEFA, the world and continental soccer governing bodies, are breaching EU competition law by preventing clubs from…

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Champions League final moved from Istanbul to Porto due to COVID-19 risks

The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto to allow English fans to travel under COVID-19 restrictions, European soccer's…

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Champions Inter see off Roma to stretch unbeaten run

Champions Inter Milan stretched their unbeaten Serie A run to 20 games as they eased to a 3-1 victory over AS Roma on Wednesday. Crowned Serie A winners for the…

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UEFA formally starts investigation into Real, Barcelona and Juve on Super League attempt

UEFA has appointed disciplinary inspectors to conduct an investigation into Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their attempts to launch a breakaway Super League, European soccer's governing body said on…

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Fulham relegated from Premier League after loss to Burnley

Fulham were relegated from the Premier League on Monday after goals from Ashley Westwood and Chris Wood gave Burnley a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage. The defeat left Fulham in…

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Manchester United owners to discuss “fan share ownership”

MANCHESTER, England, May 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United owner and co-chairman Joel Glazer has told supporters he is willing to discuss increasing fan shareholding in the club as part of…

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Man United-Liverpool game rescheduled for May 13

(Reuters) -Manchester United's postponed home Premier League match against Liverpool has been rearranged for May 13, the league said on Wednesday. The match was called off on Sunday after United…

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Henry says Spotify CEO Ek contacted Arsenal owners for takeover offer

Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek has contacted Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke's family to make an offer to buy the Premier League club but a takeover could be drawn out, former France…

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Lawyer lambasts ‘trial by media’ in Maradona case

A defense lawyer involved in the case around the death in Argentina last year of soccer star Maradona slammed what he called a "trial by media" on Monday after the leak of…

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Inter Milan CEO says owner looking for partner to boost liquidity

(Reuters) - Inter Milan's owner is looking for a partner to inject fresh resources into the Italian Serie A soccer team, its Chief Executive Giuseppe Marotta told local radio on…

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Man United fan group demand owners launch new share scheme

MANCHESTER, England, May 3 (Reuters) - Manchester United's leading fan group has called on the club's American owners to open a share scheme to allow supporters to buy out the…

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Slavia Prague grab third Czech league title in a row

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slavia Prague secured their third Czech league crown in a row on Sunday with five matches to spare, capping a dominant season that delivered the club their…

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Mourinho not targeting return to management next season

(Reuters) - Jose Mourinho said he does not expect to return to management next season following his dismissal by Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and will wait for the right…

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Super League club executives resign from Premier League committees

(Reuters) - Executives from five of the six English clubs involved in the controversial breakaway European Super League have resigned from their posts on various Premier League committees, Sky Sports…

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Fernandes and Cavani sparkle as United hit Roma for six

Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored twice each as Manchester United took a giant step towards the Europa League final with a 6-2 drubbing of AS Roma in their semi-final first leg at…

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Coppa Italia final to have limited number of fans present

ROME, Italy (Reuters) - The Coppa Italia final between Juventus and Atalanta on May 19 will have fans present, with 20% of the stadium capacity open to the public, the…

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Man Utd fuelled by semi-final heartaches, says Shaw

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw said the disappointment of losing four semi-finals can serve as motivation for the team to end their hoodoo and go all the way in the…

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Man City fight back to beat 10-man PSG in first leg

Manchester City took a big step towards their first Champions League final as goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez earned them a 2-1 comeback win at Paris St Germain in…

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Nagelsmann to be appointed new Bayern coach

Julian Nagelsmann is set to leave RB Leipzig at the end of the 2020/21 season. The 33-year-old will then take on a role as the new head coach of Bayern…

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PSG’s Pochettino relishing challenge against ‘amazing’ Guardiola

Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino said his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world as they prepare to renew their rivalry in the Champions…

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Napoli bolster CL chances with Torino win

Napoli climbed above Juventus and Milan into third place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Torino on Monday thanks to early goals from Tiemoue Bakayoko and Victor Osimhen.…

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Italian clubs joining unauthorised competitions will lose membership-FIGC

MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Italian clubs joining competitions which have not received authorisation by world and European governing bodies FIFA and UEFA will not be allowed to play in…

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The next football ‘super’ projects are already in the works

MANCHESTER, England, April 25 (Reuters) - The breakaway European Super League may have ended in dramatic failure last week but it is far from the end of radical proposals for…

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David Beckham leads global vaccination drive

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the 7 Fund for UNICEF, David Beckham, is fronting a global initiative to inspire confidence in vaccines and encourage parents around the world to…

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English leagues announce social media boycott in stand against online racism

(Reuters) - England's football authorities have joined forces to announce a social media boycott next weekend in response to continued online racist abuse of players. The boycott will take place…

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Man Utd fans protest against Glazer family’s ownership

April 25 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Manchester United supporters gathered outside Old Trafford on Saturday to demonstrate against the Glazer family's ownership after the club was involved in plans to…

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Atletico stay in control of La Liga title race

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid stayed in control of La Liga's title race by beating struggling Huesca 2-0 at home on Thursday with goals in each half by Angel Correa…

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Super League project not dead, says Real president Perez

The president of Real Madrid defended the moribund European Super League on Thursday, saying he was open to altering the format as long as the big clubs with “most fans…

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Rebel clubs face break-up fees for pulling plug on Super League -sources

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Rebel soccer clubs that joined a breakaway European Super League are facing break-up fees for ditching a binding agreement that threatened to overturn the hierarchy…

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Updated – Agnelli makes u-turn declaration on Super League future

MANCHESTER/ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - Breakaway European Super League founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said on Wednesday that the league can no longer go ahead after six English clubs…

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European Super League suspended as British clubs leave project

The league announced late on Tuesday that it was suspending its current plans as clubs involved begin to back out. After a storm of protests from fans, players, managers and…

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UPDATE – Ed Woodward resigns as Man United Chairman

MANCHESTER, England, April 20 (Reuters) - Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, one of the leading figures in the breakaway European Super League project, has tendered his resignation to the…

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UPDATE – Manchester City, Chelsea to withdraw from Super League – reports

MANCHESTER, England, April 20 (Reuters) - Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester City were reported to be preparing the paperwork to withdraw from the breakaway European Super League less than…

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Spanish court tells UEFA, FIFA not to stop Super League in holding order

MADRID, April 20 (Reuters) - The World and European soccer bodies, FIFA and UEFA, must not prevent 12 of the continent's leading clubs from creating a breakaway Super League, a…

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‘Either you are in, or you are out’, FIFA’s Infantino warns Super League clubs

FIFA President Gianni Infantino told the 12 breakaway European Super League clubs on Tuesday that they could not be "half in, half out" of the established football system and must face up to…

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Recent legal history shows that Super League can happen

A leading sports competition lawyer says he would feel more confident representing the proposed breakaway Super League than UEFA if the row that has engulfed the world of football ends up in the…

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Nagelsmann favourite to replace Mourinho at Tottenham

RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann is tipped as one of the favourites to take over from Jose Mourinho as new Tottenham Hotspur manager. Mourinho was sacked on Monday (April 19) after 17 months…

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Late Llorente header earns Leeds draw with Liverpool

An 87th-minute header from defender Diego Llorente gave Leeds United a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday after the home side staged a protest against the breakaway Super League…

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Prince William says Super League breakaway would damage soccer

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William, President of the English Football Association, on Monday criticised the planned breakaway Super League proposed by 12 European soccer clubs, saying he…

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UEFA president Ceferin says breakaway clubs will be banned as soon as possible

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin reiterated on Monday that clubs and players involved in the proposed breakaway Super League could be banned "as soon as possible"…

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Spain opposes soccer Super League involving its star clubs trio

MADRID, April 19 (Reuters) - The Spanish government on Monday came out against the formation of a breakaway Super League by 12 clubs including its own Real Madrid and Barcelona,…

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