Football

Barcelona effectively knocks Real out of league title race

Barcelona returned to the Santiago Bernabéu three days after knocking Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey and in effect knocked them out of the league title race too.…

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Spain’s tax regime applied in football is not state aid – EU General Court

The EU General Court today ruled that the European Commission was wrong to classify the tax regime that benefited four Spanish football clubs as state aid. In a judgment today…

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Hoddle recalls how he was ‘gone for 60 seconds’

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle has spoken for the first time since his cardiac arrest on a TV studio set, revealing his heart stopped for 60 seconds. He said he…

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Gordon Banks, England’s World Cup winning Goalkeeper dies aged 81

England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, has died aged 81. Banks made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for his country. Regarded as one…

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Brazilian international footballer Lucas Paqueta dedicates first goal with Ac Milan to the victims of the fire at his former club Flamengo

Brazilian international footballer Lucas Paqueta scored his first Serie A goal for new club AC Milan on Sunday and dedicated it to the victims of the fire at his former…

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Mourinho exchanges one-year prison term with fine after accepting sentence for tax fraud

Former Real Madrid, Inter and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year prison sentence for tax fraud, a Spanish court filing showed on Tuesday, although the Portuguese will…

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International major football tournaments affects students’ GCSE’s performance

Anyone who has ever revised for exams has struggled with the battle to retain focus. That task is made dramatically harder when attempted in the midst of international football tournaments…

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Celebration in Arab world as Qatar wins Asian Cup

Football fans across the Arab world have celebrated Qatar's historic AFC Asian Cup win as an "Arab victory" after the Gulf country beat four-time champions Japan 3 -1 in the…

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“Cristiano Ronaldo’s behaviour off the pitch needs to be judged different than his football career – in terms of criminal law” Rui Pinto, the Man behind Football Leaks

Cristiano's Ronaldo behaviour off the pitch needs to be judged entirely differently than his professional career - in terms of criminal law. "For this purpose, Football Leaks is and has…

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Real Madrid replace Manchester United as world’s wealthiest football club

Real Madrid have replaced Manchester United as the world's wealthiest club, according to the latest Deloitte Football Money League. Generating record revenue of €750.9m, Real Madrid return to first place…

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When sport brings innocent joy, children are best at demonstrating it

Often we read tragic news. This heartwarming moment when a toddler passionately celebrates Scottish football team Rangers’ winning goal against Celtic last month shows innocence and happiness. Footage of a…

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Maradona undergoes ‘routine’ surgery for stomach bleeding

Argentina's World Cup-winning captain Diego Maradona is recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing a routine operation for stomach bleeding. The 58-year old former Boca Juniors and Napoli player discovered the problem…

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Panini’s stickers company post a one billion euro turnover in 2018

The Italian company making the stickers posted a record one billion euro turnover last year. Many people around the world have fond memories of collecting the iconic panini football stickers…

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Saudi’s stance on women’s attendance during Italian Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia prompts sexism row

A Saudi ban on women fans from attending the Italian Super Cup final prompts sexism row. Unaccompanied women are only able to buy tickets for the ‘family’ seats whereas men can sit alone…

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A ‘moment’ in time

Jurgen Klopp’s pre-match assertion the Premier League leaders would have to withstand a Manchester City ‘thunderstorm’ failed to materialise for much of a frenetic opening half. Instead, it was the…

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Former Italian coach Gigi Radice died at 83

Former Torino coach Gigi Radice has died at the age of 83, sources said on Friday. Radice led the Turin side to their last Serie A title, in 1976, which…

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If Brexit was a football match, at which stage of the match is it, or perhaps should it be decided over a penalty shoot-out

European Council President Donald Tusk showed his football skills on the margins of the G20 summit. In a facebook post he said that when in Argentina, even if though for…

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Violence forces postponement of Copa Libertadores Final Argentine Derby

Sunday's rescheduled Copa Libertadores final second leg between Boca Juniors and River Plate has been postponed. Violence had forced the match between the bitter Argentine rivals to first be delayed…

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Football Leaks unveil the extent of manipulation in football as documents unveil Infantino’s central role in what might be a scandal which would rock European football

Five years ago, UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play, a set of rules designed to level the economic playing field in European football. But during his tenure as UEFA general secretary,…

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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to hit 400 goals in Europe’s top five leagues

Ronaldo’s career has seen him plunder goals with Manchester United and Real Madrid before his move to Italy in July, and his prolific form has continued. His milestone goal could…

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UEFA Nations League Roundup

League A Group A1: France 2-1 Germany France's second-half turnaround in Saint-Denis means Germany cannot qualify for the Finals. Toni Kroos' 14th-minute spot kick put the visitors ahead in a re-run…

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UEFA Nations League Roundup

The Netherlands defeated Germany 3-0 on a day when several teams neared promotion and Gibraltar made history. League A Group A1: Netherlands 3-0 Germany The Netherlands claimed their first points in…

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UEFA Nations League Roundup

Romelu Lukaku struck twice to give Belgium victory against Switzerland while Croatia and England drew. Greece beat Hungary while Finland beat Estonia in Friday’s European Nations league matches. …

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Belgian football clubs investigated on alleged fraud in transferring players

Several of Belgium's top football clubs have been raided as part of a police investigation into alleged fraud involving the transfer of players. Agents, referees and officials from top clubs…

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Italian football team puts Genoa in the spotlight while honouring the victims and orphans of the Genoa Bridge Collapse

The Italian National Football team has visited the Ponte Morandi, while laying a wreath of flowers and observing a minute of silence in memory of the 43 victims of the tragedy that hit the…

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EA Sports removes Ronaldo’s image from its FIFA19 social media; Juventus shares lose 10% of its value

Promotional images of Cristiano Ronaldo have been taken down by EA as it monitors recent rape allegations against the FIFA 19 cover star. Everyone's seen this year's Ronaldo FIFA image;…

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UEFA Champions League Roundup

Paulo Dybala inspired Juventus to a second win while CSKA Moskva held on to beat Real Madrid and Ajax drew at Bayern. Group E Bayern München 1-1 Ajax Mats…

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Former referee Luigi Agnolin died

Former Italian Referee Luigi Agnolin passes away at the age of 75. He was a referee in the Italian Serie A between 1973 and 1992 and a FIFA listed referee…

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VAR to be used in 2019/20 UEFA Champions League

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, as well as for a number of other UEFA competitions. The decision was taken at a meeting…

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Neymar gives shirt to boy who ran across pitch to hug his idol

Neymar was whistled off the field on Sunday but showed he held no grudge against Rennes fans by giving his shirt to a young boy who ran across the pitch…

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The Red Devils go Pink

Manchester United have launched their new pink away kit for the 2018/19 season. The kit takes inspiration from the Manchester Evening News' famous football Pink publication, and is the first…

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Salah, Ronaldo and Modric final nominees for footballer of the year

FIFA has announced a shortlist of nominees for its seven annual awards. The Men’s Player of the Year is between Mo Salah (Liverpool and Egypt), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal),…

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Uefa Champions League Draw

Manchester United vs Juventus; Napoli vs Paris St Germain; Real Madrid vs Roma; Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspurs; Paris St. Germain vs Liverpool; Barcelona vs Internazionale are some of the fixtures…

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Atletico Madrid beat city rivals Real to win Super Cup

UEFA: Atlético Madrid have maintained their perfect UEFA Super Cup record, beating city rivals Real Madrid 4-2 after extra time in Tallinn to claim the title for the third time overall.…

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Brazilian Ronaldo in intensive care for pneumonia

Ronaldo is reportedly in intensive care in an Ibiza hospital after coming down with pneumonia. The Brazilian legend asked for a transfer to private hospital called Clinica Nuestra Señora del…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning With every news cycle, a number of events take place. Your media briefing is intended to present you a snapshot of the main events of the past 24 hours…

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‘Maltese’ companies spend £21 million to sponsor 4 British Premier League teams as a group of ‘Maltese’ entrepreneurs eye Italian club Cesena

According to a report on the Mail on Sunday, four English Premier League teams are being sponsored by Maltese companies. Westham is being sponsored by Betway to the tune of…

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On this day 1966, England won their first and only FIFA World Cup (Video)

The History Channel: Fifty-two years on from England’s greatest footballing triumph, we look back at the day that secured Geoff Hurst and the 1966 England national team their place in football…

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“Holly e Benji” – 32 years since its first broadcast in Italy (and Malta)

It was July 19th 1986 when the thanks to the 'overspill' transmission from Italy, Maltese children (and not only) were hooked on by the Cartoon series Holly e Benji. The series…

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Cristiano Ronaldo joins Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo is joining Juventus after the Italian club agreed a €100m fee for the Portugal forward with Real Madrid. The 33-year-old is ready for a new challenge after nine years…

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Corporate News: Hyundai Motor announces partnership with Chelsea Football Club

Hyundai Motor has today announced a multi-year partnership with Chelsea Football Club, which will see the Hyundai brand logo presented on the sleeve of the new Blues jersey in all…

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Family economic situation doesn’t hinder 8 year old Pedro from collecting his own Panini World Cup Stickers collection

Brazilian child Pedro, like probably all Brazilian children live and dreams football. The eight year old child, however comes from a relatively poor family which can't afford the luxury to…

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Only one particular flaw in officials’ initial orders about VAR – Collina

AIPS Media: World Cup referees were enabled, by the introduction of video assistance, to hit a 99.3pc ‘perfection rate’ according to FIFA refereeing chairman Pierluigi Collina. But Collina has also indicated…

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Italy: Di Maio intends banning betting sponsorships and advertising from TV and Sports

The Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Luigi Di Maio, has announced that he intends to start to necessary legal procedures which will lead to…

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World Cup: VAR – For or Against?

NBC: For the first time ever at the FIFA World Cup, video-assisted refereeing is being used to help make tough calls that could change the momentum of a match. So should…

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American interest in Italian football team AC Milan might save the glorious football club from embarrassment

The Ricketts family, who own the Chicago Cubs major league baseball team, said on Friday they were interested in buying a controlling stake in Italian Serie A football team AC…

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World Cup Round Up Day 3

Today's calendar reserver four matches which saw the debut of France and Argentina, amongst the favourites to proceed in the knock-out stage and the debut of Iceland in a World…

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Ronaldo accepts two-year prison sentence

Euronews: Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a two-year prison sentence and €18.8 million fine for tax evasion, reported El Mundo on Friday. The report came out just hours before rivals Spain and…

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Malta amongst the 134 countries which voted for the United bid to host World Cup 2026

NYTimes: Malta was among the 134 countries which voted to award the hosting rights to a World Cup in 2026 to the United States, Mexico and Canada. Bloc voting by the…

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Hierro appointed Spanish Manager as Lopetegui has been removed a day after it emerged that he had agreed to take over at Real Madrid after the World Cup (UPDATE)

Fernando Hierro will take charge of the Spanish national team for the World Cup in Russia, replacing Julen Lopetegui. Following the announcement on Tuesday that Lopetegui would be taking over…

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