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  UEFA prepares for expanded Champions League from 2024

  February 05, 2021 7:16 IST

  Plans to transform the competition from 2024 will be discussed by European domestic leagues on Friday and the 55 national association leaders will be briefed by UEFA on Tuesday.

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  Premier League: Revived under Tuchel, Chelsea hand Tottenham third-straight loss

  February 05, 2021 6:20 IST

  Not since 2012 has Tottenham endured three consecutive Premier League losses. Never before in his managerial career has Mourinho lost back-to-back home league games.

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  ISL 2020-21: Gallego runs the show as NorthEast United battle back to hold Goa

  February 04, 2021 22:39 IST

  Goa opened the scoring through Alexander Romario Jesuraj (21st minute) before NEUFC netted the equaliser after a penalty from Gallego (41st) at the Tilak Maidan.

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  FA rescinds 1 of Southampton's red cards in 9-0 loss

  February 04, 2021 21:54 IST

  The Football Association said the appeal was upheld by an independent regulatory commission and the red card had been rescinded.

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  Premier League: Liverpool slump again in title challenge; concede shock 1-0 loss to Brighton

  February 04, 2021 6:29 IST

  The latest defeat — to lowly Brighton — left the champions' title defense on the brink of collapse.

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  Copa Del Rey: Barcelona make late comeback to beat Granada in quarterfinal

  February 04, 2021 6:19 IST

  Barcelona trailed 2-0 going into the 88th minute before Messi helped create goals for Antoine Griezmann and Jordi Alba as the Catalan club kept alive its chance of ending its title drought.

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  ISL 2020-21: Mumbai City claw back to beat Kerala Blasters 2-1

  February 03, 2021 22:48 IST

  Adam Le Fondre's 67th-minute penalty proved decisive after Bipin Singh (46th) had earlier cancelled out Vicente Gomez first-half goal (27th) for the Kerala side.

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  Robbie Fowler guilty of making insulting remarks against ISL referees; suspended for 4 games

  February 03, 2021 21:00 IST

  East Bengal had, earlier in the day, backed Fowler and denied that he was charged for making allegedly racist remarks. 

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  Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix tests positive for COVID-19

  February 03, 2021 18:38 IST

  Atletico’s next league match is against Celta Vigo at home on Monday.

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  Roberto Mancini to step down as Italy coach after 2022 FIFA WC

  February 03, 2021 13:36 IST

  The former Manchester City manager said would prefer to step down from the national team charge and return to club management.

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  Argentina changes name of Maradona Cup amid lawsuit fears

  February 03, 2021 10:30 IST

  Argentine football's Professional League Cup adopted Maradona's name just days after the 1986 World Cup winner's death from a heart attack in November.

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  Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Juventus take 2-1 lead vs Inter Milan in Italian Cup semis

  February 03, 2021 7:25 IST

  Ronaldo netted a penalty and took advantage of a horrendous defensive error to give his side the advantage ahead of the second leg.

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  David Luiz, Bernd Leno sent off as Arsenal lose 2-1 to Wolves in EPL

  February 03, 2021 7:12 IST

  Leading 1-0 thanks to Nicolas Pépé’s 32nd-minute goal, Arsenal started its implosion when Luiz was given a straight red card for pulling back Willian José.

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  Watch: Manchester United thrash 10-man Southampton 9-0 in EPL

  February 03, 2021 6:33 IST

  Wan-Bissaka, Rashford and Cavani added to the own-goal by Bednarek as United went into halftime 4-0 ahead. Martial scored twice, with McTominay, Fernandes and James also netting.

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  Lionel Messi contract highlights tax burden for players in Spain

  February 02, 2021 23:27 IST

  Details of Messi’s 555 million euro ($671 million) contract over four seasons were released by the El Mundo newspaper on Sunday, upsetting the club and instigating the promise of lawsuits.

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  ISL 2020/21: Bengaluru revive playoff hopes with win over SC East Bengal

  February 02, 2021 23:20 IST

  Both strikes for Bengaluru came in the first half through Cleiton Silva (12') and a Debjit Majumder own goal (45'), sealing their fourth win of the season to jump to the 6th spot on the points table.

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  Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez tests positive for COVID-19

  February 02, 2021 18:17 IST

  Madrid said the 73-year-old Pérez is asymptomatic and tested positive after a routine test. No other details were released.

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  SC East Bengal coach Robbie Fowler faces ban, fine for alleged racist remark against referees

  February 02, 2021 17:28 IST

  Frustrated after East Bengal's 1-1 draw against a 10-man FC Goa in Margaon on January 29, Fowler had allegedly said the refereeing was either "anti-English or anti-East Bengal".

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  ISL: Odisha FC fire head coach after his 'rape' remark

  February 02, 2021 14:47 IST

  The ISL club terminated Stuart Baxter's contract after the coach used an offensive analogy about rape over a refereeing decision after losing to Jamshedpur on Monday.

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  Watch: ISL club Odisha manager makes distasteful rape comment on referee decision; club apologise

  February 02, 2021 7:04 IST

  Odisha FC in their statement said they are “appalled” manager Stuart Baxter used an offensive analogy about rape over a refereeing decision after losing to Jamshedpur.

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  Liverpool sign Schalke defender Ozan Kabak on loan in deadline day deal

  February 02, 2021 6:45 IST

  Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies were identified by the English champion as stop-gap measures for the injury-hit defence for the second half of the season.

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  Real Madrid, Barcelona remain quiet on deadline day of transfer window

  February 02, 2021 6:37 IST

  None of Real Madrid and Barcelona made a deadline day transfer with the latter mired in political turmoil, being led by a caretaker board that can't make many decisions regarding transfers.

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  ISL 2020/21: Jamshedpur beat Odisha 1-0 to end 5-game winless run

  February 01, 2021 22:46 IST

  Mohammad Mobashir Rahman scored in the 41st minute which proved to be the difference between the two sides, ending Jamshedpur's five-game winless streak and keeping their playoff hopes alive.

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  Inter Milan say market campaign 'closed' without any deals

  February 01, 2021 22:13 IST

  Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta announced Monday that the club’s transfer campaign was “officially closed” without a single acquisition.

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  Liverpool set to address center-back crisis on deadline day

  February 01, 2021 19:00 IST

  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hasn’t felt the need to bring in reinforcements at center back after the loss of Virgil van Dijk, in October, and Joe Gomez, in November, to long-term knee injuries.

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  Former Barcelona forward Justo Tejada dies aged 88

  February 01, 2021 9:47 IST

  Born in Barcelona on January 6, 1933, Tejada played a total of eight seasons for FC Barcelona's first-team: 1953 to 1961.

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  Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman pans Catalan media for Lionel Messi contract leak

  February 01, 2021 7:31 IST

  Lionel Messi was at his lethal best on Sunday night when the Barcelona striker scored a mesmerising free-kick goal in 2-1 victory over Athletic Club.

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  Premier League: Liverpool back in PL title hunt with win over West Ham; Brighton beat Tottenham

  February 01, 2021 6:59 IST

  Salah’s sublime, second-half double set Liverpool on its way to a 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday, which backed up a victory by the same scoreline at Tottenham on Thursday.