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  Fans to attend pre-season match between Brighton, Chelsea at Amex Stadium

  August 26, 2020 22:01 IST

  The game will take place at Brighton’s Amex Stadium, with 2,500 tickets being made available for fans, the club said Wednesday.

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  Barcelona still hoping Lionel Messi will stay with the club

  August 26, 2020 19:14 IST

  A day after the Argentine great told the club he wants to leave, Barcelona said its restructuring project still revolves around the player.

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  India footballers hail Arjuna awardee Sandesh Jhingan, captain Chhetri calls him perfect role model

  August 26, 2020 16:25 IST

  Sandesh Jhingan is the 27th footballer to be conferred with the Arjuna Award.

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  Messi had a word with Guardiola on possible Manchester City move before Barcelona announcement

  August 26, 2020 15:51 IST

  Messi on Tuesday informed the club and his teammates on his intention to leave this summer, despite having a contract until 2021. 

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  Ronaldinho returns to Brazil after house arrest in Paraguay

  August 26, 2020 9:38 IST

  Ronaldinho and his brother spent more than a month in prison before being relocated to the four-star Palmaroga Hotel after paying $1.6 million in bail.

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  Nations League: Harry Maguire withdrawn from England squad following guilty verdict

  August 26, 2020 8:23 IST

  Manchester United's Harry Maguire was found guilty of assault, swearing in public, and attempting to bribe a police officer.

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  Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave the club

  August 25, 2020 23:36 IST

  The announcement comes 11 days after Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, one of the worst defeats in the player’s career and in the club’s history.

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  Manchester United defender Harry Maguire found guilty of assault

  August 25, 2020 22:51 IST

  United issued a statement saying Maguire, who was released from custody over the weekend, “continues to strongly assert his innocence” and would appeal.

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  Andrea Pirlo wants players to have same spirit as Antonio Conte's Juventus

  August 25, 2020 22:35 IST

  Pirlo wants his players to have the same spirit and desire as the Juventus team he played in under Antonio Conte.

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  Luis Suárez, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal and Samuel Umtiti could be leaving Barcelona

  August 25, 2020 19:41 IST

  Neither the club nor the coach have said publicly who is staying and who is leaving, but those four players reportedly have already been told that they are not in Koeman’s plans.

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  Nations League: Harry Maguire called up for England squad despite arrest

  August 25, 2020 19:06 IST

  England manager Gareth Southgate has named a 24-member squad for the side's Nations League matches against Iceland and Denmark.

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  On wedding day, Oleksandr Zinchenko clarifies bride's comments on Pep Guardiola

  August 25, 2020 16:45 IST

  Zinchenko took time out from his wedding day to explain his bride and Ukranian television presenter Vlada Sedan's comments about City boss Pep Guardiola.

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  Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain get weekend off post loss in Champions League final

  August 25, 2020 16:06 IST

  Paris Saint-Germain were scheduled to take on Lens in Ligue 1 on Saturday but the game has now been postponed to September 10.

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  Manchester United defender Harry Maguire on trial in Greece

  August 25, 2020 14:57 IST

  Maguire, who was released from custody over the weekend, is not expected to be present at the trial on the nearby island of Syros.

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  Haven't thought about that: Philippe Coutinho on his future

  August 25, 2020 12:54 IST

  Barcelona's record signing spent this season at Bayern after struggling to make an impact in the previous 18 months at the Camp Nou.

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  Premier League: Midfielder James Maddison extends stay at Leicester City until 2024

  August 25, 2020 10:10 IST

  Maddison made his debut for Leicester City in the club's Friday night curtain-raiser against Manchester United at Old Trafford in August 2018.

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  Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez set to leave Barcelona: Report

  August 25, 2020 9:35 IST

  Suarez's contract at the Camp Nou is due to expire at the end of June 2021 and the 33-year-old's lawyers will presumably speak to the club to try to rescind that deal to allow him to become a free agent.

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  Brazil football legend Ronaldinho released from house arrest in Paraguay

  August 25, 2020 8:29 IST

  Paraguayan judge Gustavo Amarilla handed down a suspended sentence of two years in prison for Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira, and granted their release.

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  UEFA president 'not happy' with Manchester City overturning ban

  August 24, 2020 22:58 IST

  Ceferin also insisted that UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations are “not dead,” even though City's win at the Court of Arbitration for Sport was seen as a big blow to efforts to curtail spending by rich club owners.

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  Md Sporting becomes first football club of Kolkata to resume training since COVID

  August 24, 2020 21:55 IST

  The inaugural training session of the season began with an introductory process for the new signings to get to know the current squad members, followed by a fitness session.

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  Premier League: Arsenal sign Cedric Soares, Pablo Mari on permanent deals

  August 24, 2020 21:26 IST

  Both Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari had joined the Premier League club initially on loan in January.

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  Bayern Munich in subdued return with Champions League trophy

  August 24, 2020 21:12 IST

  In the absence of ecstatic crowds, Bavarian state governor Markus Söder greeted coach Hansi Flick and his team on the tarmac after they got off their aircraft.

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  Nampalys Mendy signs two-year contract extension with Leicester City

  August 24, 2020 20:57 IST

  Mendy has signed a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2022.

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  Bayern Munich prove organizations do win championships

  August 24, 2020 17:12 IST

  Winning a championship game, especially by a single goal, is always going to be a confluence of a lot of things: brains, skill, luck, good timing, good health and enough money to spread around; then crossing your fingers that somebody in the organization doesn’t do something stupid with it.

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  Manchester United will not sell Paul Pogba, discussions over new contract soon: Mino Raiola

  August 24, 2020 16:10 IST

  Paul Pogba will remain at Manchester United and discussions over a new contract will begin soon, his agent Mino Raiola said.

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  VAR set for AFC Champions League debut

  August 24, 2020 15:58 IST

  Having organised numerous VAR courses and seminars since March 2017, the AFC has a proven track record in the implementation of the VAR system which has been endorsed by both FIFA and the IFAB.

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  Football stadium named after Bhaichung Bhutia to be inaugurated in South Sikkim

  August 24, 2020 14:40 IST

  The football stadium in Namchi, South Sikkim will be the first in India to be named after a footballer.  

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  Paris police arrests 148 post clashes with fans after PSG's defeat to Bayern Munich

  August 24, 2020 14:15 IST

  Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter that 16 police officers were injured in the Sunday night skirmishes. Police did not have estimates on injuries among the football fans.