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  Manchester United choose not to furlough staff, Liverpool reverse decision and apologise to fans

  April 06, 2020 23:34 IST

  In an e-mail to those affected due to the pandemic, chief executive Ed Woodward assured that all 900 full-time staff members of Manchester United will be paid as usual along with flexibility on any care responsibilities during these tough days.

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  England coach Gareth Southgate agrees to 30% pay cut

  April 06, 2020 23:22 IST

  English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says the organization’s highest earners will take a temporary pay reduction of 30% and others in the senior management team have agreed to a 15% cut.

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  COVID-19: Mohun Bagan, East Bengal to join global campaign by UN and WHO

  April 06, 2020 23:09 IST

  The football clubs are among several from across the world that will join the '#BeActive' campaign launched on the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to "encourage people to be #HealthyAtHome as the world comes together in the fight against COVID-19, today and every day."

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  French club doctor commits suicide after COVID-19 infection

  April 06, 2020 21:59 IST

  French media outlet Le Parisien reported that Gonzalez has left a detailed letter linking his death to the infection with coronavirus.

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  Mother of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dies after contracting coronavirus

  April 06, 2020 20:03 IST

  Mother of Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola has died on Monday after contracting coronavirus. She was 82-years-old.

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  China football team ends quarantine after re-testing negative

  April 06, 2020 15:59 IST

  Many Chinese Super League sides have already begun pre-season training behind closed doors, despite not knowing when the postponed new season will start.

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  Stranded Real Kashmir coach losing sleep thinking about his ailing mother back in Scotland

  April 06, 2020 15:43 IST

  Real Kashmir FC coach David Robertson is losing sleep thinking about his ailing mother back in Scotland and how he has never felt so helpless before.

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  Bayern Munich players return to training in 'small groups'

  April 06, 2020 10:23 IST

  Bundesliga side Bayern Munich has confirmed that the players will return to training in small groups amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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  French club doctor commits suicide after coronavirus diagnosis

  April 06, 2020 9:42 IST

  French Ligue 1 club Reims were left with nothing but mourning as they came to know that long-serving doctor Bernard Gonzalez committed suicide after getting diagnosed with coronavirus.

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  Manchester City defender Kyle Walker apologies after 'lockdown party'

  April 06, 2020 9:04 IST

  Walker, who has made 48 appearances for England, is the second high-profile EPL player to have been caught flouting the government’s guidelines after Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish.

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  Neymar plays football with his dogs, video goes viral

  April 06, 2020 8:14 IST

  In a video which has gone viral, though, Brazil star Neymar is seen playing with his dogs at his lawn with the Paris Saint Germain striker dribbling past them and scoring a goal.

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  Manchester City become first Premier League side to confirm they will not furlough staff

  April 05, 2020 21:15 IST

  Several Premier League clubs like Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have been criticised for using the government's scheme which pays 80 per cent of the salaries of the staff members by their companies due to the pandemic.

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  UEFA denies August 3 deadline to complete 2019/20 Champions League

  April 05, 2020 20:17 IST

  Football across the continent has come to a halt as the world fights against the novel coronavirus. Champions League too was stopped with the round of 16 yet to be completed. 

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  'Ronaldo wink was nothing': Wayne Rooney opens up on 2006 World Cup incident

  April 05, 2020 18:20 IST

  Wayne Rooney talked about Cristiano Ronaldo's 'wink', which created a furore after the English forward was red-carded in the 2006 World Cup quarterfinal.

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  Itching to see his ailing mother, Real Kashmir coach's anxious wait to leave for Scotland continues

  April 05, 2020 17:16 IST

  While his mother is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer in Aberdeen, David Robertson, his wife Kim, and son Mason, who plays for the club, are stuck in Chattoo's hotel in Srinagar.

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  Bruno Alves as much a fitness freak as Ronaldo: Parma coach D'Aversa

  April 05, 2020 17:03 IST

  Italian club Parma defender Bruno Alves is as much a fitness freak as Juventus star and his Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and drinks quail eggs after training, according to coach Roberto D'Aversa.

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  India officially submits its bids to host AFC Asian Cup in 2027

  April 05, 2020 16:27 IST

  If India wins the bid, it will be the first time the country will host the continental showpiece event.

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  East Bengal rope in Iran's Indian-origin winger Omid Singh

  April 05, 2020 16:01 IST

  The 29-year-old will join the I-League heavyweights from Naft Masjed Soleyman FC in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

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  Serbian footballer Aleksandar Prijovic sentenced to three-month home detention for flouting curfew

  April 05, 2020 15:50 IST

  Aleksandar Prijovic was arrested on Saturday for flouting the curfew amid the deadly outbreak of coronavirus.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo on course to 1 billion dollars in career earnings

  April 05, 2020 14:12 IST

  The earnings Ronaldo receives from his sponsorship deals and his CR7 underwear line could help take his earnings this year close to the $100 million-mark again.

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  30% pay cut for Premier league players could harm the NHS: PFA

  April 05, 2020 11:02 IST

  The union's strident stance came after further talks Saturday involving clubs and the league as Liverpool became the latest Premier League side defying political anger by using a government bailout scheme to furlough some non-playing staff.

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  Argentinian football unlikely to resume before June: President Alberto Fernandez

  April 05, 2020 9:48 IST

  Alberto Fernandez said health experts had predicted that COVID-19 infections in the South American country would continue rising throughout April and M

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  Cristiano Ronaldo gets a haircut from girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez in self-isolation | Watch

  April 05, 2020 9:09 IST

  Ronaldo has been in his hometown for over a month now after football in Italy was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. 

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  Spanish league and players still far apart on salary cuts

  April 04, 2020 22:02 IST

  The league and the players' association have been in talks to try to find ways to mitigate losses that could reach nearly 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) if the season cannot be restarted because of the pandemic.

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  Serbia footballer Aleksandar Prijovic arrested for flouting coronavirus curfew

  April 04, 2020 19:47 IST

  Serbian striker Aleksander Prijovic was arrested for violating the country's coronavirus curfew.

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  Tough decision to postpone U-17 Women's WC, but in best interest: tournament director Roma Khanna

  April 04, 2020 18:53 IST

  The U-17 World Cup was scheduled to be held at five venues in India from November 2-21, but is now postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Not thinking about winning La Liga: Real Madrid's Casemiro

  April 04, 2020 16:26 IST

  Real Madrid are currently second in Spain's La Liga standings, two points behind leaders Barcelona with 11 matches remaining in the season.

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  AIFF backs FIFA's decision to postpone U-17 Women's World Cup

  April 04, 2020 12:17 IST

  The U-17 World Cup was scheduled to be held at five venues in India from November 2-21. However, FIFA has now said that it will identify new dates for the tournament in the near future.