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  A-League season halted ending all football in Australia, New Zealand

  March 24, 2020 8:34 IST

  A-League has suspended its season indefinitely, bringing an end to all professional football competitions in Australia and New Zealand until the coronavirus pandemic passes.

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  Sao Paulo stadium turning into hospital for coronavirus

  March 24, 2020 8:22 IST

  The 45,000-seat stadium is expected to house more than 200 beds for minor cases of COVID-19. It should be ready in 10 days.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: UEFA postpones Champions League, Europa League final indefinitely

  March 24, 2020 0:18 IST

  UEFA says no decision has been made finding a new date, amid a shutdown of European soccer due to the coronavirus pandemic that has no end in sight.

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  Sunil Chhetri chosen for FIFA campaign against COVID-19 along with likes of Lionel Messi

  March 23, 2020 23:43 IST

  FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers, who are calling on all people around the world to follow five key steps to stop the spread of the disease.

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  LaLiga suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 23, 2020 19:40 IST

  According to data released on Monday, more than 2,000 people have died in Spain due to COVID-19.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Football can wait, says Argentina's President

  March 23, 2020 16:47 IST

  The Argentinian Football Association last week postponed all matches until at least March 31 to slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  COVID-19: Jeje Lalpekhlua conveys 'big salute to medical staff'

  March 23, 2020 15:09 IST

  Coronavirus has affected more than three lakh people, and cost 13-thousand-odd lives around the world.

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  PK Banerjee was first icon of Indian Football: Indian Arrows coach Shanmugam Venkatesh

  March 22, 2020 15:35 IST

  Former India captain and ex-head coach Banerjee, who has represented the country 36 times with 19 goals to his name, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 83 on March 20, 2020.

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  Harjinder Singh remembers PK Banerjee as 'the best'

  March 22, 2020 14:42 IST

  A big part of Banerjee's legacy as a legendary coach was his man-management skills, and Harjinder shared his experience of the same, stating that he 'gave each player his due' and knew how to bring the best out of each player.

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  Neymar's Barcelona return saga to be reignited this summer

  March 22, 2020 14:09 IST

  Neymar had also started this season on the wrong foot with the Parisian fans after his desire to move back to Barcelona became public.

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  Former Manchester United player Marouane Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus in China

  March 22, 2020 10:50 IST

  Marouane Fellaini is the first Chinese Super League player to test positive for coronavirus to date.

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  Australia's football leagues to continue despite coronavirus outbreak

  March 22, 2020 10:21 IST

  In an address to the nation on Sunday Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on Australians to forego all interstate or long-distance travel except for work, essential services or compassionate reasons.

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  AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini and son Daniel test positive for coronavirus

  March 22, 2020 8:43 IST

  Paolo Maldini was “administered with a swab test” on Friday and the result came back positive.

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  Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies from coronavirus

  March 22, 2020 8:23 IST

  Sanz presided over Madrid from 1995 until 2000, leading the club to two European titles, a Spanish league title and a Spanish Super Cup title.

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  Juventus star Paulo Dybala tests positive for coronavirus

  March 22, 2020 0:10 IST

  Paulo Dybala became the third Juventus player to be tested positive after Blaise Matuidi and Daniele Rugani.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo can continue till he is 40, feels Paulo Ferreira

  March 21, 2020 21:06 IST

  With Euro now postponed by a year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Ronaldo will turn 36 by the time Portugal turn up to defend the title they won in 2016.

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  When calm and composed PK Banerjee fell in love

  March 21, 2020 19:04 IST

  Banerjee described his wife as his emotional anchor and her death to liver cancer in 2003 left a permanent void.

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  UEFA says no name agreed for postponed Euros in 2021

  March 21, 2020 18:38 IST

  Football’s European Championship is now being played in 2021 though it's not yet clear what it will be officially called.

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  Rivals Manchester United, Manchester City join hands to donate 100,000 pounds to food banks

  March 21, 2020 18:42 IST

  Bitter rivals on the pitch, Manchester United and Manchester City have joined hands to donate a combined 100,000 pound ($117,000) to help local food banks affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Mexican football league president tested positive for coronavirus

  March 21, 2020 17:30 IST

  Mexican first-division football matches were suspended this week until further notice to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Barcelona mull slashing players' salaries amid coronavirus crisis

  March 21, 2020 16:22 IST

  FC Barcelona is the first club in history to have an average individual salary in excess of 11 million euros a year, according to the Global Sports Salary Survey.

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  India football skipper Sunil Chhetri picks the IPL franchise he would like to play for

  March 21, 2020 16:06 IST

  During the interactive session on Twitter, Chhetri answered fans question with his own wit and humour. One cricket fan asked Chettri which he would like play for in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

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  Chinese footballer Wu Lei tests positive for coronavirus in Spain

  March 21, 2020 11:18 IST

  Wu Lei is the only Chinese footballer to play in Spain's La Liga.

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  AS Roma players, staff donate salaries to hospital in fight against COVID-19

  March 21, 2020 10:19 IST

  The players and coaching staff of Italian side AS Roma have decided to donate their salaries to hospital in the club's fundraising campaign.

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  UEFA says no name agreed for postponed Euros in 2021

  March 21, 2020 9:02 IST

  The European Championships, which were scheduled to take place in 2020, were postponed to the next year amid the outbreak of COVID-19.

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  AFC condoles demise of PK Banerjee

  March 20, 2020 19:38 IST

  Banerjee, a footballing colossus of his time and a raconteur for life, died in Kolkata on Friday aged 83, having dribbled and dazzled for a good part of his mind-boggling 51 years of service to the game.  

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  Germany lead the way on football salary cuts due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 20, 2020 19:24 IST

  Bundesliga title challenger Borussia Monchengladbach players approached the club with an offer to take reduced salaries.

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  Can beat Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo in carrom: Sunil Chhetri

  March 20, 2020 18:23 IST

  Among all the active international footballers, Chhetri is the second-highest goal-scorer with 72 goals, after Cristiano Ronaldo (99). Messi is third with 70 goals.