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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.

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  Former Real Madrid player Kaka picks Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo

  April 04, 2020 11:58 IST

  Kaka was involved in a Question and Answer session on Instagram for FIFA's channel and it was then, that he picked Messi over Ronaldo

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  Bayern Munich give coach Hansi Flick permanent deal through 2023

  April 04, 2020 9:34 IST

  Flick was the assistant to Niko Kovac but stepped up to the head coach role when Kovac was fired in November after a 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.

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  Neymar donates 1 million dollar to curb coronavirus

  April 04, 2020 8:28 IST

  The funds were divided between the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and a charity campaign launched by television presenter Luciano Huck.

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  FIFA postpones U-17 Women's World Cup in India due to coronavirus pandemic

  April 04, 2020 8:32 IST

  The decision was taken by the FIFA-Confederations working group which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  COVID-19 pandemic: La Liga urges clubs to introduce pay cuts

  April 03, 2020 23:38 IST

  Under Spanish law, companies can initiate ERTEs through which employees are handed temporary pay cuts and suspensions with the guarantee that they will retain their positions once they can go back to work.

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  Make sure everyone is safe before thinking when to start league: Carlo Ancelotti

  April 03, 2020 21:52 IST

  England's top flight, as is the case with all other sports in the country, has been suspended since the coronavirus outbreak gained steam in the United Kingdom.

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  Borussia Dortmund's stadium to become COVID-19 treatment center

  April 03, 2020 20:52 IST

  According to Dortmund, starting from Saturday, it is medical care -- for coronavirus patients and suspected cases, as well as for patients experiencing related complaints -- rather than football that will take center-stage in the North Stand area

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  Premier League clubs to consult players to accept 30 per cent pay cut as resumption delayed

  April 03, 2020 20:48 IST

  Premier League on Friday announced that the matches of the suspended 2019/20 season is unlikely to begin from the beginning of May and will only resume "when it is safe and appropriate to do so."

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  AIFF begins campaign on how to remain fit during lockdown

  April 03, 2020 15:58 IST

  The country is in a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the dreaded coronavirus which has infected more than 2,000 people with more than 50 deaths.

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  No one around the world knows when will football resume: FIFA boss

  April 03, 2020 14:12 IST

  In his address to the 72nd Ordinary CONMEBOL Congress from Switzerland, Infantino stressed that no football match is worth a life and health remains the top priority.

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  Bayern Munich fine Jerome Boateng for violating coronavirus guidelines

  April 03, 2020 10:48 IST

  Bayern Munich said on Thursday that they have fined defender Jerome Boateng for leaving Munich without the club's permission, thus transgressing their guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.