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  AIFF announces COVID-19 relief grant for referees

  July 17, 2021 13:42 IST

  The grant is a one-time financial assistance for match officials who are managed by the AIFF through their participation as officials in AIFF competitions.

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  UEFA compensates dropped Euro 2020 hosts with Europa finals

  July 17, 2021 10:42 IST

  Dublin will host the 2024 final and Bilbao the 2025 climax. The Basque region city will also stage the Women's Champions League final in 2024.

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  Tottenham manager sends a bold message, says Harry Kane is 'our player'

  July 16, 2021 23:07 IST

  The England captain has indicated he wants a change of scenery after Tottenham's seventh-place finish in the Premier League left it out of the Champions League.

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  Lionel Messi moves closer to signing new contract with Barcelona

  July 16, 2021 16:46 IST

  In his previous contract, signed in 2017, Messi earned a massive 138 million euros ($163 million) per season.

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  Barcelona, Lionel Messi close to agreeing new contract, say reports

  July 15, 2021 23:43 IST

  Messi is currently out of contract after his last deal with the club expired on June 30th, with talks over a new deal dragging on.

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  Euro 2020 | Bukayo Saka shares strong message against racial abuse: Will not let negativity break me

  July 15, 2021 23:21 IST

  The U.K. Football Policing Unit is investigating potential hate crimes linked to the online abuse, and four people have already been arrested.

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  Euro 2020: Giorgio Chiellini's 'Kiricocho' curse on Bukayo Saka before final penalty

  July 15, 2021 21:10 IST

  Saka's spot-kick was saved by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, handing Italy the Euro 2020 title 3-2 on penalties after the two teams were level on 1-1.

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  Former Chelsea, Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben announces retirement

  July 15, 2021 19:27 IST

  In his peak days, Robben was one of Europe's most feared forwards. He ends his career with an impressive trophy haul. 

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  Watch: Lionel Messi surprises his 100-year-old superfan after Copa America win

  July 15, 2021 21:45 IST

  Messi won the Golden Boot and the Player of the Tournament award at Copa America, his first major international trophy.

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  PSG sign Italy's star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on 5-year deal

  July 14, 2021 23:45 IST

  The 22-year-old Donnarumma starred at Euro 2020 and made decisive saves in the penalty shootout as Italy beat England in the final.

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  Goalkeeper Shibaji Banerjee, who denied Pele, to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously

  July 14, 2021 22:25 IST

  Banerjee, who died at the age of 68 four years ago, is best remembered for denying legendary Pele from scoring off a free-kick in an exhibition match against visiting Cosmos in 1977.

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  UK to ban online racists from games after Euro 2020 uproar

  July 14, 2021 20:02 IST

  Johnson on Wednesday condemned the abuse leveled at three Black players after they failed to score penalties in England's shootout defeat to Italy on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

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  Real Madrid boss criticizes Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho in leaked audios

  July 14, 2021 19:00 IST

  Audios released by a newspaper on Tuesday had exposed Perez criticizing former Madrid stars Iker Casillas and Raul Gonzalez.

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  Wembley fan stampede footage, as UEFA investigate Euro 2020 final

  July 14, 2021 18:31 IST

  UEFA on Tuesday asked an investigator to study violence by England supporters at the game.

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  Shoulder injury sidelines Marcus Rashford after Euro 2020 heartbreak

  July 14, 2021 17:29 IST

  The 23-year-old was one of three England players subject to racist abuse after missing a penalty in Sunday's European Championship final.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo is idiot, sick man, says Florentino Perez in leaked audios: Report

  July 14, 2021 15:33 IST

  In fresh leaked audios of Florentino Perez from 2012 by Spanish daily El Confidencial, the Real Madrid president was heard calling 'Cristiano is crazy. This guy is a jerk, a sick man'; calls Mourinho abnormal.

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  'Idiot' Pique pokes fun at Casillas on Florentino Perez leaked audios

  July 14, 2021 11:21 IST

  In the audios leaked by Spanish daily El Confidencial earlier revealed Perez allegedly calling the two former Spanish players as Real Madrid frauds while specifically calling Casillas too short for a goalkeeper.

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  Harry Maguire's father hurt during Euro 2020 final as UEFA begins fan violence probe

  July 14, 2021 8:45 IST

  The England defender said his father had injured ribs and trouble breathing after being caught up in the surge when hundreds of fans without tickets broke through security barriers to watch the final.

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  UEFA to investigate England fan violence at Euro 2020 final

  July 13, 2021 21:15 IST

  Fans without tickets broke through security barriers and turnstiles to get in to see England’s first major tournament final in 55 years.

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  Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament: Italian players dominate as Ronaldo, Mbappe miss out

  July 13, 2021 16:41 IST

  Lukaku, who scored four goals in four games, is the only one of the six top scorers at Euro 2020 included in the lineup.

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  La Liga: Atletico Madrid sign Rodrigo De Paul from Udinese

  July 13, 2021 10:09 IST

  La Liga champions signed the Argentina midfielder on a five-year contract.

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  England stars extol values at odds with some fans

  July 13, 2021 10:05 IST

  The fallout from England fans’ boorish behavior was proving as painful for the coach and the nation on Monday than the previous night’s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy.

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  CFL pullout may relegate SC East Bengal: IFA

  July 13, 2021 7:33 IST

  With "no clarity" about SC East Bengal's participation in the 14-team tournament slated to begin in August third week, IFA secretary Joydeep Mukherjee said as per the rulebook the red-and-gold brigade would be relegated to the lower division.

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  Will never apologise for who I am: Marcus Rashford on receiving racist abuse

  July 13, 2021 7:18 IST

  Marcus Rashford was racially abused on social media after he missed the spot-kick in England's Euro 2020 final loss against Italy on Sunday

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  Copa America ends with 179 confirmed cases of COVID-19

  July 13, 2021 6:37 IST

  The figure did not contemplate possible contagion among a few thousand guests who watched Lionel Messi's Argentina beat Brazil on Saturday in the final at Maracana Stadium.

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  Euro 2020 created strong reputation despite many challenges

  July 13, 2021 6:13 IST

  An event planned within strict health rules, that survived a near-tragedy involving a hugely popular player, Denmark’s Christian Eriksen, on just the second day, and ended with fan violence at the final, has been hailed a success.

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  Gareth Southgate hints he will lead England at 2022 World Cup

  July 12, 2021 19:22 IST

  Southgate said it wasn't "an appropriate time to think about anything" but added that "as I sit here today, I would want to take the team to Qatar".

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  Police investigate racist abuse of three England players after Euro 2020 final loss

  July 12, 2021 17:23 IST

  The Metropolitan Police condemned the “unacceptable” abuse of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, and said they will be investigating the “offensive and racist” social media posts