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  Europa League semifinals: Villarreal take 2-1 lead over Arsenal

  April 30, 2021 11:26 IST

  Villarreal are making their fifth attempt to reach a European final, having failed on all previous occasions.

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  Europa League semifinals: Man Utd beat Roma 6-2 as Edinson Cavani, Bruno Fernandes score brace

  April 30, 2021 8:39 IST

  Cavani scored two of United’s five second-half goals, with Fernandes adding a penalty to his brilliantly taken first-half opener before Paul Pogba and substitute Mason Greenwood also netted.

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  AFC Champions League: FC Goa lose 0-2 to Al Wahda, end maiden campaign on disappointing note

  April 30, 2021 8:33 IST

  Persepolis FC topped the group with 15 points after beating Al Rayyan of Qatar earlier in the day. Al Wahda also qualified for the knockouts as one of three best runners-up with 13 points.

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  Model claims Rs 579 crores in damages from Cristiano Ronaldo

  April 29, 2021 22:15 IST

  The former model had accused the Portuguese football star of raping her. The alleged rape was said to have happened in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 after their meeting in a nightclub.

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  Turkish lockdown to slow virus before Champions League final in Istanbul

  April 29, 2021 18:28 IST

  Turkey has imposed a “full lockdown” from Thursday evening which ends on May 17 after the holy month of Ramadan ends and the Eid holiday is celebrated.

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  Antonio Conte could end Juventus' dominance with Inter nearing Serie A title

  April 29, 2021 17:35 IST

  Antonio Conte, a lifelong Juventus fan and former coach and player, could wrest the Serie A title from the nine-time defending Italian champions and bring it to Inter Milan.

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  Champions League semifinals: Man City rally to 2-1 away win over PSG in 1st leg

  April 29, 2021 7:44 IST

  Riyad Mahrez's free kick — through a wall that jumped early and left an inviting gap for the Algeria winger — put the visitors ahead in the 71st.

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  Real Madrid glad it's still in it after struggles against Chelsea

  April 28, 2021 21:21 IST

  Despite being the home team, Madrid’s setup with three defenders failed miserably at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium on Tuesday with Chelsea easing through the defense and taking control early on.

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  Edin Dzeko leads Roma against old rival Manchester United in Europa League

  April 28, 2021 17:05 IST

  In September, he was so close to joining Juventus that he momentarily stopped playing for Roma. In January, there was a supposed swap deal set up with Inter Milan for Alexis Sánchez.

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  Champions League semifinals: Pulisic scores milestone goal as Chelsea draw 1-1 against Real Madrid

  April 28, 2021 9:49 IST

  Chelsea took control early in Tuesday's first leg to hold the Spanish powerhouse to a 1-1 away draw.

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  Johan Cruyff's message inspiring Pep Guardiola before Manchester City face PSG

  April 27, 2021 22:51 IST

  Guardiola won’t say the same words to his Manchester City players ahead of the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday — “I’m not Johan Cruyff,” he said — but the sentiment will be the same.

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  Teams set to be allowed 26-man squads for Euro 2020

  April 27, 2021 19:43 IST

  The congested schedule following the shutdown of the sport at the start of the pandemic last season is believed to be the reason to provide teams with more options.

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  PSG striker Kylian Mbappé fit to face Manchester City in Champions League

  April 27, 2021 18:09 IST

  Mbappé came off with the injury near the end of PSG's 3-1 win at Metz in the French league on Saturday, jeopardizing his chances of playing in the first leg at Parc des Princes.

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  Schalke reports 2 cases of COVID-19 after attack on team

  April 27, 2021 17:05 IST

  Schalke said a first round of PCR tests on Monday returned the two positive results for COVID-19. Both individuals are in quarantine and neither is showing any symptoms.

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  Liverpool report losses of $64M as pandemic takes effect

  April 27, 2021 16:26 IST

  The losses for the financial year ending May 2020 equated to a negative swing of 88 million pounds ($122 million) from Liverpool’s position a year ago.

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  Bayern Munich appoint Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann to replace Hansi Flick

  April 27, 2021 15:46 IST

  The 33-year-old Leipzig coach will move to Bayern on July 1 with a contract that runs through 2026. Bayern said it agreed to terminate Flick's contract after he asked to be released early.

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  FC Goa play out yet another draw AFC Champions League after late equaliser from Al Rayyan

  April 27, 2021 13:52 IST

  Jorge Ortiz gave FC Goa the lead in the third minute of the Group E match but Ali Ferydoon equalised with just a minute left in the regulation time.

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  Italy to ban clubs that join breakaway leagues from Serie A

  April 26, 2021 21:40 IST

  The rule, which would ban any team participating in a privately run competition from playing in domestic leagues, was approved unanimously by the FIGC council, which includes Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta.

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  Chelsea transformed as Thomas Tuchel outwits Europe's best coaches

  April 26, 2021 20:03 IST

  Five of the sharpest coaching minds in European soccer, all outwitted by Thomas Tuchel since the German took charge of Chelsea in late January.

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  After Super League mayhem, UCL set to resume; Madrid to face Chelsea, PSG up against Manchester City

  April 26, 2021 19:47 IST

  City manager Pep Guardiola will be hoping for a good result on Wednesday in France as he aims to end his Champions League jinx after leaving Barcelona where he won the trophy twice.

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  Real Madrid turn focus from Super League to Champions League

  April 26, 2021 18:12 IST

  Last week, the Spanish club was doing everything possible to make the controversial breakaway competition happen, attracting attention to it and trying to convince everyone it was a good idea.

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  La Liga: Atletico Madrid loss gives Barcelona chance to go top of the table

  April 26, 2021 12:51 IST

  Not even the return of Luis Suárez and João Félix was enough for Diego Simeone's team, which could drop to second on Thursday when Barcelona plays eighth-place Granada at home.

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  Man City beat Tottenham 1-0 to win 4th straight League Cup

  April 26, 2021 12:01 IST

  A rare goal from Aymeric Laporte produced a familiar outcome: Manchester City winning the EFL Cup.

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  Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-1 to stay near the top in Spain

  April 25, 2021 22:06 IST

  The away victory left Barcelona two points behind leader Atlético Madrid, which visits Athletic Bilbao later Sunday. 

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  Super League entrant Juventus struggle again in Serie A

  April 25, 2021 21:45 IST

  There’s been nothing “super” over the past six rounds from nine-time defending Serie A champion Juventus, which was one of the clubs leading the charge for the breakaway Super League.

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  Chris Wood hat trick helps Burnley rout Wolves 4-0 in Premier League

  April 25, 2021 20:55 IST

  The New Zealand international opened the scoring at Molineux in the 15th minute with a low shot inside the far post from a difficult angle, six minutes before he made it 2-0 with a close-range finish.

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  English football to boycott social media over racist abuse

  April 25, 2021 15:53 IST

  The boycott comes following recent incidents of online abuse aimed at football players and will be observed from April 30 to May 3.

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  Real Madrid president says Super League clubs 'can't leave' plan

  April 25, 2021 12:43 IST

  In an interview with Spanish sports daily AS on Saturday, Madrid president Florentino Pérez said the clubs can't back out like some have announced.