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  Some football teams and players may benefit from coronavirus outbreak

  March 17, 2020 23:11 IST

  In Spain, Barcelona coach Quique Setién had accepted he was playing most of the rest of the season without Luis Suárez after the striker underwent knee surgery.

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  Infantino wants next year's Club World Cup postponed to make way for Euro Cup, Copa America

  March 17, 2020 23:08 IST

  Infantino says he will propose talks with the Chinese government and the country's soccer officials in a call Wednesday with a panel of FIFA vice presidents.

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  Copa America postponed until 2021 because of coronavirus

  March 17, 2020 20:14 IST

  South American soccer body CONMEBOL said the tournament in Colombia and Argentina will be played between June 11 and July 11 — the same dates as the postponed European Championship.

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  Euro 2020 postponed until summer of 2021 following coronavirus pandemic

  March 17, 2020 18:27 IST

  The decision came after UEFA held conference calls with its 55 member associations, the board of the European Club Association and the board of the European Leagues

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  UEFA begins talks with postponing Euro 2020

  March 17, 2020 16:36 IST

  The UEFA executive committee will make decisions after hosting back-to-back video conference calls on Tuesday first with club soccer officials and then with Europe’s 55 national federations.

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  Over one-third of Valencia squad test positive for coronavirus

  March 17, 2020 11:43 IST

  The club has announced that five of the club's players and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, including defender Ezequiel Garay.

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  Spanish football coach dies from coronavirus pandemic at 21

  March 17, 2020 10:38 IST

  Francisco Garcia became the youngest death from the coronavirus outbreak in Malaga.

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  German football clubs demand postponement of Euro 2020

  March 17, 2020 8:49 IST

  Moving the tournament is inevitable in order to finish the current club season, officials of the German football clubs underlined. 

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  Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 4 lakh for football commentator Kapadia's medical expenses

  March 16, 2020 17:49 IST

  Kapadia has been sanctioned the financial assistance from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.

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  Chennaiyin FC official held for carrying cannabis at ISL match

  March 16, 2020 17:17 IST

  Fatorda police station in-charge Kapil Nayak said Bhushan Bagadia, an official photographer and social media handler of Chennaiyin FC team, was arrested on Saturday night after police found 24 gms of ganja in his bag during frisking at the VIP gate of the stadium.  

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  Brazil suspend national football competitions amid coronavirus outbreak

  March 16, 2020 14:27 IST

  The CBF's decision comes three days after the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) suspended this week's scheduled matches in the Copa Libertadores.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel denies reports of being transformed into hospital

  March 16, 2020 10:53 IST

  Ronaldo's Hotel staff are not aware of any plans to transform its use on a temporary basis to treat those infected with the virus.

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  'Final Four' in Istanbul: UEFA considering alternative solution for CL amid COVID-19 outbreak

  March 16, 2020 9:41 IST

  The Champions League could be concluded with a 'final four' in Istanbul amid the deadly outbreak of COVID-19.

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  Italy to ask UEFA to postpone Euro 2020

  March 15, 2020 23:09 IST

  The Stadio Olimpico in Rome is slated to host the opening match of Euro 2020 on June 12, plus three other games of the tournament.

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  Antonio Habas will be coach of merged ATK-Mohun Bagan team: ATK boss Sanjiv Goenka

  March 15, 2020 21:36 IST

  The Spaniard, who had guided them to the title in the inaugural ISL in 2014, was back at the helm at the start of 2019 following two tumultuous years, which witnessed four coaches with the team finishing ninth and sixth in the standings.

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  Swiss soccer president Dominique Blanc tests positive for coronavirus

  March 15, 2020 19:45 IST

  The Swiss federation said 70-year-old Dominique Blanc got the results of a test on Sunday morning and isolated himself at his home.

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  Coronavirus hits La Liga: Valencia's Ezequiel Garay tests positive for COVID-19

  March 15, 2020 16:53 IST

  Ezequiel Garay has been tested positive for coronavirus and the footballer posted a picture on his official Instagram profile to inform on the same.

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  FACT CHECK! Did Ronaldo turn his chain of hotels into hospitals for free coronavirus treatment?

  March 15, 2020 16:50 IST

  It was reported that Ronaldo has transformed his chain of hotels into makeshift hospitals to fight against the global pandemic and bo charges will be taken from the patients.

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  Egypt suspends football activities amid COVID-19 fears

  March 15, 2020 16:13 IST

  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi also decided to suspend school and university classes across the country for two weeks due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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  Lionel Messi sends 'strength' to COVID-19 affected people

  March 15, 2020 15:50 IST

  The Barcelona and Argentina forward's message came as the global death toll from the outbreak surpassed 5,000 on Saturday.

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  ISL 2019/20 final confetti features fans' tweets to make up for missing spectators

  March 15, 2020 15:33 IST

  The match played in front of a Fatorda Stadium that was closed to spectators due to the spread of coronavirus around the country

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  ISL 2019-20: Target will remain to be the best club in India, says ATK coach Antonio Habas

  March 15, 2020 10:41 IST

  ATK rode Spanish midfielder Javi Hernandez's brace to defeat Chennaiyin FC 3-1 and grab their third title in a riveting closed-door final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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  No. 10 in Serie A: Sampdoria midfielder Fabio Depaoli tested positive for coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 23:37 IST

  Depaoli is the 10th Serie A player confirmed positive and the sixth at Sampdoria.  

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  Lionel Messi joins call to ask people to stay home amidst coronavirus outbreak

  March 14, 2020 23:07 IST

  Lionel Messi wrote a heartfelt wrote on Instagram, which said, "It is the moment to act responsibly and to stay home,”

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  Premier League season should be abandoned, says West Ham executive

  March 14, 2020 22:28 IST

  The Premier League said it hopes to be back up and running, if possible, by the weekend of April 3-4 - meaning two rounds will have been missed. 

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  ISL 2019/20: Rampaging ATK grab historic third title with 3-1 win over Chennaiyin FC

  March 14, 2020 22:19 IST

  Javier Hernandez (10th) and Edu Garcia (48th) put ATK in the driving seat but Nerijus Valskis (69th) reduced their advantage to set up a tense end to the contest.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Two more Fiorentina players test positive

  March 14, 2020 17:06 IST

  With Cutrone and Pezzella added to the list with Vlahović, there are now nine Serie A players who have tested positive.

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  COVID-19: AIFF suspends all football tournaments till March 31

  March 14, 2020 16:35 IST

  The suspension will come into effect from Sunday. The coronavirus outbreak has led to other cancellation or postponement of many sports events across the world.