Man United to face AC Milan in Europa League

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Manchester United will face Italian giants AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Arsenal have been drawn to play Olympiakos. United w...

Ajax keeper Onana given one-year ban for doping offence

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Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana has been banned from football for a year for a doping violation. The 24-year-old failed an out-of-compet...

Ajax , Andre Onana , doping

FIFA issues ban threat to players over European Super League

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Players who compete in a European Super League will be barred from Fifa competitions, world football's governing body said on Thursday. Fifa and ...

European super league , FIFA

Five things you might not know about Sergio Ramos

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From a childhood nickname to his world champion horse, these are some of the lesser-known facts about the Real Madrid captain and legend His nickna...

Five Things , Real Madrid , Sergio Ramos , Spain

Less celebrated African stars who played for Barcelona and Real Madrid

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The first LaLiga fixture between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid took place way back in 1929, sparking an intense sporting rivalry that has lasted almost...

Achraf Hakimi , African stars , Barcelona , El Classico , Javier Balboa , La Liga , Moussa Wague , Real Madrid , Samuel Okunowo , Wilfried Kaptoum

Pope Francis hails poetic Maradona; decries doping cheats

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Pope Francis has hailed fellow Argentine Diego Maradona as a “poet” on the pitch, but also acknowledged his frailty away from the sport. In a wid...

diego maradona , Pope Francis

Diego Costa rescinds contract with Atletico

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Atletico Madrid have agreed to rescind striker Diego Costa's contract, the La Liga leaders said on Tuesday. A statement from Atletico said the 32-yea...

Atletico Madrid , Diego Costa , Transfers

Former Liverpool manager Houllier dies aged 73

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Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died at the age of 73. The Frenchman managed the Reds from 1998-2004 and led them to five major trop...

dies , Former Liverpool manager , Gerard Houllier , Lens , PSG

Belgium top year-end world rankings for third straight time

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Belgium were crowned FIFA’s team of the year for the third straight time after retaining the top spot ahead of world champions France in the latest ...

Belgium , FIFA rankings

English Premier League, coronavirus among top trending searches in 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

The English Premier League and the U.S. elections were the number one and two trending search queries on Google in 2020. Also Read: ‘Disgrace’ ...

coronavirus , English Premier League , google search , Trends , U.S elections

Erdogan blames ‘racist trend’ in France for Champions League incident

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the racist incident during the Champions League soccer game between Paris St Germain and Istan...

Istanbul Basaksehir , PSG , racism , Tayyip Erdogan

2022 World Cup: Qatar to join European qualifying group

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Fifa World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar have been invited to participate in European Qualifying Group A by Uefa, to help them prepare for the tournament. ...

2022 hosts , European Qualifying Group A , Fifa World Cup , Qatar

Messi imitated Maradona’s goals and skills but not his lifestyle

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Lionel Messi is the only Argentine to truly live up to being described as the next Diego Maradona so it was little surprise the Barcelona captain shou...

diego maradona , FC Barcelona , Lionel Messi

Dortmund to host Liverpool vs Midtjylland Champions League game

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Borussia Dortmund said they will host Liverpool's Champions League group stage match against Midtjylland on Dec. 9 after the fixture was moved from De...

Borussia Dortmund , Liverpool , Midtjylland

Giroud at the double as France relegate Sweden

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Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud moved closer to Thierry Henry's goal-scoring record as France survived a late rally to relegate Sweden after a 4-2 win ...

Chelsea striker , Olivier Giroud , sweden , UEFA Nations League

UEFA boss says handball rule causing frustration

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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has asked FIFA to change the handball rule, saying the current interpretation has led to unfair decisions which had ...

Aleksander Ceferin , FIFA , Handball , UEFA , VAR

Tributes pour in for Maradona on 60th birthday

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Diego Maradona celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday with tributes from around the world and a 100-metre long billboard being erected in his honour i...

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Tantalizing Champs League action on Supersport

By Citizen Reporter,

DStv and GOtv subscribers are in for a treat of the world’s best football this week as the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League returns to our screens from...

champions league , DStv , SuperSport

Dier to miss England’s Nations League clash against Denmark

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Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has been ruled out of England’s Nations League match against Denmark on Wednesday through injury. British me...

Denmark , England , Eric Dier , Nations League

We are equally vulnerable, fans say after Ronaldo’s COVID-19 test

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Football fans in Lisbon were not surprised after Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive COVID-19, saying it simply showed everyone was at ...

COVID-19 , Cristiano Ronaldo , Fernando Santos , UEFA Nations League