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US football magnate Textor to face trial in Brazil
US football magnate John Textor will be tried by Brazil’s top court for sport for ignoring orders to provide evidence for his claims that the Brazilian league is plagued by match-fixing, officials said Wednesday.
Textor, whose teams…
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Arsenal climb above Liverpool after beating Luton 2-0 in Premier League
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League for a day at least after dispatching relegation-threatened Luton 2-0 on Wednesday.
Martin Odegaard’s opener and an own goal by Daiki Hashioka in the first half meant it was a comfortable…
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Arsenal, Man City stalemate hands Liverpool Premier League lead
Manchester City failed to break down a determined Arsenal defense as a highly-anticipated clash at the top of the Premier League failed to live up to the hype in a 0-0 draw at the Etihad on Sunday.
Liverpool were the big winners of the…
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Al-Hilal to discover extent of Aleksandar Mitrovic’s ‘heavy’ leg injury
Al-Hilal will today find out the extent of Aleksandar Mitrovic’s “heavy” leg injury sustained during the 4-3 win over Al-Shabab in the Roshn Saudi League on Saturday night.
Mitrovic, who netted a double before injury to take his league…
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Aston Villa stay ahead of fellow winners Tottenham in Premier League; Chelsea and Man United held
Aston Villa and Tottenham didn’t give up an inch in their fight for fourth place in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Battling for Champions League soccer next season, both clubs won their respective games as the league resumed…
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Raphinha leads Barcelona past Las Palmas to stay in touch with Real Madrid
Raphinha helped to reduce Las Palmas to 10 men before scoring to lead Barcelona to a 1-0 victory in the Spanish league on Saturday.
The Brazil winger was racing clear behind the defensive line when Las Palmas goalkeeper Alvaro Valles…
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Al-Hilal win again while Ronaldo is hat-trick hero for Al-Nassr
Hilal defeated Riyadh rivals Al-Shabab 4-3 on Saturday to stay 12 points clear at the top of the Roshn Saudi League and extend their world record winning streak to 30 games in all competitions.
It was far from plain sailing at the…
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Departing Mbappe ‘can still change his mind’ says Luis Enrique
Star striker Kylian Mbappe “can still change his mind” about leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer, coach Luis Enrique said Saturday.
“I’m still hoping that Kylian will change his mind. He hasn’t said anything yet. He can still change…
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Eddie Howe hails match-winner as Newcastle United claim ‘incredible’ victory
Eddie Howe has hailed the impact of Newcastle United match-winner Harvey Barnes, who netted twice as the Magpies came back from the dead to claim three Premier League points against rivals West Ham.
Newcastle looked to have let the win…
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Al-Ittihad close gap on Al-Ahli in Saudi Pro-League race for third
Karim Benzema missed another penalty on Friday but that did not prevent Al-Ittihad beating Al-Fayha 3-1 to remain in fourth place in the Roshn Saudi League and move within two points of Jeddah rivals Al-Ahli.
Despite falling behind to a…
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