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Liga Portugal says supporters not able to attend domestic league fixtures because it was ‘impossible to prepare’.
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As Israeli raids continue, sporting stars from the UK to Chile raise the Palestinian flag and post messages of support.
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Textbook header from a corner was one of the most sensational moments of this or any Premier League season.
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Liverpool and Egypt footballer calls on world leaders to ‘make sure the violence and killing of innocent people stops’.
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Manchester United’s loss at home to Leicester hands Manchester City their third league title in four years.
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UEFA starts disciplinary proceedings against Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona over breakaway competition row.
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As a Manchester United fan protest leads to a match postponement, experts say owners must rebuild trust with the fans.
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About 100 United fans took to the pitch, setting off flares and calling for the Glazers to end their ownership.
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Inter Milan’s first league title since 2010 ends Juventus’s nine-year reign in Italian football.
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Anti-Glazer movement has gained momentum following the club’s failed attempt to join a breakaway Super League.
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Football legend’s medical team acted in an ‘inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner’, an expert medical panel says.
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Social media silence by football leagues, clubs and players in England in protest against online racist abuse.
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Julian Nagelsmann, 33, will move from RB Leipzig on a five-year contract to coach reigning German champions Bayern.
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Some 8,000 people – all tested for COVID-19 – were in the stadium to watch Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur.