Madrid, Spain | AFP | In the worst kept secret in European football, Ernesto Valverde was officially named Barcelona coach on Monday. Valverde follows in a long and famous line of former Barcelona players to manage the club. However, unlike two of his more recent predecessors, Pep Guardiola and Luis …
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Spain Supreme Court confirms Messi fraud sentence Madrid, Spain | AFP | Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal. The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio …
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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid won their 33rd La Liga title and first for five years as Cristiano Ronaldo’s 40th goal of the season helped seal a 2-0 win at Malaga on Sunday.Ronaldo got Madrid off to the perfect start after just two minutes before Karim Benzema’s close …
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Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Three great comebacks in sport after Barcelona defeated Paris Saint Germain 6-1 to make the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday: Miracle number 1 — Houston — At the 2017 Super Bowl the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime after being 28-3 …
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Last-minute Barca clinch miracle 6-1 triumph Barcelona, Spain | AFP | A goal in the fifth-minute of injury time from Sergi Roberto gave Barcelona a miracle 6-1 win over Paris Saint Germain to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday in breathtaking style. Barca scored three times in the last few …
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Paris, France | AFP | Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted his side’s Champions League hopes are all but over for this season after they were outclassed 4-0 by a brilliant Paris Saint-Germain in their last 16 first leg on Tuesday. Angel Di Maria scored twice for the French champions on …
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‘Training device’ led to ManUtd-Bournemouth abandonment Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | The security alert that caused Manchester United’s Premier League game against Bournemouth to be abandoned at Old Trafford on Sunday and triggered a controlled explosion was caused by a “training device”, Greater Manchester Police said. The device was …
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Danny Welbeck comes off the bench to give @Arsenal important win over Norwich. Match report: https://t.co/cYYxkNMLpk pic.twitter.com/a1NaoIqLyH — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) April 30, 2016 London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal 1 (Welbeck 59) Norwich 0 Everton 2 (Cleverley 7, Baines 64) Bournemouth 1 (Pugh 9) Newcastle 1 (Townsend 58) …
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