Mexico City, Mexico | AFP | FIFA on Friday named Senegalese UN diplomat Fatma Samoura as the first female secretary general in the history of the male-dominated world football organization. Samoura, 54, comes from outside the football world, having worked with the United Nations for 21 years. She is currently …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Newcastle United and Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League on Wednesday as Sunderland secured their survival with a one-sided 3-0 victory over Everton. Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone’s first two goals for the club and a Patrick van Aanholt free-kick took Sam Allardyce’s …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | West Ham 3 Man United 2 Winston Reid’s 80th-minute header harpooned Manchester United’s Champions League qualification hopes as West Ham United crowned their final Boleyn Ground match with a thrilling 3-2 triumph on Tuesday. FULL-TIME West Ham 3-2 Man Utd. The Hammers fight back …
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By UPL co ug Express 0-0 SC Villa The highly anticipated Kampala Derby between rivals Express and SC Villa ended in a barren stalemate at Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku’s soggy pitch Tuesday. In a game watched a mammoth crowd, the two sides knew that nothing short of maximum points would …
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By UPL co ug Tuesday May 10, 2016 Express Vs SC Villa – Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku 4pm Live on Azam TV In a dramatic five goal thriller in the first round, SC Villa rallied from two goals down at half time to win 3-2 against Express at Nakivubo. That …
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FULL-TIME Man City 2-2 Arsenal. Sanchez earns @Arsenal a big point in their bid for Champions League qualification pic.twitter.com/NjrCruUxxF — Premier League (@premierleague) May 8, 2016 Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexis Sanchez’s 68th-minute equaliser dealt a potentially fatal blow to Manchester City’s Champions League qualification hopes as Arsenal …
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They did it! Your 2015/16 Barclays Premier League champions, @LCFC! pic.twitter.com/n87oU4O1Ne — Premier League (@premierleague) May 7, 2016 CELEBRATIONS LIVE FEED Tweets about #LEIEVE Leicester, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester City 3 Everton 1 Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli treated the King Power Stadium to a stirring pre-match performance …
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Sad day for football… RIP Patrick Ekeng. pic.twitter.com/OsH4pHfrkN — LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) May 6, 2016 Bucharest, Romania | AFP | Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing on the pitch playing a first division match on Friday with his Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest. The 26-year-old midfielder fell to the ground …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Liberian Anthony Laffor scored a hat-trick to give Mamelodi Sundowns a 3-0 win at Pretoria University Wednesday and a record-extending seventh South African Premiership title. The tall, slim 31-year-old midfielder scored after three, 20 and 59 minutes at Tuks Stadium to give the Pretoria …
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By UPL co ug Vipers 1 KCCA 0 Ibrahim Saddam Juma earned Vipers maximum points against rivals Express with a late strike in a fiercely contested league match at Buikwe on Tuesday. Both sides went into the game fully aware that nothing short of maximum points will leave their title …
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