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RONALDO IS WORLD’S BEST FOOTBALLER, AHEAD OF MESSI, SAYS PELE, KING OF FOOTBALL

Brazilian football great Pele has described Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best contemporary footballer, rating the Juventus forward ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. But the 79-year-old believes neither…

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SPANISH FOOTBALL FEDERATION OFFERS CLUBS INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO PAY BILLS

Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales on Wednesday (March 25) announced lines of credit for lower-level clubs in difficulty because of the coronavirus pandemic and repeated…

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MESSI, GUARDIOLA DONATE A MILLION EUROS EACH TO CORONAVIRUS BATTLE

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros (S$1.4 million) towards the fight against coronavirus. Argentina international Messi’s donation will be…

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FITNESS, FOCUS, FRUSTRATION: LIFE IN LOCKDOWN FOR EUROPE’S FOOTBALLERS

Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira is learning to play the piano, La Liga clubs are facing off on playstation and Atalanta’s Robin Gosens has been revising for exams in…

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EX REAL MADRID BOSS DIES OF CORONAVIRUS

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, who was hospitalised with coronavirus, died on Saturday (March 21) at the age of 76, his son announced. Sanz was in charge…

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FC BARCELONA PLAYERS TO GET PAY CUT OVER CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Owing to the involuntary on-field inaction occasioned by the coronavirus crisis, there are fears FC Barcelona may fail to meet the required €11m budget earnings. According to Spanish…

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CORONAVIRUS FORCES MESSI TO SHAVE BEARD!

Lionel Messi’s wife Antonella has revealed to the world that the Argentine decided to get rid of his beard for the fear of contacting coronavirus. His new look…

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BIG 5 EURO LEAGUES MAY LOSE $6.3B OVER CORONAVIRUS

Europe’s top five football leagues could lose as much as €4 billion (S$6.3 billion) in combined revenue if the coronavirus pandemic wipes out the rest of the season,…

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VIDEO: HOW LIONEL MESSI SPENDS HIS CORONAVIRUS-INDUCED HOLIDAY

World football super star, Lionel Messi has been keeping himself busy at home following the forced holiday occasioned by coronavirus outbreak. According to Daily Mail, he is the latest…

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REAL MADRID STRIKER JOVIC FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR BREAKING CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE

The Serbian government is set to press charges against the country’s Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic for breaking his mandatory 28-day coronavirus quarantine, the state Tanjug news agency…

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SPANISH LA LIGA TO TEST ALL PLAYERS FOR CORONAVIRUS

The president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, has attacked the league’s plan to carry out coronavirus tests at every first and second division club as…

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ONE THIRD OF VALENCIA SQUAD AND STAFF HAVE CORONAVIRUS

La Liga side Valencia have said more than a third of their playing and backroom staff have tested positive for the coronavirus but that all cases were currently…

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SPORT STARS FLOCK TO DO WHO ‘SAFEHANDS CHALLENGE’ AS VIRUS FEARS MOUNT

A range of sports stars and other celebrities have taken part in a World Health Organisation (WHO) social media campaign to show proper hand-washing practices in the fight…

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HOW TOP PLAYERS ARE COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS INDUCED VOID

Mowing the lawn, playing football with your dog, turning on the TV… footballers around Europe are struggling to fill the “big void” created by the coronavirus shutdown. Many…

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NOW, IT’S CLOSED DOORS FOR LA LIGA

La Liga matches will be played without fans for at least the next two rounds of fixtures to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus contagion, the…

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CORONAVIRUS FEARS FORCE LA LIGA TO BE PLAYED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

La Liga matches will be played without fans for at least the next two rounds of fixtures to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Spanish…

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REAL MADRID TARGET POCHETTINO AS REPLACEMENT FOR ZIDANE

Real Madrid ‘are keeping tabs on Mauricio Pochettino’ with a view to potentially replacing Zinedine Zidane in the summer. Argentine former Tottenham manager Pochettino is highly regarded by the Bernabeu hierarchy and is…

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EL CLASICO IS BIGGER THAN NIGERIA, 13 OTHERS, SAYS REPORT

According to a Spanish daily sports newspaper, Diario AS , tourists to the home grounds of FC Barcelona – Camp Nou and Real Madrid – Bernabeu; which is…

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BARCELONA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ‘WORST’ MADRID, SAYS PIQUE

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique rued his side’s failure to take a stranglehold on the Liga title race as they lost 2-0 at Real Madrid in the ‘Clasico’ after…

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REAL MADRID DEFEAT BARCELONA IN CLASICO TO REGAIN TOP SPOT

Vinicius Junior and substitute Mariano Diaz scored second-half goals as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-0 in the Clasico on Sunday (March 1) to regain top spot from their…

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MESSI HITS FOUR GOALS AS BARCA HAMMER EIBAR 5-0

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was in a prolific mood as his side crushed Eibar 5-0 at home in La Liga on Saturday (Feb 22), scoring four goals to…

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