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Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club immediately and believes he is entitled to a free transfer -
Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery by a misdemeanours court on the Greek island of Syros
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Decision to select the defender in his England squad before a verdict was reached has backfired -
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Maguire’s status as a leader for club and country will be damaged by the verdict
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The league has come a long way, as seen by the evolution of dismissals -
Former Arsenal midfielder has made sustainability his life goal and wants more athletes to follow the example set by Marcus Rashford
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Victory over PSG was the sixth time the Bundesliga champions have won the competition
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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said that a single-game knockout format is something the governing body will consider in the future of the competition
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The 38-year-old Morten Gamst Pedersen scored two long range free-kicks for Alta IF
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Luuk de Jong scored two headers for Sevilla, but it was an own goal from Inter striker Romelu Lukaku that settled the game
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The Dutchman warned that any Barcelona players who lack commitment or professionalism will be shown the door
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This is the third successive year that Manchester City have lost at the quarter-final stage of the Champions League under Guardiola
World football
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The league is behind only the NFL and MLB in terms of average attendance at games, but attracting television viewers is still tough
Opinion
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Thomas Müller didn’t do much that registered in the stats. But he was still key to Bayern’s Champions League win -
Manchester United player has a reputation for being bright, dependable and a safe pair of hands. What went wrong?
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In today’s Fiver: Seaman’s Poseidon, sponsorship bother and beer edgelords -
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Rudi Garcia has led Lyon to the semi-finals while ignoring sporting director Juninho’s expensive signings -
In a new book, the Croat recounts a secret discussion with Chelsea’s owner which led to a transfer request at Spurs -
The humiliation by Bayern was a capitulation of a major side on a level not seen since 2014
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From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on the initial players to be chosen for our Next Generation project -
The winger, who was part of the Guardian’s first Next Generation in 2014, talks about rebuilding his career after being released by Southampton
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