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Fonseca winning at Shakhtar despite being exiled by conflict

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 13:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

For Paulo Fonseca and Shakhtar Donetsk, every game's an away game. Fonseca, a Portuguese coach famous for dressing up as Zorro after his team beat Manchester City in the Champions League in 2017,...

Sevilla hires former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 12:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Sevilla says it has reached a deal to hire former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui for the next three seasons. It will be Lopetegui's first coaching job since being fired by Real Madrid last year,...

Rio police wants Neymar testimony linked to rape accusation

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 11:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro's cybercrime police division wants Neymar to testify about a video he published with messages and images allegedly exchanged with the woman who accuses him of raping her in a Paris...

Malta U21 coach Vella says door is open for everyone

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 10:38 Last update: about 8 years ago MFA Communications Office

The Malta Under-21 team on Wednesday take on Bosnia Herzegovina in a friendly international as coach Silvio Vella is steering this team closer to a new competition with a double away header against...

Qatar to host next 2 Club World Cups to prepare for 2022

Monday, 3 June 2019, 22:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Qatar will host the next two editions of the Club World Cup in a major test of the Gulf nation's preparedness to stage the World Cup in 2022. The seven-team club tournament, which will include...

Barcelona shirt replaces stripes with checkerboard pattern

Monday, 3 June 2019, 20:34 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Barcelona says its new shirt for next season will be missing its stripe design for the first time in club history. Instead, the club's famous blue-and-burgundy colors will be distributed in a...

Suárez to join Uruguay as he recovers from knee surgery

Monday, 3 June 2019, 15:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Barcelona says Luis Suárez will join the Uruguay national team as he recovers from a knee injury ahead of the Copa América. The 32-year-old Suárez had arthrosporic surgery on...

Out of turmoil, Infantino set to lead FIFA into calmer era

Monday, 3 June 2019, 13:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

After years of turmoil for FIFA, Gianni Infantino this week will get a fresh four-year presidential term to lead world soccer in relative calm. The 49-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer's rise still...

Liverpool celebrates Champions League win with bus parade

Sunday, 2 June 2019, 22:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Half a million fans welcomed Liverpool back to Merseyside as the team paraded its Champions League trophy through the city center on Sunday. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and his players flew...

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