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Istanbul to host its second Champions League final in 2020

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 16:47 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul will host the Champions League final for a second time in 2020. Istanbul was chosen over Lisbon by the UEFA executive committee, which will also decide in...

San Francisco 49ers buy stake in English football club Leeds

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:20 Last update: about 8 years ago

The San Francisco 49ers have taken a minority ownership stake in English soccer club Leeds. Leeds says on its website the deal is a "strategic partnership with 49ers Enterprises, an investment...

Iniesta joins Japanese club Vissel Kobe

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:10 Last update: about 8 years ago

Andres Iniesta is, finally, a member of Japanese club Vissel Kobe. The former Barcelona great appeared at a packed news conference at a central Tokyo hotel on Thursday along with billionaire Kobe...

“Players have to adapt to new system” – Ray Farrugia

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Domenic Aquilina

New Malta coach Ray Farrugia will be looking for no less than more commitment from his players as his first squad selection prepares to leave for a ten-day training camp in Austria, where they will be meeting Armenia and Georgia in two friendly international matches there....

World Cup theft: 'gangster and brother stole trophy in 1966'

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 10:59 Last update: about 8 years ago

A London gangster and his brother were behind the notorious theft of the World Cup trophy just months before the 1966 tournament in England, it has been claimed. The Guardian reports that...

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