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Former Cardiff player Peter Whittingham dies at 35

Thursday, 19 March 2020, 15:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Peter Whittingham, a former Premier League soccer player who suffered a serious head injury in a fall on March 7, has died. He was 35. Whittingham, who retired from playing in 2018, had been in...

Football suspension in England extended to 30 April

Thursday, 19 March 2020, 15:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Football in England will stay suspended until at least April 30 because of the coronavirus outbreak and the season could be finished in June. The Football Association and Premier League say they...

Madrid striker Luka Jovic investigated for flouting isolation

Thursday, 19 March 2020, 14:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic is being investigated by Serbian authorities for allegedly flouting a mandatory self-isolation measure after returning home from a coronavirus-infected state, local...

English Football League agree to $57M relief package

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 21:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The English Football League put forward a short-term relief package worth 50 million pounds ($57 million) on Wednesday to assist cash-strapped clubs in the divisions below the Premier League during...

Tennis tours stop until June for COVID-19; rankings frozen

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 20:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The ATP and WTA professional tennis tours suspended all competition through at least June 7 because of the new coronavirus pandemic and froze their rankings Wednesday "until further...

Germany coach: Virus shows world has 'collective burnout'

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 17:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Germany coach Joachim Löw thinks the coronavirus pandemic is a sign that Earth is “defending itself a bit” against modern society, and said the widespread outbreak should be a wake-up...

15 members of Spanish club Alavés have coronavirus

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 16:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Spanish soccer team Alavés said Wednesday that 15 people in its club have become infected with the coronavirus: three players, seven members of the coaching staff and five other...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic sets up fundraiser for Italian hospitals

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 15:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović set up an online fundraiser on Wednesday to help hospitals at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, with the target of raising 1 million euros...

Ceferin says virus is 'biggest crisis that football faced'

Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 21:09 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

After being forced to postpone the European Championship, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin fears football on the continent is facing its biggest crisis ever. The coronavirus pandemic has brought...

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