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

Monday, 3 June 2019, 22:17 Last update: about 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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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