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Alisson could be piece Liverpool missed in last year's final

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 16:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The key to Liverpool's Champions League success this year may just be in the hands of Alisson Becker. Liverpool paid a record $85 million fee for a goalkeeper to sign Alisson from Roma at the end...

After botched promotion, Hecking is Hamburg's latest coach

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 14:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

After years of mismanagement, Hamburger SV is hoping experienced coach Dieter Hecking can lead the club back to the Bundesliga - and keep it there. Hecking, respected across the league for his...

Spalletti leaves Inter, Conte expected to replace him

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 13:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti has left the Serie A club, with Antonio Conte expected to replace him in the next few days. Spalletti joined Inter from Roma in 2017 and led the team to two...

Salah seeking redemption in Champions League final

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 11:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

His left shoulder in a sling, Mohamed Salah stood in a line at the airport in Kiev with the rest of Liverpool's disappointed players as they made their way back from the Champions League final last...

Sarri gets a winners' medal, but may still leave Chelsea

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 11:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Maurizio Sarri can take the Europa League title to the bank. The Chelsea manager and ex-banker already had the most improbable rise from Tuscan amateur teams to soccer's elite, but he had never...

GSSE 2019, Montenegro: Maltese athletes in action on Thursday

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 08:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Chris Cassar

ATHLETICS 200m: (men) Jacob ElAida Chafey, Omar ElAida Chafey; (women) Charlotte Wingfield. Long jump: (women) Claire Azzopardi, Rebecca Sare. 1,500m: (women) Monalisa Camilleri, Paula...

Cech retires, beaten by the team he helped build

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 01:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

As Eden Hazard celebrated in a huddle with his Chelsea teammates, Petr Cech stood to one side, staring straight ahead. The last time Hazard and Cech played a Europa League final six years before,...

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