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Fellaini out of Chinese hospital after treatment for coronavirus
Former Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini was discharged on Tuesday after three weeks in a Chinese hospital being treated for coronavirus, his club said. The 32-year-old Shandong Luneng midfielder, the only player known to have contracted the disease in the Chinese Super League (CSL), will now spend 14 days in quarantine for further observation. TheRead More
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Bolt goes viral with ‘social distancing’ Olympic photo
Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he’s still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: “social distancing”. Bolt’s post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100m final, blew up on social media, drawingRead More
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E2%80%95neville/ Premier League transfer embargo could follow wage cuts ?Neville
Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, believes the Premier League may force clubs who are looking to cut player wages during the coronavirus crisis to accept transfer embargoes. Clubs in England’s top-flight have requested players take up to a 30 percent pay hit in cuts and deferrals to help soften the estimated £1 billion ($1.2Read More
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Premier league must be completed – Hodgson
The Premier League season must be played to a finish after the COVID-19 shutdown is over instead of using “artificial means” to decide the champions as well as relegation and Champions League spots, Crystal Palace Manager Roy Hodgson has said.
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Woods relives joy of winning fifth Masters
Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods says he can’t help feeling like the green jacket he claimed for winning the Masters last year doesn’t belong in his locker anymore. The 44-year-old Woods doesn’t like the idea of holding onto the coveted sports coat due to the world-wide coronavirus epidemic that led to the 2020 Masters tournamentRead More
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Gary Neville says Premier League transfer embargo could follow wage cuts
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes the Premier League may force clubs who are looking to cut player wages during the coronavirus crisis to accept transfer embargoes. Clubs in England’s top-flight have requested players take up to a 30 percent pay hit in cuts and deferrals to help soften the estimated £1 billion ($1.2Read More
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Lampard proud of Chelsea response to coronavirus crisis
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes the Blues can be proud of their response to the coronavirus crisis. The London club quickly offered the use of a hotel at their Stamford Bridge stadium to health workers once Premier League matches were suspended last month and have promised to match all donations made to domestic abuse charityRead More
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Ronaldo and Portugal squad give amateur clubs financial boost
Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates have donated half of their bonus for qualifying for the Euro 2020 finals to help amateur football in the country that has been hit by the coronavirus shutdown. The Portuguese football federation said on Monday the money would go towards a fund that it hopes will reach 4.7 millionRead More
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The five longest goal droughts in Premier League history
As part of the weirdest possible commemoration of Lucas Radebe on his 51st birthday, here are the first five of the only seven players in history to have played more Premier League games than the South African without scoring a single goal. Radebe retired without finding the scoresheet in 197 appearances, with West Ham legendRead More
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Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Bonetti dead at 78 – club
Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died at the age of 78 following a long-term illness, the Premier League club announced Sunday. Nicknamed ‘The Cat’ because of his agility, Bonetti was a mainstay of the west London side for close on 20 years throughout the 1960s and 1970s. “Our former goalkeeper had beenRead More
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COVID-19: Marouane Fellaini’s second Coronavirus test result out
Chinese club, Shandong Luneng, has announced the result of midfielder, Marouane Fellaini’s second Coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Shandon, in a brief statement on Tuesday, disclosed that the follow-up test returned negative. “Fellaini was assessed and was deemed to have recovered and has been discharged,” the club’s statement read. DAILY POST recalls that Fellaini had tested positive
COVID-19: Marouane Fellaini’s second Coronavirus test result out
Transfer: Liverpool to replace Mane with Mbappe
Liverpool are set to make a world-record of £250 million bid for Kylian Mbappe, if Sadio Mane signs for Real Madrid, according to the UK Sun. Mane is high on Real’s transfer wishlist and Zinedine Zidane is determined to get the Senegalese forward in the summer window. The 28-year-old only put pen to paper on
Transfer: Liverpool to replace Mane with Mbappe
EPL: Three Chelsea players who cried when Mourinho was sacked revealed
Former Reading midfielder, Steve Sidwell, has claimed at least three senior Chelsea players cried when Jose Mourinho was sacked in 2007. According to Sidwell, several members of the squad were “crying on the floor” when they heard the news. Mourinho won the Blues’ first league title in 50 years during his first spell at Stamford
EPL: Three Chelsea players who cried when Mourinho was sacked revealed
EPL: How Mourinho threatened to sell John Terry in front of Chelsea squad
Chelsea legend, John Terry, has revealed that Jose Mourinho threatened to sell him and Gary Cahill, after a poor training session. Mourinho had returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell in 2013, looking to replicate his success with the Blues. He signed Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis that summer, as Chelsea went
EPL: How Mourinho threatened to sell John Terry in front of Chelsea squad
NBA Star, Karl-Anthony‘s mother dies of COVID-19
The mother to Minnesota Timberwolves star, Karl-Anthony Towns, has died from complications related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Her death was confirmed by a family spokesperson in a statement released by his team on Monday. Jacqueline Cruz Towns has been battling COVID-19 for a month until she died. Before her death, Karl-Anthony had disclosed that his mother
NBA Star, Karl-Anthony‘s mother dies of COVID-19
Coronavirus: Klopp ‘hurt’ by players’ absence
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has admitted he is “hurt” by being away from his players during the coronavirus shutdown. The Reds are using modern-day technology as they train remotely. The Premier League leaders use a variety of workouts hosted via video link, to bring the squad and staff together. “It’s getting worse, the longer it
Coronavirus: Klopp ‘hurt’ by players’ absence
Ogu ready to give up salary to play with Ndidi
Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu, has claimed he would give up his salary, to play in midfield with fellow Nigerian international Wilfred Ndidi. Ogu moved to Al-Adalah in Saudi Arabia as a free agent in January. Before his move, he was linked with the Premier League. In a tweet on Monday, Ogu has now hinted
Ogu ready to give up salary to play with Ndidi
Neymar reacts to his mother’s relationship with 22-year-old fan
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has approved his mother’s new relationship with a 22-year-old who is a self-confessed fan of the player. Nadine Goncalves is now dating model Tiago Ramos and uploaded an intimate picture of her and Tiago on Instagram. Tiago is six years younger than Neymar. However, the Brazil superstar is not angry about
Neymar reacts to his mother’s relationship with 22-year-old fan
COVID-19: NFF to support Nigerians with food
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has pledged to support Nigerians with food during the COVID-19 lockdown. Speaking on Channels TV, Pinnick noted that it was the federation’s way of supporting the federal government in the fight against the pandemic. “Behind the scene, we do quite a lot. We are going
COVID-19: NFF to support Nigerians with food
Former NFL player, Tarvaris Jackson dies at 36
Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, died in a car crash in Alabama on Sunday night. CNN reports that the former Minnesota Vikings player was on his way to his home town in South Montgomery when his car ran off the road and rammed into a tree. It was reported that he was immediately rushed
Former NFL player, Tarvaris Jackson dies at 36
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