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  • Cristiano Ronaldo ‘agrees £173m-a-year deal’ with Saudi club

    Cristiano Ronaldo ‘agrees £173m-a-year deal’ with Saudi club

    Ronaldo is ‘close to signing’, according to reports. ‘Cristiano Ronaldo new club’, you say? is reportedly close to finding himself a new club following his departure from Manchester United earlier this month. The 37-year-old’s contract at United was terminated by mutual consent after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan a week before the start of […]

    3 years ago

  • World Cup protester releases defiant statement after pitch invasion

    World Cup protester releases defiant statement after pitch invasion

    ‘Breaking the rules if done for a good cause is NEVER A CRIME…’ The man responsible for invading the pitch with a rainbow flag during Portugal’s World Cup game with Uruguay in Qatar on Monday has released a statement, saying ‘breaking rules for a good cause is never a crime’. Mario Ferri, an Italian, was […]

    3 years ago

  • England fans in crusader costumes banned from entering Qatar stadiums

    England fans in crusader costumes banned from entering Qatar stadiums

    What did they expect to happen? England fans wearing full crusader costumes will not be allowed to enter stadiums in Qatar during the World Cup. Footage which has been widely shared on social media has shown England fans wearing the outfits being led away by security personnel before Gareth Southgate’s side played Iran on Monday. […]

    3 years ago

  • Non-league side make approach for 37-year-old free agent after World Cup

    Non-league side make approach for 37-year-old free agent after World Cup

    A World Cup fairytale Nice to see someone willing to give Cristiano Ronaldo a dig out… Forget the pictures of Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players wheeling away in delight after their shock win over Argentina on Tuesday – if you’re after a heartwarming World Cup tale, well, look no further than this. An English non-league side […]

    3 years ago

  • FIFA charge Ecuador over fan chants during World Cup opening game

    FIFA charge Ecuador over fan chants during World Cup opening game

    Ecuador took part in the opening match of the tournament against Qatar. FIFA have confirmed they have charged Ecuador in relation to discriminatory chants allegedly made by the South American country’s supporters during the tournament opener on Sunday afternoon. Ecuador defeated hosts Qatar 2-0 in the first game of the World Cup, but chants reportedly […]

    3 years ago

  • Tearful NBA coach slams “pathetic” US gun control in powerful speech

    Tearful NBA coach slams “pathetic” US gun control in powerful speech

    “When are we going to do something?” Steve Kerr, coach of NBA side Golden State Warriors, has delivered a passionate speech condemning gun violence in the United States, hours after 19 children and two adults were killed in a mass-shooting at a school in Texas. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in […]

    4 years ago

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