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Football

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Leeds crowned Champions, Brentford lose

In an amazing 24 hours for the team, Leeds United on Saturday (July 18) followed up their promotion to the Premier League by being crowned champions of the Championship. The result again came without kicking a ball, as Brentford...

Leeds United promoted to the Premier League, Radebe joins celebrations

Leeds United have finally made a return to the Premier League after 16 years away, thanks to Huddersfield who defeated Leeds' closest rivals West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Friday (July 17). The result is a triumph for the club's Argentine...

Nigerian woman entrepreneur buys Portuguese club Lusitano

Nigerian entrepreneur Nneka Ede is the new owner of Portuguese club, Lusitano Ginásio Clube, Futebol SAD, it emerged Thursday (July 18) after the club announced they had concluded a deal. Ede purchased the third division club in June, becoming the...

Messi critical of Barcelona’s La Liga performance

Lionel Messi has given a critical appraisal of his team's La Liga performance after Barcelona lost the title to Real Madrid on Thursday night, going down 1-2 at home to 10-man Osasuna in one of the biggest upsets at...

Boris Johnson wants English fans back from October

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has outlined steps to ease coronavirus restrictions, including trials of large gatherings in sports stadiums and the opening of leisure centres from August 1. After the tests, Johnson hopes to allow sports fans...

Real Madrid win La Liga title

Real Madrid won the 2019/20 La Liga title Thursday night (July 16) with one game to go, after beating Villarreal 2-1 at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. This was Real's 34th La Liga title win as they...

Man Utd, Leicester in top-four “battle royale”

The Premier League's top-four battle looks set to go to the wire, with Manchester United and Leicester set to meet on the final day to decide who finishes fourth. Leicester City boosted their chances with a vital 2-0 win...

SAFA hits back at “distortions” on PSL restart

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has condemned what it describes as "distortions" in its reports about its relationships with the Premier Soccer League (PSL). A statement from SAFA addressed this issue as well as insinuations that South African...

FIFA announces 2022 FIFA World Cup schedule

World-football governing body, FIFA has announced that four matches will be played each day during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Group stage matches will be played over a 12-day period but games have yet to...

IFAB confirms five substitutes for 2020/21 season

It has been confirmed that five substitutes will be allowed during the 2020/21 season. Football lawmakers made this public on Wednesday (July 15) following a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB). However, each competition will be free to...
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