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When will football fans return?
As a result of the global Coronavirus crisis, no UK football fans have stepped inside a stadium since early March and football is missing them. Even after the season resumed months later, it was behind closed doors.
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Best players in the Championship | 2019/20 season
Fulham beat Brentford in the play-off final to join West Brom and Leeds United in the Premier League next season. Scott Parker’s pragmatism ensured the Cottagers returned to the big time at the first attempt, though a lack of star names could make life hard for them next season.
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Barcelona – Bayern Munich combined XI
Two of the most exciting attacking sides in world football will go head to head in the Champions League on Friday night. We’ve put together a Barcelona – Bayern Munich combined XI. Who would make yours? Barcelona – Bayern Munich combined XI GK – Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) There was a time when Manuel Neuer was widely regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world.
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Too well paid to move | 5 players stuck because of their wages
With the transfer window open for business, there should be some high-profile moves in the coming weeks unless the financial impact of the Coronavirus crisis leads to less business than usual. That could leave a series of star players who are out of favour or unhappy at their clubs being left in limbo and they are too well paid to move.
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Premier League substitutions vote a rare display of common sense
In a welcome boost for those outside of the Premier League’s big six hegemony, clubs voted against continuing with five Premier League substitutions per game next season. For the Project Restart to go ahead, concessions were always going to have to be made and this competition like all others, had player welfare at the forefront of the conversation.
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Worst signings of the season | 2019/20 Premier League
At the start of the 2019/20 Premier League season, the transfer market was the most inflated it has ever been. The end result of this was clubs paying over the odds for players, some of whom inevitably ended up as disappointment.
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Andrea Pirlo appointment the latest in a disturbing trend
For Maurizio Sarri, it was déjà vu. On Saturday, after Juventus were dumped out of the Champions League on away goals by Lyon, the chain-smoking Italian was relieved of his duties. Although he arrived having left Chelsea by his own accord a year ago, it is widely believed he jumped before he was pushed by Roman Abramovich.
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Biggest NBA finals upsets
While any game of elite level basketball has the potential to set pulses racing, it has to be said that the postseason is where the action really happens. Trophies are won, careers are ended, legends are born and underdog stories are written.
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New stadiums in Europe – top 5
The benefits of a modern football stadium are plenty. For clubs to compete at the highest level they must have an arena befitting of their ambitions. Tottenham Hotspur became the envy of the sporting world in 2019 when they opened their futuristic 62,000 seat mega-stadium.
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Fulham transfer news – five players they could sign
After a brace from left-back Joe Bryan in the Play-off final, Fulham have returned to the Premier League at the first time of asking under the guidance of former player Scott Parker. However, without smart investment and the 2020/21 season could be a very long one.
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Newcastle takeover collapsing leaves a fog on the Tyne
The one piece of news that Geordies were expecting and dreading was confirmed last week as it emerged that the Newcastle takeover bid from the Saudi Private Investment Fund (PIF) had come to a screeching halt.
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