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La Liga has asked for El Clasico on 26 October to be switched from Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium to Real Madrid’s Bernabeu over fears of civil unrest. There have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed on Monday. La Liga made the request to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and both clubs will be ...

UEFA announced on Tuesday that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against Turkey into “potential provocative political behaviour” by their players after making military salutes in their last two matches. In both their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania on Friday and France on Monday, Turkish players made the salutes — seen as supporting Turkey’s current military operation in Syria — as ...

American prodigy Coco Gauff continued her rise up the ranks of women’s tennis on Monday when the WTA rankings showed a climb of 39 places to number 71 in the world. Gauff started last week in Linz at 110 and was originally set for an early departure from Austria after losing in the qualifying rounds before grabbing a lifeline as ...

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency must not go ahead until the firm proves it is safe and secure, according to a report by the G7 group. In a blow to the social media giant, the world’s biggest economies warned cryptocurrencies such as Libra pose a risk to the global financial system. The draft report outlines nine major risks posed by such digital currencies. It ...

China’s President Xi Jinping has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in Hong Kong, saying any attempt to divide China will end in “crushed bodies and shattered bones”. His comments came during a state visit to Nepal on Sunday, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said. Several peaceful Hong Kong rallies descended into clashes between riot police and protesters ...

The English Premier League risks losing a single spot out of the four automatic places available in the UEFA Champions League from 2021 due to proposed changes by the European Leagues Association. European Leagues Association has proposed that all the top leagues would be limited to just three automatic qualifiers from 2021, whilst the group which represents 36 leagues and ...

The Belgian forward has struggled with minor injuries since moving to Italy and his manager admits his body requires extra work Inter head coach Antonio Conte believes star striker Romelu Lukaku must train more to be in great shape due to his physique. Lukaku had a quiet game as Inter suffered a 2-1 loss to Serie A rivals Juventus in the Derby d’Italia at San Siro ...

The Red Devils academy graduate put in another forgettable performance against Newcastle, with it suggested that he is not getting the right guidance Marcus Rashford is being let down by the coaching staff at Manchester United, says Alan Shearer, with the misfiring frontman not being shown how to become a central striker. The 21-year-old has stated in the past that he ...

The man who took a versatile performer to Anfield claims that a desire to taste European glory led him away from a team dominating domestically James Milner swapped Manchester City for Liverpool because he wanted to win the Champions League, says former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers. A man currently in charge at Leicester pushed hard to land a versatile performer as a free agent in ...

The former Blues goalkeeper admits the performances of an exciting academy graduate in training had more seasoned performers singing his praises Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green admits Maurizio Sarri’s reluctance to offer Callum Hudson-Odoi left senior stars at Stamford Bridge asking: ‘How is he not playing?!’ A talented academy graduate forced his way into the first-team fold during the 2018-19 campaign. His ...