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Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford, is showing no signs of slowing down with respect to his charity work.

The Red Devils attacker has received a lot of praise for the work he did in raising money for meals that go to underprivileged children.

And now Rashford has made another donation to the charity FareShare, that is helping to supply more than three million meals a week to children in the UK.

“Guys, I spoke to Fare Share a couple of days ago and we are just £30k away from providing 3million meals a week to the most vulnerable across the UK,” Rashford posted on Twitter.

“We have done a great job so far but we still have a long way to go. Some children will stay home until at least September.

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Tottenham Hotspurs home game with Manchester United will be part of a Friday night double-header to mark the first full weekend of the Premier League restart.

The fixture list for the opening rounds of games has now been confirmed by league chiefs.

But the provisional set of fixtures, including the four FA Cup quarter-finals, shows Sky will screen the first FOUR matches after the June 17 restart – with a total of 36 games broadcast in the space of just 16 days.

As expected, Aston Villa’s game against Sheffield United at 6pm on June 17, will be followed by Manchester City’s match against Arsenal, kicking off at 8.15pm.

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Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, has admitted he is considering a return to the Nigerian national team.

Ighalo retired from international after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he finished as top scorer.

One of the reasons he gave for his decision, was the stress of travelling between China and Nigeria.

Ighalo, however, moved to England in January, joining United on loan from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.

This week, the 30-year-old extended that deal until January 2021.

The turn of events has made Ighalo to reconsider his availability for the Super Eagles.

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Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer in the world to earn $1 billion in his career.

According to Forbes, the 35-year-old is just the third athlete after Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather to hit the $1 billion earnings mark while still actively competing.

$650 million of Ronaldo’s career earnings have come from salary, while the rest comes off the pitch.

Ronaldo also earned around $45 million via endorsements in the past year.

35-year-old earned $105 million in the 365 days between June 1, 2019, and June

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Mesut Ozil’s agent, Erkut Sogut, has insisted that the Arsenal playmaker was not dropped by Adidas.
Speaking with ESPN, Sogut said Ozil wants to focus on building his own brand once his boot deal expires at the end of June.

Reports in Germany on Wednesday, claimed the 31-year-old had been “dumped” by Adidas, due to concerns over his public image and the financial impact of the coronavirus on the sportswear company.

But Sogut maintains that both parties have known for some time the seven-and-a-half-year contract would end this summer.

“Adidas knew he was pushing his own thing. He has been doing it on Twitter lately so it is now time to build his own brand while he is still actively playing.

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Tottenham forward Son Heung-min says he enjoyed the “tough” challenge of his three-week spell doing military service in South Korea.

Son completed his mandatory training last month while Tottenham waited for the Premier League season to resume after the coronavirus shutdown.
The enforced break has also allowed the 27-year-old to complete his recovery from the arm fracture he suffered in Tottenham’s win against Aston Villa in February.

Son was excused the full military service of nearly two years after helping South Korea to victory in the 2018 Asian Games, but was still required to serve a shorter period.

“It was a good experience,” he told Spurs TV. “I couldn’t say everything that I’ve done but I really enjoyed it. Those guys were nice. The three weeks were tough but I tried to enjoy it.”

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The English Premier League, EPL, has announced that one person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after the latest phase of mass testing.

The English Premier League, EPL, has announced that one person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after the latest phase of mass testing.
EPL confirmed this in a statement on its official website on Wednesday.

The statement read: “Latest results from COVID-19 testing as 1, 197 players and club staff were tested from 1-2 June.

“The Premier League can today confirm that on Monday 1 June and Tuesday 2 June 1197 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, one has tested positive.

The English Premier League, EPL, has announced that one person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after the latest phase of mass testing.

EPL confirmed this in a statement on its official website on Wednesday

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Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that one person has tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing by the Premier League.
Tottenham disclosed this in a statement on their official website on Wednesday.

It said: “We have been informed by the Premier League that we have received one positive test for COVID-19.

“Due to medical confidentiality, the individual’s name will not be disclosed.

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Odion Ighalo has spoken about his delight at extending his Manchester United loan deal.

The 30-year-old joined United in January on an initial six-month contract from Shanghai Shenhua.
Ighalo went on to score four goals in eight appearances, before it expired on May 31.

However, both clubs have agreed on an extension, which will see the Nigerian striker remain at Old Trafford until January 2021.

“I’m really happy. It’s a dream for me to be here. I’m buzzing and ready to go,” Ighalo told MUTV.

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Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan, according to Sport‘s main story today.
The striker is the Spanish side’s main target this summer, and despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus chaos, they’ve continued to pursue him, and have now reportedly agreed a contract.

The Argentine will receive €12m per year plus bonuses, according to the piece, on a five year deal. This was apparently done with Inter’s blessing, despite it being technically against the rules.

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Team GB’s 11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown is ‘lucky to be alive’ after fracturing her skull in a horror accident in training.

Brown, who is set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian in Tokyo, flew off her skateboard at the top of a high ramp and landed head-first on hard ground.
She was airlifted to hospital and was unresponsive on arrival but is now expected to make a full recovery, despite breaking her hand and wrist and injuring her skull.

Brown’s dad, Stewart, said: ‘Sky’s had the gnarliest fall she’s ever had and is lucky to be alive.

‘She landed head-first off a ramp on her hand. When she first came to hospital, everyone was fearful for her life.’Sky remains positive and strong, the whole medical team is shocked to see her positivity.’

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The Premier League has given clubs permission to play friendly matches ahead of the planned resumption of the season, according to Sky Sports.

However, the venues must be no more than 90 minutes away and players must travel in their own cars.
Club coaching staff will officiate the matches, as PGMOL referees and assistants are yet to be tested for COVID-19.

If played at a stadium, players will enter via the players’ entrance and walk straight onto the pitch, before warming up.

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Five of Barcelona’s first-team players tested positive for COVID-19, but the news was not made public, RAC1 reports.

The Catalan radio station made the accusation during its program, Tu Diras.

The five players were not revealed during the broadcast, but it was claimed the positive tests came in towards the start of the crisis.

Each of the players showed no symptoms of COVID-19 and became aware they were positive after undergoing blood tests.

Two of Barca’s staff allegedly also tested positive.

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Tributes have piled in for “true hero” Shad Gaspard after the former WWE star’s tragic passing aged 39.
Gaspard had gone missing after he and his son were caught in a rip current while swimming in the sea at Venice Beach, California on Sunday afternoon.
When help arrived, the American heroically told lifeguards to save his son first, before being submerged by another wave.

The search for the popular missing star was called off earlier today, when the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that his body had been found.
And tributes have been flying in from former WWE colleagues and fans alike for Gaspard – universally regarded as one of the nicest, most selfless men in the industry.

WWE legend Triple H wrote: “I join fans around the world as we remember Shad Gaspard as a beloved performer and a caring father. In absolutely tragic circumstances, please keep his loved ones in your thoughts.”

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Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has identified £60 million-rated Wolves winger, Adama Traore, as his side’s top transfer target this summer, according to The Sun.
Klopp is keen to sign Traore in order to bolster his squad and ease the heavy reliance on his front three of Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
Liverpool will have to battle Manchester United and Manchester City for the signature of the Spanish star.
Traore has been a revelation at Molineux for the past two seasons.

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The English Premier League, EPL, has announced that two more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus(COVID-19) from two clubs after the second batch of testing.
Premier League on Tuesday announced that six people tested positive for the novel coronavirus from three clubs after the first phase of mass testing.
The English top-flight league confirmed this in a statement on Saturday, NAN reports.
The statement reads: “The Premier League can today (Saturday) confirm that on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 996 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, two have tested positive from two clubs.
“The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.

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Premier League clubs will carry out 1,000 coronavirus tests this week as they take the first steps towards Project Restart.

Players will be under strict training protocols which will see them all tested at least twice a week with the first tests rolled out this weekend.

Premier League bosses will hold another meeting with the 20 clubs on Monday and will vote through a move to return to the first phase of training this week.
Most clubs are expected to go back to training on Tuesday, players will be given the chance to opt out but Mirror Sport understands the vast majority want to return.

Every player will have to take a test before going back, the results are expected to be delivered within 48 hours and they will be monitored regularly in the first phase with tests done twice a week.
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UEFA has a plan to finish the 2019-20 season by August, including the Champions League and Europa League campaigns, the European soccer governing body’s president Aleksander Ceferin has said.

The majority of European league seasons were suspended in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic but a few leagues have announced plans for a restart in the coming weeks.

The French and Dutch top-flight campaigns have been cancelled but the German Bundesliga restarted on Saturday and Ceferin expects at least 80% of national leagues to finish their seasons.

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On Loan Liverpool Player Taiwo Awoniyi came off the subs’ bench to score for his club Mainz 05 in today’s match against Cologne in the German Bundesliga league as its continues its restartIt was the first goal in the Bundesliga this season for the 22-year-old striker, who is on loan from Liverpool.

He has now made seven appearances for his club mostly as a substitute.

Cologne were leading 2-0 before Awoniyi pulled a goal back on the hour, just five minutes after he was introduced.
after the disruption by the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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Super Eagles goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, is no longer bothered about the barrage of criticisms from fans and teammates.

Akpeyi, who plays for Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa, told ESPN that his mental strength keeps him insulated in the face of constant criticism.

He said: “What helps me is my mental strength.”
“I really don’t follow the news about what is going on, especially when it comes to soccer from Africa and this part of the world.”

“Thank God I grew up with a mentor who taught me how to be mentally strong. With all I have learnt from my mentor, I can’t give up on myself.”

“I am not going to prove a point to anybody, I only have to prove a point to myself that whatever I have been trained with actually works.”

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A talented footballer found fatally stabbed in a vicious street brawl was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”, according to a club official.

Francois Kablan, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene on Great Dover Street, Southwark, at 5.30pm on Wednesday after reports of several men fighting nearby, police said.

Met Police want anyone with information on footballer Francois Kablan’s death to contact the forceCredit: Met Police

The victim was a reserve player for Harlow Town FC which has paid tribute, saying members were “devastated” about the news.

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It took Erling Haaland 28 minutes to remind people of his goalscoring qualities as he gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 lead at home to Schalke, thus becoming the first player to score since the Bundesliga got back underway following the coronavirus-enforced stoppage of football.

Interestingly, the player who provided the assist for the 19-year-old was Thorgan Hazard. Could Haaland be linking up with his older brother from next season?
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Haaland missed his first shot but not the second, as he netted his 10th Bundesliga goal in nine matches since joining from Red Bull Salzburg in January.

Those 10 goals have come in 540 minutes, so the Norwegian is averaging a goal every 54 minutes!

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Close To two month of absence of the major sport in the world Football. It was a perfect return to the Bundesliga season as Borussia Dortmund coasted to a thumping 4-0 win over arch rival FC Schalke in Saturday’s Revierderby at the Signal Iduna Park.

Raphael Guerreiro’s brace, Erling Haaland and Thorgan Hazard’s strikes earned BVB all three points and ensured its unbeaten run at home, this season, remained intact.

The result also saw BVB pick up its 800th win in Bundesliga and takes its tally to 54 points, one shy of table-topper Bayern Munich. Bayern will face Union Berlin on Sunday.

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Hugo Lloris splashed out £15,000 on a specially-trained guard dog just two weeks before his Tottenham team-mate Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint.

Lloris made the investment to protect his wife Marine and their three children from similar incidents while he is away from home playing for Spurs.

According to ESPN, the Frenchman’s new Belgian Shepherd was bought from a London-based company which specialises in guard dogs.

Lloris’ wife shared an image of the dog stood on a climbing frame in their back garden to Instagram earlier this month, adding the hashtags ‘#ourbodyguard’, ‘#inlove’ and ‘#bestfriend’.

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The goal scored by Sergio Ramos in the 2016 Champions League final for Real Madrid against Atletico de Madrid was offside, the match referee Mark Clattenburg has admitted.

The English official was in the middle for the Madrid derby in the showpiece of the competition in Milan – two years after Los Blancos had also beaten their city rivals in the deciding game.
Central defender Ramos poked home from close range after Gareth Bale had flicked on a Toni Kroos free-kick in the 15th minute of the game in San Siro but there was no VAR at the time and the goal was allowed to stand.

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These days, Cristiano Ronaldo is uttered in the same breath as Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Pele thanks to his incredible talent with a football.

But the Portuguese superstar, now 35, wasn’t always a super-ripped, mega-rich contender for the title of Greatest of All Time.

In fact, it took a real kick up the backside for Ronaldo to become the elite footballer he is today.

In England, Ronaldo burst on to the scene out of nowhere after running John O’Shea ragged during a pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon in 2003.

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Tottenham boss, Jose Mourinho, is holding talks with good friend Luis Campos about his summer transfer plans for three Lille players.
Lille sports chief Campos is close to Mourinho, having worked with him at Porto and Real Madrid.

SoccerLink reports the pair are using their relationship to discuss several of LOSC’s players – namely goalkeeper Mike Maignan, midfielder Boubakary Soumare and striker Victor Osimhen.

Mourinho, knowing he faces stiff competition, fancies all three players, while Campos is eager to negotiate healthy prices for their sales.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers Nigerian forward Bright Enobakhare has left the club by mutual consent.

Wolves made the announcement on Thursday in a statement released on their official website.

Enobakhare, 22, has not played for Wolves in each of the past two seasons after falling down the pecking order under Nuno Espirito Santo.

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Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has said that the stoppage in play due to COVID-19, may help the club address some of its issues on the pitch.

Messi stated this in an interview with a Spanish outlet, Sport.
“Maybe this stoppage will end up benefiting us, but let’s see if the competitions we’re in can get started again first.

“Then we will be able to see the level we are at and how far we can go once we get started again,” he said.

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Jose Mourinho has expertly detailed one of his finest hours in football management.

The self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ is a genius when it comes to formulating game plans.

He’s a master tactician who has intricate and precise methods, and there’s no better example of his brilliance than the tie against Barcelona in 2010.
Mourinho’s Inter Milan faced the mighty Barcelona for a spot in the Champions League final.

The first leg took place at San Siro and his side secured an impressive result, beating the holders 3-1 thanks to goals from Maicon, Wesley Sneijder and Diego Milito.

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Bundesliga clubs will be able to use five substitutes when it returns from its suspension enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, the German Football League (DFL) announced on Thursday.

The new rule was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to help protect player welfare with fixtures set to come thick and fast as the sport continues its schedule in a restricted time frame.

The Bundesliga will become the first major European league to return to action when it resumes behind closed doors on Saturday after a two-month stoppage. Germany’s second tier will also be back this weekend.

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Odion Ighalo could be forced to miss some of Man Utd's remaining fixtures as Shanghai Shenhua expect the striker to return from his loan spell by July.
The Nigerian forward has impressed in his brief time at Old Trafford since joining the club on loan in January, but his deal expires next month.
United were hopeful of extending that date further to allow for the delay in completing the Premier League season due to coronavirus.

But according to Sky Sports, Ighalo could now be summoned back at the end of his loan deal as Shenhua want him ready in time for the Chinese Super League season, which starts in July.

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