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Chinese football transfer market collapses in face of coronavirus
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» HONG KONG: A double blow of the coronavirus and a new salary cap has seen the bottom fall out of Chinese football's transfer market, while Odion Ighalo led what could become an exodus of foreign stars.
Ex-Brazil football star Ronaldinho, brother arrested in Paraguay
AFP, Published on 07/03/2020
» ASUNCION - Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay's public ministry said, after entering the country on fake passports.
Judge in Asuncion orders Brazil football icon Ronaldinho held
AFP, Published on 08/03/2020
» ASUNCION - Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho was behind bars on Saturday after being arrested for entering Paraguay on a fake passport, a judge in Asuncion confirmed Saturday.
FIFA to use 'power of football' to combat coronavirus
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» PARIS - FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday urged authorities to use "the power of football" to reinforce important messages in the fight against coronavirus, promising initiatives with the World Health Organization.
Spain's female football referees on frontline of coronavirus fight
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» MADRID - "I'm just doing my bit," says Iragartze Fernandez, the part-time referee turned full-time nurse who has swapped the whistle for a face-mask in the hope of helping Spain combat the deadly coronavirus.
Europe mulls finishing football season at end of year
AFP, Published on 28/03/2020
» ROME: Europe's football bosses have not given up hope of finishing this pandemic-hit season -- even if it might have to be done at the start of the next one.
China signals World Cup ambitions with new football stadiums
AFP, Published on 24/04/2020
» SHANGHAI: China is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge on new football stadiums, ramping up ambitions to be a superpower in the sport and host a World Cup as early as 2030.
French football, rugby off until September, says French PM
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» PARIS - Professional football, rugby and other sports in France cannot resume until the end of the summer because of coronavirus restrictions, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday.
German football returns, Europe beaches reopen as lockdowns ease
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» BERLIN - Germany's Bundesliga football league returned to action in empty stadiums on Saturday, as swimmers dove into the waves at newly reopened beaches in France, Italy and Greece after coronavirus lockdowns were eased.
German football returns as Spain, UK death rates fall
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» BERLIN: German football champions Bayern Munich played and won their first match in more than two months on Sunday as Spain and Britain recorded their lowest daily coronavirus death tolls since March, but the pandemic continued its devastation elsewhere.