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Egyptians cry foul over Messi's boot blunder

A symbol of the beautiful game turns ugly for the world's most famous footballer

France

Tight security at Paris stadium for first international football match since terror attacks

There has been beefed up security at the Stade de France in Paris, for the first international football match since the November terror attacks. All

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Goals galore on a night of international friendlies

All thoughts turned to last week’s Brussels murders as Portugal entertained Belgium in Leiria in the re-arranged fixture. Portugal had two former

France

France football team to play at national stadium for first time since Paris attacks

Tuesday evening will see France’s national football team play at the Stade de France for the first time since the Paris attacks in November, when the

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Terror pushed to the sidelines for France and Belgium friendlies

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots insisted life must go on as his side prepare to face Portugal in friendly on Tuesday a week after the twin terrorist

Sport

The Corner: Cruyff passing leaves football world in mourning

Barcelona’s Nou Camp opened its doors on Saturday morning (March 26) to allow fans to pay tribute to Johan Cruyff, a formidable presence at Barcelona

Sport

Football for Friendship ready for fourth edition

The fourth edition of the Football for Friendship will take place in May it was confirmed this week. Kids from around the club will gather in Milan

Sport

Tributes flood in for Cruyff

Tributes to footballing legend Johan Cruyff have been flooding in since it was announced on Thursday the former Netherlands international has died

Netherlands

Dutch football legend Cruyff dies aged 68

Johan Cruyff, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest ever players, has died aged 68 after a five-month battle with lung cancer. Cruyff, who

Sport

Italy to experiment against a rejuvenated Spain in Udine

Italy and Spain resume their long-standing rivalry in Thursday’s friendly in Udine. Italy are in transition having lost to Belgium in their last

Sport

Belgium agrees venue change for Portugal match after bloodshed

Belgium’s friendly international with Portugal has been moved to the Portuguese city of Leiria following the Brussels attacks. Initially Belgium

Sport

Franz Beckenbauer one of six facing corruption probe into 2006 World Cup

The Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer, is one of six men under investigation in a corruption probe into Germany's ''2006 World Cup bid'':https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup.

Sport

Rashford rules Manchester, Ajax leapfrog PSV 'The Corner'

Cinzia Rizzi guides us through the weekend's football in 'The Corner'

Sport

Violent clashes at Moroccan topflight game leaves two dead and 54 injured

Two people have been killed and some 54 injured after supporters of the same Moroccan club clashed following a topflight game in Casablanca. Fighting

Sport

UEFA Champions League draw: Man City to face Paris Saint-Germain in quarter-finals

Favourites Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid.

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UEFA Champions League draw: Man City to face Paris Saint-Germain in quarter finals

Favourites Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid.

Sport

Europa League: Liverpool put rivals Manchester United out of Europe

Liverpool qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday evening after beating arch rivals Manchester United in the sides’ first

Sport

FIFA: a victim? Or simply shifting the blame?

Gianni Infantino has been in charge of FIFA for just two weeks, but he’s already taking steps to right the alleged wrongs carried out under the

Sport

Bayern knock Juventus out of Europe in second leg thriller, Barca beat Arsenal also to progress to quarters

Five-times European champions Bayern Munich qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night after overcoming Juventus in

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Benzema prevented from France return

The French football federation have temporarily kept Karim Benzema on the suspended list while he remains at the centre of a sex-tape bribery