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England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies aged 81

"We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud of him," his family said in a statement announcing his death.

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Football stars donate thousands to search fund for missing Sala pilot

Football players donate thousands to missing Sala pilot search fund

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Cardiff City pay tribute to Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash

Cardiff were playing their first match since the Argentine's body was recovered from the English Channel.

Brazil

Brazil: Flamengo fire death victims all teenagers

Fire swept through an unlicensed lodging at the training center of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo on Friday, killing 10 members of the club’s youth team and injuring three more, one of them seriously.

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'I love you, Tito': Emiliano Sala's sister leads tributes to striker

"Your soul in my soul will shine forever, illuminating the time of my existence," Emiliano's sister, Romina, wrote in a post on Instagram.

Brazil

Fire at Flamengo football centre in Rio kills 10

A fire at the Flamengo football club in Brazil has killed 10 people.

United Kingdom

Emiliano Sala: Body recovered from plane identified as footballer

Body recovered from plane that crashed in English Channel identified as Emiliano Sala: Police

United Kingdom

Emiliano Sala: Nantes demand first part of transfer fee from Cardiff

Cardiff FC told media that FC Nantes had demanded payment for the transfer of the Argentinian striker, whose plane crashed on January 21.

United Kingdom

Body recovered from plane carrying Emiliano Sala 'brought ashore'

It's unclear at this stage whether the body is that of Sala or the pilot of the aircraft.

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Cardiff City pays tribute to missing player Emiliano Sala

Cardiff City pays tribute to missing player Emiliano Sala

United Kingdom

British football club trades shirts for one-off LGBT kit

A British football club has revealed its new rainbow-striped kit, taking inspiration from the LGBT flag

United Kingdom

'Emi and the pilot are out there and we can't leave them'

The sister of the missing football player Emiliano Sala who disappeared near the Channel Island vowed to keep looking for her brother.

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Taking a tumble: Man United no longer kings of football's rich list

The two Spanish giants are back at the top of the money league.

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Tears and cheers in Nantes for missing Sala

Nantes supporters staged a tearful and at times noisy vigil for former player Emiliano Sala on Tuesday after the plane carrying him to new club Cardiff City disappeared over the Channel.

United Kingdom

'My plane looks like it's going to fall apart,' Sala told family

Police on Wednesday evening said that intensive search efforts, including multiple aircraft and one lifeboat, had "found no trace of the missing plane."

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Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Here's our round-up of the key stories so far today.

France

PSG fined €100,000 for listing ethnic origins of young recruits

French football club, Paris Saint-Germain, has been fined €100,000 by French Football League for listing ethnic origins of young recruits.

Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo pays fine for tax evasion to avoid jail sentence

Cristiano Ronaldo paid nearly €19 million as part of deal that allowed him to avoid a jail sentence for tax evasion in Spain.

United Kingdom

Football world prays for a miracle as Sala plane search resumes

"If miracles exist, I would ask for one now," said former Nantes FC manager Sérgio Conceição.

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Europe briefing: six stories to know about today

Here is our round-up of stories to know about from Europe today.