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Cameroon to take on Egypt in AFCON final

Cameroon have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations for a seventh time in their history after battling past the Black Stars of Ghana in Franceville…

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Lampard blows final whistle on illustrious career

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football.

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Egypt battle past Burkina Faso to reach AFCON final

Seven times champions Egypt have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 in a penalty shootout.

Sport

Lars Lagerback is back

Veteran football boss is appointed Head Coach of Norway

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Payday for Payet as the prodigal returns to Marseilles

Dimitri Payet is a Marseilles player. The former West Ham lynchpin has returned to France's south coast for 30 million euros.

Sport

French league heats up as Monaco sail on

First played third in France on Sunday, and it was champions PSG who will rue the 1-1 draw against leaders Monaco the most as they stumble in the chase for the top.

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German Bundesliga first to get assistant video referees

The Germans are going to take some of the luck out of football with the introduction next season of assistant video referees able to countermand on-pitch decisions.

Brazil

Raw emotions as Brazilian football club Chapecoense play first match since plane crash tragedy

Emotions were raw as Chapecoense played their first match since most of their players died in a plane crash.

United Kingdom

Manchester United move top of football's rich list

Premiership success may have eluded them in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped Manchester United topping football’s latest rich list.

Sport

Louis van Gaal ends his coaching career

After weeks of speculation, former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has officially ended his coaching career.

Sport

Vuvuzelas: a noisy but welcome return at AFCON 2017

Vuvuzelas – plastic horns – which blow loud monotone notes, shot to global attention seven years ago during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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La Liga: Sevilla stun Real Madrid to open up title race

Paula Vilaplana, euronews: “Hello and welcome to the Corner.

Italy

Football players in Turin respond to call to help the homeless

A show of solidarity from two football stars in Turin in Italy.

Sport

Union leaders call for Africa Cup of Nations boycott

The leader of Gabon’s main civil service union called for a boycott of the African Nations Cup (CAN) on Wednesday (January 12), saying the money the country is spending on hosting the tournament would

United Kingdom

23 new suspects in Hillsborough case

23 files on people and organisations involved in the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster have been passed to the UK’s prosecution service.

United Kingdom

Former England football manager Graham Taylor dies

Former England football manger Graham Taylor has died aged 72

World News

How will the new World Cup work?

Fifa delegates have given the go-ahead to allow 48 teams to play in the World Cup.

Switzerland

FIFA votes to expand World Cup to 48 teams

FIFA has rubber-stamped plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams, brushing aside concerns that enlargement could lower standards.

World News

Ronaldo wins FIFA Player of the Year

Portugal and Real Madrid star Christiano Ronaldo is the 2016 FIFA Player of the Year.

Sport

2017 begins with a bang for Tottenham Hotspur

The Corner greets 2017 with a shock for Chelsea, and the continent's clubs back in action after the break. Plus our predictions for next weekend's standout games.