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Portugal

FC Porto player walks off pitch in fury at racist chants

FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who is from Mali, was visibly angered by monkey noises aimed at him after he scored in a Portuguese league game.

Sport

UEFA bans Manchester City from Champions League for two seasons

Manchester City hit back saying the case was "initiated by UEFA, prosecuted by UEFA and judged by UEFA".

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30 years after Italia 90, Euronews speaks to footballer Trevor Steven

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Euronews speaks to English footballer, Trever Steven who rose to fame playing for Burnley, Everton, Rangers and Marseilles and won 36 international caps for England including in the 1986 World Cup against Maradona.

France

French MPs back ban on May 5 football games to honour disaster victims

On 5 May 1992, a stand collapsed at Bastia's Furiani stadium just before their French Cup semi-final against Olympique de Marseille, killing 18 people and injuring more than 2,300.

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Spain

Coronavirus: Evacuees tell of life in quarantine, through Whatsapp

A conversation with Pedro Morilla and Oliver Cuadrado, two Spanish evacuees from Wuhan, China, gives a picture of life in quarantine.

Germany

German football fans allowed to set off smoke bomb before match

The fans will also be supervised by a pyrotechnics specialist and the fire service will be on hand with fire extinguishers.

United Kingdom

Watch: The friendly football game to mark UK joining the EEC in 1973

Nearly half a century ago, the UK hosted and won a football match to celebrate European unity.

World News

Tributes, theories and questions one year on from Sala plane crash

The circumstances of Argentine strikers Emiliano Sala's death remain murky a year after the tragic plane crash in the English Channel.

Turkey

Meet the Turkish sports stars on the wrong side of President Erdogan

Turkish football star Hakan Şükür is famously living in exile from Turkey, after getting on the wrong side of president Erdogan - and he's not the only sports star on the wanted list in Turkey.

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Displaced Syrians enjoy a game of football in jihadist-run region

The kickaround was light relief for those in the region, which Syrian regime forces have been bombing in recent weeks.

Italy

Ibrahimovic: 'I'm looking for a last bit of adrenaline' with AC Milan

The Swedish football star has signed for six months with the option to extend for another year.

Sport

South Africa's World Cup win among 2019's sporting highlights

It was a victory that united a nation and was one of the year's standout sporting moments.

Ireland

Why is the future of Football Association of Ireland in jeopardy?

Why is the future of Football Association of Ireland in jeopardy?

Sport

Liverpool wins its first ever Club World Cup football title

Liverpool defeats Brazilian team, Flamengo, to win its first ever Club World Cup football title

United Kingdom

Arsenal name former captain Mikel Arteta as head coach

Former club captain Arteta has taken the reigns at Arsenal, who sacked Unai Emery following a poor start to the season, with the club currently sitting in 10th place in the Premier League table.

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Graffiti in Barcelona shows El Clasico rivals kissing

The work was the latest in a series of football-themed street works by a local artist called TVBOY.

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Serie A sorry for “inappropriate” paintings in anti-racism campaign

Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Milan say they were “very surprised" by the lack of communication and do not believe "this is the right way" to tackle racism. Serie A later apologised for the "inappropriate" paintings.

Cyprus

Euroviews. Football could be the level playing field to start the healing process in a divided Cyprus ǀ View

Reunifying the national team after 65 years of separation could be the strongest confidence building measure to restore the bond between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, as well as spark new life into a withering team.

Iran

Foreign football coaches in Iran are collateral damage to US sanctions

Hundreds protested in Tehran on Monday after Italy's Andrea Stramaccioni quit as manager of Esteghlal FC because US sanctions prevent him from getting his salary.

Italy

Are Uefa and FIGC fit to tackle racism without any black executives?

In the two most important football institutions in Italy and Europe, which claim to want to fight racism on the pitch, those who make the most important decisions are almost always white.