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Real Madrid hang on for win after Benzema brilliance
While the manner of their victory was not as convincing as coach Zinedine Zidane might have wished, it was a welcome return to winning ways for Real after they had drawn their previous two games.
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Transfer window ends with star loans rather than huge deals
Several big-name players did change clubs on loans, including Mauro Icardi moving to Paris Saint-Germain from Inter Milan and Nikola Kalinic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan going out to Roma from Atletico Madrid and Arsenal.
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Who's saying what after the Champions League draw
Holders Liverpool will face Napoli again in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur must take on Bayern Munich and Barcelona could just face a struggle to make it out of their group.
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Top KZN coach to help Muzuvukile ahead of Danone Nations Cup in Barcelona
Danone Southern Africa has brought in top South African coach and former SAFA's coaching instructor, Scelo Qwabe to assist Muzuvukile in their preparations.
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Messi 'made me better player', says Ronaldo
Ronaldo and Messi have won the coveted Ballon d'Or five times each, a factor that helps each player flourish.
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Barca's Coutinho joins Bayern Munich on loan
Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich on a one-year loan with an option to buy, the Spanish club confirmed Monday.
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Coutinho set for Barca stay after Miami win over Napoli
Former Liverpool forward Coutinho has distanced himself from a move to Tottenham - he was also linked with Arsenal - and with the transfer window in England closing Thursday, the chances of the 27-year-old returning to England appear slim.
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Cowboys top Forbes' list of richest clubs, Man Utd slip
In figures released on Tuesday, Forbes pegged the value of the Cowboys at $5 billion.
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Neymar can leave PSG if we get an offer - Leonardo
The Brazilian forward joined PSG from Barcelona on a five-year deal for a world record transfer fee of €222 million (£199 million) in 2017.
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Griezmann defies Atletico Madrid by missing pre-season gathering - club
Griezmann, a Barcelona target, had already said he would not turn up, Madrid sports daily Marca reported on Saturday, with Atletico then telling AFP that "it changes nothing".
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Everton sign Gomes on permanent deal from Barca
Andre Gomes endured a disappointing two years at Barca following a move from Valencia in 2016 for an initial fee of €35 million, making only six La Liga starts in his second campaign.
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Neymar accepts pay-cut in 'verbal agreement' with Barca - reports
PSG are yet to sanction the sale of their star striker, who they paid a world record €222 million to sign from Barca only two years ago.
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Messi 'bitter' as Colombia stun Argentina
One of the best of those fell to the 31-year-old Barcelona icon but he headed wide after Colombia's goalkeeper David Ospina got down quickly to push out a header from center-back Nicolas Otamendi.
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Valverde not to blame for Barca cup defeat - Bartomeu
After throwing away a three-goal lead against Liverpool in the Champions League, Barca's disappointing end to the season took another turn for the worse as they were beaten 2-1 in Seville.
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Messi Europe's top scorer for third straight year
Lionel Messi has become the first player to win Europe’s Golden Shoe award for three straight years after his nearest challenger Kylian Mbappe failed to score the four goals he needed in Paris St Germain’s final league match of the season on Friday.
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Liverpool’s dream comeback in memes
Liverpool stunned Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield last night to book a second consecutive Champions League final with a 4-3 aggregate win.
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Emotional Klopp hails 'unbelievable' triumph over Barca
The German was clearly swept up in the emotion at the end of the game as a delirious Anfield crowd sang the club’s anthem “You’ll never walk alone” with the players lined up in front of the Kop.
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'It's very painful': Valverde rocked by Barca collapse
Barca were blown away on an incredible night at Anfield as Liverpool won 4-0 to overturn a three-goal first-leg defeat.
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Liverpool defy the odds to beat Barca and reach UCL final
Divock Origi was the unlikely hero as Liverpool pulled off the greatest semi-final comeback in Champions League history against Barcelona.
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Battered and bruised Liverpool face balancing act against Barcelona
Liverpool have overcome such deficits before in the Champions League, most famously in the 2005 final against AC Milan.
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Liverpool could not have played much better - Klopp
Liverpool went in 1-0 down at the break but after dominating the early part of the second half, Messi struck twice including a superb long-range free kick.