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Growing number of League One and League Two clubs want to end 2019-20 season with immediate effect

Crunch talks between league two chairmen may have knock-on effect up to Premier League




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Arsenal announce 12.5 per cent pay cut for first-team, Mikel Arteta and his staff

Arsenal first team players and coaching staff have agreed a deal to take a 12.5 per cent pay-cut to help the club manage the financial impacts of the coronavirus shutdown.




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Fifa promises to fulfil £800m investment in women's football despite coronavirus pandemic

Fifa has promised to fulfil its planned investment in women's football despite the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Uefa meeting today: Update expected on plans to finish the 2019-20 football season

Uefa will hold a video conference call today where there will discuss updated plans to conclude the 2019-20 football season amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Crystal Palace claim they are oldest professional football club after discovering history back to 1861

Crystal Palace have staked their claim to the title of the oldest professional football club in existence.




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Mauricio Pochettino to Newcastle: Former Tottenham manager 'ticks all the boxes' after £300m takeover

Warren Barton has backed the ex-Spurs boss to succeed at St James' Park




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Crystal Palace plan 160th anniversary celebrations and new crest despite FA snub over 1861 origin

Crystal Palace's claim to be the oldest professional club in existence is unlikely to be officially recognised by the Football Association, though the decision will not prevent them from marking it themselves.




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National League clubs vote to end 2019-20 season with remaining matches cancelled

National League clubs have voted in favour of ending the 2019-20 season at its current point.




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Phil Neville: England Women's manager set to step down in summer 2021

The Football Association is expected to announce that England Women's manager Phil Neville will step down in the summer of 2021.




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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale donates almost £1m to hospitals to fight coronavirus




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Premier League backs plans to finish season by July 31 and some matches could be screened on free-to-air TV

The Premier League has reportedly backed plans to finish the 2019-20 season by July 31.




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Former Liverpool youth coach Iain Brunskill on his Chinese adventure being halted after 10 days by Covid-19

Iain Brunskill should currently be getting his teeth into an exciting new role with the Chinese FA.




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West Ham boss David Moyes turns delivery boy for his village: 'One lady gave me £20 and said: Keep the change, son!'

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Women's 2021 European Championship postponed to 2022 with new dates confirmed

The Women's 2021 European Championship in England will be delayed by a year and played from July 6 to 31, 2022, at the same venues as originally planned, UEFA has announced.




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Chelsea players close to finalising 10 per cent wage cut

Unlike Arsenal, Chelsea's deal is not expected to include any incentives to earn any money lost further down the line




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Uefa releases almost £60m of Euro 2020 benefit payments early to help clubs

Uefa will release almost £60million in benefit payments to clubs who released players for European Qualifiers early to help ease the financial impact of coronavirus.




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Liverpool 'kidded' Chelsea with £50m Fernando Torres deal says Jamie Carragher: 'I couldn't believe it'

Jamie Carragher has revealed that Liverpool's players "couldn't believe" Chelsea bought Fernando Torres for £50million in 2011, a sale that resulted in the signing of Luis Suarez.




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Hibernian to display 'Thank you NHS' message on front of 2020-21 home shirt

Scottish Premiership club Hibernian will don the message "Thank you NHS" on their home kit next season.




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FIFA 20 best young players: Top 100 wonderkids, cheap players with biggest potential in career mode

With football across the globe on hold, it seems the perfect time to load up a new​ FIFA 20 career mode save.




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FIFA 20 best young players: Top 100 career mode wonderkids, cheap players with biggest potential

With football across the globe on pause, it seems the perfect time to load up a new​ FIFA 20 career mode save.




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FIFA 20 best young players: The top 100 wonderkids, cheap career mode players with biggest potential

With football across the globe on hold, now seems the perfect time to load up a new​ FIFA 20 career mode save.




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FIFA 20 best young players: Top 100 wonderkids, cheap career mode players with biggest potential

So you're cooped up indoors and most of the professional football fixtures across the globe have been suspended for the forseeable future.




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FIFA 20 best young players: Top 100 career mode wonderkids, cheap bargains with biggest potential

So you're cooped up indoors and most of the professional football fixtures across the globe have been suspended for the forseeable future.




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FIFA 20 best young players: Top 100 wonderkids, cheap career mode bargains with biggest potential

So you're cooped up indoors and most of the professional football fixtures across the globe have been suspended for the time being.




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Phil Neville to leave his role as England Women manager at end of his contract in 2021

Phil Neville will leave his role as England Women manager at the end of his contract in 2021, the FA have confirmed.




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LaLiga braced for football behind closed doors until 2021 after warning from president Javier Tebas

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has spoken to clubs from Spain's top two leagues and told them to be braced for football behind closed doors until 2021.




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Hakim Ziyech set to seal Chelsea transfer on July 1 as Eredivisie is cancelled

Hakim Ziyech will be free to join Chelsea without delay this summer after the Eredivisie season was cancelled.




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Hakim Ziyech to complete Chelsea transfer on July 1 as planned

Hakim Ziyech will be free to join Chelsea without delay this summer with the Eredivisie season set to be cancelled.




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Manchester United redraw transfer plans after Ed Woodward's admission on £100m+ spending

Ed Woodward says talk of nine-figure deals 'ignores the reality' of financial impact of coronavirus




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Hakim Ziyech: 'On July 1 I will be a Chelsea player... I haven't had any doubt for a single second'

Hakim Ziyech insists his Chelsea future was never in doubt and claims he was always intent on joining the club in July.




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Manchester United target Jadon Sancho 'nowhere near' world's elite in Gary Neville's NFL draft-style top 10

The former United captain believes Sancho has potential, but says English players are generally overhyped




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Tottenham kit 'leak' hints at green Nike away shirt for 2020/21 season

Tottenham fans appear to be divided over a 'leaked' away shirt for next season after pictures emerged on social media.




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Serie A clubs allowed to return to training on May 18 after Italy reports decline in coronavirus cases

Italian football clubs have been told they can return return to training in May following a televised speech from prime minister Giuseppe Conte.




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David de Gea wants to stay at Manchester United for 'many, many years' despite No1 threat from Dean Henderson

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has reaffirmed his commitment to the club.




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Alan Pardew urges ADO Den Haag to donate his £100,000 survival bonus to Dutch health service

Alan Pardew has told ADO Den Haag to keep the survival bonus he is entitled to, and has instead encouraged the club to donate it to the Dutch health service.




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Liverpool delay Anfield Road expansion work by 'at least' 12 months

Liverpool have confirmed that plans to expand the Anfield Road end of the club's home ground have been delayed by 'at least' 12 months due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Barcelona told it will cost them €164m to re-sign Neymar as former agent hints at Real Madrid interest

The former agent of Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has told Barcelona and Real Madrid that the Brazilian will cost €164 million this summer.




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Uefa release over £200m for member associations to use as they 'see fit' during coronavirus shutdown

Uefa have released more than £200million to member associations in order to ease the financial impact of coronavirus on football.




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Michael Robinson dead: Former Liverpool and Ireland star passes away, aged 61

Former Liverpool, Brighton and Republic of Ireland striker Michael Robinson has died at the age of 61.




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West Ham won't sell Declan Rice for less than £70m with midfielder key to David Moyes rebuild

David Moyes remains set on overhauling the West Ham squad this summer, but sees Declan Rice as a vital part of his plans going forward.




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Ligue 1 season cancelled in France as government confirms ban on football until September

The French football season has been ended after the country's government announced that no large sporting events will be allowed to take place until at least September, even if they are behind closed doors.




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Coronavirus sport news LIVE: Premier League Project Restart latest; Ligue 1 season officially OFF

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage as the coronavirus crisis continues to heavily impact sport across the globe.




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PSG prepared to play home Champions League matches abroad after Ligue 1 cancellation, says Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Paris Saint-Germain will play their remaining home Champions League matches overseas if it is not possible to do so in France, according to president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.




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Football must respect Government decision on fate of 2019-20 season, says Rio Ferdinand

Former Manchester United and England stalwart Rio Ferdinand says any Government decision regarding the fate of the 2019-20 domestic football season must be respected.




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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah's 2018 World Cup showing badly affected by image rights row, says official

Mohamed Salah's performance at the 2018 World Cup was negatively influenced by his row with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), a former member of the organisation has claimed.




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Manchester United to trial safe standing with 1,500 rail seats at Old Trafford from start of next season

Manchester United will trial safe standing at Old Trafford from the start of next season.




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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho wants to finish the 2019-20 Premier League season

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he wants to finish the season.




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France's Ligue 1 decision could put Premier League's 'Project Restart' on collision course with rest of Europe

The French government is pushing for the rest of Europe's top football leagues to follow Ligue 1's example and end the 2019-20 season, according to reports in France.




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PSG confirmed as Ligue 1 champions again after 2019-20 season halted due to coronavirus

Paris Saint-Germain have officially been awarded their seventh Ligue 1 title in eight years following the cancellation of the French domestic season.




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Daughter surprises dad by finishing Panini football sticker collection started 41 years ago

The coronavirus lockdown has given many of us time to polish off odd-jobs and tie up loose ends, but finally finishing a sticker collection you started 41 years ago is among the more novel.