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Uefa confirms Champions League qualification to be based on sporting merit if season cannot be completed

Champions League and Europa League places for next season must be awarded on sporting merit should any domestic leagues not resume, Uefa has announced.




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New Arsenal kit: First glimpse of 'leaked' shirt for next season on FIFA 20

It seems football is as much about looking the part is it is playing the part these days, and as such there is always plenty of excitement and speculation around kits at this time of year.




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Thomas Partey to Arsenal 'confirmed' by Sokratis with cheeky hint on Instagram Live

Arsenal defender Sokratis appears to have cheekily fuelled talk that the Gunners will move for Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey this summer.




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New Manchester United kit: First glimpse of 'leaked' shirt for next season on FIFA 20

Manchester United are among the clubs to have their possible new shirt designs for the 2020-21 season leaked online.




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Chelsea announce first-team will not take a pay cut with players to continue supporting charity causes

Chelsea's first team will not take a pay cut and will instead be asked to continue supporting various charities during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Transfer news LIVE: Mertens to Chelsea talks, Man Utd get Maddison update, Partey to Arsenal 'confirmed'

Welcome to the Evening Standard's live blog covering the latest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League and beyond.




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Chelsea 'made an offer' for Neymar before Barcelona move, confirms agent

Chelsea "made an offer" for Neymar, confirmed one of the player's representatives, but the Premier League outfit failed to convince the player to make the move.




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Heung-min Son military training: Tottenham star shows off new haircut after first week

Tottenham star Heung-min Son isn't the only one sporting a sharper look during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Arsenal fans want Bukayo Saka contract confirmed after Twitter teaser

Bukayo Saka is yet to put pen to paper on a new Arsenal contract - but his latest tweet hints an announcement may not be far away.




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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirms talks to resume Premier League 'as soon as possible'

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden has confirmed personal talks with the Premier League over resuming top-flight football "as soon as possible".




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Chelsea warned Philippe Coutinho transfer would be Frank Lampard's 'first mistake as manager'

Frank Lampard has been warned he could be about to make his first big mistake as Chelsea manager.




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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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Liverpool rising star Curtis Jones set for regular first-team role, says academy chief

Curtis Jones has shown this season that he is getting closer to the level required of a forward in the Liverpool first team.




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Andre Onana to Chelsea? Goalkeeper confirms desire to leave Ajax

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has confirmed his intention to leave the club this summer amid transfer speculation linking him to Chelsea.




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The secret to Jose Mourinho's first Premier League title with Chelsea

Glen Johnson has revealed how Jose Mourinho's fear factor spurred Chelsea on to winning their first Premier League title in 2005.




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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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Jose Mourinho 'fear factor' drove Chelsea to first Premier League title, says Glen Johnson

Glen Johnson has revealed how Jose Mourinho's fear factor spurred Chelsea on to winning their first Premier League title.




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Lionel Messi scored his first Barcelona goal 15 years ago today

May 1, 2005 is a date for the history books – a day when everything changed for FC Barcelona as a 17-year-old Lionel Messi scored his first official goal for the Catalan club.




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Coronavirus sport news LIVE: PSG confirmed champions; Premier League Project Restart latest; The Hundred delay

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




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Premier League confirm plan to finish season should government restrictions allow

Premier League clubs underlined their commitment to complete the season as the "first tentative" steps towards a restart were discussed on Friday.




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FC Cologne confirm three positive coronavirus tests but training continues ahead of Bundesliga return

Three people have tested positive for coronavirus at FC Cologne amid a delay in a decision over a possible resumption date for the 2019-20 Bundesliga season.




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Where are they now? Barcelona's starting XI the day Lionel Messi scored his first LaLiga goal

Friday marked 15 years since Lionel Messi hit his very first goal for Barcelona.




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Sassuolo to become first Serie A side to restart training after coronavirus shutdown

Sassuolo are set to become the first Serie A team to resume training following the coronavirus shutdown, with club facilities to be made available to players from Monday.




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Joe Biden fires warning to US Soccer Federation in support of the US Women's Team

US presidential nominee Joe Biden has given his backing to the US women's football team over its legal back with US Soccer Federation over gender discrimination, before firing a warning to the organisation over its World Cup funding.




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FC Cologne reveal plans for 'quarantine-like' training camp when Bundesliga return confirmed

FC Cologne have announced plans to move into a "quarantine-like" training camp environment earlier than anticipated if the green light is given for the Bundesliga season to resume.




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Andre Onana to Chelsea: Ajax boss confirms transfer 'agreement' which allows goalkeeper to leave

Ajax are desperate to keep Andre Onana, but coach Erik ten Hag admits that they have a transfer agreement with the goalkeeper to let him go 'for the right price'.




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German FA confirm 10 positive coronavirus results from Bundesliga and second-tier clubs

Ten individuals connected to the 36 clubs in the top two tiers of German football have tested positive for coronavirus.




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On this day in 2010: Tottenham defeated Manchester City to reach the Champions League for the first time

On this day in 2010, Tottenham secured their place in the Champions League for the first time with a 1-0 win against Manchester City at The Etihad.




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Premier League Project Restart: Behind-closed-doors return under 'active consideration', confirms Dominic Raab

The prospect of Premier League football returning behind closed doors is under "active consideration", Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has confirmed.




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Primeira Liga promotion confirmed for C.D. Nacional and Farense after second-tier season ended in Portugal

C.D. Nacional and Farense will officially return to Portugal's Primeira Liga next term after the 2019-20 season was declared over for teams in the country's second division.




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Turkey planning to host Champions League Final in August as Super Lig return plans confirmed

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) remain hopeful of staging the Champions League Final in the country in August.




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Coronavirus sport news LIVE: Premier League Project Restart latest; Bundesliga return date confirmed

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




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Bundesliga return confirmed for May 16 after government gives green light

The Bundesliga will return on May 16 after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel rubber-stamped its return on Wednesday. ​




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K-League offers first glimpse of football after coronavirus shutdown as Jeonbuk beat Suwon

No fans in the stadium, no spitting allowed on the pitch and substitutes wearing masks.




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Barcelona urged to sign Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino ahead of Lautaro Martinez this summer

Former Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic believes Liverpool's Roberto Firmino would be the perfect link-up man for his former side.




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Forest fire season is coming. How can we stop the Amazon burning?

The Guardian investigates fire in the state of Pará - to reveal the loopholes that allow deforestation to be legitimised

We found the first fire without looking, crackling and roaring on farmland beside the busy Amazon highway, the flames consuming a road sign with its name – BR-163 – lying in the grass. Trucks thundered past, ferrying soya and corn from the agricultural heartlands of Brazil’s central-west to the ports of Santarém and Miritituba. Nobody was around.

Every year fires roar across the Amazon, and in just a few months they will be here again. But last August the number of blazes reached a nine-year high, and sparked an international crisis for Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Months later, their traces hung over the forests in the Amazon state of Pará, leaving blackened logs and charred tree stumps where there was once rainforest.

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California becomes first state to switch November election to all-mail balloting




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‘The 100’ Releases First Trailer For Its Seventh And Final Season On The CW

All good things must end, and although The CW’s cast for The 100 has survived several apocalypses in the course of the series, the seventh season is its last. The trailer for the 16-episode final season, which starts on Wed. May 20 at 8 PM ET/PT on The CW, has just been released. Upon completion […]




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Sydney news: Qantas schedules first flight from New York to Sydney, manhunt after Surry Hills stabbing

MORNING BRIEFING: The first non-stop commercial flight between New York and Sydney will depart shortly, and a man is charged over an alleged $170,000 diamond fraud committed in 2002.




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Jury hung in trial of Kulwinder Singh, who was accused of lighting his wife on fire

A Sydney jury is unable to reach a unanimous or majority verdict in the case of a Kulwinder Singh, who pleaded not guilty to setting his wife Parwinder Kaur on fire in 2013. She later died in hospital.




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Sydney Opera House premieres First Nations cabaret exploring Australia's circus history

First Nations cabaret Natives Go Wild peels back the PT Barnum legend to reveal the Indigenous stories and talent behind the spectacle.



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NSW Government confirms seven new Sydney train stations for Metro West project

The NSW Government has revealed the exact locations of seven new stations on Sydney's Metro West line from the CBD to the western suburbs, which is due to open by 2030.




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Sydney news: Commuter chaos as M1 closed at Berowra, man dies in Maitland house fire

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters and HSC students have been advised to avoid the M1 at Berowra after a road worker was hit by a utility early this morning, causing lane closures, and a man dies in a blaze at a Maitland home.




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Sydney news: Total fire bans as temperatures soar, man in critical condition after 100 stair fall

MORNING BRIEFING: Total fire bans are in place as temperatures are set to rise beyond the mid-30s on Friday, and a man in a wheelchair has fallen down 100 stairs at Macquarie Park Station.




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Sydney news: NSW economy loses to Tasmania, suspected hydroponic set-up damaged by fire

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW's economy has dropped to third, behind Victoria and Tasmania, according to CommSec's State of the States report, which measures performance based on several factors.




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Multiple storage units lost in massive factory fire

More than 90 fire fighters are battling the blaze in inner west Sydney.



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Sydney news: Evacuations after factory fire near Alexandria, bus services restored for Hills district

MORNING BRIEFING: More than 90 fire fighters work to stop a factory blaze from spreading in Sydney's inner city, while 700 weekly buses are being added to the Hills District.




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Australian artist Mike Parr 'blind painting' black squares on gallery walls to protest against Amazon fires

The acclaimed Australian artist is painting black squares on a gallery wall with his eyes closed to protest against the values that led us to climate crisis.




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Aged care royal commission interim report holds first clue to what comes after the horror

While the big aged care chains may have copped many of the torrid headlines, the Federal Government has been another target at this royal commission, writes Anne Connolly.




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Sydney news: Hot, windy weather prompts total fire ban, and new research into perils of smartphone use

MORNING BRIEFING: Temperatures are set to soar to over 30 degrees Celsius in some places as firefighters stare down a difficult 48 hours on the east coast. Plus a Russian national is wanted for a double stabbing in Sydney's south.



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