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West Brom boss Slaven Bilic predicts how football finances will change after coronavirus crisis 

West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic has predicted there will be widespread change to football finances after the coronavirus crisis comes to an end.




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Coronavirus UK: Premier League and EFL suspend football matches

All English professional football was suspended today for at least three weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, with no matches in the Premier League, Championship, Leagues One or Two.




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Coronavirus: Premier League, EFL and FA have suspended all domestic football until April 30 earliest

The Premier League, English Football League and Football Association have announced the suspension of all domestic football will be extended to April 30 at the earliest due to the coronavirus crisis.




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Last English footballers abroad come home after Swedish football is cancelled due to coronavirus

JOE BERNSTEIN: The last active English footballers in Europe are returning home after lower division football in Sweden was called off until the end of April.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: The grasping, selfish football clubs out to exploit this coronavirus pandemic

COMMENT: The top 10 - bar Sheffield United, and good for them - seek to ban Manchester City from Europe next season, regardless of the state of their appeal against a UEFA-imposed sanction.




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Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen admits he has 'no idea about football' 

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has admitted having a terrible knowledge of football, with the Barcelona keeper revealing he barely even watches the game in his spare time.




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Coronavirus: European football chiefs plan to resume games around July and August

A European plan is being formed to resume football around July and August, with domestic leagues told Thursday not to abandon competitions yet due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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LaLiga boss Javier Tebas reveals three possible start dates for football to return in Spain

The president of the Spanish league, Javier Tebas, said he believed LaLiga could return as early as the end of May, warning that not playing out the rest of the season could mean £880m losses.




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Belgium's leading virologist fires warning to European football ahead of crunch meeting next week

Belgium is at the forefront of a growing number of nations in favour of ending the 2019-20 season straight away and they intend to lobby UEFA at a showdown meeting next Thursday.




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How the jam-packed 2020-21 season could look as UEFA try and get football back on track 

UEFA have laid out plans for how the 2020-21 campaign will shape up following the result of the coronavirus outbreak - which could spark a frantic tug-of-war between clubs and countries for players.




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Piers Morgan blasts Trump-haters for celebrating 'sleazeball' Michael Avenatti an Hannity

Morgan described Avennatti as a 'sleazeball' and blamed the anti-Trump coverage of most cable news networks on what he called 'Trump derangement syndrome.'




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Bicyclist who was 'verbally attacked' by CNN's Chris Cuomo has slammed the host for being a 'bully'

The cyclist who was 'verbally attacked' by Chris Cuomo has reported him to the cops and accused the CNN host of breaking quarantine rules laid out by his brother, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo.




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Football news: Stoke City recruitment chief Mark Cartwright to leave role in club scouting revamp

The 46-year-old ex-professional will amicably depart the Bet365 Stadium when the summer transfer window slams shut next month. Stoke are then expected to appoint a chief scout.




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Michael Owen reveals struggle to deal with life after football almost ripped family apart

Former Liverpool and England footballer Michael Owen has admitted he was staring 'into an abyss called divorce' as he struggled to come to terms with life after he hung up his boots.




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Wales keen to harness 'hostile' Cardiff atmosphere against France, says Jake Ball

Les Bleus are unbeaten in the tournament so far after wins against England and Italy at home but Wales lock Jake Ball has warned they are ready to make the most of a 'hostile' atmosphere in Cardiff.




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Mick Jagger, 76, cuts a casual figure in baseball cap as he watches the cricket

Mick Jagger cut a casual figure as he watched England take on Australia in the Ashes on Thursday.




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Jofra Archer handed Test and white-ball central contracts after World Cup and Ashes heroics

Archer was England's leading wicket-taker in their triumphant World Cup campaign and followed that up by making a huge impact during the Ashes, as he took 22 wickets at an average of 20.27.




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Improve skill set and Sam Curran can be the man for England with both bat and ball

NASSER HUSSAIN: Sam Curran is something of an anomaly in the England side who will take to the Bay Oval for the first Test against New Zealand.




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Ben Stokes relives his Headingley heroics as Sky provide ball by ball replay of dramatic Ashes Test 

Ben Stokes is glued to the aftermath of his miracle at Headingley on television and, revealingly, finds his thoughts immediately turning to the opposition. 'I remember watching this in The Test,' says Stokes.




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Shirley Ballas shares 'mind-blowing' old dance clip on Twitter

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas, 59, sends fans into meltdown as she shared a 'mind-blowing' throwback clip from her professional dancing days on Twitter on Monday.




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Serbia-Albania brawl impossible to believe... NOTHING in football has come close to this

Journalist Nick Ames provides his first-hand account of the chaotic scenes which led to the abandonment of the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania.




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Euro 2016 managers vintage football sticker special

Some of them have been there, a few of them have done it - but do the managers who are guiding 24 national sides at Euro 2016 really know what their players are going through?




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Dexter Blackstock has no regrets over quitting football as ex-striker turns hand to pharmaceuticals

Dexter Blackstock has gone from football to pharmaceuticals - and hopes to save lives, slash the cost of healthcare and even help change the perception of professional players.




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Ian Holloway suggests football thugs should have CAGE FIGHTS after Underground scrap between fans

Ian Holloway believes football fans should fight in a cage and it should be televised after Manchester City and Liverpool fans punched, bottled and kicked each other in an ugly Tube bust-up.




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What time is the FA Cup third round draw today? Plus teams, channel and ball numbers

Fourty-four teams from the Premier League and Championship enter the FA Cup third round. Sportsmail provides you with third round draw time today, channel, teams and ball numbers.




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Les Ferdinand urges football clubs to serve their communities after QPR offer stadium to NHS

Queens Park Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand has spoken about why clubs need to position themselves at the heart of their community amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Lucy Hale teams a baseball cap with a denim jacket as she shops for groceries

The former Pretty Little Liars actress, 30, stepped out to shop for essentials in Los Angeles on Monday amid the global crisis.




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Football news: John O'Shea joins Reading boss Jose Gomes' backroom staff as first-team coach 

The experienced defender played for Manchester United and Sunderland during a decorated career, and has now taken his first steps into coaching with his final club, Reading.




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Former England and Tottenham striker Darren Bent retires from football aged 35

Bent, who has not had a club since his release by Derby at the end of the 2017/18 campaign, revealed his decision to hang up his boots during an interview on talkSPORT on Thursday afternoon.




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Football news: It's SEVEN years since last red card for dissent - how is that right?

IAN LADYMAN: Nobody will be surprised to learn that the last player sent off purely for dissent - rather than being given a second yellow card for it - was combustible Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole.




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Football news: Leeds United documentary review

AMITAI WINEHOUSE: Unlike a Marcelo Bielsa side, Take Us Home: Leeds United starts questionably and gets better the longer it goes on. It is part of a raft of football documentaries.




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Ten years on from Darren Bent's 'beach ball' strike against Liverpool

Even Liverpool fans might laugh about it now. When your side is top of the league with eight wins from as many games, what really do you care about the past?




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Sunderland keeper acts as his own ballboy for FA Cup tie in empty Stadium of Light stand

Goalkeepers adventuring off behind the goal in search of a ball is a routine sight on Sunday league pitches - but it's not something you expect in a 49,000-seater former top-flight stadium.




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Sunderland owner saved by rival Portsmouth fans after he was verbally abused by his own supporters

EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Donald was targeted by Sunderland supporters as he left Fratton Park with his young son following Saturday's 2-0 defeat, before a group of Pompey fans came to his aid.




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Sunderland's Netflix adventure could go into a third series after suspension of football season

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Producers Fulwell 73 had planned for series two to be the last. But the suspension of this season may open the door for them to revisit their Sunderland story.




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Jesse Lingard's model ex cosies up to football rival Jack Grealish

The model ex of Manchester United star Jesse Lingard was snapped cosying up to his football rival Jack Grealish this week.




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Hilarious moment embarrassed fantasy football loser has to go see Cats alone dressed as a cat

A hilarious video shared on December 30 shows a man dressed in a cats costume, going to see the infamous movie in Orland Park, Illinois, after coming in last place for fantasy football.




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Oklahoma high school volleyball coach, 40, is charged with rape

Joyce Churchwell, 40, surrendered to police on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for her arrest on a charge of first-degree rape in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.




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Drink-drive footballer Mason Bennett in new Derby County shame

Bennett, who has been on loan at Millwall since January, was involved in a drunken car crash back in September with three Derby team-mates has infuriated the club's fans once again.




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MARTIN KEOWN: Football must work out how it will return from the coronavirus 

COMMENT: Life without football is not important as life itself and the Premier League have done the right thing by suspending play. That was the first step and a very important one.




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MARTIN KEOWN: Marvelling at Kevin Keegan as a kid in 1974... How I fell in love with football

MARTIN KEOWN: I watched every minute of it, from the build-up, to the players walking out in front of 100,000 at Wembley, to Keegan scoring twice for Liverpool in a very one-sided 3-0 win.




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Football News: RB Leipzig 'target season-long loan move for starlet Ethan Ampadu'

A move to Germany beckons for the Welsh international with RB Leipzig keen to acquire Chelsea teenager Ethan Ampadu on a season-long loan this summer, according to the Sun.




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Football news: Ryan Giggs worried about Chelsea kid Ethan Ampadu's lack of game time

Ethan Ampadu's pre-season move to the Bundesliga was hailed as a smart move given that the teenager has had limited opportunities since joining Chelsea from Exeter in 2017.




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Football news: Aaron Ramsey left out of Wales squad for clash with Slovakia

Aaron Ramsey has remained in Cardiff in order to concentrate on regaining full fitness for Sunday's game against Croatia. He has been nursing an injury to his adductor muscle.




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Football news: Gareth Bale will play with emotion when Wales take on Slovakia in Euro 2020 qualifier

Gareth Bale appeared to be heading for the exit in the summer - with a £1m a week contract with Jiangsu Suning on the table - after his relationship with Zinedine Zidane hit rock bottom.




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Football bosses to meet and discuss introduction of temporary 'concussion substitutes'

The football advisory panel and technical advisory panel of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) will meet in Zurich on October 23. The agenda for the meeting was released on Tuesday.




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Major League Baseball in West Ham's London Stadium this summer called off due to coronavirus

Baseball's London Series has become the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic after Major League Baseball cancelled this summer's event at West Ham's London Stadium.




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Coronavirus: Carlos Tevez - 'A footballer can live six months without getting paid'

Former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham forward Carlos Tevez believes top-flight footballers should offer to cut their wages during the coronavirus crisis. 




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How much money does your football club owe on transfers as impending financial crisis looms?

Kieran Maguire , a university lecturer on football finance, has detailed exactly how much each club currently owe on players they have bought, with United a massive £85.6m in front of the rest.




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Jack Wilshere admits he has 'missed too much football' since joining West Ham

The 28-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the London Stadium after opting to turn down a contract extension with the Gunners, but is hopeful of turning his career around.