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Strictly's Karen Hauer admits she was 'traumatised and heartbroken' after Kevin Clifton split

She continued to work alongside Kevin after they called an end to their marriage in 2018.  Yet despite being the picture of professionalism Karen Hauer has admitted she was 'traumatised'.




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OLIVER HOLT: My one wish for football in 2020 is to put some of our aggression and angst away

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It was late in the afternoon on the fifth day of the second Test at Newlands when a beautiful thing happened in the stand next to the Oaks Enclosure.




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OLIVER HOLT: Are we so desperate for football to rush back that we're happy to risk causing damage?

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Are we so desperate for football to return that we turn a sport that we cherish for its escapism, its tribalism and its beauty into a giant sterile zone?




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Grand National and The Boat Race both CANCELLED, Football suspended, and the Olympics are in doubt

The spread of coronavirus has brought the world of sport to its knees after multiple multi-million pound tournaments were postponed or cancelled as the death toll continues to rise.




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£2bn black hole: Football, cricket and rugby face catastrophic losses if season is total write-off

The Premier League had already warned their 20 clubs last month that they were budgeting for a £1.1bn loss because of refunds to broadcasters, ticket-holders and commercial partners.




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Gary Neville, Wilfried Zaha and Andy Carroll have shown football is a game with a good heart

IAN LADYMAN: Football has a bigger heart and much greater intelligence than many may think and during this tricky time we are beginning to see it but the game needs to do more to publicise it.




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QUIZ: Can you match the WAG to the footballer?

Many wives and girlfriends of footballers are household names. But given just how many famous WAGs there are, can you match the woman to the footballer from a choice of four players?




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Radamel Falcao reveals he hopes to become a professional baseball player after football 

Most footballers eye a career in coaching or punditry after hanging up their boots but Radamel Falcao is planning to go against the trend by turning his hand to baseball. 




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Football news: Radamel Falcao bags winner on Galatasaray debut as his new side scrape past Kasimpasa

Radamel Falcao bagged the winner on his Galatasaray debut against Kasimpasa on Friday night. The 33-year-old scored the only goal of the game as the Turkish champions won 1-0.




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MGM to lose more than $30M after delaying release of No Time To Die due to coronavirus outbreak

'The marketing outlay already was significant with just four weeks to go before the release, including a $4.5 million Super Bowl spot that ran in February,' THR.com reported.




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Heartbroken family of Bernard Gore watch moment he walked into Westfield stairwell then vanished

The body of Bernard 'Butch' Gore, 71, was found in Sydney's Westfield Bondi Junction in January 2017, three weeks after he walked into a stairwell and disappeared.




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10 things to watch as international football returns

The scramble for Euro 2020 places comes to its conclusion this week as the final international fixtures of the year are played out across the continent.




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Jerome Sinclair was labelled the next Owen... so what happened to English football's next big thing?

Take a look at Jerome Sinclair's social media accounts, and you won't find out much. No tweets since 2017, and all of his profile pictures are black. In a way, it is a sad reflection of his struggles.




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Daniel Sturridge is banned from football until JUNE and is fined £150,000

Daniel Sturridge has left Turkish club Trabzonspor because he has been suspended from all football-related activity worldwide until the middle of June following an appeal by the FA




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England's friendly with Denmark expected to be cancelled as Danish FA postpone ALL football matches

The announcement of all public activities being restricted or completely shut down until March 29 include the expectation that international friendlies at the end of the month will be cancelled.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: It's time for players to wake up...football is an empty shop with big bills to pay

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday.




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HOT OR NOT: Jordan Henderson is a leader of footballers everywhere

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.




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Bluebirds of Barrow flying back to Football League after almost 50 years in non-league wilderness

ON THE ROAD - ADAM SHERGOLD: Ronnie Radford's famous goal for Hereford in 1972 is generally considered a great football moment. But not in the Cumbrian town of Barrow-in-Furness.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: The FA are as guilty as Sturridge in twisted world of football betting

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There were only a few hours between Trabzonspor stating that Sturridge's contract had been terminated, and the specific explanation.




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Lineker says he ENJOYS having his football records broken so he's not just 'the crisp bloke'

Lineker secured numerous achievements as a pro, including promotion with Leicester, an FA Cup at Tottenham, and a Copa del Rey at Barcelona. Now, though, he's better-known elsewhere.




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Floyd Mayweather knocked down... in charity basketball match

Floyd Mayweather was dropped only once during two unbeaten decades in professional boxing, but already in retirement the 42-year-old has hit the floor harder than he ever did in the ring. 




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Filipowicz funeral: Heartbreaking farewell to father and son who died in Superstorm Sandy

John Filipowicz, 51, and his son John, 20, who died side-by-side as the fierce floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy rushed into their home, were buried together on Monday in an emotional funeral.




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JEFF POWELL: It's too 'woke' to claim footballers need a winter break for their mental health

COMMENT - JEFF POWELL: After more than 130 seasons of playing through rain, snow, ice and mud, our most over-paid and molly-coddled stars are getting a mid-winter break.




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Football news: Sergio Ramos defends his glasses celebration after scoring for Spain

Sergio Ramos has explained the motive behind his celebration to mimic wearing glasses after scoring for Spain against Romania in a Euro 2020 qualifier.




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Man City's football 'thinker' Rodri on why life is harder under Pep Guardiola than Diego Simeone

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Rodri didn't leave Atletico Madrid to escape the intensity of Diego Simeone. If anything, things are even more demanding now under Pep Guardiola at Man City.




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Luis Enrique 'not considering return to football' after being linked with Arsenal job

According to ESPN, Enrique (right) is not yet ready to make his return to football in any capacity after he stepped down from his role as Spain manager for personal reasons in June.




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Carlos Matallanas is an ex-footballer turned journalist defying the odds in his long battle with MND

PETE JENSON: Carlos Matallanas has motor neurone disease. It's the same condition that Rob Burrow has recently been diagnosed with and what Doddie Weir has too.




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Iker Casillas retires from football - nine months after he suffered a heart attack in training

The goalkeeper announced that he will run to become the next president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday. Porto president revealed that Casillas spoke to him.




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Football news: Michael O'Neill believes Germany will be more beatable ahead of Euro 2020 qualifier

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill believes Germany will be more beatable at Windsor Park on Monday night with the four-time World Cup winners in the middle of a rebuilding process.




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Germany and Argentina are in decline. So what next for international football's fallen giants?

With six World Cup wins between them, Germany and Argentina need little introduction. Ahead of their friendly, ALEC FENN examines what has gone wrong with both nations, and what the future holds.




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Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger suffers another injury setback and will miss three more weeks

Experienced German centre-back Antonio Rudiger has played just 45 minutes all season for Chelsea after undergoing surgery on his knee back in April.




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Sportsmail continues its countdown of the top 50 footballers of the DECADE - 20 to 11

The latest batch of names, placing in from 20 to 11, includes a 21-year-old World Cup winner, a Brazilian who lifted 26 trophies this decade and a jewel in Manchester City's crown in the last decade.




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Thomas Muller and Bayern Munich are one of modern football's immovable certainties

KIT HOLDEN: The love affair between Bayern Munich and Thomas Muller is one of modern football's immovable certainties. A local boy with a goofy grin, Muller is the apple of Bayern's eye.




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'Get a grip': Head of UK football police SLAMS Premier League clubs opposing neutral venue matches

The head of the UK's football police unit has told clubs opposing plans to play at neutral grounds to 'get a grip'.Mark Roberts has reminded those complaining that 30,000 people in the UK died.




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England vs Sweden football history revealed ahead of 2018 World Cup fixture on Saturday

With England through to the quarter-finals, here is all you need to know about the history of England vs Sweden matches including the results, head-to-head stats and the 2002 World Cup meeting.




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Football news: What Dani Ceballos told Kristoffer Olsson during altercation

Spain midfielder Ceballos fouled Olsson and was subsequently shown a yellow card as Spain trailed in the match.




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Jo Konta cruises through Eastbourne International first round against Dayana Yastremska

LAURA LAMBERT AT EASTBOURNE: Jo Konta sailed through the opening round at the Eastbourne International on Sunday to keep her Wimbledon preparations on track.




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Irish RFU boss calls for government to intervene over Six Nations game amid coronavirus outbreak

The deadly epidemic has swept through northern parts of Italy and there have been calls to prevent the disease reaching the shores of Ireland with the game set to take place on March 7.




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British Horseracing Authority stand down 80 per cent of its staff amid coronavirus outbreak

The British Horseracing Authority have stood down 80 per cent of its staff in an emergency financial plan to cut a third of its normal monthly budget. Over 200 out of 260 staff will be furloughed from work.




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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden defends Cheltenham Festival go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak

The four-day Festival was staged as planned in front of 250,000 people, with additional hygiene measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, and concluded on March 13. 




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Juventus legend Claudio Marchisio announces retirement from football

The 33-year-old Italian midfielder has decided to hang up his boots after leaving Russian outfit Zenit Saint Petersburg as a free agent in the summer.




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Footballer's union FIFPRO says Napoli's decision to fine their players was unjustified 'abuse'

Italian media have widely reported that Napoli will fine the players between one quarter and one half of last month's wages after they rebelled against an order by club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.




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Coronavirus: Number of deaths in Italy has relegated the importance of football

SHERIDAN BIRD IN ITALY: Italy's love for football is on another level. But there is no live action. No sport. Where does all that energy go, and with no matches to talk about, what are fans doing?




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Lukaku claims football should have been suspended earlier due to coronavirus

Juventus defender Daniele Rugani was the first Serie A player to test positive for Covid-19, just days after he was in the matchday squad for the club's win over Inter behind closed doors.




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New York town is luring bats to kill mosquitoes in bid to prevent outbreak

The flying animals, natural mosquito predators, can eat up to 1,000 of the disease-spreading insects in an hour. And officials in New Hempstead, New York, are installing 'bat boxes' to attract them.




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Blood donations SUSPENDED in Miami amid fears of Zika outbreak

This freeze should remain in place until each individual unit of blood collected in the two counties can be tested, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.




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Pregnant women told to avoid Florida following latest Zika virus outbreak

Public Health England has advised pregnant women to scrap non-essential trips to Florida, United States, after the country's first cases of the Zika virus not linked to travel have been discovered.




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Zika virus outbreak in Florida leads to 'sex ban' for British tourists

Public Health England advised pregnant tourists to cancel non-essential travel to Florida and said men and women should abstain from sex without a condom while they are on holiday.




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Zika virus has spread in Florida confirms governor as 5 new outbreaks are reported

The mosquito-borne infection arrived in the US last month, but has so far been restricted to a few blocks in Wynwood, a neighborhood of Miami-Dade County.




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New Zika outbreak zone in Florida: Miami officials reveal 5 cases in new area

It comes after the intense storms last week, leaving swathes of standing water, which is ideal breeding ground for Zika-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.