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German magazine Der Spiegel, using material purportedly obtained from the whistleblowing outlet Football Leaks, alleged in November that Abu-Dhabi backed City had set up sponsorship deals to circumvent regulations limiting how much money owners can put in...

Gerrard, now manager of Scottish giants Rangers, famously slipped to hand Chelsea the opener of a 2-0 win at Anfield in April 2014 with Liverpool on course to win the league.

The two bodies said in a joint statement, published by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF), that they "energetically condemn the cases of sexual and professional abuse, violence and/or the violation of women and children's rights."

The 20-year-old continued his excellent start to the year, which included a run to the Australian Open semi-finals on the back of a fourth round defeat of Roger Federer, by battling to a 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) victory.

McDonald, ranked 84th in the world, outlasted the fourth-ranked del Potro 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) to notch his first victory over a top-five player and reach his first ATP Tour semi-final.

It means the club will be unable to make signings until the end of January next year.

David Alaba scored Bayern's winning goal early in the second half, but Bayern will need to improve to trouble Liverpool.

Banks, who has died aged 81, earned his place in the pantheon of England icons when he flung himself to his right to turn Pele's goal-bound header over the crossbar in the group stages of the 1970 World Cup.

Prajnesh is only third Indian player to break into the top-100 barrier in the past decade after Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri.

The Uruguay striker left the pitch on the stroke of halftime holding his thigh, soon after scoring with a penalty in the 42nd minute.

The match between the Snow Leopards and Gokulam was played at the TRC Ground in chilling weather conditions amid a mix of rain and snowfall with none of the teams willing to yield the ground.

Hakeem Al Araibi's case has drawn international criticism as a Thai court considers an extradition request from Bahrain for him to serve a 10-year sentence related to the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. He denies the charges.

Less than three hours before the final, the Asian Football Confederation published the decision of its disciplinary panel without giving reasons.

Under a plan proposed by Pique's investment group Kosmos and adopted by the International Tennis Federation, the competition will bring together 18 nations for a week at the end of the tennis season for a championship finale.

"I describe details: this player is wearing short sleeves, the color of their football boots, hair color," Grecco, 56, said during a recent game between Palmeiras and Botafogo de Ribeirao Preto.

This was the fixture intended to be played in the United States but any advantage Girona maintained by keeping it at their own Montilivi ground was cancelled out by Messi, and another ruthless Barca display.