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Sports: Liverpool Signs Alisson Becker from Roma for £67 million
18Jul By adminNo Comments
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Sports: Liverpool Signs Alisson Becker from Roma for £67 million

Liverpool has finally signed Roma's Brazilian goal stopper, Alisson Becker for £67 million. With Roma and Liverpool agreeing to the terms of the deal, Becker is now expected to fly to Liverpool to finalize the deal. Confirming the move, the goalkeeper has already thanked Roma fans, telling them that it was time for a new adventure. Becker will now replace Loris Karius who joined Liverpool in 2016. Many will remember him for his awful outing during the final stages of the Champion's league.
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World Cup: Modric Wins 2018 FIFA World Cup MVP
15Jul By adminNo Comments
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World Cup: Modric Wins 2018 FIFA World Cup MVP

For his massive contributions to the success of Croatia, Luka Modric most deservedly won the Adidas Golden Ball Award as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He won the award ahead of Eden Hazard of Belgium who came second and Antoine Griezmann of France who came third Other awards that were presented include the Adidas Golden Boot Award for the highest goal scorer of the tournament which went to England's Harry Kane who scored a total of 6 goals in the tournament. He won this award ahead of France's Antoine Griezmann and Belgium's Romelu Lukaku. Belgium's Thibaut Courtois won the Adidas Golden Glove Award for the tournament's best goal keeper while France's 19 year old Kylian Mbappe clinched the FIFA Young Player Award. The Spanish team were awarded the tournament's Fair P...
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World Cup: France Lifts the 2018 FIFA World Cup
15Jul By adminNo Comments
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World Cup: France Lifts the 2018 FIFA World Cup

France has won the 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating Croatia 4:2. In a match that saw Croatia having about 61% of the ball possession, the French took the lead through an 18th minute own goal, off a Mandzukic header. Croatia equalized in the 28th minute off a Perisic shot. Ten minutes later, France took the lead through a VAR awarded penalty which was converted by Antoine Griezmann. France increased their lead in the 59th minute when Pogba fired in a shot from the edge of the box. While Croatia continued to enjoy more possession, France went further ahead with a 65th goal scored by Mbappe. Croatia got another goal through Mandzukic, courtesy of a goalkeeper error. That was however all they could achieve by way of a come back. 20 years after wining the trophy in France 1998, t...
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World Cup: Belgium Wins Third Place, Beats England 2:0
14Jul By adminNo Comments
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World Cup: Belgium Wins Third Place, Beats England 2:0

Belgium won the third place position this evening after beating England 2:0. The Belgians showed their intent with a 4th minute goal tapped in by Meunier. This score was maintained for much of the match as the Belgians appeared satisfied to sit back, maintain possession of the ball and try quick forays into the territory of the English. The English team did not pose too much of a threat to the Belgian aside from a few scares. Belgium doubled their lead in the 82nd minute through an Eden Hazard goal, sealing their third place position in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. https://youtu.be/x_5SJPKMHAA After the match, the Belgian Coach, Roberto Martinez said "We wanted to win it. When you beat Brazil and get into the semi-final, the focus has to be to try to win the World Cup. But you need...
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World Cup: Croatia Through to the Finals, Wins England 2:1
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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World Cup: Croatia Through to the Finals, Wins England 2:1

Croatia this evening sailed into the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup after winning England 2:1 after extra time. Despite taking an early lead through a 5th minute Trippier goal, England gave up their lead in 68th minute when Perisic stabbed in Croatia's equalizer from a cross. After the game was levelled, Croatia had more chances to bury the game, with Ivan Perisic's shot hitting the inside of the upright. The game continued into extra time and in the 109th minute, Mandzukic scored the winner for Croatia. Englad tried but could do nothing in the remaining minutes, thereby confirming Croatia's place in the finals. Belgium will now take on England in the third place match on the 14th of July at Saint Petersburg Stadium St. Petersburg while Croatia will take on France in the finals o...
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Premiership: Mahrez Finally Join ManCity for £60 million
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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Premiership: Mahrez Finally Join ManCity for £60 million

Premiership champions Manchester City has finally signed Riyad Mahrez from Leicester for £60 million on a 5-year deal. This amount is about €68m or $80m. The signing finally put to rest the transfer saga that started in January which even saw the player boycotting some training sessions for his now former club. Speaking after his signing, Mahrez said "I am so pleased to have joined City, a side playing great football under Pep Guardiola." Mahrez becomes ManCity's first big-money signing this season.
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World Cup: France Advances to the Finals, Beats Belgium 1:0
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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World Cup: France Advances to the Finals, Beats Belgium 1:0

The French team triumphed over the Belgians to advance to the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. France went ahead in the 51st minute from an Umtiti header. Once France went ahead, they sat back, frustrating the attempts of the belgians. They only moved forward when there was a chance for a counter-attack. This strategy worked as they were able to maintain that lone goal lead to the end of the match. https://youtu.be/ntQsMSuEbyg After the match, the Belgian coach, Roberto Martinez, said "It was a very tight game, there were not many big moments that were going to decide the game. The difference between the defeat or winning was down to one dead-ball situation, that's how close the game was. "We have to give a lot of credit to the way France defended, even having certain atta...
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World Cup: Russia’s World Cup Ends as they Lose 3:4 on Penalties to Croatia
7Jul By admin1 Comment
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World Cup: Russia’s World Cup Ends as they Lose 3:4 on Penalties to Croatia

Despite scoring the first goal of the match, hosts Russia lost the game 3:4 on penalties to Croatia. After Cheryshev put Russia ahead in the 31st minute, it only took the Croatians 8 minutes to level the score through Kramaric's 39th minute header. The rest of regulation saw no goals from both sides despite their best efforts. Going into extra time, Vida headed in the winner for Croatia in the 101st minute, sending Croatia into the lead. Russia however equalized in the 115th minute through Fernandes, sending the game into penalties. Croatia went on the score four out of their five takes while Russia missed two of their five takes, ending it in a 3:4 score. Croatia will now take on England in the semi-finals.
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World Cup: England Into their First Semi-Final Since 1990, Wins Sweden 2:0
7Jul By admin1 Comment
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World Cup: England Into their First Semi-Final Since 1990, Wins Sweden 2:0

The 3-Lions this evening sailed into their first semi-finals since 1990 after winning Sweden 2:0. The two goals which came off a Maguire header in the 30 minute and a Dele Ali header in the 59th minute were enough to ensure their win. https://youtu.be/Wr7-HtVlAdI Speaking after the match, the English coach, Gareth Southgate said "It’s an incredible privilege to be the England manager anyway, so to be able to take the team this far and knowing the people who have done it in the past, they are people I hold in such high esteem. Before the game, we wanted to be here another week. It’s up to us now which games we play in. I’m so proud of what all of the staff and players have done. We played an opponent whose identity is clear and whose togetherness has at times been too much for us to h...
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World Cup: Brazil Crashes Out, Loses 1:2 to Belgium
6Jul By adminNo Comments
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World Cup: Brazil Crashes Out, Loses 1:2 to Belgium

The Brazilian team were this evening knocked out at the quarter finals of the World Cup after they lost 1:2 to Belgium. A 13th minute own goal by Fernandinho set the Belgians on course for the win. De Bruyne fired in the second for the Belgians in the 31 minutes, bringing the score to 2:0 which was how the first half ended. In the second half, Brazil made some changes and began to make a greater impact on the game. Their effort was rewarded in the 76th when Augusto nodded in a well placed Coutinho pass. Augusto missed another clear chance to bring the game level, as did Coutinho some minutes later. With this win, Belgium will now face France in the semi finals.
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