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Chelsea Out to Stop PSG Completing Clean Sweep in Club World Cup Final

This is Beirut, 13/07 01:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Chelsea must somehow try to stop an irresistible Paris Saint-Germain side from adding the Club World Cup trophy to their UEFA Champions League title as the final of the first edition of FIFA's expanded competition takes place on Sunday. PSG travelled to the United States fresh from becoming European champions with a stunning 5-0 demolition of ...

Liverpool to Retire Diogo Jota’s Number 20 Shirt

This is Beirut, 12/07 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Liverpool are to retire Diogo Jota's number 20 shirt in honour of the Portugal forward who was killed with his brother Andre Silva in a car crash this month. "After consultation with his wife, Rute, and family, the club can announce the squad number will be retired in honour and memory of Diogo across all levels, including LFC Women and Academy," ...

Joao Pedro Brace Sends Chelsea Into Club World Cup Final

This is Beirut, 09/07 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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New signing Joao Pedro scored twice on his first start as Chelsea eased to a 2-0 win over Fluminense on Tuesday to seal a spot in the final of the Club World Cup. The Brazilian striker opened the scoring in lethal fashion in the 18th minute of the last-four clash at the MetLife Stadium and struck again shortly before the hour mark as Chelsea set ...

Speeding Likely Cause of Diogo Jota Car Crash: Police

This is Beirut, 08/07 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota was likely speeding when his car veered off a motorway in Spain last week, killing him and his brother, Spanish police said on Tuesday. The shock deaths of Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, on July 3 plunged the football world into mourning, less than two weeks after the striker had gotten married. An ongoing ...

Mbappe and PSG Set for Club World Cup Reunion as Real Madrid Eye Final

This is Beirut, 08/07 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday's Club World Cup semi-final. Mbappe should be remembered as a PSG legend, having spent seven prolific campaigns there and eventually departing as their ...

Messi Returns to MLS with Spectacular Double in Inter Victory

This is Beirut, 06/07 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lionel Messi scored two brilliant goals to lift Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over Montreal in Miami's return to Major League Soccer action on Saturday in the wake of their elimination from the Club World Cup. Miami were playing their first MLS game in more than a month. They had advanced past the first phase of the Club World Cup but fell 4-0 to ...

Lebanese Championship: Al-Ansar Holds Firm, Safa Stays in Pursuit

Makram Haddad, 06/07 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football La Sagesse

With one matchday remaining in the Lebanese Premier League, the tug-of-war between Al-Ansar and Safa for the title continues. Both giants secured victories on Matchday 12, maintaining the three-point gap. Behind them, Nejmeh humiliated Al-Ahed in the clash of the day. Al-Ansar – Sagesse: Mission Accomplished for the Leader In Jounieh, the ...

PSG Set Club World Cup Semis Clash with Mbappe’s Real Madrid

This is Beirut, 06/07 02:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Nine-man Paris Saint-Germain set up a Club World Cup semi-final clash against their former superstar striker Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday in Atlanta. Los Blancos squeezed out Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in New Jersey in the day's other quarter-final clash, with Mbappe on the scoresheet for the first ...

Chelsea Edge Palmeiras to Reach Club World Cup Semis

This is Beirut, 05/07 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A late own-goal by goalkeeper Weverton took Chelsea through to the Club World Cup semi-finals on Friday as the Premier League side edged Palmeiras of Brazil 2-1 in a last-eight tie that had been lit up by a moment of magic from young star Estevao Willian. The teenage Brazil forward, who will join Chelsea after the tournament, was eager to impress ...

Bayern Stand Before PSG in Battle of Club World Cup Favourites

This is Beirut, 04/07 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A glance at the quarter-final line-up for the Club World Cup suggests that whoever comes out on top in the heavyweight last-eight showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich on Saturday will be the favourites to go on and win FIFA's new competition. Real Madrid can never be ruled out, but the Spanish giants are a work in progress under ...

Real Madrid Oust Juventus as Dortmund Reach Club World Cup Quarters

This is Beirut, 02/07 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup quarter-final clash against Borussia Dortmund, who edged Mexican side Monterrey. Serhou Guirassy struck twice for the German outfit as they scraped past Sergio Ramos's side 2-1 in a tight last-16 clash in Atlanta and denied the former Real Madrid skipper a match-up ...

PSG Rout Messi's Miami, Bayern Through to Club World Cup Quarters

This is Beirut, 30/06 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Paris Saint-Germain steamrollered Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 4-0 to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, where they will face Bayern Munich after they overcame a spirited Flamengo side. The German giants defeated the Brazilians 4-2 in Sunday's other last 16 clash with a brace from Harry Kane, after the European champions proved far ...

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