Month: June 2022

Turkish-owned Hull City to face Fenerbahçe in preseason friendly

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As the English Championship League side Hull City on Thursday revealed their preseason plans, it confirmed that their showpiece friendly against Turkish giant Fenerbahçe will take place on July 10 at the Sakarya Atatürk Stadium in Turkey’s northwestern Sakarya province. In January, Acun Ilıcalı, the founder of the Turkey-based Acun Medya media company, completed the…

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Lukaku rejoins Inter on loan after record Chelsea move turns sour

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Romelu Lukaku rejoined Inter Milan Wednesday on a seasonlong loan from Chelsea, less than a year after becoming the Premier League club’s record signing. Lukaku joined the Blues for a second time in his career last August for a reported 97.5 million pounds ($118.3 million), penning a five-year deal. But the 29-year-old failed to hold…

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Last tickets for FIFA World Cup in Qatar to go on sale next week

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Global football body FIFA said Wednesday that the remaining tickets for this year’s World Cup in Qatar will be available on a first-come, first-served basis as of next week. About 1.8 million tickets were sold in the first two batches of sales, FIFA said, without saying how many are now available. Qatar will host the…

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Süper Lig giant Fenerbahçe signs Emre Mor from Fatih Karagümrük

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Süper Lig runner-up Fenerbahçe has signed up Turkish attacker Emre Mor from crosstown rival Fatih Karagümrük. The Istanbul-based club confirmed Wednesday that it has agreed on a “deal in principle” to sign the Turkish right-winger. Mor was expected to sign a contract with the Yellow Canaries soon. The 24-year-old played 29 games for Fatih Karagümrük…

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Fernandinho returns to old club Athletico Paranaense in Brazil

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Former Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has returned to Brazil’s Athletico Paranaense, the club where he began his senior career. The 37-year-old has reportedly signed a two-year deal with the Brazilian Serie A side. “Welcome back, Fernandinho,” Athletico wrote on Twitter on Monday after the player signed an agreement to return to the club after 17…

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Wales star Gareth Bale set to join MLS side Los Angeles FC

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Wales forward Gareth Bale confirmed Sunday his move to Major League Soccer (MLS) side Los Angeles FC (LAFC) following his departure from La Liga champion Real Madrid. The 32-year-old, who signed for Spanish giants Real from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-record transfer fee of 100 million euros ($105.54 million), is…

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Hull City signs Turkish midfielder Ozan Tufan from Fenerbahçe

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English second-tier side Hull City has reached an agreement with Fenerbahçe to sign up Turkish midfielder Ozan Tufan, the English football side announced Saturday. “Fenerbahçe and Hull City can confirm Turkish midfielder Ozan Tufan has left Istanbul and is traveling to Hull to agree personal terms and complete his move to the MKM Stadium,” Hull…

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For Iraqi amputees football team, healing is the goal

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As a 7-year-old boy in Baghdad, Mohamed Ali dreamt of becoming a goalkeeper – until a car bomb in the central Tahrir Square ripped away his left arm. The child had become another casualty of the sectarian bloodletting that raged in Iraq in the years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. “I…

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UEFA dismisses French Champions League fake ticket numbers

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A senior UEFA representative has rubbished French claims about the number of fake tickets in circulation during the chaotic scenes before last month’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. Martin Kallen, general director of UEFA Events, said Tuesday he did not believe French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin’s claims made on May 28, that…

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Inter extends Inzaghi contract, set to re-sign Lukaku on loan

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Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2024, the Serie A runner-up confirmed Tuesday. In a video released by Inter on social media, chairman Steven Zhang said Inzaghi would stay for “two more years” after extending his current deal with the club by a…

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