Monday, July 30, 2018

Christopher Nkunku scores for PSG

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Christopher Nkunku scores for PSG
ICC: Christopher Nkunku (32') PSG 1-0 Atletico Madrid

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Qatar 2022 bid team 'sabotaged World Cup rivals'

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Qatar 2022 bid team 'sabotaged World Cup rivals'

Whistleblower tells Sunday Times fake propaganda spread by PR agency and ex-CIA operatives

The Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team broke Fifa rules by running a secret campaign to sabotage their rivals for the tournament, it has been claimed.

The allegations are said to be based on documents from a whistleblower who worked on the Qatar bid.

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Chelsea inform AC Milan asking price for Morata

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Chelsea inform AC Milan asking price for Morata
Chelsea inform AC Milan asking price for Morata

Chelsea have set their price for unsettled striker Alvaro Morata.

Sky Italia says Chelsea have told AC Milan to stump up 62million if they want Morata.

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Which football club has made the biggest profit on a player in their 30s? | The Knowledge

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Which football club has made the biggest profit on a player in their 30s? | The Knowledge

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“Real Madrid made an £8m profit on Cristiano Ronaldo when they sold him to Juventus for £88m. He’s 33! What’s the biggest profit made by a club on a player in their thirties?” wonders George Jones.

Cristiano Ronaldo may have obliterated the transfer record for a player in his 30s but, when it comes to profit, he is not the king. It’s hard to give exact figures because of exchange rates and conflicting reports of some transfer fees – hence the use of ‘around’ approximately 472 times in this answer – but we can safely say that at least two thirtysomethings have earned their former clubs a greater profit than Himself.

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