Under pressure Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman refused to take questions at a press conference today instead opting to read a pre-prepared statement referring to the club’s financial situation and the impact it has had on performances.
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Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 clash at Metz and is in doubt for next Tuesday’s Champions League game against Manchester City after sustaining a left knee injury. Messi was substituted on his home debut in PSG’s victory over Lyon on Sunday and the club has announced he is set to undergo scans after suffering a knock.
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Fifa will hold an online summit with its member associations on 30 September to discuss the international men’s and women’s calendar. A World Cup every two years rather than four is part of Fifa’s plans. The current match calendar for the women’s game runs to the end of 2023, while the men’s expires in 2024.
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Jimmy Greaves, the former England, Tottenham and Chelsea striker, has died at the age of 81. Greaves is Spurs’ record goalscorer having netted 266 times in 379 games for the north London club. His 37 league goals in the 1962/63 season remains a club record.
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It is often said football shirt sales alone will pay for a player’s transfer fee but is this actually true or is it pure fiction. The summer transfer window of 2021 saw an huge number of high profile transfers with many articles suggesting jerseys alone would cover the costs. Marking The Spot has done some digging to separate fact from fiction.
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