A Saudi Arabian-backed consortium has ended its bid to buy Newcastle United. The group, which included Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers, had agreed a £300m deal to buy the club from Mike Ashley in April.
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There will be no winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2020, the organisers France Football magazine have announced. The world player prize, which was first awarded in 1956, has been suspended due to what France Football describes as “a lack of sufficient fair conditions” because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The La Liga title race came to a conclusion tonight as FC Barcelona lost 2-1 at home to ten man Osasuna while Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 2-1.
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Arsenal capitalised on some dreadful Liverpool defending to come from behind and beat the Premier League champions 2-1 at the Emirates. Alexander Lacazette and Reiss Nelson found the net for the home side with Sadio Mane scoring for the visitors.
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Manchester City have won their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over alleged financial fair play (FFP)
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