Ramos, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo's absences mean Benzema captains Real Madrid


Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah admits he found working with Thierry Henry as priceless.
Nketiah worked with Belgium's current assistant coach with the youth team at Arsenal.
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Manchester United are to hire a new director of football operations.
The Manchester Evening News says the new man will not be involved with any transfer or scouting activity at the club.
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Chelsea fullback Marcus Alonso has given his full support to manager Antonio Conte.
Chelsea are going through a difficult season, and they could miss out on a spot in the Premier League top four.
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ZIMBABWE Sevens rugby team captain Hilton Mudariki has opened up on his delight after fulfilling his life-long goal to play professional rugby following his move to top English Championship side […]
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BLACK Rhinos Athletics Club long distance runner Andrew Chimbidzikai crossed the finishing line first to win this year’s edition of the PPC Matopos 33-Miler Ultra-Marathon beating last year’s record by […]
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Veterans Masimba Mambare and Lot Chiwunga scored in either half to compound ZPC Kariba’s woes in a lacklustre Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter at the National Sports Stadium yesterday.
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Watford are eyeing Fenerbahce midfielder Josef De Souza.
Takvim reports the Hornets have had a bid of 12m turned down by the Super Lig club who are looking for around 16m for the 29-year-old.
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Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard hit England's winner for their friendly victory in Holland.
Lingard's first international goal extended England's unbeaten run to seven games and gave them a deserved friendly victory against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.
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Ajax chief Marc Overmars is happy to hear Ronald Koeman urge Justin Kluivert to stay.
The Ajax winger has been linked with Manchester United, but Oranje coach Koeman says it's too soon for him to leave the Eredivisie.
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Barcelona will send scouts to the Netherlands on Friday to watch Ajax defender Matthijs De Ligt.
The 18-year-old has been included in Ronald Koeman's squad to face England and Portugal.
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Andreas Christensen will be utilised as a defensive midfielder in Denmark's friendly against Panama on Thursday.
The Chelsea centre-back has established himself as a regular first-team player under Antonio Conte this season. He spent the previous two terms on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach.
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Barcelona ace Lionel Messi blames poor dietary habits for his health problems earlier in his career.
Giuliano Poser, an Italian doctor, claimed in 2015 to have treated and cured Messi of the problem but the player himself believes cutting out unhealthy drinks and snacks was the real key.
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A quiet weekend of Premier League action was mostly overshadowed by the FA Cup quarter-finals, although with all four favourites progressing to Wembley it was the league football that ultimately proved more interesting. Defeats for West Brom, Stoke City, and Huddersfield Town plunged all three into deep trouble.
Elsewhere, wins for Southampton and Chelsea in the FA Cup were far from convincing, giving both managers plenty to think about in the weeks ahead, while Mohamed Salah's four-goal haul against Watford put him on track to break Premier League goalscoring records.
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Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is adamant he made the right decision to quit Arsenal in January.
Giroud swapped the Gunners for Premier League champions Chelsea on the final day of the winter transfer window as he sought out regular playing time.
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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has labelled Saturday's clash with West Bromwich Albion as one of the biggest in the club's recent history.
The Cherries are six points from the drop zone and a win could allow themselves some extra breathing room in their battle to stay in the Premier League.
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Last season it was a bit predictable. Even Standardsport boldly tipped FC Platinum to win the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League and they did just that. The 2018 league season […]
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Dortmund attacker is thriving after so many injuries
Dortmund´s midfielder Marco Reus celebrates scoring during the German first division Bundesliga football match RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on March 3, 2018. (Photo credit should read ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)Dortmund attacker is thriving after so many injuries


FC PLATINUM’S recent elimination from the CAF Champions League at the preliminary stage and, worse still, on a 5-1 drubbing by a team that is not among the best on […]
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Chapman was the Gunners' greatest manager, not the current incumbent
Arsenal players want Arsene Wenger to stay.Herbert Chapman was the Gunners' greatest manager, not the current incumbent
Liverpool hero Didi Hamann has questioned Alexis Sanchez's value at Manchester United.
Hamann isn't convinced the Chilean will have the same impact on the Red Devils as he had on Arsenal.
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Tributes to 31-year-old Fiorentina captain, a widely respected figure in Serie A
A giant banner reading "Ciao Captain" is hanged on the fence of Fiorentina's stadium, on March 4, 2018 in Florence. Italy international defender Davide Astori was found dead in his hotel room on March 4, 2018 in Udine, where he was due to play a Serie A game between Udinese and Fiorentina.
(Photo: CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI/AFP/Getty Images)Tributes to 31-year-old Fiorentina captain, a widely respected figure in Serie A

The Spanish sailed through qualifying, with their demolition of Italy in September being particularly impressive
Dominant: Spain dominated their qualifying group, including Italy (Getty Images) The Spanish sailed through qualifying, with their demolition of Italy in September being particularly impressive


Tottenham ace Lucas Moura is determined to prove his quality in England.
The Brazilian has hit the ground running at Spurs, scoring his first goal in a 2-2 draw with Rochdale in the FA Cup 12 days ago before playing a key role in three of Tottenham's six in the fifth-round replay on Wednesday.
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Ahead of this weekend's IFAB meeting, Paul Gardner calls for greater action to be taken to protect outfield players
Injury of Christian Gentner - here with Koen Casteels
Football - Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart vs VfL Wolfsburg, Stuttgart, Germany - 16 Sep 2017
Photo: Hofer Christian/action press/REX/Shutterstock (9065275y)Ahead of this weekend's IFAB meeting, Paul Gardner calls for greater action to be taken to protect outfield players
Uruguay were heavily reliant on Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani to qualify. They will need help some help in Russia.
Big Win: Victory in Paraguay was huge for Uruguay after a run of bad results (Getty Images) The South American side were heavily reliant on Luis Suarez and Edison Cavani to qualify. They will need help some help in Russia.