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Rodri rejects Manchester United transfer as Man City agree to pay Atletico Madrid midfielder’s £63m release clause
Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri has rejected a move to Manchester United and is close to joining Manchester City, according to reports. The 22-year-old has told Atletico’s president Angel Gil Marin that he wants to leave this summer after Diego Simeone had attempted to persuade the player to stay at the club for another season. Rodri has attracted interest from ...several sides in Europe but City and Bayern Munich are the only two clubs he is considering. According to Marca, Manchester United indicated that they would pay Rodri’s €70 million (£63m) release clause but the midfielder is not interested in a move to Old Trafford with the club in the Europa League and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer facing a major squad rebuild.
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Michel Platini in custody over awarding of World Cup 2022 to Qatar
Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been detained as part of an investigation into alleged corruption relating to the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup, according to reports.
He was taken into custody in Nanterre, Paris, on Tuesday morning and detained at the Anti-Corruption Office of the Judicial Police.
... French police investigating the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups previously questioned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
According to French news site Mediapart, the former secretary general of the Elysee, Claude Gueant, has also been taken in for questioning but has not been arrested.
Qatar controversially won the rights to host the 2022 World Cup nearly a decade ago.
Platini, who was UEFA president between 2007 and 2015, is currently serving a four-year ban from football after he was found guilty of receiving a "disloyal payment" from Blatter.
The ban was originally for eight years but has been reduced twice.
Platini's decision to vote for Qatar as hosts of the 2022 World Cup has been the subject of suspicion for a number of years.
Blatter, who was Fifa president at the time of the vote, claimed Platini had backed out of an agreement to allow the US to host the 2022 tournament.
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'Pogback' hashtag is trending as Pogba's name disappeared from Manchester United's online store
Following Paul Pogba's recent words, the hashtag Pogback has began trending, and not for the first time either. The 26-year old, said yesterday that "It might be time for a new challenge", which has sent the social media accounts of many Juventus fans into overdrive with the Pogback hashtag. The French player's words gives hope to his two main suitors, Juventus and Real Madrid, tha...t they can maybe acquire the World Cup winner from the clutches of his current club Manchester United. On a related note, the player's much famed number 6 shirt has reportedly stopped being printed. On the club's website, it is still possible to purchase shirts that have already been printed with the name of Pogba and the number 6, but it is not possible as of now to customize the uniform for the 2019-2020 campaign, Of an interesting note, two other players who's futures have been the subject of major doubt, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez are however, still available. More to come... https://www.calciomercato.com/…/pogback -hashtag-is-trending…
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Sarri leaves Chelsea and officially joins Juve
It was an exciting day in the world of Italian football with a number of notable rumors and events worth discussing.
Firstly, Chelsea and Juventus announced the departure of manager Maurizio Sarri from London, as well as his new Juve destination. After it was revealed this morning that Gianfranco Zola would be leaving the Chelsea crew, Sarri's departure was only a matter of time. Now, after weeks of rumours, the official announce...ments have finally arrived, with the former Napoli man ready to join Juventus.
"Maurizio Sarri is leaving Chelsea Football Club to return to Italy and become manager of Juventus. The two clubs have reached an agreement for the early termination of Sarri’s contract with Chelsea FC which had two years left to run and is ending at his request," Chelsea's statement read. "The Tuscan coach has joined the Bianconeri after a year in England with Chelsea, penning in a three-year contract,".
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THE BIG 6 MATCH FIXTURES 2019-2020 SEASON
10 August: Man United v Chelsea 17 August: Man City v Tottenham 24 August: Liverpool v Arsenal... 31 August: Arsenal v Tottenham 21 September: Chelsea v Liverpool 28 September: Man Utd v Arsenal 19 October: Man Utd v Liverpool 26 October: Liverpool v Tottenham 9 November: Liverpool v Man City 3 December: Man Utd v Tottenham 7 December: Man City v Man Utd 14 December: Arsenal v Man City 21 December: Tottenham v Chelsea 28 December: Arsenal v Chelsea 1 January: Arsenal v Man Utd 11 January: Tottenham v Liverpool 18 January: Liverpool v Man Utd 22 January: Chelsea v Arsenal 1 February: Tottenham v Man City 8 February: Chelsea v Man Utd 29 February: Man City v Arsenal 7 March: Man Utd v Man City 14 March: Tottenham v Man Utd 21 March: Chelsea v Man City 4 April: Man City v Liverpool 25 April: Tottenham v Arsenal 2 May: Arsenal v Liverpool 9 May: Liverpool v Chelsea
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#PremierLeaguefixtures Week 1

Congratulations Liverpool

Sweet Victory....

Congratulations Aston Villa

What do you think?
So now their are 3⃣ clubs in Premier League run by oil money: 🤑
🔵 Manchester City ... Owner: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 🇦🇪
⚫ Newcastle United Owner: Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan 🇦🇪
🔴 Sheffield United Football Club Owner: Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 🇸🇦
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SEE YOU SOON, Premier League.

This is hilarious....

Domestic clean sweep. 🏆🏆🏆🏆

What a way to complete your domestic treble, Manchester City! 🔥

FA CUP FINAL:
Man City Vs Watford
Who wins?

FA Cup final preview: Manchester City take on Watford at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester City and Watford will play out the 138th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, with Pep Guardiola's side looking to complete a historic domestic treble.
The Citizens have already wrapped up the Carabao Cup; defeating Chelsea on penalties earlier this year, whilst they also fended off Liverpool in the Premier League title race thanks to a 4-1 win away at Brighton on the final day of the... season.
Standing in their way of a historic treble is Javi Gracia's Watford, who, after a disappointing end to the campaign, finished in 11th.
GIVEMEBET Latest odds:
Both Teams to Score – 23/20 Gabriel Jesus to score first – 33/10 Penalty in the match – 21/10
Here, GiveMeSport takes a look at all the key talking points going into the final.
ROUTE TO THE FINAL Manchester City have arguably had one of the easiest runs to the final, playing just two Premier League sides along the way.
Their route started back in the third round where they thumped Championship side Rotherham 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium. This was then followed up by a 5-0 rout over Burnley, and a 4-1 win over Newport County.
Swansea City gave Guardiola's side a real scare in the quarter-final, but a late Sergio Aguero goal booked City's place in the semi-final.
A Gabriel Jesus goal inside the first five minutes against Brighton was enough to secure their final spot.
As for Watford, they've had a bit of a trickier route to the final, taking on and defeating three Premier League sides.
After Woking were seen off in the third round, Watford then defeated Newcastle and Queens Park Rangers to advance to the quarter-final.
A home tie against Crystal Palace was their challenge, one which they overcame thanks to Etienne Capoue and Andre Gray.
Then came the semi-final, and after falling behind to a very impressive Wolves, it looked like the journey was ending for Gracia's men.
However, the magic of the FA Cup kicked in and a spectacular goal from Gerard Deulofeu and a last-minute penalty from Troy Deeney sent the game to extra-time.
Deulofeu became the hero again as he scored the winner, booking their spot in the final against Man City.
HISTORY IN THE FA CUP Manchester City are looking to win their sixth FA Cup after winning it in 1903–04, 1933–34, 1955–56, 1968–69 and 2010–11.
To read more follow the below link:
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Liverpool Clear Favourites to Win Champions League
The English Premier League season is done, but two English teams have their eyes on a greater prize: the UEFA Champions League title.
Liverpool and Tottenham have met 170 times in all competitions in a rivalry stretching more than a century, but only once in European competition. On June 1, these teams will meet on the greatest stage of all: the UEFA Champions League Final at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano.
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