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Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has offered Elland Road as collateral in a deal to buy Sampdoria

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Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani has offered to use the club’s Elland Road stadium as collateral for a £26m bank loan, which his company Aser and partner Gestio Capital intend to use to complete the takeover of Italian club Sampdoria. Under the master terms agreement Radrizzani signed – essentially a tentative agreement – Elland Road will act as collateral as part of a deal that Aser made of Radrizzani and his bidding partner Gestio Capital to borrow €30m (£25.8m; $32.1m) from Italy’s Banca Sistema, Which helps finance the buy-out at…

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World Cup Final Referee Shimon Marciniak takes charge of the UEFA Champions League Final

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The 2023 UEFA Champions League Final will have the same team of officials on the pitch as the 2022 World Cup Final after The UEFA Referees Committee announced her appointment to the match. Szymon Marciniak, who received widespread acclaim for his official performance during December’s FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France, was chosen to be the referee in June’s remarkable event between Manchester City and Inter Milan. Just as he was at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, the 42-year-old will be assisted by fellow Poles Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomas Listkiewicz.…

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Herve Renard approves of Saudi Arabia’s exit before taking on the role of France Women

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Hervé Renard left his role with the Saudi men’s national team before taking up the position of coach of the France women’s team. the athlete It was reported last week that Renard is set to take over from Corinne Diacre, who was sacked as head coach earlier this month after a major split between her and the France players became apparent. Ahead of Reynard’s move, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) confirmed that the 54-year-old had left his role with the Gulf nation. The Saudi Football Association statement stated that…

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Morocco joins Spain and Portugal in bid to host the 2030 World Cup

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Morocco has joined Spain and Portugal in their quest to host the 2030 World Cup. Ukraine was originally part of the bid but has now been replaced. Morocco announced that it would bid to host the 2030 World Cup in July 2018, after five previous failed attempts to host the tournament – 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2026. If successful in 2030, it will be the first country to host World Cup matches. in North Africa. The Spain-Portugal-Ukraine bid was supported by UEFA, UEFA, and was announced in October, more…

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Sofyan Amrabat: His ‘perfect’ tackle on Mbappe and learning from Ten Hag

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It is mid-afternoon on the outskirts of Florence and from the highest point of Viola Park, the site of Fiorentina’s half-constructed and extremely swish new training ground, we are not too far outside the city to make out the Duomo on the picture-perfect skyline. Sofyan Amrabat pulls up a chair and, very quickly, all the memories come flooding back: the colour, the din, the glories of a Morocco side that seemed absolutely hell-bent on writing their names into the history of the World Cup. He has just finished training with…

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Sheikh Jassim’s Manchester United takeover bid, the Qatar issue and what it means for Ratcliffe

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The sale of Manchester United took a significant step forward late on Friday when the Glazer family received a bid from the son of the former prime minister of Qatar. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of Qatari bank QIB, submitted a bid to complete a full takeover. He is going head-to-head with Ineos billionaire Jim Ratcliffe for ownership of the club, although it’s possible there are other unknown bidders in addition to them. It is unknown how much Sheikh Jassim, who says he is a lifelong Manchester…

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Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay confirm their bid to host the 2030 World Cup

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Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have confirmed a collective bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Officials from the four countries took part in a launch party at the Argentine Football Association (AFA), where FIFA was urged to return the tournament to “where football was born”, 100 years after the first edition was held in Montevideo. Alejandro Dominguez, president of the Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL), hoped that FIFA would show a “gesture of grandeur” towards the region and allow it to stage the tournament. “The 2030 World Cup…

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Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has retired from his international role in France

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Raphael Varane has announced his retirement from service in France at the age of 29. The Manchester United defender won the World Cup with France in 2018 and helped them reach the final in last year’s tournament. Varane said on his Instagram: “Representing our great country for a decade has been one of the greatest honors of my life. “Every time I wore that very special blue jersey I felt so proud, with a duty to give it all, to stir my heart and to win every time we played.…

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Gareth Southgate wondered if he would continue to coach the England national team

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Gareth Southgate says he has questioned himself as to whether it is right to continue to coach England after the World Cup. England lost in the quarter-finals of the Qatar tournament last year, with France beating Southgate’s side 2-1. There was widespread speculation that Southgate would quit yet world CupBut he decided to stay. Southgate, 52, claims he wants to make sure he has the same motivation to continue in his role before deciding on his future. When asked about his decision to stay on as England manager after the…

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Kylian Mbappe is unfazed by Emiliano Martinez’s ‘useless’ taunting at the World Cup

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Kylian Mbappe said he would not “waste his energy on such useless things” when asked about Argentina’s taunts after the 2022 World Cup final. Argentina beat France on penalties to win the World Cup after a thrilling 3-3 draw, in which 24-year-old Mbappe scored a hat-trick. After the match, Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez called for a minute of silence in front of Mbappe during his team’s celebrations in the dressing room. Later, he poses with a puppet portraying the player. “The celebrations are not my problem,” Mbappe told RMC Sport…

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