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According to a report from Italian news outlet Gazzetta Dello Sport, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is looking to hand his boots at the end of the current season. This was his second spell at AC Milan with the first being from 2010-2012 when he joined them from FC Barcelona. It is also reported that Milan could still persuade the Swede to extend his stay at San Siro by a year.
According to a recent report from Spanish news outlet Sport, Neymar will push through for a transfer to Barcelona after being denied in 2019. The Brazilian has rejected to extend his stay in the French capital as he has sent his representatives to Barcelona to express his intentions of returning to the Spanish League. Neymar joined PSG in 2017 for a record fee of £198 million.
When a fan asked LeBron James about his favourite football players the firmer Miami Heat star responded ‘Every player on Liverpool. Straight up, every player on Liverpool.’ The Lakers star continued further as he picked friend Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar as some of his preferred footballers. ‘Mbappe, Neymar, Ronaldo, those guys are legends, man. I love those guys’ he added.
Manchester United and Manchester City released an official statement on Saturday, announcing that they will be donating to local food banks in order to meet with the increased demands due to the epidemic. Each club will donate 50,000 pounds to Trussell Trust. The clubs said that this donation will help food banks to compensate for the temporary loss of food donations.
Danish Badminton player HK Vittinghus shared a Taiwanese report where a 10-year-old sports student, who was at the All England Championship, has been diagnosed for COVID-19. A sparring partner of the team was tested positive and Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has expressed her shock over this news.
In a video shared by OTRO, Lionel Messi could be seen working out in his home gym but the Argentine had a little help as he was joined by his youngest son Ciro. The two-year-old accompanied his father during a gym session as the 32-year-old looked to keep himself in shape during the coronavirus outbreak.
Mushfiqur Rahim posted a video on his official Facebook channel where he advised people to take all the required precautionary measures to keep themselves safe from the coronavirus outbreak. ‘Most countries in the world now fighting with coronavirus. More than two million people have been infected. In Bangladesh, some are infected. '
'Following the measures announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the wake of the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic that has been declared a national disaster, @ZimCricketv has with immediate effect suspended all forms of cricket in the country’ read the tweet posted by the cricketing board.
Saina Nehwal believes that money was given more importance over the player's welfare at the All England Open 2020. She took to social media as she said ‘Only thing I can think of is that rather than the players welfare n feelings, financial reasons were given more importance. Otherwise there was no other reason for the #AllEnglandOpen2020 to go on last week.’
After his win over Kevin Lee in the lightweight category at UFC Brasilia, Charles Oliveira has called out former lightweight and featherweight champion, Conor McGregor during a post-match interview. ‘I would fight McGregor in any weight, no problem. It would be a good fight, I’d really like to fight him. It could be at 155 or 170, it doesn’t matter.’
The Premier League officials have organized a meet on Thursday to come up with some sort of plan for the remainder of the seasons. According to a report from English newspaper The Sun, they intend to play the remaining 92 matches behind closed doors with nonfans allowed inside the stadium. It is also understood that all the matches will be played at a neutral venue.
LA Lakers issued a statement on Wednesday after former Golden State superstar Kevin Durant was diagnosed for Coronavirus in which they mentioned ‘We have been in immediate contact with our players and basketball operations staff members since being made aware of this development.’
According to a report from Cricbuzz, BCB are looking to secure the signing of Sanjay Bangar as team’s batting consultant specifically for the longest format of the game. The cricket board were hoping to convince Neil McKenzie, who currently serves as a consultant in the limited-overs format but it is understood that the South African is not keen.
According to a report from Goal, the 2019-20 Champions League final is expected to take place on June 27, 2020, at Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. The summit clash was originally scheduled for May 30, 2020. The Europa League final is reported to take place two-three days before the UCL final that is on either June 24 or June 25, 2020.
The South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) followed the footsteps of UEFA as they announced the decision to postpone the upcoming edition of Copa America till next year on Tuesday (March 17, 2020). The decision was taken as a precautionary measure in order to stop the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.
The Norwegian FA took to twitter and wrote ‘UEFA has decided that the European Championship is postponed to 2021. It will be played from 11 June to 11 July next year. More information coming.’ The football governing body, UEFA are themselves yet to confirm the news but it looks like the competition will be postponed till the next year.
Alex Hales recently took to social media to give a proper explanation about his health. ‘I returned to the UK in the early hours of Saturday morning feeling perfectly fit and healthy and with absolutely no symptoms of the virus,' he said. ‘However, I awoke early on Sunday morning having developed a fever and followed the government’s advice of self-isolation
Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya has taken to social media to post a message for his fans and people around the world about the recent coronavirus outbreak. ‘Stay safe and act responsibly, fellow Sri Lankans. Necessary action has been taken to keep you safe and sound. Trust the process and corporate with authorities. We got this!’
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been at the top of the footballing world for more than a decade and are showing no signs of slowing down even during their twilight years. The Juventus star man has scored 21 goals in 22 Serie A games this year. Despite Ronaldo delivering in almost every game, Ilkay Gundogan doesn’t think the Juventus man is among the elites anymore.
UEFA could take a decision to shift the Euros by a number of months in order to allow the completion of various domestic leagues around the world. UEFA have invited representatives from its 55 members association for a meeting on March 17, 2020 (Tuesday) where a decision regarding this season's footballing activities could be made.
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