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The Guardian
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is confident that social and religious barriers can be overcome despite fears being raised over the staging of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Current laws mean drinking alcohol in public is forbidden, while bars and nightclubs are almost non-existent. Another issue could be public affection, ...
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The Guardian
Veteran Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has been dismissed just two days after losing a game to one of his former teams. A 2-1 loss at Bolton Saturday, in which U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden scored a stunning winner in the 88th minute, prompted the move. The loss dropped Rovers to 13th ...
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The Guardian
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger turned testy Saturday when quizzed about Arsenal's 1-0 loss that extended the Gunners winless streak against United and Chelsea to 11 matches. Rather than answer directly he lashed out, "Why do we always seem to lose these big games? If you are a football specialist I ...
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Daily Telegraph
Raised in the Northumberland mining village of Ashington, Sir Bobby Charlton played host to 23 Chilean miners, who watched Charlton's Manchester United beat Arsenal, 1-0, as VIP guests in the club's directors box.
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