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British PM Johnson welcomes alleged Chelsea, City Super League exit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweets his approval over reports that Chelsea and Manchester City are set to leave a widely condemned European Super League. "The decision by Chelsea and Manchester City is – if confirmed – absolutely the right one and I commend them for it," Johnson tweeted. "I hope the other clubs involved in the European Super League will follow their lead." Johnson and the government have said they will do everything to prevent the six English members of the breakaway league from playing there, the others being Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool. Liverp...
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Chelsea, City reportedly to exit Super League amid ongoing outrage
Chelsea and Manchester City were reportedly set to quit a controversial European Super League less than two after it was announced, after Tuesday saw more wide-ranging condemnation of the 12-team breakaway. There was also speculation in Spain that Barcelona and Athletico Madrid may be planning similar steps in what should be a fatal blow to the planned all but closed elite event. An emergecy meeting of the 12 clubs was said to be scheduled for Tuesday night, according to Spanish sports paper Marca. In addition, Champions League winners Bayern Munich and finalists Paris Saint-Germain made it cl...
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Reports: Chelsea prepare to quit Super League, City possibly as well
Chelsea are preparing to withdraw from the Super League, the PA news agency, the BBC and other media are reporting. PA said owner Roman Abramovich is understood to be behind the decision after listening to fan protests, and the club preparing documents to formally quit the event. Chelsea would be the first of England’s six clubs to choose to quit event announced on Sunday by 12 teams, the others from Italy and Spain, and some reports said that Manchester City may follow them. The Super League has been widely condemned and Chelsea fans were also protesting outside Stamford Bridge ahead of their...
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UK considers action against Super League; Bayern, PSG stay out
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering legislation to prevent the so-called big six English football clubs from joining the European Super League as fall out to the breakaway plans which have split football continued on Tuesday. Meanwhile Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain - who contested last season's Champions League final - reiterated their commitment to the current structure with each seeing a key club official confirmed on the UEFA executive committee. Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden met with representatives from the Football Association (FA), Premier League an...
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３度目の緊急事態宣言発令へ…東京五輪開催めぐり野党に〝深刻な温度差〟
菅義偉首相（７２）は２０日、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大が広がる大阪府に続いて東京五輪・パラリンピック...
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Bayern Munich 'says no' to Super League
Champions League title holders Bayern Munich have officially said "no" to the planned European Super League. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had made similar statements, and on Tuesday joined the executive committee of UEFA which runs the Champions League, but the club then also published an official statement on their website. “Our members and fans reject a Super League,” president Herbert Hainer said. “As FC Bayern, it is our wish and our aim that European clubs live the wonderful and emotional competition that is the Champions League, and develop it together with UEFA. FC Bayern says no to t...
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UK considers action against Super League; Bayern, PSG stay out
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering legislation to prevent the so-called big six English football clubs from joining the European Super League as fall out to the breakaway plans which have split football continued on Tuesday. Meanwhile Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain - who contested last season's Champions League final - reiterated their commitment to the current structure with each seeing a key club official confirmed on the UEFA executive committee. Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden met with representatives from the Football Association (FA), Premier League an...
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Baseball: Kai drives in 5 runs, propels Hawks past Eagles to top PL
Catcher Takuya Kai had a three-run home run, went 3-for-4 and had five RBIs as the SoftBank Hawks overcame the Rakuten Eagles 6-4 to move ahead at the top of the Pacific League standings. The two teams entered the first contest in the three-game series with identical 11-7 records with three ties, and Kai's second hit of the game proved decisive. A two-run, bases-loaded double with two outs in the sixth inning broke a 4-4 tie at Kitakyushu Municipal Stadium. Batting eighth, Kai earlier went deep over the left-field fence in the second off Rakuten starter Takayuki Kishi (2-2), plating three runs...
Kyodo News
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卓球アジア選手権代表選考会を6月に開催。東京五輪前の実戦機会に
日本卓球協会が「アジア選手権」＜9月1～8日／ドーハ＞の代表選考会を6月17～20日に千葉県旭市で開...
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【NPBパ・リーグ公式戦ペナントレース】オリックスが西武に大きく点差をつけて勝利
NPBパ・リーグ公式戦2021は4月20日 (火)、京セラドーム大阪でオリックス・バファローズ vs...
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