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Mbappe future in major doubt after refusal to extend PSG contract

The 24-year-old France striker's current deal expires at the end of next season, with the option of another year.

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Debutants Israel claim third place in Under-20 World Cup

Attackers Senior and Khalaili were on the scoresheet in the final 14 minutes at La Plata's Diego Maradona stadium as Israel ended their first appearance in the competition on a high. ...

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Messi will likely miss match against Indonesia next week

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Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts to winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Inter Milan and Manchester City at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, on June 10, 2023.
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Guardiola's luck turns to end Champions League tales of woe

The last time Guardiola lifted the European Cup 12 years ago his Barcelona side put in an era-defining performance to dismantle Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley.

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Manchester City's German midfielder #8 Ilkay Gundogan holds aloft the European Cup trophy as they celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Inter Milan and Manchester City at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, on June 10, 2023. Manchester City won the match 1-0.
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'We made history': Emotional Manchester City players hail treble success

Players were in tears after Rodri's emphatic second-half goal against Inter Milan in the final secured a 1-0 victory and City's first Champions League title on Saturday, having wrapped up the Premier League and FA Cup last month.

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Chinese fans wait for members of Argentina's football team in the lobby of a hotel where the team is staying in Beijing on June 10, 2023. Argentina will play a friendly football match against Australia on June 15 at Beijing's newly-renovated 68,000-capacity Workers' Stadium.
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Messi gets superstar's welcome in China ahead of Australia friendly

"Messi! Messi!" chanted several hundred fans who were waiting for the football superstar at the airport, many wearing the blue-and-white striped jersey of the Albiceleste's No 10, according to social media images.

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Indonesian para-badminton athlete Leani Ratri Oktila shows off the gold medals she won at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games on June 9, 2023, during an awarding ceremony at Morodoc Techo Badminton Hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Indonesia became overall winner of the Para Games in badminton with 13 gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals.
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Indonesia tops final tally of ASEAN Para Games medals

Indonesia on Thursday sealed the title of overall champion with a day to spare at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia, completing three consecutive wins at the regional sporting event for disabled athletes.

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Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad to sign Benzema on two-year deal

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Israel's forward Dor Turgeman (right) celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during extra-time of the Argentina 2023 U-20 World Cup quarter-final football match between Israel and Brazil at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium in San Juan, Argentina, on June 3, 2023.
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Israel stun Brazil 3-2 to qualify for Under-20 World Cup semi-finals

A tightly contested encounter saw Israel come back from behind twice before grabbing the shock victory through Dor Turgeman's brilliant solo strike.

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Fans attend a victory parade for the Indonesian soccer team in Jakarta on May 19, after winning the gold medal in the men's event at the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh.
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Govt sets sights on improving sports ecosystem following recent success

Building on ongoing soccer reforms and the surprise success at the SEA Games, the government has promised more improvements through the implementation of a national sports blueprint, in hopes of instilling a “sports fever”.

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi lifts the World Cup trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup at Lusail Stadium, in Lusail, Qatar, on Sunday.
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Argentina to visit Indonesia for national team friendly

The visit will be part of an Asian tour by the South American side that also includes a June 15 stop in Beijing for a friendly against Australia. 

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Indonesia's Komang Teguh Trisnanda (4) and Thailand's Soponwit Rakyart (right) react as a fight breaks out on the sidelines of the men's football final match between Thailand and Indonesia during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023.
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Thailand hands out long bans following brawl at SEA Games final

A coach, goalkeeper and two staffers were suspended for one year and two other players received six-month bans, the association said in a statement, adding that the incident had a "detrimental effect on the image of Thai and Thai football".

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Thailand players and Indonesia players clash after Indonesia's Irfan Jauhari scores their third goal
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Thai FA bans players, officials over SEA Games final brawls

Indonesia beat Thailand 5-2 in extra time in Phnom Penh last week but the match degenerated into violence as players and staff from both sides clashed on the touchline. 

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Argentina's captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi, his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and sons Thiago (center) and Ciro pose with the FIFA World Cup Trophy after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022.
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Messi and Argentina to play Australia, Indonesia in friendly

The clash on June 15 at the Workers' Stadium in the Chinese capital is a rematch of Argentina and Australia's meeting in the last 16 of the Qatar World Cup.

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Fans invade the pitch following a stampede during a football match between Alianza and FAS at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador on May 20, 2023. Twelve people were killed and hundreds injured Saturday in a stampede at an El Salvador soccer stadium, police and emergency services said. Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American country's capital San Salvador to watch a local tournament match between teams Alianza and FAS.
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El Salvador mourns 12 killed in soccer stadium stampede

Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter the 35,000-seat Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American country's capital San Salvador to watch a game between two local teams, Alianza and FAS.

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China's Chen Yufei celebrates beating Korea's An Se Young during their women's singles final match at the 2023 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Suzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province on May 21, 2023.
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China claim record 13th Sudirman Cup badminton title

Cheered on by a raucous crowd brandishing red and white thundersticks and loud horns in the eastern city of Suzhou, China made short work of the Korean side, beating them 3-0.

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Fans attend a victory parade for Indonesia's football team in Jakarta on May 19, 2023, after they won the gold medal in the men's event at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh.
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Thousands line Jakarta streets to salute triumphant football team

Indonesia defeated Thailand 5-2 in extra time in a bad-tempered men's final in Phnom Penh on Tuesday that saw four players sent off and two mass brawls.

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Indonesia's Komang Teguh Trisnanda (4) and Thailand's Soponwit Rakyart (right) react as a fight breaks out on the sidelines of the men's football final match between Thailand and Indonesia during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023.
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Football chaos brings curtain down on drama-filled SEA Games

Women's football gold capped a glittering Games for Vietnam, who reigned over the medals table to claim regional supremacy ahead of Thailand and Indonesia.

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Thailand players and Indonesia players clash after Indonesia's Irfan Jauhari scores their third goal
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Thai FA apologises for SEA Games final brawls

Indonesia won the under-23 match 5-2 on Tuesday after extra time, by which time Thailand had been reduced to eight players and the Indonesians to 10 in the wake of four red cards and two all-in brawls.

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Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan (center) shoots past Thailand's Chayapipat Supunpasuch (left) during the men's football final match at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023.
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Indonesia clinch SEA Games football gold

The match had been billed as a chance for Indonesia to restore some pride to a national game recently laid low by a deadly stadium disaster and the loss of hosting the Under-20 World Cup.

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Indonesia's Witan Sulaeman (left) fights for the ball with Malaysia's Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar in the men's football bronze medal match between Indonesia and Malaysia during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi on May 22, 2022.
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Young team pull Indonesian football back from tragedy and humiliation

They booked their place in the gold-medal match against Thailand at the Southeast Asian Games with a pulsating 3-2 win over holders Vietnam.

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Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (left) walks past Riyadh All-Star's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) during the Riyadh Season Cup football match between the Riyadh All-Stars and Paris Saint-Germain at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on January 19, 2023.
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Messi set for return as PSG farewell looms

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner sat out last weekend's win at Troyes after missing a training session to fulfil commitments in his role as a Saudi tourism ambassador.

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Indonesian surfer Rio Waida is carried by supporters after winning the Sydney Surf Pro in Manly Beach, Australia, May 24, 2022.
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Trailblazer Rio Waida hoping to trigger Indonesia surfing wave

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Aaron Rai of the United Kingdom looks on from the second hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, on April 15, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the United States.
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British Rai continues his PGA Tour journey

He finished in the top-100 in the Fedex Cup points list, his rookie 2021-2022 season earning US$1.3 million. Rai is of Indian descent; hails from Wolverhampton, the United Kingdom; and is currently contending in his second full season on the PGA Tour.

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Argentina's captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi, his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and sons Thiago (center) and Ciro pose with the FIFA World Cup Trophy after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022.
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Messi's move to Saudi a 'done deal': source close to negotiations

"Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season," said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity and without naming the club.

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino.
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Germany's Popp says Infantino TV blackout threat 'about money'

Infantino earlier this week accused broadcasters of offering between $1 million and $10 million to show the Women's World Cup, compared to the $100-200 million they pay for the men's version.

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A mascot of the second Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games 2023, which will be held in Bali in August, is officially introduced to the public in Nusa Dua, Bali, on April 29. The multi-sport event will feature 14 sports, including beach volleyball and the 5-kilometer open water swimming.
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ANOC World Beach Games launch mascots for 2023 Bali event

The mascots resemble blacktip sharks, inspired by the species that live especially in the waters of Bali and Raja Ampat, West Papua.

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In this file photo taken on November 23, 2022 Old Trafford stadium, home ground of Manchester United football team, is pictured in Manchester, northern England.
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Qatar's Sheikh Jassim submits final bid for Manchester United

In addition to offering a figure to buy the English Premier League soccer club, Sheikh Jassim's proposal also includes a plan for a further significant amount of additional capital and infrastructure investment, the source told Reuters, requesting anonymity because the matter is confidential. 

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino.
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Argentina to replace Indonesia as U-20 World Cup hosts

Having been awarded hosting rights, Argentina will also participate in Indonesia's place. The team had failed to qualify on merit.

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Football fans attend a rally in front of the city hall in Malang on November 10, 2022, demanding Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to be responsible, fair, transparent, and indiscriminate following the deadly stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium on October 1 which took 135 lives.
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Arema FC, Persebaya meet for first time since Kanjuruhan tragedy

A stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the East Java city of Malang in October killed 135 people, including more than 40 children. 

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