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  MADRID, SPAIN | XINHUA |   Matchday 5 in La Liga comes immediately after a midweek round of matches and brings to an end a condensed fixture period before the international broak. Here are some things to look out for this weekend before La Liga takes a break. 1. Selection …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands | XINHUA |   Ajax and FC Barcelona on Thursday agreed on the transfer of American right back Sergino Dest to Barcelona. Dest, 19, signed a contract until mid-2025 at Barcelona. Born in the Netherlands, Dest had had a contract at Ajax until mid-2022. Ajax will receive a transfer fee …

MADRID, SPAIN | XINHUA |   There is no time for pause in La Liga as the 20 teams in Spain’s top-flight go into the fifth round of games this weekend after this week’s midweek matches. Atletico Madrid at home to Villarreal is Saturday’s most attractive game, with Luis Suarez likely …

WARSAW,  POLAND | XINHUA |   Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski won the 2019/20 UEFA Men’s Player of The Year award ahead of his teammate Manuel Neuer and Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne. The Pole had a perfect season to score 55 goals in 47 matches, leading the Bavarians to …

Liverpool  (0) 4 Arsenal (0) 5 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Two saves in the shoot out by goalkeeper Bern Leno gave Arsenal a 5-4 victory on penalties in the Carabaor Cup against Liverpool, as they booked their quarterfinal place on Thursday night. After the game had ended goalless …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has made it clear that it will cater for the COVID-19 testing fees for the four teams that will play in the FUFA Big League playoffs. The Playoffs will determine which one team that will qualify to play …

Gelsenkirchen, German | XINHUA |   FC Schalke 04 have appointed Manuel Baum as their new head coach, the Royal Blues confirmed via the club’s official homepage on Wednesday. Former Augsburg head coach Baum has signed a two-year deal with Schalke, which will keep him in Gelsenkirchen until June 2022. Former …

  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal completed another overwhelming show at the French Open as the Spaniard romped to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 win over world No. 236 Mackenzie McDonald. The 12-time champion also improved his record at Roland Garros to 95-2 with this …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Inter Milan completed a commanding 5-2 win over Benevento in Serie A on Wednesday, while Lazio suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Atalanta. The Nerazzurri made a dream start just 28 seconds into the game, as Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock from Achraf Hakimi’s assist. …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |   A 65th minute goal from Vinicius Jr gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at home to Real Valladolid in the fourth round of matches in La Liga on Wednesday night. The Brazilian, who had entered the game as a substitute, took advantage of a loose …