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⚽ Europa League updates from the 5.45pm BST kick-offs ⚽ Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Email Michael Pierre Sage is something of a Lyon man, a Lyonnais if you will. He was born an hour and a half away, played his entire amateur career on the outskirts of the city before starting his coaching journey at semi-pro side Lyon-Duchère, progressing to being a youth coach at Olympique Lyonnais.

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Australia's Reece Walsh exerted himself to the point of throwing up, while New Zealand's Kalyn Ponga tried to play on with a suspected broken arm in a dramatic Men's Rugby League World Cup opener. And during the Kangaroos' dramatic 24-22 victory in Sydney, there were plenty of other examples of that commitment - aside from the normal rough and tumble this punishing sport regularly delivers. New Zealand full-back Kalyn Ponga.

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President Gianni Infantino apologises to the Fifa Council for his World Cup sell-off plan - but is asked to go further. The Fifa Council met in Zurich on Thursday for the first time since Infantino's secret Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal emerged. Under FFE, which Infantino scrapped within days, a portion of the commercial rights of football's world governing body would have been given to a private investment firm. In.

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The competition returned after the international break as the reigning champions put on a devastating display and Italy looked for its next savior Famous faces in the crowd for English teams’ home matches on Wednesday. While Prince William delighted in his beloved Aston Villa’s 6-0 romp over Fenerbahce, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City homecoming was spoiled by Paris Saint-Germain showing they still represent the benchmark in European club football this season.

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Kalyn Ponga stars for New Zealand but Australia edge Sydney clash as tournament promises fireworks on the pitch as well as off Under new rules introduced for this World Cup, nation-swapping is not only possible, it is virtually encouraged. And like the cheeseburger spring rolls at Allianz Stadium on Thursday night, it’s a culture clash that delights as many people as it offends. But based on the intensity of last.

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Britain's Sonay Kartal beats former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals. Kartal, 24, missed more than six months with a stress fracture in her back, but has won five of her seven matches since returning to action. The former world number 44 ruthlessly brushed aside Italian 15th seed Paolini in a 6-2 6-0 victory, further validating Kartal's patient approach to recovering from the.