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Rio restarts soccer league next to a field hospital for coronavirus

However, the Brazilian football great Ronaldo has criticised the return of football in his homeland as the country grapples with the biggest coronavirus outbreak in Latin America

Colombian football to resume from August after five-month Covid-19 break

Players will initially be limited to individual training, with group sessions to be permitted in early July

Rio soccer league to return on Thursday despite coronavirus threat

The governing body of soccer in Rio de Janeiro said Flamengo and Bangu will play in an empty Maracan Stadium on Thursday in the local league

Premier League: Manchester City thrashes Arsenal 3-0 as EPL returns

Manchester City now has 60 points and is placed on the second position on the Premier League table while Arsenal holds the ninth spot with 40 points

Napoli wins its sixth Italian Cup title, beats Juventus in penalty shootout

Ronaldo was likely Juventus' last penalty taker but after Paulo Dybala had his shot saved and Danilo blasted high over goal, then he could only stand at midfield and watch as Napoli won shootout 4-2

Premier League braced for 2nd wave of coronavirus as shutdown ends

The league's priority for now is staging the remaining 92 games by July 26, starting Wednesday with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United and Manchester City playing Arsenal

World Trade Organization finds Saudi Arabia links to sports piracy

Champions League organiser Uefa said piracy threatens the existence of professional sport as we know it.

Portugal coach Fernando Santos contract extended until 2024 Euro Cup

Santos is now set to remain in charge of the national team at next year's European Championship, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

India slotted in Pot 3 for official draw of AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain

This is India's third consecutive qualification in the AFC U-16 finals, and ninth overall

Manchester City manager raises injury concerns ahead of EPL restart

The top English clubs are resuming play after as little as three weeks of contact training following the lockdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak

Bayern Munich wins 8th successive Bundesliga title with two games to spare

The win on a wet night in Bremen put Bayern 10 points clear of second-place Borussia Dortmund, which can earn a maximum nine points from its three remaining games

Australian football's A-league to resume from July 16 with Melbourne derby

The league has been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and players and clubs have taken a financial hit

La Liga: Barcelona manager Setin expects a close finish in Spanish league

Both teams had comfortable victories over the weekend as the league returned to action in empty stadiums. Barcelona won 4-0 at Mallorca and Madrid easily defeated Eibar 3-1 at home

Erling Haaland can't play 90 minutes in every match: Dortmund head coach

Haaland came off the bench to score a 95th-minute winner for Dortmund in their 1-0 win against Duesseldorf on Saturday. He has scored 11 goals in 12 Bundesliga games so far

Football loses its essence when played in empty stadiums: Barcelona manager

Lionel Messi is just two goals away from reaching combined 700 for club and country. Barcelona will play its next match on June 17

Won't restart football anytime soon due to Covid-19 crisis, says Argentina

We cannot think about allowing football to be played in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area or anywhere else in the country in the near term, says Argentina health minister Gines Gonzalez

La Liga to file charges against fan who invaded field during Barca's match

Barcelona vs Mallorca's match was played without fans but the fan wearing an Argentina soccer jersey made it past security and took a photo of himself a few meters in front of Barcelona defender Alba

Gareth Bale completes 250 appearances for Spanish club Real Madrid

After the match, the club's president gave Bale a commemorative jersey

Ravi Shastri delighted to see 'great team' Barcelona back in action

Barcelona registered a comfortable 4-0 win away on Saturday night

Table-toppers Barcelona, Real Madrid continue their charge for LaLiga title

Real Madrid hold the second spot on the La Liga points table with 59 points, just two points behind the top-placed club, Barcelona