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• Palmer Named Premier League’s Young Player Of The Season

  17-05-2024 21:29 via completesports.com
  Cole Palmer has won the Premier League’sYoung Player of the Season Award after an impressive debut season for Chelsea.
  Palmer beat off competition from Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo, Arsenal pair Bukayo Saka and William Saliba, plus Tottenham's Destiny Udogie to land the award.
  Commenting on Palmer being named best young player, Chelsea wrote:"After signing from Manchester City on deadline day, Palmer has consistently produced p
  
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• I Almost Quit Football Due To Mental Problems –Raphinha

  17-06-2024 07:56 via completesports.com
  Barcelona winger Raphinha has revealed that he almost quit football due to some mental issues he was going through.
  Raphinha, who is currently in camp with the Brazil national team ahead of the Copa America, told ESPN that the idea of his son not seeing him play is driving him on.
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  "Recently I thought about leaving everything due to personal and professional problems," he said from Brazil's Copa America camp.
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• Boboye Reflects On Sunshine Stars’ Derby Win Over Remo Stars

  17-06-2024 07:39 via completesports.com
  Sunshine Stars head coach, Kennedy Boboye has commended his players for the hard-earned South West derby victory over Remo Stars.
  The Owena Waves won the keenly contested encounter 2-1.
  Youngster Chinedu Nwosu was the hero as he netted a brace for Sunshine Stars in the game.
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  The win boosted the Akure club'schances of escaping the drop as they moved to 11th position on the log.
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• I’m Not The Special One –Rangers Coach Ilechukwu

  17-06-2024 07:31 via completesports.com
  Rangers head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has said he is not the 'Special One' despite leading his side to the NPFL title.
  The Flying Antelopes won the 2023/2024 NPFL title after defeating Bendel Insurance 2-0 in Enugu on Sunday with one game remaining.
  The win took Rangers to 67 points at the top after their closest rivals Remo Stars and Enyimba lost 2-1 to Sunshine Stars and Sporting Lagos, respectively.
  It is the 8th league title for Rangers, making them the second most successful club in the lea
  
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• Euro 2024: England Sets New European Championship Record

  16-06-2024 23:48 via completesports.com
  England set a new record in the European Championship after a hard-fought win against Serbia in their Euro 2024 Group C opener on Saturday Sunday.
  Jude Bellingham's 13th minute goal was enough to secure the three points for Gareth Southgate's men.
  The win means England becomes the first side to keep a clean sheet in five consecutive group stage games at the European Championships.
  The Three Lions held Slovakia to a 0-0 draw in their final group game at the 2016 Euros in France.
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• Euro 2024: Bellingham’s Goal Earns England 1-0 Win Vs Serbia In Group Opener

  16-06-2024 23:16 via completesports.com
  Jude Bellingham's first half goal was enough to earn England a 1-0 win against Serbia in their Group C opener at the Euro 2024 on Sunday.
  The win took England to top of the group which also have Denmark and Slovenia.
  Bellingham gave England the lead in the 13th after nodding in Bukayo Saka's cross.
  It was a game the Three Lions did enough to earn all three points after edging possession by 53 per cent to Serbia's 47, had three shots on target to one, and also had five counter attacks.
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• Rashford, Greenwood Will Leave Man United –Ferdinand

  16-06-2024 22:35 via completesports.com
  
  Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has predicted that the duo of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood will leave Old Trafford this summer.
  In a chat with Dailymail, Ferdinand insists the commitment of both attackers must be questioned.
   
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  "I would like to find out where his focus lies, and what he wants to do," said Ferdinand of Rashford to the Daily Mail.
  "What has been the reason for his deteriorating performance. If I get the right answ
  
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• France Wrong To Snub Olise For Euro 2024 –Rangnick

  16-06-2024 22:26 via completesports.com
  Austria coach Ralf Rangnick has faulted France decision to snub Crystal Palace midfielder Michael Olise for Euro 2024.
  Rangnick admits he's a big fan of the France U21 star.
   
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  He said, "He has never been selected for the French national team, but I love Michael Olise.
  "If only he had Austrian roots. He is an exceptional player. He is fast, a strong dribbler, technically gifted and he works hard when he loses the ball.
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• Euro 2024: Weghorst’s Late Goal Earns Holland Victory Over Poland

  16-06-2024 22:17 via completesports.com
  Netherlands began their Euro 2024 campaign on a winning note after overcoming Poland 2-1 on Sunday.
  Poland were without their all-time top scorer Robert Lewandowski, out with a thigh injury, but put that blow behind them to stun the Dutch early on when Adam Buksa headed home.
   
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  The Netherlands had been the dominant side but missed a number of chances before Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo equalised when his deflected shot flew past Wojcie
  
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• Cancelo planning to grasp Euro opportunity after 2020 Portugal disappointment

  16-06-2024 22:15 via soccernews.com
  Joao Cancelo is hoping to guide Portugal to their second European Championship crown in what will be his first appearance at the tournament. The 30-year-old, who spent the 2023-24 season on loan with Bayern Munich and Barcelona, was forced to miss Euro 2020 after testing positive for Coronavirus. Cancelo was replaced in the squad by […]
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• Bellingham sets another record with England start

  16-06-2024 22:02 via soccernews.com
  Jude Bellingham set another record as he started in England’s opening match of Euro 2024. Having been named, as expected, in England’s XI for their first Group C fixture against Serbia on Sunday, Bellingham made history at kick-off. The 20-year-old is the first European player to make an appearance at three major international tournaments before […]
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• Mbappe accepts Olympics omission but hopes France ´bring home the gold medal´

  16-06-2024 21:50 via soccernews.com
  Kylian Mbappe accepts he will play no part at the forthcoming Paris Olympics, but hopes France “bring home the gold medal” in his absence. The forward, who will join Real Madrid on June 30, was left out of Thierry Henry’s provisional 25-man squad for the Games, which begins on July 24 – 10 days after […]
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• Saint Etienne Release Three Nigerian Players

  16-06-2024 21:30 via completesports.com
  Regina Otu, Yewande Balogun and Amanda Mbadi have been released by French D1 Arkema outfit, Saint Etienne.
  The trio were released by Saint Etienne following the expiration of their contract.
  The Greens also released 11 otherplayers following the conclusion of the 2023/24 season.
  Balogun, a goalkeeper is leaving Les Verts after two years.
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  She made five appearances during her time at the club.
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• Ukraine full of spirit heading into Euro 2024 campaign

  16-06-2024 21:20 via soccernews.com
  Serhiy Rebrov believes his team will display “the spirit of Ukraine” in their Euro 2024 opener against Romania on Monday. Ukraine qualified for the tournament in Germany, with that success coming against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of the nation, which began in February 2022. Ukraine reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, eventually going down […]
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• Ten Hag confirms Man United Held Talks With Tuchel

  16-06-2024 21:15 via completesports.com
  
  Erik ten Hag has revealed that Manchester United admitted to holding talks with Thomas Tuchel - before insisting that he was still the best man for the job, according to Mirror.
  Ten Hag over saw a disappointing season and speculation was rife that he was set to lose his job before the Red Devils beat Manchester City to win the FA Cup.
  However, that triumph at Wembley was not enough to end rumours over his future as the top brass at Old Trafford mulled over making a change during an end of seaso
  
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• Slovenia 1-1 Denmark: Janza salvages share of the spoils in Group C opener

  16-06-2024 21:06 via soccernews.com
  Erik Janza’s strike saw Slovenia hit back against Denmark to secure a 1-1 draw in the opening Group C game at Euro 2024. Janza hammered home via a deflection in the 77th minute to restore parity, cancelling out Christian Eriksen’s well-taken opener. Slovenia’s equaliser came moments after Benjamin Sesko, who is reportedly catching the eye […]
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• Euro 2024: Denmark, Slovenia Draw In Group C Opener

  16-06-2024 20:40 via completesports.com
  
  Denmark and Slovenia battled to a 1-1 draw in their Group C opener at the European Championship on Sunday.
  The Danes took the lead in the 17th minute through Christian Eriksen.
  Jonas Wind's pass found Eriksen in space and the midfielder fired past Jan Oblak.
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  Slovenia fought back in the second half with Erik Janza netting the equaliser 13 minutes from time.
  Janza's shot from the edge of the area took a big deflection off Morten Hjulmand
  
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• No changes as Brazil confirm final Copa America squad

  16-06-2024 20:20 via soccernews.com
  Dorival Junior has stuck with the same 26-man squad he provisionally selected for Brazil’s 2024 Copa America campaign. Juventus’ Bremer, Atalanta midfielder Ederson and Porto forward Pepe were all called up when CONMEBOL announced the squads were being expanded from 23 players to 26. The Brazilian had already had to make changes after Manchester City’s […]
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• Netherlands need to be more clinical for Euro 2024 success, say Gakpo and Koeman

  16-06-2024 19:58 via soccernews.com
  Cody Gakpo and Ronald Koeman were in agreement that the Netherlands must be more clinical in their remaining group fixtures if they are to progress to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 following their victory over Poland. The Liverpool forward was on target for the Oranje in the first half to cancel out Adam Buksa’s […]
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• Portugal v Czechia: Ronaldo prepared to give everything, says Martinez

  16-06-2024 19:44 via soccernews.com
  Cristiano Ronaldo is prepared to give everything in what could be his final major tournament as Portugal prepare for their Euro 2024 opener against Czechia, says Roberto Martinez. The 39-year-old continues to prove that age is just a number, scoring 35 goals in 31 appearances for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League in 2023-24, and […]
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• Rangers Pip Insurance 2-0, Win Eighth NPFL Title

  16-06-2024 19:41 via completesports.com
  
  Rangers won the Nigeria Premier Football League title for the eighth time following a 2-0 victory over Bendel Insurance in Enugu on Sunday.
  Kenechukwu Agu gave Rangers the lead in the 33rd minute, while Chidiebere Nwobodo doubled the advantage 25 minutes from time.
  Remo Stars hopes of winning a first NPFL title was halted following a 2-1 defeat to Sunshine Stars in Akure.
  Chinedu Nwosu scored a brace for Sunshine Stars, while Ahmed Akinyele was on target for the visitors.
  Enyimba also faltered
  
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• Rebrov: Ukraine showing the ´spirit of Ukraine´ at Euro 2024

  16-06-2024 19:32 via soccernews.com
  Serhiy Rebrov believes will nation is display “the spirit of Ukraine” in their Euro 2024 opener against Romania on Monday. Ukraine qualified for the tournament in Germany despite being invaded by Russia, beating Iceland in a play-off to secure their spot in Germany. Ukraine reached the quarter finals of Euro 2024 and are looking to […]
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• Eid Mubarak To All Our Readers, Partners Celebrating –Complete Sports

  16-06-2024 19:24 via completesports.com
  
  Eid Mubarak to all Complete Sports’ loyal readers and business associates celebrating worldwide. May the joy and blessings of this Eid Al-Adha abound with you wherever you are.
  We pray that Allah grants you your good heart desires. May your lives reach new heights in happiness on this occasion, your heart filled with love, your soul with spiritual blessings and your mind with wisdom.
  Keep spreading kindness and staying safe as you enjoy the very best of this great day.
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• Austria opener ´not decisive´ for France as Deschamps highlights Argentina example

  16-06-2024 19:24 via soccernews.com
  Didier Deschamps knows the importance of France’s Euro 2024 opener against Austria, but he pointed to Argentina’s World Cup success to demonstrate a fast start is not everything. France are seen as one of the favourites to win the tournament in Germany, having reached the final at three of their last four major competitions, finishing […]
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• Bayern Munich Set To Lure Obi-Martin From Arsenal

  16-06-2024 18:39 via completesports.com
  Bayern Munich are confident of signing Arsenal wonderkid Chido Obi-Martin.
  The teenager is set to sign a professional contract with Arsenal in November.
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  However, Bayern are also in contact and pushing to prisethe Dane away to Germany this summer.
  Sky Deutschland's Florian Plettenberg is reporting: "Bayern have the advantage as the situation is a bit different in Germany compared to England – he can already sign a professi
  
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• Euro 2024: England, Serbia Fans Clash Before Group Opener

  16-06-2024 17:40 via completesports.com
  Clashes between football fans have been reported ahead of the Euro 2024 game om Sunday night between England and Serbia.
  According to Metro, it is understood fighting began between supporters of Albania and Serbia, and that some English fans were caught up in it.
  It was initially reported that the attack was carried out by fans from the UK, but this does not seem to be the case, according to police sources.
  Countdown is on for the Three Lions’ 8pm opener in the western German city of Gels
  
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• Ejuke Set To Join Spanish Club Sevilla

  16-06-2024 16:52 via completesports.com
  
  Super Eagles winger, Chidera Ejuke has agreed a move to Spanish club, Sevilla, reports Completesports.com.
  Ejuke left Russian club, CSKA Moscow at the expiration of his contract.
  According to transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, the 26-year-old will undergo medical at the club next week.
  "Sevilla agree deal to sign Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke as free agent, here we go!,Romano wrote on X.
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• Best Online Betting Sites in Egypt- How to play Online Gambling in Egypt

  16-06-2024 15:48 via completesports.com
  The online gambling market in Egypt has experienced significant growth since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. Many new betting sites have entered the scene while existing ones have notably enhanced their services during this period. Online gambling in Egypt is not regulated by any specific law framework, allowing for few restrictions on online sports betting. In this article, we aim to guide readers to the safest and best online betting sites in Egypt. 
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• Euro 2024: Police Shoot Man With Axe Ahead Poland Vs Netherlands

  16-06-2024 13:58 via completesports.com
  
  A major operation is taking place in central Hamburg after a man with an axe threatened police officers, officials in the German city say.
  Police say they shot and seriously injured the man, who is receiving medical attention.
  Media reports, via BBC, say the incident took place near a fanzone for supporters of the Netherlands football team.
  The Netherlands are playing Poland in the city in the Euros later on Sunday.
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• Osaka: I’ll Participate In Paris Olympic Games 

  16-06-2024 13:30 via completesports.com
  Former tennis world number one, Naomi Osaka, has confirmed that she will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  Currently ranked 125th globally, the 26-year-old received clearance from the International Tennis Federation to compete in Paris through a special ranking provided to players returning to the tour, as reported by the JTA.
  Reacting to the development, Osaka stated that it has always been her childhood dream to play at the Olympic games.
   
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