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Banana thrown at Richarlison during Brazil’s 5-1 friendly win over Tunisia

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) reported that Richarlison was hit with a banana during a friendly match between Brazil and Tunisia in Paris. Tuesday’s 5-1 victory for the Selecao at Parc des Princes was the result of Richarlison’s second goal. However, news of a racist gesture made against the Tottenham forward … Read more

Brazil beats 10-man Tunisia 5-1 in Paris

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazil’s exhilarating 5-1 victory over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris continues its international football tour Five goals, a penalty, and a red card were all part of the action-packed first 45 minutes that the French fans witnessed. Brazil went ahead, Tunisia pegged them back very briefly, and then … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular Instagram star of the 2022 World Cup: report

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The media value of a post on social media from the Portuguese star is $3.5 million on average Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo may not be as dominant on the field as he used to be, but he is unrivaled on social media, especially Instagram. The BBC reports that the Manchester United … Read more

Sanjida’s dream mirrors that of millions of dreamers

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prior to tomorrow’s SAFF Women’s Championship final match against Nepal, Bangladesh women’s football team’s midfielder Sanjida Akhter has urged her compatriots to pray for the squad. For the second time in the history of the regional competition, Bangladesh has advanced to the final, where they will meet the hosts in Kathmandu … Read more

Bangladesh women’s football team earn maiden win over India

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s football team made history on Tuesday as they sealed their maiden victory over India during their group-deciding game of the SAFF Women’s Championship at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Sirat Jahan Swapna scored a brace and Krishna Rani Sarkar netted once to help Bangladesh clinch a 3-0 victory … Read more

Sabina scores hattrick as Bangladesh hit Pakistan for six

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sabina Khatun scored a hattrick as Bangladesh moved to the top of Group A of SAFF Women’s Championship with a 6-0 thrashing of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Saturday. Coming on the back of a brace in their 3-0 opening-game win over Maldives, Bangladesh skipper Sabina turned on the style at the … Read more

T Sports to air FIFA World Cup in Bangladesh

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com T Sports will broadcast live coverage of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in Qatar on November 20, said a press statement, .The Bashundhara Group-owned T Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Bangladesh.Safwan Sobhan, vice-chairman of Bashundhara Group and managing director … Read more

Messi misses out on the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d’Or

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The PSG player wasn’t on the final list that was released on Friday. The 30 contenders for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded on October 17, 2022 in Paris, have been announced by France Football magazine, but Lionel Messi, the star player for PSG, is surprisingly not one of … Read more

Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile submit joint bid for 2030 World Cup

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In an effort to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay have launched a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. For the centennial edition, which will take place 100 years after Uruguay hosted and won the first World Cup, the four South American countries … Read more

Argentine footballer detained, receives lifelong suspension for attacking woman referee

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After attacking a female referee during a game on Sunday, a player from a local league in Argentina was taken into custody and and given a life suspension. After hitting referee Dalma Cortadi in the back of the neck, third-division Club Deportivo Garmense player Cristian Tirone was taken into custody on the field. The club … Read more

PSG reject offer to sign Cristiano Ronaldo: Reports

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Paris Saint-Germain reportedly rejected the chance to sign Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo after being offered to the club by his agent Jorge Mendes.Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been offered to Paris Saint-Germain as speculation over where his future lies continues to rumble on.Ronaldo has informed Manchester United he wishes to leave and has not travelled with … Read more

Argentina’s national team to train in Abu Dhabi for 2022 World Cup

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Argentina will prepare for the 2022 World Cup with a training camp in Abu Dhabi as part of a partnership between the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and Argentina Football Association (AFA).
The two-time World Cup winners will play friendlies in Abu Dhabi as part of their preparations for what is likely to be superstar Lionel Messi’s final chance to win the trophy – he will be 35 by

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Finalissima glory for Argentina after comfortable win over Italy at Wembley

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to Finalissima success with a 3-0 win over Italy at a sold-out and partisan Wembley Stadium.
Goals by Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala ensured the Copa America champions were able to celebrate more trophy delight after ending their 28-year wait for silverware

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FIFA appoints female referees for World Cup for first time in competition history

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FIFA has appointed three women’s referees and three women’s assistant referees ahead of the 2022 World Cup for the first time in the tournament’s history.
France’s Stephanie Frappart, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita are among the 36 referees to have been selected by the world

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Sergio Aguero ‘very grateful’ as Manchester City unveil statue of club legend

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Club immortalise record goalscorer on 10th anniversary of club’s first Premier League title and the iconic ‘93:20’ moment
Manchester: Manchester City Football Club is today delighted to unveil a permanent statue of Club legend Sergio Aguero at Etihad Stadium on the tenth anniversary of the Club’s first Premier League title and the iconic ‘93:20’ moment.
Emerging from darkness into first light at day-break this morning and revealed to fans

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Boy ‘assaulted’ by Cristiano Ronaldo declines invitation to Old Trafford

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The fan whose phone Cristiano Ronaldo angrily smashed to the floor at the weekend following Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Everton has rejected the ex-Real Madrid superstar’s offer to go watch a game at Old Trafford.
As the 37-year-old made his way down the tunnel after the Red Devils were defeated by the

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Canada qualify for first World Cup in 36 years with win over Jamaica

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Canada have qualified for a men’s World Cup for the first time since 1986 after a 4-0 win over Jamaica in their penultimate qualifying match on Sunday. Victory meant Canada are guaranteed a top-three finish in qualifying for Qatar 2022.
Canada are top of the CONCACAF qualifying group and have now secured their

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‘Crushed and broken’, Italy to miss World Cup again

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Italy again failed to qualify for the World Cup as North Macedonia produced one of the great smash-and-grab performances to steal a 1-0 victory in Palermo.
Roberto Mancini’s Euro 2020 winners dominated possession but struggled to break down their opposition, who consistently blocked and repelled everything that was thrown at

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