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Jose Mourinho on how Bayern Munich ruining dream of a third Champions League triumph made him cry

Jose Mourinho has revealed how losing a Champions League semi-final to Bayern Munich with Real Madrid in 2012 left him crying in his car.




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Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez enjoy a sun-drenched hike in Madeira

The Juventus star, 35, cosied up to his girlfriend of three years, 26, as they strolled through the rocky terrain with his oldest son Cristiano Jnr, nine, in snaps from the outing on Saturday.




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Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo stuck in Maderia and unable to return to Italy due to flight

Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Juventus training from Madeira has been delayed until Monday afternoon due to travel restrictions in Spain.




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Bruno Fernandes says he wants to model his game on 'one of the best in the world' Andres Iniesta

The Portuguese midfielder has settled in well to life at Old Trafford and already has pundits, fans and former United players fawning over his early performances after his £68m move from Lisbon.




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Cristiano Ronaldo relaxes at Madeira home before flying back to Juventus for training return  

Cristiano Ronaldo was left frustrated after plans to return to Juventus were delayed by restrictions on his private jet flying out from his Madeira home. But he before he then relaxed with a beverage.




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Cristiano Ronaldo finally heads back to Turin in £30m private jet after frustrating delay

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally arrived back in Turin after having his private jet refused permission for takeoff in Spain on Sunday. The Juve forward has suffered a logistical headache in getting back.




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Hikes with Georgina Rodriguez and intense gym workouts - how Cristiano Ronaldo spent lockdown

From haircuts and hikes to working out with friends and family, Ronaldo has kept his 216 million followers on Instagram in touch with his daily activities ahead of his return to Italy on Monday.




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Cristiano Ronaldo treats his mother to a new Mercedes for Mother's Day

The Portuguese star is close with mother Maria Dolores, who has had a huge influence on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's career, and the 65-year-old has shown off her latest gift.




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Cristiano Ronaldo and family return to Turin with huge convoy of cars as star is given police escort

The forward was accompanied by members of his family and a huge security presence on Monday evening as he made his much awaited return to Italy.




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Howard Webb reveals the WORST mistake of his career...giving a penalty to Manchester United!

Howard Webb's decision to award Michael Carrick a penalty in 2009 for what was a fair challenge by Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has proved to be one of his biggest career regrets.




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Pablo Zabaleta: Man City stars were 's******g ourselves' over signing Ronaldo and Messi

The Argentine full-back was one of the last signings made by the club prior to the new owners, arriving just days before the Abu Dhabi buyout was confirmed in September 2008.




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Darren Fletcher reveals how Walter Smith transformed Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United

Darren Fletcher has delivered a fascinating insight into how Walter Smith helped transform Cristiano Ronaldo into a scoring machine and one of the greatest footballers of all time. 




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Cristiano Ronaldo poses with his children in Turin as he waits to be allowed back to training

The Portugal star made it back to Italy on Monday and is spending 14 days in quarantine before he can return to training with the Serie A side. Ronaldo uploaded a photo onto his Instagram page.




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Teenage goalkeeper reveals incredible moment he found out he was training with Cristiano Ronaldo

Filipe Goncalves is a goalkeeper for the youth team of Portugese side Nacional and one day was woken up by a phone call asking him to go and train at the Madeira Stadium in Portugal.




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Now BA pilots' union threatens further strikes following next week's walk-out

Two British Airways pilots' strike are set to take place next week with a third planned for September 27. Now, union bosses warn they could be followed by even more strikes.




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Boris Johnson's girlfriend Carrie Symonds arrives at Aberdeen Airport

The former Tory spin doctor's arrival at Aberdeen Airport today marks the first time an unmarried partner has accompanied a serving prime minister on the traditional engagement.




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IT consultant, 46, found GUILTY of racist attack on BA air hostess

Peter Nelson became irate after being woken up by Sima Patel-Pryke while flying business class to Rio de Janeiro, jurors were told. He was found guilty of one count of racially aggravated abuse.




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British Airways WILL remove pilots' perks for three years if they walk out

The Balpa union warned there may be more strikes following those scheduled to take place next week. British Airways warned pilots late last night that walking out would mean losing travel perks.




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'World's favourite airline' British Airways drops to 55th in the rankings

British Airways has been placed near the bottom of worldwide airline rankings. The news comes before almost 800 BA flights will be cancelled on Monday and Tuesday as a result of pilots taking strike action.




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Australians face being stranded after British Airways cancels hundreds of flights

Pilots for the major carrier began their 48 strike on Monday - grounding most fleets and causing chaos for jetsetters.




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The Rugby World Cup is about to kick off so there's no better time to start planning a trip to Japan

Japan is more popular with British visitors than ever; 334,000 went last year - almost 40 per cent more than a decade ago. Here are our top tips on what to see and do…




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RWC 2019: England get off to stormy start in Japan after being held for over an HOUR at airport

CHRIS FOY IN TOKYO: Eddie Jones and his squad landed at Narita Airport - 66km east of Tokyo - at 1.46pm local time, but then encountered the disruptive aftermath of Typhoon Faxia.




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British Airways flights disruption is set to continue TODAY

Almost 195,000 passengers had their travel plans plunged into chaos after pilots went on a two-day strike. But the disruption is set to continue after the strike ended at midnight.




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British Airways cancels 85 more flights today as disruption continues

The airline, which operates 850 flights a day, said that it is planning on operating more than 90 per cent of its services, but warned it will take 'some time' to return to a 'completely normal flight schedule.'




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British Airways pilots vow to hit passengers by carrying on with fresh strike

Pilots union Balpa will lead its members in a strike, after British Airways was forced to cancel up to one in 10 flights today as a result of the industrial action.




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British Airways monopoly on Heathrow flights 'inflates return fares by £80'

Analysts calculated BA's group operates 77 monopoly routes out of Heathrow and return flight to Osaka costs £838 but would cost £80 if there was competition, analysts claimed.




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British Airways starts cancelling hundreds of flights ahead of next strike by pilots

Tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected by the disruption on September 27. The 24-hour walkout follows a two-day strike this week when 1,700 flights were cancelled.




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How British Airways is attempting to revamp its tarnished image with its new First Class service 

The Channel 5 show British Airways 24/7: Access All Areas aired last night and extolled the virtues of the newly-improved premium services - amid continued strike chaos.




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British Airways 'tries to limit £3billion payout over data breach'

EXCLUSIVE: British Airways has applied to a court in London to launch its own class action for victims of the hack - but with the condition that claimants must join within 17 weeks of its opening.




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British Airways blocks off economy seats at the back of A320neo aircraft to counter balance issue

All airlines using the plane have now been slapped with a safety directive by the flight regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency. Budget airline easyJet has 31 of the aircraft in its fleet.




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Ryder Cup golfer Thorbjorn Olesen arrives with partner to face court

The 29-year-old five-time European Tour golf winner was arrested on his return from the World Golf Championships-FedEx St Jude Invitational on a flight from Nashville to London in July.




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British Airways pilots cancel planned September 27 strike in dispute over pay 

A strike planned by British Airways pilots on September 27 in a dispute over pay has been called off, Balpa said. General Secretary at BALPA called for 'common sense to prevail'.




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British Airways passengers confused as flights remain cancelled despite strike being scrapped

By the time the British Airline Pilots' Association had scrapped its strike yesterday, the airline had already called off 800 journeys and reassigned customers to different flights.




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Flight for journalists flying to cover Meghan and Harry in Africa is delayed by 21 HOURS

Journalists were meant to depart Heathrow for Cape Town on Friday evening - two days before Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their son Archie are expected to jet off on their commercial plane.




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Fans spot rare glimpse of Harry and Meghan's rarely seen mystery nanny on their tour of Africa

Fans have gone wild over a rare sighting of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's mystery nanny during their tour of Africa.




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ITV presenter Charlotte Cross sparks fury by accusing British Airways of sexism

ITV presenter Charlotte Cross, from the Midlands, accused British Airways of sexism on Twitter after receiving a refund addressed to her husband despite her being the lead passenger.




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Chicken pox or mosquito bites? Mother and 17-month-old son kicked off BA flight over spots

Valdenize Barford, 31, tried to board a BA flight from Rhodes to London with her husband and their 17-month-old son but cabin crew suspected that the bites on the boy's face were signs of chicken pox.




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Meghan Markle clutches Archie as she prepares to fly to Johannesburg for next leg of royal tour

The Duchess of Sussex was seen cradling four-month old Archie at Cape Town International Airport in South Africa today as they made their way to a scheduled British Airways flight to Johannesburg.




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Anger of British Airways passengers as flight from Gatwick to Malaga unexpectedly lands at Barcelona

Furious passengers took to social media on Thursday night to tear into BA for an apparent lack of information when they landed hundreds of miles from the south of Spain.




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British Airways plane fills with smoke at 30,000ft and has to make an emergency landing

The British Airways plane filled with smoke and had to make an emergency landing in Basle, Switzerland. Another plane was sent to pick up the 165 stranded passengers.




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Milan's pretty little sister: Exploring the delights of Bergamo

British Airways has started flights to Bergamo, some 30 miles north-east of Milan. Anwer Bati visited the lesser-known city and found it to be one of the most beautiful in Italy.




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British Airways stewardess 'is suspended over claims her boyfriend had drunk bust-up with pilot' 

British Airways stewardess Natalie Flindall has been suspended after her boyfriend allegedly got 'hammered' on in-flight drinks to Singapore and had fight with the pilot at their overnight hotel.




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Woman jailed for six years after embezzling over £1m from BA staff club

Carole Farr was jailed today at Reading Crown Court after she admitted plundering the exclusive BA Clubs and using the money to pay for business class flights, lavish holidays and hotel stays.




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Man, 80, dies of a 'heart attack' on-board a British Airways flight travelling from London Heathrow

A man, 80, has died on-board a British Airways Boeing 777 flight travelling from London Heathrow to Bangkok. The passenger reportedly died from a heart attack, an hour before landing.




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England rugby fans in a mad scrum for World Cup final tickets as prices soar to over £10,000-a-seat

Demand for tickets to see England take on South Africa in the final in Japan on Saturday has seen prices soar, with some seats costing well over £10,000 on re-sale sites (pictured, fans in London).




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England fans can get to the Rugby World Cup final for just £320

The website Skyscanner revealed that if rugby supporters leave tomorrow and board a flight to St Petersburg in Russia, then take an internal flight to Moscow the following day, then a flight to Tokyo.




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Peterborough couple kicked off Greece BA flight get £300 vouchers before airline noticed error

Victoria Parker, 41, and Paul Dempsey, 44, of Peterborough, had been on a romantic getaway to Greece last month when they were escorted off their British Airways plane.




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Marketing boss, 30, wins £15,000 British Airways payout

Jessica Librati, 30, from London, ate the 'red in the middle' meat at a buffet. She contracted violent gastroenteritis and was sick throughout her holiday.




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Businesswoman, 44, shares pictures of horrible 'mushy' food on British Airways flight

Sancher Harpe, 44, from Russell Island, Queensland, Australia, flew with British Airways to Newcastle from Sydney. Sancher flew home to be with her family for her stepmother's funeral.




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Pilot strike planned to hit British Airways for 10 days over Christmas is CALLED OFF

Pilot strikes this Christmas on British Airways could be cancelled after union bosses allegedly admitted they were not likely to get a better pay deal for members.