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Luxembourg 0-2 Portugal: Reigning European champions seal qualification for Euro 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo took his career tally to 99 international goals on Sunday as Portugal qualified for the 2020 European Championship with a 2-0 win against Luxembourg.




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Albania 0-2 France: Corentin Tolisso and Antoine Griezmann score as France finish top of group

ALBANIA 0-2 FRANCE: Corentin Tolisso and Antoine Griezmann scored as France beat Albania 2-0 to secure top spot in Euro 2020 qualifying group H.




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Germany 6-1 Northern Ireland: Serge Gnabry scores hat-trick in Euro 2020 qualifier dead-rubber

CHRIS WHEELER IN FRANKFURT: A hat-trick from former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry sank Northern Ireland as their Group C campaign ended with a heavy defeat in Frankfurt.




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Luis Campos opens door to join Jose Mourinho at Tottenham as sporting director 

Mastermind sporting director Luis Campos, the man behind the rise of Monaco and the rejuvenation of Lille, has opened the door on the possibility of joining Jose Mourinho at Tottenham.




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Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane tipped to star in Euro 2020 by Germany legend Jurgan Klinsmann 

Former Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann has tipped attackers Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane to light up Euro 2020 next summer.




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Marseille move closer to PSG at the top of Ligue 1 with fine last minute winner against Brest 

Substitute Nemanja Radonjic scored a fine last-minute winner as second-placed Marseille beat Brest 2-1 to move five points behind French league leader Paris Saint-Germain on Friday.




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The Group of Death: Giants Germany, France and Portugal drawn in same group for Euro 2020

One of France, Germany and Portugal may face an early exit after being drawn together in Group F for Euro 2020 in what has already been dubbed the 'Group of Death'.




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France boss Didier Deschamps pens new two-year contract until 2022 with 2018 World Cup winners

Didier Deschamps will therefore get the chance to oversee France's attempt at defending their World Cup crown in three years' time after they beat Croatia 4-2 in the final in Russia last year.




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Top scorers in 2019: Robert Lewandowski set to beat Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Raheem Sterling

Lionel Messi missed out on top spot after injuries, Cristiano Ronaldo closed in on a remarkable international feat and Raheem Sterling was deadly - who have 2019's most prolific strikers been?




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Neymar earns £600,000 per week... almost DOUBLE the wage of Mbappe

Brazil star Neymar, who joined PSG from Barcelona for £198million back in August 2017, is by far the division's top earner - pocketing around £2.6million a month before tax.




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Barcelona confirm Ousmane Dembele is out for SIX MONTHS and will miss Euro 2020

French winger Ousmane Dembele is out for six months and will play no part at the European Championships this summer after Barcelona revealed his condition following surgery. 




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Lyon 1-0 Marseille: Houssem Aouar fires home side into French Cup semi-finals

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE GROUPAMA STADIUM: A hero from 12 yards. Then the fall guy within 11 minutes. Life as a goalkeeper can be cruel - just ask Marseille's Yohann Pele.




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How Kylian Mbappe could go summer WITHOUT a break as Euro 2020 and the Olympic Games take spotlight

Euro 2020 and all its preparations immediately take the focus once the domestic campaigns end. But this year the European Championship will also be followed by the Olympics in Tokyo.




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Man United star Anthony Martial hopes for Euro 2020 spot with France

The Frenchman has not been selected since a friendly against Russia in March 2018, and missed out on his country's victorious World Cup campaign in Russia a few months later.




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English Football League to deliver £50million relief package as coronavirus wreaks havoc

The EFL has announced a £50million short-term relief package to assist cash-strapped clubs during the coronavirus crisis. An emergency meeting has outlined how things shall be handled going forward.




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Antoine Griezmann defends France strike partner Olivier Giroud after Karim Benzema's 'go-kart' jibe 

Benzema used an unflattering motor racing analogy to describe the perceived difference in quality between himself and Chelsea striker Giroud, who replaced him in the France team.




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Fabio Cannavaro reflects on Zinedine Zidane's 2006 World Cup final headbutt

Zinedine Zidane was sensationally shown red in the 2006 World Cup final after headbutting Italy defender Marco Materazzi in extra time. Fabio Cannavaro went on to lift the trophy in Berlin.




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Russell Watson on the 'proper ups and downs' of his 20 year career

It's 20 years since Russell Watson topped the charts with his debut album, The Voice, announcing himself to the world as the owner of the finest larynx this side of Luciano Pavarotti




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DEBORAH ROSS: Please, please, please tell me WHAT HAPPENED

As a rule, I don't like to beg, but in this instance I am desperate, so: if you understood The Pale Horse could you please, please offer an explanation and tell me what the hell went on?




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Brit Awards 2020 review: They fell at the first hurdle

The Brits must strike a balance between male and female, black and white, sales and excellence. In the 40th edition, they fell at the first hurdle.




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Rob Brydon takes new risks for his 'Songs & Stories' tour

Work hard, make the people happy. That's what Rob Brydon does. There's nothing restless about him like his famous friends




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Craig Charles on why he laughed when he had a heart attack

The BBC Radio 6 funk and soul DJ and star of sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf is talking about the heart attack he suffered in his home two years ago, which he is speaking of publicly for the first time




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DEBORAH ROSS: A new domestic thriller... that's just like five we've seen already

The latest domestic thriller is Flesh And Blood , and already it's getting mixed up in my head with Liar, Cheat, Trust Me, Trauma, Gold Digger , etc. Their formats are so similar




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From Rami Malek in Mr Robot to a Unabomber doc and Endeavour: The best on demand TV this week 

Rami Malek is now best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, but he first found fame via this Golden Globe-winning series.




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ROB WAUGH: A ludicrous, lovely toy for the rich and childless 

So I regard the Philips OLED+984 Ambilight with wistful longing. There's little point in bringing such a majestic device into a home where the biggest workout it's going to get is Paw Patrol binges




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DEBORAH ROSS: What if Africans had colonised Britain and we were slaves?

Noughts + Crosses is an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel for young adults, so why it's being shown on a Thursday at 9pm rather than in the Doctor Who slot, I cannot say




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From New Amsterdam to Baghdad Central and Dirty Money: The best on demand TV this week   

Based on the book Twelve Patients: Life And Death At Bellevue Hospital, this medical drama stars Ryan Eggold as the new medical director at one of America's oldest public hospitals.




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Rosamund Pike plays scientist Marie Curie in a new biopic

Marie Curie died in 1934, aged 66, of anaemia brought on by exposure to high levels of radiation; she was ultimately a victim of the discovery she had made




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Pretty Woman: The Musical review: Looks more bargain-basement than high-end 

If you've ever wondered how the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, which made a fairytale romcom out of a rich-man-meets-prostitute premise, would fare in the age of #MeToo - well, this production won't help.




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Bond lyricist Don Black on why he's protective of Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Oscar-winning writer was responsible for five 007 classics: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough




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Louise Erdrich, James Scudamore and Louise Hare: This week's best new fiction 

It's 1953 and Thomas Wazhushk leaves Turtle Mountain Reservation and travels to Washington, striving to defeat legislation that would abolish native tribes and relocate Native Americans.




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Piers Morgan gets a dose of coronavirus panic

Back to the Good Morning Britain studios after three weeks in America, to find Susanna Reid in full-blown coronavirus alert mode. She has declared herself strictly non-contact




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CRAIG BROWN: Kate Fall's memoir of Cameron's No. 10 plays it safe

For the most part, Kate Fall regards her role as a memoirist as an extension of her job as gatekeeper: to present the polished face of the Cameron administration to the world




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It's never been a better time to drink dark beers! 

Not all dark beers are boozy. Boxcar makes a brilliant Dark Mild (3.6%), or for a drop that's as booze-free as a pixie's giggle, try Harviestoun's Wheesht Alcohol Free Dark Ale (0.0%)




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Misbehaviour review: This is a film that raises complex questions 

We live in seismic times for the women's movement.




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DEBORAH ROSS: Oh, Julian. It's the same old, lame old bonnety nonsense

This week not one but two new series from Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, and you do wonder if he can be stopped




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Maggie O'Farrell, Evie Wyld and Anakana Schofield: This week's best new fiction 

This radiant, immersive novel is anchored in its author's fascination with Hamlet . It begins one summer's day in 1596, when 11-year-old Judith comes down with a fever in Stratford-upon-Avon.




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Ren Harvieu album review: Most of these 12 songs are still gorgeously uplifting

For a music lover, there's nothing better than putting on a debut album by an unknown and realising that you've found a new favourite.




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From the useful new Coronavirus Global Update to Mel Giedroyc Is Quilting: This week's top podcasts

Covid-19 may have come from China but its spread has been horrifyingly global.




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DEBORAH ROSS: It's the most moving show on the box... I was in pieces

The one show we all really need right now, at this most difficult time, has to be one of my personal favourites, The Repair Shop




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Lucy Atkins, Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas: Thrillers of the week 

Magpie Lane is where an Oxford college master lives in a grand house with his pregnant second wife, his disturbed daughter from his first marriage and a nanny, who is rather more than she seems.




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Dua Lipa album review: It feels like a minor classic of effortlessly likeable pop 

As if to demonstrate that pop is a game of fine margins, New Rules , Dua Lipa's excellent three-point manifesto for heartbroken girls, was the sixth single to be pulled from her debut album.




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From The Anthill to Coronavirus: What You Need To Know and BudPod: This week's top podcasts

Why are conspiracy theories so hard to suppress? What is the meaning of nothing? These are some of the questions raised in brainy podcast The Anthill.




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From Tanya Byron's How Did We Get Here? to The Rachman Review: This week's top podcasts

For better or worse, the pandemic has sent many of us back to our family units, and this podcast could be a lifeline to those looking to detoxify dynamics at home.




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DEBORAH ROSS: People coughed and no one scarpered. Imagine that!

Quiz, which told the story of Charles Ingram, who was convicted of cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, was a joy and a hoot. And also deeply fascinating




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Stephen King, Beth O'Leary, Michael Arditti and Martin Edwards: This week's best new fiction

The title piece in King's latest collection of supernatural tales serves up a vivid metaphor for the media's unhealthy relationship with violent crime.




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DEBORAH ROSS: If you like violence, you'll love this. Me? No thanks...

I've given this (a generous) three stars because I know those who like this sort of thing will like this, so it works in that sense, but there's nothing new here




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DEBORAH ROSS: The book? Irritating. The TV drama? Just gorgeous

Normal People is terrific, absolutely gorgeous, up there with the best TV dramas of recent years, like Patrick Melrose and My Brilliant Friend, but possibly not Belgravia




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Robert Webb, Adele Parks, Ilaria Bernardini and Stephanie Scott: This week's best new fiction

Comedian and memoirist Webb tries his hand at fiction in this romance about a widowed tech expert who travels back to 1992 to warn her future husband about his fatal brain tumour.




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From Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything to The High Low, This week's top podcasts

Comedian Katherine Ryan admits to being a late adopter who didn't think podcasts would take off. Now she's launched her own, and it's kookily addictive.