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Mar
18
2023
By The African Mirror
The city of Barcelona lives and breathes football

The city of Barcelona lives and breathes football

FOOTBALL
THERE is so much for football fans to see in the Catalan capital, and not just at the Camp Nou or RCDE Stadium. While the whole world looks to the Catalan capital every time it hosts an ElClásico match, the city lives and breathes football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, even if you don't play football. However, there is much more football than living in Barcelona. Most of the most popular tourist attractions have links to FC Barcelona or other football clubs in the city (RCD Espanyol, for example). The focal point of most football fans' visit…
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Jul
12
2022
By The African Mirror
Spanish court allows autopsy of former Angolan leader dos Santos

Spanish court allows autopsy of former Angolan leader dos Santos

NEWS
A Spanish court has ruled that an autopsy be performed on the body of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos who died in a clinic in Barcelona on Friday at the age of 79, a court spokeswoman said on Monday. She said the court had granted the request of a family member for the autopsy, which was yet to take place, but provided no further details. The Carmen Varela family law firm representing dos Santos' daughter Tchizé dos Santos, said earlier she had asked for her father's body to be kept in Spain for a full autopsy due to…
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Apr
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Breakaway Super League threatens world football

Breakaway Super League threatens world football

SPORT
SIMON EVANS  TOP English and Italian clubs were strongly linked again to a breakaway European Superleague, a rival competition to UEFA's Champions League which could have massive ramifications for the game. UEFA is due to sign off on its own plans for an expanded and restructured Champions League on Monday but less than 24 hours before the meeting reports emerged of a new attempt at creating a rival competition involving the continent's top clubs. The board of Italy's Serie A league held an emergency meeting on the threatened Super League. Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan have been linked with…
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Aug
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Messi bombshell has the world in a spin

Messi bombshell has the world in a spin

SPORT
AFRICA MIRROR REPORTER LIONEL Messi’s decision to leave the club he joined as a 13-year-old boy has led to the resignation of Barcelona’s chief executive, deep anger among the club’s fans and wild speculation about his next club. Messi, the Argentinian superstar who is the heart and soul of Barcelona, activated the release clause on his contract days after the club’s 8-2 humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal. Munich went on to win the trophy with a 1-0 victory over PSG. Following confirmation that Messi (33) has formally handed in a request for the…
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