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Messi’s tearful farewell to Barcelona

Messi’s tearful farewell to Barcelona

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER LIONEL Messi, the football megastar who brought smiles to millions of FC Barcelona fans burst into tears in an emotional farewell to a club he has known since he was a teenager. Messi delivered the emotional goodbye during his final press conference ahead of an expected move to French giants PSG. Messi told a media conference, attended by his family and past and present players at Barca that he did all he could to stay with the club he helped win 35 trophies: 'My contract was never the issue... What I know is that I did everything…
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Banyana Banyana Ace joins Athletico Madrid

Banyana Banyana Ace joins Athletico Madrid

FORWARD sensation Thembi Kgatlana has officially become an Atlético de Madrid Femenino player.  The Spanish giants announced the two-year signing of the 25-year old South African from rival team SD Eibar after a successful 2020/21 season.  While playing for Eibar, she excelled for the team, scoring 10 goals in 21 games, which led to Atlético Madrid securing her signature. #BienvenidaKgatlana 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/qOAzCr3Ilk— At. Madrid Femenino (@AtletiFemenino) July 6, 2021 The 2018 CAF African Woman Footballer of the Year’s international football career involves time spent in the United States for Houston Dash, in China for Beijing BG Phoenix and in Portugal…
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La Liga teams up with Microsoft to lift revenues as TV rights market cools

La Liga teams up with Microsoft to lift revenues as TV rights market cools

RICHARD MARTIN and CLARA-LAEILA LAUDETTE SPAIN’S La Liga is expanding its partnership with Microsoft as it looks to boost revenue for its pandemic-hit soccer clubs and re-energise a fanbase that is consuming ever more digital products. The Spanish league, which announced its closer ties with Microsoft, sees the fast-growing world of sports technology as a way of offsetting a cooling television rights market and helping clubs develop on and off the pitch. "We want to launch a new company... to generate revenue so we are able to redistribute and have better clubs, better stadiums and better players," Oscar Mayo, La…
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