Former La Liga and Bengaluru FC winger Toni Dovale dons white coat to take on coronavirus

The 29-year-old pharmacy graduate and former top-level sportsman had been playing football for a Thai club.

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· Mar 28, 2020 · 08:55 am

We are giving players psychological support they need: Arsenal coach Arteta on coronavirus lockdown

Arteta tested positive for Covid-19 a fortnight ago but has now recovered.

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· Mar 27, 2020 · 09:36 am

Messi, Ronaldo donate to hospitals in Spain and Portugal to help them cope with coronavirus

Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes will donate intensive care units while Lionel Messi gave money to Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic.

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· Mar 25, 2020 · 10:36 am

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola donates $1.08 million for coronavirus relief in Spain

The donation will be used to produce ventilators to treat patients and protective gear for health care workers in Guardiola’s native region.

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· Mar 25, 2020 · 09:41 am

Watch: Jose Mourinho packs supplies to help the elderly during coronavirus outbreak

Mourinho has been working with Age UK and community group Love Your Doorstep to deliver vital supplies such as food and medication to those in need.

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· Mar 25, 2020 · 08:35 am

Watch: India’s Chhetri among top footballers in Fifa, WHO awareness campaign for coronavirus

The ‘Pass the message to kick out coronavirus’ campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow in line with the World Health Organization guidelines.

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· Mar 24, 2020 · 11:22 am

Italian football great Paolo Maldini expects to recover from coronavirus 'within a week’

Maldini, 51, now the technical director at AC Milan, and his 18-year-old son Daniel, a youth team player, have been in self-isolation at home for two weeks.

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· Mar 24, 2020 · 09:48 am

Messi ahead of Ronaldo and Neymar in world’s best-paid footballers list, says study

Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone is the best-paid coach, ahead of Antonio Conte at Inter Milan and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.

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· Mar 24, 2020 · 09:23 am

Coronavirus: From binge-watching TV shows to chopping wood – what footballers are doing in downtime

Thousands of footballers, from the highest levels to the lower leagues, are tasked with keeping themselves fit, as well as entertained.

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· Mar 22, 2020 · 08:31 pm

Coronavirus: Fifa postpones 2021 Club World Cup, pledges ‘exceptional measures’ in face of pandemic

World football’s governing body also suggested a possible support fund for financially stricken clubs and associations.

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· Mar 19, 2020 · 09:33 am

Coronavirus: Fifa’s Infantino proposes to delay Club World Cup for rescheduled Euro in 2021

Moving the European Championship and Copa America puts them on a collision course with Fifa and the inaugural edition of the revamped Club World Cup in China.

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· Mar 18, 2020 · 09:25 am

Coronavirus: Football Federation Australia decides to continue A-League without fans, faces backlash

The domestic tournament has six rounds left with organisers planning to condense the remaining matches into three or four weeks.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 10:56 am