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Ronaldo suspended for 30 days and fined for walking out on Portugal camp

Walking out on the Portugal camp earned Cristiano Ronaldo a 30-day suspension and 255 euros ($285) fine from the national federation.

The Portuguese Football Federation had provisionally suspended Ronaldo and on Monday called the punishment "adequate and sufficient."

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From inflated revenues to inflatable bananas: The bizarre craze at scandal-hit Man City

Holding a microphone in one hand and a giant inflatable banana in the other, Manchester City star Phil Foden conducted a series of post-match interviews with a big smile on his face.

These are strange times for Foden and his City teammates, who are in the eye of a storm with their club having been found guilty of large-scale financial misconduct in one of the biggest scandals in English football history.

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Gomez scores from halfway line for Brighton, reviving memories of Beckham's goal

Diego Gomez hit it like Beckham.

Collecting the ball near the halfway line, the Brighton midfielder advanced just inside Crystal Palace's half and launched a 50-meter shot over stranded goalkeeper Walter Benitez and into the net for a spectacular goal in the seventh minute of the Premier League match at Amex Stadium on Sunday.

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Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at FIFA meeting over World Cup plan

FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apology for the failed project.

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Maradona family divided over sentences at death trial

Diego Maradona's family on Wednesday called for his medical team to be given stiff prison terms over what two of his daughters called his "murder."

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Barcelona and Arsenal win in Champions League

Barcelona survived a scare against Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday. But Bayern Munich was stunned by a late equalizer from Viking in a 3-3 draw in Norway.

Arsenal rolled over Lille and it was more misery for Manchester United.

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Man United under pressure and Barcelona aims to end barren run

Under-pressure Manchester United travels to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Barcelona also faces a testing trip to Galatasaray.

United has won just once in the Premier League this season and already exited the English League Cup, turning the spotlight on coach Michael Carrick. A loss to Diego Simeone's Atletico would put Carrick under more scrutiny.

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Scandal-hit Man City returns to Champions League hosting PSG

The football schedule gods had a sense of humor making Manchester City's return to the Champions League after a devastating verdict of financial rule-breaking a game against Paris Saint-Germain.

Man City hosts title holder PSG on Wednesday in a standout meeting of Middle East state-backed clubs who were on parallel narratives for much of the past 15 years that now have wildly diverged.

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UEFA details qualities of candidate it wants to challenge Infantino and reform FIFA

European soccer body UEFA has detailed the kind of FIFA president it wants to replace Gianni Infantino — "a respected and unifying figure, deeply rooted in football."

A candidate that "represents FIFA globally and provides leadership without exercising management functions," UEFA said on Thursday after a meeting of its 55 member federations that shaped a strategy to find an opponent for Infantino before a Nov. 18 deadline.

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Manager Maresca says he has complete trust in Man City despite bombshell verdict

Enzo Maresca came out in defense of Manchester City's ownership on Friday, despite the club being found guilty of breaking the Premier League's financial rules in the biggest scandal in the competition's history.

The manager Maresca said he had complete trust in City's hierarchy, and dismissed suggestions the club's unprecedented dominance of English soccer had been tainted by the bombshell verdict that it had artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion to help sign some of soccer's biggest stars.

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