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Riot police last night descended on London’s West End after thousands of football fans took to the streets following England’s nail-biting defeat against Italy for the Euro 2020 Championship.

Roberto Mancini (born 27 November 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player who is the manager of the Italy national team.As a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped the team win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italia …

Philippe Sylvain Senderos (born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender.Senderos began his career at Servette, before moving to England as a teenager with Arsenal. He made 116 appearances over seven seasons with the North London club, and won the FA Cup in 2005.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Or awards and …

Ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has today vowed to clear his name after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and controlling or coercive behaviour after an alleged row at his £1.7million mansion.

Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting, often simply referred to as weightlifting, is a sport in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.The two competition lifts in order are the snatch and the clean and jerk. The snatch is a wide-grip, one-move lift. The clean and jerk is a close-grip, two-move lift. Each …

Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for recreation or for sport, it is typically practised at ski resorts, which provide such services as ski lifts, artificial snow making, snow grooming, restaurants, …

Ali Ansarian ( 5 July 1977 – 3 February 2021) was a professional footballer and actor and presenter.After playing for Persepolis F.C. for several seasons, in July 2006 Ansarian joined the club’s fierce rival, Esteghlal F.C.. On 22 July 2007, he signed with Azadegan League Steel Azin F.C. for reportedly $150,000. After one season playing in a lower league, he …

Mehrdad Minavand (30 November 1975 – 27 January 2021) was an Iranian professional footballer and coach. He played mostly as a left midfielder but was also deployed as a left winger or left-back.Minavand was born in Tehran. He played for a few clubs, including Keshavarz F.C., Persepolis FC, Sturm Graz (Austria), Sporting Charleroi (Belgium) and Al-Shabab (United Arab Emirates) as …

Add your description here. Iranian referee Gelareh Nazemi has been shortlisted with nine other leading referees to receive the best referee award in the world.The Futsal Planet website, which introduces the nominees for receiving the best awards in the futsal world at the end of each year, has put the name of Iranian leading referee Gelareh Nazemi among the top …