The coffin of England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks being carried to the Stoke Minster church by four goalkeepers representing his three former clubs and England: Stoke's Jack Butland, Chesterfield's Joe Anyon, Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel, and Joe Hart. Yesterday, crowds of mourning fans joined luminaries of English football for a final farewell to Banks, a steelworker's son who became one of the world's greatest goalkeepers and will be remembered for his stupendous save against Pele at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The five-car cortege went on a procession through the city, stopping at Stoke's stadium, where ticket holders came to watch the funeral on the big screen. Banks, who died aged 81 on Feb 12, was Fifa goalkeeper of the year six times.
Man City inflict more pain on Man Utd to go back top Manchester City's German midfielder Leroy Sane (third right) celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 24, 2019.
City inflict more pain on Man Utd to go back top
Messi shines as Barca survive scare to see off Rayo Barcelona, Spain - March 9, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action REUTERS/Albert Gea restored Barca's seven-point gap over nearest
Football: Neymar hints at joining Real Madrid. Neymar will miss Wednesday's Champions League last-16 return leg against Manchester United with the metatarsal problem he suffered six weeks ago.
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Baihakki Khaizan is eager to get reacquainted with former national teammate Noh Alam Shah who has been brought in as player mentor for the Singapore Lions and reckons the latter "brings
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England captain Harry Kane wants to end career as NFL kicker Harry Kane is a fan of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and was at the Super Bowl this year, watching from the stands as the
England captain Kane wants to end career as NFL kicker
Ronaldo suffered a hamstring injury during the game as Portugal could only play 1-1 with Serbia at home. After the game, the Juventus superstar told reporters that he expects to be back on the pitch soon as he allayed the fears of Juventus fans.
With Silva, Portugal no more just the Ronaldo show Straits Times · 1d PORTO * Cristiano Ronaldo has ended his international exile to spearhead Portugal's hopes of winning the inaugural Nations League at home this weekend, but gone are the days when he was the European champions' only man to fear.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's instant impact as Manchester United interim manager continued in his first home game in charge as two goals from Paul Pogba helped his team secure a 3-1 win over Huddersfield. After a resounding 5-1 victory at Cardiff, in his first game since replacing Jose Mourinho at the weekend, Solskjaer saw his team […]
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Schalke 04 warmed-up for the Champions League visit of Manchester City with a goalless draw at home to fellow Bundesliga strugglers Freiburg on Saturday. Ten-man Schalke draw blank ahead of
Ten-man Schalke draw blank ahead of Man City clash
"What keeps happening with Bale is a real shame. I like him a lot as a player but he is nowhere near being the leader of the team after Cristiano Ronaldo left," Mijatovic told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser. "It's worrying that he gets injured so often."
Bale 'nowhere near' being Madrid's leader, says Mijatovic
Ryan Giggs has hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic over his criticism of the Class of 92 by insisting players with 'over 2,000 games between us' are entitled to have an opinion about Manchester United.
Giggs hits back after Zlatan criticism of Man Utd 'Class of
La Mata market is just a few kilometres north of Torrevieja by the salt lakes so you can always combine your shopping trip with a walk around this beautiful natural area. You could pick up some picnic ingredients - fresh bread, cheese and olives - from the market to enjoy alfresco dining by the lakes.
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Tottenham striker Harry Kane has suggested that he will be ready to play against Liverpool in the Champions League final later this month after spending the end of the season on the sidelines. The England striker has been hit with a few injuries this campaign, with his latest one keeping him out for
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