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PSV profit from "De Klassieker" in Rotterdam, Borussia Dortmund ramp up the pressure in the Bundesliga and Ronaldo reveals a hidden talent, all in this week's edition of The Corner

Welcome back to The Corner. On Sunday the spotlight was on Stadion Feijenoord, in Rotterdam, where the Eredivisie ‘‘De Klassieker’‘ took place

France

Benzema's lawyer says full recording clears his client of blackmail

The alleged sex-tape blackmail case of French international Mathieu Valbuena continues to dominate the front and back pages in France and beyond. His

France

Benzema placed under investigation on blackmail charges

France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been placed under investigation on accusations he denies that he was involved in a blackmail attempt

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Valbuena and Benzema left out of French squad

French striker Matthieu Valbuena has been left out of the international squad for his country’s two matches against Germany and England later this

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France

Benzema under formal investigation over Valbuena sex-tape "blackmail" plot

French footballer Karim Benzema is placed under formal investigation over a sex tape "blackmail" plot against team mate Mathieu Valbuena.

Sport

Arsenal hammered in Champions League rout against Bayern Munich

In the Champions League matches a late Roma penalty ended a brilliant comeback by Bayer Leverkusen in Rome after the visitors levelled at two all

Sport

Benzema questioned in French sex tape case

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was questioned on Wednesday by French police in connection with an inquiry into an alleged blackmail. Investigators

World News

Ex- Brazilian football star José Maria Marin pleads not guilty to bribery

Former Brazilian football chief José Maria Marin has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges after being extradited to the US from Switzerland . He was

Sport

Champions League: Real Madrid and Manchester City through to knockout phase

Spanish giants Real Madrid downed Paris Saint Germain 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu to make it through to the knockout stages of the Champions League

Sport

Mourinho on the ropes ahead of Dynamo Kiev game

Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas has denied claims that he is leading a dressing room mutiny against the club’s manager Jose Mourinho. The former Real Madrid

Germany

FIFA: football funding row spreads to Germany

Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German football association, the DFB. The operation is connected to allegations of tax

Sport

Klopp's Liverpool heap further misery on Mourinho

Jurgen Klopp finally got off the mark in the English Premiership while the writing on the wall appears to spell the end of Jose Mourinho’s second

Sport

Barcelona star Mascherano admits to fraud

Barcelona star Javier Mascherano on Thursday admitted to two counts of fraud totalling just over 1,5 million euros. The Argentine international

Greece

Football: Greece appoint German Skibbe as coach

Sport

FIFA crisis: Blatter open fires on Platini

Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly gone on the attack for the first time since his 90-day suspension began. In a wide-ranging and

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Evo Morales celebrates his birthday by playing football

Bolivian President Evo Morales, in the US to participate in a forum, has celebrated its 56th birthday. To mark the occasion, the head of state laced

Sport

Beckenbauer admits controversial FIFA payment was a 'mistake'

Franz Beckenbauer has admitted he and the German Football Association made a ‘mistake’ in paying FIFA €6.7m but strongly denied the money was used to

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Infantino gets full UEFA backing to stand for FIFA presidency

UEFA has given its full backing of general secretary Gianni Infantino to stand for the presidency of football’s scandal hit world governing body

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Chelsea's woes continue as Arsenal up the ante

Defending English Premier League champions Chelsea continued their wobbly descent down the table following their 5th defeat in 10 domestic games

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Schiavone crowned European Footgolf champion

Footgolf is a sport that is growing in popularity every year, notably in Spain where this year’s European Footgolf Championships took place