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More than 800 professional footballers in Germany have backed a campaign offering support to LGBTQ players. The campaign has been launched by the magazine 11Freunde (11 Friends) and includes statements from several Bundesliga stars, including Hertha Berlin’s Dedryck Boyata, Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Christoph Kramer and FC Köln’s Jonas Hector. The latest issue of the magazine features

You could have been forgiven for thinking that the jubilant scenes on the pitch were part of a trophy celebration. There were hugs and tears — and lots of them. But Colo-Colo, Chile’s biggest and most successful club, hadn’t won anything at all. In fact, they had just managed to stay in the country’s top

South Korean volleyball twins Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong have been dropped from their national and club sides amid claims of teenage bullying. The 24-year-old sisters, two of the country’s best known female athletes, have both apologized after being anonymously accused of bullying previous students at their school. In Jae-yeong’s apology she referred to “actions

A day after Kylian Mbappe lit up the Champions League with an impressive hat trick against Barcelona, Erling Braut Haaland netted a wonderful brace as the game’s new stars continue to take center stage. The 20-year-old was in devastating form as Borussia Dortmund came from behind to take control of its Champions League round of

The unthinkable could be about to happen. Chilean football club Colo-Colo, the biggest and most successful club in the country, faces relegation from the top division for the first time in its 96-year history. Though the parallels are by no means exact, it would be something similar to seeing Manchester United relegated from the Premier

Rafael Nadal will have to wait to win his 21st grand slam and etch his name into the history books after a stunning comeback from Stefanos Tsitsipas dumped him out of the Australian Open. Having raced into a two-set lead, the Spaniard faced a resurgent Tsitsipas who won three straight sets — the only three

Kylian Mbappe has been hailed as the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi after scoring a wonderful hat trick in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-1 victory away at Barcelona in the Champions League. Mbappe’s pace and finishing proved a constant threat throughout as he left Barça with a mountain to climb ahead of the second leg of

Kylian Mbappe scored a wonderful hat trick against Barcelona on Tuesday as Paris Saint-Germain secured a devastating 4-1 away win in the first leg of its Champions League round of 16 tie. The ruthless Frenchman was a constant threat throughout as he once again showed his ability to perform on the biggest stage. His first

Kylian Mbappe scored a wonderful hat trick against Barcelona on Tuesday as Paris Saint-Germain secured a devastating 4-1 away win in the first leg of its Champions League round of 16 tie. The ruthless Frenchman was a constant threat throughout as he once again showed his ability to perform on the biggest stage. His first

Some of European football’s top fixtures will have an unfamiliar look in the coming weeks as several teams will be forced to play matches in neutral venues due to new travel restrictions. The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on international travel and while elite athletes had previously been exempt from restrictions in certain countries,

It might be one of the luckiest escapes in skiing, but it’s not the moment Maxence Muzaton wants to be remembered for. The French skier was competing in the men’s downhill world championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday when a slip at a turn caused him to lose control. Traveling at around 120 kilometers