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(SP)CHINA-WUHAN-FOOTBALL-CSL-WUHAN VS SHENZHEN(CN)

(231029) -- WUHAN, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Marcos Vinicius Alves of Wuhan Three Towns FC poses with a jersey marking his 100 matches in Chinese professional football leagues during a 2023 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) 29th round match between Wuhan Three Towns FC and Shenzhen FC in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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China qualifies for 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

STORY: China qualifies for 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the audience at the game 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: China has qualified for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup finals as Group B winner of the second round qualification after triumphing 5-0 over Myanmar in Yangon on Saturday. Thus, China has won all of its three group matches against Chinese Taipei, Nepal and Myanmar. At Yangon's Thuwunna Stadium, China quickly displayed its strength and dominance as Lu Jiayu broke the deadlock in the eighth minute, with the other four goals scored by Jiang Chenjing in the 35th minute, Huo Yuexin in the 40th minute, and Zhao Xinyue in the 69th and 75th minutes. "We received very high expectations from our supporters prior to this tournament. We met their expectations in these three matches. But we still need to make more progress," said China's head coach Wang Jun. "All the pla

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High school footballers from quake-hit areas leave for Wembley

NARITA, Japan - Sixteen high school footballers from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three northeastern prefectures hit hard by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, pose for photos at Narita airport near Tokyo ahead of their departure for London on Nov. 22, 2011, to play matches at the famous Wembley Stadium. The trip was realized after England's Football Association offered to let them use the field for half a day free of charge in a show of support for the reconstruction efforts.

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Japanese table tennis players at worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Combined photo shows Japanese women table tennis players -- (from L) Ai Fukuhara, Sayaka Hirano and Kasumi Ishikawa -- in action at the world table tennis championships in Rotterdam. The three lost their singles matches to Chinese players by May 12, 2011.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

SAITAMA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Enatsukasa, one of three wrestlers who have reportedly admitted involvement in match-fixing, gets into a car outside the Irumagawa stable in Saitama on Feb. 3, 2011. Japan Sumo Association sources said the same day the lower-tier wrestler is believed to be a mediator in fixing matches, a day after police said text messages suggesting bout-fixing have been found on some wrestlers' confiscated cellphones.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

SAITAMA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Enatsukasa, one of three wrestlers who have reportedly admitted involvement in match-fixing, leaves the Irumagawa stable in Saitama on Feb. 3, 2011. Japan Sumo Association sources said the same day the lower-tier wrestler is believed to be a mediator in fixing matches, a day after police said text messages suggesting bout-fixing have been found on some wrestlers' confiscated cellphones.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina midfielder Juan Veron jumps for the ball during the second half of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Greece defender Avraam Papadopoulos (L) and Argentina forward Lionel Messi battle for the ball during the second half of a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina coach Diego Maradona (L) shakes hand with referees after Argentina beat Greece 2-0 in a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches to top Group B.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina players celebrate after beating Greece 2-0 in a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches to top Group B.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina coach Diego Maradona (2nd from R) leaves the pitch with his players after Argentina beat Greece 2-0 in a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches to top Group B.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina striker Martin Palermo celebrates after scoring Argentina's second goal in the 89th minute of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina defender Martin Demichelis (C) runs after scoring the opening goal in the 77th minute of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010, while Greece Clemente Rodriguez (3) stands near the goal. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentine coach Diego Maradona celebrates after his team's striker Martin Palermo scored Argentina's second goal in the 89th minute of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina won 2-0, becoming the first team to win all three group matches.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentine coach Diego Maradona smiles during an interview before a World Cup Group B match between Argentina and Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina beat Greece 2-0 to become the first team to win all three group matches.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentine defender Martin Demichelis (2) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the 77th minute of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina won 2-0, becoming the first team to win all three group matches.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentine forward Lionel Messi (top) shoots past Greece defender Loukas Vyntra during the second half of a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina won 2-0, becoming the first team to win all three group matches.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentine defender Martin Demichelis (2) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal in the 77th minute of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina won 2-0, becoming the first team to win all three group matches.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina defender Martin Demichelis heads the ball during the second half of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina striker Sergio Aguero (R) runs with the ball past Greece defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos (L) during the first half of a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina striker Lionel Messi runs with the ball during the first half of a World Cup Group B match against Greece at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Argentina make it 3 wins out of 3 as Greece exit

POLOKWANE, South Africa - Argentina striker Lionel Messi (R) keeps the ball from Greece defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos during the first half of a World Cup Group B match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. Argentina became the first team to win all three group matches as they beat Greece 2-0 to top the group.

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Olympics: Japan end Olympic campaign with loss to Dutch

SHENYANG, China - Japan coach Yasuharu Sorimachi (C) and his men leave the pitch at Shenyang Olympic Stadium in Shenyang on Aug. 13 after Japan lost 1-0 to the Netherlands in their final first-round match of the Beijing Olympics. Japan lost all three matches of the group stage.

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Asashoryu downs Hakuho in all-yokozuna bout at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Asashoryu pulls Hakuho down in an all-yokozuna bout on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 25. Both ended with an identical 11-4 record, three matches behind Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu, who clinched his first Emperor's Cup the previous day.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Saori Yoshida (red jersey) overpowers Olga Smirnova of Kazakhstan in the 55 kilograms to successfully defend her title, one of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11. The victory extended Yoshida's her winning streak to 100 consecutive matches.

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K. Miyazato takes 3-shot lead at Munsingwear Open

TAMANO, Japan - Kiyoshi Miyazato (C), an older brother of U.S. LPGA player Ai Miyazato, matches the low round of the day with a 5-under-par 67 and took a three-shot lead after three rounds of the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at Tojigaoka Marine Hills Golf Club in Okayama Prefecture on May 20.

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Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese and Chinese table tennis veterans from the 1956 world championships plant trees in Beijing on April 1 to mark the 50th anniversary of the competition held in Tokyo. They reunited in the tree-planting ceremony to kick off a three-day event that will feature ping-pong matches and a meeting with Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan.

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Japanese sumo wreslers in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia performs a ritual in the sumo ring in Las Vegas on Oct. 6 ahead of the sumo wrestlers' three-day exhibition matches starting Oct. 7.

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Japanese sumo wreslers in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japanese sumo wrestler Tamanoshima practices with a reporter in Las Vegas during a press preview on Oct. 6 ahead of the sumo wrestlers' three-day exhibition matches starting Oct. 7.

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(2)Ozeki Musoyama retires from sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Musoyama announces his retirement at a press conference on Nov. 17 after three consecutive losses at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament put him in danger of being demoted from sumo's second-highest rank. ''I entered the matches with a fighting spirit but was unable to produce results. Those were terrible fights, which I think proved insulting to the fans,'' Musoyama said.

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Iraqis under U.S. trainer hope to qualify for Olympics

MANILA, Philippines - Three amateur Iraqi boxers practice training at a gymnasium in Manila on Jan. 6. Eleven Iraqi boxers will participate in qualifying matches to be held in the Philippines on Jan. 11-18, hoping to get a chance to fight in the Olympics, their American trainer Maurice Watkins said.

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Ahn strikes late winner as S. Korea sink Japan 1-0

TOKYO, Japan - Shimizu S-Pulse striker Ahn Jung Hwan (C) strikes a dramatic late winner as South Korea beat Asian rivals Japan 1-0 in a rearranged soccer match in Tokyo on May 31, giving coach Humberto Coelho his first win in three matches in charge of the 2002 World Cup semifinalists.

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Osaka police stage antihooligan World Cup soccer drills

OSAKA, Japan - Around 1,600 Osaka riot police hold large-scale antiterrorism and antihooligan drills on May 11 at a reclaimed area of the Osaka Bay ahead of the World Cup soccer finals to begin later this month. The Osaka police will deploy about 7,700 police personnel and tighten security for the June 12 match pitting Nigeria against England, one of the three matches at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

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Japanese lawyers head to Seoul for friendly soccer matches

NARITA, Japan - Japanese lawyers leave Narita airport for Seoul on April 13 to play their South Korean counterparts in three friendly soccer matches. The first-ever sports exchange between Japanese and South Korean attorneys has been arranged to mark World Cup 2002 which two countries are co-hosting next year.

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China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship

STORY: China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the chess championship games in Jerusalem 2. various of Chinese players during the games 3. various of children open the games with a gong 4. various of players during the games STORYLINE: China became the only unbeaten team after the second day of the 2022 Men's World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Monday. China beat Ukraine 3-1 and the Netherlands 3.5-0.5 in the six-team Group A, raising their record to full eight points from four matches and securing their spot in the quarterfinals with one round to go. Bai Jinshi and Li Di scored 3.5 points from four games for China so far, while Xu Xiangyu contributed three points. China captain Wen Yang, a gold medalist from the 2017 World Team Championship, told Xinhua that the team is very young, and this is the first time for some players to participate i

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (L) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (L) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (R) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (front) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (facing camera) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated March 10, 2021 of Marco Verratti of PSG in action during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona at Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated February 15, 2016 of Marco Verratti of PSG speaks at a press conference at Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Liewig Christian/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated September 10, 2020 of Marco Verratti of PSG in action during the Ligue 1 match between RC Lens and Paris SG (PSG) at Stade Felix Bollaert in Lens, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated April 25, 2015 of PSG's Marco Verratti during the Ligue 1 Paris-St-Germain vs Lille at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Szwarc Henri/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated February 21, 2021 of Marco Verratti of PSG in action during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint Germain and AS Monaco at Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated March 25, 2021 of Marco Verratti of Italy during the FIFA World Cup 2022, Qualifiers Group C football match between Italy and Northern Ireland at Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma, Italy. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Lairys Laurent/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated April 02, 2014 of Paris Saint Germain player Marco Verratti during Uefa Champions League 1/4 Final, Psg vs Chelsea (3-1), in Parc des Princes, Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by Philipe Montigny/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Montigny Philippe/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated September 17, 2019 of Marco Verratti gives a press conference at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Liewig Christian/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated September 29, 2012 of PSG's Marco Verratti during the Ligue 1 match, Paris Saint-Germain Vs Sochaux at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Szwarc Henri/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Marco Verratti Tests Positive Once Again For Covid-19

File photo dated January 9, 2021 of Marco Verratti of Paris Saint-Germain in action during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint Germain and Brest at Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Verratti has tested positive for Covid-19 once again and will miss the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The Italian midfielder had tested positive for the virus in January earlier this year and once again contracted the virus. He played two of the three World Cup Qualifying matches for the Italy in which they beat Northern Ireland and Bulgaria. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Kyodo News Images)