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In pictures: Soccer legend Diego Maradona
Updated 0427 GMT (1227 HKT) November 26, 2020Diego Maradona is carried around the field after leading Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup final. Argentina defeated West Germany at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.Carlo Fumagalli/AP
Türkgücü Munich: Targeted by far right group, football club founded by Turkish immigrants looks to connect cultures
By Aleks Klosok, CNNUpdated 1209 GMT (2009 HKT) April 3, 2021(CNN)Alban Zinsou says his is a «typical immigrant story.» He came to Germany from Togo in 1995. Initially, he says, integration proved challenging — «we didn't have a lot of interaction with people» — but playing football provided a place where he could be himself. «It was the first time where I had a smile on my face,» adds Zinsou. «You are working hard everywhere to be part of society, but on the pitch, was always the moment where the language didn't play any role.» Zinsou is speaking to CNN Sport from his home in Munich. He talks proudly of doing well at
Spain to move from treating COVID-19 as a pandemic to an endemic illness
Spain has suggested it wants to change the way it monitors the pandemic in order to return to normal life by no longer seeing it as a pandemic, but as an endemic illness such as an ordinary cold virus.
Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Yannick Hanfmann to ease into third round
Rafael Nadal eased past qualifier Yannick Hanfmann to reach the third round of the Australian Open.
Paul Pogba: Ralf Rangnick will play midfielder even if he wants to leave
Interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick says he will continue to play Paul Pogba — even if the France midfielder is only motivated by a transfer away from the club.
St Pauli 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Holders stunned by Bundesliga 2 side in German Cup
Holders Borussia Dortmund were knocked out of the German Cup on Tuesday when they suffered a shock last-16 defeat to second division side St Pauli.
Manchester United: Ralf Rangnick's art of 'club building' & new challenge at Old Trafford
For a man whose footballing epiphany came almost 40 years ago and continues to underpin his style of play, Ralf Rangnick maintains a thirst for innovation and desire to modernise every club he touches.