Removed from football

After the first sample was positive, and the second gave the same result, it was well known and obvious that Paul Pogba has taken something which is illegal. Soon it was discovered that the 30-year-old has used testosterone drug after the match against Udinese on 20 August 2023 from where he watched it from the bench. Thus, after the midfielder was suspended one month later, four days ago the Italian anti-doping organization has removed him from this sport on four years.

While his words of being "sad, shocked and heartbroken" and that he "would never do anything to enhance performance by using banned substances", the laboratory analysis proved him wrong for failing the test: not once but twice. Therefore his payment at Juventus is frozen, will receive 'only a miserable amount of' 42,500 euros out of 8 million at which he gets on a yearly basis.

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Second and first matches from round of 16

This month would be deciding on those clubs who will be placed from position 09 until 16 and those who are going to progress through to the next knockout round in the three international European leagues. Going step by step, this will be done the following two weeks.

Finally it is time to find out which teams are going to leave us or qualify for phase of 8. At part one of Champions league four duels would play its second leg.

Tuesday, 05 March at 21.00 CEt: Bayern - Lazio.

Tuesday, 05 March at 21.00 CEt: Real Sociedad - PSG.

Wednesday, 06 March at 21.00 CEt: Manchester city - Kobenhavn.

Wednesday, 06 March at 21.00 CEt: Real Madrid - Rasenballsport Leipzig.

In the following two tournaments, the group winners from last year are going to debut in this second knockout stage where they will play its first 90 minutes with their rivals.

For the first time Europa league would be staged over two nights, and this is needed to be done because there are two clubs from the same city in the event.

Wednesday, 06 March at 18.45 CEt: Sporting - Atalanta.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Qarabag - Bayer.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Roma - Brighton.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Sparta Praha - Liverpool.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Benfica - Glasgow rangers.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Freiburg - West Ham.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Milan - Slavia Praha.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Olympique de Marseille - Villarreal.

Conference league does not have that problem like the predecessor, so all results would be known in a little bit over 4 hours time.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Ajax - Aston villa.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Molde - Club Brugge.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Olympiacos - Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Thursday, 07 March at 18.45 CEt: Sturm - Lille.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Dinamo Zagreb - PAOK.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Maccabi Haifa - Fiorentina (playing in Budapest, Hungary).

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Servette - Viktoria.

Thursday, 07 March at 21.00 CEt: Union Saint-Gilloise - Fenerbahche.

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Imprisoned sex offender

On 31 December 2022 Daniel Alves was accused of raping a 23-year-old woman at a Barcelona night club. And instead of celebrating the following year in style, soon after that, nightmare has approached.

Next January the Brazilian defender was thrown in prison, and from that point on was denied every time when the 40-year-old was trying to be released even on bail. In the beginning of February this year the trial had started, and the officials had different opinions about this serious offence: advocates of the victim wanted 12, prosecutors 9, while the final verdict was issued on 4 and a half years in jail. Following everywhere he goes after prison and restraining order towards the mistreated woman of 5 years together with 150,000 euros in damages were the other 2 punishments.

But (maybe the worst, on sport achievement) came five days ago from the former club of the same town where this attack has happened: stripping the legendary status out of which he had a glorious career of winning 43 trophies in 408 appearances and was the second most successive player in history with them.

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Official song of a competition

Since it was renamed from Champions league, from 06 February have started the first edition of the improved Champions Cup in the North, Central America and Caribbean confederation. And because this is a debut (revamped) event, one novelty was introduced as well.

Before every kick-off in the competition "Champions battle" is going to be heard. This is an official anthem and comes from various music genres from North America, Central America and the Caribbean region. Mixing it all of it together onto one, it unites different cultures of the mentioned territories and nations. It was composed by Matt Clifford who is a keyboard player at Rolling stones.

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Drug smuggler convicted

Probably because he was bored (and obviously nothing else to do as he is well paid) Quincy Promes has found a dangerous job and for that an adequate punishment came.

Via the Antwerp port and destined to go to Netherlands, the 32-year-old has smuggled 1,350 kilograms of cocaine that was hidden in a consignment of sea salt at January 2020. For this serious crime the Amsterdam court imprisoned him on 6 years although prosecutors have suggested 9 years. However, when the final verdict was spoken on 14 February was in Moscow, and from there he denied everything. The unlucky midfielder and his accomplice were not careful enough, thus the two buddies were found thanks to an encrypted chat messages.

Last June this player also has received 18 months of jail for stabbing his nephew that happened on a family party at the same year (2020).

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