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VIDEO: UK Police Say Russia Fans Were Armed For Fight

(AFP) – The head of Britain’s Euro 2016 policing operation on Sunday said Russian football fans attacked their English rivals wearing gum shields, martial arts gloves and carrying knives. Assistant chief constable Mark Roberts told Britain’s Guardian daily the clashes

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Euro 2016 Football Violence Spreads To Second French City

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Violent clashes between fans spread to a second French city on Saturday, tainting the opening days of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament and raising questions among supporters over policing tactics. Several hundred English and Russian fans

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British Football Booms As Europe’s Leagues Languish Behind

(AFP) – English football’s financial might was demonstrated anew on Thursday as business analysts Deloitte revealed that England’s 92 professional clubs generated record £4 billion ($5.8 billion, 5.2 billion euros) revenues in 2014-15. Fired by the all-powerful Premier League, which

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Fear Of Islamist Attack Overshadow Euro 2016 As Countdown Launched

(AFP) – France is launching the final countdown to the European Championship finals where the star appeal of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic risks being overshadowed by fears of a terrorist attack. Troops and extra police have been patrolling the

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Kasich: Monday After the Super Bowl Should Be a Holiday

GOP presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) was asked Friday on NBC Sports Radio’s “Dan Patrick Show” if the Monday after the NFL’s Super Bowl should be a holiday. “It should be, there’s no productivity whatsoever,” Kasich responded. “I’m going to

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NY Times Calls NFL Demand to Retract Concussion Story Bizarre

On Tuesday the National Football League’s legal council sent a letter to The New York Times demanding it retract and apologize for a story on the league’s ties to the tobacco industry and its policies on player concussions. On Wednesday the paper officially responded, calling the demand bizarre.

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Bo Jackson: LA Needs Football ‘Bad’

Former two-sport star Bo Jackson appeared on Monday’s “First Take” on ESPN2 and Jackson, a former Los Angeles Raiders running back, discussed the move of the St. Louis Rams to the city of Los Angeles. The city has been without a football

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