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Anxious Neymar

BRIEFS: 'Not knowing when we will play again is causing anxiety'

Agencies Madrid Published 23.04.20, 09:46 PM
Neymar

Neymar (AP)

PSG and Brazil forward Neymar says that not knowing when football will be played again is making him anxious. “Not knowing when we will play again is causing anxiety. I miss playing, competing, the atmosphere of the club and my PSG teammates,” he said.

Shakib aid

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Former Bangladesh captain Shakib-al Hasan, banned in October for failing to report a match-fixing attempt, raised almost $24,000 for the country’s coronavirus campaign by auctioning the bat he used to score 606 runs at last year’s World Cup.

For Vicuna

Mariners’ Base Camp, a Mohun Bagan fan group, unveiled a 50x60 ft tifo near Barrackpore on Thursday as a farewell tribute to coach Kibu Vicuna. The Spaniard was announced as Kerala Blasters coach for the coming season on Wednesday.

Daily testing

The Spanish league wants all players and coaches tested daily for the coronavirus when trainings resume. The information is on a league protocol.

Delivery man Moyes in action

West Ham manager David Moyes has been delivering fruit and vegetables to elderly residents in his village during soccer’s lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak. The former Manchester United coach says he saw a sign in the window of a local shop asking for volunteers to be delivery drivers. Moyes answered the call and says, “… all I was doing was dropping (the packages) at the door, knocking and then going away. It was beautiful big boxes of fruit and veg.”

Bale donation

Wales attacker Gareth Bale has said he had donated £500,000 ($615,000) to the hospital where he was born to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Real Madrid’s Bale, 30, made the announcement in a Twitter post by the Cardiff and Vale Health Board.

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