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Mane moves Liverpool 25 points clear
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4 years ago today Marking The Spot was born. 2,420

4 years ago today Marking The Spot was born. 2,420 articles later I'm looking forward to 4 more years.

Thank you to all my readers for your continued support no matter how big or small it has been.
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Heroes come and go, legends live forever. - NBA le

Heroes come and go, legends live forever. -
NBA legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in California. -
The 41 year died along with four other when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed into a hillside.
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Bryant spent his entire career with the LA Lakers, winning 5 championships. He was an All-Star 18 times.
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#Kobe #KobeBryant #RIPKobe #NBA #Legend

Wishing all my followers a Happy New Year. - I hop

Wishing all my followers a Happy New Year. -
I hope 2020 is even better than 2019. -
#HappyNewYear2020 #Happy2020

Il Re di Roma. Francesco Totti celebrates his 43rd

Il Re di Roma. Francesco Totti celebrates his 43rd birthday today. C’è solo un Capitano. Tanti Auguri Francesco 🇮🇹
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#Soccer #SoccerNews #FrancescoTotti #Totti #IlReDiRoma #CeSoloUnCapitano #Roma #AsRoma #StadioOlimpico #Azzurri #WorldCup #Legend #Calcio #SerieA

The race for the Webb Ellis Cup is on. - The Japan

The race for the Webb Ellis Cup is on. -
The Japanese players show their appreciation to the fans after they kicked off the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a 30-10 win over Russia in Tokyo.
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The host nation went behind after a comedy of errors early on but rallied to victory in Pool A thanks greatly to a Kotaro Matsushima hat trick.
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#Rugby #RugbyWorldCup #RugbyWorldCup2019 #RWC2019 #Japan #Russia #JapanvRussia

Heartbreaking news from Belgium this evening as it

Heartbreaking news from Belgium this evening as it has been confirmed 22 year old Anthoine Hubert has died following a crash in the Formula 2 feature race at Spa-Francorchamps. Another dark day for motorsport.
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#AnthoineHubert #Formula2 #F2 #Motorsport #RIP

History maker. - Egan Bernal becomes the first Col

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Egan Bernal becomes the first Colombian to win the Tour de France and the youngest winner in 110 years at just 22 years old.
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Peter Sagan wins an incredible seventh green jersey for the points classification. Romain Bardet brings home the king of the mountains polka dot jersey while Bernal also wins the white jersey for best young rider. The last rider in the picture Julian Alaphilippe wins the most combative rider for his 14 days in the yellow jersey. -
And so it’s au revoir to the greatest bike race in the world for another year 🇫🇷
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#TDF #TDF2019 #TourDeFrance #YellowJersey #MaillotJeune #GreenJersey #PolkadotJersey #KingOfTheMountains #EganBernal #PeterSagan #RomainBardet #JulianAlaphilippe #Cycling #CyclingNews #CyclingGrandTours #TeamIneos

Shane Lowry is the 2019 Open Champion! - The Offal

Shane Lowry is the 2019 Open Champion!
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The Offaly man’s superb 15 under par at Royal Portrush sees him win by 6 shots from Tommy Fleetwood. -
Congratulations Shane 🇮🇪☘️
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#Golf #GolfNews #Majors #GolfMajors #TheOpen #TheOpenChampionship #ShaneLowry #Lowry #Portrush #RoyalPortrush

History maker. - Richard Carapaz makes history bec

History maker.
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Richard Carapaz makes history becoming the first Ecuadorian to win a cycling grand tour. The 26 year old overcame plenty of challenges to win the Giro d’Italia. He’s held the maglia rosa since stage 14 and saw off every attack his rivals launched. -
It’s the first time in 5 years Team Movistar hold the Giro as a grand tour title.
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#Cycling #Cyclingnews #Giro #Giro102 #GirodItalia #RichardCarapaz #Carapaz #Ecuador #HistoryMaker #TeamMovistar #Movistar

Champions of Europe. - Liverpool have clinched the

Champions of Europe.
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Liverpool have clinched their 6th Champions League title with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
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A Mohamed Salah penalty and a goal from Divock Origi gave Liverpool the win in what was a largely forgettable game.
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#Soccer #Soccernews #ChampionsLeague #ChampionsLeagueFinal #UCL #UCLFinal #Liverpool #Tottenham #Klopp

3 time Formula one champion Niki Lauda has died at

3 time Formula one champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70.
The Austrian suffered severe burns in a horror crash in 1976 German GP and came back to win world titles in '77 and '84.
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May he rest in peace.
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#F1 #Formula1 #NikiLauda #Lauda #RIPNiki

Juventus have confirmed Massimiliano Allegri will

Juventus have confirmed Massimiliano Allegri will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
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He guided them to 11 titles in his 5 seasons at the club.
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#Soccer #Soccernews #Calcio #SerieA #Juventus #Juve #Allegri #MaxAllegri #MassimilianoAllegri

Antoine Griezmann is leaving Atlético Madrid. - T

Antoine Griezmann is leaving Atlético Madrid.
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The 28 year old Frenchman released a video on the Atletico Madrid twitter account stating he would leave the club after 5 years. He signed a 5 year contract extension last year but has informed the club of his desire to leave to pursue new challenges.
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FC Barcelona are believed to be leading the race to sign the World Cup winner.
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#Soccer #Soccernews #Transfers #Transfernews #LaLiga #AtleticoMadrid #AtleticodeMadrid #AntoineGriezmann #Griezmann

70 years ago today Italy lost one of its greatest

70 years ago today Italy lost one of its greatest ever club sides. Read the tragic story of Il Grande Torino here: http://www.markingthespot.com/soccer/il-grande-torino-italys-darlings/ (link also in bio) -
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#Calcio #Superga70 #Superga #IlGrandeTorino

25 years ago today Formula 1 lost one of its most

25 years ago today Formula 1 lost one of its most talented drivers. Ayrton Senna raced on the edge but he was undoubtedly the greatest talent of his generation. -
That day in Imola forever remains one of the darkest in sporting history.
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#F1 #Formula1 #AyrtonSenna #Senna #Senna25 #SennaSempre #Imola #Legend #Williams #McLaren

Following in his father’s footsteps. - Mick Schu

Following in his father’s footsteps.
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Mick Schumacher son of the legendary Michael has driven his first laps in Bahrain for Ferrari, the team where his father won five of his seven world titles.
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#Formula1 #F1 #Schumacher #MickSchumacher #Bahrain #Ferrari

A sad day for Irish football as Jonathan Walters a

A sad day for Irish football as Jonathan Walters announces his retirement from all football due to an Achilles injury.
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54 caps and 14 goals for the 35 year old in a green jersey. He scored some vital goals in his time most notably in the EURO 2012 qualifier away to Estonia not to mention his brace against Bosnia & Herzegovina to secure a spot in EURO 2016 too. A loveable legend who played with pride and passion every time he took to the field.
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Thanks for everything @jonwalters19 ! 🇮🇪☘️
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#Soccer #Ireland #IrishSoccer #JonWalters #Walters #JonathanWalters #FAI #Ireland #Legend

The Formula 1 paddock and wider motorsport communi

The Formula 1 paddock and wider motorsport community is in shock at the sudden passing of Charlie Whiting. The 66 year old was F1 race director and a pillar of the sport. The sad news comes on the eve of the new season beginning. -
May he rest in peace.
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#Formula1 #F1 #FIA #CharlieWhiting #RIPCharlieWhiting

Zidane returns to Real. - Zinedine Zidane has toda

Zidane returns to Real.
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Zinedine Zidane has today been reappointed as head coach of Real Madrid. The Frenchman left the club last summer having guided them to three consecutive Champions League titles. A dismal season for Los Blancos has seen both Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari sacked.
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Will the return of Zidane see a change in fortunes for Madrid next season?
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Zidane’s honours as Real coach:
Champions League 🏆🏆🏆
La Liga 🏆
Supercopa de Espana 🏆
Club World Cup 🏆🏆
UEFA Supercup 🏆🏆
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#Soccer #Soccernews #LaLiga #RealMadrid #Madrid #Zidane #ZinedineZidane #Zizou

History makers. - Manchester United become the fir

History makers.
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Manchester United become the first team in Champions League history to progress after losing 2-0 at home. A brace from Romelu Lukaku and a controversial penalty from Marcus Rashford see the Red Devils into the quarterfinals on away goals.
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The Reds go marching on on on.
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#Soccer #SoccerNews #ManUnited #ManchesterUnited #UCL #ChampionsLeague #Rashford

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