Former Italy World Cup-winner Paolo Rossi has died aged 64. The former Juventus and AC Milan forward was instrumental in Italy’s 1982 World Cup victory, scoring the opening goal of the 3-1 final victory over West Germany as well as a hat-trick against Brazil earlier in the tournament.
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A much-changed Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Midtjylland in their final Champions League Group D game after VAR denied Takumi Minamino a late winner. Mohamed Salah gave the Reds the lead inside 55 seconds but an Alexander Scholz penalty earned the hosts a draw.
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Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League suffering a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig. A Bruno Fernandes penalty and a Paul Pogba header arrived too late to overturn Leipzig’s goals from Angelino, Amadou Haidara and Justin Kluivert.
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The Republic of Ireland have been drawn against Portugal and Serbia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The Boys in Green will also face journeys to Luxembourg and Azerbaijan as they look to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Sergio Perez claimed the first F1 win of his career for Racing Point at the 190th attempt in an astonishing Sakhir Grand Prix as a Mercedes tyre mix-up followed by a puncture cost George Russell a fairy-tale victory of his own in Bahrain. Renault’s Esteban Ocon also made his debut on the F1 podium with Perez’s teammate Lance Stroll third.
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