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Thursday May 7

SOMALIA: Goalkeeping coach for Somalia’s national youth team, former international Abdiwali Olad Kanyare is shot dead in a mosque in the town of Afgoye, 30km south of the capital Mogadishu.

Friday May 8

IFAB: The International Football Association Board agrees to a temporary amendment to the Laws of the Game to allow five substitutions per team. However, to avoid disruption, each team will only have three opportunities to make substitutions during play.

Monday May 11

BELARUS: The only country in Europe to continue playing, the Premier League game between FC Minsk and Neman Grodno is postponed following suspected COVID-19 cases among the home team.

City Football Group, who own Manchester City among others, complete a deal to buy Belgian second-tier side

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