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Saturday July 18

SPAIN: Tercera play-off clash between Canary Islands sides Marino and Tamaraceite sees fans return to stadiums in Spain for the first time since March.

ITALY: Zlatan Ibrahimovic hints at a longer stay in Milan: “It’s a great honour to play 100 games for Milan. I hope to play lots more,” said the 38-year-old.

ENGLAND: Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-final, with a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

USA: Diego Rossi scores four goals as Los Angeles FC thrash LA Galaxy 6-2 in El Trafico.

Sunday July 19

IRAQ: Iraq Football Association announces that the league will return on September 20, having previously abandoned the 2019-20 season.

GREECE: Thousands of Olympiakos supporters gather outside the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium to celebrate the club’s 45th league title.

TURKEY: Istanbul Basaksehir beat Kayserispor 1-0 to win the Turkish Super Lig title for the first time with a game to spare.

Manchester United lose 3-1 to Chelsea in the second FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, with poor errors by goalkeeper David De

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