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PREMIER LEAGUE

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Feb 8, 2021
Manchester City crush Liverpool, while Chelsea on the up under Tuchel
City's first win at Anfield since 2003 left them top of the Premier League by five points and effectively knocked Liverpool out of the title race.
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Jan 23, 2021
Man City manager Pep Guardiola calls for fewer teams in Premier League
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called for a reduction in the number of clubs in the Premier League and English Football League to improve the quality of competition amid talk of a breakaway European Super League.
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Jan 22, 2021
Jurgen Klopp says Burnley defeat a 'massive punch in the face'
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said his team's shock 1-0 defeat at home to Burnley on Thursday was a "massive punch in the face" and took responsibility for the champion's dramatic slump in form.
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Jan 16, 2021
Manchester United to use Liverpool clash as litmus test
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Sunday's Premier League match at defending champion Liverpool will be a test of his team's title credentials.
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Jan 15, 2021
Frank Lampard defends goal celebrations as officials call for restraint
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard defended his players on Thursday amid a growing debate about teams celebrating goals with hugs and high-fives while the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jan 4, 2021
Pep Guardiola hails Manchester City as back after win over Chelsea
City scored three times in the first 16 minutes as Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne helped the visiting team send a warning to the other title contenders.
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Jan 2, 2021
Manchester United joins Liverpool at top of Premier League standings
United trails on goal difference with both teams at 33 points after 16 matches ahead of their clash at Anfield on Jan. 17.
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Dec 31, 2020
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Japan Times
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Nov 20, 2020
Frank Lampard says players at risk due to PL's match scheduling
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has called on the Premier League to scrap early kickoffs on Saturdays to protect player welfare amid a congested schedule.
Japan Times
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Sep 22, 2020
Man City beats Wolves for fast Premier League start
An abnormally short preseason and a lengthy list of injury and coronavirus-related absentees didn’t stop Manchester City getting off to a fast start in the English Premier League on Monday.
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Sep 16, 2020
Arsenal ties down Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with new three-year deal
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, ending speculation over a potential exit as he entered the final year of his contract.
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Sep 13, 2020
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hails 'proper spectacle' after close call against Leeds
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he had loved the season-opening entertainment provided by his champion side in their 4-3 win over Leeds United on Saturday but said there was better to come.
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Sep 4, 2020
Premier League cuts off Chinese broadcaster over payments
England's Premier League terminated its lucrative broadcast agreement in China, a move that could exacerbate the financial fallout one of the world’s most-watched sporting competitions is already seeing from COVID-19.
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Jul 5, 2020
Not 'end of the world' if Spurs miss top six, says Jose Mourinho
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said it would not be the end of the world if his side failed to finish in the top six of the Premier League, something that has not happened since 2009.
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Jun 27, 2020
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool no longer burdened by history after winning Premier League title
Liverpool is no longer burdened by its painful 30-year title drought and has written a new chapter in the club's history after becoming Premier League champions, manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday.
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May 18, 2020
Sam Allardyce urges clubs to respect players' health concerns
Premier League clubs must reassure players there will be no repercussions if they are unwilling to risk their health by returning to action during the COVID-19 pandemic, former England manager Sam Allardyce has said.
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May 10, 2020
Watford chief opposed to Premier League's plan to use neutral grounds
The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are unfair and that there could be enough clubs in opposition to stop the idea.
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Apr 26, 2020
Arsenal to reopen training ground to players
Arsenal will reopen its London Colney training ground to their players next week for individual training but the Premier League club will continue to observe social distancing rules amid the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Saturday.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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