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The weekend round-up

Spain – La Liga: Barca fluffed the chance to win the title on Sunday after conceding a last-gap goal to Villareal in a 3-3 draw at the Camp Nou. However, Real’s 3-0 hammering away to Valencia on Saturday means Barca only need a point from their remaining three games to win the league, but can [...]

Racism again blights Serie A

Italian top-flight team Juventus have been told they must play a home game in an empty stadium after sections of the club’s fans abused the player of a visiting team – and even the ruling itself tells us a bit about the country’s attitude to racism in football.
Sky Sports reports the disciplinary body of the [...]

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