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Barcelona blamed for Dembélé injuries

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By Jaime Candil Barcelona have been cited as the real source of Ousmane Dembélé's injury woes in an in-depth report conducted by L'Equipe. Ousmane Dembélé’s season was tragically brought to an end in February due to injury. Barcelona will not have the Frenchman back for six months while his aspirations to play in Euro 2020 have also vanished. The 22-year-old winger has been in the constant spotlight at Barcelona due to his recurring injury issues, which many have blamed on his lifestyle. It was widely known that Dembélé ate too much junk food and stayed up late playing video games. But this season, he recognised the problems with his habits and made a conscious effort to mend his ways. What is striking is that the fact that until he signed for Barcelona for 145 million euros in 2017, Dembélé had never suffered an injury. Now, an in-depth L'Equipe report has focused on his private life and the reasons that may have led to his current injury crisis. Dembélé’s lifes...

Southampton players defer wages and West Ham hope squad will follow suit

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Jacob Steinberg , Ben Fisher and Paul Doyle - Southampton squad defer 10% of pay for three months - Brighton targeting pay cuts with possible return of money West Ham are hopeful their players will accept a proposal to defer their wages after Southampton’s squad agreed to go without 10% of their pay for the next three months to ensure non-playing staff receive their salaries in full. Brighton are in discussions with their squad over a wage cut with a view to returning the money if the season restarts in front of fans rather than behind closed doors, which would restore income to normal. Manchester City are understood to be in talks with their squad over wage deferrals. Southampton became the first Premier League club to reach an agreement over reduced pay with their players, who came to the consensus that wage deferrals was the fairest solution after holding talks with the board about the financial disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The club said their m...

Raptors ticket prices skyrocket — it is actually cheaper to fly to Oakland

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By Maham Abedi Ticket prices for Toronto Raptors home games are so high that some fans are claiming it would be cheaper to actually fly to Oakland for an NBA finals game there. Unfortunately, flying down to Oakland and paying for tickets to the game and a hotel isn’t exactly a deal. Here’s a look at how much tickets cost in Toronto, what the deal in Oakland would be — and why all options are so expensive. A look at ticket prices in Toronto Ticketmaster sold out of tickets to the finals soon after they went up on sale, but plenty are available on secondary selling sites such as Sports Ticket Depot. Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors tipped off in Toronto, and some websites currently have tickets available for just under US$700. Courtside tickets in the endzone are up for grabs for a whopping $21,574.76 on SeatGeek and on Sports Ticket Depot $19,000. And that’s for Game 1 — by Game 7, the prices will be much, much higher. If the series makes it to a Game 7, it wi...