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COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations
• 11:39 PM
6 min
After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning.
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Paris’ historic zinc roofs create an ‘oven effect’: This invention keeps residents cool
• 8:43 AM
4 min
Over 60 per cent of roofs in the French capital are made of the sheet metal.
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COP29: Globe cuts deal on climate in Baku after hours of wrangling
• 7:44 AM
3 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Friday, november 22, 2024
COP 29: Brazil warns no deal unless rich countries raise climate finance target
• 9:01 PM
5 min
Brazilian chief negotiator - representing next COP host country - told Euronews second Azeri finance bid came too late in summit, leaving doubt over whether deal can be clinched.
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COP29: What happened on day 11 of the UN climate conference?
• 7:54 AM
2 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin on Monday to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution
• 7:03 AM
4 min
Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950.
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Plagued by pollution and violence, is the COP30 host city ready to take over from Baku?
• 5:30 AM
9 min
Due to a lack of hotels in host city Belem, delegates will have to sleep on cruise ships.
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'Breadcrumbs': Azerbaijan proposes $250bn annual climate finance target in draft deal
• 12:29 AM
5 min
The coming hours will reveal whether this is enough to placate developing countries and small-island states.
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Thursday, november 21, 2024
What countries are on track to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Sport • 5:01 PM
1 min
It's the second anniversary of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and qualifying for the 2026 tournament is taking shape.
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Bank pledges €500m for nature-based solutions. Can greening your money help fight climate change?
• 3:00 PM
11 min
A sustainable pension or better banking may be a more effective way of cutting your carbon footprint than not flying.
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'Clearly unacceptable': EU unconvinced by COP29 compromise climate finance proposal
• 11:50 AM
6 min
Azerbaijan’s first bid for a climate finance deal has failed to break a stand-off between rich and poor nations, though it says a ‘breakthrough’ is imminent.
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How do you climate-proof a city? European leaders on how they are preparing for extreme weather
• 11:49 AM
3 min
With this year's climate summit dubbed the 'finance COP', much of the discussion centred on the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money.
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COP29: What happened on day 10 of the UN climate conference?
• 7:20 AM
2 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Wednesday, november 20, 2024
'We will try to protect what we can’ – Ukraine’s environment minister at COP29
• 6:32 PM
5 min
On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine’s environment minister Svitlana Grynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and isn’t waiting for the bombing to stop before ‘building back
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COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on last year’s climate deal
• 2:06 PM
3 min
As negotiators await Azerbaijan’s proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but refuses to say how much it is prepared to help developing countries do the same.
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Till the midnight hour: Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal
• 1:04 PM
4 min
The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.
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COP29: What happened on day nine of the UN climate conference?
• 7:30 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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A giant tunnel and vast sponge parks: How Denmark is trying to avoid devastating floods
• 6:03 AM
5 min
Around the world, estimates suggest economic costs to cities from rising seas and inland flooding could top €950 billion by 2050.
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Denmark, Netherlands and UK: Which European countries rank highest for climate performance?
• 12:05 AM
8 min
Authors of the ranking say the EU’s performance shows the effect of the Green Deal but more still needs to be done to cut the bloc’s fair share of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Tuesday, november 19, 2024
Paris could offer new parents anti-pollution baby 'gift bags' to combat 'forever chemicals'
• 6:03 PM
5 min
The proposed effort, set to go to a vote on Tuesday, is similar to "baby box" programmes in other European countries and includes non-plastic items.
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‘The path to peace doesn’t pass through pipelines’: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29
• 4:49 PM
10 min
As central as environmental destruction is to Ukraine’s story at COP29, its pavilion is also a showcase for green restoration.
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COP29: Small island states ‘feel abandoned’ as climate talks grind on
• 4:48 PM
3 min
Representative for small island nations laments state of negotiations over financing at COP29.
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More than 200 agriculture lobbyists attend COP29 climate talks, analysis reveals
• 3:01 PM
5 min
An analysis by DeSmog and The Guardian found that representatives from some of the world’s biggest agribusiness companies have travelled to Baku for the talks.
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UK farmers join French with protest against 'hammer blow' inheritance tax hikes
• 11:02 AM
7 min
Until now, the UK has not seen farmers' protests like those that have hit other European countries.
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COP29: G20 teams given ‘marching orders’ to seal a finance deal at UN climate summit
• 8:02 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Monday, november 18, 2024
COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Wopke Hoekstra
• 10:26 PM
2 min
The EU Commissioner for Climate stressed the critical need to raise additional funds to support those in need.
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Billionaires, frequent flyers, oil and gas: Who could fund COP29’s $1tn finance target?
• 4:30 PM
10 min
“It makes common sense to tax mega polluters and the mega-rich to ensure that we have the money needed for climate action at home and globally” according to one campaigner.
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'Brinksmanship' could sink COP29 finance deal, UN climate chief warns as EU softens stance on China
• 4:00 PM
7 min
The whole COP climate process could stall or go into reverse if governments refuse to compromise with less than a week of negotiations left.
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‘A champion of dirty fossil fuels’: Trump names fracking advocate Chris Wright as energy secretary
• 3:03 PM
5 min
Fracking advocate Chris Wright has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change and could give fossil fuels a boost.
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COP29: The clock is ticking as tensions intensify during climate finance talks
• 10:23 AM
5 min
The first week of the COP29 summit in Baku ended with frustration at a lack of progress on the key issue of financing the energy transition and climate adaptation in developing countries.
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COP29: What happened on day 7 of the UN climate conference?
• 7:57 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Watch: The basketball coach empowering India's youth through the sport
Sport • 4:30 AM
1 min
Pradyut Voleti is transforming the lives of young people through his non-profit basketball organisation.
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Saturday, november 16, 2024
'A constant battle on what we can say': Activists say they feel stifled by COP29 rules
• 2:02 PM
13 min
Activists feel that only being able to protest within certain areas throughout the venue — when previous years have seen mass street marches in host cities — can be frustrating.
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson - aged 58 - loses on points to Jake Paul in Texas
Sport • 8:35 AM
5 min
Paul won an eight-round unanimous decision over Tyson in a fight between the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer and the former heavyweight champion.
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COP29: What happened on day six of the UN climate conference?
• 7:45 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Friday, november 15, 2024
Al Gore calls for reform of COP climate process
• 5:26 PM
4 min
Former US vice-president now climate campaigner Al Gore said it is 'absurd' that the presidency of the UN climate talks is being repeatedly handed to petrostates, in an exclusive interview with Euronews.
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Europe’s plans to continue relying on gas power undermine climate commitments, report reveals
• 4:17 PM
4 min
Three European countries are especially reliant on fossil gas for electricity generation - Italy, the UK and Germany.
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Did people have to fly to COP29? Private jet use soared, but one group got to Baku overland
• 3:28 PM
5 min
New flight tracking data adds to a dubious atmosphere around the climate summit, held in the oil-rich state of Azerbaijan.
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More than 1,700 oil and gas lobbyists at COP29: Which European delegations invited them?
• 3:00 PM
11 min
If fossil fuel lobbyists were a country, they would be the fourth-largest delegation at the summit.
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COP29: What happened on day five of the UN climate conference?
• 8:05 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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COP29: Is Net Zero just a dream or an attainable goal?
• 6:25 AM
2 min
Euronews spoke with a Vice-Chair of the IPCC and a leading expert in clean energy growth.
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Thursday, november 14, 2024
How football has commercialised nostalgia to appeal to modern-day fans
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Fans' fondness for the past has seen an entire industry emerge, and vintage football shirts are now hot fashion items.
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In pictures: Activists unravel 10m itemised invoice for climate damages at COP29
• 3:30 PM
12 min
Activists say there can be no more delay in providing the “trillions, not billions” in climate finance for vulnerable communities.
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COP29: European mayors and city leaders appeal for more money to prevent climate disasters
• 2:19 PM
3 min
Local leaders could be the driving force behind plans that help their areas to survive extreme weather.
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‘A beacon of hope’: World’s largest coral discovered in the Pacific Ocean unharmed by global warming
• 9:32 AM
7 min
A mega coral has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands, which holds centuries of ocean secrets.
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COP29: What happened on day four of the UN climate conference with finance in the spotlight ?
• 8:02 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Albufera’s fragile ecosystem is at risk: Another tragic victim of València’s historic floods
• 6:01 AM
18 min
Albufera national park has devastated by València’s historic floods.
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Wednesday, november 13, 2024
‘Dreams reduced to memories’: COP29 world leaders lay out first-hand experiences of climate change
• 3:30 PM
10 min
At the UN climate talks, nations big and small have had the chance to bear witness to climate change.
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‘We clearly are not doing enough’: Global carbon emissions head for record high in 2024
• 11:35 AM
7 min
Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions.
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COP29: What happened on day three of the UN climate conference?
• 7:46 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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COP29: Invest in adaptation and resilience to prevent more Valencia floods, says EIB president
• 12:32 AM
4 min
A recent EIB survey showed that 94 per cent of the EU population consider climate action a top priority.
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Tuesday, november 12, 2024
Goodbye Gouda and farewell French mustard: Signature foods on the brink of climate extinction
• 3:00 PM
20 min
Dijon mustard was recently so damaged by climate change, French retailers limited customers to a single jar each.
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COP29: What happened on day two as world leaders addressed the UN climate conference?
• 7:47 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Monday, november 11, 2024
World is already becoming dangerously overheated, warns WMO
• 8:55 PM
2 min
The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for 2024 shows that the last decade was the warmest on record.
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‘Bitterly disappointing’: Trump’s election win casts shadow over international climate talks in Baku
• 3:00 PM
9 min
The US is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter and by far the highest historical emitter in the world.
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COP29: From finance to agenda fights, what happened on day one of the UN climate conference?
• 7:56 AM
1 min
Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Saturday, november 9, 2024
Friday, november 8, 2024
‘A total waste of time’: The world leaders shunning COP29 over political spats and lost confidence
• 3:30 PM
10 min
This year’s international climate conference will be much smaller than talks last year in Dubai.
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Paris follows major European cities with introduction of car-free zones - and residents don't notice
• 3:02 PM
6 min
All motorists will now be banned from driving through the centre of Paris as the city launches a traffic-free zone.
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World cannot wait on Washington for climate action, EU foreign policy chief warns
• 2:15 PM
4 min
EU negotiators prepare for tough talks on finance for developing countries at the COP29 climate talks that open in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week,
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Thursday, november 7, 2024
Will Indonesia be surprise qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Indonesia is looking to become the lowest-ranked nation to ever qualify for a FIFA World Cup.
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EU climate chief gets green light for new Commission
• 3:52 PM
6 min
Dutch commissioner recommits to a 90% emissions cut by 2040, pledges not to revise deadlines for the phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars, and brushes off a far-right climate denier during a grilling by MEPs.
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Don't lose hope: Climate experts on how to keep your head up after Trump victory
• 3:08 PM
11 min
Activists are getting busy organising rallies and reminding us that the energy transition is already well underway.
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Australian breaker Raygun retires after Olympics backlash
Sport • 10:06 AM
5 min
Rachael Gunn has quit competitive breakdancing after her unusual routine at the Paris Games went viral and generated criticism and conspiracy theories.
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New environment commissioner gets the nod after parliamentary stand-off
• 8:04 AM
3 min
After a somewhat unconvincing showing in the teeth of a grilling by several European Parliament committees, Swedish former EU affairs minister Jessika Roswall has been waved through as the next environment commissioner.
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‘Children must be a top priority’: What the most vulnerable need COP29 negotiators to focus on
• 5:02 AM
10 min
400 million children have been affected by school closures due to extreme weather events since 2022.
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Wednesday, november 6, 2024
‘Beacon of hope’: The Earthshot Prize winners 2024 revealed in star-studded Cape Town ceremony
• 7:18 PM
14 min
The winners of The Earthshot Prize 2024 were unveiled at a prestigious ceremony celebrating finalists in South Africa.
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Trump victory casts shadow over upcoming COP global climate talks
• 2:34 PM
8 min
Donald Trump already pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement to halt global heating once, and his presidential election victory means he could be about to do so again. Many are now looking to the EU to hold the line.
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Friday, november 1, 2024
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Kenyan athletes record double triumph at first edition of Rome Half Marathon
Sport • 4:16 PM
2 min
19-year-old Emmanuel Wafula dominated the men's race after reaching the 10 km mark in 28 minutes 14 seconds and finishing the marathon in 59'58".
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Italian Jannik Sinner wins biggest tennis match payout in Saudi Arabia
Sport • 9:52 AM
4 min
Italian Jannik Sinner has pocketed 5.5 million euros after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam.
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Behind the scenes of giant pumpkin growing with the 2024 European champion
• 9:04 AM
9 min
They’re a symbol of autumn - but you’ve probably never seen pumpkins quite like those at the European Pumpkin Championship.
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Friday, october 18, 2024
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Are fans being priced out of football?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Football’s popularity continues to increase, but so too has the cost of following a team. And it’s not just match-going fans who are affected.
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Taking more than 2 flights a year? €50 frequent flyer tax could raise much-needed €64bn for climate
• 2:03 PM
7 min
A levy would keep flights cheap for occasional flyers while making multiple flights in a year much more expensive.
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Sunday, october 13, 2024
Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam 2024: Heavyweights take centre stage
Sport • 7:41 PM
3 min
France, Germany, and the Netherlands all took home gold on the third day of the competition, with host country UAE finishing 4th in the overall standings.
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Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic to take Shanghai Masters title
Sport • 11:48 AM
2 min
The South Tyrolean champion beat the Serb in just two matches in the Shanghai Masters 1000 final. Sinner thanked Djokovic, calling him a 'sports legend'.
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Saturday, october 12, 2024
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How is data revolutionising the modern game?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Scientific data is changing the game for football clubs and their players. But how does the action on the pitch get turned into the data we see off it?
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Has Euro 2024 been financially worth it for Germany?
Sport • 4:22 PM
4 min
Europe's strongest economy Germany has been stuck in a recession since last year. However, the 2024 Euros has also enticed fans who spend. But have the profits outweighed the costs of hosting the games?
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Wimbledon’s treasured line judges to be replaced by electronic system
Sport • 2:53 PM
4 min
Wimbledon will introduce Live Electronic Line Calling, replacing human line judges, aiming for maximum accuracy in officiating. Fans and line callers express mixed feelings.
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Sunday, october 6, 2024
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2024 Junior WC Day 2: Dushanbe rises to the occasion
Sport • 6:05 PM
2 min
All the latest developments on day two of the competition.
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Are young footballers playing too often?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
As the amount of football played continues to increase, so do the minutes for players under 23. But is playing so many games healthy at such a young age?
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Wednesday, october 2, 2024
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