Former Fulham and Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak’s comment that it is “laughable” to have black players in the Russia national team has been blasted by president Vladimir Putin’s human rights adviser.Mikhail Fedotov, head of the presidential Human Rights Council said the comments made by Pogrebnyak, who made 33 appearances for Russia between 2006-12, “smacked of racism”.
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There are eight live commentaries across the talkSPORT network this week. Find out what they are and where to hear them, below...- Germany vs Serbia (Wednesday) – talkSPORT 2
- Kazakhstan vs Scotland (Thursday) – talkSPORT 2
- England vs Czech Republic (Friday) – talkSPORT
- Walsall vs Barnsley (Saturday) – talkSPORT 2
- Shrewsbury vs Portsmouth (Saturday) – talkSPORT 2
- Gibraltar vs Republic of Ireland (Saturday) – talkSPORT 2
- San Marino vs Scotland (Sunday) – talkSPORT 2
- Netherlands vs Germany (Sunday) – talkSPORT 2
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Burnley striker Jonathan Walters has announced his immediate retirement, citing ongoing Achilles tendon issues. The 35-year-old Republic of Ireland international confirmed on social media that his
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unbeatable The Whites' clash with Reading on Tuesday is live on talkSPORT 2 Leeds United are the only team in the top four tiers of English football who have not dropped a point after scoring first this season.
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Aston Villa vs Derby Championship play-off final: Kick-off time, TV details, live stream, team news Written by: fpnews Posted on: May 28, 2019 Aston Villa and Derby County will contest the richest game in football this week as they meet at Wembley for the Championship play-off final.
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Sir Alex Ferguson famously said in 2015 that dealing with Daniel Levy had been more painful than his hip replacement but Pochettino joked that he was the one manager the Tottenham chairman
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