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Pressure mounts on Anglican leader to resign over abuse scandal

Archbishop

The leader of the global Anglican communion, Justin Welby, faced mounting pressure on Monday to resign following a damning report which concluded that the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse case. Three members of the General Synod, the Church’s national assembly, have initiated a petition demanding that …

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French striker Bafetimbi Gomis retires from football

French striker Bafetimbi Gomis, who also played for Galatasaray for a while, announced that he has ended his active football career. The 39-year-old Gomis, who most recently played for Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale team, announced his retirement from football in a statement to the French press. He started his career in 2004 with Saint-Etienne, …

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Uruguayan player Juan Izquierdo’s death was revealed

Death

The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo published the medical report that confirmed the death of the Nacional player. South American and world football is in shock. At the age of 27, Juan Izquierdo, a soccer player for Nacional de Montevideo, died after having been hospitalized in Sao Paulo after suffering a cardiac …

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