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Serie A will resume with fixtures which were called off when Italian sports was suspended on March 9 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jhon Cordoba claimed the early advantage for the home side but RB Leipzig scored four in 37 minutes, including Timo Werner's 31st goal in all competitions.

Presidents of Ligue 1 clubs spoke out against the decision by the French government to not allow sporting seasons to resume in the country.

Former Brazil international Fred vowed to donate a food basket for every kilometer he rides, while he has also launched an online campaign to collect donations.

Liverpool players joined a growing list of football players in expressing their support after the killing of George Floyd in the US.

La Liga clubs returned to full training for the first time in almost three months, stepping up preparations ahead of the season restarting on June 11.

Italian football will return to action mid-June with the season scheduled to end in early August.

Marcus Rashford, 22, has followed his England team-mate Jadon Sancho in addressing George Floyd's killing in the US.

Manchester United in a statement revealed that the club has reached an agreement with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to extend the loan deal for Odion Ighalo.

Clubs in England's second tier did not return to any sort of training until May 25 and will only begin contact training this week.

Former Manchester United Academy footballer Rory Curtis woke from a six-day coma speaking fluent French, a language he had learned in school and forgotten.

The first round of games following the coronavirus shutdown will be played over four days, with leaders Barcelona at Mallorca on June 13 and Real Madrid at home to Eibar the next day.

Leeds United led West Brom by a point at the top of the table when English football's second-tier Championship season was suspended with nine rounds of matches still to play.

Jadon Sancho's three goals helped Borussia Dortmund to a 6-1 romp at Paderborn as Thorgan Hazard, Achraf Hakimi and Marcel Schmelzer also got on the scoresheet.

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Argentina international Mauro Icardi from Inter Milan on a four-year deal.

Some 2,255 spectators attended the game, one of six to take place in Hungary at the weekend, with the stands speckled with scattered fans.

Football has been suspended in Brazil since mid-March but President Jair Bolsonaro said that footballers would likely not fall very ill with COVID-19.

This is the final phase of La Liga's staggered training programme as teams get set to complete the remaining 11 rounds of the season, which will finish on July 19.