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      Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible To Ignore – release date and where to stream documentary on BBC iPlayer

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has a new documentary out, and it’s Impossible To Ignore.Here’s how you can watch all BBC’s new “deep dive” into the Portugal talisman…
      There is a brand new doc on Cristiano Ronaldo out
      When is Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible To Ignore released?
      Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible To Ignore will be released on Saturday, May 29.
      The show will be released first on the BBC iPlayer.
      In addition, on Saturday, June 5 at 10pm the doc will be shown on BBC One.
      How can I watch Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible To Ignore?
      Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible To Ignore will be shown first on BBC iPlayer from Saturday, May 29.
      It will also be broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday, June 5 at 10pm.

      What topics will be covered in Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible To Ignore?
      The BBC doc will cover Ronaldo’s start in life in Portugal and how he rebuilt himself to become a world beater at Manchester United.
      BBC said: “The film highlights the story of the Portuguese star’s upbringing, his time at Manchester United and Real Madrid, his personal development and how he became the world’s biggest sporting brand.
      “It’s all told by those who know and have followed his career, including players like Rio Ferdinand, Nani, Lucy Bronze, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer, plus journalists, coaches and family friends.” More

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      Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In – Release date, how to stream, TV channel as Man Utd’s legendary manager profiled

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’s legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has a new documentary on the way.Charting his rise from a child in Glasgow to his hugely successful reign at Old Trafford, Ferguson has worked with his son Jason on a fascinating archive of memories.

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      Ferguson’s life is being chronicled in a brand new documentaryCredit: Reuters
      The documentary features an up-close take on Ferguson’s brain haemorrhage scare from the man himself
      Despite a brain haemorrhage in 2018, Sir Alex pushed ahead with the project which features contributions from his wife Cathy and sons.
      When is Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In being released?

      The documentary is already in your local cinemas after its release on Thursday, May 27.
      Check your local Odeon, Cineworld, Vue and Empire listings for screen times.
      For those of you who can’t make it or aren’t yet comfortable heading back to the flicks, the documentary will hit streaming sites on Saturday, May 29.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can catch the documentary live on Amazon Prime from Sunday.
      The streaming service costs £7.99/month and is included if you have Prime shopping on Amazon.
      You can watch on your mobile, tablet, PC, games console or Sky Q box with the official app.
      Non-subscribers can watch for FREE by grabbing a 30-day trial to Amazon Prime here.

      Sir Alex Ferguson Man Utd honours

      Premier League: 13 (1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13)
      FA Cup: 5 (1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04)
      League Cup: 4 (1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10)
      Community Shield: 10 (1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
      Champions League: 2 (1998-99, 2007-08)
      Cup Winners’ Cup: 1 (1990-91)
      European Super Cup: 1 (1991)
      Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1999)
      World Club Cup: 1 (2008) More

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      Euro 2020: How many teams will be playing in the tournament, and how many cities will host fixtures?

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      EURO 2020 will be a unique tournament that will not be hosted by a single nation or joint bid.It will mark 60 years of the competition and also sees countries gain more opportunities to qualify.Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has continued to organise the unique Euro 2020 tournament, after his disgraced predecessor Michel Platini laid the groundwork
      How many teams will play at Euro 2020?
      The previous European Championships saw a expanded tournament of 24 teams, with Euro 2020 continuing on from that.
      Yet, countries have previously only reached the tournament through qualifying.
      They now have another opportunity in the Uefa Nations League, with four places on offer.
      With the inaugural competition split into four leagues, dependant on rank, a spot will be awarded to a nation ranked between 40th and 55th by the European football governing body.
      Among those sides are San Marino and the newly formed Kosovo.

      How many cities will host matches?
      In previous European Championships, there has been a single bid by nations.
      However, the 2020 version sees the tournament spread across 12 cities in different countries in Europe.
      Among those are Wembley, which will host seven matches including both semi-finals and the final on July 12.
      The full list of cities are:

      Wembley Stadium – London, England
      Allianz Arena – Munich, Germany
      Stadio Olimpico – Rome, Italy
      Olympic Stadium – Baku, Azerbaijan
      Krestovsky Stadium – Saint Petersburg, Russia
      Arena Nationala – Bucharest, Romania
      Johan Cruyff Arena – Amsterdam, Holland
      Estadio de la Cartuja – Sevilla, Spain
      Puskas Arena – Budapest, Hungary
      Hampden Park – Glasgow, Scotland
      Parken Stadium – Copenhagen, Denmark

      Wembley will host the two semi-finals and then the final for the tournamentCredit: PA:Press Association
      Here are all the players in the new England squad for their upcoming Uefa Nations League campaign More

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      Does third place qualify for Euro 2020 knockout stages?

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      TWENTY-FOUR teams will compete against each other in the hope of becoming European champions.And as Portugal proved in 2016, you CAN finish third in your group and go on to take home the trophy.
      Antoine Griezmann picked up the top scorer award as well as the best player award, but France ultimately fell short in the final against PortugalCredit: GETTY IMAGES

      The first fixture of the tournament between Turkey and Italy takes place on 11 June in Rome, with the qualified teams split into six groups of four.
      The top two teams from each group will go on to compete in the knockout stages of the competition.
      The 12 teams that go through do not make up the numbers to meet the requirements of the Round of 16, so who does?
      Does third place qualify for Euro 2020 knockout stages?
      Yes, finishing third does lead to qualification for the knockout stages but only for four of the best third-placed teams.
      All of the teams that finish third in the group stages of the Euros are put into a table.
      And their position in the table is determined firstly by how many points they picked up in the group stages.
      But if the teams cannot be separated by points, whichever team has the highest goal difference finishes higher up the table.
      If the table cannot be decided through points or goal difference, it then goes to the number of goals scored in the group stages.
      An unlikely hero in Eder popped up in the 109th minute to score the winning goal in the Euro 2016 finalCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      Eder’s goal stunned favourites FranceCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      And if the first three fail to separate the teams, it then goes to fair play conduct, followed by the team’s Uefa ranking.
      The procedures are as followed:

      Higher number of points obtained;
      Superior goal difference;
      Higher number of goals scored
      Fair play conduct;
      Position in the Uefa national team coefficient ranking system.

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      Portugal qualified for the knockout stages of Euro 2016 via the third-placed route after drawing all three of their group games against Hungary, Iceland and Albania.
      The Navegadores scraped their way through to the final of the competition, only winning one game inside 90 minutes against Wales in the semi-finals.
      And when they met home nation France in the final, an unlikely hero in Eder popped up in extra time to score the only goal of the game causing a massive upset.
      Portugal announce incredible Euro 2020 squad More

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      Chelsea vs Man City – Champions League final: Live stream FREE, TV channel, team news and kick-off time for huge match

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      CHELSEA can claim their second Champions League trophy as they take on Manchester City in this year’s final but Pep Guardiola’s side are gunning for their elusive first. The Blues beat Real Madrid 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the competition while City overcame Paris Saint-German comfortably.
      Chelsea are up against Manchester City in this season’s Champions League finalCredit: AFP
      Chelsea will now face English opposition in the Champions League final for the second time in their three appearances, having lost the 2008 tournament to Manchester United.
      City, however, are in their first ever final, and Guardiola is desperate to get his hands back on the most prized trophy in world football.
      What time does Chelsea vs Man City kick-off?

      Chelsea’s Champions League final clash with Man City will get underway from 8pm UK time on Saturday, May 29.
      The game will take place at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal.
      There will be around 16,500 fans in the stadium to watch the game, with 6,000 tickets each being allocated to Chelsea and Man City supporters.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      The Champions League final will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 1 HD, as well as BT Sport Ultimate.
      You can catch the action on the BT Sport app which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.

      Can I watch for FREE?

      EE customers can get BT Sport INCLUDED to their plan at no extra cost if they are on a plan with Smart Benefits – simply log in to EE and choose BT Sport app.
      And then get it on the big screen by texting SPORT to 150 to get a FREE three-month trial of large screen so you can cast all the action on your TV.
      At the end of the three months you will automatically roll onto the £15 per month subscription unless cancelled.
      The game will also be shown live on BT Sport’s YouTube channel, which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.

      Team news
      Man City will be with a fully-fit squad for the Champions League final – a manager’s dream.
      But Pep Guardiola has the tough task of choosing who to leave out of his first XI for his side’s clash with Chelsea in Porto.
      Joao Cancelo may not start for City and has found himself out of the side recently while Oleksandr Zinchenko could bag himself a starting place.
      Phil Foden, Kevin de Bruyne, Riyad Marrez are all expected to start for City.
      For Chelsea, their two big injury sweats were Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante, both who are not FIT and ready to face City.
      The pair trained on Thursday and and will almost certainly start vs City, with Thiago Silva likely to start in a back three with Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger.
      Mason Mount is certain to start, but Thomas Tuchel will have to decide on Kai Havaetz in a false 9 with Timo Werner, or Christian Pulisic.
      Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, will be hoping to displace Jorginho in midfield.
      Odds

      Chelsea – 7/2
      Draw – 12/5
      Man City – 17/20
      Chelsea to lift cup – 15/8
      Man City to lift cup – 4/11 More

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      Chelsea vs Man City – Champions League final FREE: Live stream, TV channel, team news and kick-off time for huge match

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      CHELSEA can claim their second Champions League trophy as they take on Manchester City in this year’s final but Pep Guardiola’s side are gunning for their elusive first. The Blues beat Real Madrid 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the competition while City overcame Paris Saint-German comfortably.
      Chelsea are up against Manchester City in this season’s Champions League finalCredit: AFP
      Chelsea will now face English opposition in the Champions League final for the second time in their three appearances, having lost the 2008 tournament to Manchester United.
      City, however, are in their first ever final, and Guardiola is desperate to get his hands back on the most prized trophy in world football.
      What time does Chelsea vs Man City kick-off?

      Chelsea’s Champions League final clash with Man City will get underway from 8pm UK time on Saturday, May 29.
      The game will take place at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal.
      There will be around 16,500 fans in the stadium to watch the game, with 6,000 tickets each being allocated to Chelsea and Man City supporters.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      The Champions League final will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 1 HD, as well as BT Sport Ultimate.
      You can catch the action on the BT Sport app which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.

      Can I watch for FREE?

      EE customers can get BT Sport INCLUDED to their plan at no extra cost if they are on a plan with Smart Benefits – simply log in to EE and choose BT Sport app.
      And then get it on the big screen by texting SPORT to 150 to get a FREE three-month trial of large screen so you can cast all the action on your TV.
      At the end of the three months you will automatically roll onto the £15 per month subscription unless cancelled.
      The game will also be shown live on BT Sport’s YouTube channel, which is available for download onto your mobile device, tablet or Smart TV.

      Team news
      Man City will be with a fully-fit squad for the Champions League final – a manager’s dream.
      But Pep Guardiola has the tough task of choosing who to leave out of his first XI for his side’s clash with Chelsea in Porto.
      Joao Cancelo may not start for City and has found himself out of the side recently while Oleksandr Zinchenko could bag himself a starting place.
      Phil Foden, Kevin de Bruyne, Riyad Marrez are all expected to start for City.
      For Chelsea, their two big injury sweats were Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante, both who are not FIT and ready to face City.
      The pair trained on Thursday and and will almost certainly start vs City, with Thiago Silva likely to start in a back three with Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger.
      Mason Mount is certain to start, but Thomas Tuchel will have to decide on Kai Havaetz in a false 9 with Timo Werner, or Christian Pulisic.
      Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, will be hoping to displace Jorginho in midfield.
      Odds

      Chelsea – 7/2
      Draw – 12/5
      Man City – 17/20
      Chelsea to lift cup – 15/8
      Man City to lift cup – 4/11 More

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      Why is there no Team GB men’s football team but a women’s football team at the Tokyo Olympics?

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      THE TOKYO OLYMPICS will see Great Britain field a women’s football team this summer, but there WON’T be a men’s side.Hege Riise, the Team GB head coach, named an 18-person squad for the games set to be held in Japan between July 23 and August 8.
      Team GB will field a women’s side at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Team GB will take on Japan, Canada and Chile in the group stage.
      But for the second Olympic Games running, there will NOT be a men’s team playing for GB.
      Why is there no Great Britain men’s football team?
      When London won the rights to hold the Olympics in 2012, Great Britain immediately began plans to enter a men’s team for the games.
      The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FA, however, expressed doubts over taking part over fears they would lose their ‘Home Nations’ status which had been established by FIFA.

      FIFA president at the time Sepp Blatter assured all four nations that their individuality would not be lost, despite combining to create Team GB for the Olympics.
      A compromise was reached and only English and Welsh players took part for Team GB in London.
      Plans were put forward for a team to be created for the Rio Olympics in 2016, but they were once again rejected by the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish association again.
      And subsequently, no efforts were made for a men’s team to enter the Tokyo games.
      Ryan Giggs captained the men’s Team GB side at the 2012 OlympicsCredit: PA:Press Association
      But Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England says that potential success from the women’s team may spark up a revival for the men’s side.
      “I would absolutely love to take a men’s football team to the Olympic Games.
      “I think the experiences that the women have had through the home country FAs hopefully will be that positive step and impetus for an open dialogue on men’s teams in the future.
      “Obviously the strength now that we can see in women’s football (means) we’d be very disappointed if, in France in Paris in 2024 and on to Los Angeles in 2028, we weren’t fielding competitive teams across all sports but in particular competitive teams in football as well.” More

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      Tokyo Olympics: When are the games, will they go ahead and what is Covid like in Japan?

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      THE TOKYO OLYMPICS are finally set to go ahead this summer, but coronavirus cases are on the rise in Japan.Positivity remains within the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the games will go ahead as planned.
      The Tokyo Olympics were due to take place last summer but were postponedCredit: AFP
      But Tokyo currently stands in a state of emergency, as the pandemic rages on with vaccines being rolled out at a slower than anticipated pace.
      The games were supposed to take place last year, but they were postponed, as were the Paralympics, in favour of putting them on this summer.
      When are the Tokyo Olympics?
      The games were originally supposed to take place between July 24 and August 9, 2020.
      But because of the coronavirus pandemic, which also shelved football’s European Championships, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for the first time in history.

      The Olympics will now take place this summer, between July 23 and August 8.
      It’s ‘highly unlikely’, however, that international spectators will be allowed into Japan to watch the events.
      The British Olympic Association said: “This is very sad news, not only for British fans but particularly for the family and friends of athletes.”
      Will the Tokyo Olympics go ahead?
      Yes, the games could be postponed, but it could take clear civil unrest for the plug to be pulled.
      The IOC stand to make around 70% of its finances from broadcast rights and TV deals, with close to 20% coming from sponsorships.
      Cancelling or postponing the events again could completely rupture the IOC’s funding.
      Polls show majority of Japanese population DON’T want Olympics to go aheadCredit: Reuters
      The IOC are absolutely insistent that the games will go ahead this summer, state of emergency or not.
      “We’ve successfully seen five sports hold their test events during the state of emergency,” IOC vice-president John Coates said.
      “All of the plans that we have in place to protect the safety and security of athletes and the people of Japan are based around the worst possible circumstances, so the answer [to whether the Games could take place during a state of emergency] is absolutely yes.
      “The advice we have got from the World Health Organisation and all of the scientific advice, is that all the measures we have outlined in the playbook, all those measures are satisfactory to ensure a safe and secure Games in terms of health, and that’s whether there is a state of emergency or not.”
      Concern has been expressed about the games going ahead, however.
      Japan’s biggest sports star Naomi Osaka has called for debate over the issueCredit: PA
      The Olympics were postponed last summer for the first time everCredit: EPA
      The World Players Association, which represents close to 90,000 athletes in over 60 countries, want more rigorous testing and stricter social distancing guidelines.
      And polls in Japan have shown there to be a huge disparity between those who want the games to go ahead, and those who don’t.
      Around 70% of those voting in said polls DON’T want the Olympics to go ahead.
      What is the Covid situation like in Japan?
      Not good, as things stand.
      For a long time, Japan had a low Covid case-rate in the country.
      But in April, cases began to rise amid a huge second wave which has caused over 12,000 deaths.
      Tokyo, along with other parts of the country, are in a state of emergency until at least the end of May.
      Naoto Ueyama, Chairman of the Japan Doctors Union, wants the games haltedCredit: Alamy
      But restrictions could go on as late as June 20, a month before the games are due to start.
      Vaccines were rolled out for the first time in February, which is later than other, similarly-developed countries.
      Just 2.3% of the Japanese population, which is close to three million, are fully vaccinated. More