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Liverpool Chairman Tom Werner said in a recent interview that he still can’t believe the standard his team has set this season, “I’m pinching myself to believe but we haven’t done the job yet”. He praised Jurgen Klopp who helped Liverpool to gain a 22-point lead in the Premier League with an unbeaten record. Liverpool also reached the knockout stage of the Champions League and fifth round of FA Cup.

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Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have been knocked out of the Copa Del Ray tournament, despite being some of Spain's most successful teams. Barcelona lost 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao while Real Madrid lost 4-3 to Real Sociedad in a very dramatic match that remained a draw until the very last minute.

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Tottenham managed to defeat Southampton 3-2 this Wednesday in an FA Cup fourth-round replay. This represents the team's first real chance of winning a league this season, with them coming fifth in the Premier League and being knocked out of the Carabao Cup. Southampton star player Ward Prowse was injured during the match.

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Argentine star player for Barcelona Lionel Messi has lashed out at sporting director Eric Abidal in a social media post that has plunged the team into crisis. Messi objected against Abidal laying the blame for the removal of Barcelona's manager Ernesto Valverde on the team's players, stating they had been dissatisfied with his management.

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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has announced that the team will be taking a mid-season break and their U23 team will be facing off against Shrewsbury Town in the replay. He also mentioned that Curtis Jones may be wearing the captain armband for this match, making him Liverpool's youngest ever captain.

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Former England striker, Ian Wright, has claimed that Manchester City must win the Champions League if they want to have a successful season. He said that the team should save players for the tournament and toughen up their currently weak defense. He also mentioned that Liverpool is currently the best contender for the League trophy.

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Brazilian star player for the Paris St-Germain team Neymar has been withdrawn from the squad due to a rib injury, days after he needed medical treatment during PSG's match with Montpellier, but was seen at a nightclub in Paris celebrating his birthday party less than 24 hours later. Manager Thomas Tuchel has stated that the team will proceed without him to its league match at Nantes.

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In a match up that lasted four hours, Serbia's Novak Djokovic defeated Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 to win the Australian Open for the eighth time, bringing his tally up to 17 majors and closing in on legendary players Spanish Rafael Nadal and Swiss Roger Federer's majors records.

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Burnley, after having lost their last 11 games against Arsenal, managed to end the streak with a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Both teams edged forward in the table with a point each. Arsenal has remained unbeaten in its last seven games although their performance against Burnley was criticized by fans for being uninspired.

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Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, has said that he knows that he will be considered a failure by the public if he does not win the ChampionsLeague this season. He said that despite the fact that his team had a great season last year, people still mention the fact that they did not win the Champions League.

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Manchester United has announced that it will be adding former Watford striker Odion Ighalo to its lineup until the end of the season. The team has signed the player on loan and some suspect is being brought in to replace Marcus Rashford who is temporarily out of commission due to a serious injury.

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Austrian world number two Novak Djokovic, 32-year-old defending champion at the Australian Open, defeated Swiss legend Roger Federer 7-6 6-4 6-3 in the tournament's semi-final. Federer, now 38 years old and suffering from a groin injury sustained in his last match, started off strong with a commanding 4-1 and 40-0 lead, with Djokovic making an explosive comeback to achieve victory against the all-time record holder for most Grand Slam wins.

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At the Australian Open's quarter-finals, Austrian player Dominic Thiem defeated world number one Rafael Nadal in a hard-fought battle which saw him winning 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 against Nadal, who was the top-seed throughout the tournament. Thiem proceeds to the semi-finals to face Alexander Zverev, who defeated Stan Wawrinka to earn a place at his first semi-finals at a major.

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Manchester City lost the Manchester derby 1-0 this time around, although they did still make it into the EFL Cup final as overall they had won their first leg of the semi-final 3-1. Manchester United was able to bring the score to 3-2 after this match but was not successful in knocking City out of the competition.

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Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer faced a tough battle in his Australian Open quarter-final against American Tennys Sandgren, whom he finally managed to overcome 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 after a dramatic match where Federer received a code violation for swearing and injured his right knee when he ran into a ball girl. Federer proceeds to face Austrian opponent Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

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Aston Villa managed to snatch victory away from Leicester City with a last-minute winning goal that has rocketed them into the final of the Carabao Cup. This will be the team's ninth ever final in the EFL Cup, putting it on par with Manchester United in terms of how many finals the team has played in the history of this competition.

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Arsenal's young squad managed a 1-2 victory over opponents Bournemouth in the fourth-round FA Cup matchup, with Arsenal's Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah scoring a goal each before the end of the first half. Arsenal gave away a goal to Bournemouth substitute Sam Surridge eight minutes into stoppage, but comfortably emerged the superior team.

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Spanish tennis legend and world number one Rafael Nadal struggled against Australian opponent Nick Kyrgios, finally managing to clinch his fourth-round win with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 victory over Kyrgios in his toughest match yet at the Australian Open. Nadal proceeds to the quarter-finals where he will face world number 5 Austrian Dominic Thiem, who defeated Roger Federer to win the ATP Masters in 2019.

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Ex-Manchester United player and England's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney may have to play against his former team in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Rooney is currently playing/coaching for Derby County, a Championship club. Although, Derby will still need to beat Northhampton to get to the fifth round.

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Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has passed away due to a helicopter crash in California. He and his daughter were both in the helicopter when it went down, there were no survivors. Bryant is regarded as one of the best basketball players to have ever lived and his death has sent shockwaves through the community.

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Novak Djokovic, Serbian defending champion at the Australian Open and world number two, defeated Argentine opponent Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 6-4 to proceed to the tournament's quarter-finals where he will face Canadian Milos Raonic, who won 6-4 6-3 7-5 against 2018 finalist Marin Cilic.

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The fourth round of the Australian Open saw 15-year-old American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff suffer defeat at the hands of Sofia Kenin, losing 6-7 6-3 6-0 to her fellow American opponent. Gauff defeated defending champion Naomi Osaka in the last round, but suffered from exhaustion in her match with Kenin, leading to 48 unforced errors and seven double faults.

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The Chinese government has announced that both Disneyland and Ocean Park in Hong Kong will be shut down for the foreseeable future to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus. These parks are normally packed at this time of year. The death toll for the virus has reached 56 as of January 25th.

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Chelsea managed to beat Hull city 2-1 on Saturday and is now in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Chelsea dominated through most of the match although Hull did have some chances to score an equalizer. Chelsea has not lost its last 16 games against Hull City, winning 14 and drawing just 2.

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The last round of upsets at the Australian Open continued today, with the tournament's top seeds falling out of the competition. World number two Karolina Pliskova suffered defeat at the hands of her low-ranked Russian opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, following last round's unexpected knockouts world number one Naomi Osaka and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

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