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Football icon Shevchenko feels pain and pride in Ukraine's resilience
Football icon Shevchenko feels pain and pride in Ukraine's resilience
by  AFP

Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko has admitted in an interview with AFP he cried when he "saw children running through a field strewn with missile craters" in Irpin, a commuter town outside Kyiv which was liberated from Russian control. Sales of the t-shirt raised 200,000 euros ($196,000) which will help reconstruct a children's football pitch in Irpin, destroyed by Russian missiles.

Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal widens with mascot allegations
Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal widens with mascot allegations
by  AFP

A corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo Olympics widened on Wednesday as a former Games executive was re-arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from two firms, one of which reportedly sold official mascot toys. They also accused him of accepting seven million yen from a merchandise firm, which Japanese media named as Sun Arrow and said was licensed to sell soft toys of the cute Games mascots.

Brazil challenger Lula says Neymar supports Bolsonaro over debt woes
Brazil challenger Lula says Neymar supports Bolsonaro over debt woes
by  AFP

Brazilian presidential candidate Lula da Silva criticised football star Neymar's support of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, accusing the player of being motivated by a debt "pardon". I think he is afraid that if I win the election I will find out what Bolsonaro pardoned from his income tax debt," Lula said in a YouTube interview on Tuesday.

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