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Manchester United captain Harry Maguire arrested in Mykonos
Harry Maguire playing for England against Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Harry Maguire playing for England against Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Credit: Кирилл Венедиктов (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0)

The English defender, and Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire has been arrested Tuesday after an alleged altercation with police officers on holiday in Mykonos, Greece.

Petros Vassilakis. Mykonos police spokesman, told the media: "I can't tell you what they were telling us. All English swear words against the authorities and against the work of the police. All three, including the football player, are being held in custody, locked up in Mykonos cell... They will appear before a state prosecutor on the island of Syros later today to be charged with aggravated assault."

United squad have been given two weeks off, and Maguire is in Greece with family and friends to enjoy a break.

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Sevilla advanced to their fourth UEFA Europa League final in seven years
Sevilla advanced to their fourth UEFA Europa League final in seven years
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Sevilla have beaten Manchester United 2:1 in Cologne to advance to their fourth UEFA Europa League final in the last seven years. United lost their third semi-final this season.

Bruno Fernandes gave the lead to United with Suso equalizing just before the interval. Luuk de Jong scored the winning goal at 78 minutes.

Sevilla will play for their sixth Europa League title against Inter or Shakhtar Donetsk in the final in Cologne on August 22.

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UEFA Europa League semi-finals are set
UEFA Europa League semi-finals are set
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The line-up for the UEFA Europa League semi-finals to be played on August 16 and 17 is complete.

On Sunday, August 16, Sevilla will face Manchester United in Cologne,

Monday, August 17, will have Internazionale versus Shakhtar Donetsk playing in Dusseldorf.

All matches to be played at 19:00 (UTC).

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UEFA Europa League quarter-finals are set
UEFA Europa League quarter-finals are set
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The line-up for the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals to be played on August 10 and 11 is complete.

On Monday, Manchester United will face Copenhagen in Cologne and Internazionale Milano and Bayer Leverkusen will play in Dusseldorf.

Tuesday will have Shakhtar Donetsk against Basel at Arena AufSchalke and Wolves versus Sevilla at MSV Arena.

All matches to be played at 19:00 (UTC).

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Chelsea beats Manchester United to reach FA Cup final
Chelsea beats Manchester United to reach FA Cup final
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With a 3:1 victory against Manchester United Sunday, Chelsea qualified to face Arsenal on August 1, in an all-London FA Cup final.

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Arsenal reaches FA Cup final after victory over Manchester City
Arsenal reaches FA Cup final after victory over Manchester City
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Arsenal beat reigning FA Cup champions Manchester City at Wembley with two goals by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The victory guaranteed Arsenal a place in the FA Cup final to face Chelsea or Manchester United on August 1.

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United Kingdom announces "Covid summer food fund" after celebrity campaign
Marcus Rashford, FIFA World Cup 2018
Marcus Rashford, FIFA World Cup 2018 Credit: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro) / CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0)

After a public campaign by Manchester United's player Marcus Rashford, the spokesperson of prime minister Boris Johnson has stated that "the prime minister welcomes Marcus Rashford’s contribution to the debate around poverty, and respects the fact that he has been using his profile as a sportsman to highlight important issues". This came after Boris Johnson had announced that the food program providing free school meals would be extended over the summer at a cost of £120m. The program had previously been extended over the Easter break and every entitled family would receive a voucher at the end of the term over £15 per week that can be spent in supermarkets.