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Pedro: Barcelona's lucky charm who has finally tired of life on the bench | Sid Lowe

It had to be you. There were a few minutes to go before the start of the European Super Cup final when Barcelona’s sporting director Robert Fernández spoke to TV3 television and said Pedro had told him he wanted to leave, concluding: “this might be his last game”.

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Terry to be offered 'lucrative' move to Fenerbahce next summer

After being hauled off at Manchester City at half-time on Sunday many are predicting that Mourinho could believe that Terry, 34, is finished at the top level. Fenerbahce have previously been linked with the former England captain and are again keeping tabs on the centre-back, according to the Daily Mail, with a view to a free transfer when his deal runs out next summer.

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Sport picture of the day: beast mode on

Cambridge United’s Liam Hughes comes face-to-face with ‘the World’s strongest footballer’, AFC Wimbledon’s Adebayo Akinfenwa

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Shakhtar Donetsk: a club in exile – video

Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine’s most successful football club in recent times, have to play all of their home games 600 miles away in Lviv because of the conflict in the region. Ukraine has been in turmoil since February 2014, with pro-Russian forces claiming large areas of the east of the country.

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