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Eusébio

Portuguese footballer (1942–2014)

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  • Oct 6

    Barcelona housing demonstration turns violent as police arrest 13 and report 30 officers injured

    Catalan police detained 13 people and reported 30 officers injured on Monday night after a demonstration over housing affordability in Barcelona ended in clashes across the city centre.

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    Former AEK Athens forward Nikos Sevastopoulos dies at 81 in Attikon Hospital

    Nikos Sevastopoulos, the former AEK Athens striker who scored in the club's 1968–1969 European Cup campaign, died on Friday morning at Attikon Hospital at the age of 81.

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