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Leon Goretzka scored twice in two minutes to give Germany a 2 0 lead in eight minutes

World champions Germany secured a first Confederations Cup title after victory against Copa America winners Chile in Sunday’s final in St Petersburg. Lars Stindl hit the first-half winner following a mistake by Marcelo Diaz. Chile’s Arturo Vidal and Angelo Sagal both blazed over the bar in the closing stages. Germany’s Timo Werner was elbowed by Gonzalo Jara, who escaped with a yellow card despite the use of the video assistant referee (VAR). Earlier, Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in the third-place play-off in Moscow. Luis Neto bundled into…

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Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to Grenfell Tower victims

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Bellerin, 22, promised to donate £50 for every minute he played for Spain in the European Under-21 Championship in Poland. The money will go to the British Red Cross. “I promised to donate £50 for every minute I played at #U21Euro. I will be donating to @BritishRedcross. Please support in any way you can,” the Arsenal defender wrote on his Twitter page. I promised to donate £50 for every minute I played at #U21Euro. I will be donating to @BritishRedcross. Please support in any way…

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canada visa Huge crowd poured out to celebrate Canada at 150

Celebrations are taking place across Canada as the country marks the 150th anniversary of its confederation. The main events are taking place in the capital Ottawa, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend and a huge security operation in place. They will be addressed by PM Justin Trudeau, as well as Prince Charles, whose mother, the Queen, is Canada’s head of state. MTN ready to list on Nigerian Stock Exchange But some indigenous groups complain their treatment has been overlooked. A teepee has been set up on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to protest against events, in what organisers…

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