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Danish football legend to coach Qatar club

Michael Laudrup surprised the football world by signing a contract with the Doha-based Lekhwiya. The former Danish superstar also hinted that his managerial career may be close to over.

Danish football legend to coach Qatar club
Michael Laudrup is Qatar bound. Photo: Bax Lindhardt/Scanpix
Danish football legend Michael Laudrup announced on Tuesday that he has signed on to coach the not-so-well-known club Lekhwiya from Qatar. 
 
Laudrup was earlier this year sacked as manager for Premier League club Swansea City in what appeared to be a power struggle with the Welsh based club's chairman, Huw Jenkins. Rumours surrounding Laudrup's next moved included mentions at some top flight teams such as Southampton, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspurs.
 
Instead the former Ajax, Lazio, Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid star, chose a more adventurous road.
 
Laudrup even indicated that this new job might be his last on the sidelines.
 
“I’m now entering my final phase as a manager. Although whether Lekhwiya will be my final or penultimate club I can’t say. And I don’t know either whether this phase will last two, three of four years," Laudrup, 50, told Politiken. 
 
Relive some of Laudrup's glory with the video below. 

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RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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