Ajax Amsterdam fan 'seriously injured' in fall from stands

 

  The fan reportedly fell as he celebrated Danny Hoesen's goal

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An Ajax fan has been seriously injured as he fell from the stands celebrating a goal in the team's Champions League game against Barcelona.

The man fell around 5m (16ft) after Danny Hoesen scored for the hosts just before half-time at the Amsterdam Arena, according to Dutch police.
He suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital, but his current condition is unclear.
The match ended 2-1 keeping Ajax's hopes for qualification alive.
Images taken by people in the arena appeared to show the man lying on the track around the pitch.
Two ambulances arriving to help the unidentified supporter collided with each other, according to reports, before one took him away.

Hoesen's goal put Ajax 2-0 ahead in their Group H match.

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Chelsea get pipped 1-0 against Basel at the death as Arsenal saunter to a 2-0 win at home to Marseille. 

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And although the controversial striker started the season on the sidelines - as he served the remainder of his 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic — he and Sturridge instantly clicked on the pitch when he returned.

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Real Madrid reportedly prepping €12 million January move for Robert Lewandowski

Borussia Dortmund striker, Roberto Lewandowski has publicly admitted to signing a pre-contract agreement to join rival German Bundesliga side, Bayern Munich on a free transfer when his contract expires this summer, but Real Madrid could stifle his plans with a winter swoop worth €12 million.

Bayern manager, Pep Guardiola has expressed doubts about the Polish forward, who has scored 9 goals in 13 matches this season, which has stalled the agreed upon transfer and with Real Madrid’s striker, Karim Benzema suffering from one of the poorest runs of form in his career, Los Blancos could tempt Lewandowski away from Germany and to the Spanish capital.

Borussia are resigned to Lewandowski’s departure are very much in favour of selling the player for €12 million to a foreign club than losing him this summer, for free, to their biggest Bundesliga rivals.

Lewandowski revealed that he spoke to Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez following last season’s Champions League loss at the Santiago Bernabeu, and Florentino has not forgotten the forward, especially for that price.

Should Lewandowski turn down the deal, Real Madrid have reportedly been interested in Monaco’s Radamel Falcao, Liverpool’s Luis Suarez and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero.

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Shooting stars forward Moses Ogaga died on Wednesday after protracted illness, his club announced.

3SC media officer Jubril Arowolo confirm to MTNFootball.com the gifted player's demise.

"Moses Ogaga is dead. We received a call to that effect that he died this morning (Wednesday). We are going there to see things. He died in Ibadan." Arowolo told MTNFootball.com.

MTNFootball.com further gathered that he died in a church after a protracted illness.

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