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SOCCER
Nyon, Switzerland, June 3 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian forward Vinícius Júnior was chosen as the ‘Player of the Season’ of the 2023-2024 Champions League, the European Football Association (UEFA) announced today.
Thanks to his six goals and five assists in this edition, the Spanish Real Madrid attacker also headed the ideal team of the campaign.
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ATHLETICS
Monte Carlo, June 3 (Prensa Latina) The International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) launched today a new World Cup of Champions starting at the end of the 2026 season to define the best of the best in each modality.
Called the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, the competition will pit world champions, Olympic champions, Diamond League winners and the best of the season, in order to crown the ‘definitive champion’.
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BOXING
Berlin, June 3 (Prensa Latina) The 1968 German Olympic boxing champion Manfred Wolke died at the age of 81, the German newspaper ‘Bild’ reported today.
In addition to the gold representing the former German Democratic Republic in Mexico 1968 in the 67 kilogram division, after retiring Wolke was a coach of great boxers from his country.
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BASEBALL
Philadelphia, USA, June 3 (Prensa Latina) The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers will face each other today in a duel of leaders in their respective Divisions in the Major Leagues of American baseball (MLB).
The Phillies, leaders of the East of the National League with 41 victories and 19 defeats (the second best in the entire MLB), will receive the Brewers who are renewing their laurels at the head of the Central, with a balance of 36 successes and 23 failures.
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