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Bastian Schweinsteiger agrees three-year deal to sign for Man United

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<em style="line-height: inherit;">Starsport </em>exclusively revealed back in May that <a href="http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/443616/EXCLUSIVE-Manchester-United-Bayern-Munich-Bastian-Schweinsteiger" style="color: #9f021e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Schweinsteiger, 30, was United's top target</a>.</div>
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Old Trafford chiefs have been working round the clock to pull off a deal and now they've got their man.</div>
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The Germany World Cup winner will sign a three-year contract worth around £7.2m-a-year.</div>
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Schweinsteiger had a year left on his current deal but was reportedly growing unhappy at Bayern as he fell behind Xabi Alonso in the pecking order.</div>
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Louis van Gaal was desperate to strengthen his midfield as he prepares an assault on the Champions League.</div>
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The Dutchman worked with Schweinsteiger during his two years at Bayern Munich between 2009 and 2011 and knows he's just the steely figure United need.</div>
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He will be the second new arrival with Memphis Depay signing for £25m move PSV Eindhoven before the end of last season.</div>

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Lahm doubts Di Maria signing

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Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm does not believe the German champions require any more signings ahead of the 2015-16 season.</div>
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Philipp Lahm doubts Bayern Munich will sign Manchester United winger Angel di Maria.</div>
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After a difficult first season in the Premier League, Di Maria is a serious transfer target for Paris Saint-Germain, while Bayern are reportedly interested in the Argentina international.</div>
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Bayern captain Lahm, however, believes finances may prove to be a stumbling block.</div>
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"I don't know if he is a candidate. I don't know where he will go to or if he will stay," Lahm said.</div>
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"He costs a huge amount of money. There are so many factors like salary and whatever.</div>
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"There are many other people in our club who know more about that topic than me."</div>
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Pep Guardiola has already recruited Douglas Costa, Sven Ulreich and Joshua Kimmich, while fan favourite Bastian Schweinsteiger is tipped to depart for United.</div>
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And when asked what Bayern need to be successful again, Lahm added: "Nothing. The team has shown that it can compete well in all competitions.</div>
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"Last year we had a lot of problems with injuries. If all would have been fit our chances would have been better in every competition.</div>
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"Nevertheless - like I said five years ago - Bayern always has to have an eye on the market, how can we bring the team forward? But the team we have is completely competitive. We have shown that during the recent years."</div>

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Everton lose out in chase for £10m defender

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EVERTON have been beaten by West Ham in their pursuit of Angelo Ogbonna.</div>
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The Blues were hoping to sign the Italian centre-half but Ogbonna has today put pen to paper on a four-year-deal.</div>
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West Ham are said to have paid Juventus £10m to secure the left-footed defender.</div>
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Everton had made the Italy international their No1 defensive target this summer as Roberto Martinez looked to bolster his squad following the release of Sylvain Distin and Antolin Alcaraz.</div>
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But it is understood that Ogbonna chose West Ham because he wanted to live in London.</div>
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“I wanted to play in the Premier League and I am happy to be in London,” Ogbonna said.</div>
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“My heart told me that the right decision was to play for West Ham United.</div>
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“I cannot wait to start working under Mr Bilic and with my new team-mates. I feel ready for this new adventure.”</div>

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Fifa official held in Switzerland agrees to be sent to US

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One of seven Fifa officials detained in Switzerland in a corruption probe has agreed to be extradited to the United States, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said on Friday (Saturday NZ Time).</div>
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The seven were arrested in May in a dawn raid by Swiss police at a luxury hotel in Zurich, on corruption charges filed by US prosecutors in New York.</div>
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Their arrests sparked a scandal which has engulfed Zurich-based Fifa, world football's governing body, and put pressure on Sepp Blatter to step down as its president.</div>
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The FOJ did not name the official or give any details on when he might be sent to the United States, but said in a statement it would take place within 10 days.</div>
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"The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York accuses him of accepting bribes totalling millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights to various sports marketing firms and keeping the money for himself," the FOJ said.</div>
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"The marketing rights in question pertain to the broadcast of qualifying matches for the football World Cup, regional football tournaments and continental football championships in North and South America."</div>
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A spokeswoman for US prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, declined to comment.</div>
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US prosecutors say their investigation - which is running parallel to a separate Swiss inquiry - exposes complex money laundering schemes, millions of dollars in untaxed incomes and tens of millions in offshore accounts held by Fifa officials.</div>
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The United States last week filed extradition requests for the seven officials.</div>
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Fifa vice-presidents Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands and Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo were among those arrested.</div>
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The other five were Eduardo Li, Jose Maria Marin, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, and Rafael Esquivel.</div>

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What are Greece's options now?

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There aren't many. The debt is still there and Greece's economy has gotten worse this year. The country's banks are almost out of money.</div>
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Because Greece is on the euro -- a currency used by 19 countries -- it doesn't set the value of its money. So it can't turn to an age-old response by countries with too much debt: devaluation. Devaluation means using the levers of finance to make money worth less. When money is devalued, the cost of debt goes down.</div>
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Bankruptcy is also not an option for Greece. Companies deep in the red can ask a judge to help them get lenders to accept less than they are owed. There is no bankruptcy court for countries.</div>
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The other way a country can get rid of debt is if the economy grows. But Greece owes so much compared to the size of its economy, it would take a miracle for that to work anytime soon.</div>
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<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/29/news/economy/greece-banks-internation-exposure/index.html?iid=EL" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1173b4; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="inStoryHeading" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Related: Which countries are most exposed to Greece?</span></a></div>
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Nothing good. Sunday's vote asks Greeks to accept, or reject, yet another bailout with less-severe austerity conditions attached to it.</div>
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Tsipras, who called for the referendum, wants people to vote "No." He thinks that would give him more leverage with Greece's bailout lenders. Leaders of Tsipras' political opposition disagree and argue that an "Oxi" vote will only tell the rest of Europe that Greece doesn't want to be part of the eurozone anymore. The vote could lead to a change in government.</div>
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At this point, exiting the eurozone and going back to Greece's old currency, the drachma, would be very disruptive. The value of the money people have in their pockets (and banks) would decline. Prices would go way up. Life could get even worse.</div>
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Meanwhile, there's still the debt and no money to pay for it. And the <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/03/news/economy/greece-crisis-depression/index.html?iid=EL" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1173b4; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">ravaged economy</a>.</div>
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Chile win 4-1 on penaltie</div>
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Chile secured the first major trophy in their history on home soil courtesy of a penalty shootout win over Argentina in the Copa America final.</div>
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Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez slotted in the winning spot-kick after Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain fired over and Ever Banega was denied by Claudio Bravo.</div>
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Higuain had earlier missed from close range after 90 minutes of few chances.</div>
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Sanchez came closest in extra time for Chile, who scored all four of their penalties in the shootout.</div>
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Where Chile held their nerve, Argentina wilted in the shootout at the end of a performance that fell well short of the heights they reached in their <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33085956" style="color: #5e789b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">6-1 semi-final win over Paraguay.</a></div>
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Le Albiceleste are without a major trophy in the last 22 years since winning the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador.</div>
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BBC World Service's Richard Padula in Santiago</h2>
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"It was a game in which the destroyers kicked, grappled and smothered the playmakers. Messi wasn't given a yard of space as Chile stifled Argentina's attack. In that regard Jorge Sampaoli's game-plan worked perfectly. Apparently he'd studied hours of tapes of Barcelona in action to discover the key to stopping Messi.</div>
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"But throughout the tournament the Chileans have shown a strong will-to-win, which at times could even be described as dirty. Jara's finger the perfect case in point. They out-fought Uruguay and stamped out Argentina's goal menace.</div>
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Chile have never won the Copa America in the competition's 99-year history, but with such a strong team there was clearly a feeling inside the country of 'now or never'.</div>
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"And so it went to penalties. Maybe it was just the smoggy air but it seemed almost impossible to breathe inside the stadium."</div>
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Chile make history</h2>
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Chile's victory brought an end to almost a century of competing in the Copa America without claiming a title.</div>
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They were one of four teams who played in the very first tournament in 1916 in Argentina but the best they had done until this year was runner-up, which they have achieved on four occasions (1955, 1956, 1979 and 1987).<br />
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Chile won their first Copa America after 173 games played in this competition, dating back to the first tournament in 1916.</div>
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The Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos was a cauldron of noise on Saturday, full of flag-waving red-clad home supporters, some of whom had reportedly paid up to $25,000 for tickets.</div>
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However, after Arturo Vidal had powerfully dispatched Chile's second, Higuain blazed his effort way over the bar.</div>
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Charles Aranguiz made it 3-1 to the hosts and it remained that way as Ever Banega's tame effort was palmed away by the diving Claudio Bravo.</div>
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Sanchez showed supreme composure to chip his effort down the middle and in to win the game and the competition for his side.</div>
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Missing Messi</h2>
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Following <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28181689" style="color: #5e789b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Argentina's World Cup final defeat to Germany</a> last summer, four-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi once again missed out on his first major international medal.</div>
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He put in a supreme showing in the Copa America semi-final demolition of Paraguay, playing a part in all six of his nation's goals, but on Saturday he was largely on the periphery throughout, with his most significant contribution being a trademark run towards the Chile box to set up a wasted chance for Higuain in the final minute.</div>
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Millions of Greeks are voting in a crucial referendum on whether to accept the terms of an international bailout.</div>
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Polling stations opened at 07:00 local time (04:00 GMT), with the first results expected on Sunday evening.</div>
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The end of a frenetic week of campaigning saw huge rallies being held by both sides of the referendum on Friday.</div>
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The government has urged voters to vote "No", but<span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span>opponents warn this could see Greece ejected from the eurozone.</div>
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told local media on Saturday that the EU had "no legal grounds" to throw Greece out of the euro.</div>
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On the eve of the referendum, he accused Athens' creditors of trying to sow fear around the vote. Speaking to Spain's<a class="story-body__link-external" href="http://www.elmundo.es/economia/2015/07/04/5596f1b3ca47412d048b459e.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(17, 103, 168, 0.298039); border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> El Mundo newspaper</a>, he said: "Why did they force us to close the banks? To instil fear in people. And spreading fear is called terrorism."</div>
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Meanwhile, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of Greece's harshest critics, suggested that if Greece were to leave the eurozone, it might only be temporary.</div>
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"Greece is a member of the eurozone. There's no doubt about that," he told German newspaper Bild.</div>
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"Whether with the euro or temporarily without it: only the Greeks can answer this question. And it is clear that we will not leave the people in the lurch."</div>
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Greece's current bailout programme with the European Commission, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB) ran out on Tuesday.</div>
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Banks have been shut all week, with limits imposed on cash withdrawals.</div>
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"Must the agreement plan submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to the Eurogroup of 25 June, 2015, and comprised of two parts which make up their joint proposal, be accepted? The first document is titled "reforms for the completion of the current programme and beyond" and the second "Preliminary debt sustainability analysis".</div>
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Voters must check one of two boxes - "not approved/no" or, below it, "approved/yes"</div>
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Mr Varoufakis has said that the banks in Greece would reopen on Tuesday whatever the outcome and that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would still reach an agreement with creditors if the result was "No" in the referendum.</div>
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Tens of thousands of people attended rival rallies urging "Yes" and "No" votes on Friday night.</div>
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Mr Tsipras told supporters Greece needed to "say a proud 'No' to [European] ultimatums" to sign up to fresh austerity.</div>
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He also used similar language to Mr Varoufakis, urging Greeks to say no to "the campaign of terror".</div>
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Lionel Messi will go into his second major international final in as many years hoping to finally lead Argentina to glory.</div>
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The Barcelona man has won everything there is to win in the club game, but is now looking to ease the pain from last summer's World Cup final defeat by lifting the Copa America.</div>
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But attempting to stop him and his team are host Chile, who have never won the competition and will be confident that they can end the drought in front of their own fans.</div>
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