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England finish 3rd place in the inaugural UEFA Nations League third-place playoff.

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Fratton Park's north-west corner floodlight pylon has been taken down today. The three others will removed over the next few days.

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The 2019-20 EFL season fixtures are out today.
https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competiti ... 2019-2020/

Pompey's first three games are Shrewsbury Town (Away 3/8/19), Tranmere Rovers (Home 10/8/19), Sunderland (Away 17/8/19).... :twisted:

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Fratton Park's south-west corner floodlight in Frogmore Road.... :cry:

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Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympics
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The XXV Winter Olympics of 2026 has been awarded to the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

This will be the fourth Olympic Games hosted in Italy and the first Olympic Games hosted by Milan. It will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. This is the first Olympic Games with two host cities in its name.

The next scheduled Olympic Games are

Summer Games: Tokyo (2020), Paris (2024), Los Angeles (2028).
Winter Games: Beijing (2022), Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo (2026).

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:lol: :clap: :thumbup:

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Ugh. Don't like it either, too close to blue. :thumbdown:
https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/201 ... third-kit/

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I’m sure the three fat people who support Portsmouth will care.

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(Portsmouth FC) 10th July 2019

(Dublin) Friendly pre-season result:
University College Dublin AFC 0-11 Portsmouth FC :mrgreen:

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Pompy trying to be the USWNT?

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They celebrated with much better respect to the opposition than the USWNT did. I'm quite ashamed that the US "coach" (manager) is from Portsmouth. :thumbdown:

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ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals

India vs New Zealand

(ICC) 10th July 2019

Australia vs England

(ICC) 11th July 2019

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ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup FINAL
New Zealand vs England

(ICC) 14th July 2019

INNINGS 50 Overs (6 Balls per Over = 300 Balls)
NZL: 241/8.
ENG: 241
MATCH TIED!
Goes to SUPER OVER!

SUPER OVER
NZL:15/1
ENG:15/0
SUPER OVER TIED!
Winner decided on number of Boundaries (4's) from Innings.

BOUNDARIES
ENG: 26
NZL: 17

ENGLAND WIN 2019 CRICKET WORLD CUP on number of Boundaries (4's) won in innings.

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Check out that weird Boundary scored by England at 5:26 ^ :wtf: :shock: :clap:

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Formula 1 2019 British Grand Prix - Silverstone

(Formula 1) 14th July 2019

1. Lewis Hamilton..(GBR) Mercedes... 1:21:08.452
2. Valtteri Bottas...(FIN) Mercedes......... +24.928
3. Charles Leclerc..(MON) Ferrari...........+30.117

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Wimbledon 2019

2019 Gentlemens Singles Final

(Wimbledon) 14th July 2019
Novak Djokovic (SER) vs Roger Federer (SUI) (7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12)

2019 Ladies Singles Final

(Wimbledon) 13th July 2019
Serena Williams (USA) vs Simona Halep (ROM) (2-6, 2-6)

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2019 FA Community Shield

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SKB,

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Premier League's biggest ever away win recorded!

(LCFC) 26th October 2019

S**th*mpt*n 0-9 Leicester City.

Pompey fans react while away at Bristol Rovers:

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Saturday 1st February 2020.

Left the EU. :wave: :thumbup:
Portsmouth 2-0 Sunderland. :clap: :thumbup:
Liverpool 4-0 S**th*mpt*n :thumbup: :mrgreen:

Not a bad day.

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Bish, Bash, Bosh? :mrgreen:

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Manchester City BANNED from all UEFA competitions for two seasons!

(Sky News) 14th February 2020
Manchester City have been banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons for "serious breaches" of UEFA's financial fair play regulations.

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2019-20 EFL Trophy Semi-Final 1 Result

PORTSMOUTH 3-2 EXETER CITY (F/T)

(Will play winner of Newport County vs Salford City semi-final at Wembley on 5th April 2020)
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:geek: Statistic: By 5th April 2020, Portsmouth will have played at the current Wembley seven times (in cup games) since the stadium was rebuilt in 2007.

(1) 2008 FA Cup Semi Final W
(2) 2008 FA Cup Final W - Largest new Wembley football attendance record 89,874
(3) 2008 FA Community Shield Final L
(4) 2010 FA Cup Semi Final W
(5) 2010 FA Cup Final L
(6) 2019 EFL Trophy Final W
(7) 2020 EFL Trophy Final

Pompey fans have started nicknaming Wembley as Fratton Park North. :mrgreen:

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