Day: January 7, 2018

Coutinho confirmed as Barcelona player, release clause set at $400m

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Barcelona on Saturday confirmed that they had agreed to sign Brazilian star Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, promising to give the details later. But multiple reports said the transfer deal is worth up to $192 million. “Barcelona and Liverpool have reached an agreement for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho. The player will sign a contract for the rest of the season and five more years with a release clause of 400 million euros,” said a Barcelona statement. On their website, Barcelona ran the headline, ‘Coutinho a Barca player’, displaying the ex-Liverpool…

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Legendary astronaut John Young who walked on the moon dies

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John Young, a legendary US astronaut who went into space six times, orbited the moon and then walked on its craggy surface, has died, NASA announced Saturday. He was 87 and died late Friday of complications from pneumonia, the space agency said. He lived in a Houston suburb just minutes from the NASA Space Center. “NASA and the world have lost a pioneer,” agency administrator Robert Lightfoot said in a statement. “We will stand on his shoulders as we look toward the next human frontier.” Young was a man of…

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