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Drogba, career no longer rising, will end career in Phoenix

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REUTERS: Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has agreed to join second-tier United States team the Phoenix Rising in an effort to help them join an expanded Major League Soccer (MLS) competition before he takes an executive role with the team when he retires. The Arizona team added on Wednesday the Ivorian would have a “vested… Read More »

Azerbaijan hands Aliyev longer term in office

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BAKU: Azerbaijan has voted in a referendum to extend the presidential term from five to seven years, election authorities said on Tuesday, a step critics say will hand unprecedented powers to President Ilham Aliyev who has led the country since 2003. The State Election Commission said a vast majority of the 91.2 percent of voters… Read More »