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Staff members of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team spray German driver Nico Rosberg (C-R) and his wife Vivian Sibold with champagne as they celebrate at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 27, 2016. Nico Rosberg won his maiden Formula One world title by securing second place behind his Mercedes arch-rival Lewis Hamilton in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

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Monaco's French defender Djibril Sidibe scores past Tottenham Hotspur's French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during the UEFA Champions League group E football match AS Monaco and Tottenham Hotspur FC at the Louis II stadium in Monaco on November 22, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

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Britain's Andy Murray reacts after losing the first set against Japan's Kei Nishikori during their round robin stage men's singles match on day four of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London on November 16, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK

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Hawaiian surfer Paige Alms surfs a big wave at Jaws, off the coast of the Maui Island in Hawaii to win the Peahi Challenge 2016, on November 11, 2016, the first-ever Women's Big Wave Tour event. Also known as "Jaws," Pe'ahi is on the northern coastline of Maui and can produce waves that are upwards of 60 feet (18 meters). / AFP PHOTO / Brian Bielmann / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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British athlete Alistair Brownlee (L) helps his brother Jonathan Brownlee (R) before crossing the line in second and third place during the ITU World Triathlon Championships 2016 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 18, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ELIZABETH RUIZ

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Chelsea's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois jumps but fails to to save a long-range shot from Liverpool's English midfielder Jordan Henderson to score his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London on September 16, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /

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Australia's Scott Reardon reacts after winning the 100M during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 15, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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US Tatyana McFadden scores a record in the category Women's 5000m - T54 at Engenhao Stadium during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO

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Horses compete on the course on Laytown beach in County Meath on the east coast of Ireland on September 13, 2016 during the Laytown Strand horse races. The Laytown Strand races are the only races in the Irish and English calendar that are run on a beach. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL FAITH

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Egypt's Ibrahim Hamadtou competes in table tennis at the Riocentro during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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A picture taken with an underwater camera shows Britain's Thomas Daley competing in the Men's 10m Platform Semifinal during the diving event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fran?ois-Xavier MARIT

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Brazil's Neymar bites his medal on the podium during the medal presentation following the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men's football gold medal match between Brazil and Germany at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Odd Andersen

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Team China, competes in the Teams Free Routine final during the synchronised swimming event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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USA's Allyson Felix hands the baton to USA's English Gardner competes in the Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

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Thailand's Phannapa Harnsujin (L) competes against Iran's Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin during their women's taekwondo repechage bout in the -57kg category as part of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 18, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt takes selfie photos as he celebrates with fans after winning the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Damien MEYER

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(L-R) Bronze medallist USA's Kristi Castlin, gold medallist USA's Brianna Rollins and silver medallist USA's Nia Ali celebrate after the Women's 100m Hurdles Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) jokes with Canada's Andre De Grasse (L) after they crossed the finish line in the Men's 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

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Brazil's Flavia Saraiva competes in the women's balance beam event final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL

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Netherlands' Kitty van Male (R) is hit on the face by Argentina's Agustina Habif during the women's quarterfinal field hockey Netherland vs Argentina match of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Carl DE SOUZA

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Bahamas's Shaunae Miller crosses the finish line to win the Women's 400m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

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Silver medallist China's He Zi, receives a marriage proposal from Chinese diver Qin Kai during the podium ceremony of the Women's diving 3m Springboard Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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Athletes compete in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) competes in the Men's 100m Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI

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A photo shows a face painted onto the helmet of China's Zhong Tianshi as she waits to compete in the women's Keirin second round track cycling event at the Velodrome during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Odd Andersen

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A picture taken with an underwater camera shows USA's Michael Phelps competing in the Men's swimming 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fran?ois-Xavier MARIT

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Atletes are mirrored in a window during the Women's 50m Freestyle heats at the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU

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Denmark's Anton Ipsen dives for the Men's 1500m Freestyle heats during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fran?ois-Xavier MARIT

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USA's Michael Phelps competes in a Men's 100m Butterfly heat during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fran?ois-Xavier MARIT

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US gymnast Simone Biles celebrates after the women's individual all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. US gymnast Simone Biles won the event ahead of her compatiot Alexandra Raisman and Russia's Aliya Mustafina. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND

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USA's Michael Phelps competes to win the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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Italy's Marta Menegatti (L) jumps for the ball during the women's beach volleyball qualifying match between Italy and Egypt at the Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi Chiba

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Israel's Yarden Gerbi (white) competes with Japan's Miku Tashiro during their women's -63kg judo contest bronze medal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Toshifumi KITAMURA

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Canada's duet Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion compete in the Women's Synchronised 10m Platform Final during the diving event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN

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Britain's Siobhan-Marie O'Connor takes part in the Women's 200m Individual Medley Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fran?ois-Xavier MARIT

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Britain's Gemma Tattersall on Quicklook V competes during the Eventing's Individual Cross Country of the Equestrian during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL

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China's Tan Jiaxin competes in the qualifying for the women's Uneven Bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND

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Russia's Daria Spiridonova competes in the qualifying for the women's Beam event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND

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Germany's Tabea Alt competes in the qualifying for the women's Uneven Bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL

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France's Sofiane Oumiha (L) lands a punch on Honduras' Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera during the Men's Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ

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US gymnast Simone Biles competes in the qualifying for the women's Beam event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND

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France's centre back Nikola Karabatic vies with Tunisian players during the men's preliminaries Group A handball match France vs Tunisia for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

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Japan's Kosuke Hagino prepares to compete in the Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinal during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

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Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

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USA's Carlos Zenon Balderas Jr. lands a punch on Kazakhstan's Berik Abdrakhmanov during the Men's Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ

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France's Samir Ait Said reacts after injuring his leg while competing in the qualifying for the men's vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas COEX

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A multi exposure picture shows Hungary's Emese Szasz (R) competing against France's Lauren Rembi during their women's individual epee semi-final bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

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Argentina's Paula Pareto (blue) competes with South Korea's Jeong Bokyeong during their women's -48kg judo contest gold medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ

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Australia's Brittany Elmslie (L) and Australia's Bronte Campbell compete in the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Fran?ois-Xavier MARIT

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A rower practices during a training session at the Lagoa stadium ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD

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People watch fireworks exploding over the Maracana stadium, from a terrace in the favela Mangueira, during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Andrej ISAKOVIC

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Panama's Isabella Amado practices on the balance beam of the women's Artistic gymnastics on August 4, 2016 ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL

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US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas practices on the uneven bars of the women's Artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Arena on August 4, 2016 ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND

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Jockeys and their mounts race along the beach during the annual beach horse race in Loredo, near the northern Spanish city of Santander, on July 24, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CESAR MANSO

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SMG team Wein Han and co-pilot Jean-Pierre Garcin compete in Inner Mongolia's Gobi desert, ending the 13th special stage of the Silkway rally on July 22, 2016. 130 competitors are racing over 10,734 kilometres crossing three countries and two continents from Moscow to Beijing. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ

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Kamaz truck team Airat Mardeev and co-driver Aydar Belyaev compete in the Gobi Desert on July 18, 2016 during the 9th special stage of the Silkway Rally. One hundred-thirty competitors are racing 10,734 kms, passing three countries and two continents from Moscow to Beijing. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ

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Great Britain's Christopher Froome (C), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, runs to get a replacement bike following a fall during the 178 km twelvelth stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 14, 2016 between Montpellier and Chalet-Reynard. / AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD

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People watch on a giant screen the Euro 2016 football tournament final match between Portugal and France, while Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo is evacuated on a stretcher after being injured, on July 10, 2016 at the fan zone of the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel tower in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT

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Portugal's captain and forward Cristiano Ronaldo hold up the winners' trophy in the Euro 2016 final football match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on July 10, 2016. Portugal beat France 1-0. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

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France's midfielder Paul Pogba (C) celebrates with supporters after winning the Euro 2016 semi-final football match between Germany and France at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on July 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Valery HACHE

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The pack rides during the 216 km fifth stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2016 between Limoges and Le Lioran. / AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

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France's midfielder Paul Pogba reacts after scoring France's second goal during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on July 3, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ

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The pack rides during the 183 km second stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 3, 2016 between Saint-Lo and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy. / AFP PHOTO / jeff pachoud

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(From L) France's Arthur Vichot, Slovakia's Peter Sagan, Great Britain's Christopher Froome, Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, Spain's Alberto Contador and Colombia's Nairo Quintana look at alphajets of the French Air Force Acrobatic Patrol, the Patrouille de France, performing prior to the start of the 188 km first stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 2, 2016 between Mont-Saint-Michel (background) and Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy. / AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

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Germany players celebrate after Germany's defender Jonas Hector (3) scored the final spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out to clinch the match for Germany in the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Germany and Italy at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux on July 2, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO

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France's midfielder Paul Pogba (top) falls over Switzerland's forward Breel Embolo during the Euro 2016 group A football match between Switzerland and France at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille on June 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / DENIS CHARLET

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Sweden's forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic heads the ball during the Euro 2016 group E football match between Ireland and Sweden at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis on June 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU

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Germany's defender Jerome Boateng (2ndR) kicks the ball from his goal line during the Euro 2016 group C football match between Germany and Ukraine at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille on June 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Denis CHARLET

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Albania's midfielder Ergys Kace (L) pulls down the shorts of Switzerland's midfielder Valon Behrami during the Euro 2016 group A football match between Albania and Switzerland at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens on June 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Denis CHARLET

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This picture taken from the Eiffel Tower on June 9, 2016 shows the Paris fan zone on the Champs de Mars during the opening concert of the Paris fan zone one day before the start of the Euro 2016 football championship, in Paris. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after winning the men's final match against Britain's Andy Murray at the Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open in Paris on June 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON

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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates in the parc ferme at the Monaco street circuit, on May 29, 2016 in Monaco, after the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. / AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

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Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane is lifted by his players after Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League final football match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at San Siro Stadium in Milan, on May 28, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

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Emiratis sail during the Al-Gaffal traditional long-distance dhow sailing race between the island of Sir Bu Nair, near the Iranian coast, and the Gulf emirate of Dubai on May 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI

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A surfer rides a wave in Varazze on May 15, 2016 during a day of high swell due to strong winds in north Mediterranean sea. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

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Bayern Munich's Austrian defender David Alaba (L) gives a beer shower to Bayern Munich's Spanish headcoach Pep Guardiola after the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and Hannover 96 in Munich, southern Germany, on May 14, 2016. Bayern Munich won the German league for a record 4th time in a row. / AFP PHOTO / Christof Stache / RESTRICTIONS: DURING MATCH TIME: DFL RULES TO LIMIT THE ONLINE USAGE TO 15 PICTURES PER MATCH AND FORBID IMAGE SEQUENCES TO SIMULATE VIDEO. == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE == FOR FURTHER QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT DFL DIRECTLY AT + 49 69 650050

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Manchester City's English goalkeeper Joe Hart (L) makes a save from Real Madrid's Portuguese defender Pepe (R) during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northwest England, on April 26, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PETER MARTELL Two participants from Imatong and Terekeka counties take part of the South Sudan National Wrestling Competition for peace at Juba Stadium, on April 20, 2016. South Sudan is holding a "wrestling for peace" tournament, bringing together athletes from around the country. The last big tournament was canceled when civil war broke out in December 2013. / AFP PHOTO / ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN

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A competitor takes part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables On April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. The 31st edition of the marathon is a live stage 257 km race through a formidable landscape in one of the world's most inhospitable climates. / AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK

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Thousands of runners are seen during a long exposure crossing the Reichsbrucke bridge over the Danube river, during the Vienna City Marathon in Vienna, Austria on April 10, 2016. This year, around 42 thousand participants were estimated to take part at the Vienna Marathon. / AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR

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Horses and riders jump The Chair during the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north west England on April 9, 2016. Rule the World came from behind to win the race ahead of The Last Samuri in second and Vics Canvas in third / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS

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Scuderia Toro Rosso's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr drives during the second practice session at the Sakhir circuit in Manama on April 1, 2016 ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

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McLaren Honda's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso crashes into the wall after colliding with Haas F1 Team's Brazilian driver Esteban Gutierrez during the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Max Blyton / IMAGE STRICTLY RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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A surfer looks at the Northern lights ( aurora borealis ) illuminating the sky over the snow covered beach of Unstad, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on March 14, 2016. Surfers from all over the world come to Lofoten island to surf in extrem conditions. Ocean temperature is 5-6 oC, air temperature around 0oC in spite of a weather very unstable. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

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Juventus' German midfielder Sami Khedira reacts during the Italian Serie A football match betwenn Juventus and Sassuolo on March 11, 2016 at he Juventus Stadium in Turin. / AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE

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A surfer rides a wave at the snowy beach of Unstad, in Lofoten Island, Arctic Circle, on March 9, 2016. Surfers from all over the world comes to Lofoten island to surf in extrem conditions. Ocean temperature is 6-7 oC, air temperature around 0oC in spite of a weather very unstable. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

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Athletes compete during the Biathlon Men's Mixed Relay at the Birkebeineren stadium during the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympics Games on February 21, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / LAURENT KALFALA

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The pack rides past a camel during the third stage of seventh cycling Tour of Oman between Al-Sawadi Beach and Naseem Park on February 18, 2016. Norweigan rider Edvald Boasson Hagen kept the red jersey for the overall leader after the third stage. / AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG

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A kitesurfer heads out to sea during the Kite surfing Armada, in which participants are trying to break the Guinness World record for the 'largest parade of kitesurfers', on January 30, 2016, at Tableview beach, in Cape Town. The current record of 352 was set at a similar event in Spain, and this event, which is supported by British businessman, Richard Branson aims to raise money for charity. According to the event organisers, the record was broken with a total of 415 participants. / AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH

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In this photograph taken on January 29, 2016, Afghan boy and Lionel Messi fan Murtaza Ahmadi, 5, wears a plastic bag jersey as he plays football in Jaghori district of Ghazni province. A five-year-old Afghan boy has become an internet star after pictures went viral of him wearing an Argentina football shirt made out of a plastic bag, complete with his hero Lionel Messi's name. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO / STR

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Stefan Kraft of Austria competes during the Four Hills competition (Vierschanzentournee) of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Innsbruck on January 3, 2016. Peter Prevc of Slovenia won the event ahead of Germany's Severin Freund of and Kenneth Gangnes of Norway. / AFP PHOTO / Michal Cizek

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Toyota's driver Ronan Chabot of France and co-driver Gilles Pillot compete during the 11km Prologue of the 2016 Dakar Rally, in the province of Buenos Aires, on January 2, 2016. The Dakar Rally, which officially starts on January 3, will see participants race across Argentina and Bolivia in a two-week test of endurance. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

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