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Chelsea requests info from fans who witnessed violent clashes in Barcelona

Alleged clashes at the Camp Nou before Wednesday’s Champions League loss to Barcelona has left some Chelsea supporters injured, the Premier League club said in a statement.

The club issued an appeal to those who were in Barcelona to get in touch and give their accounts of the events that unfolded after video emerged on social media showing supporters being herded by baton-wielding stewards outside of the Camp Nou.

A spokesman for the club said: “We are aware of reports of incidents outside the ground before the game where a number of Chelsea fans were hurt.

“We ask that our supporters contact us with accounts of their experiences of this evening’s arrival at the stadium so that we can take this up properly with the authorities.”

One social media user who allegedly filmed the incident claims the “unprovoked” attack occurred as fans were leaving the stadium shortly after Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 to progress to the quarter-finals.

NFL

Source: DE Curry headed to Bucs on 3-year deal

TAMPA, Fla. — One day after he was released by the Philadelphia Eagles, defensive end Vinny Curry has found a new home with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a source told ESPN.

It is a three-year deal for up to $27 million with a $11.5 million injury guarantee, the source said.

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Curry, 29, had been cut by the Eagles on Friday to free up cap space. He was due to make $9 million in 2018. The team also explored trade options before the release.

To make room for Curry, the Bucs cut Robert Ayers, who was entering the third and final year of a three-year pact with the Bucs. He was set to make $6 million, including a roster bonus due on the fifth day of the league year.

Ayers produced 2.0 sacks in 12 games in 2017, as the Bucs finished the year with just 22 total sacks, last in the league. The previous year, Ayers had 6.5 sacks in 12 games.

Curry is the third defensive lineman the Bucs have signed this free-agency period, along with former Eagles teammate Beau Allen and defensive tackle Mitch Unrein.

Curry has not missed a regular-season game in four years, with 22 sacks since 2012. His best season came in 2014, when he finished with 9.0 sacks. Last year, he had 3.0 sacks but managed 41 quarterback hurries.