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- Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, the suspended presidents of FIFA and UEFA respectively, are banned from association football for eight years amid the 2015 FIFA corruption case
- In the Spanish general election, the ruling People's Party, led by Mariano Rajoy (pictured), loses one third of its seats, but remains the largest single party.
- Deep coal mining ceases in the United Kingdom with the closure of Kellingley Colliery.
- Soyuz TMA-19M is launched to the International Space Station.
- In mixed martial arts, Conor McGregor ends UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo's ten-year winning streak at UFC 194.
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