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It said this was causing "distress to local communities and blighting rivers and beaches."

Injuries would blight his time there and he managed just 21 Bundesliga appearances, and four goals, in his first two seasons before their relegation.

US shoppers could very much be the frontline casualties in this trade war, blighted by higher prices and less choice, regardless of the president's rhetoric.

But he said drink and drugs had blighted her life.

The saga was the latest in a string of corruption cases that have blighted Chinese football over many years.