• West Ham suspend transfer director after he claims African players ’cause mayhem’
• Theo Walcott sees a great partnership ahead with Seamus Coleman at Everton
• Riyad Mahrez in a ‘very difficult situation’ with Leicester teammates after trying to force transfer
• Leigh Griffiths hits winner for Celtic against Partick Thistle
• Antonio Conte: This is already a good season
• Football rumours: More moves at Arsenal and changes expected in Manchester
• Alexis Sanchez’s move to Man United to be confirmed imminently
• ‘Embarrassment’ in Scotland over failed pursuit of Michael O’Neill
• Bottom-side Swansea stun high-flying Liverpool
• Tottenham lose ground in race for top-four place

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  Caretaker boss Unsworth will meet Everton owner on Friday

  Everton’s caretaker manager David Unsworth is scheduled to meet the club’s owner Farhad Moshiri having overseen an improved performance at Chelsea in his first match in charge. Their 2-1 defeat in...

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  Dramatic win against Tottenham eases pressure on West Ham boss Slaven Bilic

  West Ham eased the pressure on manager Slaven Bilic by fighting back from two goals down to beat Tottenham 3-2 in the Carabao Cup fourth round. The Hammers looked down and...

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  Phil Jones set to return for Manchester United against Spurs

  Manchester United are set to be boosted by the return of Phil Jones for Tottenham’s Premier League visit on Saturday. Jones limped off during last weekend’s shock 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield...

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  Gianluigi Buffon to retire after World Cup – barring Champions League success

  Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said he will retire after the World Cup – unless he can help club side Juventus win the Champions League this season. The 39-year-old World Cup...

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  Cristiano Ronaldo named FIFA Men’s Player of the Year

  Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award. Ronaldo retained the prize after scoring 44 goals in 48 appearances in 2017, including 33 for Real Madrid and...

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  EFL Cup reaches last 16 stage tonight

  The EFL Cup reaches the last-16 stage this evening, with plenty of potential shocks on the cards. Championship promotion hopefuls Leeds make the trip to managerless Leicester. Meanwhile, the Premier League’s...

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  Slaven Bilic under the spotlight as West Ham hammered at home to Brighton

  West Ham 0 Brighton 3 Slaven Bilic suffered surely the worst defeat of his spell as West Ham boss as they were thrashed 3-0 at home to Brighton. Two goals from...

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  Relegation threatened St Pat’s fight back to win six goal thriller against Cork City

  St Pat’s Ath 4, Cork City 2 A rip-roaring first half yielded four goals as relegation threatened St Pat’s fought back to win a six-goal thriller against the league champions to...

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  Wins for Barca and Juventus, but Atletico are held

  BARCELONA 3 OLYMPIACOS 1 Lionel Messi scored his 100th European goal as Barcelona maintained their winning run in Champions League Group D with a 3-1 home victory over Olympiacos. A Dimitris...

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  Eden Hazard saves Chelsea’s blushes in six-goal thriller against Roma

  Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea battled to a 3-3 draw with Roma to stay top of Champions League Group C. Chelsea had surrendered a two-goal lead to trail 3-2 with...