• 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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  Days after Claudio Ranieri’s sacked and the Vardy party returns

  Jamie Vardy’s double inspired Leicester to victory over Liverpool as the champions sparked in to life following Claudio Ranieri’s sacking. The England forward ended the Foxes’ Premier League goal drought and...

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  Jamie Vardy thinks players have had ‘a lot of unfair stick’ over Ranieri’s sacking

  Jamie Vardy claims Leicester’s players have been subjected to “unfair stick” since Claudio Ranieri’s sacking. The England striker scored twice in Leicester’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool at the King Power Stadium...

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  Jamie Carragher: Leicester players should hang their heads in shame

  Jamie Carragher feels Leicester’s performance in a 3-1 victory over Liverpool vindicates the criticism meted out to the Foxes players in the wake of Claudio Ranieri’s sacking as manager last week....

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  Real Madrid stage three-goal comeback, including controversial penalty, to reclaim top spot

  Real Madrid came from two goals down to swiftly reclaim top spot in LaLiga with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Villarreal. Having been displaced at the summit a few hours earlier...

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  Roma close gap on Juve while Lazio boost European hopes

  Roma closed the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus to seven points with a 3-1 win away to Inter Milan at San Siro. Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan scored twice and Diego...

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  Five things we learned as Zlatan Ibrahimovic drags Man United to EFL Cup glory

  Manchester United won their first trophy under Jose Mourinho as a late Zlatan Ibrahimovic header secured a 3-2 win over Southampton in the EFL Cup final. Here, we highlight five things...

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  We spoke to the man who immortalised Claudio Ranieri with sausages, but what does he think about his sacking?

  Despite his controversial sacking as Leicester City manager, the sausage named after Claudio Ranieri will continue to be sold. With the 2015/16 Premier League nearing its climax, a Leicester butchers announced...

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  10-man Birmingham win Midlands derby to give Gianfranco Zola his second victory in 13 games

  Birmingham manager Gianfranco Zola enjoyed a badly-needed win as his team secured a 2-1 success against local rivals Wolves at Molineux. It was only Zola’s second victory in 13 Sky Bet...

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  Claudio Ranieri: Yesterday my dream died

  Claudio Ranieri has said his “dream died” when Leicester sacked him. The Italian led the Foxes to last season’s Premier League title, but on Thursday he lost his job. Leicester are...

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  Away goal keeps Leicester Champions League dream alive

  Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel kept Leicester’s Champions League hopes alive as they escaped from Sevilla still eyeing the quarter-finals. Striker Vardy stunned the hosts with a second-half goal – his...