• 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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  Wayne Rooney returns for Manchester United

  Wayne Rooney will return to Manchester United’s starting line-up against Reading in the FA Cup. The 31-year-old needs one goal to equal Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time scoring record of 249 at...

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  Alan Curtis steps away from Swansea first-team for new role

  Alan Curtis has been put in charge of overseeing Swansea’s loan players, the Premier League club have announced. Swans stalwart Curtis, who played for the club and has been caretaker manager...

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  Man City’s strong side destroy West Ham

  West Ham 0 Manchester City 5 Manchester City flexed their muscles in this season’s FA Cup with a 5-0 third-round thumping of West Ham. Yaya Toure’s penalty, Havard Nordtveit’s unlucky own...

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  Slaven Bilic: Jermain Defoe is a proven goalscorer – and we need one

  Slaven Bilic believes Jermain Defoe would be the answer to West Ham’s goalscoring problems. The Hammers are understood to be trying to lure their former striker back to the club from...

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  Arsenal hit by Coquelin injury blow

  Arsenal will be without Francis Coquelin for their FA Cup third-round trip to Preston on Saturday.   The midfielder was forced off in the 3-3 draw at Bournemouth with a hamstring...

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  Who the hell is new Hull City boss Marco Silva?

  Portuguese Marco Silva has been appointed as Hull’s new head coach following the sacking of Mike Phelan. The 39-year-old former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiacos coach is little-known in the Premier League,...

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  Tweets mocking Bournemouth’s Harry Arter over his stillborn daughter are to be investigated

  A semi-professional football club are to investigate apparent tweets from one of their players mocking Bournemouth’s Harry Arter over his stillborn daughter. A tweet from an account in the name of...

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  Stoke complete permanent signing of Derby goalkeeper Lee Grant

  Stoke have completed the permanent signing of Derby goalkeeper Lee Grant for £1.3million following his impressive loan spell at the Premier League club. Grant has put pen to paper on a...

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  Dele Alli derails Chelsea

  Tottenham 2 Chelsea 0 Dele Alli’s double denied Chelsea a record-breaking 14th consecutive victory and fired Tottenham back into the Premier League title race. Chelsea were bidding to become the only...

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  Jose Mourinho hails ‘phenomenal’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “phenomenal” impact has made the veteran Manchester United striker undroppable. The outspoken 35-year-old arrived at Old Trafford to much fanfare in the summer given his unerring...