• 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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  Andre Gray given four-match ban for homophobic comments from 2012

  Burnley forward Andre Gray has been given a four-match ban for comments made on social media. The 25-year-old had been charged by the Football Association for bringing the game into disrepute...

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  Who will become the Premier League’s first 21st-century boy?

  Dominic Thill became the first football player born this millennium to appear in any of Europe’s top five leagues on Wednesday, playing for Metz in Ligue 1, and it got us...

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  Jose Mourinho says criticism of Wayne Rooney ‘was too much’, but tells him to prove doubters wrong

  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has challenged Wayne Rooney to confound the naysayers after damaging, over-the-top criticism during the international break. In the public eye since bursting onto the scene when...

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  Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown joins Blackburn

  Former Manchester United and Sunderland defender Wes Brown has joined Blackburn until the end of the season, the Championship side have announced. The 36-year-old has been training with Rovers since leaving...

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  Zidane laments first-half display as Real Madrid miss shot at history

  Zinedine Zidane lamented a hesitant first-half display from Real Madrid as they missed out on a piece of LaLiga history by dropping points at home to Villarreal. Los Blancos rarely got...

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  Romelu Lukaku set for Everton return at Bournemouth

  Romelu Lukaku is in line to return to the Everton team for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Bournemouth. The striker missed Tuesday’s EFL Cup defeat by Norwich with a toe injury...

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  Vincent Kompany returns as Man City see off Premier League opposition

  Swansea 1 Manchester City 2 Manchester City recorded their ninth successive win under Pep Guardiola by seeing off EFL Cup opponents Swansea 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium. Captain Vincent Kompany played...

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  Man United go through nervy moments before seeing off Northampton

  Northampton 1 Manchester United 3 Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United ended a three-match losing streak and reached the EFL Cup fourth round with a timely, if at times uncomfortable, win at Northampton....

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  West Ham wait until 96th minute to avoid embarrassment

  West Ham 1 Accrington 0 Dimitri Payet rescued West Ham from more embarrassment with an injury-time free-kick to see off Accrington 1-0 in the EFL Cup. The Hammers, reeling from four...

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  Fabregas scores extra-time double as Chelsea beat Leicester

  Leicester 2 Chelsea 4 (after extra-time) Cesc Fabregas sent a reminder to Chelsea boss Antonio Conte as his extra-time double capped a fine comeback at 10-man Leicester. The midfielder’s quickfire brace...