• 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

Soccer

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  Irish Football Association accepts FIFA fine for poppy displays

  The Irish Football Association has announced it will not appeal against the fine imposed by FIFA following acts of remembrance at the Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan game on Armistice Day. The...

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  Scott Sinclair expects to thrive on ‘hatred’ of Old Firm derby at Ibrox

  Scott Sinclair insists he will thrive on the “hatred” he expects to experience when Celtic travel to face Rangers at Ibrox on Hogmanay. The 27-year-old winger scored the only goal of...

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  Lukaku’s agent offers no guarantees over long-term future despite new deal

  Romelu Lukaku’s agent Mino Raiola claims a new contract is “99.9 per cent” done but offered no guarantees the striker would stay at Everton long-term. The Belgium international, whose current deal...

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  Brazil to play Colombia in charity match for Chapecoense victims

  The national football teams of Brazil and Colombia will play a friendly match on January 25 to raise money for the victims of the air crash which killed 19 players from...

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  Cork City striker on the move as Dundalk lose midfielder to rivals

  Cork City striker Mark O’Sullivan is leaving Turners’ Cross, with Waterford FC reported to be his destination, writes Stephen Barry. A member of the 2015 PFAI Team of the Year, he...

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  Celtic struggle but extend 21-game unbeaten streak

  Celtic 1 Partick Thistle 0 Scott Sinclair scored the only goal of the game as Celtic struggled past bottom side Partick Thistle to go 14 points clear at the top of...

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  Forget James Corden, Patrice Evra has taken the carpool karaoke game by storm

    At this point, it feels like a Patrice Evra Instagram post needs no introduction, but here goes: this is Evra, rapping, in a car, with someone dressed as a panda....

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  James McClean pays tribute to Buncrana Pier victims at clothing brand launch

  Ireland and West Brom winger James McClean has launched a new clothing line, with a logo designed in tribute to those killed in the Buncrana Pier tragedy, writes Stephen Barry. Five...

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  Liverpool win Merseyside derby with injury-time winner

  Everton 0 Liverpool 1 Striker Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to play a pivotal part in Liverpool snatching a winner in the fifth minute of added time of the 227th...

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  Danny Rose’s strike takes Spurs within a point of top-four

  Tottenham 2 Burnley 1 Danny Rose broke Burnley hearts with a second-half winner as Tottenham snatched a 2-1 victory and moved to within a point of the Premier League’s top four....