• 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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  Arsenal take their ‘10% chance’ to win Group A

  Basle 1 Arsenal 4 Arsenal head into next Monday’s Champions League round of 16 draw with no regrets after Lucas Perez’s hat-trick secured a superb win in Basle to see Arsene...

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  Everton catch Man United cold with late penalty

  Everton 1 Manchester United 1 Leighton Baines’ late penalty caught Manchester United cold as Everton secured a morale-boosting draw from a match punctuated by controversy. The summer appointments of Ronald Koeman...

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  Mourinho blasts Everton’s long-ball tactics in ill-tempered press conference

  Jose Mourinho gave an ill-tempered press conference after Manchester United suffered a late equaliser against Everton, dismissing the opposition as a long-ball side, claiming to have missed key moments in the...

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  Five things we learned from this weekend’s Premier League action

  The title race heat went up a notch as Chelsea made their mark, Arsenal continued to put pressure on the leaders and Liverpool imploded at Bournemouth. Here, we take a look...

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  Joe Hart does not see a future at Manchester City

  Joe Hart admits he is expecting to be made available for transfer again by Manchester City when his loan spell at Torino finishes. The England goalkeeper is on a season-long loan...

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  Santi Cazorla faces long Arsenal absence as he heads for ankle surgery

  Arsenal expect to be without Santi Cazorla for three more months after deciding the midfielder needs ankle surgery. The 31-year-old Spaniard has not featured for the Gunners since the 6-0 Champions...

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  Southampton outclass Arsenal to reach EFL Cup semis

  Arsenal 0 Southampton 2 Southampton outclassed a much-changed Arsenal side to seal a comfortable victory at the Emirates Stadium and secure an EFL Cup semi-final berth for the first time in...

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  Here’s the EFL Cup semi-final draw

  Southampton were handed a semi-final clash with Liverpool after knocking Arsenal out of the EFL Cup. The Saints recorded a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night to reach...

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  The pros and cons of Gareth Southgate’s appointment as England manager

    Gareth Southgate is the new permanent England manager after winning a one-horse race. We analysed the 46-year-old’s strengths and weaknesses to decide the pros and cons of his appointment. Pros...

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  Gareth Bale successfully undergoes ankle surgery

  Gareth Bale has successfully undergone surgery on his damaged ankle in London, Real Madrid have announced. Bale went under the knife at the King Edward VII Hospital to repair the peroneal...