• 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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  5 big talking points ahead of Brazil and Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifier

  Old rivalries will be renewed when Brazil host Argentina in World Cup qualifying on Thursday. Here, we take a look at five talking points ahead of the contest between two of...

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  Will Grigg happy to prove people wrong after ‘tough time’ at Euro 2016

  Will Grigg believes his early-season goals at Wigan have answered those who questioned whether he would be impacted by his Euro 2016 snub. The 25-year-old was in France for Northern Ireland’s...

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  Jonjo Shelvey charged over alleged use of discriminatory language

  Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been charged with using abusive language towards an opponent that included reference to ethnicity, race or nationality. The Football Association misconduct charge relates to an incident...

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  Football reporter live tweets the most pointless penalty shoot-out of all time

  The perfect Premier League manager would be a combination of a number of former bosses, wouldn’t they? Alex Ferguson’s man management, Arsene Wenger’s playing philosophy and Kevin Keegan’s enthusiasm would perhaps...

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  Roy Keane: Maybe Everton need to look at their own training schedule

  Roy Keane insists he does not care what Everton boss Ronald Koeman thinks amid a major spat over midfielder James McCarthy. The 25-year-old midfielder has unwittingly found himself at the centre...

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  Premier League rumours: Bilic set for talks with Payet

  The Daily Mirror claims West Ham boss Slaven Bilic will have talks with Dimitri Payetamid reports the France playmaker is looking to leave the Hammers. Ronald Koeman wants to bring out-of-favour...

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  Judge accepts charges against Neymar over Barcelona transfer

  Brazilian footballer Neymar could be heading back to court on corruption charges. A Spanish judge has accepted charges against Neymar for irregularities regarding his transfer to Barcelona, opening the way for...

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  Two Northern Ireland wingers ruled out of World Cup qualifier with injury

  Wide men Jamie Ward and Stuart Dallas have withdrawn from the Northern Ireland squad to face Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifier on Friday. Ward, currently on loan at Burton, broke...

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  5 things we learned from the Premier League this weekend

  Liverpool hit six to go top of the table while Chelsea fired in five goals and Sunderland finally won to haul themselves off the bottom over another action-packed weekend of Premier...

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  Jose Mourinho on his players: To compete you have to go to the limit

  Jose Mourinho admits he has to change the culture at Manchester United before the club can return to the top of English football. United claimed a comfortable 3-1 victory at struggling...