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Southgate’s job safe whatever the results in Russia, says FA’s GlennGareth Southgate has been told he will keep his job even if England lose all their group stage matches at Russia 2018, according to the FA chief executive, Martin Glenn -
Guardiola happy as City repeat ‘Fergie time’ trickManchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted he was more than happy to appropriate ‘Fergie time’ at the Etihad Stadium as his side scored a late winner for the third successive game, to see off West Ham United 2-1
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Club deny BBC 5 Live rights to broadcast Spartak tieAnyone hoping to listen to live radio commentary of Liverpool’s decisive Champions League tie with Spartak Moscow on Wednesday will not be able to do so after the club made the decision to restrict audio access to the match to their official website -
Tempers boil over in dressing-room row among playersSwansea City tempers boiled over after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Stoke sent them sliding to the bottom of the table, with the players involved in an angry dressing-room row
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news
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Manager Slutsky leaves club ‘by mutual consent’Hull City have parted company with head coach Leonid Slutsky by mutual consent, the Championship club have announced.
football weekly
in depth
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We select 60 of the best young talents in the worldFrom Vinicius Júnior, who has joined Real Madrid, to ‘the Romanian Donnarumma’ we identify 60 of the best players in the world born in 2000
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video
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Wenger 'angry and disappointed' after loss to Manchester United
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger cannot hide his frustration after his side was beaten by Manchester United on Saturday
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England's chances assessed by Guardian writers
Paul MacInnes, Marcus Christenson, Amy Lawrence and Paul Doyle debate and discuss the World Cup group stage draw which took place in Moscow on Friday
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270 miles from Anfield but no less Liverpool
There is a pub in the middle of Brighton, 270 miles from Anfield, that is home to a community of Liverpool fans, they call it the Brighton Kop
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Dyche: 'It was a big decision, but we've had a few of them go against us'Burnley manager Sean Dyche was quick to admit that James Tarkowski had made contact with Aaron Ramsey, but still suggested an injury-time penalty was a tough call
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Klopp: 'You need three players to stop Hazard'Jürgen Klopp was literally wowed by Chelsea forward Eden Hazard as Liverpool and Chelsea took a point each in the big fixture in the Premier League at Anfield
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Striker scores sensational Bergkamp-esque volleyDaniel Dubidat has drawn comparisons with Dennis Bergkamp after his stunning volley sealed a 3-2 win for Alvechurch over Sheffield FC in their non-league clash
world football
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24 career Real Madrid red cards – a retrospectiveThe Real Madrid captain’s red card against Athletic Bilbao made him the most sent-off player in La Liga history with 19 league dismissals and 24 in total
opinion
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Lineker fronting draw for Fifa feels like a kind of betrayalLineker has been one of Fifa’s most visceral critics and it is baffling to find him presiding over events in Moscow, even in an industry where the phrase ’complete moral volte-face’ tends to draw blank looks
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Matic reminds us why great teams need a water carrierThe value of a reliable, unfussy midfield shield can be easily overlooked but even the most expansive and exciting teams need a player like Nemanja Matic
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Who was wilder out of Maradona and Asprilla? Tino by milesThe Italian discusses his old team-mates, managing West Ham United and a six-hour helicopter trip to try a new ice cream
regulars
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The enraging power of the Redz effectIn today’s Fiver: Russia 2018, a Pep talk and the key to World in Motion
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Fifa's preparations for the Russia 2018 World Cup drawOur resident cartoonist imagines the hard work being put in by Gianni Infantino and Vladimir Putin to ensure the World Cup draw is a success
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top 100 footballers
catch up
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An illustrated historySince the first World Cup back in 1930, it has become tradition for each tournament to design their own unique poster. Here we take a look at them
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The complete guide to all the stadiumsAll you need to know about the 12 venues for World Cup 2018, including history lessons and the hitches along the way
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Manchester City are giving more than just United the bluesThe sense of purpose at the club goes well beyond Pep Guardiola’s squad, with youth sides and the women’s team showing the scale of the ownership’s plans
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Proper Football Men and sentient stat-borgs battle for survivalThe mistrust harboured by Proper Football Men and sentient stat-borgs for the other will go on providing a rich seam of entertainment for the rest of us
the big picture
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Manchester City and David Silva dig deep to break Hart-less West HamAdrián, in goal because Joe Hart could not play against his parent club, denied Manchester City for long periods but the unbeaten leaders came from behind to beat West Ham 2-1
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Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United: Premier League – as it happenedMinute-by-minute report: Manchester City fought back from a goal down to equal the record of successive Premier League victories, making it 13 in a row and restoring their eight-point lead at the top thanks to David Silva’s late winner
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Pogba was United’s heartbeat but has given Mourinho a headache
Jonathan WIlson Gifts cost Arsenal as United make right calls