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Pizarro becomes oldest Bundesliga goalscorer

The Peruvian netted in the 96th minute to claim his side a point and break a 22 year-old record

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De Jong believes luck could see Ajax past Madrid

The Dutch giants have not reached the Champions League quarter-finals since 2003 but go into Wednesday's last-16 first leg with confidence

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'Solskjaer putting Man Utd before his ego'

The former Red Devils striker played alongside the Norwegian under Sir Alex Ferguson and backed his former team-mates's temperament to lead the club

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Tottenham will not face Arsenal at White Hart Lane

Spurs had hoped to have moved into their new stadium by the time of the Gunners visit on March 2, but the game will now take place at Wembley

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Hughton calls for FA action after Bong 'smelly b*stard' chant

The FA Cup replay was the first meeting between the sides at the Hawthorns since allegations of racial abuse were made against Jay Rodriguez

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Ravel Morrison reveals his love for Arsenal ahead of Sweden move

The former Manchester United player has struggled to settle since leaving Old Trafford and is set to move to Sweden in an bid to re-start his career

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Lyon open door to Giroud signing

The arrival of Gonzalo Higuain looks likely to further limit the Frenchman's chances, with the Ligue 1 side interested in a summer deal

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Klopp on Vardy against Liverpool: I could've scored!

Klopp's side have struggled typically against Vardy, with the England striker scoring one of the goals of the season against the Reds in 2016

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'He's a good player' - Puel responds to £20m Tielemans rumours

Reports have also suggested that Adrien Silva could form part of a swap deal for the Belgium international, who has also been linked with Tottenham

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Higuain 'not the right striker for Chelsea' says Gullit

The Blues finally agreed a loan deal for Higuain on Wednesday after weeks of speculation, with Alvaro Morata set to be offloaded to Atletico Madrid

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Valverde hits out at Guardiola over De Jong contact

The Dutchman has agreed a deal with Barca after a lengthy courtship, but the Man City boss has come under fire for attempting to derail the move

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Pochettino says stadium move could have cost Tottenham

Spurs failed to reach the EFL Cup final after surrendering a first-leg lead against Chelsea on Thursday

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Solskjaer makes it eight from eight to extend record

The Norwegian continued his flawless start to life in caretaker charge of United as the Red Devils swept past Arsenal in the FA Cup

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Pochettino will change when he starts winning trophies - Mourinho

Spurs are without a trophy since 2008, and Pochettino is yet to pick up silverware during his managerial career

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'Why can't he see it?' - Emery blasted over Ozil treatment

The Germany playmaker has been consistently left out of his manager's team selections over Christmas and the New Year as Arsenal have faltered badly

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Chelsea told £45m target Barella is going nowhere

Blues boss Maurizio Sarri is desperate to add to his attacking options but an Italy international currently starring in Serie A may be out of reach

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'My future is here' - Willian

The Brazilian has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, but insists he remains committed to his current club

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Rossi laughs off talk of Man Utd coaching role

The 31-year-old made 14 appearances for United under Sir Alex Ferguson and has been spotted back at the club's Carrington training ground

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Silva hits back at Allardyce over jibe

The former Toffees boss had claimed his successor Silva wouldn't be saved simply by playing attractive football.

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Solari refuses to be drawn on Real future

A goal in each half helped Sociedad ease to victory at the Bernabeu on Sunday to pile the pressure on Santiago Solari.

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Emery targets 'committed' signings in January

The Gunners boss is looking for players who are ready to step in and help when called on during the winter window

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Solksjaer aiming to keep Martial and De Gea

The Norwegian is eager to leave the club in a stronger state than he found it after succeeding Jose Mourinho

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Arsenal's big six struggles continue in Anfield thrashing

It is the second time in five years that Arsenal have let in five at Anfield and the team have gone 20 games without an away win at a top-six rival

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Spurs dealt huge blow as Wolves break 39-match curse

Spurs had looked set to cut the gap at the top of the Premier League to three points but now their title hopes look shattered after Wolves' late show

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‘Improving’ Pogba still has more to give, says Matic

Pogba scored twice as United beat Huddersfield 3-1 on Boxing Day and already looks a player reborn after the dismissal of Jose Mourinho

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Ozil has become a 'ghost' - Petit

The former Gunner says he's a fan of the playmaker but has slammed his performances over the past two seasons

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Lingard: Man Utd players 'affected' by bad results under Mou

The Red Devils have enjoyed a resurgence in form since Mourinho was shown the door at Old Trafford, winning their last two games

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'Just be Man United' - Solskjaer reveals Rooney advice

United were irresistible in seeing off Cardiff as they began life after Jose Mourinho with a 5-1 win

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Hodgson hails Townsend's 'goal of the year'

The Eagles stunned the Premier League champions by coming from behind to inflict a second defeat of the season on Pep Guardiola's side

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Man Utd make worst league start for 28 years

Jose Mourinho's side have now conceded more goals after 17 games than they did in the entirety of last season, and are 11 points off the top four

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'Palacios is a Real Madrid-style player'

The midfielder's agent confirmed this week that Real had enquired after the Argentina international but said a move would not happen before June

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Balotelli 'expects to be scoring on one leg'

The Italy international has failed to score in Ligue 1 this season but the Nice coach is ready to stick by his man amidst a dearth of options

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River win Copa final few will remember for the football

Juan Qunitero's decisive strike in the final moments of extra-time won the Libertadores for River and put an end to the farce of the 2018 final

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Courtois: Wind to blame for sluggish Madrid showing

Real laboured past the Liga newcomers go register a win that dragged them into the top four for the first time since the sacking of Julen Lopetegui

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Fekir would be welcome at Bayern - Coman

The 25 year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Lyon in January after a touted switch to Liverpool in the summer failed to materialise

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Koscielny forced off in Arsenal U21 comeback

The France international was continuing his comeback from the Achilles injury sustained in the Europa League semi-final in May

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Alexis doesn't suit Man Utd's style - Winterburn

The Chile international has struggled since swapping the Emirates for Old Trafford

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Rony Lopes signs Monaco extension

The Portugal midfielder has been injured since early September during which time his team have slumped into the Ligue 1 bottom three

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Man City equal clean-sheet record in win over West Ham

The Premier League champions kept up their two-point lead over Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side won at Watford

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Most competitive league? EPL gulf has never been bigger

Three teams have reached 12 games with unbeaten records for the first time in the English top flight

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'Getting carried away with England no bad thing'

The Three Lions beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley to avenge their World Cup defeat and advance to the last four of the inaugural Nations League in Portugal

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BBC African Footballer of the Year shortlist announced

The Liverpool striker won the award in 2017 after a year which saw him make an explosive start to life in England and lead Egypt to the World Cup

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'Aubameyang's bad behaviour forced Arsenal move'

Peter Stoger has admitted that the Gabon international refused to attend team meetings during his final weeks at the club

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Cavani not thinking about Napoli return

The Uruguayan will return to the Stadio San Paulo with PSG in the Champions League next month amid rumours he could make the move back in January

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Lampard not dreaming of Chelsea job

The Blues' record goalscorer has guided the Rams to sixth in the Championship since taking over in August ahead of Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash

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'Spurs risk losing Pochettino'

A lack of summer signings and a delay in moving into their new stadium has raised question marks over the manager's future at the club

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Real should stick by Lopetegui - Campo

Sunday's 5-1 defeat to Barcelona was Madrid's fourth league defeat in five games and the former Spain boss is expected to be removed on Monday.

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Premier League is the world's best - Stones

There are three unbeaten teams at the end of October for the first time in the Premier League era as Man City prepare to face Tottenham

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'Pogba's run-up helped penalty save'

The Everton goalkeeper kept out the Man Utd midfielder's 27th-minute spot-kick before the Frenchman redeemed himself by converting the rebound.

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Southgate keeps faith in Rashford despite Croatia misses

The Manchester United forward scored England's first Nations League goal against Spain in September but Southgate's side now trail in the group

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Gibraltar clinch first competitive win

Joseph Chipolina's penalty made the difference in a historic game for the British overseas territory

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Man City's Zinchenko open to Napoli switch

The Ukrainian has slipped to third in the pecking order on City's left flank, and hopes to force through a move after summer negotiations collapsed

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Man Utd 'painful' to watch under Mourinho - Berbatov

The Bulgarian, who won two Premier League titles for the Red Devils, has not been impressed with his former club's performances so far this season

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Emotional Chelsea loanee Mount opens up after England call-up

The on-loan Chelsea midfielder says the Championship has been good preparation for the step-up to international football

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Arsenal 'scared' to bring Mkhitaryan says Qarabag boss

The Armenian has been left out of Unai Emery's squad for the game in Baku amidst diplomatic tensions

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Reus credits Sancho for Dortmund 'euphoria'

The young midfielder created the opening goal as Lucien Favre's side dispatched Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday

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'Messi has completed football' - Winks

The 22-year-old praised the five-time Ballon d'Or winner after the Blaugrana eased past Spurs at Wembley

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Luiz Gustavo cool on Milan link

The Brazilian helped his current club to the Europa League final last season but says his head has not been turned by interest from Serie A

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Benitez defends Mitrovic sale

The Serb has been in excellent form for Fulham since his summer move, whilst the goal-shy Magpies have struggled

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Chelsea star Kante admits PSG 'contact'

The France international has been offered a new five-year deal to remain at Stamford Bridge amid interest from the Ligue 1 champions

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'No place in football for politics' - Rangnick on Ozil row

The Arsenal star's retirement from the national team has launched a countrywide debate, with a number of high profile names voicing their opinions

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Emery calls for Arsenal ‘personality’ at Newcastle

The Gunners boss is meeting his compatriot for the first time since Sevilla beat Real Madrid in 2015 and is keen to make it three successive wins

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'Gotze missing quality and should leave Dortmund'

The midfielder has played only once for Germany in 18 months and has struggled for form since 2014's World Cup triumph.

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Rakitic: Not even PSG can offer me what Barca can

The Croatian had been the subject of interest from the French champions but said 'no one can offer me what Barca can'.

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Henry didn't get Bordeaux job for 'financial reasons'

The French club's new owners walked away from talks after failing to agree terms with the former Gunners striker

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Butland's England place safe - for now

England's number two kept a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Switzerland, and says Gareth Southgate has re-assured him about his place

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Monreal confirms Arsenal contract talks

The 32-year-old has entered the final year of his deal but is not looking ahead to retirement

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Keita up for Premier League fight

The midfielder is wary of players who have struggled to adapt to the league's physical style but is hoping to settle in quickly

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Everton face anxious Coleman wait

Martin O'Neill has confirmed the full-back picked up the injury against Wales, and both club and country are waiting to learn the severity

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'The best stay level-headed' - Man Utd's Gomes

The 18 year-old travelled with the first team to the US this summer and recently scored for the Under 23s in front of Jose Mourinho

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Kenedy dreams of Chelsea return

The Brazilian still wants to make an impact at Stamford Bridge and is hoping to enjoy a positive season at St James' Park

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