soccer
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Mourinho’s return to dark side highlights deep malaise at Chelsea
Richard WilliamsTrophies are the only currency the Portuguese deals in but his tenures never end well – when he departs there is a sense of relief among employers
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Brazilian forward is another rare and frazzled talent who has become a footballing toxic financial product, too costly to keep, too costly to sell
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Matthew Nolan writes new score for Football As Never Before, which follows Manchester United player during 1970 game against Coventry City
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news
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Chelsea’s Diego Costa, Cesc Fàbregas, Eden Hazard and Pedro are all rated as doubtful ahead of the visit of Liverpool
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Crystal Palace’s leading scorer, Yohan Cabaye, has a knock and may not start against Manchester United
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Fabricio Coloccini is available for Newcastle against Stoke after his red card in the derby with Sunderland was rescinded
in depth
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The football fraternity gathered to say farewell to the Everton legend Howard Kendall, with a confession from Peter Reid and a tribute by Bill Kenwright among the eulogies
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next generation 2015
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From Gheorghe Hagi’s son to the Colombian Yaya Touré, and from Dejan Lovren’s younger brother (a winger) to the ‘new Mario Götze’, the Guardian has scoured the world for some of the best players born in 1998
world football
opinion
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The only way these candidates could be considered new brooms is if they were placed next to a recently unearthed fossilised sweeping implement
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Wambach's towering legacy only begins with broken records
Meredith Bennett-SmithThe world’s all-time leading goalscorer, who announced her retirement on Tuesday, has been an imperfect, fiercely competitive and uncompromising cornerstone of the feminist movement. She is a real American hero -
The news that two Premier League players may come out is no longer shocking. But the response they receive will be the true test of football’s tolerance
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pictures & video
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A student from Rosmini College in New Zealand hoofs a football into the air and hits a drone
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Watch extracts from the 1971 German film by Hellmuth Costard, Fußball, Wie Noch Nie (Football As Never Before), soon to be re-released with a new score
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger admits Swansea have ‘strong offensive potential’ but believes the team are focused on continuing their run
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Ahead of Tottenham’s clash with Aston Villa on Saturday, coach Mauricio Pochettino emhpasises the importance of Harry Kane returning to form after injury
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FA chair Greg Dyke says he believes Russia’s 2018 world cup bid was fixed before the vote
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The Guardian’s Diane Taylor is granted exclusive access inside the Manchester hotel owned by former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs
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José Mourinho gives his reaction after the defending champions were knocked out of the League Cup by Stoke City following a penalty shoot-out
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Jürgen Klopp says his team must not be complacent when they play Chelsea on Saturday, and must play well to take the three points
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José Mourinho has admitted for the first time that he ‘cannot promise’ to secure Champions League qualification this season following Chelsea’s worst ever start to a Premier League campaign
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the big picture
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Rodney Wallace, Maximiliano Urruti and Adam Larsen Kwarsey celebrate after winning the MLS playoff between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City at Providence Park, Portland
Graziano Pellè I was a good player but not that concrete … I am more mature now
Match preview Southampton v Bournemouth
Alberto Moreno I felt inner anger after being out of Liverpool team
Arsenal Walcott could be out until December with calf injury