soccer
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Elneny passes medical before £7.3m move from BaselMohamed Elneny has passed a medical before his proposed £7.3m move to Arsenal, although the midfielder must still be granted a work permit for the transfer to be completed
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Manchester City target Germany striker Sané but not at Schalke valuationSchalke want £32m for the Manchester City target Leroy Sané, who won his first full cap for Germany last month -
Wenger confident Wilshere will be back for England in timeArsène Wenger believes Jack Wilshere will recover both fitness and form in time to feature at Euro 2016 -
Fifa endures grim 2015 but corruption crises far from overSome of those who have profited from football and athletics over the past three decades have been brought to book but the champagne should be kept on ice
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in depth
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Premier League club-by-club guide to the January salesWe look at each Premier League club, what they need to strengthen and who they are hoping to sign in the January transfer window
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next generation 2015
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Next Generation 2015: 50 of the best young talents in world footballFrom 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
opinion
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Cellino’s argument over Leeds’ televised games is half-bakedThe sad reality is it will take a collection of clubs to kick up a fuss over fixture changes and kick-off times for the Football League to act
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2015 in the Premier LeagueIn the latest from his series of cartoons, David Squires offers his unique take on the 2015 top flight season
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Messi surpasses Ronaldo as the best footballer in the worldAfter finishing runner-up last year, Messi regains No1 spot as La Liga stars dominate the list of the Guardian’s 100 best footballers
regulars
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Manchester United to sign £35m Anderson from Lazio?Zlatan Ibrahimovic to stay at PSG? | Arsenal and Liverpool eye Ezequiel Lavezzi? | Chelsea to appoint Max Allegri?
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pictures & video
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Tom Jenkins picks his best photos of 2015The Guardian and Observer sport photographer selects his best images from 2015 and recalls in detail how each one was created
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Allardyce calls Klopp a 'soft German' after tackle rowThe managers of Sunderland and Liverpool row over Jeremain Lens’ late tackle on Mamadou Sakho
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The best Premier League photos of the weekWe round up our favourite pictures from the latest round of matches in England’s top flight
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Wenger: January will be busy building up our midfieldArsenal manager Arsène Wenger says he is looking to improve the team’s midfield option in the January transfer window
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Garde hoping to sign Chelsea's Rémy on loanAston Villa manager Rémi Garde says he hopes to sign Chelsea striker Loic Rémy on loan to aid his side’s battle against relegation from the Premier League
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Benítez: there is a campaign against me and the clubReal Madrid gear up Tuesday for their match against Real Sociedad in La Liga on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
on this site
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Roy O'Donovan says victim of his A-League headbutt 'deserves an Oscar'Central Coast Mariners striker Roy O’Donovan apologised to fans for his headbutt on Wellington’s Manny Muscat, but says opponent deserves “an Oscar” for going down
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Louis van Gaal aims to reignite Manchester United’s title challengeManchester United, after six games without a win, have dropped to sixth in the Premier League but are still aiming for the title
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the big picture
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RIP PavA pair of goalkeeping gloves are left outside St James’ Park among the many tributes honouring former Newcastle United goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek
Premier League 10 things to look out for this weekend
Man Utd We can still win the league, insists Van Gaal
Tottenham Pochettino values squad unity over new signings
Premier League table How the teams stand on New Year's Day