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The careers of the presidents of Fifa and Uefa, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, have been wrecked by bans imposed in relation to a payment of 2m Swiss francs to the Frenchman
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Louis van Gaal must ensure Manchester United avoid defeat against Stoke City and Chelsea or he could be sacked as manager
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Pep Guardiola started his winter break with Manchester City favourites to be his next club after announcing he will leave Bayern Munich in the summer
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Sky is the limit for City’s summer arrival says David Silva before Premier League showdown against Arsenal … and Mesut Özil
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Hard Premier League slog would take Guardiola into the unknown
Jonathan WilsonSpaniard has found success at Barcelona and Bayern Munich but England will offer a very different challenge if he ends up at Man City -
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
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Pioneer against football feudalism was qualified to do any job in the game. But he knew television, and believed it was not for the mealy-mouthed
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Arsène Wenger finally has the missing piece in his defensive jigsaw with Petr Cech’s commanding presence on and off the field providing inspiration
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With the transfer window opening in less than three weeks, we look at what the clubs can learn from the business they conducted in the summer by analysing every move, from Dele Alli to DeAndre Yedlin
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The podders wonder what next for Chelsea after José Mourinho’s second spell at the club comes to an extraordinary end. Plus, Middlesbrough head to the top of the Championship, and Swansea make overtures to Marcelo Bielsa
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Football League Your thoughts
Niall McVeigh
pictures & video
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We round up our favourite pictures from the weekend’s matches in England’s top flight
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The footballer, manager and broadcaster Jimmy Hill has died aged 87. Here we recall the life of a pioneering figure
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The former football player and Match Of The Day presenter Jimmy Hill has died aged 87
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Jimmy Hill introduces a football fixture between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur on the BBC’s Match Of The Day in 1986
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Liverpool give away early Christmas presents on Sunday as Watford surged to a 3-0 victory in the Premier League after a stagnant performance by Jurgen Klopp’s side
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Claudio Ranieri, the Leicester City manager, and Everton manager Roberto Martínez give their reactions after Leicester City beat the Merseyside club 3-2 at Goodison Park on Saturday
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Chelsea’s first team coach Steve Holland and Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce give their reactions after Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday
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Sepp Blatter became wedded to Fifa, believing he was indispensable and could leave at a date of his choosing, but has been forced out by an ethics committee he himself introduced
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Sepp Blatter, Fifa’s suspended president, has claimed the world body’s ethics committee have dropped corruption charges against him over a £1.35m payment to Michel Platini
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the big picture
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With Chelsea facing Sunderland at Stamford Bridge less than 48 hours after Mourinho was fired, the match gave Chelsea supporters an opportunity to air their views on Roman Abramovich’s decision
Premier League 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Chelsea Terry insists players feel responsible for Mourinho exit
Leicester Ranieri: what we have done is a miracle, whatever happens
Swansea 0-0 West Ham Managerless hosts frustrated