soccer
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José Mourinho has signed the contract to take over as the next Manchester United manager with the club expected to make a formal announcement on Friday
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Zinedine Zidane is still new to his post, but a man Real needed ‘like rain in May’ has universal backing as they prepare for the Champions League final
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Liverpool are considering a move for the Southampton forward Sadio Mané after their hopes of luring Mario Götze to Anfield were put on hold
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The FA Cup, the world’s oldest knockout competition, is to lose quarter-final replays in a move designed to ease fixture congestion
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news
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Roy Hodgson hopes to take Daniel Sturridge to France while the Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is likely to face Australia
in depth
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The French legend, in an exclusive interview on his 50th birthday, says Pep Guardiola is the only manager capable of ‘changing Manchester’ and explains why he will be cheering on England at Euro 2016 – not France
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world football
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Bayern Munich on Thursday suggested Mario Götze’s playing future with the German champions may remain on the bench, even though he showed his desire to earn a starting spot after turning down a possible move to Liverpool
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MLS Everything about Lampard’s Hudson River derby went wrong
Dave Martinez and Graham Ruthven
opinion
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The scale of disillusionment in the Manchester United dressing room has been laid bare as the Louis van Gaal era ended to little sympathy among players or fans
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During his managerial career José Mourinho, who is set to take over at Old Trafford, has shown little inclination to promote young talent
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Brendan Rodgers may have left Liverpool with questions over his ability but with a clean slate and promising youth system he can galvanise Celtic just as Rangers return
regulars
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In today’s Fiver: Unicodes, ASCII art and Liverpool’s returns policy
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Javier Mascherano to Juventus for £76m? | José Mourinho to swoop for Reece Oxford? | Leicester, Chelsea and Arsenal chasing Nampalys Mendy?
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pictures & video
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Your highlights of a season that ended in triumph for some fans and tears for others
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Rafael Benítez's new contact has written guarantees regarding the budget and areas of control, including recruitment
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic refuses to confirm whether he will join Manchester United, though he does say he has a ‘fantastic’ relationship with José Mourinho
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Rafael Benítez confirms he will stay on as manager of Newcastle United
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Granit Xhaka joins Arsenal from Borussia Mönchengladbach, saying it is a ‘dream come true’ to join the London club
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Jonathan Wilson gives his verdict on Louis van Gaal’s managerial career and second season at Manchester United after news that he has been sacked and replaced by José Mourinho
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Guardian correspondent Dominic Fifield and football writer Jonathan Wilson consider how a newly appointed José Mourinho would settle in as manager at Manchester United
on this site
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A minute-by-minute account of the classic match in London on 12 February 2003, which announced Australia on the world stage as a football nation
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The midfielder Joe Allen will hold talks with Liverpool after Wales return from Euro 2016 with one year remaining on his contract
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the big picture
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This week, David Squires looks back at Manchester United’s FA Cup final win … and the end of Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford
Rashford gets his England chance with Euro 2016 place at stake
England Hodgson willing to take risk over Sturridge in squad