soccer
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Karius breaks hand and is ruled out for two monthsThe Germany Under-21 suffers injury after punching Dejan Lovren and his break offers Simon Mignolet a fresh chance
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FA to review Allardyce’s sports betting company roleThe FA has said it will discuss with Sam Allardyce, the new England manager, the ambassadorial role he holds with My Club Betting, which helps to fund grassroots clubs -
Manchester City under Guardiola: five things we have learnedA manager who will do it his way, the role of Yaya Touré and how the lightweight pre-season schedule may have an impact on the start of the season -
Norwegian club Malvik turn down Madrid to host children’s trainingFifth-tier Norwegian club Malvik IL turned down the European champions’ request to use their training facilities as it clashed with a children’s football training camp
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news
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Ibrahimovic has the will to win that has been missing at Manchester UnitedForget the cocky one-liners – the Swede will bring a winning mentality to Old Trafford in the way that Eric Cantona once did
in depth
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FA’s youth coaching change means more ball-work and less shoutingA fresh approach to the education of coaches moves away from the command-style model to a method that is more about whispering than hairdryer treatment
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world football
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Arena is the last of the league's coaching giantsPlus: The moveable force meets the resistible object; some very MLS trading; Sebastian Giovinco’s back; and Portland contemplating another grind
opinion
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Allardyce’s England: no grandstanding, no posturing but a hint of mischiefAfter the Euro 2016 spectacle of Harry Kane botching free-kicks, Joe Hart’s confusion and Wayne Rooney’s doomed midfield stylings, it was not a surprise that Sam Allardyce’s unveiling was a muted affair
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Manchester United and City pay price of chasing global richesPostponement of Manchester derby due to the state of the Bird’s Nest pitch showed the dangers of using far-flung trips to build a club’s brand
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The model turned chief executive who has walked into a Sunderland stormMartin Bain, a Scot with a colourful and varied past, started work at Sunderland last month. The loss of Sam Allardyce and the club’s failure to make swift summer signings mean it has been a baptism of fire
regulars
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Arsenal to sign Mustafi? Barça in for Pérez?Arsenal in for Jesé Rodríguez? | Barcelona to sign Ayoze Pérez? | Peter Crouch to Swansea? | John Stones to Manchester City?
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Neymar plays golf, Jovetic backheels and Sakho prank backfiresThis week’s roundup features the best of Hard Knocks, Neymar playing golf, a Stevan Jovetic backheel and a T20 six that ends up inside a fridge
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pictures & video
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Manager remembers England’s 1966 World Cup triumphEngland manager Sam Allardyce recalls the 1966 World Cup victory, when midfielder Nobby Stiles danced on the Wembley pitch
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What might have happened if England hadn't won it?Step into our alternate reality and find out what might have been if Alf Ramsey’s team hadn’t triumphed at Wembley
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Guardiola criticises Beijing pitch that scuppered derbyManchester City manager Pep Guardiola criticises the state of the Beijing pitch which forced the team’s preseason derby against Manchester United to be called off
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Memory Lane: footballers on holiday (2015)We thought we would have a rummage through the archives to see what the footballers of yesteryear got up to on their downtime
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Allardyce: I want to enjoy being managerNewly appointed England manager Sam Allardyce says it is ‘far too early’ to confirm whether Wayne Rooney will remain England captain
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Kompany disappointed at derby cancellation in ChinaManchester City captain Vincent Kompany apologises to fans on Monday after the club’s preseason fixture against Manchester United was called off in Beijing due to an unplayable pitch
on this site
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Settling the score over Bobby Moore’s blue plaqueLetters: Bobby Moore … is not the first footballer to be recognised in this way
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Norwich’s Kyle Lafferty charged by FA for misconduct relating to bettingThe Norwich forward Kyle Lafferty has been charged by the Football Association with misconduct in relation to betting, the governing body has announced
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the big picture
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Terry is a top hat in CaliforniaJohn Terry has helped Chelsea to four Premier League titles as captain and Antonio Conte has assured him he will retain the role
1966 World Cup How apathy turned to joy in England’s golden summer
Simon Burnton Not everyone remembers 1966 as fondly
1966 World Cup What if England had not won it?
From the archive How hosts' win appeared in the press