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Premier League 2016-17 previews No17: Tottenham
David HytnerMauricio Pochettino’s young side have momentum from last season’s title bid and, under his meticulous lead, the only way appears to be up
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This week’s roundup also features fan impersonations, new-season kits, table tennis reinvented, the Oval celebrated, injury-time goals and some major misses
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Jack Wilshere was part of England’s Euro 2016 defeat against Iceland and said he is ready for the brickbats coming his way this season
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We asked supporters for their hopes for the season, but confidence is in short supply. Our Leicester City fan would take 17th – and let’s not even start on Hull
Premier League 2016-17 preview
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No16 Swansea City
Michael ButlerFrancesco Guidolin has been selling some of his best players and only bringing in risky replacements, which means this season could be a tough one at the Liberty Stadium -
No15 Sunderland
Louise TaylorDavid Moyes is Sunderland’s seventh manager in five years while the Scot is on his third club in four seasons, with both now seeking stability -
No14 Stoke City
Paul DoyleMark Hughes has delivered consistency for Stoke City by guiding the club to three successive ninth-placed finishes, but must improve the side’s finishing and their leaky defence to progress -
No13 Southampton
Jacob SteinbergSaints have lost yet another top-rated manager to an English club but despite such a grim outlook, Claude Puel’s arrival may be just the fillip the club need
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No12 Middlesbrough
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No11 Manchester United
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No10 Manchester City
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No9 Liverpool
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No8 Leicester City
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No7 Hull City
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No6 Everton
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No5 Crystal Palace
Dominic Fifield
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Plus: teams playing under another’s crest; winning a match with seven men; and prolific debutants
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world football
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Tim Cahill will finally play in the A-League, after Melbourne City confirmed the Socceroos leading goal scorer had signed a two-year playing contract with the club
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MLS Lodeiro is the man to save Sounders' season and Red Bulls fume
Graham Ruthven and Dave Martinez
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We look at key summer captures who slipped under the radar but promise to bring excitement, quality and intrigue to the top division
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If the penny ever drops, Morrison would volley it into the net
Jacob SteinbergRavel Morrison, a Youth Cup winner with Paul Pogba in 2011, looked like being a world-beater, but he's still struggling to make an impact -
As the women’s football tournament kicks off at the Rio Olympics, our panel of experts have compiled a countdown of the greatest ever players
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In today’s Fiver: Arsenal, Jazz hands, and a welcome injection of celebrity
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Back for the new season, David Squires casts his eye over some of the major off-season storylines … and a few others
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pictures & video
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Barcelona win 3-2 against Sampdoria in a pre-season friendly at the Camp Nou on Wednesday with Lionel Messi scoring a brace
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A gallery of the world’s most expensive players, from Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to the arrival of Paul Pogba at Old Trafford
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Stones sold from Everton to Manchester City for £47.5m
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Manchester United’s newest recruit Paul Pogba says he has returned home to Old Trafford and is back at the club to win titles
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The head of the Chinese investment group set to takeover at West Bromwich Albion is targeting a top half finish for the club ‘in the near future’
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We take a look behind the scenes at the London Stadium, West Ham United’s new home ground, ahead of their debut in E20 – a Europa League qualifier against NK Domzale
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New contenders are bursting through the doors of the Premier League saloon this season, with Antonio Conte at Chelsea, Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and wily José Mourinho at Manchester United. There’s an almighty stand-off that’s going to play out over the next nine months, but who will ride away into the sunset victorious?
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Nicolas Albarracin of Uruguay’s Peñarol looks like a colourful version of DC Comics super-villain Black Mask as he reacts after failing to score against Paraguay’s Sportivo Luqueño
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Sydney FC needed two quickfire second-half goals from striker Matt Simon to see off Wollongong Wolves and avoid becoming the latest high-profile FFA Cup casualty
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Nicolas Albarracin of Uruguay’s Peñarol looks like a colourful version of DC Comics super-villain Black Mask as he reacts after failing to score against Paraguay’s Sportivo Luqueño
Leicester City’s Premier League storm to blow out after freak season
Leicester Mahrez agrees not to leave in current transfer window
Premier League 2016-17 previews No8: Leicester City
Claudio Ranieri Manager signs new four-year contract