soccer
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AC Jimbo and co are back to preview the Premier LeagueThe pod assess the chances of the title contenders, cast their eyes at the Championship and all the way down to troubled Charlton
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Pochettino says he gave players pre-season ‘rollicking’Mauricio Pochettino has only just gone over Tottenham’s collapse last season with his players, who he said are over their international disappointments this summer -
Club in talks to buy Mustafi from Valencia but deal still elusiveArsène Wenger is keen to sign Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia to shore up Arsenal’s central defence after injury problems -
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Calleri signs on loan from Deportivo MaldonadoSlaven Bilic has confirmed the signing of the 22-year-old Jonathan Calleri on a season-long loan from Deportivo Maldonado
Premier League 2016-17 preview
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Swansea CityFrancesco 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
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SunderlandDavid 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
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Stoke CityMark 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
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SouthamptonSaints 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
in depth
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Guardiola is a radical who will perfect his ideas at CityAs I learned at Barcelona, Pep is a character who commands instant respect and the demands he makes are contagious; if anyone can change City, it is him
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world football
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The curious case of Cahill: a double-edged acquisition for the A-LeagueMarquee players often deliver a promotional sugar hit, sometimes extraordinary performances, but rarely do they offer both
opinion
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10 Premier League signings to watchWe 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 netRavel 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
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The greatest female football players of all timeAs the women’s football tournament kicks off at the Rio Olympics, our panel of experts have compiled a countdown of the greatest ever players
regulars
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How Premier League clubs spent their summers and moreThis 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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Sign up for our free and funny email. OK, our free emailIn today’s Fiver: Arsenal, Jazz hands, and a welcome injection of celebrity
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Manager jokes that ET visiting London is more likely than Leicester retaining titleSpeaking on Thursday, ahead of Leicester City’s opening Premier League match of the season against Hull, manager Claudio Ranieri joked that there is more chance of ET landing in Piccadilly Circus than Leicester retaining their title
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Messi scores twice as Barça win Gamper Trophy – highlightsBarcelona 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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The 10 most expensive players in the worldA 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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Defender 'shocked' after completing move to Manchester CityStones sold from Everton to Manchester City for £47.5m
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Pogba: I am back home at United and here to win titlesManchester 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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New owners aim for top-half Premier League finishThe 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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The big 2016-17 season preview – Guardian Australia's Premier League podcastThis week the quartet cast a collective eye back over the Community Shield before throwing forward their thoughts to the new season, which kicks off this weekend
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West Bromwich Albion join race to sign Christian Benteke from LiverpoolWest Bromwich Albion have joined the race with Crystal Palace to sign the striker Christian Benteke from Liverpool
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the big picture
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Masking your embarrassmentNicolas 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
No excuses for Klopp as he kicks off season with ‘his’ Liverpool team
West Brom Club join race to sign Benteke from Liverpool
Howard Gayle Ex-Liverpool player turns down MBE
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