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United beat Real in farcical shoot-out but Herrera injuredJosé Mourinho’s men prevailed on penalties in Santa Clara after Jesse Lingard’s opener had been cancelled out by Casemiro
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Piqué Twitter post suggests Neymar is to stay at BarcelonaThe Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has posted a picture of himself and Neymar on Twitter with the caption ‘He stays’, suggesting the Brazilian will not be moving to Paris Saint-Germain -
How fans were betrayed as Premier League club owners made fortunesWhen the Premier League was established with great fanfare 25 years ago, no mention was made of the top club owners being allowed to walk away with millions -
Chelsea apologise to Chinese fans over Kenedy’s ‘offensive’ messagesChelsea have apologised for social media posts by their Brazilian defender Kenedy that ‘caused great offence and hurt the feelings of the people of China’
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Every deal in Europe's top five leagues – as it happensAll the moves in England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany as well as a Premier League club-by-club guide for all the ins and outs this summer
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Alli and Kane expose absurdity of football’s silly seasonSpurs pair who cost pittance are second and third most valuable players in the world behind Neymar according to one estimate – but fans still crave a splurge
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world football
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How Besiktas aim to be the Turkish ChelseaThe Black Eagles president tells the Guardian of his plans to make the club a global brand as the Super Lig is finally about to get some TV coverage abroad
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My pass completion was 60% … Benteke standardWhen Opta invited journalists to a match in which their stats would be recorded, I could not turn it down
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20 players ready to break through next seasonA club-by-club guide to the rising stars who could make a mark in 2017-18, including Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson and West Brom’s Sam Field
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The only Scottish player to win World Cup … as Italy captainThe Scottish FA would not let women play the game, so Reilly set off for Italy and won eight league titles, four Italian cups and the Mundialito Femminile
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Your weekend starts here. So its onwards and upwards, thenToday: Swedish security forces, Craig Shakespeare and U2 pitching in
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Chelsea under AbramovichOur cartoonist continues his off-season series on the Premier League at 25, with a look at the impact in England of a new oligarch owner
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Manchester United 1-1 (2-1 pens) Real Madrid: International Champions Cup – as it happenedMinute-by-minute report: Manchester United beat Real Madrid on penalties in Santa Clara, California
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QC makes fresh appeal for victims of sexual abuse in football to come forwardClive Sheldon, the QC in charge of football’s independent review into the sexual-abuse scandal, has made a fresh appeal for victims to come forward to help in the ‘search for the truth’
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Lucas leaves Liverpool after 10 rollercoaster yearsThe Brazilian was heavily criticised when he joined from Grêmio in 2007 but earned the respect of his team-mates and will be sorely missed in the dressing room
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The Premier League's French connectionAlexandre Lacazette and Tiemoué Bakayoko are the latest in a long list of French players to move to England. How much do you know about their predecessors?
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Will an English manager ever win the Premier League?After 25 Premier League years an English coach is still to lift the title and the supply of well-qualified foreign coaches suggests the wait may continue
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Clare Balding recalls the beautiful game’s ugliest decisionAfter the first world war, women’s football drew big crowds before the sport was banned by the FA. It’s an extraordinary story, ripe for further investigation
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