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• THE STEVEN GERRARD WE KNOW: Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp open up about their former Liverpool team-mate and 'all-time great' ahead of Anfield goodbye

  14-05-2015 23:47 via
  
  Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will play his last game at Anfield on Saturday as Brendan Rodgers' side host Crystal Palace in their penultimate Premier League match of the season.
  
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• STEVEN GERRARD: It's going to be so hard to say goodbye to Liverpool... but I'm not the player I was and it's the right time to go

  14-05-2015 23:47 via
  
  DOMINIC KING: We are approaching the moment many never envisaged happening –Steven Gerrard's leaving of Liverpool – and reality is biting him.
  
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• Southend 3-1 Stevenage (agg 4-2): Stephen McLaughlin and Michael Timlin score in extra-time to book place in League Two play-off final

  14-05-2015 23:47 via
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT ROOTS HALL: Stephen McLaughlin spared Barry Corr’s blushes with an extra-time header that sent Southend to Wembley and left Stevenage suffering play-off heartache.
  
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• Jose Mourinho will miss LMA award night even if he is voted top boss after clash with Chelsea player of the year function

  14-05-2015 23:39 via
  
  CHARLES SALE: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be a definite no-show for the manager of the year awards dinner on May 26, even if he is voted top boss after his Premier League triumph.
  
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• Harry Kane is top transfer target for Manchester United as Louis van Gaal lines up £45m swoop for Tottenham striker

  14-05-2015 23:39 via
  
  Harry Kane is the striker at the top of Manchester United’s list of transfer targets. Louis van Gaal has identified a number of players in preparation for United’s return to the Champions League.
  
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• Arsenal keeping tabs on Kasper Schmeichel with club set to miss out on Petr Cech 

  14-05-2015 23:39 via
  
  Arsenal are among the clubs monitoring Kasper Schmeichel's progress at Leicester. Arsene Wenger wants a goalkeeper with Chelsea's Petr Cech an option but the 32-year-old is likely to move abroad.
  
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• Steven Gerrard faces the final curtain after 17 years in spotlight

  14-05-2015 23:30
  
  It’s the advertisement on the Albert pub’s exterior wall, overlooking the Bill Shankly statue on the Anfield Road, which reveals the size of the chasm that will soon be at the heart of Liverpool.
  
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• Steven Gerrard: Departing Liverpool legend is already plotting his Anfield return

  14-05-2015 23:30
  
  Steven Gerrard has already discussed with Liverpool’s American chairman, Tom Werner, the idea of returning to Anfield and intends his departure from Merseyside to be a temporary one.
  
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• Real Madrid EXIT looms for Gareth Bale as Man United step up bid to land Wales ace

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED will step up their bid to sign Gareth Bale following his Champions League nightmare with Real Madrid.
  
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• Nottinghamshire Outlaws ace James Taylor eyes T20 talent show

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JAMES TAYLOR has admitted that the standards of T20 cricket could "soar" if the ECB change the system to a city-based franchise tournament of "eight or nine teams".
  
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• Nigel Pearson coy on rumours linking Leicester striker Jamie Vardy with an England call up

  14-05-2015 23:30
  
  Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has greeted rumours linking Jamie Vardy with a call up to the England squad with a 'pinch of salt'.
  
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• Middlesbrough vs Brentford: Mark Warburton wants Wembley for his Bees exit

  14-05-2015 23:30
  
  Mark Warburton hopes that his Brentford reign will last for one more match. His team need to overturn a 2-1 deficit at Middlesbrough tonight to reach the Championship play-off final on 25 May to face Norwich or Ipswich for a place in next season’s Premier League.
  
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• LIVERPOOL UNCOVERED: Reds skipper Steven Gerrard reveals all ahead of Anfield exit

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  STEVEN GERRARD concedes there is a chance of tears but, raw emotions aside, the leaving of Liverpool will be as he had always envisaged.
  
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• Leicester City transfer news: Foxes want to sign Robert Huth permanently after Stoke loan spell

  14-05-2015 23:30
  
  Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has confirmed that he would like to sign defender Robert Huth on a permanent basis.
  
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• LA-bound Steven Gerrard AGREES Liverpool return

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LIVERPOOL have put plans in place to bring Steven Gerrard back to Anfield after holding top-level talks with the departing captain on his long-term future.
  
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• Ian Bell BLASTS ECB over Kevin Pietersen's England snub

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IAN BELL believes the ECB have blundered by calling time on Kevin Pietersen's England career and fears the issue could yet come back to haunt them later this summer.
  
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• Full circle for ex-Chelsea man Lampard as he prepares for final Premier League away trip

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FRANK LAMPARD'S final Premier League away fixture on Sunday will complete a full circle in his long and distinguished career.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: We can topple old order! Nowell and Chiefs ready to take ‘massive stride’

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENGLAND wing Jack Nowell accepts his Exeter side have over-achieved so far this season but, having played their way to the brink of a first Premiership semi-final, the Chiefs have no intention of backing off now.
  
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• Departing Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is already plotting his Reds return

  14-05-2015 23:30
  
  Steven Gerrard has already discussed with Liverpool’s American chairman, Tom Werner, the idea of returning to Anfield and intends his departure from Merseyside to be a temporary one.
  
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• Colin Graves is bruised not broken as new ECB chairman checks in

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  COLIN GRAVES might have been forgiven for sinking deep into upturned coat collars and hiding behind a pair of dark glasses as he slipped into Lord's yesterday to take over as chairman.
  
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• Championship Play-Offs: Brentford ace Moses Odubajo eyeing Premier League dream

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MOSES ODUBAJO faces Middlesbrough tonight knowing the fine line between success and failure all too well.
  
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• Leader Contador crashes in Giro

  14-05-2015 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Race leader Alberto Contador dislocates his shoulder in a crash in the Giro d'Italia as Andre Greipel wins stage six.
  
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• Fiorentina 0-2 Sevilla (agg 0-5): Carlos Bacca and Daniel Carrico take Spanish side through to Europa League final

  14-05-2015 23:19 via
  
  Carlos Bacca and Daniel Carrico scored to secure Sevilla's place in the Europa League final with a simple 2-0 victory over Fiorentina at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.
  
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• Dnipro 1-0 Napoli (agg 2-1): Yevhen Seleznyov heads the winner as hosts knock out Rafa Benitez's men to reach Europa League final

  14-05-2015 23:19 via
  
  Dnipro reached their first Europa League final after beating Napoli 1-0 in Kiev to knock out the Italian favorites 2-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
  
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• Aston Villa consider appeal over £200,000 fine for FA Cup pitch invasions during win over West Brom

  14-05-2015 23:15
  Aston Villa are considering an appeal against a hefty £200,000 Football Association fine for the pitch invasion at Villa Park after their FA Cup quarter-final win against West Bromwich Albion on 7 March.
  
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• Clarke Carlisle: Former footballer avoids jail but is told to seek help for his mental health problems

  14-05-2015 23:12
  The former Premier League footballer Clarke Carlisle has evaded a jail sentence and instead been banned from driving for three years after admitting his third drink-driving offence.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Juventus: Italian champions reach Champions League final with an unlikely mix of cast-offs and oldies

  14-05-2015 23:06
  There is a common theme running through the Juventus side who have reached their first Champions League final since 2003. Paul Pogba was unwanted by Manchester United, Alvaro Morata was unwanted by Real Madrid, Carlos Tevez was unwanted by Manchester City, and even coach Massimiliano Allegri was unwanted by Juventus supporters.
  
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• Rome Masters: Andy Murray pulls out of tournament to keep his French Open hopes alive

  14-05-2015 22:59
  
  Not so long ago you would have got very long odds on Andy Murray heading into the French Open unbeaten on clay and Rafael Nadal going there without a European title on the red stuff to his name, but these are changing times.
  
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• Wycombe 2-1 Plymouth (agg 5-3): Paul Hayes and Alfie Mawson strikes secure League Two play-off final spot for Chairboys

  14-05-2015 22:58 via
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT ADAMS PARK: Wycombe Wanderers booked their place in the League Two play-off final following their 2-1 victory against Plymouth at High Wycombe.
  
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• Tom Brady to appeal NFL's four-game ban for using de-inflated balls during New England Patriots playoff game

  14-05-2015 22:58 via
  
  Tom Brady has appealed his four-game suspension for his role in the New England Patriots ball-deflating controversy during the AFC Championship game.
  
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• Dnipro 1-0 Napoli and Fiorentina 0-2 Sevilla UEFA Europa League LIVE score: Follow the semi-final drama as it happens

  14-05-2015 22:31 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Europa League as Dnipro take on Napoli and Fiorentina host Sevilla in the second leg of their semi-finals.
  
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• Arsenal to net £3m windfall from Thomas Vermaelen deal if Barcelona win the Champions League

  14-05-2015 22:23 via
  
  Arsenal are set to net £3million if Barcelona win the Champions League as part of the deal that took Thomas Vermaelen to Catalonia.
  
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• Sergio Garcia struggles on home soil as Trevor Fisher makes early running at the Spanish Open

  14-05-2015 22:15 via
  
  Spain's Sergio Garcia gave himself a mountain to climb to challenge for a second Open de Espana title after a poor opening round left him 10 shots behind leader Trevor Fisher.
  
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• Arsenal snap up 11-year-old wonderkid Charlie Patino from Luton Town 

  14-05-2015 22:02 via
  
  Arsenal have won the race to sign 11-year-old Luton Town wonderkid Charlie Patino. Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea all made offers for the youngster, but he chose to join Arsenal.
  
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• Southend 3-1 Stevenage: Match Report

  14-05-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Timlin helps Southend into finalMichael Timlin might be sporting a headache of a different kind in the morning after firing Southend to We
  
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• WIN: Thrilling ride in a P1 Panther boat and weekend stay at the 4-star Crown Spa Hotel

  14-05-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Here’s a chance to win a thrilling ride in a P1 Panther race boat on the eve of the Dale Power Solutions P1 Scarborough Grand Prix of the Sea on 29th May and then enjoy a weekend stay at the 4-star Crown Spa Hotel.
  
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• Dnipro 0-0 Napoli and Fiorentina 0-2 Sevilla UEFA Europa League LIVE score: Follow the semi-final drama as it happens

  14-05-2015 21:40 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Europa League as Dnipro take on Napoli and Fiorentina host Sevilla in the second leg of their semi-finals.
  
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• Dnipro 0-0 Napoli and Fiorentina 0-1 Sevilla UEFA Europa League LIVE score: Follow the semi-final drama as it happens

  14-05-2015 21:33 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Europa League as Dnipro take on Napoli and Fiorentina host Sevilla in the second leg of their semi-finals.
  
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• FFC Frankfurt 2-1 PSG: Late Mandy Islacker winner seals women's Champions League final in Berlin   

  14-05-2015 21:26 via
  
  A stoppage time winner from Mandy Islacker gave FFC Frankfurt a 2-1 victory over Paris St Germain on Thursday as the Germans lifted the women's Champions League trophy for a record fourth time.
  
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• England vs New Zealand: Kevin Pietersen still casts a shadow as England pick two new boys

  14-05-2015 21:13
  
  England will field two new players next week as they work frantically to build a team that might regain the Ashes. But the overdue selection of the opening batsman, Adam Lyth, and the elevation of the fast bowler, Mark Wood – both part of the northern powerhouse that is dominating cricket and should delight George Osborne – were easily overlooked.
  
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• Dnipro 0-0 Napoli and Fiorentina 0-0 Sevilla UEFA Europa League LIVE score: Follow the semi-final drama as it happens

  14-05-2015 21:12 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Europa League as Dnipro take on Napoli and Fiorentina host Sevilla in the second leg of their semi-finals.
  
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• Lawro's predictions v Thomas Turgoose

  14-05-2015 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport expert Mark Lawrenson takes on actor Thomas Turgoose with his Premier League predictions.
  
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• Wycombe are Wembley-bound

  14-05-2015 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First-half goals by Paul Hayes and Alfie Mawson ensured that Wycombe booked their place in the League Two play-off final with a 2-1 victory over
  
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• Rafael Nadal cruises past John Isner with 'almost perfect' display while Roger Federer edges Kevin Anderson at the Italian Open 

  14-05-2015 20:45 via
  
  Rafa Nadal produced an "almost perfect" display to beat John Isner and book his spot in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday as Roger Federer beat Kevin Anderson.
  
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• Joey Barton offered to Marseille days before QPR were relegated from Premier League, says club's president Vincent Labrune

  14-05-2015 20:38 via
  
  Joey Barton was already plotting his QPR exit route even before the club’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed, according to Marseille president Vincent Labrune.
  
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• Dnipro vs Napoli and Fiorentina vs Sevilla UEFA Europa League LIVE score: Follow the semi-final drama as it happens

  14-05-2015 20:24 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Europa League as Dnipro take on Napoli and Fiorentina host Sevilla in the second leg of their semi-finals.
  
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• Dante Stakes 2015: Golden Horn still a Derby doubt despite emphatic triumph in York

  14-05-2015 20:17
  
  At long last, a horse of genuine Derby class stepped up to the plate at the Knavesmire when Golden Horn made short work of other pretenders in the Dante Stakes, leaving jockey William Buick purring: “He has so many gears; it was just point and shoot.”
  
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• Mako Vunipola sizes up huge points to prove for Saracens and England

  14-05-2015 20:12
  
  As all 21 stone of Mako Vunipola squeezes through the frame of the door, he confirms the wisdom of the England coach Stuart Lancaster. One can only imagine what goes through an exhausted opponent’s mind, when he turns to the sidelines with 20 minutes to go, and sees this colossus striding on to the pitch, clean kit, fresh legs and with the intention of getting his hands on the ball and inflicting damage.
  
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• Virgin Trains apologises to Preston North End fans for 'embarrassing' cancellations

  14-05-2015 20:01
  
  It’s arguable that, without the help of Virgin Trains, Preston North End might never have got to the League One Play Off Final, yet the team’s fans will now have to do exactly that.
  
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• Chelsea confirm £4.5m signing of Brazilian midfielder Nathan from Atletico Paranaense

  14-05-2015 19:08 via
  
  Chelsea have signed Brazilian midfielder Nathan from Atletico Paranaense for a fee of around £4.5million. The 19-year-old will move to Stamford Bridge on July 1.
  
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