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• Klopp says it's cool to focus on Everton and not Coutinho

  04-01-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Only once did Jurgen Klopp admit to being annoyed. After he straight-batted every question on the subject that has dominated the week, Liverpool’s boss showed frustration.
  
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• Cenk Tosun may join Everton in time to face Liverpool, says Sam Allardyce

  04-01-2018 23:53
  • Everton manager confirms £27m move for Turkish striker is close
  • Chelsea understood to have made new approach for Ross BarkleySam Allardyce has said Everton are on the brink of signing Cenk Tosun and hope to register the Turkey international in time for Friday’s FA Cup derby against Liverpool.Everton have agreed a deal rising to £27m for the striker following talks with the Besiktas president, Fikret Orman, in London on Wednesday. Tosun has still to finalise a four
  
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• Fleetwood owner to miss FA Cup clash with Leicester

  04-01-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN EXCLUSIVE: Pilley, whose millions propelled League One Fleetwood through six divisions in nine years, is currently on a Caribbean cruise with his family.
  
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• Mourinho will continue fight and defends living in hotel

  04-01-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho came out fighting over his Manchester United future on Thursday by claiming he will continue the fight against Manchester City. A defiant Mourinho insisted he is happy.
  
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• England's Ashes losers lagging behind on wages too

  04-01-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - THE SPORTS AGENDA: The tourists will be aware after two months Down Under that the Aussies earn around twice as much from their central contracts.
  
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• Watford want to sell Deeney and replace him with Afobe

  04-01-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deeney has played regularly for Marco Silva this season, but his future is in doubt with the Hornets manager keen on freshening up his forward line. Watford want to sign Benik Afobe in his place.
  
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• Tim Sherwood: Harry Kane is better than Shearer was at 24

  04-01-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane, who is set to be made England's highest paid player in the Premier League , has been in clinical form in front of goal this season and is the top scorer on 18.
  
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• José Mourinho calls claims he is unhappy at Old Trafford ‘garbage news’

  04-01-2018 23:40
  • Manchester United manager rejects reports of rift with board
  • ‘My desire is to stay until board and owners are happy with my work’José Mourinho has responded to speculation that he is unhappy at Manchester United, insisting he will be at the club next season and hopes to extend his stay beyond three years.Launching something of a charm offensive in comparison with his sour demeanour at recent press conferences, the United manager described reports of a rift betwee
  
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• Numancia 0-3 Real Madrid: Bale on target

  04-01-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale's penalty set Real Madrid on their way to an ultimately comfortable 3-0 win in the first leg of their Copa del Rey last-16 tie against Numancia on Thursday night.
  
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• FA bring in fiery Australian to change culture

  04-01-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FA have turned to Dr Pippa Grange in a bid to solve the England team's age-old psychological problems ahead of this summer's World Cup in Russia.
  
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• Jack Wilshere says cutting out dairy and gluten means he lasts longer

  04-01-2018 23:36
  • I’ve been dairy- and gluten-free for six weeks, Arsenal midfielder says
  • Arsenal confirm signing of Greek centre-back Konstantinos MavropanosJack Wilshere is ticking off the important markers in his recovery towards the level of football he wants to be at consistently – and he credits part of that to a change in diet.The midfielder, who has played six full games in three weeks and scored in the 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Wednesday, said: “I’ve been dairy- an
  
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• Barcelona ready to offer Liverpool £140m for Philippe Coutinho to push through deal

  04-01-2018 23:35
  Barcelona are prepared to pay up to £140m for Philippe Coutinho and hope the staggering sum, the second highest transfer fee in history, will tempt Liverpool to sanction the playmaker’s sale.
  
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• Barcelona ready to offer Liverpool £140m for Philippe Coutinho

  04-01-2018 23:35
  • Brazilian hopes bid will shift Liverpool’s stance but Klopp refuses to comment
  • Coutinho and Mohamed Salah will miss Everton FA Cup tie through injuryBarcelona are prepared to pay up to £140m for Philippe Coutinho and hope the staggering sum, the second highest transfer fee in history, will tempt Liverpool to sanction the playmaker’s sale this month.Liverpool have yet to receive an official bid from the Spanish league leaders in this window but are braced for Barce
  
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• Jorge Grant has been influential in Notts County's season

  04-01-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  THE SECRET SCOUT: Sportsmail's scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week the Secret Scout checks in on midfielder Jorge Grant.
  
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• If Mourinho isn't the answer for Man United, who is? 

  04-01-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: What is Mourinho going to get that is better than this job? And how many managers can they go through trying to create Sir Alex Ferguson’s formula?
  
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• Sam Allardyce will play his strongest Everton team at Liverpool in FA Cup

  04-01-2018 23:30
  • Manager looks to arrest slump after two consecutive defeats
  • ‘The players have to deal with possession to create chances’Sam Allardyce has said he will field Everton’s strongest side at Liverpool on Friday night despite not knowing what his best team is after nine games in charge.The Everton manager has often rested players in the FA Cup third round but having been drawn against his new club’s fiercest rivals this season, accepts that is not an option for his
  
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• Chelsea on brink of signing Ross Barkley after making new bid for Everton midfielder

  04-01-2018 23:30
  Chelsea are on the brink of clinching the signing of Ross Barkley after making a new bid for the Everton midfielder.
  
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• Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah wins African footballer of the year

  04-01-2018 23:29
  • Liverpool and Egypt forward Salah wins prize for first time
  • Sadio Mané was second with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang thirdMohamed Salah won African Player of the Year, a reward for success on all fronts in 2017 for the Egypt forward after he inspired his country to a long-awaited World Cup place and had a phenomenal start to his spell at Liverpool.Salah won ahead of his Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mané of Senegal and the Borussia Dortmund and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Au
  
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• Western Ryder could benefit in the Tolworth Hurdle  

  04-01-2018 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Western Ryder, a winner at Cheltenham last month for trainer Warren Greatrex, is 9-4 favourite for the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for January 5

  04-01-2018 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Southwell, Kempton and Wetherby.
  
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• Roy Hodgson deserves respect for Crystal Palace turnaround

  04-01-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: No-one gave him a cat in hell's chance of saving Palace from relegation. They were rock bottom of the Premier League and were conceding goals at an incompetent rate.
  
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• Obiang and Son go spectacular in derby draw

  04-01-2018 23:03
  Son Heung-min cancelled out a similarly improbable long-range strike from Pedro Obiang as Tottenham snatched a 1-1 draw against West Ham.
  
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• Beno Obano sets sights on international rugby for England

  04-01-2018 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Had life taken a different turn as a teenager, Beno Obano could have become South London's next big grime artist. A meeting with producer Dot Rotten didn't happen and Obano finds himself in a new dream.
  
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• Beno Obano: ‘Eddie Jones is a funny guy. He was actually quite nice to me’

  04-01-2018 23:00
  The Bath prop and budding rapper Beno Obano has overcome injury to earn a place in the England training squad for the Six Nations alongside cousin Maro ItojeThe only thing missing after an afternoon in Beno Obano’s company is a rendition of the rap he performed when introducing himself to Eddie Jones and the England squad on Monday. “It’s not PG and my parents are going to read this! But if Stormzy’s reading, we can make something happen.”The lyrics stay under
  
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• Salah wins African Footballer of the Year

  04-01-2018 22:56
  Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah won African Footballer of the Year, with Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang second and third.
  
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• Tottenham 1-1 West Ham: Obiang and Son Heung-Min earn draw

  04-01-2018 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT WEMBLEY: Strikes of the thunderous quality seen at Wembley on Thursday night are rare and in game lacking little other magic they stood out like a sore thumb.
  
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• Celta Vigo 1-1 Barcelona: Visitors frustrated by hosts

  04-01-2018 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT BALAIDOS STADIUM: The most expensive signing in Barcelona’s history made his return from injury but could not inspire his team to victory over Celta Vigo in the Spanish Cup.
  
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• Plymouth V Bury at Home Park : Match Preview

  04-01-2018 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Toumani Diagouraga set for final Plymouth appearanceToumani Diagouraga could make his final appearance for Plymouth against Bury..
  
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• 3 конца за сутки с Троном

  04-01-2018 22:01 via anchous.info
  Чота все инвестиции в монетки поперли как на дрожжах, мало того что рипл стрельнул с ~
  
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• Thiem topples Tsitsipas in Qatar

  04-01-2018 21:22
  Not since February 2016 has Dominic Thiem been to a hardcourt semi-final, but he has ended that run at the Qatar Open.
  
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• NFL: Titans RB Murray ruled out of playoff game versus Chiefs

  04-01-2018 21:17
  The Titans have ruled out DeMarco Murray as he recovers from a knee injury, and Derrick Henry will start against the Chiefs.
  
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• The Week Unwrapped: Royals, video games and endless football

  04-01-2018 21:15
  CultureFri 5 Jan, AT 08:19The Week Unwrapped: Royals, video games and endless football
  Is the monarchy on its last legs? Is video-game addiction a mental illness? And is the winter football schedule crippling the players?
  
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• LTA launches review into procedural failings over jailed tennis coach

  04-01-2018 21:09
  • Daniel Sanders sexually abused an underage player
  • Repeated warnings to governing body went unheededThe Lawn Tennis Association has announced an independent review chaired by Christopher Quinlan QC into its failures for years to heed warnings about a coach, Daniel Sanders, who in July was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing an underage player.The LTA admitted that its safeguarding failed after it did not act sufficiently on the warnings, and promised that the revie
  
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• 'Froome should be punished over salbutamol test': LeMond

  04-01-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LeMond is a staunch doping opponent and has previously been a vocal critic of renowned offender Lance Armstrong. LeMond argues that Froome is solely accountable for what's in his system.
  
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• Fleetwood Town’s Nathan Pond: ‘Jamie Vardy helped get us where we are today’

  04-01-2018 20:41
  The Fleetwood defender played with Jamie Vardy in non-league football and is looking forward to an FA Cup reunion even if the Leicester City striker doesn’t play“I expect you’re going to ask me about Jamie Vardy,” says Nathan Pond. “The whole day has been Vardy, Vardy, Vardy.”Not that Fleetwood Town’s captain and centre-half is really complaining. Indeed Pond seems slightly amused by the media circus surrounding the League One side’s FA Cup third-r
  
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• Woods to play in Farmers Insurance Open and Genesis Open

  04-01-2018 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods has announced he will start his 2018 campaign by playing the Farmers Insurance Open and Genesis Open in California.
  
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• Kane back for Tottenham as West Ham bench Carroll

  04-01-2018 20:15
  Tottenham have welcomed Harry Kane back to their Premier League starting XI against West Ham following a bout of illness.
  
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• Everton players wrap up for training ahead of Liverpool

  04-01-2018 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney and Gylfi Sigurdsson wore woolly hats as they trained with their team-mates at the Toffees training base at Finch Farm. Everton play Liverpool in the FA Cup on Friday night.
  
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• Ipswich V Sheff Utd at Portman Road : Match Preview

  04-01-2018 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aaron Drinan in line for Ipswich debutIpswich could hand a debut to new signing Aaron Drinan for their Emirates FA Cup clash against Sheffield United..
  
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• Bale makes first Real Madrid start since September

  04-01-2018 20:10
  Real Madrid have rested Cristiano Ronaldo for Thursday's Copa del Rey tie at Numancia, but Gareth Bale is in Zinedine Zidane's line-up.
  
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• Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE: EPL score at Wembley Stadium

  04-01-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Christmas Premier League fixtures come to a close in style as Tottenham host West Hamat Wembley Stadium in what promises to be a fiery London derby. Follow the live action here.
  
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• Haye shows off bicep surgery scar ahead of Bellew rematch

  04-01-2018 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Haye has promised 'fireworks' in 2018 as he prepares for his rematch with Tony Bellew but warned fans that this year could be 'potentially my last year'  as a boxer.
  
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• Arsenal sign young Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos

  04-01-2018 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old had been in talks with the Gunners after making 16 Greek Super League appearances. Mavropanos is recognised as one of his country’s best prospects.
  
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• Vitaly Mutko removed as Russia 2018 World Cup boss

  04-01-2018 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia's deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko has formally been removed as chairman of the committee organising this summer's World Cup. Mutko will be replaced as chairman by Alexey Sorokin.
  
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• Carlisle V Sheff Wed at Brunton Park : Match Preview

  04-01-2018 19:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sam Cosgrove could retain Carlisle starting spotCarlisle striker Sam Cosgrove could retain his place for the FA Cup visit of.
  
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• Blackburn V Hull at Ewood Park : Match Preview

  04-01-2018 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Marcus Antonsson to miss Blackburn's clash with HullBlackburn will again be without striker Marcus Antonsson against Hull in the FA Cup..
  
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• Woods to make PGA Tour return at Torrey Pines

  04-01-2018 19:18
  Tiger Woods' first official event of the 2018 PGA Tour season will come at the location of his last major win, Torrey Pines.
  
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• Livermore unlikely to be charged by FA, says Pardew

  04-01-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion head coach Alan Pardew is confident Jake Livermore will escape an FA charge after confronting a West Ham fan who abused him over the death of his infant son.
  
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• NFL wild-card preview: Bills, Jaguars, Rams end postseason droughts

  04-01-2018 19:14
  Only four teams that made the NFL playoffs in 2016 are in the field following the 2017 season.
  
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• Fulhma boss says back him or sack him after transfer row

  04-01-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jokanovic is keen to bolster his squad with three new signings as Fulham continue to hunt for a Championship play-off place but the recruitment team feel the squad is strong enough.
  
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