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• FA Cup: Charlton Athletic 5-0 Mansfield Town highlights

  20-11-2018 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Charlton Athletic thrashed Mansfield Town to reach the FA Cup second round.
  
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• Lack of Champions League football has cost Arsenal 'tens of millions of pounds'

  20-11-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal supremo Vinai Venkatesham admits the failure to secure Champions League football for two consecutive seasons has cost the club 'tens of millions of pounds'.
  
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• Neymar's thigh injury leaves PSG team-mate Maxim Choupo-Moting concerned ahead of Liverpool clash

  20-11-2018 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Stoke man was on the other side to his PSG team-mate when Cameroon took on Brazil in Milton Keynes and saw him leave the pitch in the eighth minute with a thigh injury.
  
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• Scotland 3-2 Israel: James Forrest nets a hat-trick as hosts secure Euro 2020 play-off place

  20-11-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEPHEN MCGOWAN AT HAMPDEN PARK: It took 25 caps for James Forrest to score his first international goal for Scotland. Now he’s off the mark, he simply can’t stop.
  
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• Chris Gunter becomes record appearance maker for Wales as his side slip to defeat in Albania

  20-11-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Gunter was named Wales captain for his record-breaking 93rd appearance against Albania. Reading defender Gunter led a heavily changed team.
  
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• Sweden 2-0 Russia: Lindelof and Berg strike to ensure hosts win promotion in Nations League

  20-11-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sweden's Victor Lindelof and Marcus Berg secured a 2-0 win over Russia on Tuesday and promotion from Nations League B Group 2 thanks to a better head-to-head record than the visitors.
  
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• France 1-0 Uruguay: Olivier Giroud penalty ensures hosts end World Cup-winning year with a victory

  20-11-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France ended their year with victory as Olivier Giroud's penalty handed them a win over Uruguay. The teams had played each other in the World Cup quarter-final in Russia.
  
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• LeBron James returned to Cleveland as villain in 2010 but will now be welcomed back with open arms

  20-11-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LeBron James returns to Cleveland on Wednesdayfor the first time since leaving last summer and signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. He's coming back to a city still grappling with losing him.
  
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• Daniel Sturridge stalls betting probe as he requests extension to submit his answer to FA charge

  20-11-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Sturridge has requested an extension to submit his answer to a charge that involves him breaching the Football Association's rules on betting.
  
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• Albania 1-0 Wales: Ryan Giggs' side suffer friendly defeat

  20-11-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALEX BYWATER AT THE ELBASAN ARENA: Wales crashed to an embarrassing defeat as Albania ruined Chris Gunter’s big night at the Elbasan Arena. 
  
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• Southampton chiefs set to make decision on Mark Hughes' future if they lose to Fulham

  20-11-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Hughes is under increasing pressure to keep his job at Southampton, with club chiefs minded to make a swift decision on his future.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, November 21

  20-11-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Lingfield, Fakenham and Southwell.
  
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• Wolves aim high with massive bonuses as Nuno Espirito Santo's side are tasked with top-half finish

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The scale of ambition at Wolverhampton Wanderers can be seen in a player bonus scheme that is geared towards a top-half finish, Sportsmail can reveal.
  
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• Why Taylor has to go... he could have made a real difference but he's failed my dad and many more

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: My dad Mike is a brilliant man. He is my hero. He is 74, a year older than Gordon Taylor. He has been in a care home for a year now, under lock and key for his own safety.
  
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• The curious case of Danny Drinkwater – the £35m forgotten Premier League champion

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One year on from his decision to reject an England call-up and Danny Drinkwater’s disappearing act is virtually complete following his £35million move from Leciester City.
  
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• Mega-rich PFA spent £9m on memorabilia but wouldn't pay £70k to Jlloyd Samuel's grieving widow

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The PFA's former financial arm was more than £1million in the red when it went into liquidation having squandered the personal savings of some of its members, Sportsmail can reveal.
  
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• Joey Barton on the crisis facing young players in modern football

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: The first thing Fleetwood manager Joey Barton was told as a trainee at Manchester City was that he would probably never make the first team.
  
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• Gordon Taylor's position as PFA chief executive in jeopardy after attending crisis talks

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gordon Taylor was clinging to power as the chief executive of the PFA on Tuesday night after emerging from crisis talks at the union headquarters in Manchester.
  
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• Gordon Taylor is an old, out-of-date complacent guy... and his sport deserves better

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: If there is a day on which it became plain Gordon Taylor’s race was run as head of the Professional Footballers’ Association, it was April 22, 2012.
  
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• FA's Brexit proposal facing resistance from Premier League clubs

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FA's proposal for their solution to Brexit is being met with resistance by the Premier League despite maintaining the current number of non-homegrown players across the 20 clubs.
  
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• FA to help draw up security plans to tackle England thugs heading to UEFA Nations League Finals

  20-11-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Fears have been raised that thugs may wreck England's UEFA Nations League Finals appearance after trouble marred last month's friendly in Spain.
  
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• FA pushing to limit number of Premier League foreign players after Brexit

  20-11-2018 23:30
  The Football Association is pushing for Premier League clubs to be limited to just 13 foreign players each after Brexit.The FA is currently making its case to the government about how it should administer the immigration status of professional footballers after Brexit.While the Premier League wants to maintain its current access to foreign players regardless of Brexit, the FA sees the post-Brexit settlement as an opportunity to ring-fence the number of England qualified players in the top flight
  
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• FA to push for cut on overseas players regardless of Brexit

  20-11-2018 23:29
  • Non-homegrown players would be reduced from 17 to 13
  • Clubs are anxious to avoid a struggle for work permitsThe Football Association will seek to cut the number of foreign players permitted in Premier League squads, even if the United Kingdom does not leave the European Union.The FA has drawn up proposals to deal with Brexit under which the allowance of non-homegrown players in the 25-man squads would be reduced from 17 to 13, and will pursue that course regardless. Continue reading
  
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• Ryan Giggs: Wales boss angered by 'complacent' display in Albania

  20-11-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Wales manager Ryan Giggs is scathing in his criticism of his "complacent" players after a 1-0 friendly defeat in Albania.
  
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• USA lose to Italy last as Americans await new permanent coach

  20-11-2018 23:22
  Christian Pulisic becomes youngest ever US captainDave Sarachan has been interim coach for more than a yearMatteo Politano scored his first international goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, as Italy beat the United States 1-0 in Belgium. Twenty-year-old Christian Pulisic also made history on Tuesday night as he became the youngest captain in the modern history of the American team. In what is likely to be the final game for the Americans under interim coach Dave Sarachan, Eth
  
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• Italy 1-0 USA: Super-sub Matteo Politano scores with last kick of the game in friendly

  20-11-2018 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Mancini's young Italian side scored with the last kick of the game as super-sub Matteo Politano finished off a wonderful passing move at the Luminus Arena in Genk on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Championship clubs ready to revolt over new TV deal with Sky

  20-11-2018 23:18
  • Clubs consider legal challenge or no-confidence vote
  • Leeds, Derby, Forest and Villa believed to be among rebelsA group of Championship clubs are considering a legal challenge or a vote of no-confidence in the Football League’s board after expressing “grave concern” at a £595m television deal with Sky Sports.Senior officials from Leeds, Derby, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest, Stoke and Aston Villa are understood to have been among those who met in Birmingham
  
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• Albania consign Ryan Giggs and Wales to embarrassing friendly defeat

  20-11-2018 23:18
  Wales suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat to Albania as Ryan Giggs’s first year in charge ended on a low note. Albania are ranked 42 spots below 18th-placed Wales in the Fifa rankings but Bekim Balaj’s penalty condemned them to a shock defeat and damaged confidence in advance of the start of the Euro 2020 qualifiers in March. Not even the presence of Gareth Bale, sent on as a substitute on the hour mark, could prevent a fifth loss in nine games under Giggs.The result tarnished a hist
  
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• Portugal 1-1 Poland: Nations League finalists held in Guimaraes

  20-11-2018 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arkadiusz Milik's second half penalty cancelled out Andre Silva's opening goal for Portugal as the Nations League finalists were held in Guimaraes on Tuesday night.
  
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• James Forrest’s snappy hat-trick crowns ascension day for nervy Scotland

  20-11-2018 22:53
  • Scotland 3-2 Israel
  • Forrest 34 43 64; Kayal 9, Zahavi 75That the Nations League carries greater significance than the friendly matches it replaced hardly requires debate. The sense that this event became wholly relevant for the future and reputation of Alex McLeish was also plain to see.McLeish, for now, has enjoyed the last laugh over his many detractors. Scotland’s progression from the group stage at the expense of Albania and Israel may not look momentous, but in context i
  
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• Portugal 1-1 Poland: Relegated Poles secure top-10 spot in Nations League

  20-11-2018 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Poland come from behind to draw with Portugal and ensure they will be in pot one for the Euro 2020 qualifying draw.
  
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• France rugby team supports Gareth Thomas with rainbow laces

  20-11-2018 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The former rugby player was the victim of a gay hate crime in Cardiff last Saturday.
  
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• Scotland 3-2 Israel: James Forrest treble wins Nations League group for Alex McLeish's side

  20-11-2018 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  James Forrest's treble secures Scotland a Nations League play-off place as Alex McLeish's side come from behind to beat Israel.
  
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• Jordan Nobbs' injury hits England World Cup hopes - Kelly Smith

  20-11-2018 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Jordan Nobbs' serious knee injury is a "big blow" to England's World Cup chances in France next year, according to record goalscorer Kelly Smith.
  
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• Brazil 1-0 Cameroon: Richarlison scores with bullet header but Neymar comes off injured

  20-11-2018 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AMITAI WINEHOUSE AT STADIUM:MK: No Neymar, no problem – at least on the pitch. This might be a time for new stars in Brazil shirts and few have better claim to that than Richarlison.
  
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• Albania 1-0 Wales: Humbling defeat for Giggs as Gunter breaks caps record

  20-11-2018 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Wales suffer an embarrassing 1-0 friendly defeat in Albania to take the shine off Chris Gunter's record-breaking 93rd appearance.
  
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• Scotland secure Nations League promotion after James Forrest hat-trick inspires comeback against Israel

  20-11-2018 21:57
  James Forrest scored a stunning Nations League hat-trick as Scotland overcame Israel 3-2 at Hampden Park to book a place in the play-off for the 2020 European Championship.Alex McLeish’s side needed victory to leapfrog the visitors to the top of Group C1 but former Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal stunned the home support in the ninth minute when curled in a shot from 30 yards.
  
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• Springboks are regaining the fear factor, claims full-back Willie le Roux

  20-11-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Willie le Roux believes that South Africa are moving in the right direction towards being a feared team again. he Springboks will end their European tour by tackling Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
  
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• Former MSU president charged with lying to police investigating Nassar abuse

  20-11-2018 21:50
  Lou Anna Simon faces four years in prison if convictedNassar pled guilty to sexually assaulting athletes under careThe former Michigan State University president, Lou Anna Simon, was charged on Tuesday with lying to state police during a probe of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse. She is the fifth person to face criminal charges related to the scandal.Hundreds of girls and women have said Nassar abused them during his time as a doctor at Michigan State and USA Gymnastics, which trains US Olympia
  
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• Manchester United to play Leeds on pre-season tour of Australia

  20-11-2018 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have announced that a spell in Australia forms part of next summer’s lucrative pre-season tour. They will face Leeds United in Perth as part of the jaunt before heading to Asia.
  
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• Denmark U-21s 1-5 England U-21s: Dominic Solanke and Dominic Calvert-Lewin star in dominant win

  20-11-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ESBJERG STADIUM: Whatever frustrations Dominic Solanke is experiencing with Liverpool are proving no barrier to his England ambitions.
  
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• Neymar and Kylian Mbappe both come off in friendlies casting doubt over fitness for Liverpool game

  20-11-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neymar and Kylian Mbappe both went off injured in friendlies for Brazil and France on Tuesday night. PSG could be without the pair of them for a crucial clash against Liverpool next week.
  
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• Mikey Johnston signs new contract with Celtic until summer of 2023

  20-11-2018 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  19-year-old Mikey Johnston has made nine first team appearances this season and his new deal represents a three-year extension to his previous contract.
  
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• Fans flock to watch Neymar and Brazil superstars take centre stage against Cameroon in Milton Keynes

  20-11-2018 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Samba Kings, iconic yellow shirts (blue on this occasion) and the footballing royalty that is Brazil in... Milton Keynes. If it was a dream, you'd laugh it off as soon as you woke up. 
  
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• FA Cup: Cameron King gives National League Halifax victory with twisting run and finish

  20-11-2018 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Halifax Town of the National League take the lead over League Two's Morecambe via a twisting run and finish from Cameron King in their FA Cup first-round replay.
  
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• Manu Tuilagi keeps Australia guessing as Jones retains him in England squad

  20-11-2018 21:15
  Centre had been rated as ‘very doubtful’ for Saturday’s TestSources at Leicester believe he could be involved after allEddie Jones has lobbed a tantalising curveball in Australia’s direction by retaining Manu Tuilagi in his 26-man squad for this Saturday’s Test at Twickenham, barely 24 hours after the head coach described the centre as “very doubtful” and suggested England would not rush him back prematurely.With England not due to confirm their lineup u
  
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• Ireland kicking coach Richie Murphy backs Johnny Sexton to win World Rugby Player of the Year award 

  20-11-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ireland Fly-half Sexton is now the bookies' favourite to land World Rugby's top accolade, that will be dished out in Sunday's annual awards ceremony in Monte Carlo.
  
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• Manu of mystery: Is he really injured again, or is Eddie Jones set to launch Tuilagi at Wallabies?

  20-11-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: England's international Manu mystery deepened as Tuilagi was among 26 players retained for the showdown with Australia on Saturday.
  
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• Graeme Swann criticises Cricket Australia over attempt to reduce bans for senior cricketers

  20-11-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Swann has blasted the foiled bid to reduce the bans of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft following the ball-tampering scandal earlier this year.
  
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• Wales’ Leigh Halfpenny ruled out of Springboks match due to concussion

  20-11-2018 19:46
  • Scarlets full-back injured in win over Australia on 10 November
  • Absence creates dilemma at full-back and outside-halfWales will be without Leigh Halfpenny against South Africa on Saturday. The Lions’ full-back has not recovered from the concussion he suffered after being clattered by Samu Kerevi during the victory over Australia this month, creating a dilemma in his position and at outside-half for a side seeking a first autumn clean sweep. Related: South Africa stick with th
  
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