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• Sacked Mark Hughes looked tired when the Southampton axe finally fell

  03-12-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hughes just seemed tiredon Saturday, when a piece of Jose Mourinho nonsense about Southampton lacking ambition was tossed his way. 'Oh for Christ's sake,' he replied.
  
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• Ballon d'Or: Luka Modric ends dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

  03-12-2018 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric wins the Ballon d'Or, breaking Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's 10-year dominance.
  
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• Joe Schmidt: Ireland's Johnny Sexton admits he had doubts about his head coach

  03-12-2018 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton reveals to the Rugby Union Weekly podcast that he once thought Joe Schmidt was "too nice" to be a head coach.
  
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• Premiership rugby clubs ponder 13-team and relegation-free top division

  03-12-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premiership clubs have re-opened talks about the controversial idea of scrapping relegation, apparently driven by fears about the threat of losing a big-name member of the rugby establishment.
  
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• 'Jack Wilshere is a £100m player,' says West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini

  03-12-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Arsenal midfielder, who arrived in the summer with a lengthy history of injury trouble, played the final five minutes of Saturday's 3-0 win at Newcastle – his first action since September 1.
  
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• Roy Hodgson calls for calm ahead of 'M23 Derby' against Brighton

  03-12-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year's 'M23 Derby' at the Amex, which was also played on a Tuesday night in November, saw crowd trouble overshadow the match. Sussex Police have promised a heavy presence.
  
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• Ralph Hasenhuttl set to be appointed new manager of Southampton

  03-12-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail revealed on November 21 that Hughes was close to the axe and his exit was confirmed on Monday with the club telling the Welshman, who was wearing his training kit, at 8.30am.
  
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• Manchester City could face Champions League ban over FFP cheat claims

  03-12-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on documents seized by Football Leaks, was a claim that City's holding company paid £59.5m of Etihad's annual sponsorship deal, with £8m coming from the airline.
  
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• Luka Modric wins Ballon d'Or 2018 to end Messi and Ronaldo's dominance

  03-12-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN PARIS: He was instrumental in helping Real Madrid win the Champions League and became the heartbeat in the Croatia team that reached the World Cup final.
  
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• England fans face struggle to get UEFA Nations League semi -final tickets

  03-12-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The choice of the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques in Guimaraes for the Nations League semi-final clash on June 6 sparked immediate concern among senior FA officials given its 30,000 capacity.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, December 4

  03-12-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Lingfield, Southwell and Fakenham.
  
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• ‘Nobody accepts this kind of behaviour’: Emery condemns banana skin incident

  03-12-2018 23:33
  Arsenal players celebrate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opening goal as a banana skin is thrown on to the pitch.Unai Emery has condemned the incident during Sunday’s north London derby in which a banana skin was thrown from the stands towards the Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, saying “nobody accepts” that kind of behaviour.Four men have been charged by the Metropolitan police over incidents relating to the match at the Emirates Stadium, in which Arsenal beat Tot
  
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• West Brom 1-1 Brentford: Bees sting hosts with last-gasp Lewis Macleod goal

  03-12-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE HAWTHORNS: Into stoppage time and having threatened little, Brentford found a dramatic equaliser to leave Darren Moore a picture of angst on the touchline.
  
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• Southgate laments ‘incredible’ lack of homegrown Premier League players

  03-12-2018 23:30
  Gareth Southgate says the lack of England-qualified players starting in the Premier League is ‘a conundrum we have to solve’.The shortage of homegrown players in the Premier League, which hit record lows this past weekend, is “incredible” and “a conundrum we have to solve” according to the England manager, Gareth Southgate.Four members of the England team which beat Croatia to qualify for the Uefa Nations League finals last month did not start for their club s
  
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• Newcastle's Ki Sung-yueng talks guns, grenades and Korea conflict

  03-12-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE: Ki Sung-yueng is searching for the right word. 'I threw the weapon,' he starts. 'What's it called? The one with the pin?' A grenade? 'Yes, a grenade.'
  
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• Manchester Utd boss Jose Mourinho baffled by 58 scouts at Old Trafford

  03-12-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United have moved to swell their ranks with new faces over the last three years and employ 58 scouts across the world. The restructuring has been championed at Old Trafford.
  
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• England manager Gareth Southgate excited after Nations League draw

  03-12-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the thriller of Seville came a fine performance against Croatia and now, after Monday's draw here in Dublin, Southgate and his side look forward to a first competitive encounter with Holland since 1996.
  
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• Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek wants first-team chance and may ask for loan

  03-12-2018 23:30
  Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the Chelsea midfielder, hopes his recent impact on the field would justify inclusion from the start in Premier League matches.Ruben Loftus-Cheek will make a decision over his short-term future at Chelsea later this month as he waits to discover if the positive impact he has made in recent weeks earns him a first Premier League start of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers.The England midfielder has scored five goals in his last six club appearances, including the team&r
  
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• Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe would be the perfect fit for Manchester United... if he wasn't English

  03-12-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Jeff Mostyn knows he is getting lucky. As chairman of Bournemouth in any other era of English football he would be looking for a new boss.
  
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• Arsenal boss Unai Emery urges Mesut Ozil to fight for his future

  03-12-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Ozil's future is under a huge cloud after he was omitted from the last two games - although Arsenal are adamant he was injured for the win over Tottenham.
  
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• FA Cup third round draw hands Arsenal trip to Solihull or Blackpool

  03-12-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conference Premier high flyers Solihull Moors, managed by Tim Flowers, need to beat League One Blackpool in a replay at Bloomfield Road next Tuesday in order to face Unai Emery’s side.
  
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• Freestyle champion Andrew Henderson on broken legs, teaching Cristiano Ronaldo and more

  03-12-2018 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATTHEW SMITH: The 26-year-old from Truro is a three time world freestyle champion, and six time UK champion – a mixture of football and rhythmic gymnastics.
  
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• FA Cup: Alex Purver scores sublime lob for Guiseley against Fleetwood

  03-12-2018 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Guiseley's Alex Purver "finishes brilliantly" in the 2-1 FA Cup second-round defeat by Fleetwood.
  
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• FA Cup: Wes Burns scores freak goal for Fleetwood against Guiseley

  03-12-2018 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Joe Green's clearance ricochets off forward Wes Burns and into the Guiseley net as Fleetwood double their lead in the FA Cup second-round tie.
  
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• Mike Ashley reveals Newcastle could have new owners before January 

  03-12-2018 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sports retail tycoon Mike Ashley revealed on live television on Monday night that he is hopeful of selling Premier League outfit Newcastle in the coming weeks.
  
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• FA asked to investigate claims Fulham ‘manipulated’ Jean Michael Seri fee 

  03-12-2018 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lawyer behind football's Bosman ruling has called on the FA to investigate Jean Michael Seri's transfer from Nice to Fulham last summer, accusing the club of amanipulation of the deal.
  
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• Tottenham fan who threw banana skin at Aubameyang says he's not racist

  03-12-2018 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Averof Pantelli, 57, a van driver from Norwich, claimed he found the banana skin on the ground at the Emirates Stadium and hurled it without thinking of the racial implications.
  
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• FA Cup third round fixtures - Arsenal handed trip to to Solihull Moors or Blackpool plus more

  03-12-2018 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conference Premier high flyers Solihull Moors, managed by Tim Flowers, need to beat League One Blackpool in a replay at Bloomfield Road next Tuesday in order to face Unai Emery’s side.
  
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• FA Cup: Solihull Moors' Mark Fogarty celebrates potential Arsenal tie in third round

  03-12-2018 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the moment Solihull Moors sporting director Mark Fogarty finds out his team could play Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.
  
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• FA Cup third-round draw in full: Arsenal and Spurs face potential non-league trips

  03-12-2018 21:04
  North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal have been handed FA Cup third round trips to lower league opposition.
  
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• Mike Ashley hoping to sell Newcastle ‘before January transfer window’

  03-12-2018 20:49
  The Newcastle owner says he is in 'advanced talks' to sell the club
  
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• Dasaolu to undergo surgery after successfully crowd-funding operation

  03-12-2018 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dasaolu, who won the British title in 2016 on the back of 2014 European gold, feared his career could be over after rupturing his Achilles. But after an appeal, he has the £9,000 needed.
  
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• Brazil legend Cafu warns PSG star Neymar not to return to Barcelona

  03-12-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neymar joined the Ligue 1 giants in the summer of 2017 for a staggering world-record fee of £198million but he has continued to attract interest from his former club Barcelona since.
  
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• 2019 January transfer window potential moves: Hazard, Pogba, Martial, Ramsey, Eriksen

  03-12-2018 20:13
  Premier LeagueThu 27 Dec, AT 08:152019 January window potential moves: Hazard, Pogba, Martial
  We look at some of the players who could switch clubs or are out of contract
  
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• Southampton hoping to confirm Ralph Hasenhuttl appointment before end of the week

  03-12-2018 20:06
  Southampton are hoping to confirm the appointment of Ralph Hasenhuttl before the end of the week after Mark Hughes was sacked Monday.
  
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• Leroy Sane poses for selfie with Manchester City supporter

  03-12-2018 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leroy Sane might be playing a key role in Manchester City's surge to the top of the Premier League but cut a rather serious figure as he was enjoying some downtime in the City on Monday.
  
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• Sports Personality: Vote for your Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year

  03-12-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  You will decide this year's greatest sporting moment - here are the contenders for 2018's award, and how to vote for your choice.
  
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• Ralph Hasenhuttl: Who is the man Southampton want as their new boss?

  03-12-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Hughes' ill-fated reign at Southampton is at the end, and the Saints are casting around for a replacement. Top of the list of candidates is Austrian coach Ralph Hasenhuttl.
  
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• Leroy Sane poses for selfie with Manchester City fan

  03-12-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leroy Sane might be playing a key role in Manchester City's surge to the top of the Premier League but cut a rather serious figure as he was enjoying some downtime in the City on Monday.
  
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• 2019 January transfer window: when does it open and close?

  03-12-2018 19:11
  Premier LeagueMon 24 Dec, AT 07:522019 January transfer window: when does it open and close?
  Clubs, players and agents prepare for the new year’s sales
  
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• Emery heaps praise on Aaron Ramsey despite reaffirming that the midfielder will leave Arsenal

  03-12-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Unai Emery was delighted by the contribution of substitute Aaron Ramsey in the 4-2 north London derby win over Tottenham.
  
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• Amir Khan on verge of sealing deal to fight American star Terence Crawford

  03-12-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amir Khan claims he is close to agreeing a deal to fight fight American pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford in the new year.
  
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• Ballon d'Or 2018 LIVE - Winner and nominees at Grand Palais in Paris

  03-12-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luka Modric is primed and ready to win the Ballon d'Or and end the decade long dominance of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Follow all the action with Sportsmail's NATHAN SALT.
  
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• Huddersfield lose appeal against Steve Mounie dismissal in Brighton defeat

  03-12-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mounie was shown a controversial straight red card by referee Michael Oliver in the 32nd minute for his challenge on Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.
  
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• Leicester's Jamie Vardy a doubt for Fulham trip in the Foxes' reunion with Claudio Ranieri

  03-12-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The striker is still nursing a groin injury and came off in the 72nd minute of Saturday's 2-0 win over Watford. The Foxes go to Fulham on Wednesday evening in the Premier League.
  
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• Shrewsbury Town appoint Wrexham boss Sam Ricketts as new manager  

  03-12-2018 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ricketts sat out Wrexham's FA Cup draw with Newport on Saturday with talks ongoing with Shrewsbury and the League One side have finally confirmed a deal for the ex-Bolton defender.
  
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• Little Mix star Perrie Edwards annoyed as boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain plays Call of Duty

  03-12-2018 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool and Englandmidfielder is expected to miss the whole of the current campaign after suffering knee ligament damage against Roma in the Champions League last season.
  
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• Luka Modric perjury charges dropped, court confirms

  03-12-2018 18:16
  On the day Luka Modric is expected to win the 2018 Ballon d'Or, perjury charges against the Croatia and Real Madrid star have been dropped.
  
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• UK Championship 2018: Ronnie O'Sullivan insists breakaway tour is 'last resort'

  03-12-2018 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ronnie O'Sullivan explains his recent quotes about a breakaway snooker tour, insisting it's a "last resort" if the current schedule doesn't change.
  
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• 'No days off': Fans suggest Sergio Ramos takes swipe at Mohamed Salah

  03-12-2018 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Ramos has once again risked igniting the fury of Liverpool supporters with an apparent dig at Anfield talisman Mohamed Salah.
  
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