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• Solskjaer expects Red Devils rap from Neville

  24-12-2018 23:30
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no doubt he will feel the wrath of Gary Neville and other former Manchester United players during his time in charge of the club.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dismisses Jose Mourinho 'handbrake' talk and wants Man Utd 'philosophy' to return

  24-12-2018 23:30
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer heads into his Old Trafford return insisting: The best is yet to come.
  
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• Solskjaer is set to move for a new centre half to shore up Man United's defence

  24-12-2018 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former United manager Jose Mourinho made it clear he wanted a new centre back in the summer but he did not get his wish. Solskjaer has taken his place until the end of the season.
  
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• Liverpool smiling in training as they celebrate Christmas at the top

  24-12-2018 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp's men extended their lead at the summit to four points thanks to a comfortable win at Wolves on Friday night that was followed by Manchester City's shock defeat to Crystal Palace.
  
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• A World Cup and Ashes to come in 2019 in a fantastic summer for cricket

  24-12-2018 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: What a feast of top quality cricket — in both Test and limited-overs formats — to look forward to, but what a concern it is too that the international calendar is now so crammed.
  
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• No more crazy golf: 10 radical rule changes to revolutionise and modernise the game

  24-12-2018 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: They were the most arcane set of rules, so impenetrable and lacking in common sense it was hardly surprising that the world’s finest were caught out.
  
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• Leon Balogun is seventh Premier League player to sign with Common Goal

  24-12-2018 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighton defender Leon Balogun has pledged one per cent of his salary to the cause. In just 16 months, 68 players from around the world have signed up and raised £800,000.
  
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• PSG join race for Watford's Abdoulaye Doucoure as Everton remain keen

  24-12-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ligue 1 leaders are offering £30million for the Hornets star, who has emerged as a key player at Vicarage Road. Doucoure is also a target for his former manager, Marco Silva.
  
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• Oxlade-Chamberlain reveals recovery progress on Instagram

  24-12-2018 21:43
  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain took to Instagram to reveal that he has been cleared to run outside for the first time since suffering a knee injury last spring.
  
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• Europe Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn gets tattoo on his bottom

  24-12-2018 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Bjorn fulfilled a promise to get a tattoo after leading Europe to a 17½-10½ Ryder Cup victory over USA in September. He Norwegian finally underwent the procedure.
  
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• Mainz fans sing Last Christmas during Bundesliga draw with Hoffenheim

  24-12-2018 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mainz fans burst into a rendition of Last Christmas by Wham during their Bundesliga draw at Hoffenheim. Fans could be heard belting out the chorus of Wham's popular 1986 Christmas hit.
  
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• Marcelo Bielsa would drop his own coaches from matches, claims Mendy

  24-12-2018 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mendy has added to the craziness surrounding Bielsa by revealing how the mad-cap coach would stop his own assistants from travelling to matches if they had failed to deliver in training.
  
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• Carabao Cup semi-final first leg dates confirmed as Spurs host Chelsea

  24-12-2018 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham will play Chelsea on Tuesday, January 8 at Wembley in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, the EFL have confirmed. The second semi-final will be played a day later.
  
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• Premier League Fans' Verdicts: Our 20 supporters give their opinions so far

  24-12-2018 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premier League season has already reached the halfway stage with Liverpool currently top of the pile. Here, Sportsmail gets the fans' verdicts from all 20 sides at the midway point...
  
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• Bielsa would drop his own coaches from matches if they did not perform in training, claims Mendy 

  24-12-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mendy has added to the craziness surrounding Bielsa by revealing how the mad-cap coach would stop his own assistants from travelling to matches if they had failed to deliver in training.
  
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• Carabao Cup semi-final first leg dates confirmed

  24-12-2018 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham will play Chelsea on Tuesday, January 8 at Wembley in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, the EFL have confirmed. The second semi-final will be played a day later.
  
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• Rugby union team of the year: Who makes your 2018 side?

  24-12-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Ugo Monye and Chris Jones have selected their team of the year - but who would you pick? Use our selector and listen to the podcast unveiling BBC Sport's XV.
  
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• David Squires on … It's a Wonderful Life (the Mourinho edition)

  24-12-2018 19:00
  Our cartoonist casts José Mourinho as the star of the classic feelgood festive film. Merry Christmas everyone!View all of David’s cartoons here Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester United 'cleared out Jose Mourinho's office' within just 'five minutes' of sacking him

  24-12-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United wasted no time in banishing the memories of Jose Mourinho's tumultuous tenure as manager as they cleared out his office 'within five minutes' of his sacking last week.
  
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• Thomas Bjørn keeps promise to tattoo backside after Ryder Cup win

  24-12-2018 18:29
  • ‘I told you I would do it’ – Bjorn is inked with 17½-10½ score
  • Europe overcame odds to beat USA in SeptemberThomas Bjørn has kept his promise to have Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning score tattooed on his backside. Bjørn said he would have the tattoo if his team beat the USA in September and retweeted a video showing him tattooed with a 17½-10½ scoreline and a silhouette of the trophy. Related: Cool boarders and terrifying
  
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• Liverpool’s Herbie Kane: ‘In the back garden I used to pretend to be Gerrard’ | Ben Fisher

  24-12-2018 18:00
  The 20-year-old midfielder has been a revelation on loan at Doncaster and has plans to impress Jürgen Klopp when he returns to Liverpool in the summerGrowing up, Herbie Kane’s hero was Steven Gerrard, so playing under him for Liverpool Under-19s last season was the stuff of dreams. “I had a few shirts with his name on the back and, when I was little, I used to watch some of his goals and want to be able to do what he had done; I used to practise in the back garden, pretending to
  
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• Celtic sign 15-year-old Karamoko Dembélé to first professional contract

  24-12-2018 17:58
  • Midfielder gained notoriety after playing for U20s at age of 13
  • ‘As soon as I can, I’m going to try to get into the first team’Celtic have announced that 15-year-old Karamoko Dembélé has signed his first full-time professional contract in a deal that ties him to the club until at least 2021.The highy rated midfielder joined Celtic in 2013 and made his Under-20s debut against Hearts in October 2016 – coming off the bench for a side then seven ye
  
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• PSG join race for Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure as Everton also remain keen

  24-12-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doucoure has developed into one of the best midfielders in the Premier League with his pace and power and attracted interest from some of the best clubs across Europe.
  
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• Europe's Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn gets celebratory tattoo on his backside

  24-12-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Bjorn fulfilled a promise to get a tattoo after leading Europe to a 17½-10½ Ryder Cup victory over USA in September. e Norwegian finally underwent the procedure.
  
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• Thomas Bjorn gets Ryder Cup tattoo on his bottom - keeping a promise to his winning Europe team

  24-12-2018 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Europe's Ryder Cup-winning captain Thomas Bjorn promised to get the score tattooed on to a part of his body only his girlfriend could see...
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo stands and stares at referee as he looks at VAR

  24-12-2018 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo tried his best to put a little pressure on the referee in Juventus' win over Roma as he stood at the touchline and stared at the official as he consulted the VAR screen.
  
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• Aritz Aduriz offers a one-step solution to Athletic Bilbao's season of gloom

  24-12-2018 17:11
  Striker stuns San Mamés with remarkable penalty but a late collapse means the unthinkable looms for La Liga stalwartsIt was just a penalty, some might say, but it wasn’t. It was two, for a start. And two like that in a moment like this.Your club – and it is your club – is in the bottom three, the abyss opening: a first ever relegation, an end that feels like it really could be The End, changing everything for everyone. A club unlike any other, they’ve sacked their
  
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• Watch: It is a Santa takeover at Clyde

  24-12-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  What do Santas do on their day off? They go and watch Clyde, as Christmas comes early for the Scottish League Two side. (UK only)
  
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• Neil Warnock calls for reform of Premier League loan rules that limit clubs

  24-12-2018 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Warnock criticised what he believes are "scandalous" Premier League loan rules. Current regulations mean clubs can loan a maximum of two players from other Premier League teams
  
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• Defoe finally receives League Cup winners' medal 10 years after helping Tottenham lift trophy

  24-12-2018 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jermain Defoe has been presented with a League Cup winners' medal more than 10 years after helping Tottenham lift the trophy.
  
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• Football stars and their WAGs get in the Christmas festive spirit

  24-12-2018 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Christmas countdown is now almost over, and footballers across the world have been giving fans a unique insight this week into their festivities by showing off their tree designs and decorations.
  
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• Liverpool stars all smiles in training as they celebrate Christmas at the top

  24-12-2018 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool were all smiles in training on Monday as they celebrated spending the Christmas period at the top of the Premier League table with a light session at Melwood.
  
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• 'We have to do better': Jürgen Klopp calls for Liverpool improvement - video

  24-12-2018 16:44
  Despite being unbeaten in the Premier League, Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool will have to improve in the second half of the season to hold off their rivals and deliver the club’s first championship since 1990Jürgen Klopp calls for Liverpool improvement to head off title rivalsContinue reading...
  
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• Jack Cork keen to make Turf Moor a fortress for Burnley at Christmas

  24-12-2018 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Everton visiting on Boxing Day and West Ham travelling north four days later, Cork wants Burnley to start getting the results required to move clear of the relegation zone.
  
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• Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to miss at least six weeks with foot injury

  24-12-2018 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Armenian playmaker fractured a metatarsal in Wednesday's 2-0 League Cup quarter-final defeat by rivals Tottenham and was replaced at half-time. He is expected to miss at least six weeks.
  
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• Premier League predictions: Lawro v James bassist Jim Glennie

  24-12-2018 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on James bassist and Manchester City fan Jim Glennie to predict this week's Premier League results.
  
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• Neil Warnock ready to consider leaving Cardiff over transfer funding

  24-12-2018 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Warnock could be forced to consider his future as manager at Cardiff City amid concerns he will not get the funding to keep them in the Premier League this season.
  
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• Things go from bad to worse for Thierry Henry at Monaco

  24-12-2018 16:00
  The manager was brought in to save the club’s Ligue 1 status but he is struggling to cope with crises on all frontsBy Adam White and Eric Devin for Get French Football NewsEdinson Cavani’s goal was met with a groan. Monaco had embarrassed PSG by capturing the Ligue 1 title 17 months earlier but, just 11 minutes into their match in October, Monaco were already two down. Nacer Chadil’s injury compounded the depressed mood at the Stade Louis II and, when his replacement Jordi Mbou
  
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• Arsenal blow as foot injury rules out Henrikh Mkhitaryan for six weeks

  24-12-2018 15:37
  • Arsenal midfielder fractures metatarsal in right foot
  • Shkodran Mustafi and Nacho Monreal doubts for Brighton tripUnai Emery has suffered another injury blow with the Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan ruled out until February with a foot injury.Mkhitaryan did not play in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Burnley and has been diagnosed with a fractured metatarsal in his right foot that will keep him out of action for six weeks. He was injured during the Carabao Cup defeat by Tottenha
  
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• Henrikh Mkhitaryan ruled out for six weeks with fractured foot as Arsenal injury crisis continues to deepen

  24-12-2018 15:33
  Arsenal’s injury problems continue to deepen after it emerged on Monday that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be sidelined for the rest of the festive period as well as January after breaking a bone in his foot.
  
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• David Wagner tells Huddersfield to play with more freedom

  24-12-2018 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Wagner has told his Huddersfield players to put anxieties about their form aside ahead of the trip to Manchester United. The Terriers have reached Christmas with only two Premier League victories.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers warns rejuvenated Aberdeen won't be easy

  24-12-2018 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers believes Aberdeen's wobble earlier in the season was a false reflection of their abilities and expects another test at Pittodrie on Boxing Day.
  
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• Radja Nainggolan takes fall for Inter’s struggles but is not solely responsible | Paolo Bandini

  24-12-2018 15:00
  Inter have made a statement with suspending the Belgian but they should have been more diligent before paying €24m plus two quality players for his servicesRadja Nainggolan crashed his car on the day he came to Inter. A tyre burst on his Ferrari Lusso as he was making the drive north from Rome to Milan for pre-season training, causing him to veer into a motorway guardrail. The accident was not his fault and yet, looking back now, it does feel like an omen for everything that was to come. Re
  
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• Fabian Delph insists Manchester City will bounce back after Crystal Palace loss

  24-12-2018 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fabian Delph says Manchester City are determined to bounce back quickly from their shock loss to Crystal Palace as they travel to Leicester on Boxing Day.
  
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• Derby County meet fan Charlie Harrison after video of him being abused went viral

  24-12-2018 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Derby County fan who was filmed being taunted by a man claiming to be a Nottingham Forest supporter got to meet his heroes on Saturday, prior to their 1-1 draw with Bristol City.
  
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• Emery warns Arsenal to expect another physical test at Brighton

  24-12-2018 14:45
  Victory on Boxing Day could see the Gunners move into the Premier League top four.
  
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• Karamoko Dembele signs first professional contract with Celtic aged just 15

  24-12-2018 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic have announced that Karamoko Dembele has signed his first full-time professional contract in a deal that sees him remain at Parkhead until at least 2021.
  
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• 5 talking points ahead of Boxing Day’s Premier League action

  24-12-2018 14:23
  Nine top-flight matches take place up and down the country.
  
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• Marco Silva defends Jordan Pickford and blames overall Everton team display for poor results

  24-12-2018 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton manager Marco Silva insists he will not single out goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for special treatment after another mistake by the England international.
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates Christmas in style with £270,000 gold Lamborghini

  24-12-2018 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been celebrating Christmas in style with his £270,000 gold Lamborghini. The Premier League top scorer posted a video on Instagram.
  
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