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• 'I don't care - I just play my football': Hazard shrugs off pre-match criticism from boss Sarri

  24-01-2019 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hazard was called an individual, rather than a team player, who must do more by his manager in the build-up but when quizzed on the comments, the attacker laughed off talk it affected him.
  
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• Bielsa adamant 'spygate' scandal is not distracting players from promotion bid

  24-01-2019 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcelo Bielsa has insisted that the 'spygate' scandal is not distracting his Leeds United players from their Championship promotion bid following Saturday's defeat to Leeds.
  
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• MARK CLATTENBURG: Erik Lamela's offside call was very tight

  24-01-2019 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK CLATTENBURG: In Premier League matches without VAR they are asked to make judgement calls on tight offsides.
  
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• It is time to back Mauricio Pochettino with funds to strengthen Tottenham after Carabao Cup defeat

  24-01-2019 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: Tottenham may not have got the job done but their gutsy second-half display showed how much character Mauricio Pochettino has instilled in this team.
  
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• Hazard: I don't care what Sarri says

  24-01-2019 23:47
  Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea to a place in the EFL Cup final after head coach Maurizio Sarri urged him to do his talking with his feet.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recalls 'special rivalry' ahead of Manchester United's clash against Arsenal 

  24-01-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's blue eyes lit up so brightly, you sensed he would pick himself at the Emirates on Friday night if the old legs were up to it.
  
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• England skittled out for 77 in first innings collapse as West Indies' pace quartet take control

  24-01-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN BARBADOS: Was this really a Test in 2019 or had we been transported back to the Caribbean glory days of the 80s when West Indian pace ruled supreme.
  
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• Arsenal can outgun a pumped-up Alexis Sanchez in FA Cup clash 

  24-01-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: What better opportunity for Alexis Sanchez to relaunch his Manchester United career than by going back to his old club and knocking them out of the FA Cup?
  
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• Arsenal boss Unai Emery is a top coach... but he needs four or five transfer windows

  24-01-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This will be a good game because Manchester United will go for it — and so will Arsenal. Arsenal have a top coach in Unai Emery and are improving.
  
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• Man Utd news: Sanchez and Lukaku issue, Woodward’s £100m transfer plan, Arsenal stance

  24-01-2019 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  MANCHESTER UNITED news is coming thick and fast ahead of their FA Cup showdown with Arsenal. Express Sport brings you all the latest from Old Trafford with Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku, Ed Woodward and the Gunners themselves featuring.
  
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• Chelsea star Eden Hazard hits back at Maurizio Sarri after Tottenham win - ‘I don’t care’

  24-01-2019 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHELSEA winger Eden Hazard admits he doesn’t care about criticism levelled at him by Maurizio Sarri.
  
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• Nantes plead for search for Emiliano Sala to restart after striker disappears on plane

  24-01-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emiliano Sala's former club Nantes have reacted with anger and dismay at the police's decision to formally call off the search for his missing plane and demanded it be resumed.
  
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• SECRET SCOUT: Tom Bayliss is a team player and a neat passer but needs to weigh in with goals

  24-01-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SECRET SCOUT: Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He’ll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week he looks at Tom Bayliss.
  
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• Crystal Palace sign goalkeeper Lucas Perri on loan from Sao Paulo 

  24-01-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace have added Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Perri to their squad. The 21-year-old moves to Selhurst Park on loan from Sao Paulo, with the Eagles having the option to turn the move permanent.
  
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• Yannick Bolasie faces Everton departure despite return from loan

  24-01-2019 23:30
  • Crystal Palace may offer Bolasie escape route from Everton
  • No bid from Paris Saint-Germain for Idrissa Gana GueyeMarco Silva has told Yannick Bolasie there is little prospect of him playing for Everton this season as Crystal Palace consider a move for their former winger.The Democratic Republic of the Congo international surprised Everton on Monday when he activated a break clause in a season-long loan deal with Aston Villa to return to Merseyside. The 29-year-old, who struggled to
  
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• Yannick Bolasie chasing loan before end of transfer window as he accepts he has no Everton future

  24-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whatever happens, Yannick Bolasie has been told by boss Marco Silva that he cannot expect to figure for Everton before the end of the season and it would be best for him to find a new club.
  
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• What Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri did after penalty win vs Tottenham is pure class

  24-01-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHELSEA boss Maurizio Sarri showed off his class after the Blues knocked Tottenham out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.
  
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• Wasps blow as Elliot Daly heads for Saracens

  24-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the confirmation of Nathan Hughes' impending defection to Bristol and Willie le Roux's end-of-season exit, Daly's switch is destined to be formally announced in the coming days.
  
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• Unai Emery warns Arsenal stars not to underestimate Alexis Sanchez over poor form

  24-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal must not be fooled by the poor form of Alexis Sanchez ahead of his first visit to the Emirates Stadium as a Manchester United player, according to the Gunners manager Unai Emery.
  
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• Unai Emery backs Mourinho sacking and warns of Manchester United threat

  24-01-2019 23:30
  • ‘They lost a lot of points,’ says Arsenal manager
  • Emery promises to field strong lineup in FA Cup tieUnai Emery believes Manchester United’s decision to sack José Mourinho in December was completely justified given their low points tally and lack of competitive edge.According to the Arsenal manager, anyone who falls below expected standards has to accept they are in the firing line. “This is normal,” Emery said. “I was not surprised becaus
  
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• Petra Kvitova has spirit of Monica Seles as Czech reaches first Grand Slam final since being stabbed

  24-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Just before Wimbledon, at a WTA Tour function by the Thames, Kvitova met Monica Seles, with whom she has much in common for a reason both would like to forget.
  
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• ‘Paul Pogba could captain Manchester United,’ says Ole Gunnar Solskjær

  24-01-2019 23:30
  • Caretaker manager praises Pogba’s leadership qualities
  • ‘When he’s enjoying himself he brings so many good things’Ole Gunnar Solskjær considers Paul Pogba to be captaincy material at Manchester United, continuing his policy of proving the yin to José Mourinho’s yang.Mourinho stripped the midfielder of the vice-captaincy and told him he would never be captain but Solskjær has worked with Pogba in the past and regards him as a leader. C
  
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• FIVE THINGS YOU MISSED AS CHELSEA REACH CARABAO CUP FINAL

  24-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here, Sportsmail takes a look at all the things you may have missed from the second Carabao Cup semi-final, including Maurizio Sarri's booking and a treat from N'Golo Kante.
  
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• ‘Arsenal games were the fiercest battles’: Solskjær relishing Gunners Cup tie | Paul Wilson

  24-01-2019 23:30
  • FA Cup test stirs fond memories for United manager
  • ‘It was everything I love about football’Ole Gunnar Solskjær has always loved the FA Cup – he rates walking out at Wembley in 1999 as highly as all the other memories from that year because the Cup final on television was always an event when growing up in Norway – and he is equally happy to be renewing a rivalry with Arsenal that is just as fondly remembered.“The games against Arsenal were the f
  
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• Alexis Sanchez will thrive if Arsenal fans turn on him, says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

  24-01-2019 23:30
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes facing down the Arsenal boo boys could be just the catalyst Alexis Sanchez needs to kick start his Manchester United career.
  
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• Sarri’s rant rewarded, despair for Dier – 5 things we learned from Chelsea-Spurs

  24-01-2019 23:24
  Eric Dier and Lucas Moura missed from the spot as Chelsea booked a meeting with Manchester City.
  
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• Real Madrid’s Girona Copa del Rey win shows they need more than just Jose Mourinho

  24-01-2019 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  REAL MADRID’s narrow Copa del Rey win over Girona shows they need more than just Jose Mourinho. They need an entire revamp.
  
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• West Indies bowling display highlights stupidity of Stuart Broad omission  

  24-01-2019 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: If you're going to pick three seamers and two spinners in these conditions, at least make sure that you pick your best three seamers.
  
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• Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham (agg 2-2, 4-2 pens) PLAYER RATINGS: Eden Hazard is back to his best

  24-01-2019 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Luiz scored the winning penalty to send Chelsea through to the Carabao Cup final. Our man SAMI MOKBEL was at Stamford Bridge to run the rule over both sets of players.
  
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• Chelsea’s David Luiz books Carabao Cup final spot in shootout win against Spurs

  24-01-2019 23:10
  When the final kick was delivered it was the Chelsea players running forward from the halfway line for the victory scrum. David Luiz had scored the decisive penalty. The players of Tottenham were on their knees and it will be Maurizio Sarri’s team who will be trying to face down Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final.Over the two legs, they will feel they deserved nothing less. Chelsea certainly responded with great vigour to Sarri’s criticism after their defeat by Arsenal on Satur
  
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• Tottenham star Erik Lamela tries out cheeky penalty cheat vs Chelsea - did you spot it?

  24-01-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  TOTTENHAM star Erik Lamela tried to gain a few extra inches during their penalty shootout defeat to Chelsea.
  
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• Tottenham star Eric Dier appears on verge of tears after Chelsea loss in Carabao Cup semi

  24-01-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  TOTTENHAM star Eric Dier looked distraught after Chelsea dumped Mauricio Pochettino's men out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.
  
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• Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham, RESULT: Carabao Cup semi-final second leg 

  24-01-2019 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The week's semi-final action in the Carabao Cup comes to a conclusion when Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, with the tie on a knife edge. 
  
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• Chelsea knock out Tottenham on penalties to reach Carabao Cup final

  24-01-2019 22:55
  David Luiz scored the decisive penalty after Fernando Llorente wiped out the lead Chelsea took through N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard.
  
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• West Indies steady ship after ripping through England on day of 18 wickets

  24-01-2019 22:54
  • First Test day two: West Indies 289 & 127-6; England 77
  • Kemar Roach picks up five as tourists’ batting collapsesOn a bewildering second day there was a stampede of batsmen returning to the Garfield Sobers pavilion shaking their heads in exasperation. In all, 18 wickets fell and amid the carnage England will be left with a huge victory target in the context of this match.The tourists’ batsmen came and went more rapidly than those from West Indies. On a deceptively se
  
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• Did you see what Spurs ace Vertonghen did before penalties vs Chelsea? Kane would not have

  24-01-2019 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tottenham captain Jan Vertonghen won the coin toss before the penalty shootout against Chelsea but he didn't know what to do.
  
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• Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham (Agg 2-2, Pens 4-2): David Luiz fires Blues into Carabao Cup final

  24-01-2019 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chelsea answered Maurizio Sarri's criticism to advance to the Carabao Cup final with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over Tottenham after a frenetic clash at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• West Indies find vintage pace and precision to blitz England for just 77

  24-01-2019 22:43
  It was back to the glory days of Caribbean cricket as England were blown away for 77, to leave them trailing West Indies by 339 at the end of the second day. The West Indian fast bowlers generated the pace which maximises the unevenness in a pitch, blows the best-laid plans out of the dressing-room window, and prompts a disintegration which is shocking.
  
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• Kemar Roach is West Indies’ raging fire on a day to stir nostalgia | Ali Martin

  24-01-2019 22:21
  Fast bowler tears through England in a breathtaking spell that reminds onlookers of a glorious West Indies pastAt drinks on the second afternoon, as England’s batting lineup sat in flaming ruins on 49 for seven, the DJ in the Kensington Oval’s party stand flicked through his record collection and plumped, rather predictably, for David Rudder’s Rally Round The West Indies.This was not the slow and slightly mournful brass version used as the region’s de facto anthem before
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Higuain to Chelsea DONE, Coutinho to Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal

  24-01-2019 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  TRANSFER NEWS LIVE - Updates as Chelsea close in on Gonzalo Higuain, Manchester United eye Philippe Coutinho and Arsenal and Liverpool look to strengthen.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, January 25

  24-01-2019 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Huntingdon, Lingfield, Doncaster and Newcastle.
  
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• Chelsea vs Tottenham, LIVE: Latest Carabao Cup scores and updates from the semi-final second leg 

  24-01-2019 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The week's semi-final action in the Carabao Cup comes to a conclusion when Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, with the tie on a knife edge. 
  
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• Thierry Henry SACKED as Monaco boss as Ligue 1 strugglers cut short his tenure after 104 days

  24-01-2019 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Monaco sacked manager Thierry Henry on Thursday night despite giving the former Arsenal striker assurances his job was safe earlier on the very same day leaving some players bewildered.
  
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• New Chelsea signing Gonzalo Higuain presented to Stamford Bridge crowd ahead of Tottenham game

  24-01-2019 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Chelsea signing Gonzalo Higuain was in attendance at Stamford Bridge to support his team-mates in their Carabao Cup second leg clash against Tottenham on Thursday night. 
  
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• NFL confirms 29% drop in player concussions during 2018 regular season

  24-01-2019 21:17
  NFL reports 135 concussions in 2018, down from 135 in 2017Two changes to the rules may have contributed to the declineLeague says that number of serious knee injuries remains flatThe number of diagnosed concussions dropped significantly in the NFL in 2018, the league confirmed on Thursday. There was a 24% decline in concussions in the preseason and regular season, from 281 in 2017 to 214 this season. For the regular season only, there was a 29% decrease from 190 in 2017 to 135.Continue reading..
  
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• Petit blasts Arsenal's 'wasted talent' Ozil

  24-01-2019 21:10
  He is yet to play a minute of football for Arsenal in 2019 and Mesut Ozil has been criticised as a "wasted talent" by Emmanuel Petit.
  
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• Cardiff City will not be given more time to make emergency signings despite Emiliano Sala plane disaster

  24-01-2019 21:10
  The Premier League has told Cardiff City it cannot offer the club more time to make emergency signings in the wake of the Emiliano Sala plane disaster.
  
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• Emile Heskey on the lack of opportunities for young coaches and playing for Liverpool at Anfield

  24-01-2019 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY AMITAI WINEHOUSE: When you ask Emile Heskey about management, he only has one reply. ‘Coaching first’. Time and again it crops up as we swing through the streets of central London.
  
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• Vietnam 0-1 Japan: Samurai Blue reach Asian Cup semi-finals with narrow victory

  24-01-2019 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton defender Maya Yoshida captained Japan to a 1-0 victory over Vietnam to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup. Ritsu Doan scored the only goal of the game.
  
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• England skittled out for 77 in first innings collapse against West Indies

  24-01-2019 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: England were blown away by a spectacular old-style display of fast bowling to defy all predictions of a one-sided series here.
  
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