October 19, 2016
Didier Drogba escapes ban after petulant tantrum
Ivory Coast legend is fined but avoids ban after refusing to start on the bench.
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October 19, 2016
As Pep Guardiola returns to Barcelona, signs of imperfection are evident
Guardiola returns to the club where he made his name as Manchester City travel to Barcelona.
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October 18, 2016
Fifa’s List of Shame of those who voted on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups keeps on growing
Worawi Makudi’s ban by the FIFA’s ethics chamber brings to 12 the number who voted on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and have since been disciplined.
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October 18, 2016
Former head of Thailand FA, Worawi Makudi, banned for five years
Worawi Makudi banned from all football-related activity for five years.
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October 18, 2016
Sid Lowe’s Notes from Spain: plenty of goals and much more to savour in La Liga
Sid Lowe witnesses a fantastic weekend's entertainment in Spain as the leading sides find their goalscoring boots.
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October 18, 2016
AC/DC concert prompts Fifa to change World Cup policy
Concert by Australian rock band was deemed to have ruined Marseille's Stade Velodrome before Euro 2016.
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October 18, 2016
Wolfsburg sack coach Dieter Hecking
Poor start to the season proves terminal for Hecking.
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October 18, 2016
Manchester City earn record profit and reach “sporting and commercial maturity”
City now the second biggest earning club in Premier League.
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October 18, 2016
Ched Evans case: a sordid episode but sadly, not without precedent in the world of football
The Ched Evans rape case was a tawdry episode from which no one emerges with any credit.
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October 17, 2016
Nick Bidwell’s Notes from Germany: cold feet in the land of penalty shoot-out kings
A bumper weekend for penalties awarded in the Bundesliga, but a surprising number missed by the spot-kick specialists.
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October 17, 2016
Paddy Agnew’s Notes from Italy: Mauro Icardi drama shows that football marches to its own tune
By missing a penalty on Sunday, Mauro Icardi provided the Inter ultras with further ammunition in their campaign against him.
