March 15, 2016
Sampaoli was Chelsea first choice but lack of English cost him the job
Sampaoli claims he lost out to Conte due to his poor English.
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March 15, 2016
Chelsea poised to confirm appointment of Conte
Lure of the training ground too hard to resist for Antonio Conte
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March 15, 2016
The long shadow cast by match-fixing mastermind
Suspicious matches involving South Africa in 2010 can be traced back to football's most infamous match-fixer.
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March 14, 2016
Max Kruse leaves €75,000 poker winnings in a taxi and is then fined €25,000 by his club
Wolfsburg add insult to injury after player leaves €75,000 poker winnings in a taxi.
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March 14, 2016
Guardiola hopes to bring Bayern technical director to Man City
Guardiola keen to bring his technical director to Manchester City.
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March 14, 2016
Three South Africa officials banned over pre-World Cup match-fixing
Three players banned over involvement in match-fixing.
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March 13, 2016
Tactics: the rise of Leicester City
Premier League league leaders show there is more than one way to skin a cat, says Jonathan Wilson.
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March 11, 2016
Newcastle appoint Rafa Benitez
Rafa Benitez delighted to be back in England, calls on Newcastle fans to get behind the team.
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March 11, 2016
Italian referee retains composure after dismissed player boots him
Sent off player viciously kicks referee, who takes it in his stride.
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March 11, 2016
Danish Superliga player Jonas Borring refuses to play after wife starts dating a team-mate
Randers FC player refuses to play with team-mate who is seeing his wife.
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March 11, 2016
Newcastle sack Steve McClaren
Newcastle expected to appoint Rafa Benitez as new manager.
