January 26, 2017
Best bets of the weekend: home form of Man Utd and Burnley offers FA Cup value
Manchester United's long unbeaten run makes them hard to bet against, but there is value to be found elsewhere this weekend.
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January 26, 2017
2018/2022 World Cup skullduggery comes back to haunt Spanish football chief
Angel Maria Villar has thus far managed to survive much of the fallout from the 2018/2022 World Cup scandals, but his time may soon come.
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January 26, 2017
Jurgen Klopp unhappy with the referee and the ahem, wind, after EFL Cup defeat
Liverpool manager happy with own his team's performance but thought the referee and the weather need to up their game.
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January 25, 2017
In-demand Virgil van Dijk may be better off waiting for a move
Former Southampton defender Ken Monkou on Virgil van Dijk, who has developed into one of the world's most coveted defenders, but will miss Saints' EFL Cup semi-final against Liverpool through injury.
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January 25, 2017
Real Madrid remove cross from crest to avoid upsetting Middle Eastern audience
Merchandise will not feature traditional club crest in bid to placate target audience.
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January 24, 2017
Top of the league, but still Zidane has to silence Real Madrid critics
A 40-match unbeaten run is one thing, but woe betide the team that then loses the game.
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January 24, 2017
Clubs unhappy with 48-team World Cup, warns ECA chief Rummenigge
Head of ECA warns Fifa that the clubs may not stand for the World Cup expansion.
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January 23, 2017
Paddy Agnew’s Notes from Italy: audacious Allegri has Juventus back on track
After last week's defeat to Fiorentina, Juventus coach Massimo Allegri went back to the drawing board and decided to introduce a new playing system.
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January 23, 2017
Nick Bidwell’s Notes from Germany: brilliant Lewandowski rides to Bayern’s rescue
Bayern Munich returned from the winter break looking rusty, but in Robert Lewandowski they have a proven match winner.
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January 20, 2017
Diego Costa is fit and ready to play for Chelsea again, but he may not get a game
Chelsea striker is back in the matchday squad, but he may have to settle for a place on the bench.
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January 20, 2017
Images of the week
African Nations Cup and an FA Cup giant killing all feature in our images of the week.
