soccer
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Mourinho says team deserved more after defeatJosé Mourinho admitted it will take time to restore Manchester United's confidence but said his side didn't deserve their Europa League defeat
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Barton apologises ‘unreservedly’ after being sent homeJoey Barton, the Rangers midfielder who was highly critical of his team after their 5-1 rout by Celtic, was sent home after a training fracas with team-mates but is now sorry -
Fàbregas is in my plans but needs to improve, says ConteAntonio Conte has said Cesc Fàbregas is improving despite his playing 26 minutes all season, going into Liverpool’s visit, but: ‘I asked him to stay always focused on the game’ -
Sissoko has no regrets as he eyes the big time at TottenhamFrance midfielder has said the Champions League was a key factor in his decision to leave Newcastle, spurn Everton and instead join Spurs for £30m
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news
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Ten-man Dundalk snatch late draw at AZ, Inter shocked at San SiroDundalk had lost their captain to two bookings but Ciaran Kilduff headed a equaliser at AZ Alkmaar, while Internazionale humbled 2-0 at home by Hapoel Be’er Sheva
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in depth
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How Hagi went from Real Madrid to Barcelona, via Serie BWhen Gheorghe Hagi needed a way out of Real Madrid in 1992, he moved to Brescia and became the key player in Mircea Lucescu’s Romanian revolution
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world football
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We view the Hispanic market as part of our DNAMLS leads the way among sports league in targeting Hispanic fans – and it does so by understanding the culture, and not just the language
opinion
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Punish football teams for negative playSick of players parking the bus and playing for a draw? Then maybe it’s time to start making sure they feel the wrath of the referee for sitting back
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Uefa’s new broom more like Fifa’s new dawn than a revolutionMichel Platini may be banned from football but not from Uefa’s congress, where the election of Aleksander Ceferin may not be the brave new world football hoped for
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Same old Arsenal, but Wenger's team earn useful pointParis Saint-Germain were there for the taking but, despite Alex Iwobi’s quality and Alexis Sánchez’s late equaliser, the Gunners were there but not quite there
regulars
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Sign up to our free and funny email. OK, our free emailIn today’s Fiver: Leicester, Spurs, Paolo Di Canio and sensei John Kreese
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Pelé the Hot Shot movie star and Cammy Bell's hat-trickThis week’s roundup also features a hat-trick of penalty saves, lucrative cricket-fan catches and a baffling backwards putt
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pictures & video
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Pochettino: Spurs players need to show more passionTottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino accuses his players of a lack of passion following the team’s 2-1 defeat to Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday night
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Ranieri delighted with Leicester's winning startClaudio Ranieri says it was important for his Leicester City side to make a winning start to their maiden Champions League campaign as they swept aside Club Brugge with a 3-0 win in Belgium
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Guardiola: City need fans' support in Champions LeagueManchester City’s manager speaks at a news conference after a 4-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League
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Who is Aleksander Ceferin, the new president?Largely unknown prior to the Uefa presidential election campaign, Aleksander Ceferin was voted in to succeed Michel Platini as head of European football’s governing body on Wednesday in Athens, defeating his opponent Michael van Praag 42 votes to 13
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Ancelotti joins squad to celebrate Oktoberfest beer festivalBayern’s players and staff mark the beginning of Munich’s Oktoberfest festival on Wednesday by dressing up in traditional Bavarian lederhosen and raising a glass of beer each
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Southampton v Sparta Prague: Europa League – as it happenedCharlie Austin scored twice and Jay Rodriguez once as Southampton got their first win under Claude Puel
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Tonny Vilhena edges Feyenoord past much-changed Manchester UnitedHelped by an overlooked offside in the buildup, Tonny Vilhena scored the only goal as Feyenoord won 1-0 in the Europa League against a Manchester United side showing eight changes
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the big picture
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Legia Warsaw's terrifying tifoLegia Warsaw fans celebrated their return to the Champions League group stages after a 21-year absence with a huge, impressive yet terrifying tifo
Southampton 3-0 Sparta Prague Austin double helps Saints make winning start
As it happened Paul Doyle's minute-by-minute report