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Mourinho sacking sends rumour mills on a replacement into overdrive

Nine months after leading Chelsea to the English Premier League title coach Jose Mourinho has been sacked by the London club. The London club

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Wambach plays final game for US before retirement

Abby Wambach played the final football match of her glittering career this week before retiring from the sport. The United States’ striker has scored

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Former El Salvador football head arrested

The former president of El Salvador’s football federation Reynaldo Vasquez has been arrested by police in relation to the on-going FIFA corruption

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Is this the greatest footballer ever?

Abby Wamback, the most prolific goalscorer of all time in international football, has retired from the game after ending an unbeaten run of 104

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FIFA Club World Cup: Barcelona set for semi-final clash with Scolari's Guangzhou

The 12th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan reaches its climax this week with the semi-finals and final. The tournament that features the

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Callejas to face soccer charges in US

Rafael Callejas, the former president of Honduras and one time chief of the country’s soccer federation is set to present himself to authorities in

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The Champions League last 16 draw, The Header Beast and on-pitch punch-ups - all this and more in this week's Corner

The draw for the last 16 draw of the Champions League was made at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at the weekend. As usual it dished up some

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Holders FC Barcelona get Arsenal in mouthwatering Champions League draw

European champions Barcelona will play Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League after the draw for the knock-out stage was made in Nyon

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UEFA Euro 2016 draw: Roy Hodgson's men to face Wales in France

With six months to go before the Euro 2016 gets underway in France, a host of big names from the world of football gathered at the Palais des Congrès

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Football: EURO 2016 draw

The draw for the final stages of the European Football Championship has just taken place in Paris. The 24 teams will compete in six groups starting

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Former Rangers midfielder Arnold Peralta shot dead in Honduras

Former Rangers midfielder Arnold Peralta has been shot dead in a shopping mall parking lot in his home town of La Ceiba on the Caribbean coast of

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Michel Platini loses appeal against FIFA suspension

Michel Platini has failed in his bid to overturn his 90-day ban from football’s world governing body FIFA. The Frenchman, who heads European soccer’s

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Benzema suspended from France team

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been suspended from the France national team due to his alleged attempt to blackmail international teammate

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Champions League: Last 16 lineup complete

The last 16 lineup for the UEFA Champions League was completed on Wednesday evening following the final round of matches group matches across the

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Champions League round-up: Arsenal and Chelsea through to last 16

Roma qualified for the UEFA Champions League last 16 phase for the first time since the 2010/11 season after a goalless draw with Bate Borisov saw

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Van Gaal unable to defend himself after Champions League exit

Manchester United woke up with a Champions League migraine on Wednesday following their group stage exit on their return to the competition after a

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Manchester United suffer Champions League misery and head to Europa League

Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League at the Group stage on their return to the competition after a season’s absence. Louis Van

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Chelsea and Arsenal face crucial Champions League ties

The final round of group matches in this season’s Champions League takes place on Wednesday. Chelsea need a point against Porto in order to reach the

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Suspended UEFA president Platini attends CAS hearing

The suspended president of European football’s governing body (UEFA) Michel Platini arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday

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Bayern suffer first league defeat of campaign as Kagawa fires Dortmund to thrilling stoppage-time win

It has finally happened! Bayern Munich have lost their first match in the Bundesliga since May of this year. Three goals in the space of 14 minutes