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Football manager escapes ban despite gambling almost £1m across range of sports
A manager who is currently in charge of a club in the top four flights of English football has escaped a ban and a fine after breaching the Football Association's betting rules
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Mystery ex-England star puts 7 iconic shirts up for auction valued at £250k
An ex-England star is auctioning off a collection of football shirts he amassed during Italia 90, including Peter Shilton's jersey from the semi-final and one worn by World Cup winner Klaus Augenthaler
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Shane Warne's son celebrates dad's birthday by doing his three favourite things
The late cricket legend Shane Warne would have celebrated his 54th birthday today and his son Jackson paid tribute to his father by doing three things he absolutely loved
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Laura Woods opens up on suffering "excruciatingly embarrassing" TV moments
Laura Woods is now one of the leading TV sport presenters with ITV and TNT Sports but admits she struggled in some early moments in her career
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Premier League star in awkward reunion with ex's new husband after cruel chant
Aston Villa midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo lined up alongside Lazio star Mattia Zaccagni for the first time on international duty, having previously laughed at a chant claiming his teammate's baby was actually his
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Man Utd's Mejbri appears to mock Liverpool's Salah with goal celebration
Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri helped Tunisia beat Egypt 3-1 and then appeared to mock Liverpool's Mohamed Salah by doing his celebration
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Man Utd 'broke Sancho promise' before Ronaldo asked for him to be dropped
Jadon Sancho arrived at Manchester United with hopes of becoming the main man at Old Trafford, but just weeks after he was signed, Cristiano Ronaldo joined him and the situation changed
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Ten Hag forced to turn to Man Utd's cut-price transfer after Onana blow
Manchester United will be unable to call on £47m new signing Andre Onana for several games in the new year after he reversed his international retirement and helped Cameroon reach the Africa Cup of Nations
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Mourinho's three wonderkids tipped for stardom back in 2014 and how they fared
Jose Mourinho once said he would "blame myself" if three Chelsea youngsters did not go on to become England internationals and Mirror Football has taken a look at how those players have fared
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Ex-England captain offers theory after 'grotesque' Rugby World Cup ref slammed
Former England captain Dylan Hartley has given his thoughts on the criticism levied at referee Matthew Carley following the Rugby World Cup match between Wales and Fiji
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dream six-a-side team made up of Man Utd teammates
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played alongside a number of legendary footballers during his 11 years at Manchester United, before later returning to Old Trafford as manager
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Man Utd accused of 'incompetence' as embarrassing Hojlund gaffe comes to light
Manchester United could not sell replica Rasmus Hojlund shirts to fans due to an embarrassing mistake which meant supporters missed out, with one calling the club 'incompetent'
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Toney sends Man Utd and Chelsea message with first steps in comeback trail
Ivan Toney will be allowed to return to training with his Brentford teammates next week, with the forward serving an eight-month ban after breaching FA betting rules
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Fallen giants have abandoned 100,000-seater stadium as debts rocket to £220bn
A stadium that would have become the biggest football ground in the world with a capacity of 100,000 was abandoned last year after the company behind the project racked up huge debts
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Scholes gives brutally honest response to finally put end to Gerrard debate
Paul Scholes has given his thoughts on the long-running debate over who the better player was out of him and Steven Gerrard, with the Manchester United legend giving plenty of props to his former rival
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Sky Sports pundit claims he was attacked and nearly ran over in awful incidents
A Sky Sports pundit has spoken out about some of the shocking abuse he has received while working as a pundit after Roy Keane was allegedly headbutted by an Arsenal fan
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Saudi's private feelings on Salah snub as two clubs join race for Liverpool star
Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad were unable to tempt Liverpool to sell Mohamed Salah, but they are expected to revisit their pursuit next year along with two other Saudi clubs
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Ten Hag criticised over Sancho spat amid "fired" warning from ex-Man Utd star
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and Jadon Sancho were involved in a spat after the winger hit back on social media at comments made by the Dutchman following the loss to Arsenal
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Convicted paedophile invited to Man Utd game with club unaware of offences
Manchester United have apologised and removed all reference to Geoff Konopka, who coached United's Ladies team between 1983 and 2001, from their website and museum after it emerged he is a convicted paedophile
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Chelsea failed with surprise Deadline Day transfer bid for ex-Liverpool striker
Chelsea spent well over £300m this summer, but had a late swoop for former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi rebuffed by Nottingham Forest
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Liverpool moved for Gravenberch as scouts spotted similarities with ex-Reds star
Liverpool signed Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich on deadline day, with the 21-year-old becoming their fourth summer signing after Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo
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Potter turns down swift return to management five months on from Chelsea sack
Graham Potter was sacked by Chelsea back in April after just seven months in charge and the former Brighton boss has now turned down an opportunity to get back into management in France
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Man Utd told to sack Erik ten Hag if he ever makes selection decision again
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been issued a stark warning by former Old Trafford favourite Paul Parker, who has slammed Red Devils forward Anthony Martial
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Ex-Man Utd star and Ferguson favourite returns to club for possible new role
An ex-Manchester United player has been at the club's Carrington training ground, prompting rumours he could be set to join their academy coaching staff
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Jordan Henderson slammed by Simon Jordan over "ridiculous" Saudi Arabia comments
Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been blasted by Simon Jordan after he spoke out about his decision to move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq
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