Football
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Lionel Messi singles out World Cup opponent in vote no other Ballon d’Or juror made
Four months after scoring a hat-trick past the Bundesliga 20-year-old at the World Cup, the Argentina captain used his Kopa…
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The hat-trick that made history but couldn’t save Sunderland
Brian Brobbey scored three times against Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday, becoming the…
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‘It’s a joke’: Sevilla’s coach defends Raphinha after hat-trick humiliation
Raphinha buried Sevilla with a perfect hat-trick on Saturday, and their head coach spent the…
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Xavi ranks Messi, Ronaldinho, Neymar, Iniesta and Yamal: his verdict on the greatest Barcelona players
The former Barcelona captain and coach lined up a generation of Camp Nou greats on…
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‘You can’t be held to ransom’: Danny Murphy backs Liverpool’s Salah rethink
Liverpool spent £106m on Bradley Barcola but declined to chase an out-and-out right-winger to succeed…
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Raphinha and Yamal’s numbers this season make every other attacker in Europe look ordinary
Barcelona’s front pair have combined for 22 goals and nine assists across LaLiga and the…
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The manager who took Bournemouth to Europe returned in Liverpool red, and left with a 1-0 win
Alexander Isak’s 57th-minute strike settled Andoni Iraola’s first return to the Vitality Stadium and kept…
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‘Where my head space is, I wouldn’t’: Wayne Rooney signals his dugout days are done
After four short-lived jobs in the technical area and a fresh string of BBC deals,…
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‘I knew they wouldn’t let United lose’: Arbeloa blames referee for Fulham’s late collapse
Alvaro Arbeloa’s first months at Fulham have brought a winless start and sack speculation, and…
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Invincibles talk buried at the Amex as Brighton dismantle Arsenal 3-0
Pascal Groß’s long-range opener, Charalampos Kostoulas’s strike on the stroke of half-time and a Chema…