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The Fiver | Prestige earned from 117 years sold to some soap vendor

In a season in which Aston Villa have made a bid for television stardom by producing the longest blooper reel in history, it seemed impossible that the status of former European champions could be further cheapened.

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Rob Harris on Twitter

What Premier League clubs spent on agent fees Oct 2015-Feb 2016pic.twitter.com/k6KipwFyUG

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Kadın hakeme 'ütü yap' diyen futbolcuya 3 ay men – BBC Türkçe

İtalya’nın Venedik kentinde bir amatör futbol takımının oyuncusu, kadın hakeme “evinde oturup ütü yap” dediği için 3 aylığına sahalardan men edildi. Yerel basında çıkan haberlere göre halen amatör kümedeki Pro Venezia takımında oynayan Daniele Berton isimli futbolcu, Ekim 2014’te oynadıkları bir maç sonrası, maçı yöneten kadın hakeme sosyal medya üzerinden hakaret etti.

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Running with the press pack made Quique Sánchez Flores 'a better manager'

At the age of eight, Quique Sánchez Flores would sleep with a radio under his pillow. “It was so I could listen to the sports shows and commentaries,” the Watford manager says. “I was completely crazy about sport, and it wasn’t just football. It was handball, basketball, tennis, hockey, rugby.

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Explaining the Leicester City story to Americans – BBC News

If Leicester City win the Premier League, it will be one of the most captivating British sport stories in years. But how does a football-mad Englishman living in the US explain its importance to Americans? “Lie-kester.” “No, Leicester.” “Less-ester?” “No, Leicester. As in Lester.” “Oh. Why is it pronounced like that?”

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36028733

5 Ways Leicester Shocked the Premier League

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Eric Cantona: I didn't punch the Palace fan strong enough. I should have punched him harder

What stands out most from your time growing up in Marseille? Were you a happy child or were you always frowning then too?Steven Price, Ashton-on-Mersey I was a happy child. We had a strong, close family, which gives you the best education you can get.

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