36 h. ago Football club apologise after mourning former player who is not dead

A minute’s silence was held on Sunday for Petko Ganchev before an apology was issued

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47 h. ago Football club issue apology after holding minute's silence for player who isn't dead

A top-flight Bulgarian football team mourned one of their former players before discovering he was in fact still alive during their most recent league match against Levski Sofia

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52 h. ago Football Daily | A final that meant more to Newcastle and their camera

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Considering how long it took them to finally get their hands on some domestic silverware after a 70-year pause, in the end it was remarkably easy for Newcastle United. While the supercilious slogan “this means more” is more readily associated with Liverpool Football Club, prevailing in Fizzy Cup on Sunday clearly meant an awful lot more to Eddie Howe, his players and the travelling Toon Army. Yes, they finally rid their club of the giant baboon on its back on an afternoon when the ever present and significantly larger and autocratic elephant in the room went largely unaddressed.People have always doubted me. My mental strength is something that I’ve always believed in. This is just another setback and it is not going to stop me” – West Ham striker Michail Antonio is staying positive after the horrendous car crash that left him with a shattered femur and says he is “100%” sure he will play again.Thomas Tuchel reminds Colin Reed (lett...

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55 h. ago Inverness receive no offers for club as administrators highlight 3 main concerns from interested parties

The BDO were appointed in October but they have failed to see a concrete bid put on the table for the League One club

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60 h. ago Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe announces reason he would walk away from club

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed what will make him quit Manchester United, with the Ineos chief having taken full control of football operations after buying a stake in the club

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2 d. ago Ant McPartlin loses voice and Dec Donnelly risks wife's fury as they celebrate Newcastle win

Ant and Dec were in the stands watching Newcastle United Football Club defeat Liverpool Football Club in the Carabao Cup final and had some interesting comments after the final whistle

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2 d. ago Relentless Newcastle can fashion new identity in their moment of history | Jonathan Liew

After decades of being a club built on resistance, this could be moment they finally joined football’s establishmentThe last few minutes are a kind of perfection. Liverpool score after a video assistant referee delay to make it 2-1. Newcastle restart, pump the ball into the Liverpool corner and from that moment a kind of elemental life force seems to surge through them. This is what you came for. This is how you wanted it, where you wanted it. Remember your training.Can there be any more forlorn, godforsaken assignment than trying to wrestle Newcastle away from the corner flag in the dying seconds of a Wembley final? Curtis Jones tries and Harvey Elliott tries and Jarell Quansah tries, but these are players desperately unsuited to the task. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Heroic footballer, 25, dies after trying to save partygoers as at least 59 people killed

Andrej Lazarov - a 25-year-old player for Macedonian First Football League club FC Shkupi - is among the 59 people who lost their lives in the fire that broke out at a nightclub in Kocani

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4 d. ago 'I ended up in big trouble after joining Ray Parlour for a boozy Arsenal night out'

Gilles Grimandi once ended up on the booze with Arsenal cult hero Ray Parlour - and he quickly regretted the decision after finding himself in "big trouble"

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4 d. ago Paul Pogba's search for new club as manager confirms talks with ex

Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba is able to play again after his 18-month suspension for ingesting a banned substance came to an end this week

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5 d. ago High Court case over Kurt Zouma transfer commission to be stayed

Saif Alrubie brought legal action against Marina Granovskaia, claiming that he was owed commission for arranging the transfer.

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6 d. ago Larkhall community football club takes over pitches from council thanks to Community Asset Transfer

Larkhall Thistle Community Football Club has been granted a 25-year lease for Raploch pitches and pavilion.

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6 d. ago Tributes paid to 'heart and soul' of Ayrshire junior football club stalwart

Archie Wotherspoon, honorary chairman of Maybole Juniors, died aged 84 and has been described as a "dear friend" and the "heart and soul" of the club.

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6 d. ago Unai Emery proud as Aston Villa compete against the ‘best teams in the world’

Villa completed a 6-1 aggregate win over Club Brugge in the last-16.

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6 d. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League latest score and updates after Marco Asensio goal

Paris Saint-Germain await in the quarter-finals as Aston Villa take a two-goal lead back to their home leg

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6 d. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League latest score and goal updates after early red card

Paris Saint-Germain await in the quarter-finals as Aston Villa take a two-goal lead back to their home leg

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7 d. ago Aston Villa v Club Brugge, Arsenal v PSV: Champions League last 16, second legs – live

Champions League updates, 8pm kick-offs, and moreLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | And mail Will“You have to feel for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji,” writes Kieran McKintosh. “He’s 22, still not had a proper first-team appearance, not even scored on loan at Cheltenham or Accrington, and even in a game like this where it basically doesn’t matter who Arteta plays, a defender who is leaving at the end of the season gets a start up top before he does. Ouch.”I have a feeling the young lad’s long-term future is not at Arsenal. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League confirmed line

Paris Saint-Germain await in the quarter-finals as Aston Villa take a two-goal lead back to their home leg

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7 d. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League team news and line

Paris Saint-Germain await in the quarter-finals as Aston Villa take a two-goal lead back to their home leg

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7 d. ago Aston Villa vs Club Brugge prediction, odds and betting offer

Villa now hold a commanding position as they head back to Birmingham for the return fixture in the Champions League this evening, having fired three past Club Brugge last week

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