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Mourinho to leave Madrid
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after the club and the coach agreed to his departure by mutual consent, the club’s president Florentino Perez has announced.
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Van Persie: Now I want more
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Injury worries for Leinster ahead of PRO12 final
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Koscielny: We knew what win meant
Laurent Koscielny maintains the Arsenal players knew exactly what was at stake if they had failed to beat Newcastle and missed out on another shot at the Champions League.9 hours, 1 minute ago» soccer » latest
No rest: Moyes due to meet United squad at Carrington
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Rodgers: Tough to replace Carra
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers begins the task of finding a replacement for the retired Jamie Carragher knowing he will not find anyone who can match up to all the veteran centre-back’s qualities.10 hours, 9 minutes ago» soccer
Fergie bows out in suitably ridiculous fashion
If you are going to achieve something as mad as spending nearly 27 years in the biggest job in football, you might as well bow out in equally ridiculous fashion.12 hours, 9 minutes ago» soccer
RvP wishes for 'Fergie Time'
Robin van Persie wishes Manchester United could have found a “Fergie Time” winner at West Brom yesterday to give Sir Alex Ferguson the perfect send-off.12 hours, 10 minutes ago» soccer » latest
Caretaker Kidd looking forward, not back
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AVB confident Spurs will keep Bale
Andre Villas-Boas remains confident Gareth Bale will stay at White Hart Lane this summer despite Tottenham’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.12 hours, 19 minutes ago» soccer
Sam wants Carroll to stay
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce would love to build his team around Andy Carroll next season – and maintains signing the England forward on a permanent deal from Liverpool must be the club’s “main priority” over the summer.12 hours, 56 minutes ago» soccer
'Exceptional attitude' rewarded for Arsene
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Dawson: I thought we had done it
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Bale's brilliance fails to left Spurs to fourth
Tottenham 1 Sunderland 0 Tottenham suffered yet more Champions League heartache as they missed out on a top-four berth to Arsenal despite yet another wonder goal from Gareth Bale.1 day, 1 hour, 48 minutes ago» gaa
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Wigan sign off with a draw against Villa
Wigan 2 Aston Villa 2
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Hammers entertain at Upton Park
West Ham 4 Reading 2
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Mayo set down marker for the season with crushing of Galway
Mayo 4-16 Galway 0-11
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Torres strike leaves Moyes with defeat in his final Everton game
Chelsea 2 Everton 1
Fernando Torres scored his first Barclays Premier League goal of 2013 as Chelsea sealed third place with a victory which saw David Moyes’ 11-year reign as Everton manager end in defeat.1 day, 1 hour, 57 minutes ago» soccer
United set up thriller for Fergie's finale
West Brom 5 Man Utd 5
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Fulham stun Swansea at the Liberty
Swansea 0 Fulham 3
Fulham rounded off their Barclays Premier League campaign with a first win in eight games as Swansea’s memorable campaign concluded with a whimper at the Liberty Stadium.1 day, 2 hours, 4 minutes ago» soccer
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Southampton 1 Stoke 1
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Pilkington helps Canaries to victory over City
Manchester City 2 Norwich 3
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Gunners scrape into final Champions League spot
Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1
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Coutinho ensures win for Carragher's final Liverpool game
Liverpool 1 QPR 0
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Cavan keep Clarke quiet to defeat Armagh
Cavan 1-15 Armagh 1-11
Martin Dunne laid on a magical display of finishing to fire Cavan to a four points victory over Armagh in an Ulster Football Championship preliminary round tie at Breffni Park.1 day, 4 hours, 26 minutes ago» soccer
Premier League finale
With the Barclays Premier League title already in Manchester United’s hands and the relegation issues also decided, the battle for European football is the only unanswered question ahead of today’s final round of games.
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Samaras brace helps Bhoys to easy win at Tannadice
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Six uncapped players named in squad to tour USA and Canada
Rory Best will captain a senior Ireland squad featuring six uncapped players for the summer tour of the USA and Canada.1 day, 8 hours, 16 minutes ago» soccer
Keegan: Mancini deserved more time
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Roscommon meeting gets go-ahead
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McDowell on course for Match Play final
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Rooney to miss United's final game of the season
Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United’s final game of the season at West Brom.
