Well, this is going to be fun. Via one of his pan-social media announcements, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pretty much confirmed that he’ll be playing under Jose Mourinho at Manchester United next season… Time to let the world know. My next destination is @manchesterunited #ia
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‘Time To Let The World Know’ – Zlatan Ibrahimovic Confirms He’ll Be Joining Man Utd This Summer

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Southampton have confirmed that their search for Ronald Koeman’s successor has ended at Claude Puel, who has today signed a three-year contract to take over as first team manager at St Mary’s. Les Reed, Southampton’s impressively effective executive director, told the club’s o
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Official: Southampton Appoint Claude Puel As Ronald Koeman’s Replacement

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Czech defender Jan Pivarnik celebrates in a Germany shirt while Uli Hoeness trudges off the pitch without one after missing his spot-kick By the time qualifying began in 1974, UEFA were able to claim with justification that the European Championships were second only to the
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The Euro Story: Panenka Paints His Masterpiece As Czechoslovakia Brush West Germany Aside At Euro 76

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With the 30th anniversary of Diego Maradona’s mesmeric goal (the second one, not the first) against England at the 1986 World Cup passing last week, Puma have decided to mark the occasion by re-releasing one of the finest looking football boots they’ve ever committed to kan
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Puma Revive Achingly Beautiful ‘King Maradona’ Boot For Limited Edition Anniversary Run (Photos)

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A crowdfunding drive has been launched to help Dean Saunders pay off a parking ticket that is increasing by £100 a day while Wales remain involved at Euro 2016. So convinced was Saunders that Wales would exit the tournament at the group stage that he parked his car in the s
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Wales Fans Launch Crowdfunding Appeal To Help Pay Off Dean Saunders’ Euro 2016 Parking Fine

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An Olympic swimmer has vowed to swim the entire way around Iceland should England’s last-16 overlords achieve the improbable feat of actually winning Euro 2016 outright. 200m freestyle champion Yannick Agnel joked on Twitter that, should Iceland beat his native France in the q
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Olympic Swimmer Vows To Swim An Entire Lap Of Iceland If They Manage To Win Euro 2016

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It’s taken them a day or two longer than we expected but The Sun have finally unleashed their obligatory post-tournament England hatchet job this morning. Raheem Sterling is the focus of the vitriol for flaunting his “obscene” wealth just hours after England’s inglorious Euro
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Hatchet Job: The Sun Attempt To Pillory Raheem Sterling With Absurd Story About His Crystal-Studded Bathroom Sink

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Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has hit back at Gary Lineker after the BBC presenter claimed that the French midfield star was over-rated. Embed from Getty Images The 23-year-old Pogba has, so far, failed to live up to his top-billing at Euro 2016, prompting Lineker to Tw
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‘He Hasn’t The Slightest Idea What He’s Talking About’ – Paul Pogba’s Agent Responds To Gary Lineker Jibe

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If reports are to be believed then FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk are on the verge of a spectacular collapse a little over one year on from the club appearing in their first ever European final. Despite losing out 3-2 to Sevilla in the 2015 Europa League final, everything seemed to
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FC Dnipro On Verge Of Disbanding Just One Year On From Reaching Their First Ever Europa League Final

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Word on the wire is that Martin Skrtel is close to joining Fenerbahce in a £5.5million deal and it’s probably just as well after the Liverpool defender appeared to brand his current coach a “d*ckhead” on social media. As picked up on by Empire of the Kop, one of Skrtel’s perso
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Martin Skrtel Appears To Call Jurgen Klopp ‘D*ckhead’ On Instagram As Liverpool Exit Nears

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The fourth instalment of the European Championships began in 1970, with most of Europe’s teams anxious to make up for dismal showings in the Mexico World Cup earlier that year. Again, 32 nations entered. A Wales team featuring John Toshack looked promising until the demands of
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The Euro Story: Debutantes West Germany Take The Spoils At The First Attempt, Euro 1972

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Now for some real good news. For the first time since being diagnosed with acute leukaemia four years ago, Stiliyan Petrov is back training with the first team at Aston Villa. The club had previously confirmed that Petrov was part of the squad they took to Austria for a
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Aston Villa: Stiliyan Petrov Returns To First-Team Training Four Years After Leukaemia Diagnosis (Photo)

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As you may recall, England were ever so slightly disappointing against Iceland earlier in the week, with most if not all of their players failing to provide any semblance of technical adequacy or basic organisation. With that in mind it’s perhaps a little harsh to single a
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Painful Viewing: Some Wag Has Created A ‘Skill Video’ Of Harry Kane’s Dire Performance Against Iceland (Video)

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The fallout from England’s sombre Euro 2016 exit continues apace with Jamie Carragher being the latest person of interest to go in hard on Roy’s beleaguered boys. Specifically, Carragher has targeted England’s distinct lack of mettle and moral fibre, indirectly accusing the FA
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Jamie Carragher Goes In Two-Footed On The ‘Generation Of Soft Babies’ English Football Has Produced

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The positive power of having a name that fits succinctly into a song was on full display in Belfast yesterday evening as thousands of fans gathered to welcome the Northern Ireland entourage back from Euro 2016. Having gone out to Wales in the last 16, the Northern Ireland
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Will Grigg Receives Hero’s Welcome In Belfast Despite Not Playing A Single Minute Of Football At Euro 2016 (Video)

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Having lost his first-pick status and seen Spain go a-tumblin’ out of Euro 2016 in the first knockout round against Italy on Monday, Iker Casillas has decided that the time is now right for him to duck out of international duty all together. Indeed, the 35-year-old ‘keeper, wh
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Iker Casillas Retires From Spain Duty With The Help Of A Patriotic Quote Lifted From Rambo II

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While England’s sorry band of underachieving stars were hanging their heads in shame at the final whistle of their horrendous 2-1 defeat to Iceland, the Welsh squad had a rather different response to the momentous result. Embed from Getty Images Already through to the last
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Putting The Boot In: Wales Players Celebrate England’s Flaccid Euro 2016 Defeat v Iceland (Video)

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A polite ripple of golf applause is most definitely due to Pies fan Rory, who sent in this little peach when Cristiano Ronaldo posted a photo of his veinous, meticulously epilated, satin-finish quads on Instagram earlier… Photo: @cristiano/Instagram Spot on, that. Magic. Got a
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Euro 2016 Shit Lookalikes: Cristiano Ronaldo & Lara Croft

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Having ducked the media directly after his insta-resignation last night, former England boss Roy Hodgson finally emerged in front of the hack hordes for a cheery farewell press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Hodgson appeared alongside FA chief executive Martin Glenn (who was
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England: All The Pertinent Quotes From Roy Hodgson’s Cheery Farewell Press Conference

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A polite ripple of golf applause is most definitely due to Pies fan Rory, who sent in this little peach when Cristiano Ronaldo posted a photo of his veinous, meticulously epilated, satin-finish quads on Instagram earlier… Photo: @cristiano/Instagram Spot on, that. Magic. Got a
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Euro 2016 Shit Lookalikes: Cristiano Ronaldo And Lara Croft

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It’s been a rough morning for fans of an England persuasion, so here’s a feelgood Euro 2016 story to cheer ye up. One England fan, described as being “astronomically” drunk, has been given a suspended prison sentence today after he forced entry into a French policeman’s house
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‘Astronomically’ Drunk England Fan Sentenced After Breaking Into French Policeman’s House Thinking It Was His Rented AirBnB Apartment

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Photo: Liverpool FC/Getty Images
Liverpool have formally announced the signing of Sadio Mane, who has completed his £34million move from Southampton.
The Senegalese striker, scorer of the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history no less, has signed a five-year contract at the Reds after c
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Official: Sadio Mane Completes £34m Liverpool Move, Takes The No.19 Shirt (Photo)

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Italy pose for pictures after beating Yugoslavia 2-0 in the UEFA European Championship Final replay at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, 10 June 1968 By the time of the 1966 tournament, 31 nations had signed up and the competition, now called the European Championship, was firmly
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The Euro Story: England Go Close But Italy Edge It As European Championship Comes Of Age In 1968

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As tempting as it was to devote an entire morning to chastising England for wilting like knackered spinach in Nice last night, instead Pies thought we’d take the chance to begin by paying earnest, proper tribute to the rightful victors. Sincerely, and with no trace of bi
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Let’s Hear It For… Iceland, The Team England Should Be Desperate To Emulate!

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As ITV’s assembled panel of experts mumbled about the need to take stock and move on in the wake of England’s miserable defeat against Iceland, Didi Hamann was busy letting all of his feelings on the Premier League and its standing in the world spill out over on Irish televi
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‘The Premier League Is A Fraud’ – Didi Hamann Softly Tears England And Their Second Rate Players Apart On RTÉ (Video)

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Quite why anybody was watching the Sky Sports News coverage while the actual football was live on a terrestrial channel is beyond us, but it would appear that at least one person tuned in to watch Steve McClaren once again making a bit of a prat of himself in public. Indeed,
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Clanger: Turns Out Steve McClaren Was Directly At Fault For Iceland’s Winning Goal Against England (Video)

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BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Chris Waddle embarked on a lively rant following last night’s dismal showing against Iceland, once again hitting the nail on the head vis-a-vis England’s perpetual predicament. Just as he did in the aftermath of the 2014 World Cup, Waddle went in hard o
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‘They’re All Just Headphones!’ – Chris Waddle Sums Up England’s Predicament In Fabulous, Barely Composed Post-Iceland Rant (Audio)

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Despite losing his day job recently as assistant coach at KR Reykjavík, Gudmundur Benediktsson was once again at his effervescent best during Iceland’s momentous victory against England on Monday night. With the scores at 1-1, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson fired home an historic winner
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He’s At It Again! Commentator Gudmundur Benediktsson Goes Bonkers As Iceland Down England (Video)

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Unsurprisingly, after producing one of the biggest shocks in EURO history, Iceland’s players were in rather good spirits following their 2-1 win against England. After the final whistle, the victors celebrated with their fans, courtesy of a spine-tingling clapping celebration.
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Euro 2016: Iceland Players Celebrate Historic Win v England With Incredible Clapping Routine (Video)

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England exited Europe for the second time in a week (that’s the only Brexit joke we’ll do here) after the Three Lions produced a performance of utter ineptitude against minnows Iceland. After the embarrassing loss, manager Roy Hodgson announced that he wouldn’t be looking to extend his England cont
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Euro-Trash: Roy Hodgson Resigns After Dismal England Lose 2-1 To Iceland (Video)

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It looks very much like Sadio Mane will be Liverpool’s first big signing of the summer as a move worth “in excess of £30million” (as per BBC Sport) nears its inevitable conclusion. The wider press seem fairly certain that the initial fee is £34million, though the Telegraph‘s J
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Reports: Sadio Mane Undergoes Liverpool Medical As £34m Deal Moves Swiftly Toward Conclusion

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A week or so ago he was busy betwixt the sticks at Euro 2016 but, following the Czech Republic’s group stage elimination, Petr Cech has been passing the time by moonlighting as a ball-boy at Wimbledon. Cech agreed to toddle down to the practice courts at SW19 to help his good
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Petr Cech Serves As Ball-Boy At Wimbledon After Czech Republic’s Euro 2016 Elimination (Photos)

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Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed today that Laurent Blanc has been released back into the wild following three successful years at the Ligue 1 goliaths. Indeed, Blanc has won 11 trophies during his stint, making him the most successful coach in PSG’s history – though, cruc
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Official: Laurent Blanc Steps Aside As PSG Coach To Make Way For Unai Emery

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Photo: Press Association Having pulled out of his World Heavyweight title re-match with Wladimir Klitschko this weekend due to a sprained ankle, Tyson Fury made a bee-line for the south of France to watch England play Iceland in Nice. Hardly the most cultured of souls, Fury
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Boxer Tyson Fury Spends €1,000 Buying Hundreds Of Jägerbombs For England Fans In Nice (Photo & Video)

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There were tears aplenty in the aftermath of last night’s Copa America final, with Argentina eventually losing out on penalties to Chile on the back of 120 goalless minutes in New Jersey. Lionel Messi missed his spot-kick during the shoot-out, sending his effort sailing over t
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Lionel Messi & Half The Argentina Squad Set To Retire From International Duty After Losing Out To Chile In Copa America Final

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Many people’s pre-tournament favourites, Belgium look to be hitting form at just the right time. On Sunday night they secured a convincing 4-0 win against Hungary, with Eden Hazard superb throughout. The Chelsea winger endured a disappointing 2015/16 Premier League campaign wit
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Euro 2016: Chelsea Wingman Eden Hazard Nets Twinkle-Toed Cracker As Belgium Batter Hungary (Video)

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The Republic of Ireland’s rollercoaster EURO 2016 ride came to a final halt on Sunday, with the Boys In Green losing 2-1 to hosts France. Robbie Brady had put the Irish into a surprise lead after just two minutes, via a spot-kick, and Martin O’Neill’s side almost increased thei
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Euro 2016: Ireland Players & Staff Watch Fans Belt Out ‘Fields Of Athenry’ After Defeat v France (Video)

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Despite providing one of the most enduring moments of Euro 2016, it would appear that all is not going overly well back home for Gudmundur Benediktsson, i.e, everybody’s new favourite manic Icelandic commentator. Benediktsson was thrust into the spotlight when Iceland squ
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Bad News For The Manic Icelandic Commentator: Gudmundur Benediktsson Loses His Day Job

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Spanish carry their coach, Jose Villalonga, aloft to celebrate victory in the European Nations Cup, 1964 After a rocky start, the first European Nations Cup had obviously convinced the doubters to the point that by the time the second tournament began in 1962, some 29 of the
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The Euro Story: England Humiliated And USSR Brought Crashing Down To Earth As Spain Triumph At Euro 1964

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Colombia pipped hosts US to the bronze medal in the Copa America on Saturday night with a 1-0 victory in the third-place play-off in Phoenix, Arizona. The deciding goal came via Carlos Bacca in the 31st minute, but the subsequent celebration from Colombian commentator Javier
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Copa America: Colombian Commentator Unleashes Mammoth 37-Second Long ‘Gooooooool!’ After Carlos Bacca Goal Seals Third Place Finish (Video)

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Kudos to Pies fan @jonnyffcpitt, who spotted that dinky Wales midfielder Jonny Williams not only looks like a runner-up in a regional Jimmy Sommerville lookalike contest, but also bears an uncanny likeness to Toby Jones, i.e, that actor who’s always decent in everything but yo
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Euro 2016 Shit Lookalike: Jonny Williams & Toby Jones

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As you may have noticed, the official BBC Wales Twitter account have been diligently keeping a running gag going for the duration of Euro 2016 so far. Starting with BBC Bale, the account profile has been changed to display the name of the last player to score for Wales.
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Euro 2016: BBC Cymru Get Caught Out By Their Own Running Joke After Gareth McAuley Own-Goal Sends Wales Through

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One good thing from Granit Xhaka’s horrendous shootout miss against Poland is that we’ll finally see an end to the painfully over-used ‘Xhaka can/can’t’ nonsense. However, the Swiss midfielder’s penalty miss is sure to haunt him well into his new career with Arsenal. After 120
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OMG! Arsenal New-Boy Granit Xhaka Makes Monumental Mess Of Shoot-Out Spot-Kick As Swiss Crash Out v Poland (Video)

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Just as the first Euro 2016 last-16 game was beginning to bubble under, Xherdan Shaqiri scored an absolutely terrific goal to notch an equaliser against Poland. After a long, long period of nothing much, the ball suddenly sat up on the edge of the area and, without pausing f
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Euro 2016: Xherdan Shaqiri Lights Up Last 16 Opener With Amazing Acrobatic Goal Against Poland (Video)

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“Sort that barnet out, son”
Having sported a plain old short back and sides for the group stages, it would appear that Croatia’s Ivan Perisic has very much upped the ante in the hair stakes for the knockout rounds.
With a last 16 tie against Portugal in the offing, the 27-year-old winger has go
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Euro 2016 Horror Hair: Ivan Perisic Pins His Croatian Colours To The Mast With Daring New ‘Do (Photo)

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Czech ‘keeper Viliam Schrojf plucks the ball from the feet of a Soviet Union player, 1960 With Euro 2016 now well and truly up and humming, we thought we’d feed your appetite with a series of retrospective posts on the history of Europe’s premier international tournament. The f
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The Euro Story: In The Beginning There Was The 1960 European Nations’ Cup, And It Went On For Two Years!

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With the Euro 2016 knock-outs about to get under way in earnest, Eurosport had Eric Cantona produce a cracking little review of the group stage. Obviously as we’re talking about a noted thespian here, the acting is really rather good as King Eric – the tournament’s unofficial
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Euro 2016: Eric Cantona Belts Out ‘Will Grigg’ Chant As Part Of Amusing Group Stage Review (Video)

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Currently lining out for Tampine Rovers in Singapore, winger Jermaine Pennant added to the sea of Brexit opinion on Twitter on Friday morning, albeit by pondering a rather misplaced question. Embed from Getty Images The 33-year-old got his geo-politics in a bit of a tangle
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FAIL: Former Arsenal And Liverpool Attacker Jermaine Pennant Gets In A Twitter Tangle Over Brexit

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Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Southampton’s Victor Wanyama for a very reasonable £11million, with the Kenyan penning a five-year deal. Embed from Getty Images The tough-tackling midfielder will reunite with his former boss Mauricio Pochettino after three y
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Official: Tottenham Cough Up £11million For Southampton Hardman Victor Wanyama

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Photo: Adam Lindin Ljungkvist Now there’s a headline you don’t get to write every day! An amateur player from Sweden’s seventh tier received his marching orders during a recent game after the referee lost patience with his incessant flatulence. Adam Lindin Ljungkvist was playi
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Swedish Amateur Player Shown Red Card For Incessant ‘Provocative’ Farting

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