Mauro Icardi was within inches of scoring one of the fastest goals ever in football, but was denied by the crossbar.The Inter Milan striker tried his luck with the very first kick of the match against Napoli.
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| | Mauro Icardi went close for Inter with the very first touch of the game… worth a dig Watch #InterNapoli pic.twitter.com/JDcdrabIns— Eleven Sports (@ElevenSports_UK) December 26, 2018Inter did go on to win the game 1-0 when Lautaro Martinez scored in the final minute of the match.The game was overshadowed by alleged racist abuse directed towards Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool confirmed teams: Spurs fans fume as hat-trick hero Lucas Moura is DROPPED for Harry KaneSource: Talk SportPublished on 2019-06-01
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Everton investigating 'racist' fan song about Yerry Mina 21 Dec / autty Everton have stressed they have a 'zero tolerance' stance towards racism and are investigating after a video of fans singing a song about defender Yerry Mina emerged.
Everton investigating own fans over 'racist' chant about
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IMMENSE Reds fans took time to applaud the Brazilian midfielder as he excelled out of position in a 1-0 victory over the Seagulls Liverpool supporters were delighted on Saturday night as their side claimed all three points against Brighton and Hove Albion with a 1-0 scoreline.
Jurgen Klopp hails 'brilliant' Fabinho but claims there was
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Allardyce Fumes. Sam Allardyce says his Everton sacking was ludicrous. No, really. Appearing on Talksport this morning, the former England boss said: "Everybody walks around talking about Sam Allardyce's style is not good enough, he doesn't play the right way and so on and so forth and it is a massive problem for me. People believe it.
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Swansea earned back-to-back wins for the first time this season, while Arsene Wenger's side have won only three of 13 Premier League away games this term. Under new boss Carlos Carvalhal, Swansea have now lost only once in eight games and victory over Arsenal was their second successive win against a team in the top six.
Premier League Playback: Is David De Gea the best 'keeper in
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Lyon vs Barcelona: How to listen. Full commentary from Lyon will be live on talkSPORT 2, with our coverage beginning at 6pm. Ian Danter and David Connolly will be on commentary duty for the tie and to tune in simply click here for the live commentary stream or the radio player below.
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Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd double raid, Hazard to Real Madrid close, Liverpool, Arsenal TRANSFER NEWS LIVE - Updates from Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea ahead of the
Transfer news live: Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi - football.london
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On 13 February 2019, the football club was put into receivership by the High Court, which will force Owen Oyston to pay ex-director Valeri Belokon the £25m he is owed. Owen Oyston was removed from the board of the club by the receiver on 25 February 2019.
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Last season, aged 38, Brown was playing in the Indian Super League for Kerala Blasters, who were coached by former United man Rene Meulensteen. Dimitar Berbatov also played for them.
Man United brimming with confidence after perfect January
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Costly fix Dejan Lovren has now joined Joel Matip and Joe Gomez on the sidelines and it may prove difficult to sign a short term option Burnley will ask clubs interested in James Tarkowski for £50m, with Liverpool looking to solve their centre-back crisis.
Liverpool told transfer target James Tarkowski will cost £50m
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Fulham have sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with former Premier League-winning boss Claudio Ranieri. Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic and appoint
Fulham sack Slavisa Jokanovic, appoint Claudio Ranieri as new
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Former Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare speaks about death of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The former Foxes manager worked under Khun Vichai. and departed in 2017 after being sacked as manager.
Former Leicester City bosses and legend honour 'The Boss' at
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Daniel Levy will not let Mauricio Pochettino join Man Utd
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Rangers News: Rangers have reportedly revived their interest in Motherwell midfielder Jake Hastie, reports The Sun. The Scottish sensation was constantly linked with the Light Blues and was said
Motherwell's Jake Hastie's reported Rangers move should come
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Everton kept their slim hopes of a top-seven finish in the Premier League alive as they recorded a fourth consecutive victory at Goodison Park by defeating Burnley.. The Toffees have seen off
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'I must have been depressed' - Discarded footballer warns of
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