Ken Bates’ harassment made ex-Leeds United director ill, court hears

Ken Bates' harassment made ex-Leeds United director ill, court hears
• Melvyn Levi is suing the Leeds chairman• Claims attacks have left his wife living in fearA former L...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Leeds United, News

Barcelona’s Piqué says Chelsea’s Drogba is not a diver

Barcelona's Piqué says Chelsea's Drogba is not a diver
• Defender says he 'believes' Drogba's 'honesty'• But warning not to go down easily in Camp NouGerard...

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Category:All, Barcelona, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Chelsea

DC United v New York – live!

DC United v New York - live!
• First I-95 rivalry game of the season as DC host NYRB• Both sides enter game on unbeaten runs• Hi...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Minute by minutes, MLS

Premier League race for fourth: the road ahead

Premier League race for fourth: the road ahead
• Spurs to play three struggling sides in run-in• Newcastle to visit Chelsea, while Arsenal go to Sto...

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Category:All, Arsenal, Chelsea, Features, Football

Barcelona v Real Madrid – live!

Barcelona v Real Madrid – live!
• Hit F5 for the latest or select our auto-refresh button below• Stats centre: latest La Liga table a...

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Category:All, Barcelona, Football, guardian.co.uk, La Liga

QPR v Tottenham Hotspur!

QPR v Tottenham Hotspur!
• Hit F5 for the latest or select our auto-refresh button below• Catch up on all of Saturday's scores...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Match reports, Minute by minutes

Saturday football clockwatch!

Saturday football clockwatch!
• Press refresh or hit the auto-update for the latest• Email ian.mccourt.casual@guardian.co.uk with y...

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Category:All, Championship 2011-12, Football, guardian.co.uk, League One 2011-12

Arsenal v Chelsea!

Arsenal v Chelsea!
• Press refresh or hit the auto-update for the latest• Email tom.bryant.casual@guardian.co.uk• Or g...

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Category:All, Arsenal, Chelsea, Football, guardian.co.uk

The Fiver | Ashley Young’s ersatz tribute to the era of hammy comic acting | Scott Murray

The Fiver | Ashley Young's ersatz tribute to the era of hammy comic acting | Scott Murray
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped a...

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Category:All, Editorial, Football, guardian.co.uk, Sport

Aston Villa launch pie in honour of Stilian Petrov

Aston Villa launch pie in honour of Stilian Petrov
• Bulgarian midfielder is suffering from acute leukaemia• Pie contains chicken, leek and kefta meatba...

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Category:All, Aston Villa, Bulgaria, Football, guardian.co.uk

Harry Redknapp: Gareth Bale is happy at Tottenham at the moment

Harry Redknapp: Gareth Bale is happy at Tottenham at the moment
• He will be linked with every great club, Redknapp adds• Manager will be 'rooting' for Chelsea in Ch...

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Category:All, Football, Gareth Bale, guardian.co.uk, News

Hamburg confirm interest in Kuyt

Hamburg confirm interest in Kuyt
• Hamburg director Frank Arnesen praises Dutchman• Kuyt has one year remaining on Liverpool contractH...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Hamburg, Liverpool

Manchester United pair Anderson and Paul Pogba ruled out of title race

Manchester United pair Anderson and Paul Pogba ruled out of title race
• Anderson fails out for season with hamstring injury• 19-year-old Pogba injured in reserve matchThe ...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Manchester United, News

Friday football blog – live!

Friday football blog – live!
• Press refresh or hit auto-update for the latest• Email evan.fanning.casual@guardian.co.uk• Or lea...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Minute by minutes, Premier League 2011-12

Parliament would benefit from a move to Middlesbrough

Parliament would benefit from a move to Middlesbrough
MPs and peers would get a better idea of how tough life has become for many of their fellow Britons. Gues...

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Category:All, Blogposts, guardian.co.uk, Lord Ashcroft, Middlesbrough

Football quiz: money, money, money

Football quiz: money, money, money
Today's questions can only congratulate Manchester United for being named the world's richest club for th...

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Category:All, Editorial, Football, guardian.co.uk, Sport

James Richardson’s papers review

James Richardson's papers review
James rounds up the reaction to Piermario Morosini's death and the Champions League semi-finalsJames Rich...

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Category:All, Editorial, Football, guardian.co.uk, Sport

Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Athletic Bilbao | Europa League semi-final first leg

Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Athletic Bilbao | Europa League semi-final first leg
Sporting Lisbon scored twice in the last 15 minutes to overturn a deficit against Athletic Bilbao and ear...

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Category:All, Athletic Bilbao, Europa League, Europa League 2011-12, Football

‘Muamba may play for Bolton again’

'Muamba may play for Bolton again'
• 'Knowing Fabrice … it wouldn't surprise me if he came back'• Muamba to spend time with his family...

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Category:All, Bolton Wanderers, Fabrice Muamba, Football, guardian.co.uk

Manchester United top Forbes money list as world’s most valuable club

Manchester United top Forbes money list as world's most valuable club
• United also most valuable team in any sport at £1.4bn• Real Madrid ranked second, Barcelona third ...

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Category:All, Business, Football, guardian.co.uk, Manchester United

How will Chelsea fare against Barça? Join our live webchat

How will Chelsea fare against Barça? Join our live webchat
Ahead of the first leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, join Dominic Fifield f...

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Category:All, Barcelona, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Chelsea

Threat of fan ban for Swindon game over as Gillingham end police row

Threat of fan ban for Swindon game over as Gillingham end police row
• Council issued prohibition notice to League Two club• 'Required number of officers will be in the ...

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Category:All, Football, Gillingham, guardian.co.uk, League Two

Wigan captain criticises Arsenal’s Van Persie for refusing handshake

Wigan captain criticises Arsenal's Van Persie for refusing handshake
• Gary Caldwell: I went to shake his hand and he threw me away• Spirit in Wigan team is good after be...

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Category:All, Arsenal, Football, guardian.co.uk, News

Southampton move five points clear of West Ham in promotion race

Southampton move five points clear of West Ham in promotion race
• Saints defeat Peterborough • Hammers held to draw by Bristol CitySouthampton have moved five points...

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Category:All, Championship, Championship 2011-12, Football, football league

Balotelli says he is staying at City

Balotelli says he is staying at City
• Mario Balotelli 'only thinking about winning the title'• Italian says he now takes his lead from Ca...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Manchester City, Mario Balotelli

Blue Knights consortium step back from Rangers bid

Blue Knights consortium step back from Rangers bid
• Singapore-based group set to be named preferred bidder• Blue Knights could re-enter bidding process...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, News, Rangers

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic!

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic!
• Hit F5 or auto-refresh for the latest news• Email jacob.steinberg.casual@guardian.co.uk• The liv...

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Category:All, Arsenal, Football, guardian.co.uk, Match reports

Hungry wolves of Dortmund win title and give Bayern a lesson in desire | Raphael Honigstein

Hungry wolves of Dortmund win title and give Bayern a lesson in desire | Raphael Honigstein
Jürgen Klopp's low-budget Borussia Dortmund showed unity, commitment and skill – and unlike Bayern Mun...

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Category:All, Bayern Munich, Blogposts, Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga

Real Zaragoza live to fight on for another week in La Liga – just – Sid Lowe

Real Zaragoza live to fight on for another week in La Liga – just – Sid Lowe
Racing Santander's late draw at Villarreal has given Real Zaragoza real hope of avoiding a third relegati...

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Category:All, Blogposts, European football, Football, guardian.co.uk

Felix Brych to referee Chelsea v Barcelona in the Champions League

Felix Brych to referee Chelsea v Barcelona in the Champions League
• German referee sent off Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic• Chelsea host Barça in semi-final first ...

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Category:All, Barcelona, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Chelsea

Diouf bailed after man seriously hurt in brawl

Diouf bailed after man seriously hurt in  brawl
• Diouf arrested after incident in Manchester nightclub• Anton Ferdinand questioned under police caut...

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Category:All, Doncaster Rovers, Football, guardian.co.uk, News

‘Morosini’s sister will be cared for’

'Morosini's sister will be cared for'
• Player is survived only by disabled sister• Paolo Bandini: a tragedy for Livorno and beyondAntonio ...

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Category:All, European football, Football, guardian.co.uk, Livorno

Street Child World Cup more than just a game for the street kids of São Paolo

Street Child World Cup more than just a game for the street kids of São Paolo
Children exposed to the dangers of street life are often ignored; a global campaign based around football...

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Category:All, Blogposts, Children, Football, Global development

Goal-line technology to be tested this month after Chelsea ghost goal

Goal-line technology to be tested this month after Chelsea ghost goal
• FA Cup controversy triggers final phase of testing in April• Rule-makers will make final decision o...

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Category:All, FA Cup, FIFA, Football, guardian.co.uk

Appointment of new manager not far away, says FA

Appointment of new manager not far away, says FA
• First approaches for the position may come this week• 'We just need to slot a manager in,' says chi...

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Category:All, England, Football, guardian.co.uk, Harry Redknapp

Football quiz: Chelsea v Barcelona

Football quiz: Chelsea v Barcelona
Monday's questions are fair of face

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Category:All, Barcelona, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea – in pictures

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - in pictures
All the best images from the FA Cup semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley

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Category:All, Chelsea, Editorial, FA Cup 2011-12, Football

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea!

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea!
• Hit F5 or auto-refresh for the latest news• Email simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk• The latest score...

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Category:All, Chelsea, FA Cup, FA Cup 2011-12, Football

Man Utd v Aston Villa!

Man Utd v Aston Villa!
• Hit F5 or auto-refresh for the latest news• Email john.ashdown@guardian.co.uk• The latest score...

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Category:All, Aston Villa, Football, guardian.co.uk, Manchester United

Piermario Morosini’s death was a tragedy that not only Livorno suffered | Paolo Bandini

Piermario Morosini's death was a tragedy that not only Livorno suffered | Paolo Bandini
Case of 25-year midfielder had many similarities with the recent Fabrice Muamba affair, although this tim...

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Category:All, Blogposts, European football, Football, guardian.co.uk

Brandao’s extra-time winner gives Marseille French League Cup glory

Brandao's extra-time winner gives Marseille French League Cup glory
• Didier Deschamps' side win trophy for third consecutive year• Victory ends runs of 12 games without...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Lyon, Marseille

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew – live!

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew - live!
• The Union face the Crew, seeking first win of the season• Crew aim for first points against America...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Minute by minutes, MLS

Charlton promoted to Championship

Charlton promoted to Championship
Charlton were promoted to the Championship and Doncaster relegated form it, while Fleetwood were promoted...

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Category:All, Blogposts, Championship, Championship 2011-12, Football

Livorno player suffers heart attack

Livorno player suffers heart attack
• Italian news agency reports Morosini suffers heart attack• Pescara v Livorno match called off after...

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Category:All, Football, guardian.co.uk, Livorno, News

Saturday football clockwatch!

Saturday football clockwatch!
• Hit F5 or auto-refresh for the latest news• Have words with rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk• The latest ...

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Category:All, Football, football league, guardian.co.uk, Match reports