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Why cities are deciding stadiums are 'welfare for millionaires'This week marks the deadline for the next round of MLS expansion bids. But many cities are questioning whether clubs should use public funds
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Liverpool fightback gives Klopp a lift but team's title race looks runLiverpool benefited from returning players, spirit and verve against Chelsea but the visitors’ title credentials still shone through
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Deeney scores winner to leave Arsenal title bid in tattersYounès Kaboul and Troy Deeney scored the goals that gave Watford their first league win in eight games, beating Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates
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Crystal Palace seal deals for Sakho and MilivojevicCrystal Palace bolstered their ranks on deadline day with the addition of the Serbia midfielder Luka Milivojevic and the signing of Mamadou Sakho from Liverpool on a six-month loan deal
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Wanyama wastes rare chance as Spurs draw blankSunderland succeeded in frustrating Tottenham Hotspur in a 0-0 draw that does little for either side’s Premier League ambitions
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Ben Barba set to miss entire 2017 NRL season if Toulon move transpiresThe NRL has made it clear Ben Barba will effectively be ruled out of the 2017 season if he fulfils a reported deal to play for French rugby club Toulon
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AFL chief says women's league will work but it needs to be given timeAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has called for patience with the new women’s league, saying it will need time to develop
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Michael Conlan: 'I wouldn’t be top bill in Madison Square Garden had I won gold'Michael Conlan’s middle-finger salute after his controversial defeat at the Olympics made him famous but his focus is now on winning his professional debut – in New York on St Patrick’s Day – and becoming a world champion
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Gifs that keep on givingGifs that keep on givingThe gifs that keep on giving: laughter, face football and two big clearancesFeaturing two UFC fighters trying to pretend, a new form of badminton, fast fists, a very short game of pool and an exceedingly chamring basketball player
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Forgotten storiesForgotten storiesThe forgotten story of ... Dario Dubois, Argentina’s face-painted footballerWhen he was on the pitch he wore garish face paint, when he was off it he played in rock bands and caused controversy, but Dubois was a popular figure in Buenos Aires football in the 1990s before meeting an untimely death
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Antonio Conte and Jürgen Klopp weigh up Liverpool v Chelsea – videoAntonio Conte says Chelsea will face a tough match against Liverpool on Tuesday, saying that Liverpool were ‘unlucky’ in their recent defeats, while Jürgen Klopp believes Chelsea’s superior recent form is ‘not everything’
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Super-agents: the transfer window's real heroes immortalised in 8-bit – videoHow today’s footballing landscape would have looked back in days of 8-bit football games
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Arsène Wenger focused on 'offensive potential' for visit of Watford – videoArsenal’s Arsène Wenger says he accepts the FA’s touchline ban and must now weigh up how to use his strikers well without destroying the balance of the team for the visit of Watford on Tuesday
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The Dozen: the weekend's best FA Cup photosYour weekend roundup of the best photography from the FA Cup fourth round
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Australian Open 2017 men's final: Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal – in picturesAll the best images from the Rod Laver Arena where Roger Federer and Rafael battled it out in their ninth meeting in a grand slam final. Federer was looking to claim his 18th slam as two giants of the game faced off
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Julio Arca scores 40-yard wonder goal for non-league side South Shields – videoFormer Sunderland and Middlesbrough player Julio Arca scores a 40-yard wonder strike for non-league side South Shields
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