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Pochettino's Tottenham exit was inevitable

News of Spurs firing their manager might seem shocking, but when you break down the breakdown in North London over recent months, the fault line was increasingly visible.

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Hislop: Nothing about Mourinho and Spurs adds up

The bookies' favourite to take over for Mauricio Pochettino is Jose Mourinho. Would he make Spurs better?

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Ramsey's heroics send Wales to Euro 2020

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Belgium pummel Cyprus, finish qualifying perfect

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Germany top Group C with emphatic victory

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Wijnaldum hat trick as Dutch romp vs. Estonia

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Italy end perfect campaign with 9-1 rout

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Ronaldo's 99th seals Portugal's Euro place

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Spain cap off qualifying with rout of Romania

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Kane scores again as England dominate Kosovo

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Griezmann pulls the strings in France's win

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LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United to seal cut-price Bruno bargain?

Man United could be set to clinch a bargain £65m deal to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.

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Can Ronaldo lure Pogba back to Juventus?

Julien Laurens looks at whether Manchester United could let Paul Pogba go back to Serie A in January.

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Luis Enrique's return put Moreno in 'no-win situation'

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