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Has Jose Mourinho gone one step too far?

Jose Mourinho, love him or loathe him his talent as a football manager is unquestionable, but also undeniable is his fractious and petulant supposition that he as the ''Special One'' has a divine right to operate outside the accepted boundaries of the game. As Chelsea's hopes of mustering a meaningful defence of their title continue to ebb away…
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UEFA Champions League Matchday 3: Tuesday Recap

http://gty.im/493486790 Tuesday's fixtures of matchday three saw groups E-H compete to finalize the first half of their group stage matches. The clash between Arsenal and Bayern Munich was the standout tie on the day while Chelsea traveled to Ukraine to face Dynamo Kiev and group E leaders Barcelona visited Belarus to play BATE Borisov. So here…
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Live Blog: USA v Mexico

http://gty.im/483242843 The stage is set for the crucial matchup between the US and Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup this evening at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The winner will earn the qualifying spot for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia, on top of the most recent bragging rights in this storied rivalry. Keep up with the action on TheAOSN's live…
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BREAKING: FIFA Suspends Blatter, Platini

http://gty.im/481872256 The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Hans Joachim Eckert has provisionally banned FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, UEFA President and FIFA Vice-President Michel Platini, and FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke (who has already been put on leave by his employer FIFA) for a duration of 90 days. The…
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