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• United agrees to sign Zaha from Crystal Palace

  Manchester United picked up one of the hottest prospects in English football on Friday by agreeing to sign Wilfried Zaha from second-tier club Crystal ... 

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  Chances of silverware running out for Chelsea

  Chelsea will look to avoid the ignominy of being eliminated from two domestic cup competitions in a five-day span when the embattled European ... 

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  Real Madrid, Barcelona top football's rich list

  Real Madrid has remained football's biggest money maker for the eighth straight year as many of Europe's leading football clubs shrugged off the ... 

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  Barcelona, Messi fall from top of AP rankings

  Lionel Messi and Barcelona were dumped from the top of the Associated Press Global Football Rankings this week and were replaced by rivals Cristiano ... 

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  Alex Ferguson's horse entered into Grand National

  Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is set to have a runner in the British Grand National — on the day his team hosts Manchester City in a crucial ... 

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  Silva scores twice as City beats Fulham 2-0

  David Silva scored in each half as Manchester City beat Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The Spaniard put the defending champions ahead ... 

• UK's Stansted airport being sold for $2.38 billion

  The company that owns London's Stansted airport says it is selling it to the Manchester Airports Group for 1.5 billion pounds ($2.38 billion.) Airport ... 

• Man United's Fletcher out for rest of season

  Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher will miss the rest of the season after undergoing fresh surgery to resolve his bowel condition. 

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  Chelsea concedes 2-2 draw with Southampton in EPL

  Chelsea capitulated in the second half against relegation-threatened Southampton by surrendering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in the English Premier ... 

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  Ferguson expects Giggs to stay on at United

  Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects Ryan Giggs to remain at the club for another season, taking the midfielder's one-team career into his ... 

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  UK police accused of wrongly taking DNA of gay men

  In 1983, Stephen Close was arrested, jailed and expelled from the British army for having sex with a male squad mate. Three decades later, police ... 

• Man City striker Carlos Tevez banned from driving

  Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been banned from driving for six months after failing to respond to police letters regarding two speeding ... 

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  Messi and Barcelona soar in AP football rankings

  Lionel Messi's domination of European football was marked Tuesday in the Associated Press Global Football Rankings, while his team Barcelona also ... 

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  Man City appeal sending-off of captain Kompany

  Manchester City has appealed the sending-off of captain Vincent Kompany in the English champions' 2-0 win over Arsenal in the Premier League. 

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  United holds on to beat Liverpool 2-1 in EPL

  Manchester United weathered a late fightback from Liverpool to secure a 2-1 win over its great rival on Sunday, tightening the leaders' grip at the ... 

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  Man City striker Aguero confirms hamstring tear

  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero says tests have shown he has torn a hamstring, but gave no indication when he will be fit to return to action. 

• Man City pitch invader banned for 3 years

  A Manchester City fan who stormed onto the pitch at Etihad Stadium during the Manchester derby last month was banned from attending matches for three ... 

• Man United striker Rooney out for another 2 weeks

  Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's injury layoff because of a knee problem has been extended by another two weeks. The England international was ... 

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  Balotelli in apparent altercation with Mancini

  Mario Balotelli's volatile relationship with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini appeared to escalate Thursday when the two men were photographed ... 

• Aguero scores, comes off in Man City's easy win

  Argentina striker Sergio Aguero endured a bittersweet first match of 2013 for Manchester City, rounding off the scoring in a routine 3-0 win over ... 

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  United beats West Brom 2-0 to keep 7-point lead

  Robin van Persie scored his Premier League-leading 14th goal of the season on Saturday as Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 for its ... 

• Mitchell leaves Sale after just 1 month

  Former New Zealand coach John Mitchell has left Sale Sharks and returned to South Africa "for personal reasons," just a month after taking over as ... 

• Ferguson rules out January signings at United

  Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he isn't looking to sign any players in the January transfer window. Ferguson says "I don't have to ... 

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  Man United beats Newcastle 4-3 with late winner

  Javier Hernandez's injury-time goal on Wednesday gave Manchester United a 4-3 win over Newcastle and a seven-point lead in the Premier League ...