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  • BBC

    The smart option to replace Klopp?

    Ruben Amorim is hardly a veteran - in fact, aged 39, he's three years younger than Alonso. Sporting were so sure he was the real deal they paid £10m for him - a lot of money for a club that were strapped for cash and a distant third among the big three of Portuguese football. Amorim has had this success despite having to sell his best players, such as Joao Palhinha and Matheus Nunes to the Premier League.

  • The Independent

    Premier League news LIVE: Arsenal and Man City injury updates, Liverpool latest after Xabi Alonso blow

    Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp will be speaking today as the Premier League returns this weekend

  • BBC

    Martindale backs departing Penrice to go to 'another level'

    David Martindale has tipped James Penrice to succeed at Hearts, and believes he is capable of going to “another level” beyond the Tynecastle club. The Livi left-back has penned a pre-contract deal at Hearts and will join Steven Naismith's side in the summer. “I can’t wait to get James Penrice back ready and playing for Livingston,” the Livi manager said.

  • Associated Press

    French soccer federation limits support for players' Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination

    For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is not about to change. Wielding the principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, the country’s soccer federation does not make things easy for international players who want to refrain from drinking or eating from dawn to sunset during the Islamic holy month. Ahead of training camps which took place in March, the federation made clear it would not change the schedule for meals and practices to accommodate players who want to fully observe the religious ritual.