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The Portuguese was again found to have fallen afoul of English football's governing body for his comments when Manchester United faced Liverpool in October Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a one-match touchline ban and fined £50,000 by the Football Association for two separate incidents involving referees. The first charge refers to Mourinho's disparaging comments regarding the assignment of referee Anthony Taylor to officiate the team's 0-0 draw against Liverpool in October. He had remarked that Manchester-based Taylor would find it "difficult" to referee the game, adding that assigning Taylor to the game had "put pressure" on the official. The Portuguese then fell afoul of English football's governing body after he was sent off in United's recent clash with Burnley, during which he had verbally abused referee Mark Clattenberg. Mourinho had not appealed the incident in which he was sent to the stands for protestin...

The former Ajax boss has been shown the exit after just 14 games in charge. Frank de Boer has been sacked as head coach of Inter in the wake of Sunday's Serie A defeat by Sampdoria. An statement released by the club: "FC Internazionale Milano announce that it has today terminated the contract of coach Frank de Boer with immediate effect." "Inter Primavera coach Stefano Vecchi will take temporary charge of the first team for Thursday's UEFA Europa League match against Southampton. "Inter would like to place on record its thanks to Frank and his coaching team for their work done with the club over the past months and wishes them the best for the future. "Further announcements regarding the first team coaching position will be made in due course." De Boer has since taken to social media to get a message to the fans.

Manchester United fans will have the bragging rights in the city after a wonderful strike from Mata saw Manchester City out of the EFL Cup. United went into Wednesday's match with no time to lick their wounds following a 4-0 defeat to Chelsea. However it was Guardiola, who has now gone on his worst ever run of six games without a win who went home as the loser in the tense derby. On the other hand, West Ham overpowered Chelsea to claim a spot in the EFL Cup quarterfinals. Goals from Kouyaté and Fernande's were enough to see away the blues as Bilic's men keep their hopes of a silverware alive.

Jose Mourinho has backed former Juventus star Paul Pogba, to get better and come good at Manchester United. Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba needs time to readjust to English football and produce his best form at Manchester United. "He can play in so many positions," he said in an interview with Sky Sports. "The problem is not the position. The problem is not the tactical system". "The problem is, in my opinion, somebody that comes from a different style of football and needs this time to be at his best level in football that is really difficult to play, especially for midfield players. "I think it is really difficult to play or adapt from different realities, but he is a phenomenal player. He has unbelievable potential. "He has years and years to develop his game, so that expectation and investment from the club is based on that - a super player for the next seven or eight years. "He's getting better and better and better at eve...

Brazilian World Cup winning captain Carlos Alberto Torres has died, aged 72 Tipped as one of the greatest defenders ever, Alberto won 53 caps for the Brazil National Team, scoring 8 goals including the iconic goal in the 1970 World Cup final against Italy. He spent the majority of his club career with Santos where he played alongside Pelé, before moving back to his first club Fluminese in 1974. He also had brief stints with Flamengo and New York Cosmos. Alberto retired in 1982. He went on to coach Flamengo, Fluminese, Azerbaijan and Oman. In 2004, Alberto was included in Pele's FIFA 100 for the world's greatest living players in 2004

Wayne Rooney clocks 31 today. The Manchester United and England Captain started his career at Everton before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in 2004. He is currently the club's second top goalscorer of all time with 246 goals, he also holds the record for most goals for one Premier League club with 179 for Manchester United. He has won the Premier League 5 times, the UEFA Champions League once, the FIFA Club World Cup once, the FA Community Shield four times, the League Cup twice and the FA cup once. He is also England's all time record goal scorer with 53 goals in 118 matches. Happy birthday to the legend!

The U.S. PGA Tour announced on Monday it will add a new event in South Korea, the $9.25 million CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, to its tournament schedule from next year. The event will be played from Oct. 19-22 for the 2017/18 season with a field of 78 players, including the top 60 from the FedEx Cup standings. The venue has yet to be confirmed. PGA Tour Deputy Commissioner Jay Monahan said the "phenomenal experience" of hosting the Presidents Cup in South Korea last year was a major driver behind the decision to stage a tour event in the country. "This announcement is a historic landmark for the PGA Tour as we add another tournament in Asia," he told the Tour's official website. "We have a tremendous population of Korean golfers on the PGA Tour, and we anticipate that will continue as the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges inspires a new generation of players, not only in Korea, but also around the world.” The PGA Tour also makes stops in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur as part...

     Today we remember one of the pioneers of African football, Rashidi Yekini as we celebrate a legend on his 53rd posthumous birthday.       One of the greatest strikers to ever grace African football, Yekini played for several clubs during his career, including: Shooting Stars , Abiola Babes , Africa Sports , Vitoria Setúbal , Olympiacos , Sporting Gijon and others.       He scored 37 goals for Nigeria and he is the leading goal-scorer. He represented the country in five major tournaments. In 1993, he was named the African Footballer of the Year.