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  6 options for a next job for Jose Mourinho

  Jose Mourinho always seemed like an unnatural fit at Tottenham and the inevitable news of his departure broke on Monday, just days before the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City as time was finally up.

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  Is time up for Jose Mourinho at Spurs?

  It seems like an awfully long time since Tottenham were top of the Premier League when they visited Liverpool but it was, in fact, just before Christmas. Roberto Firmino’s late header earned the Reds a 2-1 win at Anfield and Spurs have struggled for consistency ever since.

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  Has Jesse Lingard forced his way into England contention for Euro 2020?

  Jesse Lingard is the form player in the Premier League and could yet force his way into the England squad for Euro 2020. Anyone suggesting that this might happen even 12 months ago would have been laughed at but since making a January loan move to West Ham, Lingard has been reinvigorated.

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  What’s the state of play in Europe’s big five leagues?

  A strange season is entering the run-in, with just a handful of games to go before the end of campaigns across Europe. Relegation, European qualification and titles are still to be decided in each of Europe’s big five leagues, so here is the state of play ahead of domestic football’s return this weekend.

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  European Championship top scorers of all time

  A major European Championship record is very likely to be broken this year. So much is still unknown about how the tournament will look a few months ahead of the big kick off, with decisions still to be made over venues and whether fans will be permitted to attend.

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  5 huge summer transfers that could happen in 2021

  The international break provides a last chance for clubs to take stock of their squads before the conclusion of the season, which will be swiftly followed by the transfer window reopening. January was quieter than normal due to the impact of the global pandemic and it remains to be seen if clubs are ready to splash the cash with games still being played behind closed doors across the continent, hitting teams in the pocket with the loss of matchday revenue.

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  Who should be first choice England goalkeeper?

  Time is running out for Gareth Southgate to decide who will be the starting goalkeeper for England at Euro 2020. Incumbent Jordan Pickford is currently sidelined with a rib injury, which has given others a chance to impress in World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland.

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  6 contenders for Premier League goal of the season

  Dwight McNeil and Erik Lamela scored Goal of the Season contenders in another busy weekend of Premier League action. McNeil’s long-range curler and Lamela’ impudent Rabona are sure to feature on highlight reels come the end of the campaign, but which other goals are also in the mix for honours? We’ve picked out six of the best goals of the Premier League season so far.

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  FA Cup quarter-finals 2021: One key player per team

  The 2021 FA Cup is reaching the business end, with the last weekend of action before the March international break seeing the quarter-finals of this famous old competition take place. There are no genuine minnows left, meaning we won’t see any of the biggest FA Cup upsets this weekend, but there are some top notch ties.

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  Premier League manager of the year contenders – 2020/21

  As the Premier League season enters its final stretch, and with Man City seemingly running away with the league, attention is naturally beginnin to turn to individual awards. The Premier League Manager of the Season award usually goes to the boss of the title winners, meaning Pep Guardiola is probably in line to scoop the prize for the third time in four years.

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  6 English players with no international caps

  With England boss Gareth Southgate set to name his last international squad before the end of the season, Euro 2020 is finally just around the corner after it was delayed for 12 months. Southgate will likely have set in stone the majority of his selections already but there are still likely to be a few places up for grabs ahead of the rescheduled tournament.

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