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Senegal’s Sadio Mané, Egypt’s Mohamed Elneny, Ivory Coast’s Lamine Koné, Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez and Ivory Coast’s Max Gradel will all be starring for their national sides at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations rather than playing in the Premier League. Composite: AFP; Getty Images; Rex/Shutterstock; Action Images via Reuters,

The Premier League’s likely winners and losers from 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

by Paul Doyle | Jan 7, 2017 | Sports

Now is the time for top clubs to prove that to be forewarned really is to be forearmed. Everyone knew that the Africa Cup of Nations was on the agenda for early 2017 and now, with 23 Premier League players among those heading off to Gabon to compete for their...

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Jamie Vardy has scored twice in the Premier League this season as he has struggled to follow up his 24-goal haul from Leicester City’s run to the title in the last campaign. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters

Claudio Ranieri Tries to Find Leicester’s Balance after League Title Hangover

by Paul Doyle | Dec 5, 2016 | Sports

Claudio Ranieri’s greeting for Kasper Schmeichel on Thursday was also the most tender of fitness tests. Until then the goalkeeper had offered the manager only his left hand since fracturing his right one in the Champions League draw at FC Copenhagen on 2 November but...

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Most Improved Premier League XI, left to right: Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford, Stoke City’s Joe Allen, Chelsea Eden Hazard, Stephen Ward of Burnley and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. Composite: Action Images, Getty, AFP, Rex

Premier League’s most Improved XI: from Pickford to Pedro, a Team on the up

by Paul Doyle | Nov 17, 2016 | Sports

Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) Last season, after returning from a loan stint at Preston, the young goalkeeper had to continue learning his trade by sitting on a bench and contemplating how he might displace Vito Mannone. On-field action was restricted to three...