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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hastened the end of Wayne Rooney’s Manchester United career by scoring 24 goals and counting in a role the former England captain was unable to make work. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

How Manchester United Became the Zlatan Ibrahimovic Show

by Paul Wilson | Feb 28, 2017 | Sports

f all the friends of Wayne Rooney quoted anonymously in the media are to be believed, the striker has not been making much of a secret of the fact that he is unhappy with his present position in the pecking order at Manchester United. It is not difficult to see why....

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N’Golo Kanté celebrates with the Premier League trophy and his family after helping Leicester win the title in his only season at the club. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

N’Golo Kanté is Some Player, but his Exit is not the Only Reason for Leicester’s Fall

by Paul Wilson | Feb 22, 2017 | Sports

Many people thought N’Golo Kanté was unlucky to miss out on the individual awards at the end of last season. His contribution to Leicester’s overall efficiency was immense, even if it was not as eye-catching as some of Jamie Vardy’s goals or as silkily impressive as...

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Claudio Ranieri and Danny Drinkwater at Turf Moor after Leicester’s late 1-0 defeat to Burnley. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Claudio Ranieri’s Persistence Fails to Recognise Leicester System Failure

by Paul Wilson | Feb 9, 2017 | Sports

Another week another refereeing controversy, yet there was curiously little complaint from Leicester City over the legitimacy of the Sam Vokes goal that denied them a point at Turf Moor. “There might have been a handball but the referee said no and the referee is...

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Hull City appear to have made an eye-catching acquisition in signing Andrea Ranocchia on loan from Internazionale. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Inter via Getty Images

Will Deadline Day Signings Be Key for Palace, Hull, Southampton and Leicester?

by Paul Wilson | Feb 6, 2017 | Sports

Luka Milivojevic, Crystal Palace The 25-year-old Serb has joined Palace from Olympiakos for a fee in the region of £12m and has been signed primarily to add extra steel and security in front of Sam Allardyce’s back four, although six goals in 17 appearances for the...

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Big money buys (clockwise from top left): Kevin De Bruyne, Paul Pogba, Mesut Özil, Sadio Mané, Michy Batshuayi and Moussa Sissoko. Photograph: AP, EPA, Getty Images and Rex Features

Spurs’ Rise above Manchester United and City Shows Daniel Levy’s Sums Add Up

by Paul Wilson | Feb 1, 2017 | Sports

Manchester City and Manchester United could be forgiven for not paying that much attention to the league table this weekend. The FA Cup is center stage and it must be pretty annoying anyway to see three London clubs in the top three places with just Liverpool...