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Sheffield United keeper Paddy Kenny has had his appeal against a nine month doping ban turned down by the Football Association. The player had been handed the ban for taking an over the counter cold & flu remedy that contained the banned substance ephedrine and the goalie had appealed on the grounds that the ban [...]

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At long last Newcastle United have offered Chris Hughton the managers position on a permanent, basis following his third spell as caretaker manager at the club.
There is no doubt that the Championship Manager of the Month for the last two months running, deserves to be offered the position, despite last night’s loss against Nottingham Forest, [...]

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Ipswich Town have signed goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Portsmouth on a three month loan deal, the dual nationality Canadian/Bosnian has made four appearances for Pompey this season.
The 22year old arrived at Portsmouth in 2003 and has since enjoyed loan spells with Bournemouth, Macclesfield and Yeovil as well as deputising for David James at Fratton [...]

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According to Castrol Performance data Scunthorpe United ’s Grant McCann has been Northern Ireland’s most creative player in the FIFA World Cup qualifying games so far.
McCann has not only scored twice during Northern Ireland’s campaign but has been directly involved with 38% of  the international team’s goals up until now. The Scunthorpe midfielder has assisted [...]

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The Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has today addressed senior figures from across football with an honest, realistic and thoughtful appraisal of the state of the game.  The event, at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge ground, brings together 1,000 senior executives from international clubs, leagues, federations and associated companies.
Lord Mawhinney outlined the key challenges facing the football [...]

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