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Liverpool players accused of racism in FA Youth Cup tie at Anfield

??? Crystal Palace player 'disgusted with racism throughout game'??? We didn't receive any complaints, says Liverpool spokesmanKenny Dalglish's jobs as Liverpool's new short-term managerthis week will include investigating a racism row involving the club's academy players. It follows an allegation...

You are the Ref

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's verdict1) The manager deserves some leeway. With the clock stopped, allow him a reasonable amount of time to retrieve his sulking player. If the player does return to the pitch he can continue to play because the substitution...

Spot the ball: Jordan v Japan, Qatar

What happened to Ahmed al-Zugheir's athletic clearance when Japan and Jordan battled to a 1-1 draw in the Asian Cup in Qatar?

Leicester City 2-2 Man City

This will be remembered as the day when the master decided it was never too late to teach his favourite pupil a lesson. Thirty league positions and several hundred million pounds separate Leicester City and Manchester City but there was little evidence of that chasm during an absorbing contest that...

Grant fights on despite replacement talk

??? Manager suspects insiders of briefing against him??? Martin O'Neill and Sam Allardyce head list to take overMartin O'Neill and Sam Allardyce head the list of possible replacements for Avram Grant, whose tenure as West Ham United's manager could be ended this week by the club's board, possibly...

Dalglish begins second coming at Liverpool with referee rant

??? The penalty was a joke, says Liverpool's caretaker manager??? Gerrard dismissed ??? 'I can't see that as a red card either'There was no triumphant return as Liverpool manager for Kenny Dalglish today, only the familiarity of a dispute with Sir Alex Ferguson as he condemned the decisions that...

Richard Williams on Dalglish's return

Liverpool's defeat in the FA Cup at Old Trafford pointed to the weaknesses their new manager will need to set rightThe sound rolled off the ranks of visiting fans like a ghostly mist. The ominous staccato hand-claps, then a low, rumbling "Dal-glish! Dal-glish!". Here was a war chant from...

Manchester United v Liverpool: player ratings

Who did what and how well in Manchester United's 1-0 win over LiverpoolManchester UnitedTomasz Kuszczak Edwin van der Sar's replacement could have been forgiven for thinking it would be a more gruelling afternoon, with only one noteworthy save when he kept out F??bio Aur??lio's second-half...