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Motherwell demonstrates the joy of gently trolling Man United - Howler Magazine
This is pretty awesome.

Emotion, history, politics, money and the great Hampden head-scratcher | Ewan Murray | Football | The Guardian
The Scottish Football Association faces a host of difficult questions over the future of Hampden Park for internationals with the lease running out in 2020.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy reportedly in contract talks | SI.com
The LA Galaxy and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are reportedly in talks again, but a deal is not done yet.

Érik Lamela: ‘My brother is in a wheelchair … you realise what is important’ | Football | The Guardian
Tottenham’s winger says he feared he might never play again but his brother’s swimming pool accident has put football in perspective.

Barcelona 2-1 Alaves - BBC Sport
Lionel Messi's late free-kick earns Barcelona the win on Philippe Coutinho's league debut against lowly Alaves.

Man City cannot afford '22 top players' - Pep Guardiola - BBC Sport
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says even the Premier League leaders do not have the money to buy "22 top players".

Liverpool confirm Emre Can is running down his contract - Football365
“Sometimes a player just wants to sit out his contract." Can is off, then.

Bennett sorry for horror tackle on Sane | FourFourTwo
Leroy Sane could face a month on the sidelines following Manchester City's win at Cardiff City, but Joe Bennett insists he meant no harm.

United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Football Match Summary - January 28, 2018 - ESPN
Of all the soccer games I've ever watched, this was one of them.