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Benitez installed as favourite for BBC Sports Split Personality of the the year

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Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez has been installed by bookmakers as the favourite for the newly created BBC Sports Split-Personality of the year award.

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Steve McClaren to part company with Dutch accent

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Following his sacking by FC Twente, Steve McClaren and his extraordinary accent have announced they are to sensationally part company.

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Arsenal to convert trophy cabinet into corporate box

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Following his side’s FA Cup exit at home to Championship side Blackburn, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted the club may make better use of its trophy cabinet by converting it into a state-of-the-art match-day corporate box.

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Pistorius determined to be tried as an able-bodied murder suspect

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South African paralympian star Oscar Pistorius has spoken of his determination to be treated like an able bodied murder suspect after his arrest for allegedly shooting his girlfriend.

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Lampard regrets appointing John Terry as children’s book ghostwriter

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Frank Lampard has appointed Chelsea team-mate and occasional racist John Terry to ghostwrite his series of children’s books, according to reports.

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Peter Odemwingie ‘turned away from Vatican’

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West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie has been criticised after turning up at the Vatican unannounced for discussions about the Pope job.

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Liverpool’s Row Z public liability insurance slashed as Carragher announces retirement

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Liverpool’s public liability insurance for Anfield fans sat in rows above ‘W’ will drop significantly next season, after Jamie Carragher announced his retirement.

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England v Brazil friendly expected to be shit

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England’s friendly international against Brazil is expected to be a drab affair that will cause millions of football fans to wonder why they bothered.

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Gambling ‘not fair’, finds European inquiry

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The odds when betting on professional football might be weighted slightly in the favour of people with lots of lots of money, revealed European police yesterday.

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Skeleton found in West London car park is Rafa Benitez

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A skeleton found beneath a West London car park has been confirmed as that of stand-in Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez.

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