Costa still scoring for fun despite barely training with Chelsea team, admits Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed top striker Diego Costa is barely training with his Blues team-mates, yet continues to increase his Premier League goal tally. The £32million summer signing netted his eighth of the season in Saturday’s victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, with Brazilian duo Oscar and Willain also firing home to secure a 3-0 win. That is despite Costa having a hamstring injury which limits his involvement in training...

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Barcelona 6-0 Granada:

The Argentine broke through the 400-goal barrier for club and country, while Ivan Rakitic was also on target in a brilliant Blaugrana performance Neymar and Lionel Messi ran riot as Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the season with a stunning 6-0 demolition of Granada at Camp Nou on Saturday evening. The Brazilian scored a hat-trick but the night belonged to Messi, who netted his 400th and 401st career goals. ...

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Atletico Madrid 4-0 Sevilla

Diego Simeone's men remain two points behind Real Madrid after Koke, Raul Garcia, Raul Jimenez and Saul Niguez netted in the victory Atletico Madrid recorded a hugely impressive 4-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday to leapfrog their opponents in the Liga table. The champions took an early lead through Koke's deflected long-range effort and Saul headed home from a typically brilliant set-piece move three minutes before half-time. ...

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Atalanta 0-3 Juventus: Tevez shines as champions win again

The Bianconeri kept their 100 per cent record intact to keep the pressure on Roma, with the two teams having won all five of their games Carlos Tevez's two goals helped maintain Juventus' unblemished start to life under new coach Massimiliano Allegri in a 3-0 win at Atalanta on Saturday. The reigning champions made it five wins from five in Serie A this season as a double from Tevez and a first Juve goal for substitute Alvaro Morata made the points safe ...

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Sunderland 0-0 Swansea

The hosts are still searching for their first Premier League win of the season following another stalemate despite the Swans being reduced to 10 men late on ...

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Man Utd 2-1 West Ham

Despite two early goals for the hosts, Louis van Gaal's side were visibly affected by injuries, while captain Wayne Rooney saw straight red on his 10- year Red Devils anniversary ...

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Hull 2-4 Manchester City

An awful performance from Mangala in the first half almost gifted the hosts with a point, but the Sky Blues fought back to pick up a well deserved and much needed win ...

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Southampton 2-1 QPR

Graziano Pelle's sensational overhead kick enables the Saints to build on their best start to a top-flight season for 26 years with another deserved three points ...

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Liverpool were better than Everton'

The Reds Boss feels his side deserved to win the first Merseyside derby of the season, especially after seeing a spot-kick appeal turned down within the opening 10 minutes ...

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Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham: Match Report

The 21-year-old hammered the ball past Hugo Lloris on 74 minutes to earn a deserved draw for the Gunners, who lost both Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey to injury ...

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Allardyce: We gifted Man Utd the win

The Hammers boss saw his side fall to a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday and took aim at his players' sloppiness in possession and quality in front of goal ...

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Mourinho: Spain should rest Costa

The Chelsea boss admitted his in-form striker is doing "almost nothing" in training but believes he can fully recover if given a break from international duty ...

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Mourinho surprised by Costa's Chelsea goal rush as the striker hardly trains

The Spanish international has scored 8 goals in the Premier League this season, including one of the Blues' 3 in their win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Mourinho, chasing his third Premier League title and Chelsea's first since 2010, is refusing to get ahead of himself and believes his side's rivals will not be too concerned by the Blues' position at the summit. He said: "We go match after match. The next one for the Premier League is Arsenal (next...

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Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United transfer would cost £200MILLION in fee and wages

But Reds' massive financial clout means they could afford Old Trafford old boy Chelsea, Manchester City and PSG have all deemed too expensive Manchester United face a £600m bill to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United will have to fork out a staggering £200million to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back home. And that has seen the rest of Europe’s top clubs decide the Real Madrid star – who turns 30 in February – is too expensive to consider. Real...

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Sepp Blatter announces FIFA are set to ban third-party ownership of players in EVERY league

A working group is to be set up to implement the ban – but it remains unclear how quickly changes will come into effect Sepp Blatter has announced that FIFA will ban third-party ownership (TPO) of players as soon as possible. Players across the world are part-owned by investment companies who are looking to make profits off the sales of footballers. Following a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday afternoon, Blatter said a working...

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Leeds owner Massimo Cellino sacks consultant Graham Bean over rearranged fixture row

Bean scheduled Wednesday's clash with Reading without consulting the controversial Italian and he has now faced the consequences Massimo Cellino has sacked Graham Bean from Leeds because of a row over a fixture change. Bean, the FA's former compliance officer, had been working at Leeds as a consultant to Cellino's new regime at Elland Road for the last four months and was axed yesterday by the club's Italian owner. Cellino was angry...

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Liverpool plotting £31m Gonzalo Higuain move: Transfer news from Friday's papers

Higuain could be a blockbuster winter window target for the Reds Well that's in then. Andy Burton's five phones are away and Jim White cryogenically frozen once more - the transfer window is firmly shut. For a change transfer deadline day wasn't a complete anti-climax as two big deals went right down to - and even past - the deadline with Radamel Falcao joining Manchester United on a year-long loan from Monaco and Danny Welbeck...

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Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini unveils new SQUARE afro to raise money for charity

Marouane Fellaini has unveiled his new hairstyle - and it's even crazier than before, The Manchester United midfielder is currently sidelined with an ankle problem but announced earlier this week that he was on his way back. And after today's training session Fellaini tweeted a cryptic message that he was off for a trim and a completely new style. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-uniteds-marouane-fellaini-unveils-4324985#ixzz3ERTchjiFFollow...

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Merseyside derby quiz: How much do you know about Liverpool vs Everton clashes from yesteryear?

Head to head: The two old foes will do battle again on Saturday lunchtime It's the first Merseyside derby of the season tomorrow, so we thought it high-time to give your grey matter a workout in our MirrorFootball Friday quiz. How's your knowledge on all things Stanley Park? We've dipped into the history books to find 15 fiendishly difficult teasers on the biggest matches, the best players and the most bizarre incidents from one of...

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Luis Suarez scores twice for Barcelona B team while first team record NO shots on target

The Uruguayan will return to action for the first team in the El Clasico match with Real Madrid on the 25th October but has been preparing by scoring for reserves Barcelona will be keen for Luis Suarez to return to first team action after they failed to record a shot on target against Malaga last night. The Catalan giants fielded a front line of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Pedro, but still were unable to threaten the goal, dropping points...

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Lionel Messi and Barcelona superstars fined £300 if they arrive one MINUTE late to games

Luis Enrique wants to ensure his players are not late Barcelona's superstars better make sure that their punctuality is in line under new boss Luis Enrique, who has threatened to fine his players even if they are one MINUTE late. Strict enforcer Enrique has put the focus on arriving on time for his world class quota of players, threatening a £300 fine if they show up late on a matchday. That fine will subsequently double every game...

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Mario Balotelli new crazy sport hairstyle in Liverpool training ahead of Merseyside derby

The Reds welcome local rivals Everton to Anfield in Saturday's early kick-off and will look to their fiery Italian striker to get them out of their slump in formhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mario-balotelli-sports-crazy-new-4324176#ixzz3EMmQmoLnFollow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook comment on this po...

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Ronaldo closing in on more records:ANALYSIS: The Portuguese hit his 24th hat-trick for the Spanish side on Saturday and is already in pursuit of several long-standing marks in 2014-15

 Cristiano Ronaldo is back on track. Following a summer blighted by fitness issues and a break in September to recover from tendonosis problems dating back to last season, the Portuguese is now back to doing what he does best - scoring goals galore. His hat-trick in the 8-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday was his 24th for Real Madrid and saw him surpass the figure of Blancos legend Ferenc Puskas (23). Only one player now lies ahead...

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Liverpool, Inter & Monaco to face FFP investigation:Uefa have announced that seven clubs have been asked to give reasons for their overspending in the financial years ending 2012 and 2013

All four have returned to European competition this season after missing out in 2013-14, but have fallen foul of Uefa's FFP laws which demand that clubs lose no more than €45 million over the three-year period of 2011-14. The European governing body has announced that the seven clubs – which also include Besiktas, Sporting Lisbon and FC Krasnodar – have submitted financial reports for the periods ending 2012 and 2013 which show break-even...

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Video: Watch Yaya Toure manhandle Hazard!

The Ivory Coast midfielder set about the Chelsea star during the half-time interval at the Etihad Stadiumwatch-yaya-toure-manhandle-hazard comment on this po...

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Arsenal target Rabiot to be sold in January

Arsenal have been boosted by the news that Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrian Rabiot is to be sold in January unless he agrees a new contract with the Ligue 1 champions. Source: Daily Mirror comment on this po...

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'Messi called me a son of a wh*re' - Weligton

The Argentine allegedly hurled verbal abuse at the Malaga defender and, after they squared up, the Barcelona attacker was shoved to the floor via his throat comment on this po...

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Vermaelen declared fit:The Belgian international has recovered from a hamstring injury sustained at the World Cup

The Belgian international has recovered from a hamstring injury sustained at the World Cup and has joined up with Luis Enrique's first-team squad.  Thomas Vermaelen has been declared fit to make his Barcelona debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. The Belgian international, who joined Barca from Arsenal in a €19 million deal in August, was injured during this summer's World Cup in Brazil. The 28-year-old...

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Rodgers Reject Sterling-Real Madrid links

The 19-year-old has attracted admirers across Europe over the past 18 months but his manager insists he has no concerns about potentially losing his starlet Liverpool have endured a difficult start to the season as they continue to adjust to life without Luis Suarezand Rodgers admits it will take time for his team to regain its attacking rhythm."When you lose a core of players it becomes a bit broken," he continued. "That's how our game has...

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Manchester City 7-0 Sheffield Wednesday

The short-term signing from New York City made it three goals in two appearances for the club, while Edin Dzeko also bagged a brace in the demolition of the Championship side Edin Dzeko and Frank Lampard both bagged a brace as Manchester City thrashed Sheffield Wednesday 7-0 in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday. The Championship side, who have only conceded four times in the league this season, more than held their own in the first half on Wednesday...

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Carlo Ancelotti:Cristiano Ronald is unique

 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has taken the time to praise Cristiano Ronald in the wake of his sublime performance in the 5-1 win over Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday evening. The Portugal international netted four times to take his tally to 10 goals in four La Liga encounters this season and Ancelotti feels the prolific attacker has a unique gift."Cristiano doesn't like playing with his...

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