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Roy Keane omits Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs from 'greatest' Manchester United team
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Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira relive rivalry - after the former Manchester United and Arsenal captains shared ice cream in Warsaw
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Sir Alex Ferguson autobiography is 'insulting nonsense' says Roy Keane as relationship between Manchester United legends becomes 'non-existent'
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Patrick Vieira put Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp up front in 'greatest' Arsenal team - but there's no room for Cesc Fabregas and Marc Overmars
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Kenyan politician Mike Sonko left red-faced after photoshopping himself next to Nelson Mandela
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Gurdwaras-turned-food banks: Sikh temples are catering for rise in Britain’s hungry
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'I'm experiencing austerity as well', says Princess Michael of Kent
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Patrick Cockburn: Mass murder in the Middle East is funded by our friends the Saudis
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The warm crackle and hiss of AM radio lives on in the US, and is about to get a boost that could put it back at the heart of communities
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