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Without Amorim, Man Utd feel liberated — but here comes the hard part
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The dangerous precedent set by Senegal’s ‘shameful’ walk-off protest

Comment: Senegal’s circus in the Afcon final will require an emphatic response from football’s leaders to prevent the game from falling into a state of lawlessness

<p>Senegal left the pitch in protest, having had a late goal disallowed and an even later penalty decision go against them in Sunday’s Afcon final against Morocco in Rabat</p>

<p>Marc Guehi puts pen to paper alongside Manchester City’s director of football, Hugo Viana</p>

Richard JollyFootball

The transfer miscalculation that saw Liverpool lose Guehi to Man City

Having come so close to signing the England international over the summer, Liverpool must now swallow the bitter pill of having been out-thought by City

Guehi outlines motivation behind joining Man City for £20m

<p>Thomas Frank insists he still has the support of the Tottenham board</p>

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank delivers defiant message amid sack rumours

Tottenham considering Frank’s future after fans turn on manager

<p>Lisandro Martinez pats the badge after the derby win over Manchester City</p>

Rihard jolly

Without Amorim, Man Utd feel liberated — but here comes the hard part

<p>Lisandro Martinez hit out at Paul Scholes’ previous comments towards him</p>

Scholes warns Martinez he must handle criticism as Man Utd player

Inside Football

<p>Plenty has been made of the contrasting styles and fortunes of Glasner and Amorim </p>

Glasner raises uncomfortable truth – and makes life harder for himself

How United’s reset puts the spotlight on their next permanent manager

<p>Amorim attempted to shift the structure at United</p>

The cult of the sporting director and Premier League power struggles

<p>Ruben Amorim looks dejected after his team concede during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United</p>

Amorim’s exit and a Premier League now ‘run by LinkedIn’

ACFC

<p>Real Madrid's head coach Xabi Alonso shake hands with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior</p>

Football’s next tactical innovation is ‘just not having a manager’

<p>Discover the absurdities and oddities of the beautiful game with the Adam Clery Football Column</p>

Unpack football’s absurdities with Adam Clery’s ACFC newsletter

<p>Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo (2ndR) shows the red card to English forward Wayne Rooney</p>

Football wishes it was darts – but darts wants to be pro wrestling

<p>Scotland’s Scott McTominay scores the opening goal during the win over Denmark (Andrew Milligan/PA)</p>

Someone call the police! Scott McTominay has just been robbed

Premier League

<p>Miguel Delaney answers your questions</p>

Your Premier League questions answered – from sackings to signings

<p>England star Marc Guehi has joined Man City (Mike Egerton/PA)</p>

Marc Guehi seals £20m move to Man City

<p>Wolves’ Andre and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes battle for possession in a drab 0-0 draw</p>

Wolves frustrate limp Newcastle to extend unbeaten run to four games

Thierno Barry was on target for Everton (Jacob King/PA)

Everton unhindered by VAR controversy as Barry strike sees off Villa

European football

Palace face tough route to Conference League final after play-off draw

<p>Alvaro Arbeloa suffered an embarrassing defeat in his first game since replacing Xabi Alonso</p>

Real Madrid hit ‘rock bottom’ after cup defeat to second-tier side

<p>Schalke have plenty to celebrate as they top the 2. Bundesliga</p>

Schalke, Germany’s fallen giants, are finally on the rise again

International football

<p>Senegal fans try to invade the pitch amid the chaos of the Afcon final</p>

Why did Senegal walk off v Morocco? How Afcon final went into meltdown

<p>Senegal’s head coach Pape Thiaw, left, speaks to Walid Regragui as he leaves the pitch </p>

Senegal gave ‘shamfeul image of Africa’ with Afcon walk-off protest

Raphael Onyedika’s brace sends Uganda home as Nigeria top Afcon Group

Football League

<p>The fan sadly died after suffering a medical emergency at the Valley</p>

Charlton fan dies as Portsmouth game abandoned for medical emergency

Championship leaders Coventry strike late to go 10 points clear

<p>Sheffield Wednesday fans revel before kick-off outside Hillsborough</p>

Relegation looms for Sheffield Wednesday – and fans are excited again

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