Football legend Diego Maradona dies aged 60

The world of football is today mourning the loss of perhaps the sport’s greatest ever player, Diego Maradona. The Argentine passed away today aged 60 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Tigre just outside Buenos Aires.

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Fernandes on form as United fire four past Istanbul Basaksehir

Bruno Fernandes scored a brace as Manchester United eased to a 4-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League. Marcus Rashford scored a penalty while Daniel James added a late fourth after a Deniz Turuc free kick beat David De Gea.

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Former assistant manager of Ireland Maurice Setters dies aged 83

Maurice Setters, Jack Charlton’s assistant coach during his time as Republic of Ireland manager has passed away at the age of 83. Setters was at Jack’s side during Euro ’88, Italia ’90 and USA ’94. Charlton passed away earlier this year following a battle with dementia.

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Liverpool go joint top with win over Leicester

Liverpool extended their incredible unbeaten record at Anfield in the Premier League to 64 matches to set a new club record with a 3-0 victory over Leicester City. A Johnny Evans own goal opened the scoring with Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino finding the net for the Reds.

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English efficiency defeats insipid Ireland

Jonny May scored two tries to lead England to an easy 18-7 win over Ireland at Twickenham in the Autumn Nations Cup. The result is the fourth loss in a row the Irish have suffered to their English foes as Ireland again failed to test the England defence.

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