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Football chocolate wrappers spark racism row
The adjustment of chocolate wrappers to reflect the upcoming Euro 2016 has sparked a racism row in Germany.

Football: Giggs eyes cutting club ties
Ryan Giggs was seriously considering cutting his 28-year ties to Manchester United yesterday after being overlooked for the manager's job.

Smeltz ruled out of OFC Nations Cup
All Whites striker Shane Smeltz has been ruled out of the OFC Nations Cup.

Football: Wellington Phoenix beat Leicester City
The Wellington Phoenix have defeated the best team in English football - but there's a significant catch.

British pop star 'mortified' after missing anthem cue at FA Cup final
God save the pop singer hired to perform the FA Cup final national anthem... and didn't.

Football: Wellington Phoenix linchpin retires
Albert Riera has pulled the pin on his Wellington Phoenix career.

Wayne Rooney had to Google Anthony Martial before he arrived
It's a sign of how far Anthony Martial had flown under the radar that Wayne Rooney had to find out who he was.

Incredible football team talk delivers
When you're struggling to avoid relegation going into the last game of the season, the pre-match team talk from your manager has to strike exactly the right note.

Manchester United mascots painted blue as part of X-Men promotion
In evidence that Manchester United's commercial tie-ins know no bounds, several of the club's mascots were painted blue.

Fans banned from wearing club colours in corporate seats at FA Cup final
The FA are to ban all Wembley corporate seat supporters from wearing their club colours at the FA Cup final.

Goalkeeper earn NZ$3M despite no appearances in four years
Manchester City and England goalkeeper Richard Wright has called time on his career at the age of 38.

McGlinchey: All Whites building nicely in Brisbane
All Whites midfielder Michael McGlinchey believes the team is building nicely for the OFC Nations Cup.

Dummy device leaves red faces as Old Trafford
The security alert that caused the evacuation of Old Trafford was caused by a dummy device left in the stadium by mistake.

Sixty seconds with: Ali Riley
My new idea, because I'm really into cooking and I'm a health coach, is to have a show where I can make really good food and have other athletes on it.