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Bruno Fernandes, Elliot Anderson and Igor Thiago join a number of Arsenal and Manchester City players in the XI By WhoScored Raya kept 19 clean sheets and won his third straight Golden Glove, just one shy of Petr Cech and Joe Hart’s record, but he makes this team thanks to his game-defining interventions in high-pre…

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After two decades, long-suffering Gunners fans from across the diaspora have been rewarded with a Premier League win. So why has this sometimes beleaguered team earned such adulation? Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. As the resident Arsenal fan, I’m step…

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Barcelona agree a deal worth more than £69m with Newcastle United for England forward Anthony Gordon.

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Lewis family ‘bitterly disappointed’ with 17th place They say ‘deep’ change needed and will take time The Lewis family have promised to rebuild trust with Tottenham supporters and said they will bring about meaningful change after back-to-back 17th-place finishes in the Premier League. Fans have frequently directed…

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Nuno Espirito Santo will stay on as West Ham manager to lead their fight to get back to the Premier League at the first attempt, the club says.

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Portuguese is given target of winning instant promotion He oversaw West Ham’s relegation to Championship Nuno Espírito Santo will continue as West Ham manager as the club seek to return to the Premier League after relegation on Sunday. His departure had been expected only for a change of heart at boardroom level. Da…

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The court heard how the keeper was pulled over by police after an officer spotted him on his phone.

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Police say 60 Crystal Palace fans classified as "known troublemakers" have been ordered to leave Leipzig while two arrests were made before the Europa Conference League final.

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When Roly Gregoire quit football in 1980 after suffering a knee injury, he had faced so much racism that he could not bear to watch football for many years.

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In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Tottenham chief executive Vinai Venkatesham talks about a number of issues the club needs to address.

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Plus: biggest points deficit before a shock, worst-performing managers that helped win a title and keepers on corners Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Which club has had the fewest sponsor logos adorn their shirts?” asks Bob Krag. “My guess is Arsenal, who have only had four (JVC, Dreamcast/Sega,…

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Newcastle certainly have to get this summer right following a turbulent window a year ago.

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Roly Gregoire, Sunderland's first black player, sometimes wishes he had never played football because of the racist abuse he found too painful to talk about for 46 years.

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Arsenal ready to target Morgan Rogers, Paris St-Germain to rival Liverpool for Yan Diomande and Jack Grealish to be given chance to revive Man City career.

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Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is a "victim" of football's packed fixture schedule after being left out of England's World Cup squad, says the chief executive of the PFA.

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Palace were demoted to Conference League by Uefa Wednesday night’s final in Leipzig is Glasner’s last game Oliver Glasner has urged Crystal Palace to win the Conference League final so they can take up the Europa League place denied them this season after they fell foul of Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules. Last yea…

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BBC Sport's Premier League club fan writers assess their team's performance as the domestic season comes to an end.

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We picked Liverpool as champions, Chelsea as challengers and tipped Brentford and Sunderland to go down. Oh dear What we predicted: Mikel Arteta vowed this would be a “big summer” after finishing as runners-up in the Premier League for a third season in succession and the new sporting director, Andrea Berta, has del…

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BBC Sport assesses how VAR interventions may have impacted games at key moments and how some teams might appreciate the system more than others.

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There is a growing expectation Elliot Anderson will leave the City Ground this summer.

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In game No 60 of an unrelenting season the manager can sign off in style if he adds the Conference League trophy to last year’s FA Cup Oliver Glasner couldn’t resist the temptation. As he addressed the crowd after his last match at Selhurst Park on Sunday, the Austrian who will go down as Crystal Palace’s greatest m…

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