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#BREAKING Leeds United 'part company' with manager Marcelo Bielsa: club
#UPDATE Premier League club Leeds United have decided to "part company" with manager Marcelo Bielsa following a dreadful run that left them just three points above the relegation zone
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#UPDATE Leeds United on Sunday sacked manager Marcelo Bielsa following a poor run of results that has left the Premier League side just two points above the relegation zone
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#BREAKING World champions France call for Russia to be thrown out of 2022 World Cup: federation
#UPDATE Russia should be expelled from the 2022 World Cup after invading Ukraine, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet has told Le Parisien newspaper
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