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As the saying goes: ’Pele good, Maradona better, George Best’.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Louis van Gaal has given Luke Shaw permission to stay away from Manchester United’s match against PSV in case he feels it will reopen the psychological wounds of his leg break in Eindhoven.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho issued a veiled swipe at Graeme Le Saux after insisting all of his players were happy to travel to Israel for tonight’s Champions League clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite heightened security following the Paris terror attacks.

England coach Gary Neville will make his first foray into management at Valencia — a surprise appointment that Roy Hodgson believes will help rather than hinder the national team.

Manchester United captain turned Sky Sports star pundit Gary Neville has taken on a fiendishly difficult challenge in his first job in management in charge of troubled Valencia.

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has stressed he is “very happy” at Old Trafford after a report emerged that he may be unsettled.

Liverpool have lost only one of the opening 10 matches of Jurgen Klopp’s reign, but that defeat means the German is not getting carried away by his start at Anfield.

Chinese investors are paying $400m (€378m) for a stake in the group that owns soccer clubs including Manchester City and New York City FC, the country’s most significant overseas investment in the game.

Stephen Rochford was officially ratified as Mayo senior football manager at a County Board meeting in MacHale Park, Castlebar last night.

As his players returned to the routine of their club careers yesterday, Martin O’Neill could finally allow the gravity of Ireland’s qualification feat sink in.