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Transfer news RECAP: Manchester United finally confirm £68m Bruno Fernandes move

With fewer than 48 hours until the deadline, teams across the continent are in frantic negotiations as they look to get their deals complete. Follow our live transfer blog here.




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Derby snap up Aston Villa youngster Rushian Hepburn-Murphy on loan

It is thought the 21-year-old will initially train with the Rams' Under-23 group as he looks to step forward with his career after he was at League One club Tranmere for the first part of the campaign.




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Derby County 4-0 Stoke City: Wayne Rooney scores stunning free-kick in thumping win 

Wayne Rooney scored a stunning free-kick as Derby County put Stoke City to the sword in a thumping 4-0 win at Pride Park on Friday night that leaves Philip Cocu's side in 13th place.




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Oxford vs Newcastle - FA Cup fourth round replay: Live score and updates

Newcastle United survived a stunning Oxford United comeback as Allan Saint-Maximin struck an extra-time winner, while Liverpool's kids set up a fifth round tie at Chelsea after beating Shrewsbury.




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Derby County 4-2 Northampton Town: Wayne Rooney scores to set up Manchester United FA Cup tie

IAN HERBERT AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney's appetite for the warm-up in a half empty stadium told you how much he wanted a swansong against Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round.




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Derby recruit top QC in ongoing fight with EFL over breach of spending regulations

Derby have recruited top QC Nick De Marco in their ongoing fight against the EFL, which could end with a hefty points deduction for the Championship club.




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Former Scotland international Kenny Miller retires from football at the age of 40

The former Scotland international, who enjoyed three spells at Rangers but also played for fierce Glasgow rivals Celtic, scored 285 goals for club and country and played in Turkey and the MLS.




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SPECIAL REPORT - Life in Derby is a world away for Wayne Rooney 

SPECIAL REPORT BY IAN HERBERT - Wayne Rooney's football world is now unrecognisable from anything he has known. No fans wait outside the Derby training ground. No shirts bear his name.




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Liverpool 'to offload £30m Harry Wilson in summer'

Liverpool are reportedly ready to offload winger Harry Wilson in the summer, and are valuing the player around the £30million mark.




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Robbie Savage believes Bournemouth will be relegated this season after loss to Sheffield United 

Bournemouth fell to a 2-1 defeat at high-flying Sheffield United despite taking a early lead through Callum Wilson. Billy Sharp equalised before John Lundstram got the winner with six minutes left.




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Bristol City 3-2 Derby: Wells bags first goal on full debut as Robins boost play-off push

Nahki Wells scored his first goal for Bristol City as they held off a spirited comeback from Derby to claim a thrilling Sky Bet Championship victory at Ashton Gate.




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Max Lowe hits out at Craig Ramage for comment on Derby's 'young black lads'

The BBC have axed a commentator after his racist stereotype-filled rant in which he criticised 'all the young black lads' at Derby and claimed they need 'pulling down a peg or two.'




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BBC investigate comments made by Craig Ramage about 'young black lads' at Derby County

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC have drafted in one of their senior executives as they continue their investigation into the racist comments about Derby's young black players that led to one of their pundits being sacked.




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Derby boss Phillip Cocu hits back at Craig Ramage's comments about club's 'young black lads'

Phillip Cocu has slammed former Derby County player Craig Ramage for his criticism of the 'young black lads' in the side - with the Rams boss saying they made him 'very angry'.




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Derby County 1-1 Fulham: Alexander Mitrovic cancels out Wayne Rooney's panenka penalty

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney is still breaking new ground even after 500 games in English league football with the first 'Panenka' penalty of his career.




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SPORTS AGENDA: West Ham co-owner David Sullivan tells fans to pay up for full Anfield allocation

MIKE KEEGAN - SPORTS AGENDA: Fed-up West Ham fans will stage a protest against the club's owners at Anfield on Monday night - although they will be fewer in number than hoped for.




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Derby players shun BBC after Fulham match as broadcaster fails to apologise over race row  

EXCLUSIVE: Derby players boycotted the BBC following Friday night's match with Fulham - and may do so again on Tuesday night at QPR. The club's squad are 'furious'.




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Former Crystal Palace and Derby midfielder Joe Ledley joins A-League side Newcastle Jets

The Wales international links up with former international colleague Carl Robinson, who was appointed Jets head coach earlier this month, until the end of the season.




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QPR 2-1 Derby: Goals from Grant Hall and substitute Ilias Chair

JACK BEZANTS AT LOFTUS ROAD: London has been a miserable place for Derby to visit this season and an error from captain Wayne Rooney compounded their travel sickness against QPR.




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Arsenal eager to put haunting Europa League exit behind them: 10 THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN FA CUP

Here, Sportsmail runs you through the 10 things to keep a close eye on in this historic fifth round of the FA Cup. The action, all in midweek, gets underway on Monday night as Portsmouth host Arsenal.




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'Wayne Rooney's knowledge will be important against Manchester United': Philip Cocu

Thursday's home tie against the Red Devils is a massive opportunity for Cocu's side and the Dutchman reckons Rooney's Old Trafford pedigree will be a major factor.




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When is FA Cup quarter-final draw? Plus channel, ball numbers, teams and more

Sportsmail will provide you with everything you need to know for the FA Cup quarter-final draw including date, time and channel plus confirmed teams, ball numbers and key dates.




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FA Cup quarter-final draw: Chelsea visit Leicester while Arsenal visit Sheffield

Frank Lampard's Chelsea side beat Liverpool 2-0 on Tuesday night in the fifth round and will have to see off the Foxes to reach the last four of the domestic cup competition.




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Wayne Rooney hails impact Sir Alex Ferguson had on his career at Manchester United

INTERVIEW BY IAN HERBERT: It's when Rooney is asked whether Sir Alex Ferguson's old man-management ruses make more sense to him, now he is a player-coach, with Derby County.




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Wayne Rooney insists it could take 'two or three years' before Manchester United get back on top

INTERVIEW BY IAN HERBERT: Rooney, who faces United as Derby's player-coach in the FA Cup Fifth Round, cited Liverpool - a club he has no love for - as one of the models of success.




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Derby County 0-3 Manchester United - FA Cup: Ighalo hits brace to ruin Rooney's night

Wayne Rooney is the star attraction as the Derby County player-coach comes up against his former side Manchester United in the FA Cup. Follow all the updates here with Sportsmail.




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Derby County 0-3 Manchester United: Odion Ighalo notches a brace as Red Devils cruise into quarters

CHRIS WHEELER AT PRIDE PARK: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was right about Wayne Rooney. There is still fight in the old dog. The problem for Rooney is that Man Utd have a bit of bite themselves.




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Manchester Utd fans jokingly criticise Romero after he denied Wayne Rooney's free-kick

Manchester United fans decided to take aim at goalkeeper Sergio Romero after he denied Wayne Rooney a late consolation in their 3-0 FA Cup fifth round win over Derby. 




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Solskjaer wants Man United to fight on three fronts after reaching FA Cup quarter-finals

Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United must compete on three fronts after Thursday's FA Cup win at Derby County.




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Manchester United hope to have Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James back to face City

Manchester United will give Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Dan James as long as possible to prove their fitness for the Old Trafford derby on Sunday.




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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes sarcastic jibe at fixture scheduling

While Manchester City's clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough took place on Wednesday night, United's game at Derby County was the last of the eight ties on Thursday.




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Who has been hit most by the Premier League fixture pile-up? 

Fixture congestion has become the go-to excuse for managers when their team under performs and the injury list mounts, with Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola taking swipes.




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Derby County 3-0 Blackburn: Chris Martin bags brace in Wayne Rooney's absence

Derby County did not need Wayne Rooney as they boosted their play-off hopes with another impressive display by teenager Louie Sibley on his full League debut.




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Coronavirus: Wayne Rooney slams government and football chiefs for treating players like guinea pigs

Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the football authorities for treating players as 'guinea pigs' in their confused message over the coronavirus outbreak.




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Coronavirus outrbeak: Leyton Orient start huge 128-team FIFA 20 tournament between football clubs

With the suspension of the Premier League and EFL, Orient have taken it upon themselves to start a 128-team FIFA 20 tournament, with clubs including Man City, Brentford and Derby set to take part.




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Tyson Fury admits he calls Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte and Wayne Rooney for 'banter'

Tyson Fury has been keeping himself busy since winning the WBC heavyweight title from Deontay Wilder back in February by phone calling some famous sportspeople.




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Coronavirus: Derby owner Mel Morris admits pandemic could make it hard to secure outside investment

Derby owner Mel Morris admits the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is likely to complicate his attempts to secure outside investment in the Championship club this summer.




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The Quality of Madness: Marcelo Bielsa biography sheds light on Leeds boss' role in spygate scandal

EXCLUSIVE: Derby's Moor Farm training ground covers 50 acres of land on the outskirts of the city. Opposite is a housing estate; a place where people look out for each other.




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Jesse Lingard has grown familiar with the role of pantomine villain at Manchester United

Jesse Lingard has had his fair share of detractors to deal with over the years, but even he would have been taken aback by the abuse he received trying to board the team bus at Derby County.




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Derby in talks over £30m loan as Championship club battles to survive amid coronavirus crisis 

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Derby are close to agreeing a £30 million loan from MSD Capital, the investment company owned by American billionaire Michael Dell.




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Why voiding the Premier League and EFL seasons would cause chaos amid coronavirus pandemic

Everything around football is up in the air. The season has been suspended for weeks and it is unclear when - and if - it might return. As time goes on, there are more voices calling it to be called off.




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Rushian Hepburn-Murphy hilariously smashes his OWN window while playing with a football

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy's attempt to pass the time while in isolation has gone disastrously wrong after the Aston Villa forward smashed his own window while playing football out in the garden.




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Championship clubs face civil war with talks over uniform wage cuts on brink of collapse

EXCLUSIVE: The EFL set the PFA a deadline of Friday to endorse their proposals for League-wide cuts and deferrals, but sources indicated that the players' union would reject this request.




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Joe Hart 'could be reunited with former England team-mate Wayne Rooney at Derby'

Hart is one of a number of Burnley players set to be out of contract in the summer as the 32-year-old's miserable spell at Turf Moor comes to an end.




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Wayne Rooney reveals the best goal he has ever scored and it's NOT overhead kick against Man City

The goal most people remember from Rooney's distinguished United career was a match-winning overhead kick in the Manchester derby, but his best goal in terms of footballing craft is different.




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Wayne Rooney hailed by coach Liam Rosenior after turning around Derby County fortunes

Rooney, 34, has played an active part in boss Phillip Cocu's tactical discussions and has won immediate admiration from the Rams squad for how he has played - and behaved - during his stint at the club.




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Wayne Rooney WAGE WAR: Striker leading Derby players in battle against club's proposed 50% deferral

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL AND ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Sportsmail understands the Rams board want the squad to forgo half of their pay, which would be paid back at a later date.




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Derby stars to withdraw offer to defer 25% of their wages as Wayne Rooney remains locked in talks

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Sportsmail exclusively revealed how Rooney was acting on behalf of the squad in their battle against proposals to impose a 50 per cent wage deferral.




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Derby furlough Under-23 squad for April and May

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL AND ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Sportsmail can disclose academy players have been put on the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.




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Wayne Rooney nearing agreement with Derby to defer player wages after tense talks with the club

Sportsmail revealed last week that former England skipper Rooney was at the centre of tense talks with the Championship side, who had proposed 50 per cent wage deferrals to protect the club.