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Germany 6-1 Northern Ireland: Serge Gnabry scores hat-trick in Euro 2020 qualifier dead-rubber

CHRIS WHEELER IN FRANKFURT: A hat-trick from former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry sank Northern Ireland as their Group C campaign ended with a heavy defeat in Frankfurt.




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Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane tipped to star in Euro 2020 by Germany legend Jurgan Klinsmann 

Former Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann has tipped attackers Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane to light up Euro 2020 next summer.




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Karim Benzema's France exile: Why the in-form Real Madrid star cannot return for his country

PETE JENSON: Zinedine Zidane may have been able to reignite the debate on whether France are foolish to overlook in-form Karim Benzema - but it would take something huge to bring change.




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Karim Benzema back in court over Mathieu Valbuena sex-tape row

The Court of Cassation, the highest-ranked court in the French justice system, assembled on Monday afternoon with 19 magistrates to try and settle a case which first emerged four years ago.




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Marseille move closer to PSG at the top of Ligue 1 with fine last minute winner against Brest 

Substitute Nemanja Radonjic scored a fine last-minute winner as second-placed Marseille beat Brest 2-1 to move five points behind French league leader Paris Saint-Germain on Friday.




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The Group of Death: Giants Germany, France and Portugal drawn in same group for Euro 2020

One of France, Germany and Portugal may face an early exit after being drawn together in Group F for Euro 2020 in what has already been dubbed the 'Group of Death'.




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Thierry Henry is desperate to make an Impact at Montreal... he reveals desire to make it as manager

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE IN ORLANDO: The players of Montreal Impact tell us he still has that 'swagger'. And of course he does - he is Thierry Henry.




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Neymar earns £600,000 per week... almost DOUBLE the wage of Mbappe

Brazil star Neymar, who joined PSG from Barcelona for £198million back in August 2017, is by far the division's top earner - pocketing around £2.6million a month before tax.




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Barcelona confirm Ousmane Dembele is out for SIX MONTHS and will miss Euro 2020

French winger Ousmane Dembele is out for six months and will play no part at the European Championships this summer after Barcelona revealed his condition following surgery. 




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Lyon 1-0 Marseille: Houssem Aouar fires home side into French Cup semi-finals

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE GROUPAMA STADIUM: A hero from 12 yards. Then the fall guy within 11 minutes. Life as a goalkeeper can be cruel - just ask Marseille's Yohann Pele.




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The curious case of Karim Benzema: Loved by Real Madrid, loathed by France

SPECIAL REPORT BY DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LYON: To many in France, the 32-year-old is a footballing pariah. At Real Madrid, however, Benzema is approaching immortality.




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Marseille striker Benedetto treated for head injury by being given SWIMMING CAP

As far as bizarre injury treatments go, Marseille striker Dario Benedetto's remedy for a head injury sustained against Amiens is right up there. The Argentine was bizarrely given a swimming cap.




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Man United star Anthony Martial hopes for Euro 2020 spot with France

The Frenchman has not been selected since a friendly against Russia in March 2018, and missed out on his country's victorious World Cup campaign in Russia a few months later.




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'Don't confuse F1 with go karting': Karim Benzema takes a pop at Olivier Giroud

Karim Benzema has taken a swipe at Olivier Giroud, implying the Chelsea striker who replaced him in the France national team is an inferior player.  The 32-year-old has not played for Les Blues since 2015.




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Antoine Griezmann defends France strike partner Olivier Giroud after Karim Benzema's 'go-kart' jibe 

Benzema used an unflattering motor racing analogy to describe the perceived difference in quality between himself and Chelsea striker Giroud, who replaced him in the France team.




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In defence of Olivier Giroud: Why Karim Benzema was wrong to make 'go-kart' comparison

Benzema took a swipe at Giroud as the 'go-kart' to his 'Formula One' to describe what he believes is a difference in quality between himself and Giroud, who replaced him in the France team.




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Marco Materazzi criticises Italians who turned against him after infamous Zinedine Zidane incident

In extra-time of the 2006 final in Berlin, France captain Zidane head-butted Materazzi in the chest after words were exchanged. Zidane was sent-off and Italy went on to win on penalties.




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Greed review: Turns into a melodramatic cautionary tale

By and large, I rather admire the film career carved out by Steve Coogan, an actor to whom there's always been more than the admittedly ridiculously funny Alan Partridge.




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From Better Call Saul to Bates Motel and Mary Beard's new doc: The best on demand TV this week

It's rare that a prequel matches its progenitor, but Better Call Saul has gradually, at times achingly slo-o-o-wly, proved the equal of parent show Breaking Bad .




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Shoebox in Grandma's cupboard that revealed one of the Holocaust's greatest survival stories

House Of Glass flows with the amazing clarity and delicacy of a fine novel. By the end, I was completely wrapped up in the sharply contrasting characters of the Glass family




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How stink bombs and rotten tomatoes struck the first blows for #MeToo

Keira Knightley's new film, Misbehaviour, is the true story of what happened when Britain's first feminists took the fight for women's rights all the way to the final of the Miss World competition in 1970




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Hilary Mantel, Michelle Gallen and Marina Lewycka: This week's best new fiction

Fans can exhale - the final instalment of Mantel's trilogy is a cracker: powerful, propulsive and amply worth the eight-year wait. Despite topping 900 pages, it spans just four years.




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The Invisible Man review: It's disappointing

Let's begin with what this new version of The Invisible Man is not.




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From Rami Malek in Mr Robot to a Unabomber doc and Endeavour: The best on demand TV this week 

Rami Malek is now best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, but he first found fame via this Golden Globe-winning series.




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Madam Butterfly review: Looks beautiful with colourful costumes

There are several good reasons for seeing this spirited revival of Anthony Minghella's 2005 Madam Butterfly , and one totally compelling one: the Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw.




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OLLY SMITH: Let's celebrate female winemakers

Today is International Women's Day and there are plenty of talented women creating brilliant wine around the world, so let's celebrate them




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Martin Short and Steve Martin give their views on Meghan and Harry

Steve Martin and Martin Short are crossing the Atlantic for The Funniest Show In Town At The Moment - a series of live dates in the UK and Ireland




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From New Amsterdam to Baghdad Central and Dirty Money: The best on demand TV this week   

Based on the book Twelve Patients: Life And Death At Bellevue Hospital, this medical drama stars Ryan Eggold as the new medical director at one of America's oldest public hospitals.




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Rosamund Pike plays scientist Marie Curie in a new biopic

Marie Curie died in 1934, aged 66, of anaemia brought on by exposure to high levels of radiation; she was ultimately a victim of the discovery she had made




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Pretty Woman: The Musical review: Looks more bargain-basement than high-end 

If you've ever wondered how the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, which made a fairytale romcom out of a rich-man-meets-prostitute premise, would fare in the age of #MeToo - well, this production won't help.




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A tale of a wartime evacuee turned conjuror. A wizard twist at the end. But where's the magic?

Here We Are opens in a theatre in Brighton, 1959. A snazzy tap-dancing showbiz personality called Jack Robinson is waiting in the wings. The world of entertainment is on the cusp of change




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From Liz Hurley on My Wardrobe Malfunction to the The Reality Tea & RHLSTP: This week's top podcasts

Every week on this fun new podcast by Susannah Constantine (of Trinny fame), a guest digs into his or her relationship with their wardrobe.




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These headphones sound brilliant but they do make you look like a Teletubby!

'You look like a Teletubby!' These are words no man wants to hear. I suppose at least they didn't say I looked like the one with the handbag. I'll admit that Grado's headphones are on the large side




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Michael Farris Smith and Malcolm Pryce: Thrillers of the month

Smith is emerging as one of the great chroniclers of America's dispossessed. Blackwood starts with a family of vagrants pitching up in a small Mississippi town and ends in inevitable tragedy.




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Maurizio Pollini album review: There is no surer way of appreciating Beethoven's genius than this

Hats off to Deutsche Grammophon. Not only is it the producer of the finest complete Beethoven set in this, his 250th anniversary year.




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Shoe Lady review: Katherine Parkinson delivers a vivid and enjoyable performance

What is it with women and shoes?




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Difficult Women review: An effortlessly smart study

It's never been easier to find a feminist role model. Publishing is awash with gutsy heroines thanks to series such as Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls , which celebrates extraordinary women.




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Which is the right on demand streaming service for you?

It wasn't so long ago that we all just paid £154.50 each year for a television licence. Now more than 14 million of us fork out monthly subscriptions for at least one other TV service




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Anton Du Beke on why he's so happy it makes him cry

Anton Du Beke, 53, is happily married to businesswoman Hannah Summers and they have two-year-old twins, George and Henrietta. He is so happy, he says, that he is often moved to tears




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Director Brian De Palma on Harvey Weinstein and film violence

Brian De Palma was so horrified at the tidal wave of sexual assault allegations that engulfed Harvey Weinstein that he plans on shooting a film on the subject




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From Julian Fellowes' The English Game to Mrs Fletcher and Spooks: The best on demand TV this week

Not content with writing terrestrial TV's big show of the week with Belgravia, Julian Fellowes is also behind this six-part drama series charting the origins of football.




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'Every pub is closed. As an Irishman, I can safely say this denotes the Apocalypse is truly upon us'

James Blunt messaged me. He owns a pub in Chelsea and wasn't sure if he should close it after the Prime Minister said he was 'suggesting', not ordering, people to avoid pubs




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From Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian to Big Little Lies: The best on demand TV to watch this week

'Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?' a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode of this eight-episode Star Wars spin-off.




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From Jo Brand on Table Manners to the eight-part drama Blackout: This week's top podcasts

Every week on this big-hearted podcast, singer Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie invite a celebrity guest to Ware's home in east London to chew the fat and tuck into a three-course meal.




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Mark Bebbington album review: The performances are first class

Igor Stravinsky, not a great one for dishing out prizes to his colleagues, declared that Poulenc had the greatest melodic gift of any 20th-century composer.




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Maggie O'Farrell, Evie Wyld and Anakana Schofield: This week's best new fiction 

This radiant, immersive novel is anchored in its author's fascination with Hamlet . It begins one summer's day in 1596, when 11-year-old Judith comes down with a fever in Stratford-upon-Avon.




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Adrian Edmondson speaks to Event about Rik Mayall, coronavirus and playing monsters

'I've no idea what I am,' Adrian Edmondson says. 'I'm not saying that for effect. All I do know is that if people hope I'll be funny away from the screen they are usually disappointed.'




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The Nanny State Made Me review: It could not be more timely

The first child born in an NHS hospital arrived a minute after midnight on July 5, 1948. She was named Aneira after Aneurin Bevan, the architect of the health service.




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From Wallander to The Honourable Woman: The best on demand TV to watch this week

It's set in Sweden and is based on books by a Swedish author, but can this version of Wallander really be described as Scandi-noir?




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Kate Elizabeth Russell, Annalena McAfee and Nicolas Mathieu: This week's best new fiction

At 60, Eve Laing is a famous artist in crisis. She's working on what she believes is a masterpiece, but her marriage has ended in divorce.