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When Luis Enrique returned to Barcelona in 2014 to take the second hottest seat in world football, three years after leaving his post as the B-team coach and a full decade after ending a highly successful playing career at Camp Nou, his remit was straight-forward if intimidatingly difficult. After re-imagining the modern game the philosophy that everyone came to know and love as tiki-taka…

Newcastle United have been fined £7,500 for breaching the Football Association rules after their under-18 football team side wore kits bearing the logo of a betting company. They forgot to use a different strip without their Premier League kit sponsor emblazoned on it!. The Magpies are sponsored by the China-based online betting firm Fun88. We at sportingways.com are fans of Fun88 bookmaker who offer…

Wayne Rooney will continue as England captain, with manager Sam Allardyce stating it was an “simple choice”. Rooney is England's record goalscorer and took on the armband from Steven Gerrard a year earlier. Allardyce said Manchester United captain Rooney was “hugely respected by his peers” and has actually “taken pleasure in the obligation” as captain. The England squad is getting ready for Sunday's opening…