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Editorial: Derby’s Wayne Rooney gambling tie-up a deal driven by desperation

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With clubs under increasing financial pressure to achieve promotion to the Premier League, the role of a betting sponsor in making the move happen is a sign of things to come

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Editorial: Paddy Power’s shirt stunt reflects gambling’s insidious hold on the game

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The bookmaker’s garish sponsorship of a short-lived Huddersfield Town kit got them the publicity they wanted, as the latest example of how betting has embedded itself in football

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Sheffield fans suffer under South Yorkshire Police’s perplexing policies

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Disproportionately stringent scheduling and crowd control measures have made fixtures between United and Wednesday the most expensive to police in the country

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Rank and file: The one-man World Cup labour of love that still stands up today

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An unassuming ring binder containing immaculate and comprehensive records of the first ten tournaments serves to remind us all that the joy of football is often in the detail

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Birth certificate: Stoke City and Nottingham Forest locked in “oldest club” debate

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For as long as the Football League has existed, Notts County have been its oldest club – until their relegation in May sparked a tussle for that title among warring local newspapers

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