Alexis Sánchez 98th-minute panenka penalty beats Burnley

Sánchez took responsibility with a flourish as he dinked ball straight down the middle

Burnley continue fine home form to dump Sunderland out of FA Cup

There were also FA Cup replay wins for Crystal Palace, Lincoln, Sutton, Bristol City

Stalemate gives Sunderland and David Moyes an unwanted replay

Joey Barton made his second Burnley debut in the FA Cup third round clash

Old Firm derby short of relevance outside of fierce rivalry

Celtic so far ahead of Rangers that New Year’s Eve game is 90 minutes of manic isolation

Joey Barton charged by FA for placing 1,260 bets

Barton is alleged to have placed bets between March 26th, 2006 and May 13th, 2016

Joey Barton back at Burnley and in the last-chance saloon

Combative midfielder returns to Premier League after his ill-fated spell with Rangers

Joey Barton agrees to rejoin Burnley for second half of season

Midfielder returns to Turf Moor after ill-fated spell with Rangers

Rangers terminate Joey Barton’s contract with immediate effect

Midfielder was banished from club after bust-up with manager Mark Warburton

Joey Barton signed off with stress by Rangers

Midfielder could leave Glasgow club before transfer window reopens in January

Rangers’ Old Firm blow as Niko Kranjcar suffers serious knee injury

Other summer signing, Joey Barton’s Ibrox career is effectively over after fall-out

SFA accuse Joey Barton of betting on 44 football matches

Rangers midfielder issued with ‘notice of complaint’

The whole thing is a mess, but did this really merit ditching Sam Allardyce?

It’s still not entirely straightforward what FA has seen in those secretly taped recordings

Joey Barton under investigation for alleged football betting

The Rangers midfielder was banned from the club on Monday for three weeks

‘The old me would have lamped someone’ – inside the intriguing world of Joey Barton

Bans, jail time and a thoughtful philosophy have all been part of the midfielder’s career

Joey Barton sent home from Rangers training after dispute

Midfielder set to sit out Saturday’s Premiership contest with Ross County at Ibrox

Michael Walker: Old Firm, new era – just the job for the Brendan Rodgers revival

Confidence is high ahead of the Celtic manager’s first match against Rangers

Premier League round-up: Alvaro Negredo scores with first shot for Middlesbrough

Southampton worked hard for draw as West Brom and Swansea start season with wins

English Premier League 2016/17: Club-by-club guide

The race for the title may well come down to the two Manchester clubs - City versus United

Rangers are back – with many troubles behind them, and many more ahead

SPFL’s tv deal is worth only £20m each season – to be shared by 42 clubs

Eurotrash: Stan Collymore and Joey Barton get down and dirty

Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson the England trend-setter and Uefa ignore Wes Hoolahan

Euro 2016: Wall to wall football on telly and punditry in spades

Mary Hannigan: Just about every retired player will be on analysis duty for this event

RTÉ’s Après Match team ready to tackle new characters during Euro 2016

Kevin Kilbane, Gerry Armstrong and Jimmy Nesbitt in the firing line

Joey Barton rejects Burnley offer to sign for Rangers

Despite helping the Clarets to the Championship title, Barton opted for Glasgow

Joey Barton named as TV3 pundit for Euro 2016

Broadcaster has also released its full schedule of 22 games to be shown live from France

Keane’s late, late strike keeps Burnley’s title hopes alive

Keane’s added time equaliser gave this helter-skelter match the finish it deserved

Gareth Barry confirms Diego Costa did not bite him

Chelsea forward was sent off during his side’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Everton

Roberto Martinez knows benefits of a good run in FA Cup

Everton manager’s priority is still to climb table to Champions League places

West Ham pull out of Joey Barton deal after fans protest

Out-of-contract midfielder was due to have medical at London club on Tuesday

Arsene Wenger confirms Danny Welbeck will miss FA Cup final

Injured forward also out for Ireland friendly and Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia

Richard Dunne and Brian Murphy released by QPR

Two Irish players among six that will be released at the end of their contracts on June 30th

QPR relegated as Agüero hits hat-trick for Manchester City

Manchester City fans salute former captain Dunne as his side slide into Championship

Man City hand QPR their coat and usher them through relegation door

Sergio Agüero grabs hat-trick in six-goal rout of shambolic visiting side

UK election bloodbath spills online

Clegg, Farage and Miliband resign after surprise Tory rout sees Cameron claim victory

Cesc Fabregas strikes late to push Chelsea towards the title

Queens Park Rangers’ hearts and resistance finally broken as Mourinho’s men pull away

Swansea brush past struggling Hull as QPR grab survival lifeline

Leicester shock West Ham for only first win in nine league games and fifth of campaign

Everton strike late to pull away from relegation zone

Blues bounce back from Europa League to piles misery on QPR at Loftus Road

Jonathan Walters hat-trick sinks travel sick QPR

Harry Kane on the scoresheet again as Spurs win at West Brom while Everton see off Crystal Palace

Manchester United eventually see off QPR challenge

Second-half goals from Fellaini and Wilson enough for Van Gaal’s side to take the points

Richard Dunne in angry exchange of words with QPR fans

Former Republic of Ireland defender only went to applaud fans says Harry Redknapp

Everton roll over obliging QPR at Goodison

Harry Redknapp’s side slumps to eighth consecutive Premier League away defeat

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