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‘I see a great improvement in the person, in the mood, in the face, in the body language’

Barcelona’s humiliation exposes deep fault-lines right through club

Side labelled tactical, physical and emotional mess, with no leaders or youthful promise

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From the heart: Father John Misty explores the messed-up, warts-and-all side of love

For his second album, inspired by his wife Emma Garr, Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, had to surrender to love – and a little bit of schmaltz

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Martin O’Neill delays naming his Republic of Ireland squad for the vital Scotland test

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