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Ten things from the world of sport on Friday 20 September

Jose Mourinho was sacked as Manchester United manager in December 2018
Jose Mourinho was sacked as Manchester United manager in December 2018
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1. £70m to sack Zidane

Spanish newspaper Sport reports that Real Madrid would need to fork out (€80m) £70.5m if they were to sack head coach Zinedine Zidane.

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