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• Fifa act over Senegal striker’s appearance against Bristol City • West Ham cleared to face West Brom; Bristol City disappointed • Adebayor’s West Ham loan move vetoed by Spurs’ Daniel Levy West Ham United have been cleared to continue their FA Cup campaign at West Bromwich Albion next week after Fifa opted to fine and reprimand the London club for fielding Diafra Sakho in their fourth round victory at Bristol City. Sakho, a…

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• Striker ruled out of Senegal’s African Nations campaign • Scored only goal in FA Cup win over Bristol City Fifa has opened a disciplinary case against West Ham United and Diafra Sakho for a “potential violation” of regulations over the striker playing for his club during Senegal’s African Cup of Nations campaign. Sakho came off the bench to score the only goal in West Ham’s FA Cup fourth-round victory over Bristol City …

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Live scoreboard! All today’s live scores and results Keep up with all of the day’s goals and games as they happen Email niall.mcveigh.casual@theguardian.com or tweet @niallmcveigh 3.28pm GMT It had been a quiet start for the hosts at Old Trafford, but no longer – Daley Blind steals the ball from Kramaric in midfield, before dinking the ball to compatriot Robin van Persie, who belts the ball home on the volley. The striker looks offside, but the goal stands. 3.26pm …

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• Sides want Cheikhou Kouyaté and Papiss Cissé for weekend • Communication difficulties after Senegal are knocked out Newcastle United and West Ham have initiated an attempted ‘airlift’ of Premier League players from Equatorial Guinea. With Senegal now out of the Africa Cup of Nations , Newcastle are keen to have Papiss Cissé back in time to play at Hull City on Saturday and West Ham United would like Cheikhou Kouyaté back for the trip to Liverpool the same day. The two …

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The West Ham midfielder has quit the Indomitable Lions but they are thriving without the star names who contributed to a shameful World Cup campaign • West Ham’s Alex Song announces international retirement • Song omitted from Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad Last time Alex Song wore a Cameroon shirt, against Croatia at the World Cup, he was sent off five minutes before half-time for dragging his elbow down Mario Mandzukic’s back. That was the centre…

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• Sam Allardyce blamed injury on medical ‘mishap’ • Alex Song retires from international duty • David Sullivan’s son sorry for Twitter rant at West Ham players The West Ham striker Diafra Sakho will not play in the Africa Cup of Nations because of the back problem Sam Allardyce believes was aggravated by mistreatment by Senegal’s team doctors in November. Sakho did not travel with the Senegal squad to Morocco on Wednesday, where they will finalise…

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• Boost for West Ham in their pursuit of spot in Europe • Song has been a key part of West Ham’s resurgence • Andy Carroll: West Ham can trouble Chelsea West Ham’s pursuit of a place in Europe has received a boost after Cameroon left Alex Song out of their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. The midfielder has played a significant role in West Ham’s impressive start to the season, which has taken the club to fourth…

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• Sam Allardyce does not trust Senegal’s medical team • Player last returned from international duties injured • ‘I signed Andy Carroll instead of Wilfried Bony’ Sam Allardyce says he does not trust Senegal’s medical team to look after Diafra Sakho properly during the Africa Cup of Nations . The West Ham United manager remains furious at how Sakho returned from international duty in November with a back and neck injury, which Allardyce said was…

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