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Mesut Özil row: China's Arsenal fans burn shirts in anger at Xinjiang post

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Player, who has 4 million followers on Chinese microblog Weibo, is called a ‘dirty ant’ for attacking China Lily Kuo  in Beijing Mon 16 Dec 2019  06.50 GMT Last modified on Mon 16 Dec 2019  07.07 GMT Shares 28   Mesut Ozil of Arsenal criticised China for its treatment of Uighurs. Photograph: Javier García/BPI/REX/Shutterstock Chinese football fans have burned Arsenal football shirts and called on the club to fire star player Mesut Ozil   after he publicly criticised China’s treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang. On Friday, Özil, who is usually quiet on social media, posted a message on his Instagram profile describing  Uighurs  in the far north-western region of China as “warriors who resist persecution”. Posting the words against the backdrop of the flag of the short-lived East Turkestan republic, an area that is now Chinese-controlled   Xinjiang , he wrote: “[In China] Qura...

Premier League highlights: 10 talking points as Liverpool go 10 clear at the top

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Mohamed Salah was on target with a brace for Liverpool at home to Watford in the weekend's opening game, while Kevin De Bruyne dominated the closing one at the Emirates. The penultimate Premier League weekend before Christmas saw Liverpool go 10 points clear at the top of the table ahead of their trip to Qatar for the FIFA Club World Cup. Mohamed Salah was at the double as the Reds saw off a spirited  Watford   2-0 at Anfield in what was an encouraging first Hornets game for new boss Nigel Pearson. His old side  Leicester  could only draw 1-1 at home to Norwich to ensure that Brendan Rodgers lost ground on his old side at top, while Kevin De Bruyne inspired  Manchester City  to pull within four points of the Foxes in their game at Arsenal The Belgian's brilliant brace and an assist for Raheem Sterling set up a 3-0 win for City, who host Leicester at the Etihad Stadium next weekend. ...

Arsenal's Unai Emery sacking matters more to Liverpool's path to glory than you might think

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Arsenal have followed Tottenham Hotspur in sacking their manager, and it could have some interesting ramifications for Liverpool in the coming weeks. Unai Emery has been dismissed as Arsenal manager after 18 months in charge.  (Image: Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images) It's been a long time coming, but finally, following a seven-match winless streak and a half-empty Emirates stadium for last night's Europa League defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, Arsenal have sacked manager Unai Emery after 18 months in charge. In truth, the Spaniard had been treading water for a while, with the Gunners marooned in mid-table having won just four of their opening 13 Premier League fixtures this season. Ref :liverpool.com

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