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Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture when she officiates Fulham's match against Burnley on 23 December. ... Sam Allison will also take charge of a top-flight match in December, making him the Premier League's first black referee for 15 years.

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Everton have received an immediate 10-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. The punishment is the biggest sporting sanction in the competition's history and leaves Everton 19th in the table on a new total of four points. The club said it was "both shocked and disappointed" by the "wholly disproportionate and unjust" ruling. Everton have said they intend to appeal against the decision.

Early days for this community, and for most of them here, but the more chatter happens here the better the experience will be. I'm a Burnley fan.

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Monchi will be "President of Football Operations", but possibly more interesting is Emery's number two Vidagany becoming Director of Football.

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Love David's cartoons, and his wit is SHARP.

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Tielemans -> Villa on a free #AVFC