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Few football matches can claim to draw a bigger audience. An estimated 700 million people -- nearly 10% of the world's population -- in over 200 countries are expected to tune in when Liverpool hosts Manchester United in the Premier League Monday. But the lucky 54,000 fans attending the match at Anfield have been warned to be on their best behavior. Unsavory songs by both sets of fans have been sung about tragedies in the clubs' pasts, Liverpool's Hillsborough disaster and Manchester United's air crash. Last season, before the two sides met in the Europa League, a banner that read "murderers" -- in reference to the Heysel tragedy involving Liverpool -- was hung above a major road leading into Manchester. "If any supporters are found to be engaged in any form of offensive or discriminatory behavior by stewards or via CCTV then they will be immediately removed from the stadium, risk arrest, prosecution and be reported in accordance with ...

He may be his country's captain, all-time leading goalscorer and most capped outfield player, but that's no longer enough to guarantee Wayne Rooney a place in the England starting XI. The 30-year-old has been dropped by interim manager Gareth Southgate for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia, the first time he's been left out of the lineup since the final group game of Euro 2016. "It's a very straight forward decision," Southgate said at Monday's press conference in Ljubljana. "We've looked at the way Slovenia played last week and we knew the profile of midfield we wanted to play. "In no way is it a reflection of his performance on Saturday (against Malta), he played well and dictated play with discipline, but we felt it was the right decision." Rooney's recent performances have come under scrutiny from large sections of the media, as well as Manchester United and England fans. The United captain has...