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French elections: Francois Fillon would crush Marine Le Pen in second round of presidential vote, poll indicates

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French conservative presidential election candidate would beat far-right leader  in the second round of France's presidential election with 65 percent of the vote, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday. The Ifop-Fiducial poll for iTele, Paris Match and Sud Radio also said that no candidate from the Socialist party would do better than a fifth placed-score. The poll was conducted among over 3,200 people questioned online between 28 November and 3 December as to how they would vote if next April's first round of the election was to be held on Sunday. The questions were asked after Socialist President Francois Hollande announced he would not be a candidate and before his Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he would seek election. The poll also asked how people would vote should independent candidate Emmanuel Macron come up against Le Pen in the run-off second round, and showed him winning with 62 percent of the vote.  Macron, Hollande's former

Eamon Dunphy claims the Manchester United manager is giving off negative body language, with his side 'a million miles away' from recapturing the glory days

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho may be 'a coach whose time has passed', according to former Republic of Ireland international Eamon Dunphy. The Portuguese tactician has overseen a forgettable start to the 2016-17 campaign at Old Trafford, with the Red Devils currently languishing sixth in the Premier League standings – nine points adrift of the top four. Mourinho was appointed as Louis van Gaal’s successor as United sought to move in a different, more positive direction. Results have remained elusive, though, with two points thrown away late on once again over the weekend as Everton hit back to snatch a share of the spoils at Goodison Park. Dunphy believes the man at the helm is looking “a shadow of his former self”, with a coach who has enjoyed considerable success at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid suddenly short of ideas and unable to bring about a reversal in fortune at a club where stagnation has set in. "He h