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They say that Sunday’s vote is a de facto referendum on independence from Spain.

“We have won”, he bellowed, after results published by the regional government showed that his separatist alliance and another pro-independence group won an absolute majority of seats between them.

Independence sentiment grew during Spain’s near economic meltdown during the financial crisis.

The “Together for Yes” pro-independence alliance won 62 seats in the 135-member parliament, six short of a majority, forcing it to seek support from an anti-establishment separatist party that detests Artur Mas, Catalonia’s regional leader who called the vote.

“We benefited from that experience, and we want to be involved in Europe again”, he said, “to have that mentality that will give us the same focus in every single game we go into”.

He helped Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield at Wembley earlier in the season, so it will be interesting to see how he’s received by the Chelsea fans. The Arsenal manager has a running feud with Mourinho and would enjoy nothing more than inflicting another...

Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat at Everton on Saturday marked the London-based team’s worst opening in the Premier League in 29 years.

Jose Mourinho has confirmed Chelsea will be without Willian and most probably Pedro too for Saturday’s crucial Premier League game against Arsenal.

Steven Naismith scored a hat-trick as Chelsea’s struggles continued with a third loss in their opening five league games following a defeat at Everton.

Having come on as a ninth-minute substitute for the injured Muhamed Besic, Naismith headed Everton into a 17th-minute lead at Goodison Park and quickly followed up by scoring his second with a low drive from outside the area.

For me, clearly, you can say what you want but the players deserve a much better result.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has taken aim at critics who have claimed he always struggles in his third season at a club.

Even before kick-off Mourinho had walked out of an interview with BT Sport when asked about John Stones, the Everton defender he failed to sign. Normally, losing a starter less than ten minutes into the game is a bad thing.

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party won the most seats in the elections, blocking former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s attempt to return to power.

“The majority of people of this country have approved the continuance of good governance and consensual politics endorsed by the people through the silent revolution of 8 January”, Mr Wickremesinghe said, referring to the January presidential election, when Sri...