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Former Crystal Palace striker Emmanuel Adebayor has joined Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir on an 18-month deal. The 32-year-old has been without a club since leaving Palace in the summer but did feature for Togo in the African Nations Cup this month. Adebayor, who also took in spells with Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham during a ten-year stint in England, was unable to prevent Togo from making a group-stage exit in Gabon. Istanbul Basaksehir are currently second in the Turkish Super Lig, two points behind Besiktas. Arsenal tie akin to WCup final – Doswell Sutton manager Paul Doswell has described drawing Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round as the club's equivalent of the World Cup final. The Vanarama National League side are celebrating after being rewarded for their shock victory over Championship Leeds on Sunday with a glamorous home draw in the last 16. The tie will see Arsene Wenger's men play on the 3G pitch at Sutton's 5,000-capacity Gander Green Lane home. Doswell said: "We talked about the Wimbledon game being our cup final, then the Leeds game being like the European Cup final, so this is going to be like the World Cup final. It is as big as that for us." La Liga...

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