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How many April Fools Day spoofs did you fall for this year? Once again, football clubs and media outlets have been trying to pull the wool over the eyes of supporters with pranks, tricks and jokes.Lyons blue pitch and the stadium ban for the Partick mascot didnt quite make the yellow ticker on Sky Sports News HQ, but did you fall for any of these? Southampton put an emoji on their badge Southamptons new club crest... apparently Southampton announced a rather odd club crest for the 2016/17 Premier League campaign - featuring a smiling Saintly emoji. The accompanying press release featured a quote from supporter Paul Inuleg, saying it would truly reflect the values of recent times.Hartlepool to play in fancy dressHartlepool announced they have been given permission by the Football League to swap their kit for fancy dress for the final game of the season at Plymouth Argyle. Chief Executive Russ Green said: As long as the outfits are absolutely identical, have the appropriate Football League logo on the sleeves and dont pose any safety risks to other players then theyre comfortable with it. Obviously well need to make sure it doesnt clash with Plymouths home kit either.Arsenal install sunroof at the Emirates A sunroof at the Emirates could feature positive messages for the players. Arsenal released a video claiming they were to install the worlds first retractable sunroof at the Emirates Stadium this summer. Project manager William daRoufe announced they would be able to project messages and instant replays onto the roof above the heads of supporters. They even interviewed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker to find out how excited they were about improving their stamina by eight per cent.Jose goes skiing with Walter SmithScottish sports photography agency SNS Pix emailed their clients on Friday morning promising them images of Neil Lennon, Walter Smith and Jose Mourinho dry slope skiing on Glasgows busy Buchanan Street. The photocall with the former Celtic, Rangers and Chelsea managers was timed for midday and the images were free to use any time on April Fools Day...Cricket ClasicosSpanish newspaper AS claimed bosses at Real Madrid and Barcelona are planning to launch professional cricket teams - and the two Spanish football giants would play cricket Clasicos - or Cricketos, as they would be marketed over the summer at the Bernabeu and the Nou Camp. Cristiano, Messi, Benzema, Neymar and their team-mates have already been learning the ropes of the game, reports the newspaper, with an hour set aside after every football training session to play cricket.Zlatan signs for Bayern basketball team This is Zlatan signing for Bayern Munich. No, really... Bayern Munich sent out a Tweet claiming Zlatan Ibrahimovic had signed for their official basketball team. They included an image of a not very realistic Zlatan look-a-like at his official unveiling.Villa fans charged for leaving earlyThe Sun reported that Aston Villa fans would charge their fans £5 for leaving matches early with plans to add on a £1-a-minute surcharge for those who leave in the first half. The tabloid claimed early exits were a health and safety issue because stewards were still finishing their half-time cuppas.Lyon paint their pitch blue Could Lyon play on a blue pitch for the rest of the season? Lyon tweeted their followers on Friday morning, claiming the pitch at the Parc Olympic Lyonnais would be painted blue for the remaining games of the season. The terrible attempt at Photoshop may have lessened the concerns for their supporters...Kingsley the Mascot faces stadium banPartick Thistle claimed their mascot and worldwide celebrity phenomenon Kingsley was set to be cited by the Scottish FA in relation to a tweet aimed at Scotty Cup, the Scottish Cup mascot. The tweet read: Who does Scotty Cup think he is?! A few Scottish Cup matches and he thinks hes the only mascot in town. Just wait until I see him - Ill show him! Thistle claimed he could receive a stadium ban over the incident.Chairman signs himself for Welsh Cup semi-final Mike Harris. Apparently he has a good touch for a big lad. The New Saints of Oswestry Town claimed their Chairman Mike Harris had decided he would start as the sole striker in Saturdays Welsh Cup semi-final against Connahs Quay. 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Kevin Pietersen, the Rising Pune Supergiants batsman, and Pawan Negi, the Delhi Daredevils allrounder, were among the high profile players released by the IPL franchises during the transfer window that ended on December 15, ahead the 2017 player auction.Rising Pune SupergiantsPlayers released (11) Kevin Pietersen, Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Thisara Perera, RP Singh, Scott Boland, M Ashwin, Peter Handscomb, Saurabh Tiwary, Albie Morkel, George BaileyPlayers retained (16) MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Steven Smith, Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Marsh, Ashok Dinda, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Ankit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Adam Zampa, Jaskaran Singh, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar, Usman KhawajaPurse spent INR 469,000,000Purse remaining INR 191,000,000Gujarat LionsPlayers released (8) Dale Steyn, Paras Dogra, Eklavya Dwivedi, Sarabjit Ladda, Pravin Tambe, Umang Sharma, Amit Mishra (UP fast bowler), Akshdeep Nath,Players retained (16) Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo, Aaron Finch, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Andrew Tye, Ishan Kishan, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivil Kaushik, Shadab Jakati, Jaydev ShahPurse spent INR 516,500, 000Purse remaining INR 143,500,000Kings XI PunjabPlayers released (4) Mitchell Johnson, Rishi Dhawan, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan BehardienPlayers retained (19) David Miller, Manan Vohra, Axar Patel, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Shaun Marsh, Wriddhiman Saha, M Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Mohit Sharma, Marcus Stoinis, KC Cariappa, Armaan Jaffer, Pardeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, Hashim AmlaPurse spent INR 426,500,000Purse remaining INR 233,500,000Kolkata Knight RidersPlayers released (9) Morne Morkel, Brad Hogg, Jason Holder, Colin Munro, John Hastings, Jaydev Unadkat, R Sathish, Manan Sharma, Shaun TaitPlayers retained (14) Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sheldon Jackson, Ankit Singh RajputPurse spent INR 462,500,000Purse remaining INR 197,500,000Mumbai IndiansPlayers released (8) Corey Anderson, Marchant de Lange, Unmukt Chand, Akshay Wakhare, Nathu Singh, Kishore Kamath, Martin Guptill, Jerome TaylorPlayers retained (20) Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Vinay Kumar, Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, J Suchith, Hardik Pandya, Jos Buttler, Tim Southee, Jithesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Deepak PuniaPurse spent INR 544,450,000Purse remaining INR 115,550,000Delhi DaredevilsPlayers released (7) Nathan Coulter-Nile, Imran Tahir, Joel Paris, Pawan Negi, Pawan Suyal, Akhil Herwadkar, Mahipal Lomror,Players retained (18) JP Duminy, Mohammed Shami, Quinton de Kock, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Zaheer Khan, Sam Billings, Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, Carlos Brathwaite, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, CV Milind, Syed Ahmed, Pratyush SinghPurse spent INR 445,000,000Purse remaining INR 215,000,000Royal Challengers BangalorePlayers released (10) Varun Aaron, Abu Nechim, David Wiese, Kane Richardson, Vikramjeet Malik, Praveen Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Vikas Tokas, Parvez Rasool, Chris JordanPlayers retained (20) Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Mandeep Singh, Adam Milne, Sarfaraz Khan, S Aravind, Kedar Jadhav, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Samuel Badree, Travis Head, Sachin Baby, Iqbal Abdulla, KL Rahul, Avesh Khan, Tabraiz ShamsiPurse spent INR 531,750,000Purse remaining INR 128,250,000Sunrisers HyderabadPlayers released (6) Karn Sharma, Ashish Reddy, Eoin Morgan, Trent Boult, T Suman, Aditya TarePlayers retained (17) Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, David Warner, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Ricky Bhui, Kane Williamson, Siddarth Kaul, Bipul Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Deepak Hooda, Vijay ShankarPurse spent INR 451,000,000Purse remaining INR 209,000,000 ' ' '