Matt Hughes
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FA want to ban Lucas Paqueta for life as extraordinary details of alleged betting scam revealed. 60 bets placed on West Ham star to be booked, with one worth just £7. Full story
@TheSunFootball
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BBC desperately scrambling to secure a new presenter for Match of the Day, with Alex Scott and Mark Chapman both ruling themselves out following withdrawal of Alan Shearer and Ian Wright as pundits.
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Roman Abramovich has personally taken the decision to put
#Cfc
stadium on hold after being denied a UK Visa. Unwilling to invest over £1billion into a country where he is not permitted to work.
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Early morning bike rides, Waitrose salads, Italian meals (if Arsenal have won), planting trees at the training ground, atheism, socialism and rushing back from a game to vote against Marine Le Pen: a glimpse into the off-field life of Arsene Wenger.
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Announcement that Prem Lge and EFL to be suspended until weekend of 4 April expected around 11am.
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Derby facing 21 point deduction and collapse of proposed takeover after being charged by EFL for making excess losses under FFP regulations. Lengthy legal battle looming.
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Pound for pound few better
#cfc
signings than Azpilicueta. Consistently outstanding, always fit in 3 diff positions over 5 years. For £6.5m.
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Ecuador face being kicked out of the World Cup after
@mailsport
obtains recording of shock admission from Byron Castillo that he was born in Colombia. FIFA’s Appeals Commission will hear the case on Thursday.
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EFL agree deal with Sky Sports allowing clubs in all three divisions to stream every match next season until stadiums at least 50 per cent full. Clubs to keep the revenue with Sky waiving compensation rights for loss of exclusivity.
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Segregated changing rooms at the training ground, routine use of the N word, calling Muslim players terrorists and suicide bombers: the shocking racism allegations against Crawley manager John Yems being investigated by the FA.
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Burnley, Leeds and Leicester confirm intention to sue Everton for £300million in talks between the clubs this afternoon
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Everton face being sued for £300m if found guilty of spending breaches, with Southampton, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham Forest and Burnley joining forces to inform Premier League they will demand compensation.
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National Crime Agency investigating possible involvement of Albanian mafia and convicted match fixer in mysterious Granit Xhaka booking last season.
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Newcastle have moved from fearing a points deduction to arming one of the most highly rated sporting director’s in Europe with a significant transfer kitty in less than a week: full story on the appointment of Paul Mitchell
@iPaperSport
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Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani agrees terms for a complete sale of the club to 49ers Enterprises, with EFL tasked with implementing Owners and Directors test
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Liverpool preparing summer bid for 17-year-old Leeds midfielder Archie Gray.
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Emma Raducanu’s US Open Final this evening will be broadcast live on Channel 4 after Amazon Prime agreed to share live rights with terrestrial broadcaster at 11th hour. More
@MailSport
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Burnley, Leeds and Leicester have written to 777Partners with warning that they will sue Everton for £300million if the club are found guilty of breaching spending rules at independent hearing later this month.
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Natalie Sawyer left Sky Sports after almost 20 years yesterday without any on air acknowledgment. Former colleagues upset by treatment of the Transfer Deadline Day presenter.
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Romelu Lukaku taking legal advice following Farhad Moshiri's voodoo comments. Belgian striker's representatives say he's "sad and angry" at
#Everton
owner's claims. Lukaku doesn't believe in voodoo and is a Roman Catholic.
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Antonio Conte wins Premier Lge tribunal v
#Chelsea
, who must pay him final year’s salary of £9m. Total pay-outs to sacked managerial staff under Abramovich now over £90m.
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West Ham pull out of race to sign Lille striker Jonathan David despite meeting Lille’s £30million transfer price, with club refusing to pay additional £10m in agent fees. Full story
@TheSunFootball
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English clubs only won 7 knockout ties in Champions League in the last three years - and 6 of them won by
#Chelsea
.
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Everton training camp in Portugal marred by altercation involving Sean Dyche at bonding dinner. A “jocular slap” from Dyche on Nathan Patterson led to tempers fraying, with James Tarkowski taking manager aside to calm matters. With
@LewisSteele_
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EFL consider ending 3pm Saturday blackout and making every game available for broadcast from 2024-25. Tender documents due out in next 24 hours call for a new approach and will target streaming giants.
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FA Cup to be exclusively on free-to-air TV for the first time in 33 years from 2021, with ITV set to join BBC as rights holders. ITV will have more matches, with both channels showing the final.
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Lucas Paqueta to be charged for breaching FA betting rules - full story on
@MailSport
.....
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Possibly most remarkable aspect of the
@Channel4Cricket
deal is the fact they're getting four Test matches featuring England and India for less than the price BT Sport paid to show Aston Villa v West Ham this evening.
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Chelsea takeover bidder Todd Boehly holds shares in a betting firm that is still operating in Russia | Daily Mail Online
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James Tarkowski will make England debut on left of 3-man defence against Italy this evening. Good news for
@BrentfordFC
, who will get a £500,000 payment from
@BurnleyOfficial
following his first international appearance.
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TNT Sports agree five-year deal for international cricket in India, which includes two England Test tours and one white ball tour.
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Red-ball county competition planned for this summer could be named the 'Bob Willis Trophy' following proposal from Sir Ian Botham
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Newcastle slashed Dan Ashworth demands in 11th-hour talks to avoid points deduction next season, with Man Utd paying less than £10m to secure the sporting director’s immediate release. Full story
@TheSunFootball
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Long read on Mauricio Pochettino, who faces an agonising decision over whether to pursue a move to
#MUFC
. Ambition, autonomy, family, his sons’ careers and Daniel Levy’s negotiating skills all factors in career-defining choice.
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Wise words from Gareth Southgate: "I'm involved in a sport I love, but an industry I don't like."
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David Sullivan's description of "over exuberant"
#whufc
fans is like saying he made his money selling portraits.
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Excellent from
@DTguardian
on Jose - only 9 of his supposed 49 academy grads have played total of 90 mins for him.
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Gareth Southgate to watch Championship rather than Champions Lge this evening as he casts net wider. England manager will check on Mason Mount in Derby v Blackburn, with Steve Holland looking at Jack Grealish in Aston Villa v Rotherham. Sign of the times.
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@GaryLineker
@FCBarcelona
Barcelona have done plenty for Messi too. Surely they can’t be expected to write off over £600m as a gesture of goodwill?
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Champions League poised to return to terrestrial television with ITV submitting multiple bids to UEFA ahead of Monday’s deadline. BT Sport also under pressure from Sky Sports and DAZN.
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Chelsea have £42million bid rejected for Samu Omorodion, with Atletico Madrid demanding £70m for Spain under 21 striker. Full story
@TheSunFootball
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Lukaku accepts
#everton
made him a very good offer to stay, which he rejected because he didn't believe in the project, not because of voodoo. Is consulting lawyers over potential legal action.
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Says a lot about English football that a player who only performed well in 1 out of 6 tournaments is hailed as a great.
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Rajasthan Royals launch £25m takeover bid for Yorkshire. IPL franchise offer convertible loan to cash-strapped club that would see them take full control at Headingley, leaving Yorkshire as first county with majority foreign ownership.
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ECB set to announce 10.30am start on any day after play has been lost. Significant change in playing conditions on the cards - from
@Paul_NewmanDM
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Everton at risk of points deduction this season after Premier Lge tell rival clubs disciplinary hearing could be concluded in next two months. Six clubs have written to PL demanding transparency and an expedited process.
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Liverpool to pay Wolves a multimillion bonus if they win the Premier League on Sunday as part of Diogo Jota transfer. No bonus due from City to Villa for Grealish if they win the league.
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Van Gaal will leave
#mufc
with a pay-off of £4,554,000, plus a £400,000 bonus for winning the FA Cup. Every cloud etc...
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Disappointing that Hodgson not fronting up today. After 4 years, £14m & 3 failed tournaments fans deserve more than a 300 word statement.
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Steven Gerrard rejects approach from
#Derby
to discuss manager's job as club seek replacement for Frank Lampard.
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Sky 'will not ask for £371m rebate' if Premier League season is voided. Significant story from
@draper_rob
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Ranieri in mischievous mood as he reflected on a career of "getting sacked for finishing second. Maybe I should have managed
#Arsenal
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Think the
@btsport
Goals Show is the best sports programme on TV. All the action and goals delivered with wit and insight, without an army of pundits stating the obvious.
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Good point, brutally made by
@davekidd_
in his typically excellent column today.
"Chelsea's current squad, apparently impossible to motivate, have won more than 50 major honours between them. Sarri has won nothing."
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Premier League and EFL agree to sell their TV rights together from 2028 for the first time - with lower divisions set for an £88m bonus payment this season before getting 14.75 per cent of pooled TV revenue from next season.
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David Luiz dropped by Conte as punishment for querying his tactics last week. Luiz told not to train last Fri & forced to train alone today.
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Liverpool into top four having only played one of 5 games at home, due to wins at Arsenal, Chelsea and a draw at Spurs. Very impressive.
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Maurizio Sarri wants to stay at
#Chelsea
, but will demand greater support if he remains in charge next season in talks with club hierarchy.
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Everton face administration and further nine point deduction if independent commission rules relegated clubs should be compensated for their spending breach.
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David Sullivan's comments about police being "too kind" to United by delaying the kick off are ludicrous and reflect very badly his club.
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Everton could be sued over £373m losses by Premier League rivals as several clubs conduct forensic analysis of Goodison Park accounts
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Derby County owner Mel Morris trying to sell club for £1.
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#thfc
ready to sell Alderweireld this summer after collapse of contract talks. Club unwilling to meet defender’s £150k-a-week wage demands so will consider sale before his value drops to £25m next year.
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Chelsea's Champions League tie in Lille will be shown live in Russia on a state-owned TV channel | Daily Mail Onlinel
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Dan Ashworth had meeting with Wolves sporting director at the club’s training ground after being put on gardening leave by Newcastle. Acrimonious stand-off with Man Utd over Old Trafford move no closer to resolution. Full story
@iPaperSport
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#Chelsea
given 18 months to cut loan army from 39 to eight players with FIFA set to introduce strict limits in 2020. FA and smaller Premier League clubs welcome measures to combat stockpiling.
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ITV and DAZN snap up live UK rights for IPL in five-year deal starting in April.
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Lampard brought back to Chelsea to do two specific jobs - reconnect club with fans after Sarri & get the best out of youngsters when no other option. He was well qualified for those roles and accomplished both superbly last season in difficult circumstances.
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British property developer Nick Candy tells
@MailSport
he is in talks with US investors over a £2.5bn bid for Chelsea. Bid would include plans for a £1.5bn redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.
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Man City claim Premier League analysis of commercial income is flawed, as the fair market value of their deals was assessed by a data company who also work for rival clubs. More revelations on City’s legal battle with PL
@guardian_sport
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Premier League PPV matches averaged 39,000 purchases over the first nine games, clubs told today. Three games got fewer than 10,000 viewers, none more than 100,000, two between 70,000 and 90,000. Story on
@MailSport
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Phil Neville set to call it quits as England Women's boss
Good story from
@DominicKing_DM
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Sean Dyche has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract at
#BurnleyFC
. Huge pay rise to £3.5m-a-year makes the manager the club's highest paid employee. More details in 5pm edition of
@TimesSport
.
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#Atletico
turnover in last accounts £142m, similar to that of Everton and Newcastle. Euro for Euro Simeone surely the world's best manager.
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ECB facing revolt over the Hundred, with counties unhappy with ownership structure, governance, financial deal, downgrading of 50 over game & abuse of Icon Player rules. One county has lodged formal complaint about a partner, which ECB are investigating.
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Man Utd and Arsenal set for Marc Guehi transfer scrap, with England star to reject offer of new contract from Crystal Palace. Full story
@TheSunFootball
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Alan Pardew has agreed a contract with
#WestBrom
until 2020. Appointment expected tomorrow.
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Roberto De Zerbi a surprise candidate for Man United job if Ten Hag sacked, with Italian sounded out last week. McKenna, Frank, Tuchel & Pochettino also being considered.
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Leicester exploited loophole in PSR rules to avoid spending charges this season, by claiming to be a Premier Lge and EFL club at the same time. Club could face two points deductions next season if found in breach.
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Chelsea owners facing questions over Saudi links
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Everton querying why compensation claim from Burnley, Leeds and Leicester will be heard by tsame panel that docked them 10 points. Commission chair David Phillips KC previously acted for Leeds and sat on panel that fined Everton £300,000 last season.
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And to the many people who've asked "but who do you support in the Premier League?" for the last few decades, the answer is HUDDERSFIELD!
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Must be the only journalist in Britain who wasn't influenced by Bowie, Prince or Cruyff and who won't miss going to Upton Park.
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Love this cover of The Game tomorrow. Captures the national mood perfectly I think.
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Premiership Rugby clubs facing more financial problems with BT Sport demanding multi-million pound rebate after top flight cut to 10 teams next season.
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Newcastle transfer plans in tatters as Yankuba Minteh refuses £40m Lyon move, with club needing to sell this week to comply with FFP rules. Full story
@TheSunFootball
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American consortium agree takeover of cash-strapped Huddersfield Town. Owner Dean Hoyle to write off over £40m to keep the Championship club out of administration.
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FA plan to assign a BAME coach for every England team next season. Chris Powell earmarked to join Gareth Southgate’s staff; Darren Moore, Jason Euell, Chris Ramsey and Rachel Yankey in the frame for coaching roles with other England teams.
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Blanking transfer chief Marina Granovskaia, picking on Carlo Cudicini and monstering administrative staff in the Cobham canteen: the rows and recriminations that made Antonio Conte's
#Chelsea
sacking inevitable.
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Updated
#CricketWorldCupFinal
viewing figures: peak total of 8.29m across Sky Sports and C4, a higher figure than climax to 2005 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. A huge breakthrough moment for cricket in this country.
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Man City set to smash British transfer record for Villa star Grealish
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Neil Warnock’s son James under scrutiny as
#Cardiff
accused of breaching FA’s agent regulations. There are at least seven players linked to Warnock’s agency on Cardiff’s books.
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Chelsea recruit personal physio of Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl after sacking senior members of medical team
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Lucas Paqueta set to be charged for breaching FA betting rules, with dream Man City move in danger of collapsing for second successive summer.
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