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James Dutton - Deputy Sports News Editor

History graduate of the University of Leeds and Newspaper Journalism Masters at City University in London. Started out at the Daily Post in North Wales, then at Eurosport before joining the Mail. Liverpool and Wales fan from Wrexham, keen follower of cricket and tennis and try to get down to the Oval as much as I can.

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Nelson Semedo 'wants to join Manchester City in the next transfer window' but Barcelona would rather use him in a Lautaro Martinez swap deal with Inter Milan

13/05/20 11:18

Nelson Semedo (left) wants to join Manchester City in the next transfer window, but his next move could be decided by the future of Lautaro Martinez (right). The Barcelona full-back is a target for a number of sides and is attracted by a move to the Premier League, according to reports in Spain. He is even willing to go there despite the impending two-year Champions League ban so that he can play under Pep Guardiola, claim Mundo Deportivo....read

'I was eating cardboard, biting chunks out the wall - I can't cook anything!': Mario Balotelli opens up on his lockdown struggles as he gets set to return to Serie A action with Brescia
13/05/20 10:23
Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli is due to resume group training with his Brescia team-mates from May 18 with Serie A planning to resume fixtures again on June 13.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov's father 'in a coma in Moscow after mistreatment in Dagestan' after coming down with pneumonia and flu symptoms as Conor McGregor and Dana White send their wishes
13/05/20 06:36
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was hospitalised last month for pneumonia and flu symptoms, and returned to hospital just a week ago with a heart problem.
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Now Premier League MANAGERS 'raise concerns over June 12 Project Restart date as they want more time to get players fit for action' - with teams not having trained together for over two months
13/05/20 04:47
Footballers are due back in group training from next week ahead of a return to action next month after the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic in March.
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Former Real Madrid striker Edwin Congo arrested and questioned by police in Spain over cocaine trafficking ring
13/05/20 03:38
The Colombian was taken in by officers in Madrid on Tuesday night before he was allowed to go home after questioning. He has since pleaded his innocence.
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REVEALED: The transfer chain 'involving Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sane that could see Gareth Bale complete a sensational move to Newcastle' and call an end to his time at Real Madrid
12/05/20 11:35
Reports in Spain on Tuesday claim that Newcastle, armed with cash from their proposed £300m Saudi Arabian takeover, have set their sets on the Welshman.
'You have to get on with it': Jens Lehmann says players 'have to cope' with coronavirus and insists that for people 'with a strong immune system, it is not a big concern' after recovering from the illness himself
12/05/20 10:43
The German top-flight will become the first major European league to return on Saturday with the Premier League hoping to return next month and France's Ligue 1 already cancelling their season.
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Premier League clubs 'could group together and BLOCK Newcastle's £300m Saudi takeover' amid growing unrest over the proposed deal
12/05/20 10:12
Unrest is believed to be growing and they could group together to demand the Premier League block the sale on the basis of commercial concerns, according to The Sun .
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'Super excited for the lightweight title bout in July!': Conor McGregor teases an announcement over his next fight after Justin Gaethje blew the division open with his brutal win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
12/05/20 09:25
Gaethje blew the lightweight division open with his brutal win over Tony Ferguson at the weekend and he could be the Irishman's opponent on Fight Island in July.
Khabib Nurmagomedov could face Justin Gaethje in one of the FIRST Fight Island showdowns THIS SUMMER, reveals UFC supremo Dana White
12/05/20 06:01
Gaethje became lightweight champion at the weekend with victory over Tony Ferugson while Khabib is currently out of action while he observes Ramadan.
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: West Ham set up temperature testing tents to check their players and staff in training ground car park ahead of Premier League restart in June
12/05/20 04:42
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Premier League stars are due back in training from Monday ahead of a potential return to action on June 12 after games were first suspended in March.
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Liverpool 'set for return raid of Red Bull Salzburg as they eye £26m teenage midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai' after swooping for Takumi Minamino on a cut-price deal
12/05/20 03:50
Liverpool are reportedly eyeing another Red Bull Salzburg star just four months after bringing Takumi Minamino to Anfield on a cut-price deal.
'The way Balotelli trained was a disgrace. Rodgers let him get away with it': Rickie Lambert on how he knew he'd never be Liverpool's main man - and was almost sold to Palace just WEEKS after joining
11/05/20 11:04
The former England striker joined from Southampton after Brendan Rodgers had led Liverpool to a second-placed Premier League finish, but things soon went sour at his boyhood club.
Liverpool 'feel insulted' over fears their fans will break social-distancing rules to celebrate Premier League title and will use 'direct messages from Jurgen Klopp and star players' to ensure large crowds don't gather at Anfield
11/05/20 10:22
There have been fears, vocalised most prominently by city mayor Joe Anderson, that 'many thousands of people' will congregate outside Anfield when the title is confirmed.
Premier League clubs hold talks over CURTAILING season for the first time... and FA step in to tell 'bottom three they would be RELEGATED as table will be decided on sporting merit'
11/05/20 05:20
Clubs continue to believe that the 2019-20 campaign can be finished despite nearly two months passing since it was first suspended after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta contracted coronavirus.
Aston Villa have spent £130m since earning promotion, staying up is an 'absolute necessity' for West Ham and TV money is 88% of Bournemouth's revenue... so as the basement boys battle to SCRAP relegation, who has most to fear from the dreaded drop?
10/05/20 09:29
Amid the prospect of completing the season behind closed doors, clubs near the bottom have been the most vocal at expressing their opposition to the plans.
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Premier League clubs are not neutral in venues spat, Germany is the envy of Europe with the Bundesliga returning soon and football-starved fans watched action from South Korea online... 10 things we learned from another week of coronavirus lockdown
08/05/20 06:46
This weekend will be two months since Harvey Barnes scored Leicester's fourth against Aston Villa, the last Premier League goal before games were suspended.
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'We are not going to take any risks': Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United won't force their stars to play if they aren't 'mentally ready' when the football season resumes after coronavirus lockdown
08/05/20 09:47
The 2019-20 season has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, but plans are afoot for the campaign to get back underway in June.
'Good players can always play together': Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is relishing pairing Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba together as he reveals Manchester United coaches have discussed how to get the best out of star duo
08/05/20 09:11
Fernandes has hit the ground running at Old Trafford since joining in January and won February Player of the Month in the Premier League. But he is yet to play alongside Pogba.
Number one Son! Tottenham star Son Heung-min completes three-week military service in South Korea and receives the top prize for trainees after finishing FIRST in shooting drills... and now is preparing to jet back for the Premier League restart
08/05/20 07:37
Son returned to his homeland last month to fulfill his military service during the coronavirus pandemic that has brought the football season to a standstill.
Arsenal 'offered Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi' in shock swap deal after he starred on loan for PSG... but it would mean losing star man Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the Italian giants
08/05/20 06:46
The Gunners captain has little over a year remaining on his contract at the Emirates, and the north London club could be forced to sell him rather than risk losing him for nothing in 12 months.
Rangers insist they 'will not be bullied into silence' as they come out fighting after SPFL claimed they had yet to provide 'a single shred of evidence' in row over whether that clubs have been forced to vote to end Scottish season
07/05/20 12:30
The Ibrox club finally released their dossier to clubs on Thursday and need 32 clubs to back their call for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the vote
'We were s******g ourselves': Pablo Zabaleta reveals Manchester City stars feared for their futures and joked club would sign Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008
07/05/20 08:09
The Argentine full-back was one of the last signings made by the club prior to the new owners, arriving just days before the Abu Dhabi buyout was confirmed in September 2008.
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'My time in London is over': Henrikh Mkhitaryan 'tells Arsenal he wants to make Roma loan permanent' with Gunners 'demanding £10m' for flop
06/05/20 12:42
The Armenian playmaker has underwhelmed since moving to north London as part of the Alexis Sanchez swap deal with Manchester United in January 2018.
How coronavirus will destroy the transfer market: KPMG reveals player values could be slashed by almost £9BILLION with Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona among the worst hit
06/05/20 11:10
The worrying projection comes with leagues across Europe grappling with how to restart their campaigns, with France's Ligue 1 having already been forced to cancel.
'When the heavyweight champion of the world knocks on the door': Tyson Fury surprises landlord by paying a visit to local pub to borrow a beer glass during coronavirus lockdown
06/05/20 09:34
It's not every day the heavyweight champion of the world knocks on the door. A Lancashire landlord could be forgiven for being bowled over when Tyson Fury did exactly that last week.
Arsenal 'chasing Bayern Munich starlet Angelo Stiller' after teenager impressed scouts in UEFA Youth League... but Bundesliga leaders 'want to secure buy-back option'
06/05/20 07:46
Stiller has only been part of Bayern's reserve side since January and is not yet part of the cabal of players able to train with Hansi Flick and the first-team stars.
UK cinemas could reopen with strict social distancing as early as mid-July in time for launch of new Christopher Nolan film Tenet, says Vue boss, as West End theatres extend shutdown to end of June
05/05/20 02:07
Tim Richards, chief executive of the Vue Cinemas chain, said he is 'hopeful' that cinemas can be open in time for the release date of Nolan's new film, Tenet, on July 17.
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Somali basketball star, 54, dies of coronavirus in London hospital after fleeing threat of civil war to work as an engineer on the Tube
05/05/20 12:16
Bana Ali, 54, was a Transport for London engineer and spent nearly a month in intensive care at the Royal Free Hospital before passing away on April 28.
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Hairdressers are secretly working from home in lockdown: Trading Standards launches probe after stylists tout for clients on Gumtree and Nextdoor app
05/05/20 10:27
Trading Standards are investigating reports of hairdressers flouting lockdown rules by secretly working from home, according to The Sun.
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'Before I die, I want to manage Tottenham and win a title': Mauricio Pochettino says it's his 'dream' to return to Spurs in the future despite being sacked in November... as he admits he is desperate to lift trophies and finish what he started
29/04/20 09:36
The Argentine will hold special status among many Spurs fans after guiding them to a first ever place in the Champions League final last year - only to fall to a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool.
Police 'consulted over fears Liverpool fans could rush to the streets to celebrate title win' when Premier League returns amid coronavirus crisis
28/04/20 11:27
There is a fear that Liverpool supporters will rush to the streets on the day when their first league title since 1990 is confirmed despite the global health crisis.
La Liga stars given go ahead to return to individual training on May 4 but no date set for football in Spain to restart following coronavirus shutdown
28/04/20 10:53
The resumption of individual training sessions is part of Phase 0 in a schedule announced by Spanish president Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday.
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'We made brief eye contact and I could see he was going to do something': Liverpool star Divock Origi relives his Champions League semi-final goal against Barcelona from Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick corner
28/04/20 10:11
Origi and Alexander-Arnold combined to put Barcelona to the sword in last year's Champions League semi-final second leg at Anfield last year, overturning a three-goal deficit.
Alan Pardew leaves ADO Den Haag after just FOUR MONTHS in charge despite avoiding relegation from Eredivisie with Dutch season cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic
28/04/20 05:50
The Eredivisie season was cancelled last week and the club have decided to sever ties with the former Newcastle boss and assistant Chris Powell now, with their contracts due to expire in the summer.
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The move that shook the Premier League: John Terry and Chelsea fans were convinced they would dominate for years after splurging £50m on Fernando Torres in 2011, but the Liverpool hero was already a shadow of his former self and ruined by injuries
25/04/20 02:46
Roman Abramovich finally had his hands on his crown jewel, but he was already three years too late. Fernando Torres was damaged goods by the time he arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2011.
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Was Roy Keane booted out of Manchester United to get him off the wage bill? Ex-skipper reveals Sir Alex Ferguson told him about 'cash flow problems' the day he sensationally left Old Trafford
24/04/20 11:01
Keane has revealed more details about the final few hours of his time as a United player. He says Ferguson and David Gill sat down and discussed 'cash-flow problems' with him on the day of his exit.
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Champions! UEFA say the Premier League title should go to Liverpool whether the season is finished or not on their 'sporting merit' rule... in a move that will effectively end their 30-year wait to be kings of England
24/04/20 07:44
Liverpool are set to finally end their 30-year wait to be champions of England after UEFA ruled out the Premier League season being declared 'null and void'.
Zinedine Zidane is 'intent on forcing a deal through for Paul Pogba this summer' with Manchester United's asking price 'lower than £87m they set last year' for Real Madrid target
24/04/20 07:03
Zinedine Zidane could be able to get his man to the Bernabeu for a cut-price fee, with Manchester United reportedly resigned to losing him.
'When you go against Van Dijk it seems like you hit a mountain': Atletico striker Alvaro Morata includes Liverpool star among the three toughest defenders he's faced
24/04/20 06:29
The Spaniard's playing days so far have taken him from Spain, to Italy, to England and back to his homeland again, but the Liverpool centre-back has made a lasting impression.
Barcelona 'ready to offer £52m plus two youth players' for in-demand Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali
23/04/20 03:47
Barcelona hope that the massive offer can see them leapfrog a host of Europe's elite clubs to the front of the queue for the teenage Italian star.
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'I really miss football': PSG star Neymar admits he is struggling with 'anxiety' during coronavirus lockdown
23/04/20 02:57
Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar claims the uncertainty over football's return due to the coronavirus pandemic has left him suffering with anxiety.
Players in single hotel rooms for £35 a night, chartered flights and all at the cost of £1.75m: Romanian league resolves to finish the season amid coronavirus crisis... in Turkey!
23/04/20 09:54
A plan has emerged for Steaua Bucharest and the rest to finish the campaign after it was discussed this week in a video conference, according to Romanian website GSP.
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PSG 'plot summer move for Karim Benzema' after identifying him as Edinson Cavani's replacement with Real Madrid targetting Kylian Mbappe
23/04/20 08:47
The 32-year-old is viewed as an ideal replacement for the Uruguayan, who has failed to agree a new deal at the Parc des Princes and is set to depart on a free transfer this summer.
'It's the punch he got hit with against Andy Ruiz': Dillian Whyte reveals Anthony Joshua's weak spot is being hit 'high on the right side of the head'
23/04/20 08:00
Anthony Joshua suffered a humiliating defeat by the Mexican at Madison Square Gardens last June before winning the rematch in Saudi Arabia in December.
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National League vote to CANCEL the season due to coronavirus pandemic... leaving Barrow to suffer potential heartbreak over promotion to Football League for first time in nearly 50 years
22/04/20 01:14
All remaining fixtures have been cancelled after nearly 90 percent of clubs voted to end the season with immediate effect, even though the final few responses have yet to be received.
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'They've let the players down - causing worry and distress': Southend are SLAMMED by the PFA for furloughing their players 'with very little communication' after failing to pay wages on time repeatedly this season
22/04/20 11:51
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) say they are 'extremely disappointed' by the decision to put players on the government's Job Retention Scheme.
'We couldn't fix it overnight... I had to ask for time': Jurgen Klopp reveals he feared the sack in early days at Liverpool before convincing owners FSG he was 'on the right path'
22/04/20 10:57
Klopp promised that he would turn 'doubters into believers' at Anfield, but admits nearly five years on that he was fearing the sack after running into trouble early on.
Tottenham 'targeting £97m double swoop for West Ham defender Issa Diop and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez'
22/04/20 06:35
Mourinho is desperate for reinforcements in both defence and attack and has identified West Ham's Issa Diop and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez as his top two targets.
Now THAT'S a pay cut: Neymar 'must drop £26m in wages if he wants to return to Barcelona' with PSG set to offer Brazil star a deal worth £44m per year to stay
22/04/20 06:07
Neymar has not given up hope of getting his dream move back to the Nou Camp, but the Brazil star faces a huge decision between personal satisfaction and money.
Sadio Mane was 'unhappy with Jurgen Klopp' after the Liverpool boss backed team-mate Virgil van Dijk for the Ballon d'Or award ahead of the flying forward
22/04/20 05:36
The Senegal star excelled in 2018-19 with 26 goals to propel Liverpool towards a sixth Champions League success and almost to the Premier League title too.
'When your daughters want to play dress up and say "daddy put on your skirt!"': Andy Murray passes the time in lockdown by playing dress up with his children... but they don't seem to understand what a kilt is
19/04/20 10:57
Andy Murray may have some work on his hands if he is to pass on his Scottish heritage to his children after they confused his tartan kilt for a skirt.
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Manchester United 'will not ask stars to take pay cuts or wage deferrals' despite facing 'losses of £21.3m in matchday income' if season finishes behind closed doors due to coronavirus
18/04/20 12:14
The Premier League giants face losing out on as much as £21.3m if the season is finished behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Telegraph.
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Charming letters and early drawings by a young Beatrix Potter showing Peter Rabbit from the 1890s - seven years before his first story was published - go on sale for £250,000
17/04/20 12:16
An archive of early drawings and letters by children's author Beatrix Potter have emerged for sale for £250,000.
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Leeds United hero Norman Hunter, who has passed away after contracting coronavirus, was a serial winner, a pioneer among his peers and so much more talented than his 'Bites Yer Legs' nickname suggested
17/04/20 10:00
Chopper Harris, Anfield Iron Smith... and Bites Yer Legs Hunter. Three players who defined a very different era of English football, and who very much earned their nicknames.
Newcastle's new money man: Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has £2.4bn in the bank with a £400m super-yacht and a £240m French chateau... backed by royal family worth over £1.3TRILLION he's close to being Premier League's newest megarich owner
16/04/20 08:00
Mike Ashley's 13-year ownership of Newcastle is nearing the end. His £300m sale of the club is now in the hands of the Premier League, and he is 'closer than ever' to getting his wish.
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Premier League 'unlikely to prevent Newcastle takeover' despite Amnesty condemning Amanda Staveley's Saudi-backed consortium for attempting to use it as a 'PR tool' to improve image on human rights
16/04/20 03:26
Mike Ashley is close to sealing the £300million sale of the Premier League club to a consortium fronted by Amanda Staveley, which has been backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
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'They didn't want to take the risk of me winning the title': Georges St-Pierre claims UFC denied him a shot at fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov as they feared he would vacate the belt by retiring
16/04/20 08:05
Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov were trying to nail down a fight against each other last year but their campaign was ignored by UFC chiefs.
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Very flirty flouters! Couple defy government quarantine rules for some lockdown loving near pirate ship in children's play park (...in West Hoe)
15/04/20 02:30
The raunchy pair were snapped on top of each other in the park in West Hoe, Plymouth, even though council-run play areas in the city are now closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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'If you see me keep your mouth shut': Dopey burglar, 19, is caught by police after commenting on his OWN wanted appeal on Facebook
15/04/20 11:14
A blundering fugitive has been jailed after replying to his own police 'Wanted' appeal on Facebook while on the run from justice.
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Liverpool legend Graeme Souness packs a punch in the TV studio and left no prisoners on the pitch. So he has every right to tell under-performing Paul Pogba to 'put your medals on the table' after a great career
14/04/20 04:51
It was delivered with a knowing smile and a job of the pen. Graeme Souness may be sitting in his front room, talking into a webcam, but he knows the point he's trying to make and how to get it across.
'Domestic football is a priority': FIFA vice president warns international games could be postponed until 2021 due to global coronavirus pandemic
14/04/20 08:00
FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani has admitted that priority will be given to domestic football over the international game when it is safe to continue playing again.
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From being given 'the graveyard shift' at left midfield to a three-year goal drought and the eternal Steven Gerrard-Frank Lampard conundrum... Why Paul Scholes called time on his England career at the age of just 29
11/04/20 06:14
Scholes was 29 by the start of the European Championship in Portugal and, in theory, at the peak of his powers. But it was to be his fourth and final major international tournament with England.
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Liverpool 'failed with a bid for Martin Odegaard' before moving to Real Madrid at 16, reveals his former Vitesse Arnhem boss Leonid Slutsky
11/04/20 11:27
The Norwegian starlet is finally starting to blossom in his latest loan spell at Real Sociedad, five years after making the move to the Bernabeu in January 2015.
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'I like how he moves from one club to another': Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland reveals his admiration for Zlatan Ibrahimovic's career path (but is he hinting he could do the same?)
11/04/20 09:48
The 19-year-old hitman has become the hottest property in world football after an incredible 40-goal season for Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund.
'He is a world-class player and he's won nothing there': Gabon FA president urges Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to DITCH Arsenal for a 'more ambitious club' that can compete for trophies and play in the Champions League
11/04/20 09:04
Despite an impressive scoring return, with 61 goals in 97 appearances, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is yet to win a trophy at the club or play in the Champions League.
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'There's no way that's going to be happening': Paul Merson insists £100m fee for Manchester United target Jadon Sancho has been 'blown out of the water' by coronavirus crisis
11/04/20 08:34
Paul Merson is not convinced that Manchester United will be spending over £100million for Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho.
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Liverpool and Manchester United 'battling it out' for Aston Villa teenager Carney Chukwuemeka - rated as 'the best 16-year-old in England right now'
11/04/20 08:06
The rising star has caught the attentions of the top clubs in England, while Liverpool and United scouts have been watching him in action for Villa's Under 18s this season.
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'We've got a responsibility to play, as long as it is safe to do so': Leicester captain Wes Morgan is happy to complete the season behind closed doors and give 'a boost to the nation' amid coronavirus lockdown
11/04/20 07:08
Wes Morgan is happy to accept extraordinary measures such as playing behind closed doors to get the football season finished amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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'Give him time to rebuild, give him the players he wants': Glenn Hoddle believes Frank Lampard can make Chelsea title challengers if given same freedom as Jurgen Klopp by Liverpool
11/04/20 06:29
Frank Lampard has guided Chelsea to fourth in the Premier League table and the Blues are on course for another season of Champions League football in his first season in charge.
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Barcelona's board row turns ugly: Club threaten to sue their former director, just hours after he and six other board members resigned, as he claims someone 'had their hand in the till' in 'dirty PR campaign' to slam their own players online
10/04/20 01:47
It comes after Barcelona's civil war worsened amid the coronavirus crisis with six members of president Josep Maria Bartomeu's board resigning on Thursday night.
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'Players are the biggest expenditure and it's obvious they will take a lot of pain': Accrington Stanley owner warns 'thousands of players' will be left out of work due to coronavirus crisis and suggests clubs should go into 'protective hibernation'
10/04/20 11:21
Andy Holt suggests football clubs should go into 'protective hibernation' to safeguard their futures during this uncertain period and fears games may not be played in front of crowds for a long time.
BREAKING NEWS: UFC 249 CANCELLED due to coronavirus pandemic as Dana White reveals he was ordered to pull the plug on event by Disney and ESPN chiefs
09/04/20 10:23
UFC 249 was cancelled late on Thursday night after ESPN and Disney stopped president Dana White's plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Wimbledon 'will receive £114m in compensation' for cancelling this year's tournament due to coronavirus after taking out 'pandemic insurance' following SARS outbreak in 2003
08/04/20 11:00
The claim will help to cover the £250m plus loss of revenue after the coronavirus outbreak wiped out the fortnight-long tournament, which was set to start in June.
'It came close, there were discussions with my agent. I spoke to Rijkaard and he made his feelings known in the tunnel after the game': Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand reveals Barcelona wanted to sign him in 2008
08/04/20 10:20
Rio Ferdinand has revealed he came close to joining Barcelona in 2008, but did not want to leave Manchester United for a team in transition.
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'We want to help in the best way possible, getting the money to the right places is a massive thing': Marcus Rashford opens up on the Premier League stars' initiative to help fight the coronavirus pandemic
08/04/20 09:44
Marcus Rashford admits it was hard work for Premier League stars to band together and create the charitable fund announced on Wednesday night in the battle against coronavirus.
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Aouar-ya? Meet the £65m Lyon starlet wanted by Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, who Pep Guardiola once called 'incredible' and said Zinedine Zidane 'made me love football'
07/04/20 05:00
Moussa Dembele isn't the only Lyon starlet making waves across Europe. Midfielder Houssem Aouar has become their latest young talent to arouse the interest of the Premier League's elite.
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Inter Milan 'set to rival Leicester' in battle for Real Betis and Portugal midfielder William Carvalho
07/04/20 11:08
William Carvalho has suffered an injury-hit season but Betis are not believed to be interested in doing business below the £18million they spent to sign him from Sporting Lisbon in 2018.
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BT Sport to show last season's Champions League thrillers, including Tottenham's epic battle with Man City, plus famous finals featuring Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea
07/04/20 10:35
Those suffering from withdrawal symptoms at the lack of live football can rejoice at BT Sport's plans to replay the enthralling conclusion to last year's Champions League.
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Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus donates 400 food baskets to his childhood neighbourhood in Sao Paulo as Brazil battles against coronavirus
07/04/20 09:18
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus is doing his bit in his home country of Brazil, which has suffered over 500 deaths since the outbreak of the disease.
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