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KIERAN GILL: Xabi Alonso says he chose a Chelsea squad that had the 'desire to play' and decided he could not select Enzo Fernandez after speaking privately with the Manchester City target. Fernandez was missing from the match-day selection for Thursday's Carabao Cup win over Luton Town. That was despite Alonso insisting the day before that he would use the Argentinian‚ 25. Fernandez's absence immediately sparked speculation that City had opened club-to-club talks surrounding a potential £120million transfer. However‚ Chelsea sources on Thursday night insisted after defeating Luton that they were still awaiting a formal approach.
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Mohamed Salah's new manager has had his resignation blocked by Trabzonspor after the club crashed out of the Europa League. Trabzonspor had been hoping to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in their play-off tie‚ but were thrashed 4-0 by Hungarian side Ferencvaros on Thursday night. An early red card from summer signing Ruslan Malinovskyi had left the Turkish side facing an uphill battle to get back into the tie.
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Newcastle's summer of upheaval has continued with news that manager Eddie Howe is leaving. The stunning news broke on Thursday morning and comes the morning after their 4-1 pre-season defeat at Championship side Bristol City. With Howe's four-year and eight-month tenure coming to an end‚ Daily Mail Sport has detailed that Al-Ahli boss Matthias Jaissle is the leading candidate for the role. Newcastle and Al-Ahli are both majority-owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
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Woking director of football Jody Brown has thrown Jermain Defoe under the bus after he resigned as manager at National League club earlier this week. Sources told Daily Mail Sport that Defoe did not turn up to take training on Thursday and later called the club to inform them he would be stepping down. One source indicated there was internal conflict between Defoe and a member of the Woking hierarchy.
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BOBBY MANZI: Defoe managed six competitive matches at Woking and had been preparing the side for the new season but has abruptly quit his role. Sources have told Daily Mail Sport that Defoe did not turn up to take training on Thursday and later called the club to inform them he would be stepping down. One source indicated there was internal conflict between Defoe and a member of the Woking hierarchy. The National League club have declined to comment any further.
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Chelsea are ready to sell Alejandro Garnacho after a single season with the 22-year-old Argentinian not seen since the club's other players returned for pre-training season. Cole Palmer‚ Joao Pedro and the other non-World Cup call-ups reported back at Cobham on Thursday morning to run through their fitness tests and begin working with new manager Xabi Alonso on the pitch. Garnacho is not believed to have been involved in those first sessions held with Alonso. Chelsea did not comment when asked why‚ such as if injury-related or otherwise.
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Manchester United 's players will begin reporting back for pre-season at Carrington on Thursday‚ just 46 days after the last campaign finished at Brighton in May. While many United stars are still playing at the World Cup - and others are resting after their countries were knocked out of the tournament in North America - a number of big names will be among the first group back at the training ground as Michael Carrick 's squad start work ahead of their first friendly against Wrexham in Helsinki a week on Saturday.
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After the final whistle‚ an emotional Cristiano Ronaldo held up and pulled on a Portugal shirt bearing the number 21‚ a tribute to late team-mate Diogo Jota‚ the Liverpool star who tragically died in a car crash almost a year to the day from Thursday's win.
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A tiny wave of motion wobbling along a screen brought Croatia players to their knees and sent Portugal through to the World Cup last 16 on Thursday night. The Snickometer or 'Snicko' as it is more widely known‚ is technology invented by an English computer scientist more familiar to cricket fans having been used since the 1990s and has never had a more high-profile or controversial moment. With Portugal leading 2-1 deep into stoppage time in Toronto‚ Croatia thought they'd fired in the most dramatic equaliser imaginable through Josko Gvardiol.
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Julian Nagelsmann has fallen on his sword - quitting as Germany manager after their disastrous World Cup elimination by Paraguay and the row engulfing him regarding the team's wives and girlfriends. The 38-year-old saw his side knocked out in the round of 32 on penalties and the German FA gave him an ultimatum to step aside. He will now receive a £6m pay-off and ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already been sounded out about taking over to revive the ailing football giant. Nagelsmann was summoned to a three-hour meeting at the DFB's headquarters in Frankfurt on Thursday‚ according to German outlet BILD.
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The 18-year-old is the star of the Spain team‚ leading them into battle against Austria in their last 32 match in Los Angeles on Thursday night. And he was dressed for action when he arrived at the SoFi Stadium‚ with the most eye catching part of his attire a giant silver chain around his neck. It's believed Yamal purchased the chain from 'The AJ Jewels'‚ who‚ according to their Instagram profile‚ make 'custom jewels in natural diamonds and 18K gold'.
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Julian Nagelsmann has reportedly been told to resign as head coach by German Football Association bosses following their shock World Cup exit. Nagelsmann was summoned to a three-hour meeting at the DFB's headquarters in Frankfurt on Thursday‚ according to German outlet BILD. The 38-year-old was reportedly given the opportunity to explain his views on Germany's elimination to Paraguay‚ having lost 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
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Mexican media have expressed confidence their national team can end England's World Cup campaign after highlighting weaknesses in Thomas Tuchel's side and the altitude test of the Azteca. The tournament co-hosts watched along as England struggled to a 2-1 victory over DR Congo on Thursday. England fell behind in the opening minutes to a Brian Cipenga effort and toiled for an equaliser‚ before captain Harry Kane struck twice late on to send the Three Lions into the last-16.
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RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was on Thursday afternoon that Steve Clarke's side returned to their elegant‚ upmarket base‚ where the rooms ordinarily cost north of $300 a night.
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EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE AND TOM COLLOMOSSE: Daily Mail Sport revealed on Thursday that the Premier League champions were interested in the midfielder and had held talks with his representatives.
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England football fans descended on Madison Square Garden to watch Luke Littler and Luke Humphries in action at the US Darts Masters‚ days before the Three Lions play their final World Cup group match. Thomas Tuchel's side are due to be in action against Panama at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Saturday night. With fans already gathering ahead of the match‚ thousands took the opportunity to head to Madison Square Garden on Thursday for the US Darts Masters.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger has been called 'racist' by Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae after describing the country's style of football as 'African' and 'wild'. Before Germany's late 2-1 win over Ivory Coast at the World Cup last week‚ former Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder‚ 41‚ claimed Fae's team were 'not conditioned by tactics' and that their football was 'a bit African'. He went on to state that Germany‚ who narrowly beat Ivory Coast but suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by Ecuador on Thursday night‚ must be prepared for a 'unpredictable' game due to their 'unorthodox and wild' style of play.
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The 35-year-old is angry and feels betrayed by Wolves. Edwards being in charge was key to his decision to join the club last week. Several Molineux players have reached out directly to the 43-year-old Edwards to express their dismay at the decision. Trippier cut short a holiday in Turkey to have a medical and sign for Wolves earlier this week. The former England full back was viewed as an important signing by Edwards‚ who was eager to add the defender to his dressing room. As was Mexico's Raul Jimenez‚ who signed this week and scored in his country's World Cup win over South Africa on Thursday night.
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OLIVER HOLT IN MEXICO CITY: For all the strife‚ greed‚ grift and grandstanding that has pockmarked the build-up to this tournament‚ for all the claims of betrayal and desecration its troubled cradling has provoked‚ the 2026 World Cup began with a blessing in the Azteca Stadium on Thursday afternoon. All the controversy was swept away for a little while as the tournament dawned in a magnificent cathedral of football that has witnessed some of the World Cup's most beautiful moments and provided the stage for some of its greatest heroes. As Mexico and South Africa took to the pitch here just before 1pm‚ it was impossible not to stare down at that hallowed expanse of turf and imagine Pele standing on the edge of the area and playing the most exquisite simple square pass that has ever been played and Carlos Alberto running on to it and smashing it into the goal.
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Good morning and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's first World Cup Breakfast for this year's showpiece. The tournament begins later on Thursday evening when co-hosts Mexico face South Africa at 8pm (BST). So ahead of the grand opening‚ here is what you may have missed on the eve of World Cup. World Cup Breakfast is your one-stop shop for all the key things that happened overnight in North America‚ Mexico and Canada.
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The 2026 World Cup is on the horizon‚ with the opening game set to take place on Thursday as Mexico welcome South Africa in the opener of the 23rd edition of football's greatest tournament. The stage is set and for many young players it is a chance to shine. However‚ this year's global tournament will also serve as a curtain call for some of football's biggest stars. Among those set to play at their last World Cup finals this summer are Premier League greats‚ titans of the international game‚ and even former World Cup winners.
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The former Bournemouth boss has signed a two-year contract and replaces Arne Slot‚ who parted company with the Reds last week just 12 months on from winning the club's 20th top-flight title. Iraola was pictured leaving Liverpool's training ground earlier on Thursday after finalising his deal. He had flown from San Sebastian on a private jet and was spotted arriving at Liverpool Airport in the morning.
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TalkSPORT legend Alan Brazil has revealed his life-saving surgery was a liver transplant. The 66-year-old has been off-air from presenting his regular Breakfast Show slot for three months‚ but returned for a short while on Thursday morning to give his listeners an update on his health. Brazil initially announced his surgery‚ posting a video on Instagram‚ but did not get bogged down in the details.
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The dashcam footage (left)‚ obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail‚ shows the ex-Liverpool and Manchester City forward (right) pull in front of another motorist without indicating on the M3 in Hampshire. He can be seen inhaling from what looks to be a balloon filled with 'hippy crack' as he turns back into the inside lane before then suddenly darting across the motorway at speed almost hitting the central reservation. The footage was taken just minutes before he was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive through drugs by police after crashing into motorway barriers at 9am on Thursday.
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Sterling‚ who last played for his country in December 2022‚ allegedly crashed his Lamborghini on the M3 on Thursday‚ and was pulled over by police at 9am. He was bailed pending enquiries‚ having allegedly crashed into motorway barriers. Hampshire Police said in a statement: 'Just before 9am on Thursday‚ we received reports that a Lamborghini was in collision with barriers on the M3 southbound‚ close to the Minley Interchange. No other vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported.'
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Arsenal's players have now arrived in Budapest ahead of Saturday's huge Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners celebrated winning the Premier League in style on Sunday by partying long into the night at the lavish Bacchanalia restaurant in Mayfair‚ basking in the glory of winning their first title in 22 years. But game faces were back on as Mikel Arteta's squad touched down in Hungary on Thursday night‚ fully focused on the task at hand.
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England boss Thomas Tuchel says the England squad he is taking to the World Cup are those who are 'unselfish' and '100 per cent committed' rather than the most-talented footballers - in an apparent shot at those who will be left at home. Tuchel named his 26-man squad to take to the United States today‚ confirming the high-profile omissions in a squad that was leaked on Thursday night: Leaving Harry Maguire‚ Trent Alexander-Arnold‚ Phil Foden‚ Cole Palmer‚ Lewis Hall and Luke Shaw at home. Those moves have been met by anger from some England fans - and Maguire's family. His mum said she was 'absolutely disgusted' and wife Fern says he is 'up against a single opinion'.
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Middlesbrough have publicly stated they want Southampton to be 'prevented from participating in the EFL Championship play-off final' over the 'Spygate' scandal. Boro's bombshell statement‚ released on Friday‚ says kicking Saints out is the 'only appropriate response' over an issue that 'goes to the heart of sporting integrity and fair competition'. As revealed by Daily Mail Sport last Thursday‚ a Southampton first-team analyst was caught allegedly filming Middlesbrough's training from behind a tree ahead of Saturday's play-off semi-final first leg‚ which ended goalless. On Friday night‚ the EFL charged the south coast club with a breach of their rules.
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The Southampton first-team analyst at the centre of allegations of spying was the only member of staff present in a Manager of the Month photo in March to not feature in subsequent pictures in April and May. Daily Mail Sport revealed last Thursday that the analyst was caught allegedly filming Middlesbrough's training from behind a tree ahead of Saturday's play-off semi-final first leg‚ which ended goalless. Last Friday night‚ the EFL charged the south coast club with a breach of their rules. Saints won Tuesday's return leg 2-1 to set up a Wembley date versus Hull City‚ but that is now in doubt.
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CRAIG HOPE: As revealed by Daily Mail Sport last Thursday‚ a Southampton first-team analyst was caught allegedly filming Boro's training from behind a tree ahead of Saturday's play-off semi-final first leg‚ which ended goalless. On Friday night‚ the EFL charged the South Coast club with a breach of their rules.
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Southampton have removed play-off final ticket information from their website‚ amid growing fears they could be thrown out of showdown with Hull City amid the ongoing investigation into alleged spying. Daily Mail Sport revealed last Thursday that a Southampton first-team analyst was caught allegedly recording Middlesbrough's training from the bushes ahead of Saturday's play-off semi-final first leg‚ which ended goalless. On Friday night‚ the EFL charged the South Coast club with a breach of their rules.
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Southampton have confirmed they have asked for more time to complete an internal review into spying allegations‚ as play-off semi-final opponents Middlesbrough push for their expulsion. Daily Mail Sport revealed last Thursday that a Southampton first-team analyst was caught allegedly recording Middlesbrough's training from the bushes ahead of Saturday's play-off semi-final first leg‚ which ended goalless. On Friday night‚ the EFL charged the South Coast club with a breach of their rules.
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The duo and their team-mates returned to their Valdebebas training ground after a day of chaos rocked the club‚ with Spanish outlets revealed on Thursday that a fight between the team-mates that started a day before had spilled into a physical confrontation. Valverde reportedly refused to shake Tchouameni's hand‚ according to the Athletic ‚ despite doing so with the rest of the group. Then‚ in a training session‚ the team captain flew into a number of increasingly forceful challenges with his rival.
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Real Madrid stars have returned to their Valdebebas training ground after a day of chaos rocked the club in the build-up to this weekend's El Clasico against loathed opponents Barcelona. Spanish outlets revealed on Thursday that a fight between Aurelien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde started a day before had spilled into a physical confrontation‚ with the Uruguay star taken to hospital after hitting his head on a table and cutting his forehead. Real Madrid announced that the club would be opening disciplinary proceedings against both players in the aftermath of the fracas‚ with Valverde opting to release a statement stressing that neither he nor the France international hit one another.
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Prince William appeared to pass on words of encouragement - if not tactical advice - to Aston Villa manager Unai Emery ahead of his side's stunning Europa League comeback against Nottingham Forest on Thursday evening. The die-hard fan and heir to the throne was overcome with emotion in the stands as he watched Emery and Co overturn the 1-0 deficit from the first leg against their Premier League rivals in some style‚ courtesy of goals from Ollie Watkins‚ John McGinn‚ and a penalty coolly taken by Emi Buendia. The victory on home turf confirmed the Birmingham-based side's first appearance in a European final since winning the European Cup final in 1982.
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Real Madrid have begun disciplinary action after Fede Valverde sustained a head injury following an alleged altercation with his team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni at the club's training ground. Reports had emerged on Thursday that Valverde had been hospitalised after an escalation in hostilities with Tchouameni‚ which began at the training ground on Wednesday. On Wednesday‚ the two players were involved in a heated altercation stemming from a foul made during the session‚ which continued on into the dressing room.
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EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Middlesbrough have caught what is thought to be a Southampton first-team analyst allegedly recording their training session from a bush‚ in a sensational repeat of the Marcelo Bielsa 'spygate' furore. Daily Mail Sport can reveal that an individual was spotted and approached by club staff on Thursday morning at Boro's Rockliffe Park training centre‚ 48 hours before Kim Hellberg's side host Tonda Eckert's Saints in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg. It is claimed the male deleted video and pictures from his mobile phone and refused to identify himself. He then left the site of the training ground and made his way into the nearby Rockliffe Hall Hotel‚ owned by Boro chairman Steve Gibson‚ before changing clothes in a toilet and leaving the area. It is understood Boro have contacted the EFL‚ given spying on opposition training would breach the League's rules.
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Jamie Carragher has torn into Chelsea after their abject home defeat by Nottingham Forest on Bank Holiday Monday. The Blues were embarrassed 3-1 by relegation-threatened Forest - who fielded a second-string side with one eye on Thursday's Europa League semi-final second-leg at rivals Aston Villa. It was Chelsea's sixth-straight loss in the Premier League as their Champions League qualification hopes are now mathematically impossible.
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OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: It was suggested before the game that Vitor Pereira‚ the manager of relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest‚ had taken a huge gamble by resting his best players for the Europa League semi-final second leg against Aston Villa on Thursday and playing a second team against Chelsea instead. Well‚ the second team was plenty good enough. Chelsea were so pathetic in this shambling 3-1 defeat that Forest's third team would probably have got the job done as well. And if Forest had a fourth team‚ I'd have backed them to beat this sorry rabble in blue‚ too. Chelsea were that bad. Stamford Bridge was as quiet and as subdued as I have ever heard it. I'm afraid that this is what happens when you have a club hierarchy‚ with its two co-owners and its five sporting directors‚ so inept‚ incompetent and confused‚ that they fire Liam Rosenior and entrust their last chance of qualifying for the Champions League‚ a prize worth more than £100m‚ to a novice temporary boss who has not even completed his coaching badges.
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Aston Villa fans have expressed their anger on social media after their heavily-rotated side lost to relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening. Unai Emery's side were beaten 2-1 at Villa Park in the Premier League - with their consolation coming in the dying embers of second-half stoppage-time. Emery made seven changes to his starting XI for this Premier League encounter‚ with his focus primarily on Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest - whom they trail 1-0.
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TOM COLLOMOSSE: The attacking stars of Thursday's Europa League semi-final have more in common than just a name. In the red corner is Morgan Gibbs-White‚ one of Europe's form players. In claret-and-blue‚ Morgan Rogers‚ one of the game's most wanted forwards. There is more to Nottingham Forest than just Gibbs-White and Aston Villa are no one-man team either‚ yet these are match-winners capable of sending their clubs to the Final. They are the players the opposition fear most.
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Ashley Young has announced his retirement from football‚ closing the curtain on a stellar career. The former England and Manchester United star‚ who has been playing for Ipswich since 2025‚ confirmed the news on X on Thursday‚ saying: 'From Sefton Road to Vicarage Road to Villa Park to Wembley to Old Trafford to San Siro back to Villa Park to Goodison Park and finally to Portman Road. 'It's been some journey that I only dreamt of as a boy! But with this dream there has to be an ending and Saturday might be the Last Game Of My Professional Career. 23 years and OUT!'
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The BBC announced on Thursday that Football Focus would end after 52 years at the conclusion of the current season - a decision made amid accusations the programme has gone ' woke'. Declining viewing figures and widespread criticism that the current iteration of the magazine show‚ first broadcast in 1974‚ is 'pedestrian‚ vacuous‚ uninspiring and uninformative' under host Alex Scott are also thought to have led the BBC to act
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The BBC has announced that the show will be axed after 52 years at the end of the season - amid long-running accusations that it has gone woke. The show has been a Saturday lunchtime staple since 1974‚ but in recent years viewing figures have dwindled as it has been criticised for being increasingly frivolous and right-on. Scott's work on the show has received a mixed reaction‚ with one writing on social media following Thursday's news that she was 'the death knell' of the show.
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The ex-Austria international was killed on Thursday in Salzburg‚ with local media outlet Salzburg ORF claiming his car was struck by a train on a level crossing at Pabing‚ near Nussdorf am Haunsberg‚ at approximately 8.20am. Manninger is believed to have been treated by first responders‚ who freed him from his vehicle after it was dragged several metres. Paramedics were quick to arrive at the scene to provide further aid‚ but were unable to resuscitate him.
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David Seaman has paid tribute to his 'great friend' Alex Manninger following his death at the age of 48‚ stating that the former Arsenal goalkeeper would be remembered as a 'massive player' for the club. Manninger died at the age of 48 on Thursday‚ after his car was hit by a train in his native Austria. Local media outlet Salzburg ORF reported that the car was struck on a level crossing at Pabing‚ near Nussdorf am Haunsberg‚ at approximately 8.20am.
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Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 after suffering a car accident involving a local railway in his native Austria. The former national team shotstopper was killed on Thursday in Salzburg‚ the state of his birth‚ with local media outlet Salzburg ORF claiming that Manninger's car had been hit while crossing a level crossing. Manninger is believed to have been tended to by first responders at the scene after his car was first dragged several metres‚ after being freed from his vehicle.
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Bosnian fans have accused Italy of showing their team 'disrespect and arrogance' after celebrating their penalty shootout victory over Wales in the World Cup play-off semi-final. Bosnia beat Wales 4-2 on penalties in a shock victory at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday night. Former Manchester City striker Edin Džeko dragged the game into extra time with an 86th-minute leveller after Dan James had given the hosts the lead in the 51st minute.
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Next week could see arguably the most depressing set of fixtures in football‚ with losers of play-offs set to meet after seeing their World Cup dreams dashed. Northern Ireland‚ Republic of Ireland and Wales were among eight European nations to see their hopes of featuring in their summer's tournament come to an end on Thursday in play-off semi-finals. Wales suffered penalty heartbreak against Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ losing 4-2 in front of their home fans following a 1-1 draw on the night.
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A former member of Jose Mourinho's long-term backroom staff member has died aged 67. Silvino Louro was Mourinho's trusted goalkeeping coach across two decades - following him at Porto‚ Chelsea‚ Inter Milan‚ Real Madrid and Manchester United. News of the Portuguese's passing emerged on Thursday evening‚ with reports citing that he succumbed to a prolonged illness.
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Co-host and former Chelsea player Cundy opted not to show mercy towards O'Hara‚ donning a mask of former Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou while laughing in the 39-year-old's face. Cundy wore the same mask on the Sports Bar after Tottenham's 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace last Thursday. In an incredibly witty play on words‚ the former Blues man adapted Spurs' slogan from To Dare Is To Do‚ to 'To Dare Is To Poo'.
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Tottenham's season is spinning dangerously out of control and the 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace on Thursday night has plunged the club into full crisis mode. Spurs sit just one point above the drop zone‚ the interim appointment of Igor Tudor has been a disaster and there are nine games left to avoid the unthinkable. Relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and West Ham have greater momentum and unless Tottenham can stop the rot‚ they could well be playing Championship football next season.
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Tottenham have been ruthlessly and gleefully mocked online‚ with talkSPORT presenter and ex-Spurs man Jamie O'Hara savagely feeling the heat. Crystal Palace's 3-1 win at Spurs‚ plunging the north London club deeper into their relegation crisis was a new nadir for the club on Thursday night. Opposition supporters wasted absolutely no time in mercilessly teasing the embattled club and while most were able to turn off their TV and scream into the abyss‚ O'Hara had to front up on his radio show.
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It was bad under Thomas Frank and he did have to go as Spurs drifted towards the bottom three. But Tottenham have undoubtedly got worse in two games under Igor Tudor and one wonders now whether the club will have a decision to make if they crash and burn again at home to Crystal Palace on Thursday.
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Amorim‚ 41‚ was axed by United on January 5 after just 14 months in charge at Old Trafford‚ with his five coaches also departing the club. An SEC filing on Thursday revealed the significant sum would be taken from United's coffers in the second half of the season after the Portuguese was dismissed from his position.
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When Cristiano Ronaldo was asked about his future in football in 2023‚ as a 38-year-old having not long started his venture at Al Nassr‚ he revealed his plan to one day become the owner of a football club. 'I don't rule out becoming a club owner‚' Ronaldo said. 'It's something I thought about a few years back. I probably would like to own a [football] club. I'm at the end of my career‚ two to three years maximum.' It's now been three years. On Thursday morning‚ Ronaldo's roadmap to retirement has become clearer‚ and he has done exactly what he said he would do. Ronaldo's ownership dream has come to fruition: he has purchased a 25 per cent stake in Spanish second-division side UD Almeria through his CR7 Sports Investments company.
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EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: On Thursday‚ a man called Justin Barnes had a meeting with another man called Julian Pitts - in a summit that could shape the future of the biggest club in England outside of the Premier League.
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The 41-year-old‚ who was named a billionaire by Forbes last year‚ has offered a glimpse into what his life will look like when he retires from the game after becoming a co-owner of UD Almeria. On Thursday morning it was announced that Ronaldo has bought a 25 per cent share in the club through his CR7 Sports Investments company.
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Tottenham's interim manager Igor Tudor looked to get his interregnum off on the right foot on Thursday evening by taking his squad out for a team bonding dinner. The former Juventus head coach was appointed at Spurs on Friday afternoon‚ but faces a baptism of fire for his first competitive match‚ with the club welcoming loathed rivals Arsenal on Sunday for the north London derby. But in a bid to raise morale following the departure of Thomas Frank‚ Tudor may have turned to more unorthodox methods to improve the mood at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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BOBBY MANZI: Oliver Glasner took an extraordinary swipe at Crystal Palace supporters on Friday after they called for his dismissal during Thursday's Conference League draw at Zrinjski Mostar in Bosnia. Palace have been dragged into a relegation battle after a run of just one win in 11 Premier League games‚ and suffered one of the biggest ever FA Cup shocks when they were dumped out by sixth-tier Macclesfield. Glasner‚ who led Palace to FA Cup glory last season‚ is under huge pressure and the club's hierarchy are weighing up whether to sack him before their predicament worsens.