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Michael Carrick wore a smile on his face as the rain came down at Carrington with Manchester United putting the final touches to preparations ahead of flying to Italy to face Como. A brave face? Perhaps. Only hours earlier a bombshell interview with former manager Erik ten Hag dropped in which he took multiple swipes at Ineos and the club's ownership‚ as well as accusing the club of enabling a toxic culture in the dressing room to exist to this day. 'They are continuing the toxic culture; they fuel it‚ they give the power to the players‚' Ten Hag claimed in a sit-down with the Athletic.
Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has accused the club's hierarchy of fueling a 'toxic culture'. Ten Hag‚ who was sacked in October 2024‚ has been forthright in his opinion of his former employers in a new interview with The Athletic‚ accusing the club of giving too much power to the players. The 56-year-old had a number of high-profile spats with members of his squad during his two years in charge‚ including with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo‚ Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
NATHAN SALT: Whenever Cristian Romero lines up against Manchester United‚ fireworks are never too far away. It was in Bilbao when Romero got into a verbal altercation with Harry Maguire following the final whistle on a night where Tottenham Hotspur ended their trophy drought to win the Europa League. It was six months later when Romero was chastised on the radio by Stuart Pearce for being 'horrific' after a 2-2 draw against Manchester United.
Athletic gives update on Liverpool sporting director search after key figure leaves for Saudi Arabia
LEWIS STEELE IN NEW YORK CITY AND JACK GAUGHAN: New York‚ concrete jungle where dreams are made of. And so it was for Andoni Iraola. Though the Basque spent 14 years playing at Athletic Club in Bilbao‚ appearing 510 times for their first team and capped seven times for Spain‚ Iraola credits his year at New York City FC as a crucial part of his journey.
VIDEO: Kylian Mbappe returns to goal trail as Real Madrid restore two-goal lead against Athletic Club
MATT BARLOW: James Maddison has revealed the heartache of his year on the sidelines and the long‚ lonely road back to fitness while watching Tottenham slide into a relegation fight. 'It's been some dark days‚ especially since the surgery‚' said Maddison after returning as a late substitute against Leeds on Monday. 'It's been a really tough year for me mentally.' He missed the Europa League final when Spurs beat Manchester United in Bilbao‚ the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain‚ a Champions League campaign and did not make an appearance under Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor.
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.
The words Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid could be entwined once more with reports that Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is training with the Spanish giants' academy. The Athletic report that Ronaldo's eldest son trained with Real's Under 16s on Tuesday ahead of a potential switch in the future. Ronaldo Sr is Real's all-time record goalscorer with a staggering 450 goals in 438 games over nine seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu. He is arguably Real's greatest-ever player for that alone and won 13 major honours during his time there too.
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