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Former Manchester United academy star Timothy Fosu-Mensah has revealed the 'strict rules' enforced by the Old Trafford hierarchy during his time at the club. The 27-year-old‚ now a free agent‚ joined Manchester United's academy from Ajax in 2014. Speaking to GiveMeSport‚ Fosu-Mensah described how the switch from the Amsterdam club brought significant challenges‚ not least adjusting to the stricter coaching standards in Manchester compared with those in the Netherlands.
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Brighton have been forced to apologise after a post from the club's academy on social media featured an image of a notorious Japanese soldier from World War Two. A post on X showed Japanese forward Kaoru Mitoma alongside a player from the club's academy‚ with the pair holding a football card that featured Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a Japanese Imperial Army Officer who failed to surrender after World War Two ended‚ becoming the last to do so in 1974 following an intervention from his former commanding officer.
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Gary Speed's mother shares thoughts on 'fantastic' Everton memorial as former team-mate pays tribute
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The Brazilian was forced to sit out of the clash at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium after being sent off a week earlier for a dangerously high boot against Girona. Antony was however at the ground on Sunday to support his team-mates‚ who romped to a 2-0 win against their bitter rivals thanks to goals from former West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals and Sergi Altimira.
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Noni Madueke was shown little love on his return to Chelsea in the Premier League after being given a bruising reception by his former team-mates at Stamford Bridge. Madueke spent two seasons at Chelsea after joining from PSV Eindhoven‚ scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists during his 92 appearances for the club. The winger had been a regular starter for the Blues and contributed to their Conference League success last season‚ while he featured for part of the Club World Cup campaign from the bench.
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Former Liverpool favourite Dietmar Hamann has claimed Arne Slot's time at Liverpool is coming to an end amid the reigning Premier League champions dismal run of form. Liverpool have suffered nine defeats from their last 12 matches‚ a remarkable decline having started the season with a run of seven straight wins. The slump has included three consecutive defeats by three goals having lost 3-0 away to Man City in the Premier League‚ before losing 3-0 to Nottingham Forest and 4-1 to PSV at Anfield.
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I set tongues wagging in this week's My Premier League Weekend column‚ in which I stated that Wayne Rooney does not make the top five current pundits on Match of the Day. The truth is‚ Rooney is struggling on the BBC 's flagship football programme. The beeb are so determined that their big appointment should work that they have been putting occasional extra training into Rooney but‚ despite the excellence of his weekly podcast‚ the former England captain continues to look nervous and inhibited on a Saturday night.
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Former Manchester United and Chelsea man Juan Sebastian Veron is at the centre of a scandal in Argentina brewing in the wake of the country's federation creating a new title in the middle of the current season. There are a total of eight trophies available for teams in the Argentinean top flight this season‚ with campaigns made up of two halves - the Apeture and Clausura (opening and closing) phases‚ which are both finished with a knockout stage. But debuting this season is a new honour for the 30 teams who contest the Argentina Liga Profesional that has come under some scrutiny.
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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Arne Slot has 'a week to save his job'‚ in a brutal takedown questioning the Dutchman's behaviour‚ which he claims allowed the side to operate like a 'small club'. The scathing assessment of the Dutch manager's position at his former club comes amid a woeful run of form that has seen the Reds lose nine of their last 12 fixtures. The most recent came at the hands of Eredivisie champions at Anfield‚ a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League just days after the Reds suffered the ignominy of a 3-0 home loss by Nottingham Forest .
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Former player rules out Lamine Yamal surpassing Lionel Messi because he lacks a quality that Leo and Cristiano Ronaldo have
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The former Man United captain‚ who famously once snapped at a journalist for failing to put his mobile on silent during a press conference‚ ironically interrupted this week's guest Ashley Cole.
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Jose Mourinho has labelled one of his favourite former players a 'fatty guy' after reuniting with the midfielder in Amsterdam on Tuesday night. The Benfica boss‚ 62‚ travelled to the Dutch capital to take on Ajax in the Champions League‚ triumphing 2-0 thanks to goals from Samuel Dahl and Leandro Barreiro. The victory‚ Benfica's first in the competition this season‚ was not all that brought a smile to Mourinho's face on the night‚ as the Portuguese manager linked up with an old friend moments before the game.
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Alejandro Garnacho was unexpectedly targeted by Shay Given on Tuesday evening for 'rubbing people the wrong way' amid his promising start at Chelsea. The former Manchester United academy made the move south in a £40million deal after the Argentina international endured an acrimonious falling out with head coach Ruben Amorim. Amorim is thought to have been frustrated at Garnacho hitting out at United's 's***' season after the Europa League final‚ with the Argentine in turn concerned about his repeated stints on the bench.
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Liel Abada served stinging transfer truth as former Celtic winger warned he must earn 'trust' of his team
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Wayne Rooney hailed the Blues star as 'absolutely incredible' after Chelsea 's 3-0 Champions League demolition of Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. The former England captain singled out the left-back for special praise after he locked down teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and helped drive a statement victory. The Blues beat the LaLiga champions thanks to a Jules Kounde own goal and second-half strikes from Estevao and Liam Delap.
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Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Jill Roord has opened up about her relationship with hockey player Pien Sanders‚ with the duo coming under-fire as a result of a recent photoshoot declaring their love. The Dutchwomen have been together for nine months but have garnered criticism for how their relationship originally started - with both being in separate couples when they first met. Roord‚ 28‚ was in a two-year relationship with Spain international Jana Fernandez‚ while Sanders‚ 27‚ was in a 10-year relationship with her then-boyfriend Thijs van Dam - also a hockey player.
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Real Madrid's sulphurous civil war over the appointment of new head coach Xabi Alonso continues to roll on‚ with the list of players who have taken against the former Bayer Leverkusen boss only growing. As per reports in Spain‚ high-profile members of the squad are split into camps of who supports the former Liverpool and Los Blancos star‚ and who would prefer to see him leave the Bernabeu. Despite sitting at the top of LaLiga - one point ahead of Barcelona - the Spanish giants recorded their third match without a win as they drew 2-2 against Elche on Sunday evening.
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Jurgen Klopp tipped to return as former Liverpool boss hints at true feelings about comeback
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The former Manchester United forward‚ who was appointed Feyenoord head coach in February‚ was forced to play down crisis talk after his side slipped to a third consecutive defeat on Sunday.
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The news is a bitter blow for TNT Sports - formerly BT Sport - who have been the main UK broadcaster of the Champions League since the 2015-16 season.
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The fallout of Jamaica's failure to qualify automatically for next year's World Cup and Steve McClaren's shock resignation has continued‚ with a former Premier League player calling the manager's decision as 'tacky' and 'tasteless'. Jamaica were given a double shock within minutes on Tuesday night; first when a 0-0 draw at home to Curacao saw them resigned to a qualifying play-off spot for next year's final. Then shortly afterwards McClaren resigned as manager during his post-match press conference. During his speech‚ the 64-year-old said: 'It is the responsibility of the leader to step forward‚ take accountability and make decisions in the best interests of the team.
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Mauricio Pochettino cut a frustrated figure as he appeared to row with journalists - despite his United States national team pulling off a historic victory against Uruguay. The USMNT beat their South American opponents 5-1‚ claiming their largest victory against a non-Concacaf opponent since 2011‚ with four goals scored without reply in the first-half alone. But the former Tottenham head coach seemed unable to immediately focus on his team's positives in the aftermath of the friendly fixture‚ instead apparently agitated by a question over his squad rotation.
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Former Celtic boss brutally undersells Wilfried Nancy with withering take on top target's left-field CV
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Former England manager Steve McClaren suffered more major-tournament qualifying embarrassment overnight as his Jamaica team lost out to Curacao for a place at the World Cup - the smallest nation ever to reach the finals. McClaren‚ 64‚ was derided as 'the Wally with the brolly' when he failed to lead England to Euro 2008 in the Wembley rain at the hands of Croatia. And now he has quit his job in the Caribbean after Jamaica failed to qualify with a 0-0 draw against minnows Curacao.