79 minutes ago Man City targeting Xabi Alonso as he prepares for move months after Liverpool snub

Xabi Alonso turned down the chance to leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer when former club Liverpool were looking to replace Jurgen Klopp, having just won the Bundesliga title

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87 minutes ago Francesco Totti, 48, says he could play football again but rules out signing for one club

Francesco Totti is embracing "crazy" idea to return in Serie A seven years after retiring because the Roma legend believes there are no good No10s operating in the league

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2 hours ago Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it | Sid Lowe

It’s not the moments or the music, the joy in how he plays. It’s something simpler with ‘the eternal solution’Ferenc Puskas played pregnant, teammate Amancio Amaro liked to say. The day he arrived at Real Madrid in 1958, he was 31 years old, 18kg overweight and, banned by Fifa for defecting after the Hungarian uprising, hadn’t played football for two years. He couldn’t possibly go on a pitch like this: signing me is all well and good, he told the club’s president Santiago Bernabéu, but have you seen me? “I was the size of a large balloon,” he recalled and the coach, Luis Carniglia, didn’t know what to do with him either. That, Bernabéu replied, was their problem not his. As it turned out, blessed with a left foot like no other, 242 goals followed, the only problem that he hadn’t come so...

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2 hours ago Jose Mourinho has Fenerbahce feeling 'unhappy and hopeless' before Man Utd reunion

Jose Mourinho is preparing to face former employers Manchester United on Thursday with new side Fenerbahce, who've been criticised by a club legend ahead of the Europa League clash

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2 hours ago WizardingWorld rebrands to Harry Potter.com and fans think it’s signalling something deeper

Harry Potter fan club site WizardWorld.com has rebranded its name, and fans think its an indication of something key

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3 hours ago Premier League will not review Saudi Newcastle deal after Bin Salman claims

State’s de facto leader allegedly approved 2022 takeoverPremier League believes its rules have not been brokenThe Premier League sees no reason to review the legality of Newcastle United’s takeover by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund after reports of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s extensive involvement in the deal.A set of leaked WhatsApp messages from the former Newcastle minority co-owner Amanda Staveley obtained by the Telegraph suggest the buyout hinged on the approval of Bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto leader. Although the £305m takeover led by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund in 2022 was approved only once the Premier League received “legally binding assurances” that the Saudi state would not control Newcastle, it is understood the governing body will not be re-examining ...

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3 hours ago 50 Cent on calling out Diddy over abuse allegations: ‘What I’ve been saying for 10 years’

The ‘In Da Club’ rapper has been a longtime outspoken critic of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

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3 hours ago Bollards shaped like giant pencils installed by London council to discourage parents from clogging up streets at school drop

Richmond upon Thames Council has erected huge bollards shaped like pencils in a bid to deter parents from causing traffic chaos on the school runs by clogging up the streets. 

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3 hours ago Emily Atack feared she'd be 'unlucky in love' forever before meeting 'polar opposite' boyfriend

Emily Atack opened up about her relationship with her boyfriend, Alistair Garner, who she shares four-month-old son Barney with, admitting she feared she would always be 'unlucky in love'

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4 hours ago Football club president announces manager's sacking on live TV to leave fans stunned

Montpellier manager Michel Der Zakarian was sacked on Sunday after they were well beaten by Marseille with the club's president axing his manager on live television

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