10 h. ago Football Daily | Welcome to Swansea: Luka Modric joins the top table of celebrity Jacks

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!With bitter rivals Cardiff in the Championship drop zone and their club comfortably ensconced in mid-table after three wins put paid to any lingering relegation concerns, Swansea City fans could have been forgiven for being delighted even before news broke that Luka Modric had become a minority shareholder in their club. While he may lack the Hollywood glamour of Catherine Zeta-Jones and the comedy chops of podcasting’s Elis James, by investing in the Welsh club the Real Madrid and Croatia legend has immediately catapulted himself into a VIP place at the top table of celebrity Jacks.Your lead piece about the Premier League’s end-of-season whimper (yesterday’s Football Daily) should not cause fans to lose heart. As Liverpool sleepwalk towards their 20th crown, simply cast your eyes down a little to the battle atop the Championship. Four games to go Leeds and Burnley both on 88 points Sheffield United ‘wobbling’ a-la Forest in third p...

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10 h. ago Welsh football veteran scores stunning acrobatic goal to save club from relegation and sink rivals

He produced a sensational strike to down his old team

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12 h. ago Luka Modric to Swansea City teased after bombshell news as he's told what to do with manager

Former EFL star David Prutton has suggested that Modric has been inspired by other big name owners in the English pyramid system

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16 h. ago Luka Modric's incredible net worth, wife's football agent career, Swansea City ownership

Real Madrid icon Luka Modric has shocked the footballing world by announcing his intentions to invest in and become part-owner of Swansea City, but what do we really know about the Croatian?

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19 h. ago Football news: Man Utd plot shock transfer as Virgil van Dijk drops Liverpool deal hint

Virgil van Dijk is expected to follow in Mo Salah's footsteps and sign a new contract with Liverpool, whereas Manchester United are looking to rip up their squad

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28 h. ago Luka Modric sends clear message as Swansea confirm Real Madrid legend has joined club

Luka Modric has made a significant investment in Swansea City and will also take on a role as co-owner of the Championship club in a major coup for the Welsh outfit

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29 h. ago Real Madrid’s Luka Modric buys minority stake in Swansea City

The Croatian is set to take a non-controlling stake in the Championship club

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30 h. ago Luka Modric reveals why he's invested in Swansea City as shock news confirmed

Swansea City have confirmed that Luka Modric has joined the club as investor and owner

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33 h. ago Real Madrid’s Luka Modric set to buy minority stake in Swansea City

The Croatian is set to take a non-controlling stake in the Championship club

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35 h. ago Luka Modric set to become minority owner of Swansea as Real Madrid star makes surprise decision

Croatian midfielder will not have his player career impacted by ownership move

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35 h. ago Luka Modric to become leading light at Swansea after striking shock deal with Welsh club

Luka Modric is looking to continue playing with Real Madrid but has secured a shock deal to become a minority owner in Swansea, who are currently sitting 12th in the Championship

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36 h. ago Luka Modric to buy share in English Championship club as Real Madrid superstar sets sights on retirement plans

The 39-year-old has won it all in the game and has now set his sights on Swansea City

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36 h. ago Luka Modric to become an owner at Swansea City in bombshell move

The shock news comes after a series of significant shake-ups behind the scenes

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42 h. ago Today's rugby news as entire club falls silent for Welsh legend and Wales teens run riot

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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67 h. ago Rangers Europa League progress looks preordained as Barry Ferguson presides over unexplained phenomena – Hugh Keevins

Our man reckons it's fate that Barry Ferguson will lead the Light Blues to glory in Bilbao next month and that will put their rivals in the shade

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3 d. ago The Determined Spy: Frank Wisner, the CIA and a covert career cut short

New biography tells story of operative who directed coups in Iran and Guatemala and grappled with mental illnessFrank Wisner was a leading light of the early CIA, a director of clandestine operations who came of age in the second world war then fought the cold war by fair means or foul, from funding American cultural outreach to orchestrating coups in Iran and Guatemala.Before becoming a biographer, Douglas Waller reported for Newsweek and Time. His new book, The Determined Spy, is about Wisner, a man who lived an extraordinary life but came to be buried at Arlington national cemetery, under a simple headstone, identified merely as a commander in the US naval reserve. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'Devastated' Cardiff chairman steps down as CEO Richard Holland to consider future

Alun Jones has stepped down after the Welsh Rugby Union took control of the Arms Park club

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6 d. ago WRU knew about Cardiff for 'several months' as boss says demise is 'unthinkable'

WRU CEO Abi Tierney insisted the Arms Park side were critical to Welsh rugby's success after assuming control of the capital club

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6 d. ago ‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to Arsenal loss sums up Real Madrid’s season

Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid’s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates, someone asked Kylian Mbappé whether Real Madrid could still do this. “Course we can,” he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vinícius Júnior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn’t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas Vázquez and Raúl Asencio did, then Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham. “We weren’t good,” Vázquez admitted. “We forgot to play well,” Courtois said. “It’s not what what we expected,” Asencio said, but it wasn’t unexpected either, which is why it was the description Bellingham didn’t use which said it best.Asked whether he was shocked, Bellingham said: “I don’t know if ‘shocked’ is the right word.” No one who has watched them all year could have truly been shocked by this, except that they’re Real Madrid, stupid, and somehow Real Madrid always seem to find a way. “There is not...

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6 d. ago ‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to defeat at Arsenal sums up Real Madrid’s season

Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid’s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates Stadium, someone asked Kylian Mbappé whether Real Madrid could still do this. “Course we can,” he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vinícius Júnior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn’t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas Vázquez and Raúl Asencio did, then Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham.“We weren’t good,” Vázquez said. Courtois said: “We forgot to play well.” Asencio said: “It’s not what we expected,” but it wasn’t unexpected either, which is why it was the description Bellingham didn’t use which said it best. Continue reading...

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