The club confirmed the decision on Sunday morning with a statement on their official website thanking the club legend for his three years of service in the Old Trafford hot seat. Former United player Michael Carrick will take charge of first-team affairs ahead of the appointment of an interim head coach …
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A senior member of the UK counter-terrorism agency MI5, referred-to only as “Witness J,” gave evidence at the inquiry from behind a screen, to conceal their identity. During the hearing, Witness J agreed with a lawyer for the victims’ families that the investigation of bomber Salman Abedi – who had …
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It might have taken a while to warm up but when it did, the two teams who have collectively ushered in an era of dominance at the summit of the Premier League table in recent seasons showed exactly why they look like favorites to once again duel for English football’s …
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Never one to be upstaged, the Portugal superstar just couldn’t let it lie. Failing at Euro 2020 despite surpassing Michel Platini’s goalscoring record in the competition and leveling Ali Daie’s in international football overall, did you really think he would idly watch on as generational rival Lionel Messi lifted the …
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A court heard on Friday that one of the women was aged under 18, and one of the alleged rapes is said to have taken place in Mendy’s Cheshire home this week while on bail for other sexual offenses. Three other counts of rape stretch back to October 2020, with the sexual assault …
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As if the drama of Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract talks breaking down, ending a 21-year relationship with the Catalans, and then joining PSG wasn’t exhausting enough, one of the most chaotic transfer windows of modern times has more in store. Real Madrid, whose rogue president Florentino Perez claimed they were broke …
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England skipper Kane’s decision to agitate for a record-breaking move to the reigning Premier League champions was a narrative which bubbled under much of the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Fans of Pep Guardiola’s City side opened the defense of their Premier League crown singing, “Harry Kane, he wants to …
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On Wednesday, ITV News reported that Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi was refusing to cooperate with deradicalisation programmes at HMP Frankland, where he has been imprisoned for his part in the atrocity which killed 23 and injured over a thousand at an Ariana Grande concert. The news about Abedi clearly touched …
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Watching the England team dutifully take the knee before the start of their Euro 2020 game against Croatia, I wondered what their opposition made of this overtly political gesture imported from America. Did the Croatian starting 11 suddenly feel like a bunch of racists? Or were they simply tired of …
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A campaign that began with the club’s stadium turned over to UK health workers, took place almost entirely without crowds and shifted from high hopes to fears of abject failure ended with the Champions League trophy in Thomas Tuchel’s hands in Porto – a victory, manager and even venue that …
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