RIO FERDINAND has been warned to only chase the director of football role at Manchester United if he is willing to devote his entire life to the job. The ex-United defender, 40, spoke to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward about the position, which Old Trafford chiefs have been desperate to fill for 18 months. But one […]
WHEN Josh Wright woke up three Mondays ago he could not have been happier. The midfielder was preparing to make the short trip from his Essex home to Leyton Orient to complete his transfer from Bradford back to the club he has followed since he was a boy. His world was then blown apart when […]
REAL MADRID have made their opening move for Paul Pogba. Zinedine Zidane’s outfit cheekily indicated they will go to £90million for Pog — despite him being rated at £150m by Manchester United. The Red Devils continue to insist the French midfielder is not for sale and that they expect him to be at Old Trafford […]
LIONESS Toni Duggan sees flashes of Pep Guardiola in Phil Neville’s philosophy. The England striker knew women’s football was on the up when the tiki-taka trailblazer started studying her movement. Barcelona star Duggan — who joined from Manchester City in July 2017 — said: “When Pep arrived at City he took time off to speak […]
MANCHESTER UNITED could use young Brazilian ace Andreas Pereira as a sweetener in their bid to land Harry Maguire. The Red Devils – just like neighbours Manchester City – are keen on signing the England defender from Leicester this summer. However, they are unwilling to meet the Foxes‘ eye-watering £90million valuation of the former Hull […]
LOVE Island was yesterday plunged into a new crisis as a charity complained of Joe Garrett’s “abusive” behaviour towards tearful Lucie Donlan. Lucie, 21, broke down after Joe told her to stay away from the other boys. Adina Claire of Women’s Aid said: “Abusive relationships often start off with subtle signs of control.” Horrified fans […]
JAMES MADDISON has won plenty of plaudits this season — now he thinks it is about time he won a medal. The Leicester ace is looking to cap his fantastic debut campaign in the Premier League by firing the England Under-21s to Euros glory in Italy. Aidy Boothroyd’s Young Lions face France in their Group […]
TONI DUGGAN revealed that LOVE ISLAND divides the England camp. The TV show is the cause of the biggest spat among the team when it clashes with the last World Cup game of the day. She said: “The second half of the game gets binned sometimes because Love Island is on. “It depends if it’s […]
LOVE Island’s Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae gave viewers a hell of a snog tonight – as they kissed for the first time. The 20-year-old boxer had earlier rehearsed what he was going to do, using Curtis Pritchard as a stand-in. He told viewers: “I just want a big fat kiss. Tonight is hopefully going to […]
CHILE are out for a third successive Copa America title as they begin their campaign against Japan. Alexis Sanchez and his La Roja team-mates were victorious in 2015 and 2016 with back-to-back penalty shootout wins over Lionel Messi and Argentina in the finals. Their opponents are among the two invited teams, along with Qatar – […]
THE Vatican is considering allowing married men to become priests in order to deal with dwindling numbers of clerics. The historic shift is aimed at dealing with priest shortages in remote parts of the Amazon, where priests are so few that Catholics can go weeks or months without attending a Mass. Lifelong celibacy has been […]
MORE and more couples are fighting over the bathroom mirror – as male grooming goes mainstream. There has been a surge in the number of men buying cosmetics. Superdrug has reported a 14 per cent rise in sales of its B.Mens grooming range. And skin brand Clinique For Men reckons a fifth of British men […]
FEARS are growing that Britain could be hit by swarms of deadly Asian hornets this summer. If a sting victim is allergic to the venom, they could go into anaphylactic shock and die, often with minutes. The black and yellow striped insects have arrived in larger numbers on Jersey — a bad sign as that […]
ACKLEY Bridge is coming back with its third series to Channel 4 sooner than you think. Here is everything you need to know about the school-based comedy and who’s been cast for the forthcoming season… When does series three start? The third series of Ackley Bridge will commence on Tuesday, June 18. The show will, […]
HENRIKH MKHITARYAN followed Arsenal team-mates Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac in getting married during the summer break. The Gunners midfielder looked the picture of happiness as he tied the knot with beautiful bride Betty Vardanyan. Brunette Betty, 30, is the daughter of Armenian politician Mikael Vardanyan and looked radiant in her ivory dress, shimmering tiara […]
MATT Hancock has been branded a hypocrite after it emerged he called Boris Johnson “dangerous” just a few days before joining his leadership campaign. The Health Secretary gave his backing to the ex-Foreign Secretary on Monday after dropping out of the contest on Friday. But another MP has revealed Mr Hancock stuck the knife into […]
SUMMER can bring with it a whole host of tricky outfit issues. We love the warmer weather but the accompanying slinky necklines and sleeves can make it difficult for your underwear drawer to keep up. While we don’t want to see any stray straps showing through your backless top, not everyone feels brave enough to […]
SAJID Javid or Dominic Raab are expected to be knocked out the Tory leadership fight as renegade Rory Stewart storms past them. The second ballot of the gruelling fight is held tomorrow afternoon, when the lowest scoring of the six remaining contenders will be knocked out. And any candidate with less than 33 Tory MP […]
LOVE Island’s shocking twist, granting the surviving couples to vote who they thought were the least compatible pair, left contestants on the edge in tonight’s episode. And with Jordan Hames and Tom Walker’s arrival, Tommy Fury told Molly-Mae Hague that he wanted to make things official by sharing his first kiss with the blonde beauty. […]