CHELSEA resume their Premier League season with a tough trip to relegation battlers Aston Villa. Frank Lampard’s men are hoping to continue their push for the top four and will be looking to take advantage after Man Utd failed to beat Tottenham on Friday night. Tammy Abraham will face competition from Timo Werner next seasonCredit: […] More

BURY FC will officially return to the football pyramid in August after four years out in the cold.The expelled EFL club will be in the ninth tier competing in the North West Counties League Premier Division following a fans’ vote at Gigg Lane on Friday night.
Bury FC will be back playing at Gigg Lane in August after historic vote
Members of the Bury Football Club Supporters Society and the Shakers Community Society overwhelmingly decided in favour of merging.
BFCSS own the Bury FC name, stadium and history while the SCS own the breakaway team Bury AFC, which was set up in the immediate aftermath of the Shakers’ expulsion in 2019.
The FA had rejected a standalone application from BFCSS to enter Bury FC into the pyramid this season — but will rubber-stamp the club competing in the pyramid with both supporter groups merging to run it as one entity.
The ground-breaking vote means that the club will have access to another £300,000 from the government’s levelling up fund, having already received £700,000 to upgrade the stadium. 
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Also Bury Council will grant the club a further £450,000 towards making Gigg Lane a community hub.
A spokesman at the club told SunSport: “This is an historic night for Bury FC.
“Supporters have fought hard to get football back to Gigg Lane and now this is definitely going to happen for next season.
“It’s been a big journey with a lot of people putting their time, money, support and effort into making this happen.
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“Now Bury FC once again has one voice, one identity and can truly start the climb back up the divisions with our plan being to win back our EFL status.”
To do that Bury FC will need to win five promotions.
A board will be appointed after a further vote of the membership — in a model which will be a minimum of 51 per cent fan owned, to avoid a repeat of a single owner running the club into the ground.
The club were awarded £1million from the government’s levelling up fund, which was announced by Boris Johnson at Gigg Lane when he was prime minister
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WORLD Cup Wag Georgina Rodriguez is still a red devil — despite hubby Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United.The 28-year-old mum is modelling for undies firm Yamamay ahead of packing her family’s luxury bags to leave the UK.
World Cup Wag Georgina Rodriguez modelling for undies firm Yamamay ahead of leaving the UK after hubby Cristiano Ronaldo parted ways with Manchester UnitedCredit: Mega
Georgina and family will be cheering on as his Portugal side take on SwitzerlandCredit: Getty
Ronaldo and former shop worker GeorginaCredit: Getty
Ronaldo, 37, and United ended his £500,000-a-week deal after he blasted the club and manager in an interview.
The footballer has shifted his fleet of posh motors and last week removal vans were seen at the house packing up their belongings.
In a statement last month, United said: Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect.
“The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family well for the future.”
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DAVID DE GEA has been told he will start the season as Manchester United’s No1 – but warned his place is under threat from rookie Dean Henderson.
The Spain keeper made a series of high-profile blunders last term – including one from Spurs’ Steven Bergwijn which led to a goal and a huge rebuke from United legend Roy Keane.

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David De Gea will start the season as Manchester United’s No1 but face stiff competition from Three Lions hopeful Dean HendersonCredit: Reuters

Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows he has two very capable goalkeepers and simply will not put up with any more blunders from the former Atletico Madrid goalie.
Henderson has made a huge impression in his two seasons on loan at Sheffield United.
But he will now stay at Old Trafford this season and try and dislodge De Gea after signing a bumper five-year contract.
Solskjaer confirmed De Gea, 29, will start in their Prem opener against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford this evening.

He said: “Yeah, you keep your place in the team or you play when you play well, it doesn’t matter if you’re a keeper or a striker or full-back.
“Of course, keeper is a different position on the pitch. There are less physical demands compared to an outfield player that you will rotate more maybe.

“But you need competition, and you need to get that competition to push each other so we can get the best possible performance out of one of them.
“Hopefully the two of them will always be performing when they play.”

Solskjaer kept faith with De Gea last term when he was being roundly criticised by fans and pundits.
The Spaniard signed a five-year £350,000-a-week deal in 2019, making him the club’s highest earner.
He had been linked with a move to Real Madrid.
Keane launched a scathing attack on De Gea after his blunder gave Tottenham their lead in the first game back after the lockdown in July.
He said De Gea and Harry Maguire should not be allowed on the team bus and should have been told to get a taxi home.
He said: “I’m staggered at Maguire and I’m sick to death of this goalkeeper.
“I would be fighting him at half-time, I would be swinging punches at that guy. I am flabbergasted.
“Maguire and De Gea, I wouldn’t even let them on the bus after the match. Get a taxi back to Manchester.”
Henderson, 23, who penned a £100,000-a-week deal, made the England breakthrough last season and is earmarked as the future No1 at Old Trafford and for the Three Lions.

Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has backed Henderson’s decision to stay and fight for the shirt at Old Trafford, even though he may not play many games.
He said: “If I was him and I had the chance to push to be the Manchester United No 1, then I’d make the same decision he has.
“He’s got the chance to train every day in front of the manager, to influence him and put David De Gea under pressure for his place.”

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