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      Watch AC Milan star stitch up her OWN gory wound in incredible video thanks to side hustle as a DOCTOR

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      AN AC MILAN Women’s star incredibly stitched up her own leg after suffering a gory wound.Nadia Nadim is a striker with over 100 caps at international level – but she is also a doctor.Nadia Nadim is a striker for AC Milan and is also a doctorCredit: GettyShe was able to patch up a cut in her leg by herselfCredit: X @nadia_nadimFans were left in awe by the skillCredit: X @nadia_nadimSo when she picked up a nasty gash in her leg in the win over Sampdoria Women at the weekend, she was able to fix the problem herself.Nadim shared a video of herself fixing stitches into the gory wound, with blood leaking from the open cut.She used a tweezer and a pair of scissors to sew herself up and appeared to be impressed with her own work.The 105-cap Denmark star wrote: “This is just me patching up myself so I’m ready for the next game.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd he captioned the video: “One of the benefits when you are a doctor.”Fans were left in awe at her medical skill with one saying: “Um, this is one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen an athlete do.”Another added: “Impressive. I could never do this because I’m too squeamish.”A third wrote: “What. A. Badass.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSNadim, 36, joined Milan in the summer but is yet to score in her four appearances for the club.Milan became the eighth club of her career with Nadim having spells at Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.Che Adams and Billy Gilmour show off their Italian with Serie A cult hero More

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      Benjamin Mendy says ‘several’ Man City stars JOINED sex parties as he sues club for £11m unpaid wages after rape charge

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      FORMER Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy claims team-mates enjoyed his boozy sex parties.He told a tribunal: “We all had casual relations with women.”Mendy at Manchester City in 2021 – the year he was suspendedCredit: GettyMendy outside Chester Crown Court on July 3, 2023Credit: GettyIn documents he identified Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Raheem Sterling.Mendy, 30, is suing for £11million in wages stopped when he was held for rape. He was later cleared.In a statement read to an employment tribunal, Mendy said: “Several Manchester City first-team players, including the club captain, were all present at parties that I attended and hosted.“We all drank alcohol. We all had casual relations with women. We all breached Covid-19 restrictions.read more on mendy“This does not excuse my behaviour, but I feel that it is unfair for Manchester City to single me out in the way that they have.“The difference between me and the other players is that I was the one that was falsely accused of rape and publicly humiliated.”Mendy, now at French club Lorient, did not directly name players.However, he made reference to a story about his first trial published in online sports mag The Athletic.Most read in FootballIt mentioned that the jury was given the names of Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Raheem Sterling and told they had all been at parties on the nights of alleged incidents.None was accused of wrongdoing.But Mendy wrote in documents submitted to the tribunal: “I can confirm this is true.“All those players attended the parties which led to the charges.”The Premier League champions stopped paying Mendy’s £500,000-a-month salary after he was charged with rape and sex assault in August 2021 and remanded in custody.We all drank alcohol. We all had casual relations with women. We all breached Covid-19 restrictionsBenjamin MendyA number of women accused him of raping them at his £4.6million mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire.In evidence raised by Mendy’s KC, Nick De Marco, the tribunal heard that five City team-mates were at parties hosted by Mendy.The defender, who says the club breached his contract, yesterday gave evidence via video-link to the Manchester tribunal. The French World Cup winner agreed a £6million-a-year deal until 2023 when he signed from Monaco for £52million in 2017.The club continued paying Mendy, who gave his address as Madrid, following his first arrest in 2020.After being charged, he was suspended by City and the Football Association. Mendy spent four months in custody before being bailed in January 2022.On September 2021, City officials wrote to Mendy telling him they were stopping his wages. The letter said: “The club has, after careful and anxious consideration, suspended the payment of salary.“Nor will you receive any further payment until you are ready and able to perform your obligations under the contract of employment.“You are not presently ready and able to perform duties because you have been remanded in custody and, separately, because the FA has suspended you from engaging in any football-related activity. “In those circumstances, the club is no longer obliged to continue to pay you.”The mansion where Mendy held partiesCredit: Mercury PressIn addition to wages, Mendy’s contract guaranteed him a £1million bonus each time City qualified for the Champions League, a further £900,000 if he played in more than 60 per cent of City’s matches and £1.2million annually to his image rights company.Mendy was cleared of seven rapes and two sexual assaults after two trials at Chester crown court in January and June 2023.He has brought a claim for unauthorised deductions from wages, saying under the terms of his contract, the club had the right to stop his pay only for six weeks.He also revealed he was lent money by teammates Bernardo Silva, Sterling and Mahrez as cash dried up after his arrest. Yesterday City’s lawyer, Sean Jones, KC, questioned Mendy about his lifestyle which saw him host illegal lockdown parties.Man City deny breaching employment law and say Mendy violated his contract by bringing the club into disrepute and indulging in behaviour which prevented him from playing or training.In his statement, Mendy claimed City’s then chief football operations officer Omar Berrada had told his agent that the club would pay back his salary once “I had been found not guilty”, but that Mr Berrada “would not commit this to writing”.He added that in November 2022, he messaged Mr Berrada asking for confirmation he would receive “all my missing salaries”, without reply.In a statement, Mr Berrada said he did not respond as he did not want to “give any assurances, suggestions, or indications at all, to suggest” that Mendy would be paid. Instead he directed conversations to City’s legal department.In August 2023, a month after he was cleared, Mendy messaged City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak but was ignored. In his statement, Mendy said: “It is my understanding that Manchester City are claiming the reason they did not have to pay me was because the thing that prevented me from playing, training and attending meetings was a result of my own actions.“I firmly disagree. I was falsely arrested for crimes I did not commit.“In other words, if I had not been falsely arrested, I would have been able to play for Manchester City and I would have been paid in full. “That is the reality of the situation. At no point have Manchester City apologised to me or even acknowledged how their actions almost cost me everything. “I believe that it is fair and just for me to be paid the wages that I would have earned but for being falsely arrested for crimes that I did not commit.” During his time at City, the tribunal heard, he missed 123 of 240 games. Among documents submitted was a letter to the FA in April 2022 which lays bare his financial situation while awaiting trial.It said he had just £197.78 in his Coutts bank account, outstanding legal fees of £96,000 and owed £10,000 to a cleaning firm.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe could not pay his £80,000-a-month mortgage and had to rely on loans from friends.Mendy was also being chased for £843,000 in tax, owed a concierge firm in France 400,000 euros and was struggling to meet child maintenance bills. The tribunal continues.Players identified in documentsKyle WalkerCredit: RexRiyad MahrezCredit: RexJack GrealishCredit: AlamyJohn StonesCredit: GettyRaheem SterlingCredit: Getty More

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      George Baldock: Dele Alli pays heartbreaking tribute to tragic ‘brother’ after shock death aged 31

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      DELE ALLI has paid a heartfelt tribute to his former MK Dons team-mate George Baldock.Baldock tragically passed away last week aged 31, drowning in his swimming pool at his villa in Greece.Greece defender George Baldock tragically passed away last weekCredit: REXBaldock was team-mates with Dele Alli during their time at MK DonsCredit: INSTAGRAM@DELEAlli has been left heartbroken by the passing of his ‘brother’Credit: INSTAGRAM@DELEThe 28-year-old has paid a touching social media tribute to his late friendCredit: INSTAGRAM@DELEThe Greece international’s loved ones and former clubs have paid emotional tributes since his deeply tragic passing.And Alli – who spent four seasons with Baldock at MK Dons – has paid a second social media tribute to the defender.In an emotional Instagram post, he wrote: “No words I could type or pictures I could use would ever be enough.”May your spirit, ambition, determination and humility live on through those who had the honour of knowing you!READ MORE ON GEORGE BALDOCK”I love you brother and will miss you forever!”My thoughts, prayers and heart goes out to your family! Rest in peace Balders.”Alli’s first tribute to Baldock last Thursday, which included a snap of the pair laughing, read: “I love you! Rest in peace, my brother.”Former Sheffield United man Baldock leaves behind his son Brody, who he had with fiancee Annabel Dignam.Most read in FootballA devastated Dignam wrote in her own tribute to the love of her life: “George, the love of my life, my soulmate.Dominating Mbappe, Premier League Iron Man, promotion hero: A tribute to George BaldockBy Kostas Lianos, Digital Sports ReporterIT was back in 2019 when Greece legend Vasilis Torosidis – the heir to Euro 2004 hero Giourkas Seitaridis – retired from international duty after 101 caps.A giant void was left behind at right-back, many talented players tried to step up – and none of them could fill those big boots.But, soon enough, I started to hear whispers about a Premier League ace with Greek heritage who’s a starter week-in and week-out…That was none other than George Baldock, born in Buckingham on March 9, 1993, to English parents but qualified for Greece through his grandmother.And what a season he was having. The right-back starred for Sheffield United as they surprised the Prem in the 2019-20 campaign – their first in 12 years – by finishing in the top half of the table.Baldock was among their standout players as he registered a staggering 3,420 minutes played – the joint highest along with the likes of Declan Rice and Virgil van Dijk.The defender was keen to make the big step to the international stage with his grandmother’s homeland – and it didn’t take long until he shook hands with the Greek football federation (EPO) chiefs.However, a long and arduous paperwork slog stood in the way – with the then Sheffield United star claiming Covid-19 and Brexit slowed things down.Greece finally got the right-back they were begging for for years as Baldock made his debut on June 2, 2022 in a Nations League clash at Northern Ireland as a late substitute.It didn’t take long until the English-born ace owned the right flank at the back and impressive performances followed.Perhaps none compare to the Euro 2024 qualifier against France in June 2023 when Baldock did the unthinkable and kept Kylian Mbappe quiet for 104 MINUTES, despite being injured and playing through “unimaginable” pain.I still remember speaking to then-Greece manager Gus Poyet about his player’s stunning performance, and I will never forget the big smile the Chelsea legend had on his face.Poyet reminded me of a proud father as he took me through the injury hell the full-back endured before squaring up against perhaps the world’s best player for his country.A beaming Poyet told me: “Against the Republic of Ireland [three days beforehand] – and now that it is finished I can say it – after 20 minutes he had a very bad twist in his ankle, very bad. He was very close to come out. I asked him, ‘Can you hold until half-time?'”At half-time his ankle was very, very swollen. He asked for a strapping and he asked me for five minutes. Give me five minutes and we’ll let you know. And he had an unbelievable second half running up and down and being outstanding.”You don’t imagine the ankle after the game. You don’t imagine the ankle the day after, after the flight to France. Black and blue – swollen. And a day-and-a-half later you need to play against Mbappe.”Ninety per cent of people will think, no chance. And I keep talking to him, individually. And he keeps saying to me, ‘Coach I’m gonna be there no worries’.”And he didn’t play 20 minutes, he didn’t play 60 minutes, he played 104 minutes because the referee gave 14 minutes of injury time against Mbappe.”It’s easy to understand how loyal Baldock was to every team he ever played for during his 15-year career, just by looking at his stats.The Greek ace started his career at MK Dons in 2009 where he amassed a staggering 125 appearances throughout an eight-year stint that also saw him playing on loan for Northampton Town, Tamworth, IBV and Oxford United.The defender joined Sheffield United in 2017 and registered a whopping 219 appearances in seven years that also saw him helping his team achieve two Premier League promotions.Baldock’s work ethic and commitment was no different in Greece as he proudly stated two years ago: “To play for the national side is a great honour and a lot of pride involved for me and my family.”Representing my country through my late grandmother, it’s a very proud moment for me and my family. I love the country and I will fight for every success”Baldock never played for England at any level, but he always competed like a lion and he proved it on Sunday in his last ever match when he started for Panathinaikos, whom he joined in the summer, against eternal rivals Olympiacos in perhaps the most intense derby in Europe.He served his team with honour as he helped them pick up a valuable point in a goalless draw against their in-form foes, who had just played their best game of the season with a 3-0 win over Braga in the Europa League a few days earlier.He only managed 12 caps for Greece before his sudden and tragic death at the age of 31 on Wednesday in Athens.But his fighting spirit and charisma at right-back with the white and blue, as well as his remarkable run in the Premier League and the Championship, show that he is leaving a legacy behind for many Greek and English fans to look up to.”The perfect dad to our beautiful boy.”You completed me. You were my world and I know we were yours.George Baldock’s devastated fiancée pays heartbreaking tribute to star who was ‘love of her life'”You are here with me in Brody’s smile, giggle and infectious personality.”My world will never be the same but I will find a way for Brody. I promise.”I love you forever and always G. Your Neen. X”England and Greece paid a touching tribute to Baldock ahead of their Nations League clash at Wembley last Thursday.The Greeks honoured their late team-mate with a famous 2-1 win, in which they held up his shirt after both goals.READ MORE SUN STORIESAfter the final whistle, match hero Vangelis Pavlidis told ITV: “It was a really special game for us because of George and, of course, we gave everything for him and for his family.“Great win but [what is] more important are the emotions and that we are people and that our special night is because of him.”Greece paid tribute to the late George Baldock after their famous win over England at WembleyCredit: ALAMY More

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      Lee Carsley told he will NOT get the England job as Three Lions target Pep Guardiola to replace Gareth Southgate

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      LEE CARSLEY has been told he will NOT get the England job, SunSport can reveal.The FA are believed to have added Pep Guardiola to the shortlist to replace Gareth Southgate.Pep Guardiola is believed to be one of the front-runners to succeed Gareth SouthgateCredit: RexLee Carsley has been told he will not get the job full-timeCredit: GettyCarsley, 50, is understood to have accepted the FA’s decision without complaint.He agreed to act as caretaker boss for six England games this autumn, during which time he has been repeatedly questioned about his plans.SunSport’s revelation that Carsley had already been told the FA were looking elsewhere explains his seemingly bizarre comments after the Greece defeat that he would “hopefully be going back to the under 21’s.”Carsley has been criticised for failing to offer clarity but has earned the admiration of his FA bosses for attempting to give nothing away and keeping their recruitment plans secret.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe FA have been sounding out potential candidates, including Guardiola, since Southgate resigned in July but have yet to hold formal talks with anyone.Carsley’s willingness to take charge of England’s Nations League campaign this autumn has bought the FA some time.He hinted that he was in agreement with the FA’s plans after Sunday’s 3-1 win in Finland without giving much away.He said: “People are always going to try and put their chips on one side. I’m in the middle.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”My bosses have made it clear what they need from me. This job deserves a world-class coach who has won trophies and I am still on the path to that.”Guardiola, 53, has won 15 trophies in eight years at Manchester City but he is out of contract at the end of the season.England ratings: Angel Gomes is the runaway success of Lee Carsley era but Cole Palmer is anonymousThe FA are hoping they can tempt him to take the England job from the summer onwards.He was coy when asked about his future, saying: “Leaving City? It’s not true, I haven’t decided yet.“And it is not even true that I will be the next England coach. If I had decided I would say it… I don’t know either, anything can happen.”The FA insist they have a shortlist of candidates, but the recruitment process has been complicated by uncertainty over England’s fixture list.It is not even true that I will be the next England coach. If I had decided I would say it… I don’t know either, anything can happen.Pep GuardiolaFA chief executive Mark Bullingham wants a permanent manager in place for the start of England’s 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but they do not know if that will be next March or the following September.England will start their World Cup campaign in March if they win their Nations League group, but they are currently three points behind Greece with two games remaining.READ MORE SUN STORIESIf England finish second they will enter the Nations League play-offs and be placed in one of the four-team World Cup qualifiying groups, which does not begin until September.The FA declined to comment.DAVE KIDD: Unless we get Pep Guardiola, it’s back to bedlam after calm of Gareth SouthgateBy Dave KiddIT IS easy to forget, after eight serene years of Gareth Southgate, that the default mode for the England football team, and the FA, is one of utter chaos.After last week’s bewildering, headless-chicken home defeat by Greece and the endless, dizzying ramblings from Lee Carsley about whether or not he wants to be Southgate’s full-time successor, it seems like deja vu all over again.Because this was what following England used to feel like.Before Southgate took over — and the Three Lions became supremely competent and professional on and off the field — it really always was stark, raving bonkers.Under Southgate it could be a little boring, a little too cautious, at times. But England rarely lost football matches, always featured at the sharp end of tournaments and were always a serious, rational set-up.It was never the long-running, hopes-up, trousers-down, clown show we endured for decades until one decent, intelligent man in a waistcoat arrived and decided enough was enough.Southgate banked tens of millions as England boss and we can safely assume that he hasn’t custard-gunned it all on drink, drugs and loose women.He confirmed he wants a sabbatical of at least a year before he returns to coaching.And, therefore, he wouldn’t touch the Manchester United job with a bargepole, despite having significant allies on the Old Trafford board.Southgate is enjoying life away from the madhouse.He’s been seeing the family, walking the dogs, watching the cricket and plans to give a talk at Harvard University.Those sort of Gareth things. And good for him.Some of us knew England would miss Southgate dearly but perhaps we didn’t realise quite how soon, and quite how deeply, we would regret his exit.The FA relied on him to a greater extent than they ever realised.As a statesman, a figurehead, a beacon of good sense and decency, as well as a very useful football manager, who was extremely popular with his players.And whatever happens next — whether more interim Carsley, or Graham Potter, or perhaps the colourful loose-cannon Thomas Tuchel arrives from Germany — history tells us that we will probably go back to bedlam.Pep Guardiola? Now that might be a different, if unlikely, prospect.Because the England manager’s role wasn’t called ‘the impossible job’ without good reason.Remember Sam Allardyce resigning after one match, having been caught out acting exactly like Sam Allardyce, boasting over a pint of wine during a covert sting?Remember the Iceland debacle and, before that, the disastrous Brazil World Cup campaign under Roy Hodgson — which had been pretty much predicted by FA chief executive Greg Dyke performing a throat-slitting gesture when the draw was made?Remember the John Terry fiascos under Fabio Capello — when the Chelsea man was stripped of the captaincy for having allegedly diddled the former girlfriend of the reserve left-back, only to be reinstated as captain.And then to be accused of racially abusing the brother of his central defensive partner and for Capello to resign rather than sack Terry as captain again?That was Capello, who claimed he only needed to know 100 words of English and who agreed to take extra money for rating his own players out of 100 in something on the internet called ‘the Capello Index’ at the 2010 World Cup.Yes, kids, all this actually happened.And before that, Steve McClaren, under an umbrella, failing to qualify for the 2008 Euros.And before him, the late Sven-Goran Eriksson and the peak era of low farce — the fake Sheikh, the Beckham circus, the WAGs table-dancing in Baden-Baden, the Faria Alam scandal which ended with FA chief executive Mark Palios resigning after he and Eriksson had both diddled the same secretary.And that was after Kevin Keegan quit in the Wembley toilets, after Glenn Hoddle had resigned for making bizarre comments about disabled people and reincarnation, having employed faith healer Eileen Drewery to lay hands on his players.And dentist chairs and turnips and gambling cultures and missed drug tests and threatened players’ strikes and so on and so, so farcical.Thirty years of hurt have turned into 60 years because Southgate — despite reaching successive Euros finals and overseeing two very decent World Cup campaigns — couldn’t quite get his hands on a trophy.And now the impossible job feels impossible again.Because this is a nation obsessed with the game.Because this is a nation which — I think we’re still allowed to say — was the birthplace of organised, competitive football.Because this is a nation which is home to the richest and most popular league on the face of the Earth.And because this is a nation which still craves the ultimate glory of a first major international title since 1966.As Southgate (left) has frequently reminded us, the England manager’s job brings a uniquely sharp focus.There are 60 million armchair bosses and, when it’s an international break or a summer tournament, England is the only show in town.Expectations, which had dipped after all those years of nut-casery, are now limitless because Southgate came so close, so often.All of this is surely too big for Carsley. It feels too big for Potter, too.And for Tuchel, or most unsuspecting overseas candidates, all of this lunatic history feels too big to comprehend.So if Guardiola really wants a serious new challenge.And if he is really prepared to take a major pay cut, then he is one of the few men truly capable of being up to the job.If not, it will just be back to bedlam again.If not, we might be missing Southgate for a long time to come. More

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      FA Cup first round draw LIVE: Latest updates as Wrexham to face Harrogate, Wimbledon travel to rivals MK Dons

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      THE FA Cup first round draw has been completed and there are some cracking ties. The pick of the bunch is AFC Wimbledon’s visit to MK Dons, while Wrexham will travel to Harrogate. While the Premier League and Championship giants join the iconic competition from the third round.Draw start time: 7pm BSTTV channel: BBC TwoFREE live stream: BBC iPlayerFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFollow ALL the action from the FA Cup first round draw with our live blog below…Pick of the tiesIn case you missed it, here are the standout ties from this evening’s FA Cup first-round draw:Worthing vs MorecambeTamworth vs HuddersfieldCurzon Ashton vs MansfieldMK Dons vs AFC WimbledonNorthampton vs KetteringRushall/Peterborough Sports vs AccringtonChesham vs LincolnCopy linkCopiedFourth qualifying round replaysThere are still six clubs left to confirm their place in the first-round in Tuesday night’s fourth qualifying round replays.All 12 clubs involved were included in tonight’s draw.Here are tomorrow’s replays:Maidenhead vs TauntonBoston vs GainsboroughSolihull Moors vs AltrinchamBrackley vs HartlepoolPeterborough Sports vs RushallGateshead vs HednesfordCopy linkCopiedFirst-round datesThe FA Cup first ties will take place between Friday, November 1 and Monday, November 4.A select number of matches will also be chosen for live broadcast by BBC Sport and ITV.Copy linkCopiedPick of the tiesIn case you missed it, here are the standout ties from this evening’s FA Cup first-round draw:Worthing vs MorecambeTamworth vs HuddersfieldCurzon Ashton vs MansfieldMK Dons vs AFC WimbledonNorthampton vs KetteringRushall/Peterborough Sports vs AccringtonChesham vs LincolnCopy linkCopiedFourth qualifying round replaysThere are still six clubs left to confirm their place in the first-round in Tuesday night’s fourth qualifying round replays.All 12 clubs involved were included in tonight’s draw.Here are tomorrow’s replays:Maidenhead vs TauntonBoston vs GainsboroughSolihull Moors vs AltrinchamBrackley vs HartlepoolPeterborough Sports vs RushallGateshead vs HednesfordCopy linkCopiedFirst-round datesThe FA Cup first ties will take place between Friday, November 1 and Monday, November 4.A select number of matches will also be chosen for live broadcast by BBC Sport and ITV.Copy linkCopiedPick of the tiesHere are the standout ties from this evening’s FA Cup first-round draw:Worthing vs MorecambeTamworth vs HuddersfieldCurzon Ashton vs MansfieldMK Dons vs AFC WimbledonRushall/Peterborough Sports vs AccringtonChesham vs LincolnCopy linkCopiedFirst-round draw in fullFA Cup first-round drawRotherham vs CheltenhamBarrow vs DoncasterWorthing vs MorecambeBoreham Wood vs Leyton OrientExeter vs BarnetCarlisle vs WiganTamworth vs HuddersfieldHartlepool/Brackley vs BraintreeCurzon Ashton vs MansfieldWycombe vs YorkBradford vs AldershotHednesford/Gateshead vs Gainsborough/BostonBurton vs ScarboroughTranmere vs OldhamRochdale vs BromleyWalsall vs BoltonGrimsby vs WealdstoneBristol Rovers vs Weston-super-MareMK Dons vs AFC WimbledonAltrincham/Solihull Moors vs MaidstoneStockport vs Forest GreenReading vs FleetwoodStevenage vs GuiseleyNorthampton vs KetteringRushall/Peterborough Sports vs AccringtonSwindon vs ColchesterSalford vs ShrewsburyCrewe vs Dagenham & RedbridgePort Vale vs BarnsleyChesham vs LincolnChesterfield vs HorshamSouthend vs CharltonNotts County vs AlfretonTaunton/Maidenhead vs CrawleyHarrogate vs WrexhamWoking vs CambridgeGillingham vs BlackpoolTonbridge Angels vs HarboroughSutton vs BirminghamNewport vs PeterboroughCopy linkCopiedNewport vs PeterboroughCopy linkCopiedSutton vs BirminghamCopy linkCopiedTonbridge vs HarboroughCopy linkCopiedGillingham vs BlackpoolCopy linkCopiedWoking vs CambridgeCopy linkCopiedHarrogate vs WrexhamCopy linkCopiedTaunton/Maidenhead vs CrawleyCopy linkCopiedNotts County vs AlfretonCopy linkCopiedSouthend vs CharltonCopy linkCopiedChesterfield vs HorshamCopy linkCopiedChesham vs LincolnCopy linkCopiedPort Vale vs BarnsleyCopy linkCopiedCrewe vs Dagenham & RedbridgeCopy linkCopiedSalford vs ShrewsburyCopy linkCopiedSwindon vs ColchesterCopy linkCopiedRushall/Peterborough Sports vs AccringtonCopy linkCopiedNorthampton vs KetteringCopy linkCopied More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo says ‘I’ve always dreamed of this’ as he bags own luxury watch collection with £92,000 showstopper

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has landed his own luxury watch collection courtesy of Jacob & Co.The superstar, 39, is a lover of fine watches and he has bought himself several luxury timepieces over the years.Cristiano Ronaldo has been given his own watch collectionCredit: X formerly Twitter / @CristianoThe ‘Flight of CR7’ shows a Ronaldo figure heading the ballThe ‘Heart of CR7’ is also available for saleCredit: InstagramJacob & Co. founder Jacob Arabo created the collectionCredit: InstagramArabo gifted Ronaldo a watch worth £1millionCredit: InstagramBut now he has his own collection up for sale thanks to his close friend Jacob Arabo at Jacob & Co.The luxury watchmaker has launched its Ronaldo range, featuring the Flight of CR7 and the Heart of CR7.Only 999 of the watches will be made, making them limited edition items for fans eager to get their hands on them.The two designs are available in four styles – Stainless Steel, Rose Gold Baguette, Stainless Steel Baguette, and Pave.READ MORE ON RONALDOBoth watches feature a Ronaldo figure on the face wearing his iconic No7 shirt, with the Flight of CR7 showing the figure heading a ball.The Heart of CR7 shows the Ronaldo figure fist pumping with a football featuring on both.The price of the watches range from £22,000 to £92,000 and Ronaldo revealed having his own collection is a “dream come true”.He said: “I’ve always dreamed of having my own watch collection. Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”The Jacob & Co. Flight of CR7 & the Heart of CR7 takes inspiration from some of my most iconic moments on the field. “I hope you like them as much as I do.”Cristiano Ronaldo spotted on waterslide at Scottish hotel Ronaldo’s passion for watches has gone through the roof since he moved to Saudi Arabia.It started from day one too as he was gifted a one-off Jacob & Co watch to celebrate his move to Al-Nassr.The portable timepiece even paid tribute to Saudi Arabia with its emerald green colour – matching the nation’s flag.The watch is 18K white gold, 47mm x 15.85mm and is worth £630,000.But that is just a fraction of the most expensive watch in his collection – a Franck Muller Invisible Baguette Diamonds Imperial Tourbillon worth £1.6million. More

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      Northern Ireland’s Nations League clash vs Belarus may be forced to MOVE as boss O’Neill says ‘it’s not in our hands’

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      NORTHERN IRELAND’s Nations League clash with Belarus could be subjected to a short-notice location change.The Green and White Army are set to host the Belarussians – who they drew 0-0 with last Saturday – at Windsor Park in Belfast on Tuesday night.Northern Ireland’s Nations League clash with Belarus is in danger of being moved on short noticeCredit: REUTERSBelarus have yet to be granted visas for the match by the UK GovernmentCredit: AFPBut the Belarusians have yet to be granted visas for the match as they’ve been included in the UK Government’s ongoing sanctions against Russia.Belarus have been included in the sanctions for allowing Russia to use their territory in their illegal invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.And tomorrow’s match will likely have to be played in mainland Europe if the Government don’t permit the Belarusians entry to the UK.The Irish Football Association have revealed they’re “in contact with appropriate Uefa and government officials” over the matter.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSManager Michael O’Neill said: “It’s not in our control, the situation in November. “We’ll just address that when it comes.”He continued: “We’ll fulfil the game, it’s just whether we can play here in Belfast or not. “The decision is not in our hands.Most read in Football”Your home form is everything, and it’s important to build that relationship between the supporters and team as well.”You never want to play in a game like we did on Saturday with an empty stadium.”BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSNorthern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill admits the situation is “out of his hands”Credit: ALAMYSaturday’s goalless draw took place in western Hungary due to Uefa’s own restrictions on Belarus. And the ZTE Arena in Zalaegerszeg could be called upon again to host the return leg.Cult hero ex-Premier League boss who’s now managing in non-league says he’d SACK HIMSELF if he was chairmanSpeaking after the behind-closed-doors match, O’Neill said: “These games are always difficult.“Logistically it was difficult, preparation was difficult, the stadium and everything.”And we might have to deal with Belarus in the ‘home’ game in a similar fashion, but hopefully not.” More

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      Controversial ex-Germany star reveals he was axed from World Cup-winning squad after being caught with SEX WORKER

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      STRIKER Max Kruse has revealed he was axed from Germany’s World Cup-winning squad… after being caught with a sex worker in London.The former Borussia Monchengladbach star, 36, won 14 caps for his country.Max Kruse has revealed he was axed from the Germany squad after being caught with a sex workerCredit: GettyThe retired striker scored four goals in 14 caps for his countryCredit: EPAKruse was part of Joachim Low’s squad when they took on England at Wembley in November 2013.But team bosses caught him in his hotel room with an escort on the eve of the game.Kruse confessed he often used to hire vice girls on away trips, but usually booked separate rooms for them.He told German TV’s Big Brother that he was allowed to start in Die Mannschaft’s 1-0 win.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHowever, Low then dumped the striker from the German squad that went on to lift the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.Kruse recalled: “We had a poker game at the team hotel, and there was a relaxed atmosphere.”Then someone said, ‘Max, why not order a woman to come up to your room?'”I went back to my room.  She arrived, I had an uneasy feeling, but we got talking.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”We were together for five minutes when there was a knock on the door.  It was Hansi Flick, the assistant manager, and the team coordinator Oliver Bierhoff.”They told me: ‘Send her away – we’ll talk about this in the morning.’ Watch Thomas Muller go down in a heap after being ‘fouled’ by TAPE as Bayern Munich team-mates fall over in stitches”I hadn’t been sensible enough – I had simply told her to come to my room.”Normally I would always be clever and book an extra room, on a different floor.”My bosses told me the next day: ‘We’re happy with your performances on the pitch, but if this story comes out it will create a really bad image.”‘You can’t do something like this. Either focus fully on your football, or else there’ll be no World Cup for you next year.'”I behaved myself really well for the rest of the season, but still found myself cut from the national squad.”I was gobsmacked. It would have been amazing to be part of the squad that won the World Cup.Kruse started against England at Wembley Stadium in 2013 after the incidentCredit: Bongarts – GettyHowever, he was left out of their World Cup-winning squad the following summerCredit: Getty”There have been plenty of other players who have invited escorts to their hotel rooms.”But maybe they have been a bit cleverer than me in the ways how they did it.”Controversial Kruse has made a second career as a poker professional during his football career.Newly retired, the former Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg ace once lost £65,000 in winnings when he left his cash in the back of a taxi.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe ex-forward was also forced to build a chicken coop in dungarees and was fined after his Nutella addiction was exposed in 2016.All three incidents came in the same week as he lost his poker winnings during his time at Wolfsburg.Kruse is currently appearing on German TV’s Big BrotherCredit: Getty More