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      FA Cup first round TV games revealed as BBC and ITV choose NOT to show MK Dons vs AFC Wimbledon

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      FIVE of the FA Cup first-round fixtures have been selected for TV – but a huge derby has been omitted.The BBC and ITV have selected their picks to broadcast with the competition’s games scheduled for November.The FA cup first-round picks for TV coverage have been madeCredit: The FA – Getty ImagesThe first game to be shown on TV will be Tamworth’s clash against Championship outfit Huddersfield Town.The fixture will be shown on BBC 2 at 7.45pm on November 1.The other four ties that will be broadcast include Northampton’s match-up against Kettering Town on November 2.Sutton United will face Birmingham City on November 3, which will be on ITV 1 at 12.30pm.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSHarrogate will host Wrexham on the same date but in the 3.30pm slot on ITV X.The final televised match will be Chesham’s attempt to cause an upset against League One Lincoln City on ITV 4.However, fans are fuming that the rival match between MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon has not been selected for coverage.One posted: “No MK Dons vs AFC Wimbledon.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSA second wrote: “How do you consistently manage to get it so wrong?”A third commented: “Can’t believe Birmingham and Wrexham are on TV!!! Plenty of better games missed… again!!!!” Non-league club’s stadium underwater as thunderstorms wreak havoc with entire pitch engulfed in flood waterFA Cup first-round drawHere is the FA Cup first round proper in full…Rotherham 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 PeterboroughA fourth asked: “Who picks these things? Why not Bristol Rovers vs Weston-super-Mare? AFC Wimbledon vs MK Dons?”A fifth said: “Wow no Dons v Dons.”A sixth fumed: “Harrogate vs Wrexham is a real stinker.”Another added: “So the tie of the round AFC Dons v MK is being ignored.”MK Dons and Wimbledon have had bad blood since the formation of of the former in 2002.The owners of the original Wimbledon FC moved the side to Buckinghamshire and changed the name.This led furious supporters of the club to form AFC Wimbledon, which has worked itself up from non-league to the professional game.Who are these famous footballers? More

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      Jack Grealish: I’ll be honest with you… I didn’t agree with Gareth Southgate’s shock Euro 2024 decision

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      JACK GREALISH is on a mission to prove a point with England after his Euro 2024 “devastation”.The Manchester City winger felt Gareth Southgate was wrong to leave him out for the tournament in Germany.Manchester City star Jack Grealish disagrees with his England omission at Euro 2024Credit: ReutersFormer England manager Gareth Southgate left Grealish out his squadCredit: AlamyGrealish had the summer free after missing out on Euro 2024Credit: https://www.instagram.com/jackgrealish/Grealish, with partner Sasha Attwood, was devastated to miss out on Euro 2024 with EnglandCredit: instagram/@sasha__rebecca’Interim boss Lee Carsley recalled Grealish last month and started the £100million man – who has just announced he has had a baby girl with partner Sasha Attwood – in wins over Republic of Ireland and Finland.Asked about his Euros axe, Grealish said: “I will be honest with you – I didn’t really agree with it.“You can imagine how I was absolutely devastated. It was one of the most difficult periods of life in terms of football.“It was difficult to just watch the games, especially for someone like me who watches so much football.Read More on Football“I have won a lot of stuff now so, you asked me should I have gone, yes, I still think I should have, but obviously it wasn’t meant to be.“I felt like I didn’t have the best season. If you look at some players in my position, for example Phil Foden, Anthony Gordon, Jarrod Bowen, they scored a lot of goals.“But I know that my game is not just about goals. I give so much more to the team than goals.“You need a bit of a balance in every position on the pitch and I class myself as quite an experienced player now.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS“I’ve played in a lot of big games — Champions League finals and FA Cup finals.”Grealish, 29, scored in the 2-0 win over Ireland in Dublin and hopes to feature against Greece in the Nations League at Wembley on Thursday.Jack Grealish opens up on ‘one of the worst summers of my life’ after scoring against England over former side IrelandThe three-time Premier League winner is feeling “a lot of love” playing for Carsley — a fellow Brummie.And Grealish believes the former Three Lions Under-21s boss has all the qualities to land his new job on a permanent basis.He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “He played me in both games and hopefully I repaid him by scoring in Dublin. It was nice to play in the No10 role.“I wanted to come here and train well and play well. I thank the manager, Lee Carsley, for giving me that chance and having that trust in me. It’s really meant a lot.“Throughout my career, when I’ve played under managers that have shown a trust in me and communicated with me the way he has in the past two camps, it has really helped me.“I’ve felt a lot of love from the manager.READ MORE SUN STORIES“It makes me feel that the manager really does rate me and I can’t speak highly enough of him since I’ve been here.“He gets across to us how he wants us to play and how he wants me to play personally. The younger lads with him at the Under-21s said he is like a proper father figure.”Grealish struggled to watch football during his Euro 2024 omissionGrealish trained hard during the summer to get his England place backGrealish and Sasha announced the birth of Mila this week More

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      England boost as in-form star who had to be helped off pitch just days ago passes late fitness test ahead of Greece game

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      NONI MADUEKE has been passed fit for England duty in a big boost for boss Lee Carsley.The Chelsea winger gave the national team boss and fans a scare when he had to be helped off the pitch in the dying moments of Sunday’s feisty draw with Nottingham Forest.Noni Madueke has been passed fit to face GreeceCredit: GettyHe has already scored four goals in the Premier League this seasonCredit: GettyMadueke hobbled straight down the tunnel after scoring an equaliser for his club in a pulsating match amid worries he had sustained a foot injury.But after 24 hours rest the in-form Blues star is ready to play for England in the forthcoming Nations League fixtures against Greece and Finland.Madueke, 22, has been one of Chelsea’s best players this season and has cemented his place in the Premier League squad.Sunday’s second-half leveller at home to Forest was his fifth goal of the campaign so far. READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe scored a hat-trick at Wolves in August as Chelsea won that match 6-2 at the Molineux Stadium.He has also become one of Carsley’s new generation of senior England players, having been called up for the first time to the main squad during the last international break in September.Madueke was a regular for Carlsey when he was Under-21 boss and has been promoted alongside his old coach.He gained an assist in the home match against the Finns when setting up England skipper Harry Kane for his second goal at Wembley.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSEngland are at home to Greece on Thursday then travel to Finland on Sunday.Madueke has previously hailed Carsley as a manager as well as his ability to lay out tactics for matches.Chelsea fans reckon Noni Madueke is ‘better than Saka’ as winger scores screamer in England U21s’ defeat to Ukraine He told BBC 5 Live: “First of all, he’s a great person. He’s a really good guy, and he’s very personable.”He has a lot of human qualities that makes you feel good and at home.”He’s also a great tactician. He has great ideas, and he’s also able to implement the way he wants to play in your mind and make it easy for you.”I feel that the top managers all have that, and that’s a quality that he definitely has as well.”I couldn’t speak more highly of him. He won the Euros with us.”I feel like he’s a great manager – he knows the pathway, knows the system, knows the FA, he’s been working here for a long time, similar to Gareth (Southgate) in that sense.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I hope he can do extremely well. I know I’ve got all the belief in him, for sure.”Madueke will be joined in the squad by his Chelsea team-mates Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill. More

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      Erik ten Hag really did not help himself with what he said after Man Utd’s draw with Villa, slams BBC pundit

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      ERIK TEN HAG desperately tried to look on the bright side following Manchester United’s drab 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.But Newcastle legend Alan Shearer claims he did not do himself any favours.Erik ten Hag was pleased with his team’s performance against Aston VillaCredit: GettyAlan Shearer claimed the Dutchman ‘doesn’t help himself’ with his commentsCredit: GettyTen Hag praised his team for the result at Villa Park – even though it left them 14th in the Premier League table.He said: “Internal, we are disappointed, we know we have to do better, especially we need to score more, that is the moment in this area after this block of games where we are really short.”All the other areas we are doing really well: four clean sheets, so that tells something about the defending and about the organisation, the defending of defensive transitions. We are doing really well, we are really improving on that point.”Our build-up play is good, we are calm and composed. We are creating chances apart from today. Today we should have created more.”READ MORE ON MAN UTDDiscussing Ten Hag’s post-match comments on The Rest is Football podcast, Match of the Day host Gary Lineker said: “I saw Erik ten Hag saying at the end of the game, ‘that’s a clean sheet, that’s four clean sheets now this season, we’re going in the right direction.'”I just thought, well, if you’ve been struggling a bit like they have and you’ve tried to claim that performance is a step in the right direction…”It’s always a decent point going away to Aston Villa, but it was pretty turgid, wasn’t it?”BBC Sport pundit Shearer then chimed in to say: “In the grand scheme of things, going away to Villa and keeping a clean sheet, you look at it and think, ‘okay, yep, acceptable, good result,’ given their league positions.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”But what he says after the game… I really don’t think he helps himself now and again when he says about ‘we’re going in the right direction.'”They were 13th before the weekend and they’re now 14th!”How would Southgate and Tuchel transform Man Utd flops and who is best for job?Man Utd officials are now understood to be targeting ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel as a potential replacement for Ten Hag.However, they are yet to make contact with him.Earlier this year, Tuchel told United that he was not interested in the job and instead wanted to take a break from management.Man Utd player ratings vs Villa: Evans rolls back the years with Garnacho let downMANCHESTER UNITED eased the pressure slightly on boss Erik ten Hag with a hard-grafted stalemate at in-form Aston Villa.United looked much more solid defensively after Ten Hag rung the changes – though the Red Devils still have just eight points from seven Prem games.Here’s how SunSport’s Graeme Bryce rated 14th-placed United rated at Villa Park on Sunday.ANDRE ONANA – 7Guilty of sloppy distribution once or twice but his hands were safe enough and he did well to beat away a piledriver from Youri Tielemans to keep United on level terms.NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI – 6Managed to contain Jaden Philogene comfortably enough in the first 45 minutes but failed to appear for the second half and was replaced by Victor Lindelof.HARRY MAGUIRE – 6Booked for a high forearm challenge on Ollie Watkins but his afternoon ended at half-time after he appeared to jar his knee defending a corner.JONNY EVANS – 9Handled Ollie Watkins well in the first 45 and showed all his experience to deal with the twin threat of Watkins and Jhon Duran for the final half hour. Rolled back the years with a five-star display to earn his Man of the Match rating.DIOGO DALOT – 7Sat in and rarely got forward but snuffed out the threat of Leon Bailey and was tidy enough. Crucial block to deny Philogene a stoppage time winner.CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN – 7Used all his experience to plug any gaps in United’s carefully constructed midfield. Dealt with the threat from Morgan Rogers well.KOBBIE MAINOO – 7Nothing flashy from the England midfielder who had his work cut out preventing Youri Tielemans carrying out his magic.ALEJANDRO GARNACHO – 6Fired in a first-half shot which Emi Martinez dealt with comfortably but shot hopelessly wide a couple of times after the break. Sloppy finishing let him down. BRUNO FERNANDES – 8United’s skipper only played after his red card against Spurs was overturned on appeal.Kept his cool here to avoid a third red card in three games – came closest for United with a free kick which crashed off the Villa crossbar.MARCUS RASHFORD – 7Taken off at half-time in Oporto and taken off after 64 minutes to save himself a second yellow card here! Looked United’s likeliest match-winner after forcing an early save from Martinez before bringing the best out in the Argentine World Cup winner with a sizzling effort which the ‘keeper tipped over. Booked for a foul on Cash.RASMUS HOJLUND – 6Put himself about and was involved in the clash which led to Ezri Konsa limping off. But lacked service and was replaced by Zirkzee just beyond the hour mark. Below par.SUBSMATTHIJS DE LIGT for Maguire (46 minutes) – 5 – Conceded a few fouls in dangerous areas. Still finding his feet.VICTOR LINDELOF for Mazraoui (46 mins) – 6 – First appearance since March but fitted in well as a stand-in right-back. Booked for a foul on Morgan Rogers.JOSHUA ZIRKZEE for Hojlund (64 mins) – 5 – Miles off the pace, failed to make any impact.ANTONY for Rashford (64 mins) – 6 – Brought out the best in Emi Martinez with a curler which was heading for the top bin until the keeper plucked it out of mid-air.CASEMIRO for Mainoo (85 mins) – 6 – Helped see out the match for United. More

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      Gary Lineker reveals two Match of the Day pundits could leave as they enter final stages of BBC contracts

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      GARY LINEKER has revealed two much-loved pundits could be set for Match of the Day exits amid contract talks.The 63-year-old host sees his deal with the BBC expire next year, casting doubt over his future.Gary Lineker has lifted the lid on his BBC futureCredit: BBCAlan Shearer and Micah Richards also see their contracts expireCredit: BBCLineker is in talks over a new contract and The Sun understands it was “business as usual” this weekend despite a leaked Beeb email suggesting plans are being drawn up for his departure.He lifted the lid on his MOTD future on the Rest Is Football podcast before revealing Alan Shearer and Micah Richards are in a similar position.Lineker said: “I’m coming to the end of my contract in the summer, so it is natural at some point to have conversations and they have just started.”All is OK and I believe you two are in a similar predicament.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLRichards replied: “What is more concerning is that I am 4-1 to replace you.”Shearer joked: “That is a f***ing massive concern by the way. I’m not signing my new contract if you are a presenter by the way.”But Richards has the support of Lineker, who said: “I would love to see you take over Micah, I think you would be brilliant in the chair.”But with your eyesight you could not read the auto-cue.” Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSLineker is open to staying at the BBC, with The Sun exclusively revealing that he has offered to take a pay cut.The ex-England striker could stay for £1million per year, which is £350,000 less than his current salary.Gary Lineker’s BBC pay negotiationsAnd he remains relaxed about his contract situation, saying: “There are bigger problems in the world that is for sure.”Should Lineker quit, Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott are among the bookies favourites to fill his boots. More

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      Gary Lineker breaks silence on speculation over his future as Match of the Day host as he jokes ‘it’s my last show’

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      GARY Lineker has broken his silence on speculation over his future as host of Match of the Day – by opening the show with a joke.The former England striker, 63, told BBC viewers on Saturday night: “It’s my last show… before the international break.”Match of the Day host Gary Lineker opened up tonight’s show with a joke about his futureCredit: BBCLineker couldn’t help but laugh at his gag after days of speculationCredit: BBCHe has hosted the show since 1999 and is now its longest-serving presenterCredit: Pixel8000It comes after reports in the last few days have been circulating online saying that this evening could have been his final appearance.Lineker is understood to be in talks with BBC executives — and sources have told The Sun on Sunday it was “business as usual”.An alleged leaked email also appeared to suggest plans were being drawn up at the BBC for his departure.But the long-running BBC football highlights show opened up with Lineker making a gag about the rumours around his future.read more in Gary LinekerHe said: “Hello, seven games on the way and it’s my final show…”Before the international break.”The clever joke left pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards laughing as Lineker continued on with the show.An alleged leaked email appeared to suggest plans were being drawn up at the BBC for the former striker’s departure earlier this week.Most read in FootballIt was said to have included a draft statement for release when the ex-England ace decides to leave.The Beeb has refused to call the email a fake and instead said nothing had been agreed.Gary Lineker reveals how his views on Match of the Day can sometimes get him into trouble But the star, 63, is understood to now be in talks with BBC executives over a new Match of the Day deal after sources told The Sun on Sunday it was “business as usual”.The veteran presenter could agree to stay on for £1million a year — £350,000 less than his current mega salary.He has hosted the show since 1999 and is now its longest-serving presenter.It is believed that Lineker will remain on the show until at least the end of the season.A source told The Sun: “Gary is hugely popular with both fans and players alike. “The sense is that, with so much uncertainty and scandal at the BBC, right now viewers are crying out for a safe pair of hands.“Gary adores the BBC, and loves his job, and recognises what an honour it is to host television’s flagship football show, as well as international games.“Gary has long maintained that the BBC provides excellent value for money – and has quite literally put his money where his mouth is, and offered to take a substantial pay cut.”Lineker was taken off air last year after his tweet compared the language used to launch a government asylum plan to “that used by Germany in the 30s”.Pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer boycotted MOTD in solidarity.Ex-Spurs player Jermaine Jenas, 41, had been reportedly in the running to replace Lineker on the show but was sacked for inappropriately texting two women on The One Show.The bookies are now predicting that either Mark Chapman or Gabby Logan will be the next faces of the late-night football recap show.MotD2 host Chapman and Sports Personality of the Year host Logan are both 5/2 to pick up the reins, according to William Hill.READ MORE SUN STORIESEx-Manchester City defender Micah Richards (4/1) and Lionesses legend Alex Scott (5/1) are also in contention.Other names in the frame include regular pundits Alan Shearer (14/1) and Danny Murphy (25/1).Lineker has hosted the BBC show since 1999 and is now its longest-serving presenterCredit: Getty More

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      Gary Lineker in talks to sign new deal with Match of the Day amid speculation over future

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      GARY Lineker is in talks to sign a new Match of the Day deal amid speculation over his future.Yesterday reports circulated online that last night’s show could be his final appearance.Gary Lineker is in talks to sign a new Match of the Day deal amid speculation over his futureCredit: GettyHe has hosted the show since 1999 and is now its longest-serving presenterCredit: Pixel8000But the star, 63, is understood to be in talks with BBC executives — and sources told The Sun on Sunday it was “business as usual”.An alleged leaked email appeared to suggest plans were being drawn up at the BBC for his departure.It was said to have included a draft statement for release when Lineker leaves.The Beeb has refused to call the email a fake and instead said nothing had been agreed.Read More on TVThe ex-England striker and the BBC have previously crossed swords over some of his comments in tweets.But a source told us: “Talks are ongoing and it is very much a case of Keep Calm and Gary On despite all the rumours. He will be there for the rest of the season no matter what happens.”Responding to news reports of the alleged leaked email, a BBC spokesman said: “We have nothing to announce and we have not agreed next steps with regard to his contract. He is under contract until the end of the season.”We previously reported how Lineker had volunteered to take a pay cut as part of talks over a multi-year deal.Most read in FootballHe could agree to stay on for £1million — £350,000 less than his current salary.Gary Lineker reveals how his views on Match of the Day can sometimes get him into trouble He has hosted the show since 1999 and is now its longest-serving presenter. Ex-Spurs player Jermaine Jenas, 41, had been reportedly in the running to replace him but was sacked for inappropriately texting two women on The One Show.Lineker was taken off air last year after his tweet compared the language used to launch a government asylum plan to “that used by Germany in the 30s”. Pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer boycotted MOTD in solidarity.In 2022, Lineker was found in breach of BBC guidelines for asking whether Tories would “hand back their donations from Russian donors”. More

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      Champions League: Football fans over the moon after realising highlights after back on free-to-air TV

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      GLEEFUL football fans were chuffed to realise that Champions League highlights have returned to free-to-air TV.It’s been NINE years since Europe’s top competition left ITV and moved over to TNT Sport.Fans were thrilled to catch Duran’s late winner on free-to-air TV on the BBCAnalysis was provided on Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss to LilleCredit: RexMost football lovers believed it was travesty, with many unable or un- willing, to pay the £53.99 monthly subscription for TNT Sport.While live European matches have not returned to free TV, fans can tune into a Match of the Day-style show on the BBC for highlights of each round.A brief match-by-match highlight compilation is also available from 10pm on the BBC website as well.Both the show and online package can be viewed every Wednesday on a week of Champions League action.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSAston Villa’s incredible 1-0 triumph over Bayern Munich at Villa Park was the first game to be shown this week.Emery’s men went ahead via super-sub Jhon Duran’s 79th minute audacious off-the-cuff lob.Liverpool also retained their 100 per cent record in the competition this season with a routine 2-0 win over Bologna with goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mo Salah.And fans were thrilled to learn that they could catch all of the action for free.Most read in Champions LeagueJhon Duran scored a goal that will go down in Villa’s historyCredit: GettySalah scored a stunner to double Liverpool’s leadCredit: RexFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSOne wrote on X: “Champions League highlights on BBC is possibly the best thing ever.”A second said: “The show is quite a breath of fresh air. Really good sampled footage of the games.”Arsenal player ratings vs PSGA third said: “BBC iPlayer has got the Champions League highlights of you didn’t know!”Another wrote: “It died off when they took it off ITV. Hopefully bringing highlights to the BBC will be the start of the comeback but wishful thinking.”While another added: “Feels so strange watching Champions League games and analysis on the BBC. Thank god for that.”Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan seem to take turns hosting, alongside pundits Nedum Onuoha and German footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger.Fans were also pleased to see some fresh faces, with one writing: “It can’t always be likes of Micah Richards, Danny Murphy and Jamie Redknapp.” More