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      Champions League-winning Liverpool legend ‘taken ill’ during live broadcast of Real Madrid clash on Sky Sports

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      LIVERPOOL Champions League winner Dietmar Hamann was taken ill while covering Real Madrid’s last-gasp win over Union Berlin.Hamman appeared as a pundit for Sky Sports Austria providing analysis on a night when Bayern Munich stormed to a 4-3 win over Manchester United.
      Dietmar Hamann went home after losing his voiceCredit: Getty
      The pundit won the Champions League with LiverpoolCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      The former midfielder was fine while talking about Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory over Union Berlin, but he could not continue for the second match of the day.
      That’s because Hamann lost his voice, according to presenter Constanze Weiss.
      She said: “Didi Hamann is unfortunately ill and lost his voice during the course of the show. That’s why we sent Didi home.”
      Hamann had a hoarse voice during the early part of the coverage before deciding it was best to go home and rest.
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      Sky Sports jokingly confirmed his departure using a substitution graphic, with Austria international Mark Stankovic taking his place.
      Hamann moved into punditry after ending his 18-year playing career.
      The German made 143 appearances for Bayern before moving to England, initially signing for Newcastle.
      Six months later Hamann joined Liverpool and helped the Reds win the Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup in 2001.
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      He was also part of the side that achieved Champions League glory, coming on as a substitute in the final to help turn around a 3-0 deficit, with Liverpool winning on penalties.
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      Forgotten ex-Liverpool star in incredible X-rated rant after Champions League epic as fans say ‘we need more bad blood’

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      FORGOTTEN Liverpool star Kamil Grabara has branded Galatasaray a “s***hole” in an incredible rant on social media.The goalkeeper is now starring for Danish side Copenhagen and faced the Turkish giants in the Champions League on Wednesday.
      Kamil Grabara went on an X-rated rant after Copenhagen’s draw at GalatasarayCredit: Reuters
      Tete netted a late equaliser for the hostsCredit: Alamy
      Grabara, 24, started the game in what turned out to be an epic European clash in Turkey.
      The visitors took a 2-0 lead through goals from former Southampton ace Mohamed Elyounoussi and Diogo Gonçalves.
      Copenhagen had ridden their luck with Grabara making a good save from Mauro Icardi.
      However, the match took a turn as Elias Jelert was sent off for his second bookable offence.
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      This allowed Galatasaray back into the game with their stars such as Hakim Ziyech, Dries Mertens and Icardi keen to score.
      Despite the attacking talent on display, it was right-back Sacha Boey who grabbed the hosts a lifeline in the 86th minute.
      Two minutes later former Leicester City ace Tete converted with a brilliant volley from Wilfried Zaha’s cross.
      Grabara was fuming to see the three points be snatched away as they left with just one.
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      The former Liverpool stopper took to social media to vent his frustration at the result.
      He wrote: “Deserved all 3pts from that s***hole, but that’s life, we move on.”
      Grabara later edited the post to “s**t game” in an attempt to soften the jibe.
      Some fans loved seeing the passion from the players as one commented: “I love this type of shit talking we need more bad blood in sports, specifically in social media posts.
      “Call me shallow but I love nothing more.”
      A second wrote: “Blud wasn’t holding back.”
      A third said: “New favourite GK.”
      Grabara was at Liverpool for five years between 2016 and 2021.
      However, he never made an appearance for the first team but did make 34 outings for the U21s, keeping 11 clean sheets. More

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      Watch Harry Kane react awkwardly live on CBS Sports as Thierry Henry jokes ‘you look good in red and white’

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      HARRY KANE was left tongue-tied after Thierry Henry joked he looked “good in red and white”.Henry knew he was making a cheeky comment as he implied Kane would look good in an Arsenal kit – fierce rivals of his beloved Tottenham.

      Thierry Henry joked that Harry Kane ‘looks good in red and white’Credit: Twitter CBS
      Kane awkwardly laughed off the commentCredit: Twitter CBS
      The Bayern Munich striker did not know how to respond to Henry’s jibe, so instead tried to laugh it off awkwardly.
      Henry bellowed with laughter after telling Kane: “First and foremost I wanted to tell you something – you look good in red and white.
      “Sorry I had to say it.”
      Henry then turned his attention to the North London Derby and asked Kane who he thinks will win Sunday’s grudge match.
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      Kane of course backed Spurs and promised to send Henry a text about the match after full-time.
      The pair also discussed Kane’s adjustment to playing in a high-pressure environment like Bayern, with the England captain enjoying his new challenge.
      Kane, 30, scored a penalty against Manchester United on his Champions League debut for Bayern.
      He kept his cool and fired low past Andre Onana despite his former Spurs team-mate Sergio Reguillon attempting to put him off.
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      Kane has only been on the losing side once since joining Bayern as the German champions beat United 4-3.
      He has scored five goals and produced two assists in six games since his £104million move. More

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      Watch Jamie Carragher read out DM from Lionel Messi as CBS Sports host Kate Abdo reveals the awkward translation

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      JAMIE CARRAGHER has revealed the DM he received from Lionel Messi after criticising Paris Saint-Germain.The former Liverpool defender previously hit out at the French side’s failure to win the Champions League with Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
      Jamie Carragher read out his DM from Lionel Messi on CBS SportsCredit: twitter @CBSSportsGolazo
      Kate Abdo pointed out the awkward translation of Messi’s messageCredit: twitter @CBSSportsGolazo

      Appearing on CBS Sports’ coverage of the Champions League this week, Carragher was asked if Messi had ever messaged him.
      “Yes,” he replied. “Is it Spanish that they speak, Argentintians? I’m just going to say the word he called me, I don’t understand, a ‘burro’. What does that mean?”
      Host Kate Abdo then pointed out the awkward translation as she revealed: “It means a ‘donkey’.”
      “Donkey, thank you,” responded Carragher, who later explained his exchange in greater detail on Wednesday night.
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      “Well I think it came from this show actually,” he recalled. “I think we were critical of Paris Saint-Germain. Probably me.
      “I said Paris Saint-Germain could not win the Champions League with Messi, Mbappe and Neymar playing together. I was proven right, again.
      “A couple of weeks later, I was coming home from a game at Chelsea, I got a message and I was like ‘that can’t be him, must be one of these fake accounts’.
      “Then I had a look and yeah, so it came from that and he told me his opinion.
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      “I had to then Google and do the translate thing because I didn’t have a clue what he’d sent to me.
      “I just said ‘thanks for your opinion’, but the only trouble was the next night he was actually crowned the Ballon d’Or winner, so I replied to him saying ‘Congratulations’ and he saw the message and he didn’t reply.”
      Carragher had previously revealed last year how Messi had called him a donkey on Instagram in response to his criticism of the forward’s PSG move.
      Messi was unable to win the Champions League during his two years in Paris before joining Inter Miami in the MLS this summer.
      Since arriving in the USA, the 36-year-old has scored 11 goals and added five assists in 11 appearances for his new club.
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      CBS Sports host Kate Abdo awkwardly grins after Thierry Henry’s blunt put-down of Carragher’s Jude Bellingham theory

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      KATE ABDO grinned as Thierry Henry bluntly shrugged off Jamie Carragher’s Jude Bellingham theory.The popular CBS Sports team were back together for all of this week’s Champions League action.
      Thierry Henry appeared on CBS Sports alongside Jamie CarragherCredit: Twitter @CBSSportsGolazo
      Popular host Kate Abdo was on presenting dutyCredit: Twitter @CBSSportsGolazo
      Real Madrid were in action in the early match against German side Union Berlin.
      Bellingham, 20, came to the rescue once again for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, netting in the 94th minute to grab a 1-0 win.
      The CBS crew gushed over the England star’s latest incredible contribution.
      And Carragher even talked up his chances of playing for Liverpool one day.
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      When Abdo suggested Bellingham would have looked good in red, Carra said: “He would’ve done but there’s still time.
      “He’s not going to stay there (Real Madrid) his whole career is he?”
      Asked by Abdo to elaborate, Carragher pressed on: “It’s probably hard to leave Madrid if I’m being totally honest.
      “But at some stage you think if he’s the best player in England and one of England’s greatest ever players, which I think he will become, I think he’s going to sample the Premier League.
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      Jude Bellingham made it six goals in six games for Real MadridCredit: Rex
      “Because he’s been at Birmingham, he’s gone to Borussia Dortmund, he’s gone to Real Madrid – I’m sure at some stage you want to play in the Premier League…
      “And where better than Liverpool? The six-times Champions League winners.”
      Henry, 46, looked flabbergasted at the suggestion.
      As Carragher beamed, Henry said: “He plays for a team that’s won 14.”
      He then added, calmly: “He plays for a team that’s won 14, so that’s a tough one.”
      Popular host Abdo grinned at Henry’s put-down of Carragher’s wishful thinking.
      Bellingham’s goal last night made it six in six since making his £115million summer switch to Spain.
      Asked about his start to life in Madrid after the match, the Brummy star said: “It’s even more special than I thought.
      “I get goosebumps just talking about it now. I’m just so grateful to be at this club.
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      “I talk about the staff and the players but there is the fans as well who as you arrive to the stadium are there in their thousands just to get a glimpse of the bus and then they are there before the warm-up. 
      “You don’t really understand how big this club is until you are here.”
      CBS Sports’ Champions League coverage has gained rave reviews in recent yearsCredit: Getty More

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      Marcus Rashford blasted by ex-England star for tracking back ‘like he had a fridge on his back’ during Bayern defeat

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      MARCUS RASHFORD was slammed by ex-England star Stuart Pearce as Manchester United lost 4-3 to Bayern Munich.Erik ten Hag’s side fell to their fourth defeat in six games in all competitions so far this season.
      Marcus Rashford was in action for Man United against Bayern Munich last nightCredit: Reuters
      Stuart Pearce was scathing of Rashford’s performanceCredit: TWITTER @talksport
      Rashford, 25, has started every match, managing one goal and a single assist.
      It was his lack of effort defensively that upset Pearce last night.
      Providing analysis for talkSPORT, the 61-year-old said that Rashford was running back “like he had a fridge on his back”.
      He then took aim at Casemiro too, elaborating: “United are under the cosh because too many of their players have jacked it in.
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      “Rashford half running back and Casemiro half running back.
      “I’m not sure what (Andre) Onana said when he has a rant at (Harry) Maguire in the summer but now is the time to have a rant at the back line, not just the back line but the whole team.
      “Too many players who have given up the ghost and that is alarming.
      “United are so off the pace and they are lucky that Bayern have not been more clinical.”
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      The German giants scored a quickfire double either side of the half hour mark via Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry, with the first down to an Onana howler.
      Rasmus Hojlund bagged his first United goal to haul them back into the game, only for Harry Kane and Mathys Tel efforts to kill off their challenge, either side of a late Casemiro double.
      After the match, TNT Sports pundit Paul Scholes ripped into his old side’s “soft underbelly”.
      He fumed: “There is a weakness to them. There is a soft underbelly and they do seem to collapse a bit when things are going wrong.
      “They scored three goals and that is good, but I felt Bayern could then turn it on and score another.
      “‘I thought there was a big distance between the teams, in that second half especially. 
      “First half I thought they did well but still conceded two goals through a lack of concentration.
      “There is experience in the team but I don’t think it is being used. Concentration in Europe is so important, once you concede one goal, it can turn into two and three.
      “None of those centre halves are saying ‘look Casemiro and Eriksen get in here’.
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      “Are Casemiro and Eriksen saying to the wide players come in next to me, lets calm the game down?”
      The Red Devils are back in action on Saturday night, when they take on Burnley at Turf Moor.
      Man United slumped to their fourth defeat in six gamesCredit: Rex More

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      Bayern Munich 4-3 Man Utd LIVE RESULT- Champions League: Germans secure win despite late Red Devils comeback – reaction

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      MANCHESTER UNITED begin their Champions League campaign with a 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich after a dramatic clash at the Allianz Arena.The Germans took the lead through Leroy Sane after Andre Onana made a huge error for the opener.
      Serge Gnabry doubled Bayern’s advantage in the first half finishing off a spectacular move from the German side.
      The second half got off to a fast pace, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring his first United goal before Harry Kane reinstated Bayern’s two-goal lead after converting a controversial penalty.
      In a dramatic last five minutes, Casemiro bagged a brace to give the Red Devils late hope but Mathys Tel’s goal was the difference in Germany.

      Match result: Bayern Munich 4-3 Manchester United
      Bayern Munich team: Ulreich, Upamecano, Min Jae, Kimmich, Gnabry, Goretzka, Kane, Sane, Davies, Laimer, Musiala
      Man Utd team: Onana, Lindelof, Martinez, B. Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund, Eriksen, Reguilon, Casemiro, Dalot, Pellistri

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      Gaffer needs to get squad firing
      It must seem a tough period for Erik ten Hag in his Man Utd tenure.
      Getting his side to bounce back and start showing their potential may be the toughest task of his time at Old Trafford so far.
      Things are not going their way at the moment and it will need the manager to work with his squad to turn things around.
      That starts with Burnley on the weekend.
      Credit: Getty
      Keeper fronts up media over mistake
      Andre Onana gave an interview with the media after the game, despite his howler for the first goal.
      It shows some mental strength from Onana to give an interview despite how dejected he was from his error.
      The ex-Inter Milan stopper admitted that he was at fault in them getting nothing out of this game and that he will try to bounce back, feeling he still has a lot to prove.
      Fans may be gutted right now but he has shown he is made of the right stuff to take that one on the chin and face up to his mistake.
      United have that losing feeling
      Winning can become a habit, but so can losing.
      Man Utd lost their fourth game of the season this evening and need to do something to address their poor form.
      Ten Hag will have some work to do but it all starts again when they travel to Burnley on the weekend in the Premier League.
      Kane gets first European goal for Bayern
      It was always going to happen, Harry Kane on the scoresheet against the side who wanted to sign him.
      Albeit from the penalty spot, it was a clinical spot-kick from the English striker.
      He seemed to enjoy scoring against Man Utd.
      Credit: Reuters
      The man, the myth, the legend
      Joshua Kimmich was his usual brilliant self this evening.
      The amount of ground he covers for his side is mind-bending.
      He uses the ball so well, bringing attackers into play.

      FT: Bayern Munich 4-3 Man Utd
      It is a seven-goal thriller in the Allianz Arena.
      Bayern Munich could have scored more however.
      The German champions also struck the woodwork twice.

      FT: Bayern Munich 4-3 Man Utd
      What a bizarre game this has been tonight.
      Just at the death, Fernandes whips in a free kick and Casemiro is there with a deft header to score.
      Not enough time for them to think about getting that equaliser.
      Bayern will be happy with the three points.
      Goal – Casemiro (Man Utd)
      Bayern Munich 4-2 Man Utd
      90+3. Each time Man Utd have managed to find a way back into this game, Bayern immediately douse the flames of hope.
      Tel smashes the ball into the roof of the net, no chance for Onana.
      This has not been a game for defensive coaches to brag about.
      Credit: Getty
      Goal – Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)
      Bayern Munich 3-2 Man Utd
      90+1. We are going to have four additional minutes.
      Bayern counter attack and as the ball is crossed in, Muller slides in to get to it.
      The ball strikes the post and comes back out.
      Bayern Munich 3-2 Man Utd
      89. The hosts are terrible in defence.
      As Man Utd come forward, Casemiro steps on the ball and falls over.
      He then kicks it, laying on the ground, and beats the Bayern keeper.
      This should be on Comedy Central this game.
      Bayern Munich 3-2 Man Utd
      89. The hosts are terrible in defence.
      As Man Utd come forward, Casemiro steps on the ball and falls over.
      He then kicks it, laying on the ground, and beats the Bayern keeper.
      This should be on Comedy Central this game.
      Goal – Casemiro (Man Utd)
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      87. Muller comes on for Kane, Tel for Sane.
      The England captain gets a good reception from the Bayern fans.
      Tuchel is looking to rest some of his key players now.
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      85. You cannot see a way back into this game for the visitors with so little time remaining.
      Thomas Tuchel will be happy with this result as a start to their campaign in the Champions League.
      They have looked vulnerable defensively but have more than made up for it going forward.
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      83. McTominay has been like Bambi on ice since coming on.
      Bayern made a mistake in defence but before the midfielder can seize upon the error, he slips again.
      Bayern counter and Choupo-Moting gets a shot away but Onana saves.
      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd
      81. Martial comes on for Hojlund and Garnacho comes on for Pellistri.
      Bayern are guilty of trying to walk it into the net now.
      They had players queueing up for that one but Choupo-Moting gets dispossessed taking too much time on the ball.
      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd
      79. As Bayern pass the ball around, Choupo-Moting makes a run.
      It is fed into his path and shoots from distance.
      Onana gets a fingertip to it to tip it over the bar.
      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd
      77. Somewhere Roy Keane is having a meltdown over Onana.
      When you see how animated he used to get about De Gea, it would have been comedy gold to see his reaction to that first goal.
      Bayern continue to knock on the door but United are managing to keep them at bay.
      Credit: Getty
      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd
      75. Musiala is coming off for Choupo-Moting.
      He gets a standing ovation from the Allianz Arena.
      Unbelievable that he is still only 20-years-old.
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      73. Erik ten Hag needs to do something about their defending.
      This is now three games in succession that they have conceded three goals.
      Even when they have their full compliment of players available, they always look like you can get at them.

      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd

      71. Bayern are happy to keep the ball now and bide their time.
      They have a lead to defend now, they know United have to chase the game not them.
      Tuchel’s side will just look to pick them off on the break.
      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd
      69. Christian Eriksen is replaced by Scott McTominay.
      It shows the lack of attacking options on the bench.
      Must have been a tough choice not to bring on one of the three keepers, needing to get some goals.
      Bayern Munich 3-1 Man Utd
      67. Man Utd have to commit more players forward.
      As this is a group game, there is no second leg.
      Erik ten Hag’s side need to try and get something out of this.
      Credit: AFP
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      Fans spot Reguilon ‘trying to s***house’ ex-team-mate Harry Kane before penalty after ‘scandalous VAR decision’

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      EAGLE-EYED viewers spotted Sergio Reguilon’s attempts to “s***house” former team-mate Harry Kane – but it proved to be unsuccessful.The Spanish defender left Tottenham to join Manchester United on loan last month.
      Sergio Reguilon came face-to-face with Harry Kane in the Champions League tonightCredit: Getty
      Fans spotted his ‘s***house’ tactic ahead of the Bayern striker’s penaltyCredit: TNT Sports
      And his ex-Spurs colleague also departed North London to join the German giants in a £104m transfer deal.
      The two men came face-to-face tonight as Bayern hosted United in the Champions League.
      The Red Devils made a miserable start as an Andre Onana howler gifted Leroy Sane the opening goal before Serge Gnabry doubled the advantage before the break.
      United gave themselves a lifeline when Rasmus Hojlund pulled one back after the restart, but a penalty from Kane soon restored Bayern’s two-goal advantage.
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      Both fans and United players alike were fuming over the decision to award the spot-kick, which was given after a VAR check when Dayot Upamecano headed it against Christian Eriksen’s arm from close range.
      One supporter fumed on Twitter: “This handball rule, which only exists because of VAR, is pathetic. That’s a scandalous decision.”
      But as Kane prepared to take the spot-kick, the familiar face of Reguilon was in his face speaking to him in an apparent attempt to try and put him off.
      And viewers were quick to notice his attempts at the dark arts.
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      “Reguilon trying his best there to put Kane off from his penalty,” wrote one on social media.
      Another said: “Reguilon trying to s***house Kane.”
      “Dismal attempt to psych him out,” said another viewer, while another commented: “Dirty attempt by Sergio.”
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