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    Man Utd legend Nicky Butt ADMITS breaking motorcyclist’s leg after smashing into him in Range Rover

    MAN Utd legend Nicky Butt today admitted breaking a motorcyclist’s leg after smashing into him while driving in his Range Rover.The Class of ’92 graduate was driving carelessly through Burnley, Lancashire, when he failed to spot the rider.Nicky Butt has pleaded guilty to causing serious injury to a riderCredit: John GladwinVictim Andrew Fielden suffered a broken left leg, which needed metal rods inserted following an operation, and severe bruising.Butt, 49, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court today where he admitted causing serious injury by careless driving.The former England star was handed am interim driving ban following the October 2022 crash.He could face up to two years in jail or an unlimited fine when he is sentenced on a date to be set.Read more newsThe court heard Butt, who was picking up at his son at the time, suffered a “momentary lapse of concentration”.Prosecutor Graeme Tindall said: “What appears to have happened is a number of vehicles pass what appears to look like a HGV.“Mr Butt having let the HGV come past, pulls out and this is when Mr Fielden is coming past on the motorcycle.”The court was told Mr Fielden was left with no memory of the crash other than waking up in hospital “in immense pain”.Most read in FootballButt remained at the scene and has since written an apology to the rider.Mr Fielden chose not to share a victim impact statement and said previously he does not “any ill feeling to the other party”.John Dye, defending the ex-footballer, said: “The loss of his licence is going to be extremely inconvenient to him and his family but that is the inevitable consequence of this case.”Butt was a instrumental part of Alex Ferguson’s youth team – rising through the ranks with David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and the Nevilles.David Beckham, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs celebrate at Wembley as Salford City break into Football League with National League playoff final over FyldeThe midfielder began his professional career stepping in for Roy Keane as a sub before he landing a full-time spot when Paul Ince left in 1995.Along with the rest of the Class of ’92, Butt helped Utd win countless trophies as the club became a dominant force.This included the Champions League Final in 1999, where the Red Devils made history by winning the treble.By the time he left in 2004, the footballer had helped Utd win six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and a Champions League trophy.READ MORE SUN STORIESButt later had spells at Newcastle and Birmingham City before moving into management in 2016 for Utd’s U23 team.In 2014, he bought Salford City along with Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, and Gary and Phil Neville.Butt appeared at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court todayCredit: John GladwinButt was part of the Class of 92 squadHe played 270 games for Utd during his 12 years on the senior teamCredit: PA:Empics Sport More

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    Burnley fan charged with public order offence after ­’mocking Munich air disaster at Man Utd clash’

    A FOOTIE fan has been charged with a public order offence after ­allegedly mocking the Munich air disaster while celebrating a goal against Man United.Nathan Rawlinson, 44, was arrested over alleged “tragedy chanting” after Burnley’s late equaliser in Saturday’s clash. A Burnley supporter has been charged with a public order offence after ­allegedly mocking the Munich air disaster while celebrating a goal against Man UnitedVideos online show a man seemingly making plane gestures at Old Trafford fans — a reference to the 1958 disaster that killed 23, including eight Busby Babes.The fan also appeared to shout “Munich” after Zeki Amdouni’s 87th-minute penalty.Rawlinson, of Bacup, Lancs, has been bailed to face court at a later date.Burnley FC condemned the “offensive footage”.read more on footballBurnley previously condemned the “offensive footage” and vowed to work with Man United and police to identify and prosecute fans involved.The club said: “We are aware of offensive footage currently circulating on social media from the away end of today’s fixture at Old Trafford.“Tragedy-related gesturing and chanting is completely unacceptable, and Burnley Football Club take a zero-tolerance approach.“We will continue to work with Greater Manchester Police, Lancashire Police and Manchester United to help identify and prosecute the individuals responsible.”Most read in FootballThe Premier League added in a statement: “There is no place for football tragedy abuse in our game.“We strongly condemn this behaviour and sanctions are in place to ensure anybody found guilty faces consequences.Man City fan appears to mock Man United over Munich air disaster with sick aeroplane gesture during derby clash”We continue to treat this as an unacceptable issue and fully support Burnley FC, Manchester United and the police in identifying and prosecuting those responsible.” More

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    Love rat Ryan Giggs was slammed as a ‘liar, womaniser & cheat’ by OWN lawyer – has he finally settled with Zara Charles?

    HE is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation but Ryan Giggs has never been far from controversy.His name conjures up pictures of two distinctly different men – the pitch legend who dazzled at Manchester United and the love cheat accused of abusive behaviour.Ryan Giggs, 50, and lingerie model Zara Charles, 36, are having a baby togetherCredit: ZenpixGiggs and his ex-wife Stacey Cooke in the Royal Box of Wimbledon in 2012Credit: AFPThe Man United legend was a quiet maestro on the pitch, but his personal life has been far less sanguineCredit: Getty – ContributorEarlier this year, Giggs’ brother, Rhodri – left deeply wounded after Ryan’s infamous affair with his wife – told the legendary player to “grow the f*** up” after “banging everything in sight.”As The Sun reveals Giggs is about to become a dad again aged 50, could it be that he has finally taken on his brother’s advice?A source said Ryan – who already has two kids – and lingerie model Zara Charles, who has a child from a previous relationship, were “thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents again”.The source added: “They have a solid, loving relationship and are building a long-term future together.”Read More in SportIt follows a tumultuous few years after Giggs was arrested in November 2020 on allegations of assaulting ex-partner Kate Greville as well as being a coercive and controlling partner. He was also charged with assaulting Kate’s sister, Emma.Giggs stepped back from his role as Wales manager as scandal engulfed him for a second time – the first being the notorious affair with his sister-in-law, Natasha.While the case against him collapsed at court, his reputation had been yet again tarnished, with his own barrister called him a “cheat, a womaniser, a liar and an adulterer”.Most read in FootballRyan has a notorious affair with Natasha Giggs, the wife of his brother RhodriCredit: CollectNineties star Dani Behr and Ryan Giggs were a famous power coupleCredit: Rex FeaturesGiggs’ controversial love life has dominated front pages over the yearsCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdGirlfriend Zara Charles, 36, stood by him throughout the case.But, as they look forward to a new life together, the question will be whether Giggs can rebuild the image he once had as a clean-living family man. Roy Keane opens up on Ryan Giggs feud which saw Man Utd legend stop speaking to team-mate for six monthsRollercoaster childhood Giggs made his name playing for the most famous football club in the world after he was scouted at the age of 14 by Sir Alex Ferguson in 1987.Ferguson pulled up outside Giggs’ family home in Salford in a gold-coloured Mercedes and signed the young player after watching him perform at Manchester City’s School of Excellence.The Giggs family moved to the Manchester suburb when Ryan was just six and he said his first memories were making friends with kids in the street and playing football.His dad, Danny Wilson, is a former rugby union and Wales international rugby player, while mum Lynne worked as a children’s nurse.But their marriage was not an entirely happy one, according to Giggs.He wrote in his 2006 autobiography: “It was a fiery relationship which would occasionally spill over into real unpleasantness. There were many arguments, and too many of them became physical.”His parents finally split when he was 16 and Giggs said it may have “contributed to that inner steel where I can block things out”.He said: “When I was playing football, I never thought about the arguments between my mum and dad. Everyone’s childhood shapes who they are and what they do.”String of flingsGiggs’ grit and determination on the field made him one of the most decorated players of all time.He made his first-team debut aged 17 and went on to become the first player to win two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards.As his star rose on the pitch, his boyish looks – along with fancy cars, a luxury house and designer gear-  bought inevitable adulation from women.Soap star Patsy Kensit has a fling with the footballerCredit: Dave HoganCaroline Stanbury was another former flameCredit: Rex FeaturesRyan and then-wife Stacey Cooke in 2007Credit: GettyGemma Atkinson and Giggs were rumoured to be together, but insisted they were just palsCredit: Flynet Pictures His first high-profile relationship was with TV presenter Dani Behr.One of the first big showbiz-footballer couples, they split after a year and Dani later said: “It was difficult because of manager Alex Ferguson.“I lived in London and Ryan was in Manchester and he didn’t like his team travelling a long way to that was difficult. He controlled Ryan.”Dani went on to date Les Ferdinand before marrying restauranter Carl Harwin in 2005.There were three people in my marriage and one of them was Ryan GiggsDamian BurkeIt girl Davinia Taylor, the daughter of a multi-millionaire, was his next regular girlfriend in 1995 but Giggs said it never got to the moving-in together stage because she was only 17 to his 22.The pair were seen arguing in a nightclub, which allegedly ended in Giggs throwing a glass in Davinia’s direction that smashed on a nearby pillar.When the couple split, brief flings with models Paula Hamilton and actress Patsy Kensit followed, but it wasn’t long before he and Davinia were back on with talk of wedding bells.But it all came to nothing when the heiress told the papers that Ryan didn’t give her enough attention and spent too much time with his pals.Giggs’ legendary football career
    During his glittering career with Manchester United, Ryan Giggs became known as one of the best players Britain has ever produced. His career in stats:
    1986 – The year Sir Alex Ferguson watches Giggs score a hat during a match for Salford Boys.
    1987 – Ferguson turns up at Giggs house and signs him u,p promising to turn him professional within three years. 
    1989 – Giggs captains England at schoolboy level, playing at Wembley against Germany.
    1991 – He makes his Manchester United debut aged 17.
    963 – Times played for Manchester United between 1991 and 2014
    632 – Number of appearances in the Premier League
    109 – Goals scored in the PL
    162 – Number of goal assists in the PL
    13 – Number of Premier League medals
    4 – FA Cup medals
    9 – FA Community Shields medals
    64 – Number of times Giggs played for the Wales national team between 1991-2007
    2007 – given an OBE for services to football

    Their final split came as Manchester United stablemate David Beckham started dating ‘Posh Spice’ Victoria Beckham and they became the couple of the moment.In 1998 Ryan and new sweetheart Emma Gardner suffered heartbreak when they lost a much-wanted baby.Ryan said the miscarriage taught him there is more to life than football but, again, long-lasting love was not to be.Giggs finally met the woman he was to marry, Stacey Cooke, in 2002 at a music festival. By the time they wed in a low-key ceremony in 2007, they already had four-year-old daughter Liberty and baby son Zachary.The marriage was rocked by Giggs’ infidelity as an exasperated Stacey stuck by him.Ryan Giggs leaves the Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester in 2022Credit: AFPGiggs at Manchester Crown Court watching ex-girlfriend Kate Greville giving evidence on police videoCredit: PAGiggs and Kate Greville before their splitCredit: BackGridThree years after son Zachary was born, Giggs had a six-month fling with Welsh model and Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas. He took out a super injunction to stop The Sun revealing their affair, which led to weeks of speculation until MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to name the footballer in a Commons debate in 2011.Giggs lost £150,000 in legal fees in the process.It soon emerged the Premier League star had also been sleeping with sister-in-law Natasha Lever, who was married to his younger brother Rhodri, also a footballer.The affair started when Stacey was pregnant with the couple’s first child.Natasha revealed that she aborted Ryan’s baby weeks before marrying his brother Rhodri, who is three years younger. She said the cheating footballer gave her £500 toward the costs of the procedure. Stacey was devastated but the pair stayed together.His relationship with brother Rhodri has never recovered.’Grow the f*** up’In January Rhodri laid into his brother on The Central Club podcast, saying he could have done serious damage to his brother had he sold stories about the affair.Rhodri said: “I’m not that bitter and not that twisted, but he needs to be careful, because I could have. Giggs’ love life under the microscopeBy Jo Hemmings, relationship expert
    To say Ryan Giggs has had a chequered relationship history would be an understatement.
    Being catapulted into fame at a young age – Giggs was only 14 – followed by his parents splitting up two years later after a fiery and abusive relationship, it’s perhaps no wonder that he ended up in a series of poor relationships alongside reckless and controlling behaviour.
    Without the anchors of a stable parental relationship, nor the usual hanging out with friends and growing up in a typical teenage environment, it seems that Giggs took a long time to understand the maturity, compromise and effort that having an enduring relationship takes.
    It’s almost as if he has lived his life in reverse – stardom when just a teen and all the adulation that goes with that, robbed him of the opportunity to grow up in a healthy, grounded environment, looking to the future for his ambitions rather than living them out at young and impressionable age.
    Now he’s 50, a moment when a lot of men take stock of their lives for personal and professional reasons, wondering if they have achieved enough, Giggs – with the blessing of his former wife Stacey – seems to have found the emotional security and balance missing from his youth and can focus on his personal life and fulfilment moving forward.

    “A lot of people could have, but they didn’t, and it’s all from him making the choices he’s made, no one else. You can’t go through life and this nice, innocent family man when you’re banging everything in sight. How old is he, 48, 49? He needs to grow the f*** up.’”Giggs’ long-suffering wife Stacey finally walked away from the marriage in 2016 after tiring of her husband’s womanising ways.The Sun reported how the final straw came when Stacey heard the footie hero had flirted with waitresses at a restaurant he owns close to their £6million mansion in Worsley, near Manchester.You can’t go through life and this nice, innocent family man when you’re banging everything in sightRhodri Giggs on his brotherTheir divorce was a costly affair.He fought over giving his wife a chunk of his extensive fortune but they came to an agreement out of court.A year later Giggs was pictured with PR expert Kate Greville on holiday in Italy. They met when she was tasked with helping to plan the launch of Giggs and Gary Neville’s Hotel Football business.It was the start of yet another stormy relationship.Kate’s ex husband Damian Burke claims she dumped him by text and told a pal: “There were three people in my marriage and one of them was Ryan Giggs.”His words echoed that of late Princess Diana who famously said there were three people in her marriage.In August 2022 Giggs appeared in court charged with causing Kate, 37, actual bodily harm and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour between December 2017 and November 2020. He also denied assaulting Kate’s sister, Emma.The United ace celebrates with his children, Zach and Libby, after winning the league in 2011Credit: AFPSir Alex Ferguson scouted the future star when he was just a teenagerCredit: Getty – ContributorGiggs was accused of headbutting Kate during a row as well as trying to control her.She told Manchester Crown Court how she “became a slave to his every need and every demand” and alleged that Giggs once told her she ‘did not deserve to be a parent’ during a blazing row.Giggs was also accused of having ‘full-on’ relationships with eight other women during the ‘toxic’ six-year relationshipDuring the case an  email emerged in which Giggs accused Kate of making him look stupid over a trip to Scotland with his friends.He wrote: ‘’Only an evil, horrible c*** does that. Utterly astonishing. Now I look like a t*** telling my three of my friends I am going to Scotland at the weekend. I simply cannot believe you f****** did that. I am so f****** mad right now and I am scaring myself because I could do anything.’”Giggs’ own barrister told the court that being a cheat, a womaniser, a liar and an adulterer isn’t a crime.Chris Daw QC told jurors his client was not on trial for “being flirtatious”, being a “compulsive womaniser”, an “adulterer” or a “liar” or a “cheat”.The QC said. “If they were crimes, just think how many prisons we would need.”After a highly-charged four-week trial a jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the charges.A retrial was planned for July 2023 but the CPS dropped the charges shortly before.Prosecutor Peter Wright KC said Kate had “indicated an unwillingness” to give evidence in a re-trial as giving evidence in the first trial had “taken its toll” on her and her sister, Emma.New chapterGiggs, who has won 64 caps for his country, stepped down as manager of the Wales international team in the wake of the allegations.He is now a director at Salford City, which he part owns.Giggs has had a glittering career,  winning 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, four FA Cups and three League Cups.Nobody can doubt his prowess on the field and he has been compared to the late, great George Best.Whether he can now deliver off the field and finally commit long-term to a loving relationship remains to be seen, but friends are confident.READ MORE SUN STORIESA source said: “Ryan was nervous about what his kids would think but they’ve got to know Zara over the last few years and really like her.“They’re happy because they know he’s happy.” More

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    Man Utd legend Ryan Giggs to become dad for third time aged 50 with lingerie model girlfriend, 36

    RYAN Giggs is set to become a dad for the third time aged 50.The Manchester United legend and girlfriend Zara Charles, 36, are expecting a baby later this year.Ryan Giggs, 50, is expecting a baby later this year with girlfriend Zara Charles, 36The Manchester United legend with kids Zach and Libby after a Premier League title win in 2011Credit: ReutersStacey, who divorced Giggs in 2017, is said to have given the couple her blessingCredit: The Picture Library LtdGiggs, who has two kids from a previous marriage, and mum-of-one Zara are said to be “delighted”.Friends of the couple said they were excitedly planning for their baby’s arrival later this year.Giggs is already dad to Sheffield United footballer son Zach, 17, plus daughter Libby, 19, from his marriage to Stacey Cooke.Lingerie model Zara — his partner since 2021 — also has a daughter from a previous marriage.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe delighted couple have told close family, and their exes, about their happy news.A source said: “Ryan was nervous about what his kids would think but they’ve got to know Zara over the last few years and really like her.“They’re happy because they know he’s happy.“But they’ve joked that he might struggle with the early mornings and lack of sleep.Most read in Football“Ryan and Zara are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents again.“They have a very solid, loving relationship and are building a long-term future together.Ryan Giggs is cleared and WON’T face another retrial as domestic abuse case over ‘attacking ex Kate Greville’ collapses“Their life is very simple, they go for walks, they go for coffees and love keeping fit.”A separate source said Stacey — who divorced Giggs in 2017 after ten years of marriage — has also given her blessing.’Blended family’She, Giggs and Zara spent Christmas together in December 2022 as a “blended family”, a source confirmed.They added: “Stacey approves of Zara. Her and Ryan have been through a lot but they have moved on and she’s only interested in him being happy, because that makes him a good dad to their kids. There is no animosity.”In November Giggs celebrated his 50th birthday with a trip to Dubai with Zara, who surprised him by having red rose petals scattered across their hotel bed.She posted: “Yesterday was my best friend’s Big Birthday. Happy 50th, Ryan. “So grateful we got to spend it in one of our happy places. I will love you forever.”Zara and Ryan are said to be ‘delighted’ at the news, the pair pictured this monthCredit: BackGridFriends of the couple said they were excitedly planning for their baby’s arrivalCredit: BackGridStacey approves of ZaraSourceThe couple live in a £2.1million, seven-bedroom mansion which Giggs bought last year.Zara supported him through his assault trial after he was charged with attacking his ex-lover Kate Greville and her sister Emma during a drunken row at his home in Worsley, Gtr Manchester, in November 2020.He was also charged with controlling coercive behaviour towards PR executive Kate during their three-year relationship.During the trial, the jury was told how Kate had accused Giggs of cheating on her with several women, including Zara.In a goodbye letter Kate penned to Giggs, she wrote: “You and Zara were also in a full-on relationship for a year. “I could go on but I think that’s enough. You got your guy from Harrods to send her shoes, bags, and dresses.”A jury failed to reach a verdict in August 2022 and Giggs — who always denied any wrongdoing — made a point of publicly thanking “my girlfriend Zara” for support.He faced a retrial but in 2023 the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew all charges after Kate said she did not want to give evidence, citing the toll the first trial had taken on her mental health. Judge Hilary Manley then told Manchester crown court: “I formally enter not guilty verdicts in respect of each of the three counts.”Giggs’s lawyer Chris Daw said at the time: “Mr Giggs is deeply relieved the prosecution has finally come to an end after almost three years in which he’s been fighting throughout to clear his name.“He’s now been found not guilty of all the charges and going forward would like to rebuild his life and career as an innocent man.”Giggs stepped down from his job as Wales national team manager in June 2022 ahead of the first trial. He has since been trying to rebuild his life out of the spotlight.Last month it emerged he was working again as Salford City’s director of football.Giggs is co-owner of the League Two club along with his ex-United team-mates Gary and Phil Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.Ryan and Zara are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents againSourceFlying winger Giggs joined the Red Devils as a 14-year-old and went on to win 13 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two Champions Leagues.He made 963 appearances and managed the club for four games at the end of the 2014 season after David Moyes was sacked.He then worked as an assistant to Louis van Gaal for two years before leaving when Jose Mourinho was appointed manager.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe won 64 Wales caps and was appointed national team boss in January 2018. Current boss Rob Page was appointed in his place in 2022.Giggs and his girlfriend live in a £2.1million mansion which he bought last yearCredit: Getty – ContributorThe football legend outside Manchester Crown Court during his trialCredit: PA More

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    Teammates reeling after two Premier League footballers are arrested over ‘rape’ and suspended by club

    TEAMMATES have been left reeling after two Premier League footballers were arrested in a rape probe and suspended by the club.The players, both 19, were arrested at the weekend after the alleged victim contacted cops.Two footballers were arrested after a rape allegation was made (stock image)Officers swooped on the club’s stadium and spoke to one of the players.He was driven out of the ground in a club Mercedes to a nearby police station where he was formally arrested on suspicion of assault and aiding and abetting a rape.Sources said he was allowed to leave the stadium after a brief interview before he was then arrested later that night.The player, 19, spent the night in the cells and was later quizzed by detectives under caution.read more on footballHis team-mate, also 19, was arrested the following day and questioned on suspicion of rape.Teammates and club officials were left reeling from their arrests.A source said: “News began to filter through the club on Monday morning.”Everyone is understandably shocked at what has unfolded.Most read in Football”The club is also trying to get to the bottom of what has happened.”But with an ongoing police investigation and the seriousness of the allegations both players have been suspended.”Yesterday, police said the pair had been released on bail pending further inquiries.The alleged rape is said to have taken place on Friday night.The alleged victim contacted officers hours later and filed a formal complaint.A police spokesman said: “Officers have arrested two men following a report of a rape.”A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and aiding and abetting a rape. A second 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape.“Both men have since been released on police bail.”A source told The Sun how the police arrived at the stadium to speak to the footballer.They added: “He was taken to a private room within the ground and was spoken to by police.“The player left the club with another individual and was formally arrested by police later that night.”The club previously said they would not be making any further comment while police investigated.The Premier League has been plagued by a series of high-profile sex scandals.Man United striker Mason Greenwood, 22, was suspended in 2022 after he was arrested for attempted rape.The case was later dropped and he is now on loan at Spanish side Getafe.Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy, 29, was cleared of multiple rapes after two trials last year.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe is now at French side Lorient.Their cases and others prompted the Premier League to launch sexual consent lessons for all players. More

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    Two Premier League footballers arrested over ‘rape’ are suspended by club after cops swoop on stadium

    TWO footballers at the centre of Premier League rape probe have been suspended by their club, we can reveal. The players, both 19, were arrested at the weekend after the alleged victim contacted cops. Two footballers were arrested after a rape allegation was made (stock image)Officers swooped on the club’s stadium and spoke to one of the players. He was driven out of the ground in a club Mercedes to a nearby police station where he was formally arrested on suspicion of assault and aiding and abetting a rape. Sources said he was allowed to leave the stadium after a brief interview before he was then arrested later that night.The player, 19, spent the night in the cells and was later quizzed by detectives under caution.Read more newsHis team-mate, also 19, was arrested the following day and questioned on suspicion of rape.Yesterday, police said the pair had been released on bail pending further inquiries.The alleged rape is said to have taken place on Friday night. The alleged victim contacted officers hours later and filed a formal complaint.Most read in FootballA police spokesman said: “Officers have arrested two men following a report of a rape.”A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and aiding and abetting a rape. A second 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape.“Both men have since been released on police bail.”A source told The Sun how the police arrived at the stadium to speak to the footballer.They added: “He was taken to a private room within the ground and was spoken to by police.“The player left the club with another individual and was formally arrested by police later that night.”The club previously said they would not be making any further comment while police investigated.The Premier League has been plagued by a series of high-profile sex scandals.Man United striker Mason Greenwood, 22, was suspended in 2022 after he was arrested for attempted rape.The case was later dropped and he is now on loan at Spanish side Getafe.Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy, 29, was cleared of multiple rapes after two trials last year. READ MORE SUN STORIESHe is now at French side Lorient.Their cases and others prompted the Premier League to launch sexual consent lessons for all players. More

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    Rebekah Vardy seen for first time after footballer ex and son’s dad is jailed for running cannabis factory

    REBEKAH Vardy has been seen for the first time after her footballer ex was jailed for running a cannabis factory.Luke Foster, 38, got three years last month after admitting charges with two others.Rebekah Vardy has been seen for the first time since her ex was jailedCredit: Click News and MediaLuke Foster ran a cannabis factoryCredit: Nigel Bennett – The SunBecky smiled as she went for a stroll with her daughterCredit: Click News and MediaThey were spotted out and about in Chelsea, west LondonCredit: Click News and MediaHe dated Becky for six years until 2013 and the pair have a son together.The ex-Oxford United and Preston North End defender is serving his jail term at HMP Nottingham.Now Rebekah has broken cover for the first time since Foster’s conviction.She was spotted going for a stroll with one of her daughters in Chelsea, west London.Read More SportRebekah picked up a bouquet of flowers and popped into posh bakery chain Gail’s.Yesterday a source told The Sun: “This is devastating for Becky – she’s only just found out about this.”Of course she’s furious. It’s outrageous. Her sole concern is to protect her son.”She wants to make sure he’s surrounded by people who love him and that this has zero impact on his education or anything else.”Most read in FootballFoster also faces a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing in July.Football’s 10 richest wags including music stars and millionaire modelsHe met Becky in 2007 while signed to Oxford and the pair welcomed a son.But they split in 2013, months before she met Premier League winner Jamie while she was working as a nightclub promoter.Becky had been married twice before, first to an electrician named Mark Godden.The marriage lasted just six months before Becky had a brief fling with singer Peter Andre.Her second marriage was with a timeshare businessman called Steve Clarke.The marriage ended 10 months later after Clarke was jailed for two years after killing two people in a head on collision. More

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    Rebekah Vardy ‘furious’ after footballer ex and dad to one of her kids Luke Foster jailed for running cannabis factory

    REBEKAH Vardy is said to be furious after her footballer ex was jailed for running a cannabis factory.Luke Foster, 38, got three years last month after admitting charges with two others.Rebekah Vardy’s footballer ex, Luke Foster, has been jailed for running a cannabis factoryCredit: Nigel Bennett – The SunFoster dated Rebekah between 2007 and 2013Credit: GettyThe ex-Oxford United and Preston North End defender is serving his jail term at HMP Nottingham.He dated Becky for six years until 2013 and the pair have a son together.But their bitter split — with Becky meeting Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy months later and marrying him in 2016 — saw repeated clashes in the media.Yesterday, a source said of Foster’s conviction: “This is devastating for Becky — she’s only just found out about this, and of course she’s furious. It’s outrageous.READ MORE ON REBEKAH VARDY“Her sole concern is to protect her son — making sure he’s surrounded by people who love him and that this has zero impact on his education and anything else that could affect a teenage boy.”Foster also faces a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing in July.Foster met Becky in 2007 while signed to Oxford and the pair welcomed a son – but split in 2013, months before she met Premier League winner Jamie while she was working as a nightclub promoter – marrying in 2016 at Peckforton Castle, Cheshire.Speaking in 2017, when his ex was a contestant on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Foster claimed: “Becky liked the finer things in life. Most read in Football“She wanted the biggest house on the street, expensive handbags.“She drove my Merc, I had a Picasso. “She wouldn’t even let me drive my own car.“I’d pay for things I couldn’t really afford. “I’d get another credit card… eventually it all came crumbling down.”But responding in a statement at the time, a spokeswoman for Becky insisted: “It’s upsetting Luke felt the need to sell yet another untrue story on the mother of his son.Football’s 10 richest wags including music stars and millionaire models“He has already made these claims via a friend in another newspaper over 18 months ago and Mrs Vardy made it very clear then she had separated from Mr Foster months before meeting Jamie Vardy, although as a good mother she kept their family together in the same house for another couple of months so that the children had a ‘normal’ Christmas without being uprooted and disrupted.“Mr Foster has a new girlfriend and a new baby, he should put his efforts into focusing on them instead of still trying to hurt Mrs Vardy and in turn hurt his son who will no doubt hear about this story at school.”READ MORE SUN STORIESBecky had been married twice before, to an electrician Mark Godden which lasted just six months before she had a brief fling with singer Peter Andre, and a second time to timeshare businessman Steve Clarke which ended 10 months later after he was jailed for two years after killing two people in a head on collision.Last night a spokesman for Becky declined to comment. More