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      Benfica ‘under investigation for MATCH-FIXING across four-year span with president Rui Costa embroiled in case’

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      BENFICA are under investigation for suspected match-fixing, reports suggest.According to Portuguese media, that relates to a timeframe between 2016 until 2020 and all of the club’s members from that period and thereafter are allegedly embroiled.
      Benfica are under investigation for match-fixing allegationsCredit: Reuters
      Benfica president Rui Costa has been embroiled in the latest investigationCredit: Getty
      This comes just a year-and-a-half after the Primeira Liga side’s long-time president Luis Filipe Vieira was forced to resign in disgrace.
      Vieira was arrested on charges relating to tax evasion, aggravated fraud, forgery and money laundering.
      Club legend Rui Costa succeeded him and his appointment was supposed to hail in a new era of transparency.
      According to the Daily Mail, however, Benfica’s new president Costa is also allegedly embroiled in the investigation.
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      The investigation has stemmed from prosecutors accessing hacked emails.
      The club have also reportedly appeared in court once the proceedings became active.
      Benfica released the following statement: “Taking into account the news made public today, Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol SAD confirms that it appeared in court on January 3, as well as, among others, the members of the Board of Directors from 2016 to 2020 and who are currently in office.
      “Benfica SAD will not comment further as the trial is under legal secrecy.
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      “Benfica expresses its total willingness to collaborate with the competent authorities, as has always happened up to now.”
      This comes after sensational reports back in 2018 claiming that Benfica offered prostitutes to referees in a bid to gain favour with an ex-Portuguese FA chief. More

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      My footballer ex-boyfriend Fisayo Adarabioyo threatened to kill me when I told him I was pregnant – I was terrified

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      A MUM has revealed how her footballer ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her when she discovered she was pregnant.Fisayo Adarabioyo, 27, turned up at his ex-partner’s home in Cheshire and banged on the door leaving her terrified.
      Fisayo Adarabioyo threatened to kill his pregnant exCredit: Rex
      The ex-Crystal Palace player, whose brother Tosin plays for Fulham, also chucked gravel at her windows as he demanded to be let in.
      Adarabioyo later bombarded her with texts, telling her: “If you tell anyone I’ll kill you”.
      He also messaged his ex, saying: “Just kill yourself – everyone will be happier”.
      Adarabioyo, who also played for Macclesfield Town FC, was convicted of harassment without violence on Tuesday, MEN reports.
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      His ex has now bravely spoken of her ordeal after the footballer was handed a 12-month community order.
      She said they met through social media and began a “casual” relationship in 2019.
      The mum, who has a child from a previous relationship, said it was never serious as there was an 11-year age gap.
      She ended things in December 2021 but later discovered she was pregnant.
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      The woman said she tried contacting Adarabioyo after deciding to keep the baby but her first attempt was unsuccessful.
      She then decided to send the striker a text letting him know the news.
      The ex said: “I was nearly 24 weeks pregnant at this point. His reaction was shocking and scary.”
      Later that night, Adarabioyo showed up at her home and banged on the front door demanding to be let in.
      After he finally left the property, he then sent dozens of vile text messages urging the woman to kill herself.
      Another said: “I genuinely hope you die.”
      The terrified mum called police after Adarabioyo also made 45 attempts to call her.
      In a powerful victim impact statement, she told how she has since given birth to a baby daughter.
      She added: “When I hear a noise at night, I feel worried he has come back.
      “I just wanted to do the right thing letting him know he was going to be a father.”
      As well as the community order, Adarabioyo was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £200 compensation and £640 court costs.
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      A 12-month restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim or going near her home was also imposed.
      The woman was bombarded with texts (stock image)Credit: Getty
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      Ex-Celtic striker Anthony Stokes charged after cops seize nearly £4k of suspected cocaine in car after ‘police chase’

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      EX-CELTIC striker Anthony Stokes has been charged after cops seized nearly £4,000 of suspected cocaine in a car after a police chase today.The footballer, 34, was arrested after the motor he was alleged to be in is said to have sped off after being approached by cops in the Crumlin area of his hometown Dublin.
      Anothony Stokes has been charged by copsCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
      Cops seized nearly £4,000 of suspected cocaine in a carCredit: Andrew Barr – The Sun Glasgow
      Officers raced after the vehicle and seized a pile of white powder from the motor.
      An Irish police spokesman said: “Gardaí arrested two men (aged in their 30s) in the early hours of Friday morning, 6th January 2023 in relation to incidents of dangerous driving in Dublin 12.
      “A quantity of drugs was also recovered from the vehicle.
      “Both men were detained in Crumlin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and have been charged in relation to this.

      “They have since been bailed and are due to appear before court at a later date.”
      Former Celtic and Hibs star Stokes spent a night in custody following the drama in the early hours of Friday morning.
      He was also arrested in connection with alleged dangerous driving.
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      Premier League star arrested for drugs and dangerous driving after police chase in Dublin

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      A FORMER Premier League star has been arrested for drug possesion and dangerous driving after a police chase in Dublin.The Irish footballer was found with €4,500 (£3,979) worth of cocaine in his car.
      Gardai have arrested a former Premier League footballer
      He had been driving in Crumlin when he was approached by police, reports The Irish Mirror.
      A car chase ensued and the man was arrested.
      He was detained in Crumlin Garda Station and was released this morning.
      A Garda spokesperson said: “Officers arrested two men (aged in their 30s) in the early hours of Friday morning in relation to incidents of dangerous driving in Dublin 12.
      “A quantity of drugs was also recovered from the offending vehicle.
      “Both men were detained in Crumlin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and have been charged in relation to this.
      “They have since been bailed and are due to appear before court at a later date.”
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      Stratford Town to pay emotional tribute to Cody Fisher who was murdered on Boxing Day with applause & his shirt retired

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      IT WILL be a hugely emotional occasion at Stratford Town on Saturday, when the club pay tribute to defender Cody Fisher, who was stabbed to death on Boxing Day.One hundred children from St Gregory’s School in Stratford will walk round the pitch with Cody’s framed No 23 shirt before the game with Kings Langley.
      Stratford Town will pay an emotional tribute to Cody Fisher on SaturdayCredit: Instagram
      Cody was a much-loved member of Stratford Town football clubCredit: Stratford Town
      After being held in the centre circle for the minute’s silence, the shirt is being retired by the Southern Premier League Central club.
      There will also be applause when the game is stopped in the 23rd minute.
      Cody, 23, attended St Gregory’s and worked there. Among those he coached was six-year-old Max McCrory, the son of Stratford chairman Jed McCrory.
      Max wrote a beautiful note to Cody, which he laid outside Crane nightclub in Birmingham, where the fatal attack took place.
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      Kami Carpenter, 21, and Remy Gordon, 22, both from Birmingham, appeared at the city’s crown court on Monday, charged with Cody’s murder.
      Since Boxing Day, Jed McCrory, 52, has been battling hard to keep it together, as seen by him breaking down during an interview with Sky News soon after Cody’s death.
      Memories have come flooding back from 27 years ago, when one of his closest friends, Darrel Aebi, 32, was stabbed to death at a pub in the Luton area.
      McCrory said: “He died in my hands. I was holding one of his hands and using my other one to try to stop his chest bleeding.
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      “There was a lovely nurse who told me to keep talking to him and I just begged him not to go — but he passed on me on the bonnet of the Volkswagen Golf.”
      It has brought back terrible memories for Stratford Town chairman Jed McCrory (left)Credit: PA
      Spencer O’Shaughnessy was jailed for life at the Old Bailey, where McCrory gave evidence, in 1998 for the murder.
      McCrory added: “Cody’s death has brought back horrific memories.
      “I was in shock at how we’re still having the same crisis over knife crime.
      “What you always noticed about Cody was his huge smile. He was always happy, I never saw him sad in over four years.
      “He was a trained hairdresser. On training days and, in particular, on match days, he would pull up a chair and cut the boys’ hair. They all want to look crisp out on the pitch. He loved coaching young kids, he coached in three schools, St Gregory’s was the main one.
      “He had such a lovely way about him and you could see him growing in the coaching world.
      “He loved seeing people playing football — and he loved life. He had huge charisma.
      “He had a girlfriend, Jess Chatwin, who is heartbroken. After all my time in football, I’ve become hardened, but this has hit me hard.
      “Margaret Thatcher stamped out football hooliganism. I look at knife crime in our society, why can’t the Government sort this out? They took out the stop-and-search check and knife crime has soared.
      “This is about people getting killed in our pubs and clubs, when they should be relaxing after working all week. I am talking as someone who witnessed it first hand.
      “We’re still in the same position — and it is only going to get worse.
      “I don’t blame the police because their powers have been taken away from them. We are relying on a CCTV policing system which says, ‘Don’t worry if you get killed, we’ll get your murderer’.
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      “They have to sentence killers hard — there has to be a deterrent.
      “Instead of having this Rishi Sunak law, ‘Let’s have two more years doing maths’, get a grip, how about helping 12 and 13-year-olds integrate into society?” More

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      Major update in Dani Alves sex assault case as victim goes to cops after CCTV ‘shows ex-Barca star with her in loo’

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      A WOMAN who named Dani Alves as her alleged attacker after she was sexually assaulted in a Barcelona nightclub has now made a formal police complaint. Cops confirmed that they were investigating the incident that took place at the swanky Sutton club, a bar frequented by the rich and famous in the Spanish city.
      A woman who was sexually assaulted at a nightclub has named Dani Alves as her attackerCredit: Getty
      Spanish paper ABC reported at the weekend that the unnamed woman had identified Brazilian international Alves to police as the man who allegedly molested her.
      Barcelona-based news site El Taquigrafo also claims that it has seen CCTV footage showing Alves entering a bathroom in the nightclub alone with the woman in the early hours of December 30 before exiting 47 seconds later.
      In a detailed account of the footage it claimed to have viewed, it said the woman burst into tears when Alves left the venue with a male friend 10 minutes later.
      Two female friends who were with the victim then alerted security staff who called the police.
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      Alves, 39, has yet to make any official comment with representatives telling Spanish press he was in the nightclub briefly but insisting nothing happened.
      A spokesman for the Mossos d’Esqudra police force said: “The victim of an alleged indecent assault at a nightspot in Barcelona on the night of December 30 to 31 has presented a formal complaint.
      “She filed that complaint at a police station on Monday.
      “A report will now be submitted to an investigating court which will determine what steps should subsequently be taken.”
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      It means the footballer may now be summoned to court to give his version of events.
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      On Saturday police confirmed that they were investigating an alleged assault at the nightclub before the attacker was named by ABC as Dani Alves.
      The site claimed that the woman had pointed the finger at Alves after raising the alarm.
      She claims that the attacker put his hand inside her underwear at the iconic nightclub.
      She is said to have told her friends who then alerted security staff, sparking the activation of a city hall protocol in place for sex assaults and harassment inside privately-owned nightspots which included taking her to a “safe space” and calling in the police immediately.
      ABC said: “The Catalan police went to the venue and when the victim spoke to them about the incident, the supposed aggressor had already left the nightclub.”
      In the days following the attack, the woman at the centre of the probe failed to attend a police station and present a formal complaint.
      The former Barcelona right-back, who in Qatar last month became the oldest player to represent Brazil at a World Cup, denied any wrongdoing but was not questioned by detectives.
      ABC added: “Contacted by this paper, the footballer’s entourage have denied the allegations.
      “They insist the information is false, although Alves was inside the venue, albeit for a short space of time.”
      However, the victim made the official complaint on January 2 and Alves is now the subject of a full investigation by the Barcelona police.
      The next step is for the Mossos to process the complaint in the courts to open a judicial procedure that could end in a summons.
      Alves, who left Barcelona during the summer and signed for Mexican side UNAM Pumas, has yet to make any official comment.
      Very soon after the allegation was made, thE footballer swiftly returned to Mexico to join back up with his team.
      That means that the court may decide to summon him remotely rather than force him to return to Barcelona.
      The footballer, who is married to Tenerife-born model Joana Sanz, wished his fans Happy New Year in a message posted on Instagram early this morning/Sunday morning.
      He wrote: “Happy 2023 to all. May the love between us reverberate and evil and grudges diminish from the hearts.”
      Spanish model Joana has since taken down her Instagram account although it is not clear if it was removed in light of the allegations.
      As well as two spells at Barcelona, Alves has played for Seville, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo.
      He is widely considered as one of the greatest full-backs of all time.
      He has been a full international for Brazil since 2006 and is the nation’s second most-capped player of all time.
      Alves became the oldest Brazilian to play in a FIFA World Cup by playing in his nation’s defeat against Cameroon in the final round of Group G games.
      He said before the game: “It’s normal people might question me because of my age or because I might not be at my best at this minute.
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      “It is something that bothers me but doesn’t affect me. I am reaping what I have planted over the years.”
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      Stash of ‘potentially dangerous’ items found by police inside Rangers’ Ibrox stadium before Old Firm clash vs Celtic

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      A STASH of “potentially dangerous” items was discovered inside Ibrox Stadium hours before Monday’s Old Firm clash.Cops at the powderkeg fixture found the haul, including a baseball bat, in a bin.
      700 Celtic fans took their place for the clashCredit: Getty
      It came to light after members of ultras fan group the Union Bears were given early access to Rangers’ ground to place banners ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off.
      They were thrown out by police and club staff after a “cursory search” revealed the items.
      A source told The Scottish Sun: “There were about a dozen items including a baseball bat.
      “Who knows why they were there or who put them there but it’s obviously very disturbing.

      “Cops and club staff deserve credit for making the find and acting so swiftly.”
      Two men — part of the group allowed in early — were later charged with minor drug offences.
      Superintendent Emma Croft said last night: “Police engaged with a group of supporters given access to Ibrox in advance of the Rangers v Celtic fixture.
      “During a cursory search, a number of potentially dangerous items were found secreted in the stadium.
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      “Two men have been reported to the fiscal for minor drug offences. Inquiries are ongoing.”
      We can also reveal Ibrox staff and locals called cops over clashes in the area on Saturday — with reports of “males with weapons” involved in violence two days BEFORE the first derby of 2023, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
      Supt Croft added: “Shortly before 4pm on Saturday, police received a number of calls reporting disturbances and males with weapons near Ibrox.
      “Police attended and there was no trace of any disturbance on arrival.”
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      Gareth Bale shocked after masked gunmen burst into family member’s house

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      FOOTBALL ace Gareth Bale and his wife Emma were shocked after armed raiders burst into a relative’s home.Emma’s aunt was left shaken after up to four masked men brandishing shotguns broke in.
      Gareth Bale and his wife Emma were shocked after armed raiders burst into a relative’s homeCredit: Karwai Tang
      Gareth was playing with Wales at the World Cup at the time of the raidCredit: Getty
      One of the intruders, believed to be the gunman, demanded: “Where’s the gold? We want the gold.”
      One man has been arrested but police are hunting the rest of the gang.
      Emma’s favourite aunt, who runs her own business, told the gang there was no gold in her house and they fled empty-handed.
      Police were called and a cordon put around the family’s three-bedroom home in North Wales.
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      Gareth, 33, now with Los Angeles FC, was playing for Wales in the World Cup in Qatar at the time of the raid.
      A family source said: “Gareth and Emma are shocked and really concerned that a gun was used to make threats.
      “We don’t know why Emma’s aunt was targeted. They seemed to be asking for a haul of gold. It has left Emma’s aunt and her family terrified.”
      She moved out of the property temporarily. The early-hours raid on November 29 is said not to be connected to a 2016 drug gang vendetta in Cardiff which Gareth and Emma, 31, became caught up in.
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       Police said “a  man, 28, from the Barnsley area was  arrested on suspicion of burglary.” He has been bailed. Emma’s aunt refused to discuss the raid. More