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      Inside unfinished £175-a-night Qatar fan village with sweltering 37C container cabins and builders are still at work

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      WORLD Cup fans are facing sweltering 37C container cabins with broken air conditioning units, dirty water and builders still working on the unfinished camps. Qatar has a popped up a number of temporary villages to help accommodate the more than one million fans expected to descend for the sporting extravaganza.
      Sun man Oliver Harvey stayed at one of the £175-a-night cabins near DohaCredit: Dan Charity
      Temperatures inside our cabin hit highs to 37C – and the air conditioner was brokenCredit: Dan Charity
      The tube connecting the air con unit to the outside wasn’t set up – leaving a gaping hole in the wallCredit: Dan Charity
      Parts of the fan village simply looked unfinishedCredit: Dan Charity
      Workmen were still on site even as fans moved in for the World CupCredit: Dan Charity
      But despite billions of pounds being ploughed into infrastructure – including an entirely new city – some of it appears to have been hastily knocked together on a tight budget.
      Sun man Oliver Harvey forked out £175 to spend the night at the Fan Village Cabins Free Zone just outside of Doha.
      The tiny container-style cabins house two people in a cramped bedroom with an en suite shower – and the metal structures are left baking beneath the blazing sun.
      “[It is] constructed on a site which resembled an unfinished car park,” said Oliver.
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      Staying in cabin E11-15, the site is wedged between two busy roads and is around 30 minutes away from the luxurious hotel being enjoyed by England.
      After opening up his digs for the night, our reporter was met with a blazing wave of hot air as he stepped inside the “shipping container” cabin.
      He found the air conditioner was not even hooked up – with the tube connecting it to the outside world not even attached and a gaping hole left in the wall of his cabin.
      The container did have a desk-style fan attached to the wall – but it only offered light relief from the insufferable heat.
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      Our man came prepared, and the sweating Oliver got out his thermometer to measure the staggering temperature.
      The mercury quickly climbed to nearly 38C.
      “It [was] really stifling,” said Oliver, “We are going to be ‘oven ready’ England fans after a night in here.”
      When he did manage to get the aircon working, it was incredibly noisy and would made it hard to sleep.
      And it only managed to drop the temperature down to 31C.
      Oliver went to test the shower and sink, only to find it was piping hot and the water appeared to be dirty.
      Finding he could not spend another “sweltering second” inside his cabin, Oliver headed out to explore the rest of the fan village.
      What he found was rows upon rows of hundreds of metal boxes arranged on a flat, barren piece of land which appeared to be little more than a disused car park.
      Beyond hunkering down between the rows of cabins, there was very little shade.
      And that made sitting on prearranged bean bags around the village’s big screen extremely unappealing as the sun beat down.
      Low-flying planes roared overhead in the blue skies in what was quite a strange and bleak World Cup experience.
      Worth the price for a baking hot room? Probably not, says our reporter Oliver HarveyCredit: Dan Charity
      The fan village looks more like an ‘unfinished car park’Credit: Dan Charity
      At least there was ice cream to help you cool offCredit: Dan Charity
      The water in our cabin’s bathroom ran dirty when we first got thereCredit: Dan Charity
      And the pepperoni pizza – with just four pieces of pepperoni – cost £15Credit: Dan Charity
      There are beanbags to watch the big screen – if you can endure the sweltering heat and baking sunCredit: Dan Charity
      Oliver managed to find some other fans, running into two men from Japan.
      They agreed their room was “tiny, hot and expensive”.
      “I don’t like it”, one said.
      And the two Japan fans admitted they had a staggering 16 NIGHTS at the camp to endure, questioning whether they would even be able to get to sleep.
      “Outrageous,” they laughed.
      Oliver also ran into two Mexican fans who, despite being in good spirits, agreed it was incredibly hot in their cabin.
      Continuing to explore, our man decided to settle down for a meal.
      He picked himself up a pepperoni pizza for £15.
      And despite the grub being quite small with just four pieces of pepperoni on it, Oliver admitted it was “not too bad”.
      After enjoying his lunch, he then found himself in a massive unfinished grey gravel expanse in the middle of the village.
      Workers were still setting up the giant marquee – which Oliver wasn’t sure it was exactly meant to be, maybe a dining area?

      Qatar has already faced questions over organisation of the World Cup – with reports weeks before the start that the nation simply was not ready.
      Confusion over the sale of beer, infrastructure problems and reports of crowd trouble at the fanzone have already surfaced.
      The tiny country is expected to welcome more than one million fans during the tournament – when the country only has a population of 2.9million.
      Billions have been spent to try and ready the nation for its first attempt at holding an event of this scale.
      Japanese fans at the box village, Naota Endo and Daisuke Kusaba, were also unimpressedCredit: Dan Charity
      Oliver also ran into Mexican fans at the villageCredit: Dan Charity
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      I’m a sexpert – my bedroom tips for England heroes and their WAGs will help us win the World Cup

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      THE pressure of representing their country at the World Cup can take a huge toll on players. But a sex and relationship expert reckons she knows exactly how Gareth Southgate can revitalise his team after matches.
      Natalia believes players like Eric Dier should be able to let off some steam with fiancee Anna Modler after matches
      Natalia Kobylkina believes the England squad should be able to have sex after matches – but not the day beforeCredit: Supplied
      Sexologist Natalia Kobylkina is urging the England manager to let his players go into sex-tra time with their wives and girlfriends – but ban romps the day before a game.
      She tells The Sun: “If they win and perform well they should be rewarded by being able to perform equally well when they see their loved ones after the game.
      “That will also, hopefully, get them in the right frame of mind for the next fixture.”
      But while she firmly believes sex games are good for the squad, too much nookie could hamper their chances of bringing home the World Cup.
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      She explains: “It is very important for the guys to be ready for action when they get out onto the field.
      “You can’t expect that to happen if they have been putting all their energies into making love with their partner in the run-up to matches.”
      Natalia, 38, believes to get the best out of his team, Southgate must ban any performances in the bedroom 72 hours before each game and save the reward for when the game is over.
      She argues the players need to have heightened levels of testosterone and cortisone in their bodies to maximise their prowess on the pitch.
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      Annie Kilner will be cheering on her man Kyle WalkerCredit: Instagram
      Sasha Atwood, who has been in an on-off relationship with Jack Grealish for years, will be supporting himCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
      Natalia adds: “If Gareth Southgate follows my advice, England can go all the way to lift the trophy – and the wives and girlfriends will have fulfilled an important role in winning the World Cup.”
      No to ‘sex ban’
      Natalia, 38, says it’s not feasible to ask players not to have sex for more than a month throughout the tournament.
      She says: “They will start to get depressed and frustrated. Their heads will drop and they won’t be at their best. 
      “You wouldn’t impose a month-long sex ban for players during a normal season. It just wouldn’t work.
      “So it’s not going to work in Qatar either. It’s not as if the WAGS aren’t there!”
      Romp o’clock
      Natalia believes a month-long sex ban is impossible for the likes of Raheem Sterling and fiancée Paige Milian
      Harry Maguire and wife Fern will have to say no to sex too close to matches, says NataliaCredit: Instagram
      Natalia, who is based in London and boasts an international client list of athletes, entrepreneurs and politicians, reckons she knows the best time a player should have sex in order to give their best performance – on the pitch, that is.
      “The optimum time for a male footballer, like any elite male athlete, to have sex before a major sporting event is 72 hours,” she says.
      “That way the players can be at their peak mentally and physically for the challenge ahead.
      “Sex can be a reward for winning or a consolation for losing. So a win-win scenario for the players and, of course, their wives and girlfriends!
      ‘Stay strong for England’
      Natalia says WAGS like Anouska Santos, Luke Shaw’s partner must “stay strong” for EnglandCredit: Instagram @anouskasantos
      In order for the Squad to bring the World Cup home, WAGS must only have sex with their men after matches, says NataliaCredit: Instagram
      For the WAGS who have made it to Qatar to cheer on their men, Natalia says: “If you want your man to do well on the pitch you have to say ‘no’ to sex for 72 hours before each game.
      “You need to stay strong for England. Once the games are over, that’s when you can let your defences down – and hopefully the boys can rise to the occasion!
      “The lads need to reach the maximum levels of their animal potential. They need to be hungry for sex and hungry for the ball – obviously not at the same time!
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      “That way their all-round game will be so much better.
      “If they have sex too close to kick-off they won’t have either the energy or the motivation to do their best.”
      Natalia has worked with high profile athletes, entrepreneurs, and politiciansCredit: Supplied More

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      I went undercover in nastiest football firm and fought fans if they broke golden rule – but there was a gutting twist

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      IN the run up to the 1990 World Cup all eyes were on the England team – not because of the players, but the thugs that followed them.The Italia ‘90 tournament ended a decade that saw football violence in the UK reach epic heights with warring fan groups – known as firms – leaving English supporters with a tarnished reputation that was feared around the world.
      Italia ’90 saw running battles involving English fansCredit: Alamy
      James Bannon blagged his way into the Millwall firmCredit: Channel 4
      As an undercover cop who infiltrated the London firm the Millwall Bushwackers in a doomed reconnaissance mission ahead of the tournament, James Bannon was in the thick of the action.
      Now the former Met officer – who appears in the Channel 4 documentary Italia ‘90: Saving English Football – tells The Sun how he gained the trust of Millwall hooligans and found himself in the midst of terrifying violence.
      “There were clubs that had reputations and you knew you were going to go there and meet opposing supporters that would want to have a fight,” he says.
      “But if I was going to be any good at what I did, I wasn’t going to be in the family enclosure. So yes, I got involved in the violence.
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      “I never incited or started a fight, but I was there to gather evidence against nasty, horrible people who brought violence to football, to take them off the streets and make stadiums safer places for people to go and watch.
      “It’s a fine line and undercover policing is not an exact science.
      “You are thinking on your feet every second because you have to try and stay within the law, while being convincing at what you are.
      “I would never run at somebody and hit them. But if somebody was coming at me who wanted to hit me then, trust me, I’m going to hit them first.”
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      James was just 21 when he was asked to blag his way onto the terraces in 1987.
      Presenting himself as Wandsworth painter and decorator Jim Ford, he started his mission by becoming a regular at a pub in the Old Kent Road, South London, which was favoured by Millwall fans.
      “We went there for lunchtimes all summer, when there was no football on,” he says.
      “We got to know the bar staff and the locals so when the football season started in late August, nobody gave us a second look and that gave us credibility.
      “The landlord of the pub was one of Millwall’s top boys so we also got to know him, and it moved on from there.”
      Genned up on his Millwall history, so he could pass as a fan, James says he was helped by the fact that the club was doing well and many new faces were turning up at the games.
      “We had to gain people’s trust and I was fortunate because I was only 21,” he says.
      “I played that to my advantage, telling them I hadn’t been when I was younger, and I was now going with my ‘brother in law’, who was actually the officer I was working with. No one suspected someone so young and fresh-faced of being a copper.”
      The undercover job was a reconnaissance mission ahead of the World CupCredit: Getty
      James was just 21 when he took on the missionCredit: Channel 4
      The former cop appears in the Channel 4 documentaryCredit: Channel 4
      Highbury brawl
      James faced violent mobs on many occasions – and also came close to arrest himself during a legendary clash between Millwall and Arsenal fans after an FA cup match, in January 1988.
      He was among Millwall fans in the North Bank stand at Highbury – traditionally reserved for Arsenal – who started a mass brawl which ended in 41 supporters being arrested,
      “That was the most memorable,” he says. “We met up with the landlord of the pub and ended up in the middle of the Arsenal crowd with 15 of Millwall’s top hooligans, me and my sergeant.
      “I went from the middle of North Bank, being punched and kicked en route, and punching and kicking back, on to the sanctuary of the pitch, where I was then arrested.
      “But the copper was what we used to call a ‘Cake-eater’ – an officer that drove a desk in the week and did football on Saturdays for overtime – who was probably more nervous and scared than I was.
      “Instead of taking me down the tunnel, which is where you usually go if you get nicked, he led me the wrong way, towards 10,000 Millwall.
      “As we walked I got buoyed by 10,000 Millwall fans singing, screaming and pointing at me and he got more nervous, and weakened his grip.
      “I managed to break free and dive in the crowd – so that upped my credibility with the firm.”
      The FA cup match in 1988 ended in carnageCredit: PA
      Millwall started trouble in Arsenal’s standCredit: PA
      Ambush
      On another occasion, James travelled to an away game in Leeds on the train – and was ambushed by rival fans on the return journey.
      He says: “There was a massive fight. I was scared for my life. It was my first away match and it was a baptism of fire.
      “I got hit, punched and kicked a few times but luckily, never sustained any serious injuries.
      “We learned two things from that day – Leeds are pretty tasty and never travel on the football special.
      “After that we drove to away matches.”
      The Channel 4 documentary looks at the run up to Italia ‘90, and how Italian and UK authorities attempted to control the threat posed by English hooligans by managing ticket sales, moving the opening match to Sardinia, drafting in armed police and even banning alcohol sales on match days.
      Through interviews with police, footballers and former firm members, it examines the “subculture” of hooliganism, with disenfranchised young men finding a place to belong.
      Riaz Khan, from the Leicester Baby Squad, says he was involved in fights before and after matches and adds: “You were buzzing for the rest of the week, until the following Saturday. It was great.
      “I’d never had this sense of belonging to anything cos I was an Asian kid in a white school. I saw the football hooligans had their own sense of identity, it wasn’t about colour.”
      Gary ‘Boatsy’ Clarke, who belonged to Notts Forest Executive Crew, says the hooligans were proud of their international reputation.
      “England was the number one firm,” he says.
      “I was down as one of England’s main hooligans. We were looked upon as the devil – especially the firm that went to Italia ‘90.”
      Operation aborted
      Sadly for James, the Met Police pulled the plug on his undercover operation in 1989, a year before the tournament, after trials against West Ham and Chelsea fans collapsed when scientists cast doubt on evidence gathered by undercover officers.
      “They employed people to do some of this work who weren’t very good and some of the evidence had been made up,” he claims.
      “A decision was taken by senior politicians that they couldn’t stomach another trial and lose face so all of the operations were disbanded overnight.
      “It meant that two and a half years of my life were a complete and utter waste of f***ing time.
      “We went from being doing a pretty elite job, which required huge sacrifices, both emotionally and personally, to ‘Thanks very much. Now go back to Orpington and drive a panda car.’”
      Disillusioned, James left the force and ended up writing a book, Running With The Firm, and the 1995 film I.D. about his experiences.
      He has since been an actor, run a successful property company and a short-lived commercial airline, as well as starring in a one man stand up show.
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      Although he is frustrated his undercover operation resulted in no arrests, he says he’s not sure his team would have much impact on Italia ‘90, where British fans were involved in running battles in the street and riots after England’s three matches in Cagliari.
      “I don’t think we’d have made a huge difference,” says James. “All we’d have been able to do was give them a heads up a little bit quicker and let the authorities know who was there and likely to cause trouble, but we were never given the opportunity to justify what we were doing.”
      Italia ‘90: Saving English Football continues tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.
      A bloodied England supporter in 1990Credit: Daily Mirror More

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      Inside football’s most ridiculous divorce as exes war over ‘affairs’, bald cat and ‘secrets that would ruin 50 families’

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      NORMALLY bags are chucked out the window when a couple break up, but legendary striker Francesco Totti has taken his TV star wife’s designer ones hostage.It is the latest bizarre act in the increasingly acrimonious divorce of Italy’s version of Posh and Becks.
      Roma legend Totti with Ilary in happier timesCredit: Getty
      Glam Ilary is a model turned TV presenter
      They had been a golden couple, with Totti scoring 250 goals for Roma and winning the World Cup for his country, while his wife Ilary Blasi presented hit shows such as Italy’s version of I’m a Celebrity and Big Brother.
      Former model and actress Blasi, 41, and Totti, 46, are so famous that their wedding was broadcast live on television.  
      But cracks in their 17-year marriage started to show during lockdown.
      Totti admitted he nearly left his wife when she bought a hairless cat and when restrictions were lifted rumours of affairs started to circulate.
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      He was said to be seeing a much younger florist, while she was reported to have fallen for a tattooed man.
      Having decided to go their separate ways in July, Blasi decided to take Totti’s beloved Rolex watches and he supposedly responded by holding on to her designer shoes and handbags.
      He told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera: “What could I do? I hid her handbags, hoping we could trade.”
      The glamorous bags in his custody are said to include Gucci, Dior, Chanel and Hermès plus shoes which are worth up to £3,500.
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      Press reports say Blasi has asked a judge to order Totti to return her collection.
      Naked ambition?
      Blasi caused a stir in 2006 when she flashed a nipple during the Sanremo Song Fest and five years ago by snogging her Big Brother co-presenter Belen Rodriguez.
      She also posed topless in her early career and worked as a catwalk model.
      Totti was dubbed the Roman God due to his good looks and he once boasted: “I was 12 when I made ​​love for the first time. In Tropea, with a Roman girl who was 17 years old.”
      I was 12 when I made ​​love for the first timeFrancesco Totti
      He has been the butt of jokes about his lack of intelligence after a journalist suggested the player “carpe diem?” and Totti replied: “Sorry, my English isn’t very good.”
      Carpe diem is a well known Latin phrase which means seize the day.
      Eventually, he saw the funny side and agreed to publish a book called All the Totti Jokes, Collected by Me, which sold 150,000 copies in just two weeks.
      Two years ago a documentary was made about the striker called My Name Is Francesco Totti, which presented him as a largely untroubled athlete and lauded him for never leaving top Italian side Roma.
      Covid breakdown
      His loyalty to Blasi also appeared to be concrete, having spent 20 years together.
      They tied the knot in June 2005 in an ancient church in Rome with a satellite channel reporting on the event live.
      Blasi was pregnant with their first child, 17-year-old Cristian, at the time and they now also have two daughters Chanel, 15, and Isabel, six.
      However, Covid restrictions undermined the family unit – first due to a feline interloper.
      In 2020 he revealed: “I was furious with my wife, she bought a hairless cat and called it Donna Paola.
      “It’s boiling. At night, it insists on sleeping inside our bed, next to our legs. She’s a very affectionate cat, but almost caused us to break up.
      I was furious with my wife, she bought a hairless cat Francesco Totti
      “Ilary wanted a cat at all costs and I was adamant we shouldn’t. One day, she brought it home, because ultimately she makes all the decisions in this family.
      “We didn’t speak for days, but in the end, I fell in love with the cat too.”
      Then his dad Ezno died from the virus at the age of 76 in October 2020 and Totti spiralled into depression.
      He told a newspaper:  “I have lived through a difficult period, first because I stopped playing and then my father died due to Covid.
      “I also had strong Covid for 15 days. However, my wife, when I needed her most, was not there.”
      Rumours of affairs
      Totti claims that friends informed him that his wife was seeing another man, so he decided to scour her phone for evidence.
      He said: “When I received warnings from different people, whom I trust, I began to suspect.
      “I looked at her cell phone and I saw that there was a third person, who acted as an intermediary between Ilary and another.
      “Here was the evidence. And that led me to depression.”
      He is now dating florist Noemi Bocchi, 34.
      Ilary dated other men before my story with Noemi was bornFrancesco Totti
      But he insists they only began to see each other romantically once his relationship with Blasi was over.
      Totti alleged: “We used to hang out as friends. Ilary dated other men before my story with Noemi was born.” 
      So far Blasi has not spoken publicly about the cheating rumours 
      But she has said: “I’ve discovered things that would ruin 50 families.”
      The couple are expected to agree to share custody of their children.
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      Whether they can come to an agreement about their bling is another matter.
      One insider said:  “All she has to do is return the watches and this is over.”
      Blasi and Totti getting married in 2005Credit: Getty
      Ilary has no shortage of designer gearCredit: instagram
      She loves a glam holiday tooCredit: Instagram
      Noemi Bocchi is Totti’s new girlfriendCredit: Alamy
      Totti didn’t speak to his wife after she got this hairless dogCredit: Instagram/@ilaryblasi
      Ilary took part in the Miss Italia beauty contest in 1998Credit: Getty
      She posted a cheeky snap days after the splitCredit: instagram More

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      How Tyson Fury overcame string of hard knocks – from wife Paris’ harrowing stillbirth to dad jailed for savage attack

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      HE’S the undefeated heavyweight champ and devoted dad-of-six, with a reported fortune of £130million.But Tyson Fury, 34, has been plagued by a series of hard knocks that have threatened to derail his career and send him spiralling into addiction.
      Tyson and Paris have had their share of heartbreakCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
      Rico Burton, 31, was stabbed to death at the weekend
      Yesterday the Gypsy King revealed his heartbreak over the death of cousin Rico Burton, 31, who was stabbed in the neck in a senseless attack on a night out in Manchester.
      Posting about the harrowing news on his Instagram page the boxer – who trained with his cousin in his younger days – called for tougher sentences on “idiots carrying knives”.   
      He added: “You don’t know how hard it is until it’s one of your own.
      “Life is very precious and it can be taken away very quick. Enjoy every moment.”
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      It’s a fresh blow for the family man who has previously battled mental health issues, exacerbated by tragedy  – including the simultaneous loss of a baby and a beloved uncle in the same hospital in 2014.
      The double whammy almost ended his reign at the top, sending him into a haze of drink and drugs as he struggled with bipolar disorder and suicidal thoughts. 
      A fighter in more ways than one, he battled back from the brink to reclaim his heavyweight title in 2020, but says suffering in silence for years “nearly killed him”.
      “I’ve been an alcoholic, I’ve been a drug addict, I’ve been a fat b***** because I am a food addict and there’s not much I haven’t been addicted to,” he told talkSport last year. 
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      “But I have recovered and I do feel better for it. There is life after mental health, if you manage it, and the last thing we need is for people to give in to mental health.
      “It is a fight, it is a battle that we will have to continue to battle and fight for our whole life. But life is so much worth fighting for.”
      As a new tragedy rocks the Fury family, we look at how the boxer has bounced back from previous low points.
      Dad ‘gouged out’ pal’s eye
      Tyson with dad John, who was jailed in 2011
      Tyson Fury was a born fighter
      A premature baby who weighed just 1lb, Tyson was one of only four survivors of mum Amber’s 14 pregnancies.
      Dad John, who had already lost two daughters in premature births, named him after the then heavyweight champ Mike Tyson, because he survived.
      When he was nine, his baby sister Romana died a few days after being born, an experience which has haunted him throughout his life.
      Tyson – who left school at 11  – was trained in the ring by his dad, himself a boxer.
      In 2011 he was devastated when John was jailed for 10 years for gouging out the eye of a former friend in a 12-year feud over a bottle of beer. 
      Fury’s uncle, Hughie Fury, stepped in to become his trainer in his dad’s absence and the pair were incredibly close.
      His dad was released from prison in February 2015 and was ringside for his victorious fight against Wladimir Klitschko in Germany that year.
      Double tragedy
      The childhood sweethearts wed in 2008Credit: Instagram @parisfury1
      Paris and Tyson celebrate the christening of baby Athena
      Fury found happiness at an early age with wife Paris, who he started dating then they were 16 and 17, and wed in 2008. 
      The couple have six children, three sons – Prince John James, nine, Prince Tyson II, five, and two-year-old Prince Adonis Amaziah – and three daughters, Venezuela, 12, Valencia Amber, four, and one-year-old Athena.
      But the couple suffered a devastating loss in 2014, when Paris was forced to give birth to a dead baby six months into the pregnancy.
      Tyson later revealed that, as he was supporting her through the ordeal, his beloved uncle Hughie was dying on the other side of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
      The trainer was admitted for a knee operation to put a bolt in his leg, which broke when a caravan drawbar fell on him, but a blood clot travelled to his lung and his heart stopped in surgery, leaving him in a coma for 11 weeks before he passed away. 
      My wife Paris gave birth to a child at six months old that was dead… We were in one side of the hospital and my uncle Hughie was dying on the other side of the hospital, at the same timeTyson Fury
      The double tragedy triggered addictions to booze and cocaine, and saw Tyson pile on the pounds to the point where he was too unfit to fight. 
       “My wife Paris gave birth to a child at six months old that was dead,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “I had to be there when she was delivering the baby.
      “We were in one side of the hospital and my uncle Hughie was dying on the other side of the hospital, at the same time.
      “I stopped myself from thinking about it. I needed to put it to the back of my mind.”
      He added that he bottled up his emotions until after his winning clash with Klitschko in 2015, when “it all came tumbling down. All the problems I’d bottled away just exploded”.
      Drink and drugs
      After beating Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in November 2015, Tyson’s health sufferedCredit: Rex
      Struggling with his “demons”, Fury’s weight spiralled to 28st and he turned to drink and drugs, downing up to 18 pints a day.
      A rematch with Klitschko, scheduled for 2016, was postponed twice after Fury was declared medically unfit, amid reports he had also tested positive for cocaine.
      He told Rolling Stone: “I’m going through a lot of personal demons, trying to shake them off. 
      “I’ve not been in a gym for months. I’ve been going through depression. I just don’t want to live anymore.
      “I’ve been out drinking, Monday to Friday to Sunday, and taking cocaine. I can’t deal with it and the only thing that helps me is when I get drunk out of my mind.”
      At one point he drove his Ferrari towards a bridge at 190mph in a desperate bid to end his life.
      He said: “I gave up on life but as I was heading to the bridge I heard a voice saying, ‘no don’t do this Tyson; think about your kids, your family, your sons and daughter growing up without a dad’.”
      Second baby loss
      Paris has suffered two miscarriagesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Athena was discharged after fighting for days in intensive care
      After relinquishing his world titles, and being stripped of his licence by the British Boxing Board, Tyson sought medical help and was diagnosed as bipolar. 
      He launched a comeback in 2018 and later revealed throwing himself into training saved his life.
      “I have been able to manage my mental health through training and I use it as a medicine,” he said.
      “I use structured routine, like a regimented lifestyle. I like to know what I am doing. If I’ve not got certainty in my life, everything seems to go AWOL. My mind starts wandering and I go very unwell again.”
      If I’ve not got certainty in my life, everything seems to go AWOL. My mind starts wandering and I go very unwell againTyson Fury
      Just days before his comeback fight against Sefer Seferi in 2018, Paris tragically suffered another miscarriage.
      Fearing the effect on his mental health, Paris decided not to tell him until after the fight.
      She said: “I was about eight weeks pregnant. Then on the day of the fight I knew I’d lost our baby. I didn’t mention it to Tyson before he went into the ring.
      “Five weeks later we fell pregnant again… We were still heartbroken over our loss, but overjoyed at the same time.”
      The birth of Athena last August was fraught with trauma when she “died for three minutes” and was left in intensive care, with Tyson asking fans to pray for her.
      The tot was discharged after a few days and left the hospital in a babygrow with the words: “Fighter just like my daddy.”
      Paris posted the picture with the caption: “Had scared us all terrible in her first two weeks of life but thankfully she is fit and well and home.”
      Mental health fight
      Now back on top, the boxer has regained his titleCredit: Getty
      Fury’s return to the top was cemented when he defeated Deontay Wilder to win the WBC heavyweight championship of the world in 2020,  and reclaim his throne.
      The new tragedy in the boxer’s family is sure to cause him immense pain but this time, the grieving boxer will open up about his feelings and says he’s learned that bottling up his emotions never works. 
      “My mistake was I just suffered in silence and it very nearly killed me,” he says. “Then I started seeking medical help, I wished to God I had done it 15 years earlier.
      “I wouldn’t have had to go through a mental breakdown and all the s*** I went through.
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      “I am on the other side of it now and I have learned to maintain and manage the problems and I’m living life.
      “I never want to go back to that lonely, dark, horrible, grey place where you wake up every morning and think, ‘Why the f*** did I just wake up?’” More

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      Inside football’s most outrageous superyachts – Ronaldo’s £5.5m 6-bathroom boat to £1m-a-WEEK beast rented by A-listers

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      SUPERYACHTS are the ultimate status symbol for the mega-rich with many splashing over £100million on their luxury vessels.This week Manchester City owner Sheikh Monsour unveiled his 525ft floating behemoth, the fourth largest in the world, which would barely fit in the team’s Etihad Stadium.
      Man City owner Sheikh Monsour’s £500m superyacht
      The megayacht is so big that it would only just fit in the club’s 55,000-seater stadium
      The £500m yacht has 40 cabins for 48 guests and four entertaining decks including a large alfresco area connected with a swimming platform and club, as well as two helipads.
      But the billionaire has some stiff competition from those who work in the beautiful game, with fellow club owners and players owning their slice of seafaring luxury. 
      From Ronaldo’s £5.5million boat to David Beckham’s aptly named Seven vessel, these are the most lavish cruisers on the waves.
      Ronaldo’s six-bathroom Grande tour
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      Cristiano Ronaldo bought Azimut Grande
      He bought the yacht for nearly £6m in 2020
      Cristiano Ronaldo splashed out on the £5.5million, 88-feet long Azimut Grande in 2020 and christened his new toy with a family holiday around the Italian coast.
      With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, there’s plenty of space for fiancee Georgina Rodriquez and their four kids to enjoy.
      There’s also a modern kitchen onboard, as well as two relaxation areas, a huge lounge and a lavish dining room.
      In terms of its specifications, it’s capable of reaching 28 knots, thanks to two 1,900 horsepower engines, and is made of carbon fibre weighing a whopping 93 tonnes.
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      £5m Super Seven
      David Beckham played a part in designing his vesselCredit: The Mega Agency
      In 2021, the football legend bought it for £5mCredit: Horizon
      SEVEN – named after the football legend’s number and daughter Harper’s middle name – is a 100ft motor yacht with a top speed of 30 knots.
      Five bedrooms accommodate 10 guests (plus four crew members) and one insider told The Sun: “It’s pretty plush by anyone’s standards.
      “He helped design the boat himself, and has been incredibly hands-on with everything.” 
      David and Victoria bought the Italian-built boat in 2021, for £5m, and took their first voyage round the Florida Keys in January. 
      533ft Eclipse with 50ft pool
      Roman Abramovich purchased this superyacht for £600million
      The Eclipse can accommodate 36 guests and 70 crew membersCredit: boatinternational.com
      At 533ft, the Russian oligarch’s superyacht is the second biggest in the world, and is estimated to be worth £600million.
      It boasts a 50ft swimming pool that can be converted into a dance floor and the owner’s deck is a whopping 184ft.
      Eclipse can accommodate 36 guests across 18 suites, as well as 70 crew members, and the master suite is protected by bulletproof glass and armour plating.
      It boasts two helipads and even has a mini-submarine so the former Chelsea boss can take a deep dive to 150ft below sea level.
      Earlier this year Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government over his links to despot Vladimir Putin.
      It was reported that he moved his yachts to a “safe harbour” in Tivat, Macedonia to avoid being seized. 
      £700m ‘floating palace’ with snow room
      Mohammad bin Salman’s vessel Serene is worth £400million
      The luxurious superyacht has two helipads, a hangar and moreCredit: Yacht Harbour
      Saudi royal Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who took over Newcastle United last year, is used to making waves with his extravagant purchases – but since 2015, he’s literally been making them too.
      He bought Serene, which is one of the world’s largest boats, from Russian vodka tycoon Yuri Shefler for more than £400million.
      The vast vessel, which is 439ft in length and 60ft wide, boasts seven decks that can hold 24 guests, two helipads, a hangar and both a sauna and even a ‘snow room’.
      Reports also claim there’s a 100m submarine aboard and that Leonardo da Vinci’s painting the Salvator Mundi hangs inside, too.
      In 2017, the artwork became the most expensive ever sold when it was purchased for £340million by a mystery buyer – allegedly acting on behalf of MBS.
      If it’s true that could make his floating palace worth more than £700million.
      £113m ‘mobile office’ with tennis court
      Billionaire Joe Lewis’ superyacht cost around £68mCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The Tottenham Hotspurs owner can even play tennis in a full sized court on the yacht
      Spurs’ billionaire owner Joe Lewis certainly didn’t skimp on his ‘boy toys’ when he purchased this lavish superyacht.
      The Aviva, which sold for £113m, is referred to as his ‘mobile office’ and had the first full-size indoor tennis court installed on a yacht.
      Not only that, when Joe’s not playing there it can be turned into a gym and football pitch that’s also used by the vessel’s staff.
      Aviva, which is 321-feet long, can house 16 guests and has a swimming pool, lounge area, a speedboat and multiple jetskis onboard.
      £166m ‘ultimate entertainment vessel’
      The Kismet was chartered by Jay-Z and Beyonce for £835,000 per weekCredit: Getty
      It’s claimed to be able to host 18 guests in five star hotel luxuryCredit: Moran Yachts
      Fulham FC owner Shahid Khan is worth more than £6billion and as one of the world’s richest men, naturally he needed a superyacht to match.
      His 312ft vessel, Kismet, can host 18 guests in staterooms that have been compared to a ‘five-star hotel’.
      It was branded “the ultimate entertainment vessel” and it seems for good reason as it boasts two spacious sun decks perfect for parties.
      That’s not all; one of those entertainment areas can be turned into either a nightclub or an outdoor cinema and the other a basketball court.
      Notably, the superyacht was chartered by Jay-Z and Beyonce for £835,000 a week back in 2018.
      John Henry’s £68m yacht
      Superyacht Elysian cost around £68mCredit: superyachts.com/
      It has an infinity pool, a gym and a spa – as well as other lavish featuresCredit: superyachts.com/
      Lavish superyacht Elysian cost £68million and isn’t short on luxury features.
      The vessel, which was bought by Liverpool FC and Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, boasts an infinity pool, fireplace, gym and spa.
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      The Elysian used to be owned by Russian banker and oligarch Georgy Bedzhamov until 2016. More

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      MICHAEL OWEN is full of surprises. First, the former England ace rapped as a giant stack of doughnuts on ITV’s The Masked Singer. 
      Gemma, 18, here modelling her new swimwear range is set to enter the Love Island villaCredit: ogbeachwear
      The stunning brunette is the daughter of ex professional footballer Michael Owen
      Gemma as a toddler with dad Michael Owen in 2005Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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      Hollie Shearer, 26, is an up-and-coming music starCredit: Instagram
      Alan Shearer with his kids, Hollie, Will and Chloe, at Newcastle United in 2006Credit: Reuters
      The musician and model was working her second shoot with Pretty Little Thing and posted two of the snaps on her own personal account.
      Shearer’s daughter Hollie showed off a Pretty Little Thing top on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @hollieshearer
      Hollie Shearer, 26 – daughter of ex-England and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer – is an up-and-coming music star with 15,000 monthly Spotify subscribers.
      Famous fans of hers include Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt, Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones and Ant and Dec.
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      The middle Shearer child, Hollie enjoys the finer things in life, like snorkelling in The Maldives and partying in London’s hotspots. 
      And the model recently sent her her 50k Instagram followers wild with her second Pretty Little Thing photoshoot.
      Hollie was spotted at Wembley during Euro 2020, wearing one of her old man’s retro England shirts, along with her brother Will and sister Chloe. 
      Hollie, who went to music school in London, said: “Country music is a massive inspiration to me mostly because of how real and raw it is.”
      Another Special One
      Matilde Mourinho, daughter of Roma boss, Jose, is another Special OneCredit: matildefmf/Instagram
      Jose Mourinho with Matilde, right, and son, Zuca, at Stamford Bridge in 2005Credit: Getty
      Jose Mourinho – former Chelsea and Manchester United boss, currently head coach at Roma – isn’t the only Special One in the Mourinho family. His daughter Matilde has carved out an award-winning ethical jewellery business.
      The Portuguese beauty, 25, fell in love with bling at 18, when her parents gave her a gold bracelet for her landmark birthday. 
      She studied at the London College of Fashion before doing an MA and launched her business – which uses recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds – in 2020. 
      Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra is a fan and Matilde’s dad has been spotted wearing a bracelet from the men’s range. 
      The Wag and new mum
      Estelle Bergkamp has just welcomed her first child with Manchester United’s Donny Van De BeekCredit: Getty
      Dennis Bergkamp waves to fans with his family at a testimonial match in 2006Credit: Getty
      The couple have been dating since 2019 and have now begun their own young family.
      Donny van de Beek and Estelle Bergkamp welcomed their first child in AprilCredit: Instagram / @donnyvandebeek
      Dennis Bergkamp, former Arsenal and Netherlands forward, is a new grandad – and the baby is sure to have some footie skills.
      His girl, Estelle, 26, is welcomed her first child – a daughter called Lomee – with Manchester United’s Donny Van De Beek in April.
      Estelle was born in London but grew up in Amsterdam, where she met midfielder Donny in 2019, and the couple moved to Manchester the following year. 
      The pair love travelling and have posted pictures from New York, Paris and Greece. 
      Estelle announced she was pregnant in November and later posted a gender reveal video to tell fans they are expecting a girl. 
      Back of the netball
      Alicia has followed her famous dad into sportCredit: alicia.scholesx/instagram
      Alicia with dad Paul Scholes and brothers Arron and Aiden in 2011Credit: Getty
      Alicia Scholes, 20, has inherited dad Paul’s sporting prowess with a career in netball. 
      She jumped from England U17s netball team to the U21 in the space of 12 months, and currently plays for London Pulse.
      Paul, former Manchester United midfielder, came in for some teasing on social media last October after Alicia posted a video to her 120,000 followers which appeared to show him giving his daughter a foot rub before nibbling on her big toe. She captioned it: “True love.”
      Alicia is also an ambassador for Sportingmindsuk, which offers mental health support to young people in sport.
      Style icon
      Maria Guardiola has amassed fans on social media for her sense of styleCredit: FACEBOOK/MARIA GUARDIOLA
      Pep pictured with Maria and son Marius at a basketball game in Barcelona in 2011Credit: AFP
      Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is hailed for his style, and his daughter Maria has such a chic fashion sense, she even has a fan account devoted to her looks on Instagram. 
      Maria, 21, was at the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena when it was attacked by a suicide bomber in 2017, killing 22 people. 
      She is the eldest of Pep’s three children with businesswoman Cristina Serra. 
      Last October, she was rumoured to be dating Everton and England ace Dele Alli, 25, after the pair were spotted kissing in May last year.
      The pair were spotted together again in October, at a London restaurant. 
      Reality queen
      Bianca Gascoigne went from glamour modelling to reality TVCredit: INSTAGRAM/BIANCA GASCOIGNE
      Gazza with baby Regan, Bianca and her brother Mason in 1996Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Former glamour model Bianca Gascoigne – who was adopted by Newcastle and England midfielder Gazza after he married her mum, Sheryl, in 1996  – has carved out a reality TV career. 
      The 35-year-old won the original series of Love Island with fellow footballing offspring, Calum Best, in 2006.
      Since then, Bianca has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, Come Dine with Me and Celebrity Coach Trip as well as shows like Loose Women and This Morning. 
      She won a celeb special of Gladiators in 2008 and, in December, came runner up on the Italian version of Strictly. 
      Bianca split from Katie Price’s ex Kris Boyson last year and is now dating new man, Arron Wright. 
      Argentine actress
      Dalma Maradona has followed her mother into actingCredit: dalmaradona/instagram
      Argentine legend Diego Maradona with Dalma, left, and Giannina, in 1989Credit: Getty
      With her surname of Maradona, Dalma needs little introduction.
      The 34-year-old – daughter of the late Argentine legend, Diego – began acting at just nine years old, on Argentine children’s TV series, Cebollitas, which fittingly told the story of child footballers at a neighbourhood club. 
      As a teen, she worked in theatre and TV and made her film debut in La Rabia in 2008. 
      Dalma went on to earn a degree in acting. 
      Her mother, Claudia Villafañe, who divorced Maradona in 1998 after 13 years of marriage, is also an actress and won the first series of Masterchef Celebrity Argentina. 
      After her dad’s death from a heart attack in 2020, Dalma posted a touching black and white photo of herself as a toddler with the superstar, with the words: “I’m going to remember you every day, every day missing you a little more.”
      Equestrian ace
      Chelsea Pearce has inherited her mother’s love of horse ridingCredit: INSTAGRAM/CHELSEA PEARCE
      She posed with her dad, Stuart, on the pitch as a youngsterCredit: INSTAGRAM/CHELSEA PEARCE
      Chelsea Pearce takes after her mother, Liz, with her talent for horseriding.
      The daughter of England and premier league defender Stuart Pearce – who was nicknamed Psycho for his aggressive style – competes for Great Britain in eventing and is a European silver medallist. 
      She is funded with a SportsAid UK grant and also teaches groups and individuals. 
      The 21-year-old started riding at two years old, taking after her mum, Liz, who split from Stuart in 2014 and kept racehorses at stables near the family’s £1.8m home near Marlborough, Wilts.
      At Stonar School, Wilts., she was on the netball, hockey, cross country running and swimming teams. 
      Street food savvy
      Jade Leboeuf has started her own street food pizza businessCredit: instagram/jade_leboeuf
      Gorgeous Jade is a model and aspiring actressCredit: Instagram @Jade_Leboeuf
      The 31-year-old is now based in Paris and became a mum in 2020Credit: Instagram @Jade_Leboeuf
      Jade and her brother Hugo pictured with dad Frank Leboeuf in 2000Credit: Alamy
      Jade Leboeuf – daughter of French footie star Frank – grew up in London, France and Qatar and is now a model and social media influencer, with 141,000 followers on Instagram. 
      The 31-year-old acted in American film, Everlasting, in 2016, but has since become an entrepreneur, launching a food van, Hyde Pizza, in Luxembourg, where she lives. 
      Jade is married to reality show star Stéphane Rodrigues and the pair welcomed their first child, Elon, in August 2020. 
      She’s clearly a fan of the gym if her abs are anything to go by.

      Danielle Favatto – daughter of Brazil legend Romario – is a social media starCredit: Instagram
      Jade with her superstar dad, Romario
      Her Brazilian superstar dad, Romario – now a politician – might be hailed as one of the world’s greatest ever players, but Danielle Favatto is making her own mark as a social media star. 
      The stunning brunette has amassed more than a quarter of a million Instagram followers since 2015. 
      One of six kids, Danielle, 24, posts pictures of herself enjoying the sun in Rio de Janeiro, admiring the sights in Paris and posing in bikinis at various exotic locations. 
      The model also appears to have a deal with a Brazilian swimwear company.
      This article originally referred to Georgina Seaman, daughter of ex-England goalkeeper David. Unfortunately we used a picture of, and information about, a different woman of the same name. We apologise for this error, which has been amended. More

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      UNITY is critical to a football team’s success – but Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney aren’t the only teammates who have fallen out.Testosterone and egos can combine to create a fatal cocktail that splits a dressing room apart.
      Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy played together for EnglandCredit: Rex Features
      Coleen and Wayne Rooney have been in court in a libel case brought by Rebekah VardyCredit: The Mega Agency
      At the Wagatha Christie trial this week Leicester City striker Jamie claimed “Wayne is talking nonsense” about allegedly asking him to calm his wife Rebekah down at the Euro 2016 tournament.
      Wayne, 36, and Jamie, 35, had been part of the England squad at the time and Rebekah sat next to Rooney’s wife Coleen to watch them play.
      While the row between the Vardys and Rooneys has led to a multi-million pound libel trial, far worse has happened between other team mates – including extreme violence.
      Here we look at the most explosive feuds that have blighted the beautiful game.
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      John Arne Riise and Craig Bellamy
      In the run up to Liverpool’s big match against Barcelona in the Champions League in 2007, fiery striker Bellamy wound-up defender Riise by calling him “Ginge” and telling him to sing.
      After the Norwegian refused, Bellamy got a golf club and whacked him with it while drunk in what Bellamy later admitted was “bullying behaviour”.
      Riise claimed the attack was so vicious it could have ended his career.
      Riise did not appreciate Bellamy’s golf swing celebrationCredit: Getty/AP
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      He was even more shocked when Bellamy made fun of the assault by mimicking a golf swing after scoring in the key game.
      The Norwegian said: “I thought it was f*****g disrespectful.”
      Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane
      Mick McCarthy sent his skipper Roy Keane home following a World Cup bust-upCredit: Sportsfile
      Manchester United’s former midfield hardman Keane has never been one to mince his words – and telling it like it is did not please his manager when he was on international duty for the Republic of Ireland.
      As captain of the squad at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan he felt the need to complain publicly about his team’s preparation.
      Gaffer McCarthy confronted Keane in front of the other players and his star player retorted: “You can stick your World Cup up your b******s.”
      The manager sent his captain home, but this wasn’t the first time they’d fallen out as they’d had an argument back in 1992 when McCarthy called Keane a “disgrace” for arriving back late on a team bus.
      Rafael van der Vaart and Zlatan Ibrahimovic
      Van der Vaart and Ibrahimovic together at Dutch side AjaxCredit: AFP – Getty
      Both Swede Ibrahimovic and Dutchman Van der Vaart thought they were the best players at Holland’s legendary side Ajax.
      Van der Vaart said: “He came to the club and believed that he was the best player at Ajax. It was just two egos converging in one place.”
      When Holland faced Sweden in a friendly, Ibrahimovic injured Van der Vaart in a nasty challenge.
      Ibrahimovic later said: “I don’t like you, I don’t like you as a captain. I didn’t injure you on purpose and you know it.
      “If you accuse me again, I’ll break both your legs and this time it’ll be on purpose.”
      Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer
      Bowyer and Dyer had to be pulled apart during a big clashCredit: Getty
      One of the most notorious bust-ups was when Newcastle United teammates Bowyer and Dyer squared up to each other near the end of a game in 2005.
      Opposition players exchanging blows is controversial enough, but those on the same side is a total no-no.
      Reportedly, Bowyer had complained that Dyer wasn’t passing to him and his teammate responded that he wasn’t giving him the ball because he didn’t rate him.
      Both players were sent off and handed bans. 
      Legend has it that then Newcastle manager Graeme Souness offered to take them on in the dressing room afterwards, but they declined.
      El Hadji Diouf and Jamie Carragher
      Former Liverpool teammates Diouf and Carragher can’t let their row restCredit: Getty
      Liverpool’s legendary defender Jamie Carragher and the club’s former striker Diouf have an ongoing war of words.
      Diouf, who joined the Anfield side in 2002, said “the difference between Jamie and me is that I am a world class player and he is a s***.”
      Carragher mocked Diouf by saying: “The other big difference is he’s scored less goals for LFC in the Premier League than me! (Not counting OG’s!!)”
      Diouf only scored three goals in 55 games during his three years on Merseyside.
      Michael Owen and Alan Shearer
      Owen slighted Shearer’s beloved Newcastle UtdCredit: PA:Press Association
      Shearer is passionate about his boyhood team Newcastle United and did not take well to former teammate Owen making disparaging comments about them.
      In his autobiography, the former Liverpool man said Newcastle fans were “deluded” about their club’s stature.
      Owen, who like Shearer was one of England’s top strikers, later said moving to the Geordie side was a “downward step” after Real Madrid and something he regretted.
      Shearer posted a clip of Owen saying he “couldn’t wait to retire for the final six or seven years” of his career followed by the comment “Yes, Michael, we thought that also, whilst on £120K a week.” Ouch.
      Ousmane Dabo and Joey Barton
      Dabo suffered an eye injury when Barton punched him over and overCredit: Chris Neil/PA
      Hothead midfielder Barton was never far from controversy during his career – but the lowest moment was his attack on Manchester City teammate Dabo in 2007 during a training session.
      Witnesses told how he repeatedly punched Dabo while he was on the ground, resulting in an eye injury.
      Barton admitted assault and was given a four month jail sentence suspended for two years.
      Dabo said: “He says he is a man, a bad boy, but he is just a coward.”
      Stefan Effenberg and Lothar Matthaus
      It was no holds barred on the barbs between Effenberg and German legend MatthausCredit: AP/Empics
      When Bayern Munich played Manchester United in the Champions League final in 1999 their two star midfielders couldn’t hide a mutual loathing.
      Effenberg had questioned Matthaus’s courage after he failed to take Germany’s penalty in the 1990 World Cup Final.
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      Matthaus later retorted that Effenberg had “lost his touch” and thought that Bayern giants should sell him.
      Effenberg, nicknamed The Tiger, responded with a world class put down in his autobiography. A chapter titled ‘What Lothar Matthaus knows about football’ was left blank. More