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    Lewis Hamilton reveals his ‘heart stops’ when he gets a text about beloved dog Roscoe following pneumonia battle

    LEWIS HAMILTON has revealed that his “heart stops” every time he gets a text message about his beloved dog Roscoe.The Ferrari star still worries about his elderly French bulldog, who has recovered from pneumonia after coming down ill last month.Lewis Hamilton’s beloved French bulldog, Roscoe, has been through the wars as of lateCredit: INSTAGRAM@LEWISHAMILTONLewis Hamilton’s dog Roscoe is now 12 years oldCredit: GettyThe 12-year-old has recently recovered from a bout of pneumoniaCredit: APHamilton’s heart skips a beat every time he gets a text message about his poochCredit: ALAMYHamilton said: “This is a time where every time I get a text message from the lady who looks after him, my heart stops for a second.”Because I’m thinking, ‘What’s next?’ But he’s fine now, fortunately. He is doing well.”He’s 12 and a half years old, so he’s an old boy and it’s unusual for them to live that long.”Hamilton is often seen posting pictures with his pet pooch, who he frequently flies to races around the globe and takes for walks in the paddock on weekends.READ MORE F1 NEWSThey even appear together on the front cover of a recent edition of Vogue.When quizzed on Roscoe’s next appearance, Hamilton said: “I really want to take him to Silverstone, and particularly Monza, this year.”I plan to put him in a red cape and outfit. I was with him before Miami and he still wants to play. “He’s still got that youthful spirit. But he does like to sleep a lot.”Most read in MotorsportJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSThe canine, who is a vegan like his owner, was treated with medication – and even received specialist acupuncture treatment.Given Hamilton’s troubling start to his new life at the Prancing Horse, news of his ill companion likely threatened to make the disappointing opening six races even harder ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this weekend.While Roscoe’s trainer Kirstin McMillan has been nursing the animal back to full fitness, Hamilton has his eyes set on racing in front of the Tifosi as a Ferrari driver for the first time in Imola.Lewis Hamilton fumes ‘have a tea break while you’re at it’ at Ferrari staff and refuses to apologise in Miami GP bust-upLewis takes Roscoe to the Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2014Credit: PA:Press AssociationRoscoe is joined by his doggie pals for his birthday partyCredit: https://www.instagram.com/roscoelovescoco/Roscoe was a frequent flier on Hamilton’s private jetRoscoe wears a team jersey in 2020Credit: GettyThe seven-time world champion said he’s feeling “excited” about it but won’t prepare any differently after enjoying downtime at the Met Gala during the mini-break.The 40-year-old revealed: “It’s weird because these hospitality trucks have been here since 2009.”I’ve walked past Ferrari and never went inside. If I’m really being honest, I was always too scared to go inside being from a different team.”So today is another realisation and feeling. You know that Italians are extremely passionate about it. “It’s a lot more than you expect when you’re actually in it. And it’s beautiful.”Hamilton currently sits seventh in the F1 drivers’ standings, 90 points behind leader Oscar Piastri and 12 behind team-mate Charles Leclerc who missed media day through illness.Lewis Hamilton is currently seventh the F1 Drivers’ ChampionshipCredit: Rex More

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    ‘This is unreal’ – Mikel Arteta accidentally photobombs Sky Sports report as he takes Arsenal dog Win for a walk

    MIKEL ARTETA hilariously photobombed Sky Sports’ report outside the Arsenal training ground on Tuesday. The Gunners’ manager, 43, is preparing for his side’s Premier League encounter with Crystal Palace on Wednesday following their rampant 4-0 win over Ipswich Town on Easter Sunday. Mikel Arteta was spotted taking Win for a strollThe Labrador is considered the ‘club dog’Credit: GettyArteta has led the north Londoners into the last four of the Champions League as well – masterminding a stunning two-leg victory over holders Real Madrid en route to the semi-finals. They face Paris Saint-Germain next week, with Luis Enrique’s runaway Ligue 1 leaders having already dumped out Liverpool and Aston Villa this term. Now, it seems as though Arteta is trying to squeeze as much good fortune out of every inch of the club, including their club dog ‘Win’.While Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill stood outside the Gunners’ training ground, updating viewers on the wellbeing of star winger Bukayo Saka, Arteta crashed the shoot walking Win out of the grounds. Read more FootballOne fan took to Twitter to say that the moment was “unreal”. Arteta brought Win, a chocolate labrador, in to London Colney in 2023, to “develop the family atmosphere” at Arsenal, with Arteta claiming that the dog was “one of us”. Win has not actually brought Arsenal any trophies since their one and only crown under Arteta, which was the 2020 FA Cup. The Gunners are 13 points adrift of league leaders Liverpool in the Premier League, with the Champions League their only realistic chance of silverware this term.Most read in FootballCotterill stated that Saka’s ankle injury that he sustained at Portman Road “wasn’t too bad”. That comes after the Englishman was seen with ice around his achilles. Mikel Arteta slide tackles his own player in training a day before Arsenal’s biggest game of the season vs Real Madrid He had been forced off just before the hour mark in East Anglia after a shocking challenge from Leif Davis that saw the Ipswich left-back sent off. Arsenal host Bournemouth in between their European semi-final legs against PSG, before they take on Champions League-chasing Newcastle United on the penultimate day. They travel to already-relegated Southampton to round off their league campaign. More

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    Lewis Hamilton’s beloved dog Roscoe suffering from pneumonia as caretaker gives health update

    LEWIS HAMILTON’S beloved dog Roscoe is suffering from pneumonia.And the dog’s caretaker issued a health update on the hound.Lewis Hamilton’s dog has pneumoniaCredit: instagramRoscoe is currently receiving medication for the illnessCredit: Instagram @roscoelovescocoRoscoe has regularly attended F1 races over the yearsCredit: GettyRoscoe the bulldog is looked after by animal lover and trainer Kirstin McMillan while Hamilton travels the world as a Formula One driver.But a social media update revealed he is currently unwell. McMillan revealed vegan Roscoe has been diagnosed with pneumonia. However, the canine is being treated with medication – and even receiving acupuncture treatment, too.READ MORE ON SPORTAnd the expectation is he will recover because the illness is not too serious. In an Instagram story, McMillan showed Roscoe devouring a sweet potato and peanut butter dog treat. She then recorded a video to update fans on the famous dog. McMillan said: “Roscoe, because I know you are going to ask, he is going to his vet today.Most read in MotorsportCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”This is a vet that practises veterinary medicine where she combines Eastern and Western, that’s an intergrative pet practice. “So she’s a real vet, she went to Davis and everything, but she went for a few years of additional training in holistic methods, Chinese medicine, accupuncture and things like that. Inside Lewis Hamilton’s birthday celebrations for beloved dog Roscoe with special cake and chilling out with movie”What she is going to do with him today is a high-dose Vitamin C IV drop and this is supportive care. “This is in addition to the strong antibiotics that he is correctly on for his pneumonia.”And she’ll do acupuncture on him. So this supports him.”Roscoe has been a constant companion for seven-time F1 world champ Hamilton over the years, regularly rocking up at tracks with his owner. He has more than 1.1million Instagram followers and his latest post on Monday night in America showed the pooch – who gets an annual birthday party – lying on a sandy beach in the sunshine.Plenty of fans took to the comments to wish Roscoe well.One said: “Get well soon. We love our favourite beach boy way too much!!”Another wrote: “Feel a whole lot better soon sweet boy.”A third added: “Get well soon Roscoe, we love you.”Read More on The SunAnd a final user replied: “Oo Roscoe my love, you are better sunbathing, vitamin D, fresh air on the beach. Take care of yourself, I hope you get better, I love you.”Hamilton currently sits seventh in the F1 drivers’ standings after four races with Ferrari – but was disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix. Kirstin McMillan gave fans an update on Roscoe’s healthCredit: Instagram @adventuresindogtrainingA video on Instagram showed the dog eating a treatCredit: Instagram @adventuresindogtrainingHe went to the vet for acupunctureCredit: Instagram @adventuresindogtraining More

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    How 3 MILLION dogs are being slaughtered ahead of World Cup with executions & poisoned food… but Fifa is doing nothing

    AGAINST a backdrop of pained barking, an emaciated pooch hobbles over to a dirt-covered animal pile, which it licks, bites and then tugs at — eager to pry off any flesh to stave off starvation.It’s a haunting moment now regularly seen in Morocco, stray dogs are resorting to cannibalism to survive after a terrifying “street cleanse”, while others are killed in ghoulish ways and left to rot. Animal rights campaigners claim stray dogs are being rounded up and then killedCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)One dog has resorted to cannibalism, as seen in footage supplied to The SunCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)They claim dogs have been shot, beaten with weapons, poisoned and stabbedCredit: ‘International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)A design of Morocco’s upcoming 2030 FIFA World Cup venue set to be built in CasablancaCredit: Courtesy Populous/Oualolou + ChoiThe north-west African nation is allegedly in the midst of a mass butchering spree to eradicate three million homeless dogs in time for the 2030 FIFA World Cup – despite vowing they’d ended the killings.Horrifying videos released by animal rights campaigners expose the horrors being unleashed on the streets of Morocco on the canines.Heartbreaking footage shows dogs being stabbed with poisonous sticks, violently impaled with hooks, left to bleed out from gunshot wounds and abandoned in pounds without food or water. It flies in the face of FIFA’s Bid Evaluation Report, which claimed Morocco had “outlined its commitment to the protection of animal rights” and since August had ruled “the culling of animals is prohibited in the country”.READ MORE FROM FEATURESHere The Sun refutes that with a damning dossier of evidence obtained on the ground through the International Animal Welfare Protect Coalition (IAWPC), which was also presented to FIFA.They say Morocco has violated their vow and lied to the footballing body. And that means their implementation as a host nation – alongside Spain and Portugal – is a “sham” and they must be stripped of their duties, campaigners say. The campaign calling for action from FIFA has been backed by celebrities including Downton Abbey star Peter Egan, music legend Gary Numan, conservationist Chris Packham and world-renowned conservationist Dr Jane Goodall.Most read in FootballChariots of Fire actor Peter tells The Sun: “Football is regarded as the ‘beautiful game’ and for it to be celebrated in such ugly circumstances is a betrayal of all ethics. FIFA must act now.“I’m absolutely appalled by the situation and the football-loving public will be too, the majority of people who love the beautiful game cannot endorse such cruelty by knowing about it, ignoring it and supporting the World Cup. “It’s almost impossible to get one’s head around why any country would choose to brutally slaughter millions of animals just to ‘tidy their streets’ for a football match. It’s inconceivable.“They choose the cheapest way of destroying these poor creatures too, often this is starving them to death or bludgeoning them with a weapon. It’s absolutely shocking.”Dog that mauled man to death ‘attacked schoolboy days earlier’ in East LondonOne stray dog being shot on the streets in MoroccoCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)One stray was dragged along the ground for a lengthy amount of time to cause injuryCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)’Absolute evil’The new footage, shot in the coastal city of Kenitra, shows animals waiting in dark and damp spaces to starve to death and canine cannibalism.Les Ward, President of the IAWPC, tells The Sun “absolute evil is going on in Morocco” and that cruel dog catchers are being dispatched to the streets to round up strays for slaughter. He explains: “The Moroccan Government hasn’t even got a clue what animal rights means. “They are setting up ‘dispensaries’ and ‘clinics’, which are killing stations to eradicate dogs, not help them.“At these killing pounds the dogs are thrown into a mass of frightened animals. They don’t feed them, they don’t give them water. If they do feed them it’s with poisoned bait that kills them.“Cannibalism is occurring. These dogs are being starved to death and as a result, start to eat one another. “Others are being killed, shot and poisoned and then thrown in the bin.”They don’t die immediately, they thrash around, crying as blood pours out of themLes Ward, IAWPC PresidentAnother heartbreaking clip shows several emaciated pooches cower in their alleyway-like prison, some lifelessly looking up at the camera, while others could be seen with wounds. A few had given birth.An IAWPC campaigner, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid persecution, told us: “The dogs are starving and dying. “It is a tiny space with up to 400 dogs cramped into it and they are living in their own waste. “Some of them die from sickness or poisoning, the others eat them because they are starving… the dogs are kept next to a slaughterhouse which uses them as food. “It is inhumane and unbearable.”World Cup ‘horror’Moroccan authorities are estimated to be killing 300,000 homeless dogs each year, despite it being ruled illegal since 2019.Supporters claim it will end rabies, which kills roughly 80 people a year, but campaigners argue culling won’t work.Instead, they insist their Trap Neuter Release (TNR) programme, currently being implemented by volunteers, is the only way to succeed. Previously it helped Goa, in India, become a rabies-free state.A poison-tipped stick that’s used to kill strays in MoroccoCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)A dead dog moments before it was feasted on by a starving strayCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)Animals filled a narrow alleyway in a ‘kill shelter’ in Kenitra, MoroccoCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)Les tells us: “Morocco’s approach will exacerbate the problem because rabies-infected dogs will continue to breed and more will move into the area. Killing is not the solution, it’s a horror.”Campaigners claim the culling has been ramping up since the 2023 Club World Cup, which was a ‘trial event’ from FIFA officials after Morocco lost an unprecedented five main tournament bids.Some oppose the slaughter – in 2022, a judge fined the Governor of the Nador Province 6,000MAD (£490) after discovering they had killed strays.The judge labelled it “uncivilised” and stated the brutality “which dates back to ancient times, are no longer acceptable”.In 2023, hundreds of strays and tagged dogs were killed in Tangier, which the founder of SFT Animal Sanctuary insisted was “because of FIFA’s visit” for the Club World Cup.She claimed the orders came “from the governor” and that all tagged dogs had to be “removed… from the posh areas around the stadium where FIFA will be”.’Inhumane killings’Now a World Cup host for 2030, campaigners allege the butchery is increasing and often the barbaric street killings are taking place in front of children. IAWPC footage shows men of the attacks by men in orange suits, including one who stuck his fingers up at the camera.Using “tong-like” implements, which have a painful debilitating effect, they pick up dogs the size of German Shepherds and throw them into vans pile with other dogs. One ‘dog catcher’ flips up his fingers at a cameraCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)They then use giant tongs to pick up a German Shephard and chuck it into a vanCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)Dead dogs being taken to the tip to be disposed of alongside rubbishCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)They are then taken to ‘holding’ centres where they are starved to death or “inhumanely killed”, we are told.One day is seen with blood trickling down from the midriff due to being cruelly dragged along the streets and beaten.Les says: “Some of the dogs are left to decompose on the street. Young children are seeing this. That’s traumatic for them and there are links between regularly seeing traumatising things and becoming violent in adult life.” Some dogs are killed with a stick that holds a syringe containing poison at the end, others are fed deadly bait by hand – both practices cause “considerable pain, suffering and lingering death”.Les explains: “Any vet will tell you killing a dog by strychnine is a cruel and lengthy process. They lure the dogs close by getting unsuspecting members of the public to tell them the dogs’ names.”Gun squads allegedly “shoot dogs around the clock with rifles and pistols” but cruelly they are “rarely killed outright” and left to bleed to death on the streets.he was banging on the door so hard and she was left standing in the street screaming as he was driven away. Louise Smith, victim of dog catchersLes adds: “These aren’t bullets that pass through they lodge in the body of dogs, meaning they don’t die immediately, they thrash around, crying as blood pours out of them.“I recently saw a harrowing photo of a dog seconds after its face was obliterated with a shotgun. It’s all extremely cruel.” Dog catchers Many of the animals are being rounded up by groups of dog catchers – and some seized them because they “know owners will bribe them to get their pets back”. Among them is Scottish mum Louise Smith, 46, who has paid to retrieve her six-year-old daughter Salma’s dogs “multiple times” but more recently she notes they are “all about killing.”“I tried to bargain with the dog catchers,” she says. “Salma was beside herself, she cut her knuckles. She was banging on the door so hard and she was left standing in the street screaming as he was driven away.”Dog catchers collect the animals and transport them to ‘kill centres’Credit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)Six-year-old Salma was devastated when her dog Bingo was taken by dog catchersCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)One man shoots a dog in the streetCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)FIFA ‘betrayal’Pressure is mounting against FIFA to take action – celebrities to join the campaign include Dr Jane Goodall, who’s famed for her work with wild chimpanzees. In a letter, she demanded urgent intervention, writing: “If you fail to act, however, FIFA will be known for its complicity in a horrific act of barbarity – on your watch.”There is simply no excuse for the awful campaign of cruelty that is being executed in football’s name.” Les says the IAWPC has sent letters to FIFA every week, supplied photo and video evidence as well as written testimony, only to receive “no reply, nothing whatsoever”. He says: “Absolute evil is going in Morocco and FIFA and its associations should know better. In the UK, anyone found shooting, poisoning, starving or clubbing a dog would be thrown in jail, because it’s a criminal offence. “This World Cup is being built on three million dead dogs and god knows how many traumatised children, that’s a blood scandal and raises the question of whether we should be sending our football teams there at all.“Allowing Morocco to host the World Cup has greenlit their killing groups to pick up and murder as many dogs as they can, as quickly as they can before 2030. “FIFA is complicit by maintaining the wall of silence. They are not stopping the government from killing their dogs, so they are party to it and complicit.”READ MORE SUN STORIESThe Sun contacted FIFA, officials in Morocco and the Moroccan embassy but received no response.Find out more about the IAWPC here or sign their petition.Dog catchers using metal tongs, which cause immense pain, to pick up poochesCredit: International Animal Welfare Protection Coalition (IAWPC)Morocco is preparing to host the 2030 World CupCredit: AFPFIFA President Gianni Infantino has been slammed by animal rights campaignersCredit: EPA More

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    Argentina legend Hugo Gatti, 80, in intensive care after contracting pneumonia following hip surgery

    ARGENTINA legend Hugo Gatti is being treated in intensive care after contracting pneumonia following hip surgery.The retired goalkeeper was operated on after injuring himself in a street fall while walking his dog.Argentina legend Hugo Gatti is being treated in intensive care after contracting pneumonia after hip surgeryCredit: GettyHugo won 18 caps for Argentina and traveled to England for the 1966 World CupCredit: AlamyThe 80-year-old’s surgery initially went well – but a virus he contracted in hospital caused post-op complications.The aftermath and breathing problems that occurred saw Gatti placed in a high-dependency care unit.One of his two sons was already in Argentina, but the other had to return to his homeland after being told Gatti was fighting for his life.The hospital where Gatti is being treated has not been named.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSNews of his latest health battle comes just less than a year after he lost his wife of more than 50 years, Nacha Nodar.They married in 1977 and one of the two children they had, Lucas, played as a midfielder for Argentinos Juniors, Dundee, and Badajoz. Lucas was appointed U23 manager at League Two side Bromley after hanging up his boots in 2022.The 47-year-old coach now manages Serie D side Olbia in Italy.Most read in FootballDad Hugo, capped 18 times by his country, was part of the Argentine squad that travelled to England for the 1966 World Cup.The iconic goalkeeper played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina after turning professional with Buenos Aires club Atlanta.He holds the record for the most appearances in the Argentine league ever, with 765 games played.He has been described as the first goalkeeper to wear gloves and one of the first to regularly leave his penalty area.After retiring following 13 years at his last club Boca Juniors he became a controversial TV football pundit.He bizarrely claimed in 2019 Lionel Messi must quit Barcelona and join Real Madrid to prove he was truly the greatest of all time.He told El Chiringuito TV in Spain: “It seems as if I am anti-Argentine, but until Messi plays in the big games, he will continue to be a player of home games.”He has to have balls to go to Madrid and prove everything there like Cristiano. Otherwise he will be just one more.”Cristiano went to the best club in the world. Messi plays at home, on his pitch with everything that comes with that.”Let him play in the Champions League and the World Cup, otherwise he will always be one more.”When he plays there, he will fight with Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Pele.”READ MORE SUN STORIESGatti was reportedly ill after contracting Covid in March 2020.He is nicknamed El Loco or ‘The Madman’ because of his outspoken character and eccentric style of play. More

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    ‘I’m not Kurt Zouma’ – Jose Mourinho makes outrageous comment when asked if he prefers dogs or cats

    JOSE MOURINHO took a dig at his former player Kurt Zouma after being asked about his preference of dogs or cats.The ex-Chelsea boss was being interviewed by another old star John Obi Mikel for his Obi One podcast.Jose Mourinho made an outrageous joke referencing Kurt Zouma’s cat-kicking scandalCredit: YouTube/The Obi One PodcastZouma played under Mourinho during his second spell in charge of ChelseaCredit: GettyZouma was fined and banned from owning cats for five years after a video emerged of him kicking and slapping his pet catCredit: PADuring the interview, the Fenerbahce manager was asked whether he prefers cats or dogs.Mourinho replied by saying: “Dogs.”But never one to shy away from controversy, the sharp-tongued 62-year-old then raised his hands in the air and added: “But I don’t have a problem with cats.”I’m not Kurt Zouma.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe joke saw Mourinho and Obi Mikel burst into laughter.It came as a reference to Zouma’s cat-kicking scandal in February 2022. In a leaked Snapchat video obtained exclusively by The Sun, the then West Ham defender was seen kicking and slapping his pet cat in his kitchen in a video filmed by brother Yoan.His club condemned the act and fined him £250,000, which they said was the maximum they were able to hand out.Most read in FootballThe Frenchman pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.Zouma avoided a jail sentence for the crime but was fined £8,887 and handed a 12-month community order with 180 hours of unpaid work.Kurt Zouma arrives at Thames Magistrates Court to be sentenced for animal crueltyHe was also banned from keeping cats for five years.Speaking about the sickening incident, Zouma said: “It’s been a difficult spell for me and my family.”Obviously, I have done something very bad and I apologise again for what I’ve done. I know it was very tough for people to watch and to see that and obviously I feel very, very sorry.”I have great remorse about it and now I’m trying to move on with my family and looking ahead. I learned from it, that’s the most important thing, I would say.”Obviously, I had support from many, many people around me who helped me stay focused on football and I try to stay happy.”Zouma, now 30, left the Hammers in August 2024 to join Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Orobah.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe played under Mourinho during the Portuguese manager’s second spell at Chelsea.Mourinho is a known dog lover, and admitted in 2019 he had had a “very sad” Christmas because his beloved Yorkshire Terrier, Leya, had died on Christmas Day. More

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    Lucky mum finds Man Utd ace’s lost dogs and gets tour of club’s training ground in return

    A MUM got a tour of Manchester United’s training ground for finding Alejandro Garnacho’s dogs.United supporter Leah Smith, 26, and her children also got matchday tickets from the grateful Argentina international.Manchester United supporter Leah Smith, 26, and her children got a training ground tour and matchday tickets from grateful Argentina international Alejandro GarnachoMan United ace Garnacho is now happily reunited with his two dogsGarnacho’s two dogsCredit: Instagram @garnacho7Leah was driving with daughter Eliza, ten, when she saw two mutts on the loose near the star’s mansion.She managed to get them in her car and recognised them from pics the winger posted on social media.Leah then drove to United’s Carrington training ground where they let her and her daughter inside to watch the first team going through their paces.An assistant told them the dogs were indeed Freko and Burrows, who live with the star, his partner Eva and their one-year-old son Enzo in Bowdon, Gtr Manchester. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSLeah told The Sun: “Once they confirmed the dogs belonged to Garna, they politely asked if I could take them back to his home, which I did. His partner, Eva, was waiting and was very grateful.”The following day the couple phoned Leah to thank her — and gave her tickets in the players’ family area at Old Trafford for their Premier League game against Southampton.Leah, Eliza and her brother Jenson, seven, saw Prem strugglers United win 3-1 on January 16. Leah said: “My children will never forget this day. Thank you Garna & Eva.” Most read in FootballLeah, who lives five minutes from Garnacho’s home, has since bumped into the footy ace while he was walking his dogs.Fans praised Garnacho, 20, for his generous response but one joked: “Nobody should be made to sit and watch a United game.”’That is so disrespectful’ says fans as Alejandro Garnacho snaps back in altercation with Man Utd fanGarnacho joined United’s academy in 2020 from Spanish club Atletico Madrid and made his first-team debut in 2022.Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club. More

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    Staff break down in tears as historic race track forced to close after more than 90 years

    TEARS were shed as hundreds of fans came out to watch the last-ever meet at a famous dog racing track.Crayford Greyhound Stadium closed its doors for the final time in front of a large crowd on Sunday after 90 years of racing.One of London’s oldest greyhound race tracks has shut its doorsCredit: PAStaff members were in floods of tears as the venue closed its doors for the last timeCredit: PAHundreds of fans came out to betCredit: PAThe current Crayford Greyhound Stadium was opened in 1986Credit: PAOwners said it was no longer ‘financially viable’Credit: PACrayford previously had to cancel race meetings due to an ongoing shortage of runnersCredit: PAEntain, which owns brands including Ladbrokes and Coral, declared its intention to close the South East London track in November.They said it was no longer financially viable to continue due to “dwindling support and attendance”.Originally built in 1932 and named the Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium, Crayford Stadium was sold to Ladbrokes in 1984.After 15 of the ground’s 20 acres were sold to Sainsbury’s, a new venue was built on the remaining five acres which opened in 1986.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSEmotional staff could be seen hugging and wiping tears away from their eyes as time was called on the historic venue.Queues of spectators lined up outside before filling the stands and placing bets on the last 12 greyhound races with friends and family.Commentator Robin Carter, the long-time caller, raised his microphone for the final time.He announced: “Away we go for the last race ever at Crayford.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThe stadium previously had to cancel race meetings due to an ongoing shortage of runners.But, others working in the industry noted a shift in the “business model” after an increase in streaming and online gambling.Watch bizarre moment loose DOG is chased off pitch moments before kick-off in League One clash Queues of spectators lined up outside before filling the standsCredit: PAStaff members posed for a final picture with the winners on the final nightCredit: PAThe closure leaves Romford as the sole outlet for the sport in Greater London.The current fixture schedule will be fulfilled at tracks in Romford, Hove and Monmore.Ladbroke said the decision to close the venue had “not been taken lightly”.Entain’s communications director Simon Clare added: “We’ve been exploring various avenues to avoid this decision for some time but, ultimately, it is no longer viable for us to continue operating the site.”We will also continue to support all trainers impacted by the decision and hope that many of them will continue to race their dogs at other UK greyhound tracks.”As it stands, there are now only 19 out of the previous 77 venues licensed by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain.After attracting huge audiences and royal visitors in the 20th century, most dog racing venues in the capital have closed.The Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium saw its last night of racing after 89 years in 2017 before the site was demolished.READ MORE SUN STORIESBack in 2008, the Walthamstow Stadium in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in East London also closed.It was widely regarded as the leading greyhound racing stadium in Britain following the closure of White City in 1984.A spectator holds a copy of a programme issued at the first racing meet in 1937 at the motorcycle speedway venue Crayford & Bexleyheath StadiumCredit: PAMost greyhound racing venues in the capital have closedCredit: PAEmotional staff could be seen huggingCredit: PAThe closure leaves Romford as the sole outlet for the sport in Greater LondonCredit: PAFans came out to wave goodbye to CrayfordCredit: PA More