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    Who is Mick Schumacher’s long-term girlfriend Laila Hasanovic? Miss Universe finalist-turned-social media sensation

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    MICK SCHUMACHER may find himself away from Formula 1 but off the track life is good.He’s loved up with his long term partner Laila Hasanovic – and engagement has been on the cards.Mick Schumacher with his long-term partner Laila HasanovicCredit: GettyThe couple are said to have recently got engaged with Laila already inside the Schumacher inner circleCredit: GettyLaila is a model from Denmark with Bosnian rootsCredit: InstagramSon of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, Mick, has found regaining a spot amongst F1’s elite difficult.The 26-year-old driver started his professional motorsport career with Haas in 2021 before being released after two seasons, serving the next two as a reserve driver for McLaren and Mercedes.Nonetheless, Schumacher has been able to find solace away from racing. He has been with Laila Hasanovic for at least two years since going public in August 2023, with the model recently teasing fans by sharing a picture of a diamond ring.READ MORE IN SCHUMACHERShe is the only girlfriend Mick has had who has been allowed to to visit father Michael, according to German newspaper Bild.The seven-time world champion has not been seen in public since his skiing accident on a family holiday in Meribel, France, in 2013.Bild further says the family are ‘smitten’ with the model, who is regularly included in their family plans – so who is she? Life pre-SchumacherBorn in Bosnia and raised in Denmark, Laila Hasanovic was a prodigious model talent from early on.Most read in MotorsportHasonovich, 24, moved to the Danish capital, Copenhagen, at 19 after a year in Kentucky as an exchange student to add some experience on her promise.She was a finalist in the 2019 Miss Universe Denmark pageant, and once the global pandemic broke out the following year, she switched her attention from beauty contests to social media.She amassed 300k followers across Instagram and TikTok in the three years following the worldwide outbreak that saw people stuck in their homes – and has doubled that since dating Schumacher.Strides in modelling Initially working a local paper-round in her early teens before harbouring short-lived ambitions in criminology, Hasonovich has made significant strides on the modelling front.A first break in the game via watch brand Daniel Wellington has transpired to being signed on by PRM Agency and full-blown photo-shoots.Soon-to-be SchumacherHasonovich and Schumacher had to bat away various claims that the couple got engaged October last year.She posted a photo of her hand in July, which appeared to show an engagement ring.Understandably, fans leaped into conclusions before having the news broken by Hasonovich.She posted a second picture of her jewellery, writing on Instagram: “and no it’s not an engagement ring u guyssss”.However, the noise around a possible engagement continues is getting louder as the bond between the model and the Schumacher family grows stronger.Laila has even paid tribute to Michael on social media in the past with a touching tribute.Laila, left, with Michael’s manager Sabine Kehm, centre, and his wife Corinna, right, watching Mick during a race earlier this yearCredit: RexLast March she posted a series of photos to her Instagram followers showing off her handbag and room.In one of the snaps her AirPod case can be seen with the iconic No 47 logo emblazoned on it.Read More on The SunFans of Michael quickly spotted the No 47 which is still seen as synonymous with the driver as he drove under that number.Meanwhile, in August 2023, Mick told RTL with a smile: “I’m really happy”, and “doesn’t want to hide” his love for Laila.  More

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      Who is Michael Schumacher’s brother Ralf? F1 driver turned Sky Sports commentator 

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      THE name Schumacher rings a massive bell in motorsport – but seven-time champion Michael isn’t the only one in the family to have don an Formula One overall.While Michael Schumacher dominated F1 for a decade and a half, his brother Ralf was also a factor on the grid at the time.Ralf Schumacher spent a decade racing in F1Credit: GettyThe Schumacher brothers are the only siblings to have both won Formula 1 races in the sport’s historyCredit: GettyRalf Schumacher still works in the sportCredit: GettyRalf may have been the inferior driver throughout the pair’s time, but he still managed to have a very good career in the sport.Although they were never team-mates, the siblings are the most successful family pairing in F1 as the only siblings to have both won races in the sport’s history.Career on the tracksBorn and raised in North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, Ralf is the second son of Rolf Schumacher, a bricklayer, and his wife Elisabeth.He started karting in his formative years and was a prodigious racer in junior karting.READ MORE IN F1He won the NRW Cup, the Gold Cup and German Junior Kart Championship across two years before moving up to senior level, where he finished runner-up. Ralf later finished third in the 1994 German Formula 3 Championship which catapulted him into the Formula Nippon Series, driving for the Team Le Mans.He was the first driver to clinch the championship in his rookie season.A spot in F1 was inevitable and after testing with McLaren in the autumn of 1996, Schumacher signed a three-year contract to drive for Eddie Jordan’s team, Jordan.Most read in MotorsportThe following season he would secure the first podium of his career in Argentina with a third-place finish.The arrival of Damon Hill in the 1998 season would complicate Schumacher’s relationship with Jordan as a team orders scenario denied him his first race win.Older brother Michael then bought him out of his £2million contract, with Mick then joining Williams. He finished the 1999 season sixth and was rewarded with a three-year deal worth £31m – despite a campaign littered with race retirements.His six-year association with the Oxfordshire-based team saw five wins, two fourth-place finishes and two fifth-place finishes.Ralf’s final season with the team, 2004, saw him race just 12 times and finish only ninth in the standings.He next signed a three-year deal with Japanese manufacturer Toyota, finishing sixth in his first season but then slipping down to 10th and 16th.Attempts to return back to the sport, notably with Red Bull sister team Toro Rosso, and Force India never materialised.A stint in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series – return back to sports car racing – would merely signal official retirement from competitive racing, which came in 2012. Post-racing venturesFollowing his retirement from active motorsport in March 2013, Schumacher remained within the industry. He took up a management role at auto racing Mucke Motorsport which sees him assists in the mentoring of young drivers signed with Mercedes-Benz.In 2019, Schumacher became a pundit and co-commentator at Formula One races for Sky Sports Germany.Personal lifeSchumacher was married to German model and media personalty Cora-Caroline Brinkman. The pair giving birth to their son David a couple weeks after marriage in October 2001.David now also competes in motorsport with Haupt Racing Team.READ MORE SUN STORIESSchumacher married on October 2001 in a private civil ceremony at the couple’s home in AustriaCredit: GettySchumacher first shared he was gay when he took to social media to share the storyCredit: InstagramHowever, the two would divorce after an acrimonious period of separation in 2015. Nine years on, Schumacher announced on social media that he has been in a same-sex relationship with his partner of two years, 34-year-old Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne. More

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      Who is Michael Schumacher’s son Mick? Former Mercedes driver who has found new motorsport seat

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      THERE’S a certain weight that comes with being the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher – and son Mick has found all about it in recent years. Mick, 26, had been tipped to succeed his father’s impeccable racing standards the second he set foot in a karting track.MickSchumacher’s time at Haas was mistake-ladenCredit: AFPSebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher have had a striking relationship throughout the yearsCredit: AlamySchumacher last role in F1 was with MercedesCredit: GettyHowever, Michael Schumacher’s youngest child has found his competitive motorsport career dwindling.Mick was last seen in a Formula 1 pit garage last December as a reserve driver for Mercedes.He left his position at the end of the 2024 season to focus on his newfound role in endurance racing.Nowadays, he is striving to get back to the elite staring of the racing world. READ MORE IN F1Life in father’s footsteps Born and raised in the Swiss village Vufflens-le-Chateau, Schumacher was born into a racing royalty with his father and uncle Ralf both in F1.The generational success that his father set that weighed heaviest in his formative years in racing and beyond.Mick had a good karting career – fishing runner-up at the World and European level – before making the jump to European Formula 3, winning the championship in his final season with Prema Racing.He would follow that up with another title Formula 2 in 2020 ahead of Brit Callum Ilott and future Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda. Most read in MotorsportMick had test drives with Alfa Romeo and Haas – aided by his association with the Ferrari Driver Academy – then signed with the latter as a full-time driver in 2021.Schumacher’s two-season F1 career was characterised by rookie blunders and team deficiencies, initially alongside controversial team-mate Nikita Mazepin – son of Belarusian-Russian oligarch and sponsor Dmitry – and than outperformed by Kevin Magnussen.In his second season, the German driver scored his first and second lot of points in back-to-back weekends at Silverstone and the Red Bull Ring in Austria, where he registered a career-best sixth finish.However, Schumacher was released from his contract going into the 2023 season as the team altered direction with successor and racing journeyman Nico Hulkenberg.Recently, he has served as a reserve driver for both Mercedes and McLaren – not suiting up for either team. Track switch Schumacher made his first ventures into the World Endurance Championship with Alpine while still occupying his reserve driver duties.Schumacher has continued to race with Alpine’s World Endurance Championship six-man Hypercar team full-time after achieving his maiden podium finish at the 6 Hours of Fuji. Additionally, Schumacher also competed in the 2025 Race of Champions in Sydney at the start of the month alongside family friend Sebastian Vettel with Will Brown pipping him to a semi-final spot in the main draw. Racing future Schumacher still harbours hopes of returning to F1 as a driver with the 2026 new regulations era providing the first real opening for a seat, particularly with Cadillac’s incoming arrival to the grid. “Formula One has always been my dream and will always be my dream. But the WEC is the number one priority,” he told Sky Germany. “That requires 100 per cent dedication.”READ MORE SUN STORIESHe went on to add: “My dream is a dream, but when I’m in the car, I’m 100 per cent in the car. The dream lives on in the moments when I have free time and can think about it.”Cadillac have expressed a public interest in signing an American driver with a big-name, and in motorsport, it doesn’t get bigger Schumacher. More

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      Who is Lassana Diarra? Ex-Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid star dubbed ‘new Makelele’ & at centre of new transfer ruling

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      LASSANA DIARRA is the man at the centre of what could be a REVOLUTION in how football runs and operates.The retired France international, 39, is a blast from the past for many football fans but hit the headlines after a landmark court ruling over transfers.Lassana Diarra played three seasons at ChelseaCredit: AP:Associated PressWhat happened with Lassana Diarra’s court case?Diarra sued Fifa after it upheld a £16MILLION that was imposed by his former club, Lokomotiv Moscow, following his sacking for allegedly boycotting training over a pay dispute in 2014.Diarra’s case was heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, the highest court in Europe.In a landmark decision, Diarra WON the case after his legal team argued that Fifa had broken European labour laws by refusing to issue the International Transfer Certificate which would have allowed him to join another club and exercise his rights as a professional. The ECJ ruling has now declared current regulations are in breach of EU Law on the free of movement of people.Inside Lassana Diarra’s legal case with FifaLassana Diarra’s case with Fifa dates back to 2014 when he was playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.The former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder was in a dispute with Lokomotiv over wages – with the Russian side ultimately terminating his contract.The case was referred to Fifa’s Dispute and Resolution Chamber (DRC) which ruled against Diarra, fining him £16MILLION.During this time, Diarra received a new contract offer from Belgian side Charleroi.But Charleroi wanted clarification from Fifa that they would not be liable to pay any of the money owed to Lokomotiv.Fifa could not make that guarantee and the move never happened.As a result, Diarra brought new legal action against Fifa and the Belgian league claiming a loss of earnings.That started the long process that has led to this week’s groundbreaking judgment.Diarra’s lawyer was Jean Louis Dupont, the man who had previously transformed the sport in the mid-1990s by successfully working for the introduction of the Bosman ruling, which allowed players to move for free once their contract was up.The Court ruled: “The rules in question are such as to impede the free movement of professional footballers wishing to develop their activity by going to work for a new club.“Those rules impose considerable legal risks, unforeseeable and potentially very high financial risks as well as major sporting risks on those players and clubs wishing to employ them which, taken together, are such as to impede international transfers of those players.”What are the ramifications of the ruling?Potential ramifications could be huge depending on the full judgement, which will be published later today.Most read in FootballIf the Court has made a strong ruling, it could effectively declare the entire current system is in breach of EU Law.That would see Fifa losing its current authority over the transfer system and allow players the right to break their contracts and change clubs with impunity.In turn, that would end the current “trickle down” system where many smaller clubs are reliant on transfer income.Such an outcome would lead to big stars being able to hawk their services for free but for huge wages, allowing the wealthiest clubs – including the bulk of the Premier League – the opportunity to hoover up the best talent.How football changed after Bosman rulingTHE Bosman Ruling transformed football transfers in 1995.Before the Bosman Ruling, clubs could demand a transfer fee for a player even after their contract had expired.But Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman went to the European Court of Justice and the judge ruled in his favour.And that meant that when a player’s contract expired, they could move freely to another club within the EU without a transfer fee.The landmark court case gave players far more power in the final year of their deals – with clubs either needing to extend them or lose them for nothing at the end of the season.Footballers can now also sign pre-contract agreements with new clubs from January when their deals run out to move on a free transfer.The Bosman Ruling essentially removed the restrictions on EU football players with expired contracts, giving them the same rights as free agents and increasing the freedom of movement.And even with the UK leaving the EU, the Bosman Ruling still applies for Premier League clubs.Who is Lassana Diarra?Lassana, known as ‘Lass’ during his career, was born on March 10, 1985, in Paris to Malian parents.His first club was Paris FC but he bounced around academies, playing for Nantes, Le Mans and Red Star 93 before joining Le Havre aged 18 in 2003.Lassana Diarra became a key player at Real Madrid, winning two trophiesCredit: Action Images – ReutersDiarra had an outstanding first season in senior football, impressing in Ligue 1 and breaking into the Francer Under-21 team.He was then spotted by Chelsea, with chief scout Gwyn Williams dubbing him the new [Claude] Makelele – the Blues spent £1million to secure his signature.Diarra spent three seasons at Stamford Bridge and was named the 2005-06 Young Player of the Year – despite playing just seven matches. He played 31 games in all and was part of the side that won the League Cup and FA Cup in 2007, before moving to Arsenal.Diarra spent just one season in north London, playing only 13 matches, before a move to Portsmouth where he played 32 matches in two seasons, impressing despite struggling with injuries.Diarra then completed a shock move to Real Madrid for around £19m and became one of their key players over the next four seasons, playing 117 games between 2008 and 2012, as well as winning the Copa del Rey in 2011 and La Liga in 2012.Lassana Diarra’s career statsLassana Diarra played for some of the top clubs in Europe as an all-action defensive midfielder.He started at Le Havre before earning his big break with a £4million move to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2005.Diarra was largely a rotation option but won an FA Cup and League Cup double with the Blues before a brief move across London to join Arsenal.But it was at Portsmouth where Diarra really made his name, winning a historic FA Cup and earning a massive £19m move to Spanish giants Real Madrid.Diarra played 117 times in five seasons for Los Blancos, winning one LaLiga title, again under Mourinho, and the Copa Del Rey.Then came Diarra’s fateful move to Russia, first Anzhi Makhachkala and then Lokomotiv Moscow, before he saw out his playing career in his native France with Marseille and then PSG, where he won one Liga 1 crown.Le Havre (2003–2005)Chelsea (2005–2007)Portsmouth (2008–2009)Real Madrid (2009–2012)Anzhi Makhachkala (2012–2013)Lokomotiv Moscow (2013–2015)Marseille (2015–2017)Al Jazira (2017–2018)Paris Saint-Germain (2018–2019)A move to Anzhi Makhachkala followed before a move to Lokomotiv Moscow – which is where he fell foul of coach Leonid Kuchuk.Diarra was allegedly asked to take a pay cut and then is said to have refused to turn up to training – Diarra was eventually sacked and later ordered to pay a huge fine and missed a season of football.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe then had spells at Marseille and Al Jazira before finishing his career with Paris Saint-Germain, where helped Unai Emery win the treble in 2017-18.An international for France, Diarra won 34 caps and was named in the 2010 World Cup squad and the Euro 2016 squad. However, he did not play any tournament football due to a blood disorder in 2010 and injury in 2016. More

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      England’s chants and songs – from Football’s Coming Home to Dam Busters – all the lyrics  

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      ENGLAND’S foray into Euro 2024 will have fans dreaming that football’s coming home again.They’ve entered the tournament as joint favourites with many bookmakers and Euro 2024 fever is sweeping the nation.England fans will be looking to roar the Three Lions to success in GermanyCredit: RexBut what are the fan-favourite chants that could inspire England to success in Germany?What are the England chants?Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)Three Lions was Baddiel and Skinner’s ode to England’s hope and successive failures.The chorus of “It’s coming home” has now become a tagline used by fans and has led to opposition supporters accusing the English of arrogance – but the original lyrics have more nuance to them.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLIt’s coming home,It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home. It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home. It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home.  It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home. Most read in Euro 2024Everyone seems to know the score,They’ve seen it all before,They just know, they’re so sureThat England’s gonna throw it away, gonna blow it awayBut I know they can play. ‘Cause I remember three lions on a shirt! Jules Rimet still gleaming,Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming.England fans belt out national anthem to drown out boos in Gelsenkirchen as Three Lions face SerbiaSo many jokes, so many sneers,But all those ‘oh so nears’ Wear you down, through the years,But I still see that tackle by MooreAnd when Lineker scored,Bobby belting the ballAnd Nobby dancing. Three lions on a shirt! Jules Rimet still gleaming,Thirty years of hurtNever stopped me dreaming.  I know that was then, but it could be again..It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home. It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home.  It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home. It’s coming home, ​It’s coming home, it’s coming,Football’s coming home. Three lions on a shirt!Jules Rimet still gleaming,Thirty years of hurtNever stopped me dreaming.Three lions on a shirt! Jules Rimet still gleaming, Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming.Three lions on a shirt! Jules Rimet still gleaming, Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming.[embedded content]National Anthem (God Save The King)The national anthem of both teams is played before every match at a major tournament.It always produces a spine-tingling reaction in the build-up to kick off.God save our gracious King!Long live our noble King!God save the King!Send him victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us,God save the King.Thy choicest gifts in storeOn him be pleased to pour,Long may he reign.May he defend our laws,And ever give us cause,To sing with heart and voice,God save the King.Southgate You’re The OneEngland fans adopted Atomic Kitten’s ‘Whole Again’ during the team’s run to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.While Southgate’s stock might have lowered since then, it still could be making an appearance.Looking back on when we first metI cannot escape and I cannot forgetSouthgate, you’re the one, you still turn me onFootball’s coming home again(One, two, three, four) whoa, whoaLooking back on when we first metI cannot escape and I cannot forgetSouthgate, you’re the one, you still turn me onFootball’s coming home againSouthgate, you’re the one, you still turn me onFootball’s coming home again.The song is an ode to current manager Gareth SouthgateCredit: Rex[embedded content]Eng-er-landNot the most imaginative number but something that will regularly be sung in Germany.The lyrics are a a simple one.En-ger-landRepeat as much as you need to.VindalooEngland’s official 1998 World Cup song to follow on from Three Lions.The song was written and performed by British band Fat Les, with Blur’s Alex James and Guy Pratt writing the music and comedian Keith Allen writing the lyrics.“Where on earth are you from?We’re from EnglandWhere you come fromDo you put the kettle on?Kick itNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nah nah nahNah nah nah (bonjour)Nah nah nah (monsieur)Nah nah nahNah nah nah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nah NahWe’re EnglandWe’re gonna score one more than youEngland!Can I introduce you pleaseTo a lump of cheddar cheeseKnit one, pearl oneDrop one, curl oneKick itNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nahNah nah nah NahWe’re EnglandWe’re gonna score one more than youEngland!Me and me Mum and me Dad and me GranWe’re off to WaterlooMe and me Mum and me Dad and me GranAnd a bucket of VindalooBucket!VindalooVindalooVindalooVindaloo nah nahVindalooVindalooVindalooVindaloo nah nahVindalooVindalooAnd we all like VindalooWe’re EnglandWe’re gonna score one more than youEngland!Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah nah nahNah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah nah nahNah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)And we all like VindalooWe’re EnglandWe’re gonna score one more than youNah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah nah nahNah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah nah nahNah nah nah (Vindaloo)Nah nah nah (Vindaloo)And we all like VindalooWe’re EnglandWe’re gonna score one more than youEngland!”[embedded content]England ‘Til I dieThree Lions fans show their allegiance to their side with this one, declaring that ’til death will they part with their country.“England till I die,I’m England till I die,I know I am I’m sure I am,I’m England till i die”Sweet CarolineNeil Diamond’s 1969 hit became a cultural touchstone for England fans at Euro 2020 when it was played after England beat Germany 2-0.Wembley Stadium DJ Tony Parry told TalkSPORT he was going to play “Vindaloo”, but “went with [his] gut,” and played the Neil Diamond classic instead.It’s now sung after big England wins.“Where it began, I can’t begin to knowingBut then I know it’s growing strongWas in the springAnd spring became the summerWho’d have believed you’d come alongHands, touching handsReaching out, touching me, touching youSweet CarolineGood times never seemed so goodI’ve been inclinedTo believe they never wouldBut now ILook at the night and it don’t seem so lonelyWe filled it up with only twoAnd when I hurtHurting runs off my shouldersHow can I hurt when holding youOne, touching oneReaching out, touching me, touching youSweet CarolineGood times never seemed so goodI’ve been inclinedTo believe they never wouldOh no, noSweet CarolineGood times never seemed so goodSweet CarolineI believe they never couldSweet CarolineGood times never seemed so good”The song became an anthem at Euro 2020Credit: GettyWorld In MotionPenned by legendary band New Order, World in Motion is perhaps the most tuneful of all the England songs.The tune was made ahead of the 1990 World Cup, and features a rap from John Barnes.Express yourselfCreate the spaceYou know you can winDon’t give up the chaseBeat the manTake him onYou never give upIt’s one on oneExpress yourselfIt’s one on oneExpress yourselfIt’s one on oneExpress yourselfYou can’t be wrongWhen something’s goodIt’s never goneLove’s got the world in motionAnd I know what we can doLove’s got the world in motionAnd I can’t believe it’s trueNow is the timeLet everyone seeYou never give upThat’s how it should beDon’t get caughtMake your own playExpress yourselfDon’t give it awayExpress yourselfIt’s one on oneExpress yourselfIt’s one on oneExpress yourselfYou can’t be wrongWhen something’s goodIt’s never goneLove’s got the world in motionAnd I know what we can doLove’s got the world in motionAnd I can’t believe it’s trueLove’s got the world in motionAnd I know what we can doLove’s got the world in motionAnd I can’t believe it’s trueYou’ve got to hold and giveBut do it at the right timeYou can be slow or fastBut you must get to the lineThey’ll always hit you and hurt youDefend and attackThere’s only one way to beat themGet ’round the backCatch me if you can’Cause I’m the England manAnd what you’re looking atIs the master planWe ain’t no hooligansThis ain’t a football songThree lions on my chestI know we can’t go wrongWe’re playing for England (England)We’re playing the songWe’re singing for England (England)Arrivederci, it’s one on oneWe’re playing for England (England)We’re playing the songWe’re singing for England (England)Arrivederci, it’s one on oneWe’re playing for England (England)We’re playing the songWe’re singing for England (England)Arrivederci, it’s one on oneWe’re playing for England (England)We’re playing the songWe’re singing for England (England)Arrivederci, it’s one on oneREAD MORE SUN STORIESDam Busters MarchEngland fans often hum the theme from the classic British war film. The Dam Busters theme is also often played by England’s resident band – but there are no lyrics to go along with it. More

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      How many children does Phil Foden have?

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      PHIL FODEN enters Euro 2024 off the back of his best season yet for Manchester City.The midfielder won the Premier League’s Player of the Year as well as the Football Writers’ award for best player.Phil Foden and partner Rebecca Cooke with two of their kidsCredit: Sophie Eleanor Photography / Go PR & EventsRebecca is a regular at Phil’s England and Man City gamesCredit: RexHe’s hoping to bring his excellent City form to the international stage this summer and become a hero for England.Foden, 24, has two children with childhood sweetheart Rebecca Cooke, 22 – although they tend to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.Rebecca is currently pregnant with the couple’s third child.How many children does Foden have?Phil and Rebecca welcomed their first son, Ronnie, in 2019 when Phil was 18 and Rebecca was 17.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLRonnie, 5 is named after Foden’s granddad, who died at the age of 47.Phil also wears 47 for Manchester City as a tribute to his late grandfather.Ronnie is something of a social media influencer despite his young age and boasts over four million followers on Instagram.The youngster is known as “El Wey” which translates to “The Dude” in Spanish.Most read in Euro 2024On becoming a father to Ronnie at the tender age of 18, Foden told the Manchester City website: “I was there for the birth.”I walked out of the room, gave it a little tear and then went back in like nothing happened.Man City star’s son racks up 1 million Instagram followers in 24 hours after cute Champions League final celebrations“I’m not one for crying in front of people. I like to be on my own, but I was there in the room, watched it happen and it was a special moment.”The couple had their second child in 2021, a daughter named True.In April, they announced they were expecting a third child – they threw a lavish baby shower, with a blue theme, but did not reveal the due date or the gender.Ronnie is a social media starCredit: GettyDaughter True was born in 2021Credit: Instagram @philfodenWho is Rebecca Cooke?Phil and Rebecca are childhood sweethearts and met in the couple’s mutual hometown of Stockport.Rebecca opts to stay out of the limelight and has private accounts on social media.The two live in a £2million house in Bramhall, Manchester.Phil bought the house at the age of 18 when he broke into Manchester City’s first-team.The two are childhood sweethearts, who both come from StockportCredit: instagramRebecca is a regular at Foden’s gamesCredit: PA More

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      How many children does Harry Kane have?

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      ENGLAND captain Harry Kane enters Euro 2024 off the back of a brilliant debut season with Bayern.He has been England skipper since the 2018 World Cup in Russia and his wife Kate and growing family have supported him every step of the way.Harry pictured with wife Kate and some of their childrenCredit: GettyThe couple welcomed their youngest son last AugustCredit: Instagram @harrykaneWho is Harry Kane’s wife Kate?Kate (nee Goodland) and Harry are childhood sweethearts who were both pupils at Larkswood Primary in Chingford, London.They both went on to attend the local Chingford Foundation School close to where they grew up when they started dating.With Harry experiencing a meteoric rise coming through the ranks at Tottenham Hotspur, he announced his engagement to Kate in July 2017 on Twitter.They went on to tie the knot in June 2019 at an unknown location with Kate writing on Instagram: “I married my soul mate, one of the best days of my life! Thank you for making my dreams come true, you are perfect.”READ MORE ON FOOTBALLHow many children do the couple have?The couple have four children, with two daughters and two sons.Harry and Kate welcomed their first child Ivy the year they were engaged in January 2017.The following year, in 2018, they welcomed their second daughter Vivienne.In 2020, their first son Louis joined the family.Most read in Euro 2024In August 2023 their second son Henry was born shortly after Harry completed his £100million transfer to Bayern Munich.The couple opted to have the birth in England with Harry initially living in a hotel in Munich until after Kate gave birth.Ultimate Euro 2024 rich list reveals England’s top earning stars – and how Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary is worth OVER TEN times more than Kylian Mbappe’sThey now live in a £30million mansion in Germany in an area dubbed ‘The Beverley Hills of Bavaria’.Harry and Kate waved goodbye to Spurs fans when Kate was pregnant with their fourth childCredit: GettyThey are now at home in MunichCredit: GettyHow old are Harry Kane and Kate Goodland?Harry Kane is 30, with his 31st birthday coming up in July.He made his professional Tottenham debut in 2011 when he was just 18.Kate turned 31 in January and is six months older than her husband.Their eldest child Ivy is seven and Vivienne is six.The couple’s eldest son Louis is three and Henry will turn one in August.Harry and Kate posed for a pic taken by their son after England’s opener at the EurosCredit: PA More

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      How Anthony Joshua changed his training and nutrition to become an ‘endurance athlete’ and now cuts a leaner figure

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      WHEN Anthony Joshua took to the scales for the weigh-in against Francis Ngannou, he cut a svelter figure.Weighing 18 stone on the nose, he appeared every inch the lean, mean boxing machine.Anthony Joshua nows cut a leaner figureCredit: Instagram @anthonyjoshuaHard work in the gym as well as a strict diet have helped AJ achieve peak fitnessCredit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/AJ has seemingly found his fighting weight at around the 18 stone markCredit: Instagram @ anthonyjoshuaIn fact for his previous fight against Otto Wallin, he was just one pound shy of his current weight. Seemingly, he has found his fighting weight as he aims for another accomplished performance.Last year, AJ revealed he had changed the way he approached his diet and nutritional needs.He runs longer distances instead of shorter, more explosive sprints, to become more of an endurance athlete.The former heavyweight champion also spaces out his rest days and sticks to a tight regime.Read more Anthony Joshua newsWhat changedWhen he first started his pro career, he admitted he concentrated on sprinting as part of his schedule in a magazine interview done after he defeated Jermaine Franklin.100 metres and 200 metres sprints helped with his explosiveness, before graduating to 400 metres.AJ realised most fighters have that ability to erupt quick. He needed to run longer distances to become more of an endurance boxer.”When I first started out, you start off [with] 400 metres, and that’s like your 12 rounds. You start running 100 metres and you progress to 200 metres. So 100 metres, it’s powerful and explosive,” he said.Most read in Boxing”And then when we progress, I started realising, everyone’s explosive but everyone’s got endurance as well. I was like s***, I need to be explosive but I need to have endurance.Ultimate boxing rich list including Anthony Joshua, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Deontay Wilder”So I went through this massive phase of trying to figure out what’s right, what’s wrong. And I’m at a stage now where people want me to be explosive.”But, I’ve realised I would rather be able to complete the 400 metres, and still come first. I’ve now changed my training to be more of a long endurance athlete, rather than just be explosive for 200 metres and then crash.”Periodised trainingIn the interview with Men’s Health, AJ continued: “I like low rep ranges, but it’s all about phase training. So, I usually just try and do everything. I’ll be in a strength session. I’m doing jumps, I’m doing heavy weights.Longer distance running instead of sprints have helped AJ with his enduranceCredit: @anthonyjoshuaHeavy weight training is still an essential part of AJ’s tough regimeCredit: INSTAGRAM @ anthonyjoshuaAJ now prefers to periodise his training scheduleCredit: InstagramCycling is another exercise AJ uses to aid his staminaCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshuaread more sport features”I’m doing a bit of core and I’m running, so I’m not really specialising in anything. I’m getting a good workout, but certain trainers want to get bang for their buck.”They don’t have you for a long time. So what I’ve learned is to periodise my training. Like, ‘let’s get the most out of this three week or two week block and move on’, rather than, ‘let’s just get the most out of this session’.”Where do I want to be in two weeks? Or three weeks? But then I can measure my progression.”Eating rightPreviously, it was reported AJ consumed a whopping 5,000 calories a day.With the help of nutritionist Mark Ellison, who also works with Manchester United and the Olympic GB team, he consumes a varied diet.Sometimes, during a training camp, he will go vegan wanting “just fresh” food instead of meat and fish.”Food like avocado, falafel, some veg, some rice,” Joshua revealed in the build-up to his fight with Joseph Parker.For breakfast, AJ is said to indulge in porridge, eggs, fruit, and yoghurts.”Then we go on to jacket potatoes, tuna, mayo, beetroot with a handful of veg,” he has said in the past.Eating a fresh diet is important for AJ as he fuels his bodyCredit: Instagram @anthonyjoshuaAJ doesn’t always indulge in meat when he’s in a training campNutritionist Mark Ellison works with AJ on his dietary requirementsCredit: Instagram @ellinutrition”In the evening, I’ll take some chicken, rice with mashed potato with a lot of veg as well. I make sure I’ve got a lot of water and in between sessions I’ll have my protein shakes.”Taking it more seriouslyAJ now knows how to full his body properly and is taking nutrition seriously.”I just didn’t take it as serious as I do now, nutrition is so important. I used to be in the gym after a session and we would chill out for maybe two more hours.”But if you look at the time when I started training, the minute I finish, [so when] I hit my last punch, I haven’t eaten all that time and I’m staying in the gym for another two hours after I’ve showered and had a chat with everyone. Probably about five hours that I’ve had no food. I used to lose a lot of weight.”That’s another thing, I used to associate losing weight with getting fit. So I used to cut out the benefits of nutrition. But if you wanna get fit, you have to feed your body and fuel your body. It’s like a car.READ MORE SUN STORIESChiselled AJ has found the balance between nutrition and trainingCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshuaExpect AJ to be able to go the distance in his future fights”You can’t expect it to go a long distance without fuel. I can’t expect to be fit enough to go a long distance without the right fuel. So that was actually a myth that I had in my head where it’s like, oh, because I’m lighter, I’m fitter.”So, pushing myself and that [means] eating right. I believe in that.” More

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      Inside the ‘secret World Cup’ where England squad were blacklisted and ‘no one wanted to know’

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      COPA 71 is the story of women’s football miles away from the one we know today.The rise of the WSL and Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses have seen the likes of Chloe Kelly, Leah Williamson and Mary Earps become household names.
      Manager Harry Batt received a lifetime ban from football for bringing the Lionesses to a World Cup in 1971Credit: Mirrorpix
      The team became celebrities during their time in MexicoCredit: Mirrorpix
      They were mobbed wherever they travelled in MexicoCredit: Mirrorpix
      But back in 1971, with women’s football banned by the FA, England’s Lionesses were forced to compete in a women’s World Cup in secret.
      For years, nothing was known about the event in Mexico, with the FA moving to ban all the women involved in the tournament from football and the press not being interested in covering it.
      But the story of the tournament is about to have a spotlight shone on it thanks to a new documentary produced by Venus and Serena Williams called Copa 71.
      In it, we find out how a 60-year-old bus conductor from Luton named Harry Batt assembled an England team to compete in the secret tournament.
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      Batt found players by scouting playing fields and parks, and managed to cobble together 14 talented female players to fly to the tournament in Mexico.
      While there was zilch about it in the UK press at the time, the women who played in the tournament spoke about the experience to the Sunday Times.
      Trudy McAffrey, 69, Carol Wilson, 72, and Chris Lockwood, 67, said they were treated like celebrities in Mexico – with paparazzi following their every move and the team being invited to lavish parties at foreign embassies.
      Lockwood spoke of how the tournament energised Mexico and described “all the young kids wanting autographs.”
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      McAffrey considered throwing away all her souvenirs from the tournament – including this photograph due to the shame of the banCredit: Mirrorpix
      The team were invited to embassies in Mexico during the tournamentCredit: Mirrorpix
      It was the first time many of the squad members had travelled outside of EnglandCredit: Mirrorpix
      Although England were knocked out at the group stage it did not put a dampener on the squad’s experience, with Lockwood saying: “At the end, two children came with a plaque drawn in crayons that said, ‘You might have lost the game, but you’ve won the heart of Mexico.”
      Rather than fly home, the Lionesses were invited to stay in Mexico until the final “We were invited to a cocktail party in the British Embassy — it was a grand affair,” says Wilson, who was 19 and able to drink. “I remember seeing Leah [Caleb, the youngest member of the squad] reaching for the drinks tray — she was only 13!”
      But the story takes a sad turn when McAffrey described the squad “coming home to a nothingness” when they returned to England.
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      “Only a few weeks before, we had been playing football at a packed-out stadium,” she said. “No one wanted to know. It was bizarre.”
      The FA blacklisted manager Harry Batt for life and all the women were handed bans ranging between three months and 12 from playing football.
      The shame of being shunned by the FA led to the squad losing touch. “I think because it was banned, it made it feel like we did something wrong,” McCaffery says. “Not that long ago, I came close to just chucking my stuff [souvenirs from the tournament] away. I thought, who’s interested in this? It doesn’t mean anything to anybody.”
      It wasn’t until 47 years later that the squad were reunited after Lockwood, McCaffery and Wilson went on BBC Radio 4 and The One Show to launch a call-out to reunite the squad.
      The documentary also sees women from the Danish, Mexican and Italian teams interviewed, with many of them needing a lot of convincing to talk on the record.
      Co-director of Copa 71, Rachel Ramsay said: “The women are traumatised. The shame that they were made to feel was so intense. Many of them hadn’t even told their families they’d taken part.”
      The players were asked for autographs wherever they went in MexicoCredit: Mirrorpix
      But described coming back to ‘nothingness’ in EnglandCredit: Mirrorpix
      Jan Emms spoke of her pride at seeing the Lionesses reach the women’s World Cup final last yearCredit: Arfa Griffiths – The Sun
      As well as shining a light on the England team, the documentary highlights just how much the development of women’s football was stilted by bans on women playing football across multiple countries.
      With national teams becoming celebrities in Mexico, the final at the Azteca was a sell-out, attended by 112,500 spectators.
      Despite this being the highest ever attendance recorded for a women’s football game, FIFA only recently officially acknowledged this due to the tournament not being officially sanctioned.
      One of the members of the England squad, Jan Emms, the mother of badminton star Gail told the Sun last year that she was full of joy to see England’s Lionesses make the final of the women’s World Cup, this time in one sanctioned by FIFA.
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      She said: “This World Cup final is the ultimate vindication of what we did.”
      “All 14 of us are still alive and able to see this happen. We never in our wildest dreams thought that an England women’s team would get to a World Cup final.” More