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      Furious Ten Hag wants under-fire stars to tour Man Utd MUSEUM after being shocked at their lack of historical knowledge

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S under-fire stars are being urged to visit the Old Trafford MUSEUM after Erik ten Hag and his staff were shocked by how little some of them know about the club’s glorious history.The Old Trafford manager grilled his players after last Sunday’s humiliating 6-3 derby hammering at Manchester City.
      Erik ten Hag challenged his squad for the lack of knowledge about Manchester UnitedCredit: PA
      Ten Hag wants his stars to visit the Old Trafford museumCredit: Getty
      The Red Devils have underperformed so far this seasonCredit: Reuters
      Ten Hag challenged his squad on their knowledge of the club’s history and footballing DNA — and was stunned when some admitted they had never even set foot in the museum.
      A United insider revealed: “The manager was furious with the performance against City.
      “He was saying to the players that anyone representing Manchester United cannot freeze and get beaten so badly.
      “He said: ‘You’re playing for United. Do you not know what that means, given the history of the club?’.”
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      United have been champions a record 20 times and have won three European Cups, 12 FA Cups and five League Cups.
      Sir Alex Ferguson’s side won the Treble in 1999 while in 1968, United became the first English side to win the European Cup.
      Our source added: “He asked them what they knew about the club. When some said they had never been to look around the museum or only walked through it, he was astounded.
      “He’s visited twice since joining this summer.
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      “He has told all the players they need to make time to go in either before it opens or after it closes, so they can learn more about what it means to represent United.”
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      Tyson Fury’s dad insures his wedding tackle for £10million after fathering world champ

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      TYSON Fury’s dad has insured his wedding tackle for £10million.John Fury said his testicles are hot property because he fathered the heavyweight champion of the world.
      Tyson Fury’s dad John has insured his wedding tackle for £10millionCredit: Sportsfile – Getty
      John, 58, who is super fit and does 10km runs, said he took out the policy after Gypsy King Tyson, 34, won the WBC world heavyweight title.
      He said: “I’ve insured my nuts for £10million. Believe me there is good stuff that comes out of them.
      “I’ve got world champion nuts in these trousers — breed some kings I do.
      “There are only champions coming out of these nuts — it’s been proven hasn’t it?”
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      The former professional boxer said he got the policy after Tyson knocked out Deontay Wilder in 2020 to win the WBC title — making him a two-time world champ.
      John has two other sons — Love Island star Tommy, 23, who boxes professionally, and Shane, 29, who isn’t a pro boxer but has trained with his brothers.
      Tommy is unbeaten after eight pro bouts and says he is also aiming to be a world champ.
      John was never a champion and has a modest pro boxing record of eight wins, four defeats and one draw.
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      But he was known as a fearsome bare-knuckle fighter.
      He has 18 grandchildren and is expecting a 19th after Tommy announced his partner, Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague, is pregnant with their first child.
      John told freebets.com: “Words cannot express how proud of Tyson and Tommy and all my family I am. I feel like I’m a world champ some times.”
      Tyson’s dad John said: ‘I’ve got world champion nuts in these trousers — breed some kings I do’Credit: Reuters More

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      Brazen burglars switch to targeting top-flight footballers when they are home — because it’s easier to break in

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      BRAZEN burglars have switched to targeting footballers when they are home — because it is easier to break in.The gang has moved away from away day raids when stars were out at matches as they became wary of alarms quickly alerting police and security teams.
      Last week, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and fiancée Perrie Edwards were at home when they were burgled
      A source said: “It’s five or six guys loosely connected to Salford and very professional.
      “They used to take down cash vans in the 1990s before it got too difficult.
      “They spend ages casing a joint and are not afraid to take a risk if the reward is there.
      “They know if they break in when no one is home the modern systems are so good they will only have minutes before the cops or security turn up.
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      “But when players are home they don’t have the systems on, so if they can get in, they can spend more time in the house.
      “It raises fears that stars will be confronted and get seriously hurt at some point.”
      Last week, Liverpool ace Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and fiancée Perrie Edwards were at their £3.5million Cheshire home with their son when a gang struck.
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      ANY burglary is a terrifying thing for anyone to go through but it’s even more so if you are at home when it happens.
      Footballers are being targeted by a highly organised gang who are willing to come face-to-face to take what they want.
      Home security systems protect properties brilliantly when they are on.
      But people don’t set house alarms when they are relaxing with their family.
      It brings a real threat that a footballer or their wife or children could be seriously injured because most of the time these robbers are armed with knives.

      The thugs, in boiler suits to avoid leaving DNA traces, used a ladder to reach a window.
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      The same gang targeted Paul Pogba’s £3.5million mansion in March. The star was playing for Man United but his children and their nanny were home.
      The wife of his former United team-mate Victor Lindelof locked herself and their children in a panic room when their home was targeted in January. More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo lined up by David Beckham’s Inter Miami as they prepare sensational January transfer swoop

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      DAVID BECKHAM’S Inter Miami are lining up a sensational January window swoop for Cristiano Ronaldo.America’s MLS side are planning a return bid to try and sign the Manchester United superstar, after failing last summer.
      Cristiano Ronaldo is a transfer target for Inter MiamiCredit: AFP
      David Beckham wants to bring CR7 to the MLSCredit: Reuters
      But Old Trafford legend and former team-mate Wayne Rooney claims the five-time Ballon D’Or winner – now 37 – is past his best.
      Rooney – now boss at MLS side DC United – insisted: “Cristiano and Lionel Messi are two of the greatest players to ever play the game.
      “But, ultimately, time catches up with us all. It’s a tough one for Cristiano. He is obviously not the player he was when he was 22 or 23.”
      Old Trafford insiders claim Ronaldo would seriously consider a move to America, after spending much of the season on the bench under new boss Erik ten Hag.
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      And Rooney added: “Knowing him, it’ll be very difficult for him to sit on the bench.”
      Inter, the club ex-United star Beckham helped found in 2018, have sounded out the possibility, and prepared to offer a £30million package for the Portuguese legend.
      United knocked back an attempt to sign him on a free in the last transfer window, insisting they wanted a fee.
      Inter, who reached the MLS play-offs last week, believe Ronaldo could now be available for nothing, after Ten Hag made it obvious he does not have a major role in his plans.
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      Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain is their current marquee player, but he is retiring at the end of the season – and signing one of football’s all-time greats would be viewed as a massive coup.
      Ronaldo, who took Beckham’s No.7 shirt when he joined United first time round, still harbours a dream of playing in Europe – and the Champions League – and PSG would consider a move if Messi returned to Barcelona in the summer.
      But waiting for a move to France which might never happen would be a huge gamble for the Portuguese striker… and Inter want to seal a deal before then.
      It could see him remain at Old Trafford for the rest of the English season, although United are more likely to let him go in January – if the terms are acceptable.
      Training ground sources believe Ronaldo might now use the Qatar World Cup as his top-flight swansong.
      Ronaldo has made only one league start under ten Hag – the 4-0 hiding at Brentford – and five more off the bench.
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      He has played in all three Europa League games, and his solitary goal this season came in September’s win over Moldovan minnows Sheriff Tiraspol.
      Insiders insist his training levels and attitude are still impressive, but also say he is downcast at his situation.
      Ronaldo is one away from 700 club goalsCredit: Getty More

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      My new puppy was accidentally left home alone and trashed five sets of curtains, reveals Gary Lineker

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      GARY Lineker has told how his new puppy trashed five sets of curtains after he was accidentally left home alone.The Match of the Day host, 61, blamed a misunderstanding with his eldest son George for the carnage by his rescue dog Filbert.
      Gary Lineker with his dog Filbert
      Ex-footballer Gary hosts BBC’s Match of the Day
      Gary said the mutt gets into a “terrible state” when alone.
      Ex Danielle Bux was dogsitting at his home while he was away in Ibiza, but she had to go out one afternoon.
      So the previous night, ex-footballer Gary asked his four sons via text if any of them could look after Filbert the next day.
      He said: “I woke up the next morning, George had replied, ‘I can do it’. I went, ‘Great’.
      “So that evening I called George. I went ‘Everything OK with Fils?’ He went ‘F***!’. I went, ‘What do you mean?’
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      “He went, ‘I thought you meant tomorrow’ — because he’d woken up seeing, ‘Can you do it tomorrow’ the morning after I’d sent the text.”
      Siberian Husky-cross Filbert, who Lineker adopted from a US charity in April, was left alone for around five hours.
      He told podcast Walking the Dog of the damage: “Five sets of curtains. Five. One in the front room, two in the bedroom, one in the main room downstairs and one in the guest bedroom.”
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      Filbert is named after the former ground of Leicester City — Gary’s first senior club.
      Asked if it would help to play Match of the Day in the house, for Filbert to see and hear him, Gary replied: “I’m worried he might not like the show or he might like Alan Shearer more than me. That would be awful.” More

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      Real Madrid move in on Jude Bellingham and are confident of beating Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea to £87m transfer

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      REAL MADRID are poised to pip the Prem big guns to land Jude Bellingham for £87million next summer.The Spanish giants have made their opening moves in the race to sign the Borussia Dortmund star, despite the Prem sides having monitored him since his Birmingham days.
      Real Madrid are confident of sealing a deal for Jude Bellingham ahead of his Prem suitorsCredit: Getty
      Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and champions Manchester City are all eyeing the 19-year-old.
      But Madrid believe they are in pole position to persuade Dortmund to agree a deal ahead of a move at the end of the season.
      The Bernabeu hierarchy see Bellingham’s arrival completing the overhaul of their midfield engine room.
      Real, who sold Brazilian Casemiro to Manchester United in August, know that time is running out for Luka Modric, 37, and 32-year-old Toni Kroos.
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      But having already recruited French duo Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni, Madrid think England ace Bellingham would be the perfect third piece in that central jigsaw.
      Madrid have leaked their determination and interest to the big Spanish sports newspapers, with Marca splashing a picture of Bellingham on their front page yesterday.
      It was the clearest sign that Real are pushing hard and the club is briefing that conversations between the two clubs have now started.
      But that will be a body-blow for the Prem sides who have been equally keen to bring Bellingham back to England after seeing the box-to-box livewire live up to all his billing in the Bundesliga.
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      Bellingham, who quit Brum for Dortmund in 2020, is expected to be in England’s starting XI at next month’s World Cup, where his profile could go even higher.
      His latest man-of-the-match masterclass, with a superb run and finish in Dortmund’s 4-1 Champions League win at Sevilla on Wednesday, was further evidence of why he is so highly prized.
      While Dortmund kept him last summer by putting a £115m valuation on his back, it is anticipated that they will be more likely to accept a lower offer next year.
      But Real’s early move means the Prem sides will have to blow any Real bid out of the water to have a chance of persuading Bellingham that his future lies in England and not LaLiga.
      Bellingham will be the centre of an almighty transfer tussle next summerCredit: Getty More

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      Inside Jack Grealish’s new £6m mansion with garden bigger than the Etihad and incredible millionaire’s feature

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      FOOTBALLER Jack Grealish has spent £6million on a stunning mansion which comes with its own helipad.The seven-bedroom home also has a fishing lake, tennis court, golf tee and green, vegetable plot — and enough room for a full-size footie pitch in its 20 acres.
      Jack Grealish has spent £6 million on a stunning mansion in the North West
      The luxurious property is said to have blown Grealish’s breath away
      The property boasts a swimming pool, gym and leisure suiteCredit:
      And Manchester City and England winger Jack, 27, can entertain his mates as there is a swimming pool, leisure suite, gym, wine store and plenty of other areas for him to practise his new-found love of DJing.
      There is even a  cottage within the grounds where friends and family can  stay if he runs out of room in the main building.
      The helipad has inconspicuous landing lights, enabling guests to arrive by air at any time of the day or night.
      A source said: “Jack has a taste for the finer things in life and this home really took his breath away.
      Manchester City star Grealish has invested after making his £100 million move to the clubCredit: Alamy
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      “It’s the culmination of a dream for him. Anyone would be very proud to own such a home.
      “Despite the price, he feels like he’s got a bit of a bargain.
      “It offers him everything — if he wants to throw a massive party away from prying eyes, he can do.
      “Likewise, if he wants to chill out and sunbathe or do a bit of fishing, it’s all on his doorstep.”
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      The property is regarded as one of the safest in the North West, with state-of-the-art security cameras and lighting.
      Grealish finalised the deal earlier this year and is believed to have paid cash.
      Prior to moving to City in August last year, the former Aston Villa star lived in a £1.75million six-bedroom detached house in a village south of Birmingham.
      The £100million man and girlfriend Sasha Attwood, 26, have been living in a rented flat in Manchester, which has a five-a-side footie pitch on its rooftop.
      Grealish’s garden at the 20-acre mansion is bigger than The Etihad stadiumCredit:
      Grealish finalised the deal earlier this year and is believed to have paid with cash – pictured the property’s spacious kitchenCredit:
      Jack Grealish’s £6 million mansion is ‘the culmination of a dream’ for the footballerCredit:
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      I got a box full of ‘top secret’ Premier League footballs sent to me by accident

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      A THRILLED Brentford fan was sent a dozen “top­secret” Premier League balls by mistake.Miki Morisson was expecting a hoodie when he found Nike prototypes in a box dropped off by courier firm DPD.
      Miki Morisson was shocked when he was sent a dozen ‘top­secret’ Premier League balls by mistake.Credit: Paul Edwards
      The electrician, 27, said: “As soon as I saw they were Premier League standard, I got quite excited.
      “My hoodie only cost a few quid but these balls are just priceless.”
      Four boxes of test balls for next season had been sent to Brentford’s training ground, close to Miki’s home in Hounslow, West London.
      They weree specially embossed with Nike Flight 2023-2024.
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      Club bosses and Nike were frantic after one went missing.
      It is thought the mix-up happened when a sticker with Miki’s address was put on the box.
      A Nike source said: “Losing 12 was a big concern.
      “They are top-secret until next season.”
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      Relieved club bosses collected the balls after The Sun alerted them — and Miki finally got his hoodie.
      Last night a DPD spokeswoman apologised for the error.
      Four boxes of test balls for next season had been sent to Brentford’s training ground, close to Miki’s home in Hounslow, West London.Credit: Paul Edwards
      It is thought the mix-up happened when a sticker with Miki’s address was put on the boxCredit: Paul Edwards More