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      Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford facing £650k fine for partying and missing training saying he was ill

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      ENGLAND striker Marcus Rashford is facing a fine of two weeks’ wages of £650,000 for partying and missing training.The Man United ace will be disciplined after apparently enjoying back-to-back midweek nights out in Belfast.
      Marcus Rashford is facing a fine of £650,000 for partying and missing trainingCredit: Getty
      The ace will be disciplined after apparently enjoying back-to-back midweek nights outCredit: Getty
      He missed Friday training saying he was ill.
      Yesterday Rashford, 26, did not play in the 4-2 FA Cup win at Newport County.
      Boss Erik ten Hag said: “It’s an internal matter. I will deal with it.”
      Earlier, United said Rashford “is not well enough to be in the squad following illness; he has stayed at Carrington to train as he recovers”.
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      Rashford, who is on £325,000 a week, flew to Belfast on Wednesday to see pal Ro-Shaun Williams, who plays for Larne FC.
      Footage appears to show Rashford at Thompson’s Garage club on Thursday. It is claimed he told United it was from Wednesday.
      Video obtained by The Athletic later suggested he partied on both nights.
      A source said: “When it was first suggested Marcus had missed training because he had been out the night before, he denied it.
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      “It’s amazing that he thought he could go to a club full of people and claim it didn’t happen.
      “The manager will feel very let down.”
      In November, ten Hag criticised Rashford for going clubbing after a 3-0 defeat by arch rivals Man City.
      In 2022, he was dropped after he was late for a team meeting. More

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      European Super League plotters try to woo minsters – and snubbed as their plan poses an ‘existential threat’

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      PLOTTERS behind a new European Super League in football launched a shameless bid to convince UK ministers to back the scheme – and were rebuffed.Culture and Sport Secretary Lucy Frazer told those behind the plan it would pose an “existential threat” to the game.
      Footie fans protestingCredit: Getty
      Proposals for an international breakaway league for Europe’s star clubs were rejected two years ago after an outcry from fans.
      But a Madrid-based group has resurrected the idea after euro judges issued a bombshell ruling giving them the green light
      In a shameless attempt to make No10 carry out a Super League U-turn, the company wrote to Ms Frazer offering to walk her through the plans.
      Ms Frazer snubbed the request by A22 CEO Bernd Reichart and warned him the UK government is dead set against his unpopular scheme.
      In a letter seen by The Sun on Sunday, she wrote: “The UK Government’s position has not changed: we do not support a breakaway competition that does not have the support of the fans and that threatens the heritage and financial position of English football.
      “The European Super League proposal poses an existential threat to our national game.
      “English football has, for centuries, thrived on its inherent drama, the underdog triumphs, the passionate rivalries, and the shared community it fosters.
      “These qualities are not incidental; they are fundamental to its success. The sport is nothing without its fans, and the UK Government takes their views extremely seriously.
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      “I trust that this explains the UK Government’s position.”
      Backers of the European Super League claim 20 clubs across the continent have agreed to sign up to the project.
      They are thought to include Barcelona and Real Madrid.
      But UK footie fans loathe the idea, as they fear it would suck money, attention and footballers away from British top flight football.
      While it would shatter the dream that any club – no matter how small – could rise up the leagues and play against the best. More

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      Skint ex-Prem ace Jermaine Pennant will be kicked out of his home in days after splitting from TV star Jess Impiazzi

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      REALITY star Jess Impiazzi is kicking skint ex-Premier League star Jermaine Pennant out of her home this week.Jess, 34, had given the love rat time to find a new place following their split last month, revealed by The Sun on Sunday.
      Ex-footballer Jermaine Pennant split from Jess Impiazzi last monthCredit: Simon Jones
      Former Arsenal and Liverpool star Pennant was declared bankrupt a year agoCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Former Arsenal and Liverpool star Pennant, 41, has been struggling to get a rental tenancy after being declared bankrupt a year ago owing creditors £1million.
      He faced the prospect of “sofa-surfing” with friends — but last night was said to have found a new place and was looking to move in soon.
      A source said: “Jess has been left heartbroken by Jermaine’s actions during their relationship, but she wanted to give him time to find his feet.
      “He was hoping he’d be able to win her back while they were still living under the same roof. But she’s done with him and wants to start moving on with her life.”
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      Actress and Ex on the Beach star Jess ended their two-year relationship after friends told her Pennant had spent the night with a flame-haired dominatrix in Ibiza on holiday last May.
      Jess was undergoing IVF treatment at the time in the hope of starting a family with Pennant.
      She later found he had been sending racy messages to other women.
      But Pennant — now a talkSPORT pundit — has denied any wrongdoing.
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      He was once worth £10million — and was so loaded he forgot he left a Porsche at a railway station when playing in Spain for Zaragoza.
      He also could not remember he owned a £1.2million Cheshire mansion.
      He hung up his boots in 2017.
      The Sun on Sunday approached Pennant’s agent for comment.
      Jess ended their relationship after pals told her Pennant had spent the night with a dominatrix in IbizaCredit: Rex More

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      Major blow to Tyson Fury as champ faces further knockbacks to £4m mansion after neighbours object

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      BOXING champ Tyson Fury faces further knockbacks to his dream £4million mansion after neighbours objected.The heavyweight star, 35, wants to replace a property with a larger one with a pool and spa.
      Tyson Fury faces further knockbacks to his £4million mansion after neighbours objectedCredit: Getty
      Last year, protected bats were found in the loft, delaying his project.
      Now locals in Styal, Cheshire, have objected, claiming it will have a “significant visual impact”.
      A source said: “Tyson feels like he’s having to jump through a lot of hurdles but he’s determined to see it through.”
      Local councillor Chris Hilliard supports the plans, saying: “The property as drawn would be a large improvement over the current property.”
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      Tyson and wife Paris live with their seven kids in ­Morecambe, Lancs.
      He also owns the £1million home his father John lives in on the same road in Styal as the proposed planning development, as well as a £550,000 house in Lancaster.
      If he wins planning approval, it’s not believed he will live in the new house after remaining adamant he will never uproot his family from Morecambe.
      He is currently training ahead of his Oleksandr Usyk fight next month.
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      Man City star Phil Foden’s mum nicked for flicking off man’s cap in club – before telling court ‘it’s my party trick’

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      FOOTIE star Phil Foden’s mum was nicked for assault and told police: “I’m like an animal when I’ve been drinking.”Claire Rowlands, 44, also admitted “I was a bit of a bitch” after she raged at officers during a vodka and tequila-fuelled girls’ weekend.
      Phil Foden’s mum nicked for assault after flicking off a man’s cap in a clubCredit: Getty
      Claire hides under her coat as she leaves Llandudno magistrates’ courtCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      She kicked off after bouncers ejected her for a fracas sparked by her “party trick” of flicking off a man’s cap, a court heard.
      Rowlands had been invited to a pal’s caravan for a “respite break” — telling magistrates that her youngest son was severely disabled and needed 24-hour care.
      She necked shots and partied at a sports bar before clashing with the male clubber in Towyn, North Wales, last September.
      After her ejection, she told cops to “f*** off”, was cuffed and spent the night in the cells.
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      She admitted in an interview: “I kicked off with the police officers. I was a bit of a bitch.”
      The stay-at-home mum added she did not drink often but was “like an animal” when she did.
      At Llandudno magistrates’ court, she was cleared of assault by beating, but fined for being drunk and disorderly.
      Rowlands, wed to Phil Foden Snr, 45, told JPs that looking after her disabled son was “hard work most of the time”.
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      As a result, two pals had treated her to a weekend in a caravan owned by the aunt of a friend.
      Hours before her September 9 booze-up, England midfielder Phil, 23, came on as a sub for a Euro 2024 qualifier 1-1 draw in Ukraine.
      Rowlands told the court: “The plan was just to go out, have a laugh, let our hair down and enjoy ourselves. We went to the caravan, had a few cans, washed our hair and got all dressed up.”
      She said they went to a bar on the caravan site and “had some fun, doing some karaoke and getting all the old people dancing to Motown”.
      Rowlands said she was drinking vodka and tequila shots and the group moved to Sunny’s in Towyn.
      She told the court: “It was a bit of a sports bar. There were loads of local families. It was quite full.
      “It was a good atmosphere, everyone was chatting and getting on. “We were getting on the karaoke, giving everyone the confidence to sing and just having fun.”
      Phil Foden with his mum Claire and dad Phil SnrCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/BrOHNDrgVS0/?hl=en&img_index=1
      Rowlands said she was drinking vodka and tequila shots and the group moved to Sunny’s in Towyn.Credit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      When the bar closed, the party went upstairs to Bentley’s nightclub, which opened at 10pm.
      Rowlands said: “My friends were speaking to a couple of lads. “There was no animosity, I was drunk and enjoying myself.”
      The court heard that Rowlands was then asked to leave by ­doormen who accused her of assaulting someone.
      Magistrates watched a 30-second CCTV clip from the club which showed Rowlands knocking a baseball cap off Paul Shortman’s head before picking it up off the floor and swinging her arm in a bid to put it back on him.
      Her solicitor Simon Martin said the footage showed her chatting to Mr Shortman at the bar and showed her knocking his cap off by hitting the peak.
      Mr Martin asked her: “What was going through your mind?”
      She replied: “I was just drunk. I was having a bit of fun. I had done it to a lad earlier. It was just a bit of fun, really.”
      Mr Martin asked: “Did you have any intent to harm him?”
      She replied: “No.” Mr Martin said the CCTV showed her walk across the dancefloor and pick up the cap.
      She said: “I was just wanting to put his cap back on.”
      Mr Martin said Mr Shortman ducked and the cap went on the floor again without physical contact.
      Rowlands said: “I was drunk. It was just a bit of fun, a bit of ­banter. I just could not believe it, that I could get into trouble for knocking someone’s cap off. It’s my party trick, knocking someone’s cap off and putting it back on.”
      Cross-examined by prosecutor Rachel Drew she agreed that she had told police in interview that she was “like an animal” when she had been drinking.
      Rowlands told police: “I do not drink often but when I do, I make up for time. I am like an animal.”
      She agreed that she had thought Mr Shortman was one of a group of lads they had been chatting to at the downstairs bar.
      She said: “We were having drinks with different people. We were just chilling. We had been having some fun downstairs, singing Sweet Caroline and jumping around and I knocked this lad’s cap off.”
      Foden’s mum was abusive to officers and a body-worn camera showed her shouting at them to ‘f*** off’ before she was cuffed and arrestedCredit: Getty
      Rowlands disagreed that her actions had been reckless.
      She added: “I did not mean him any harm or to hurt him and you can see that on the video. It was just a bit of banter which has been taken the wrong way.”
      In his closing speech Mr Martin said: “The video speaks for itself. Yes, she knocks his cap off and it goes to the floor. It is not a criminal offence. This is not a case of someone being punched or kicked. You can see it for what it is, a storm in a tea cup.”
      The court heard Mr Shortman had not attended to give evidence.
      Chairman of the magistrates Duncan Campbell said the prosecution had not proved assault.
      He added: “It is clear at the time that you were drunk, fooling around having fun. It is for the prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and that you intended to use force.
      “It is telling that Mr Shortman has not attended and that your actions were not consensual. Therefore we find you not guilty.”
      Rowlands, of Prestbury, Cheshire, was dealt with separately for being drunk and disorderly outside the club.
      She had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. For that she was fined £100, with £85 costs and a £40 surcharge.
      PC Stephen Gunning told the court that Rowlands had been “stumbling with her speech slurred and her eyes glazed”.
      She was abusive to officers and a body-worn camera showed her shouting at them to “f*** off” before she was cuffed and arrested.
      Mr Martin said Rowlands had reacted badly to having been thrown out of the nightclub for an assault which she felt she had not committed.
      He said that she “readily accepts that she lost it and is remorseful”.
      Mr Martin said she was a stay-at-home mum with no income and was not in receipt of any benefits.
      Rowlands was given 90 days to pay the £225 in fines and costs.
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      She left court with her coat over her head, along with Phil Snr.
      The couple are directors of PWF Management Ltd, named after their son’s initials, Philip Walter Foden.
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      PHIL Foden’s proud mum Claire has ­supported his career since his footballing talent was spotted aged four.
      A Manchester City scout was alerted to Foden while he was at Bridge Hall primary in working-class Edgeley, Stockport.
      But life has not all been plain sailing. In May 2021 Claire was caught in a boozy brawl which left a woman with black eyes.
      Katie Skitt needed a tetanus jab after finding bite marks in Stockport.
      In February 2022 Claire clashed with boxing fans after Phil was verbally abused following Kell Brook’s win over Amir Khan.
      Phone footage showed her appearing to push a yob before he swung at her. Another man punched out in her defence.
      Cops investigated and City said the club was appalled by the assault on Claire.
      A month later she and hubby Phil Snr provoked complaints to police over loud music at their £2.85million home. More

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      Kyle Walker cheated on wife Annie and mistress Lauryn Goodman with a mystery model

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      FOOTIE love rat Kyle Walker cheated on his wife and mistress with a third woman — a mystery model.The England ace and soon-to-be dad of six even discussed children with his secret lover.
      Kyle Walker was cheating on his wife Annie Kilner with a third womanCredit: Xposure
      Kyle and Lauryn Goodman had a brief fling in 2019, with Lauryn giving birth to their first child in April 2020Credit: Getty
      Now it’s emerged Kyle was also seeing a mystery woman until September 2021Credit: Getty
      He met her in a club in January 2019 — four months before he briefly split from his wife, Annie Kilner.
      The relationship with the model lasted until September 2021.
      Kyle, 33, and model and influencer Lauryn Goodman also had a brief fling in 2019.
      Lauryn gave birth to her first child with the ace, Kairo, in April 2020.
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      Kyle and Annie, 31, were reconciled, wed in 2022 and now have three boys together.
      But Annie and Lauryn were in the dark about the third of Kyle’s hat-trick of bedmates.
      A source said: “As the mask slips, the truth of Kyle’s deception is laid bare.
      “It’s incredible Kyle had any energy left for football.”
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      Annie announced last week she was separating from Kyle — swiftly followed by the news that he was also the father of a six-month-old girl with Lauryn.
      And it emerged that Annie was pregnant again with her fourth child with the footballer.
      He has moved out of the family home and is renting an £8,000-a-month apartment in nearby Hale, Cheshire. More

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      ‘Top footballer’ fighting costly legal battle with tax chiefs to keep his identity secret set to be named in weeks

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      A HIGH-profile figure fighting a costly legal battle with tax officials in a bid to keep his name secret is thought to be a top footballer.He has spent an estimated £50,000 protecting his anonymity — and probably hundreds of thousands on costs for the whole case.
      A high-profile figure is fighting a costly legal battle with tax bossesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The person in question is thought to be a ‘top footballer’Credit: Getty
      It is not known how much of a potential tax bill he is trying to fight off but it is likely to be hundreds of thousands more.
      But he is set to be named in the next two weeks after High Court judges ruled this month it was “highly unusual” to allow his identity to be concealed.
      Tax experts believe he is a footballer or ex-player because he has apparently been involved in more than once tax avoidance scheme.
      Many aces were advised to invest in such vehicles that HMRC later cracked down on.
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      Football stars also often set up companies to receive image rights money, which is then liable for corporation tax at a lower rate than income tax.
      The wrangle began in 2019 when the star appealed to the First Tier Tribunal “tax court” about deductions HMRC denied him for income tax purposes.
      He then applied for anonymity at a hearing in July 2021.
      That September, the FTT said the preliminary proceedings should be heard in secret to protect his private or family life and keep “sensitive information” out of the public domain.
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      HMRC appealed, arguing that the FTT decision “erred in law”.
      Now High Court Upper Tax Tribunal judges have ruled the star should be named.
      Dan Neidle, founder of think tank Tax Policy Associates, said: “Tax appeals are almost always public, so it is outrageous someone is trying to fight HMRC behind closed doors.
      “And our best guess is it’s a footballer or ex-footballer.” More

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      Kyle Walker having ANOTHER baby with 6-months pregnant wife Annie Kilner – after second child with Lauryn Goodman

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      ENGLAND love rat Kyle Walker meets estranged wife Annie Kilner — who is six months pregnant with their fourth child.It is the latest astonishing twist in their troubled marriage — after Annie, threw him out at Christmas when she learned he had fathered a second love child with model and influencer Lauryn Goodman.
      Kyle Walker is pictured with estranged wife Annie Kilner — who is six months pregnant with their fourth childCredit: Dan Charity – The Sun
      It is the first time they have been snapped together since Annie learned he had fathered a second love child with Lauryn GoodmanCredit: Dan Charity / Commissioned by The Sun
      Today they were pictured together for the first time since the split as Annie handed over their eldest son Roman to Man City’s Kyle, in Prestbury, Cheshire.
      Annie, who was not wearing her wedding band, was seen putting on a brave face.
      She is due in March and gave a glimpse of her bump.
      Kyle, 33, collected cases before father and son headed to last night’s Fifa Best Awards in London.
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      At the midday drop-off, he and Annie chatted briefly before she hugged Roman, 12, and said goodbye.
      A source confirmed to The Sun: “Annie is six months pregnant with their fourth child. It should be a time of great joy and excitement.
      “Instead, she’s struggling greatly with the fall-out from his latest sex scandal.
      “She’s understandably fragile but doing everything to protect her children and prepare for the arrival of their fourth.
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      “To his credit, Kyle is trying to put on a united front to limit the damage they have been exposed to.
      “It’s a little bit too late, but he’s trying.”
      The source said Annie told only a handful of friends and family about the pregnancy and was desperate to keep it quiet.
      They added: “She was distraught after speculation emerged at the weekend.
      “It’s every woman’s right to be able to announce they’re expecting — not someone else.
      “She was deeply hurt by what was said, especially at a time when her world is currently in free fall.”
      A source said Annie was ‘struggling greatly’ after Kyle’s latest sex scandalCredit: Dan Charity / Commissioned by The Sun
      Pregnant Annie is due in March and has tried to keep the news relatively privateCredit: Dan Charity / Commissioned by The Sun
      The drop-off took place at Prestbury’s Mottram Hall — where the Walkers wed in November 2021.
      The source denied claims Kyle was kicked out five months ago, and said he was given his marching orders after Lauryn told Annie the truth.
      Model Lauryn, who gave birth to Kyle’s son Kairo in April 2020, messaged stunned Annie a day after Boxing Day.
      Annie suspected he was the father of her second child but had no proof until Lauryn presented her with DNA results and legal documents proving her worst fears.
      Lauryn, 32, told her: “I don’t have two baby daddies. I have one.”
      She then forwarded a photo of Kyle secretly enjoying a playdate with their two children in a park.
      Heartbroken Annie banished £160,000-a-week Kyle as her family rallied around her.
      Kyle, who captained City in a 3-2 win against Newcastle at the weekend, is now living in a rented apartment nearby.
      He apologised to Annie last week after she confirmed she was “taking time away”.
      Kyle had previously been unmasked as dad to Lauryn’s first child Kairo, now three.
      He promised to have nothing more to do with Lauryn or his son.
      But in September 2022 he met her in secret at a lawyer’s office.
      The pair resumed contact and weeks later Lauryn became pregnant with their second child.
      She gave birth to a daughter in July and refused to reveal the dad’s identity but repeatedly teased it online.
      Influencer Lauryn told Annie over the Christmas period that her second child was fathered by KyleCredit: Splash News
      Kyle and Annie in happier times, prior to their wedding in 2021Credit: BackGrid
      At the weekend, Lauryn revealed why she delivered the news to Annie over Christmas.
      She said: “I kept saying to Kyle, ‘You need to tell Annie that you are our daughter’s father and you’re having a relationship with your children.
      “We need to start 2024 out in an open way. If everyone knows where they stand. they can make their own adult choices in life.”
      Lauryn said she did not want to cause “any more heartache” for Annie but said Kyle was too weak to tell the truth.
      She added: “I didn’t want them to split up but it had to be out in the open for all of our sakes.”
      Sources said Kyle and Annie’s marriage had been on the rocks in the months after Lauryn gave birth and that the latest scandal is the “final straw”.
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      Annie is considering divorce and has hired Coleen Rooney’s Wagatha Christie lawyer Paul Lunt and public relations guru Rachel Monk.
      A source insisted Kyle was never in a relationship with Lauryn.
      Kyle was spotted still wearing his wedding bandCredit: Dan Charity – Commissioned by The Sun
      Annie is preparing for the arrival of her fourth child, and Kyle’s sixthCredit: Dan Charity – The Sun
      Kyle and son Roman at last night’s Fifa Best AwardsCredit: Getty More