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      Arsenal fan who headbutted Roy Keane unmasked as dad Scott Law who ‘broke own nose’ in attack after star ‘cheered Utd’

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      AN Arsenal fan broke his nose clashing with Sky pundit Roy Keane.Scott Law appeared to headbutt Keane when the former Man Utd star, cheered a goal from his old team against the Gunners.
      An Arsenal fan broke his nose clashing with Roy Keane, the pundit appears to shout for security
      Scott Law, 42, appeared to headbutt Keane when he cheered a goal from his old teamCredit: Faecbook
      Sky pundit Keane was left unhurt but ‘a bit shaken’Credit: Rex
      He was pictured taking his dogs for a walk but covered his face from the camerasCredit: Zenpix
      Law, 42, was arrested and last night bailed.
      Witnesses claim Scott Law confronted Keane after Sunday’s Premier League match before launching a bungled headbutt which hit him in the shoulder.
      The impact apparently broke Law’s nose, with hardman Keane unhurt but “a bit shaken”.
      Witnesses claimed blood was left splattered on the ground of the West Stand of the Gunners’ Emirates Stadium.
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      It is alleged married dad-of-two Law was fuming after Red Devils legend Keane cheered from the punditry studio when his former side seemed to go ahead through Alejandro Garnacho’s 88th minute strike — although it was quickly disallowed for offside.
      Pals of Law, a £2,500 hospitality season ticket holder, say Keane hurled abuse at fans below.
      It is claimed Keane was then set upon as he made his way pitchside for analysis of Arsenal’s 3-1 victory.
      Video shared on social media yesterday showed fellow Sky pundit Micah Richards separating Law from Keane.
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      Keane was heard asking for stewards to call police before Law left the scene.
      Arsenal officials are understood to have worked out his identity from electronic ticket purchases and handed cops his name and address.
      Law, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of ABH.
      He is understood to have been bailed after spending a few hours in custody.
      A source told The Sun: “Keane was giving it to the Arsenal fans when United scored, and it wound some up. He seemed to be provoking them.
      “Scott went to the concourse, saw him and headbutted him but he only hit his shoulder and did more damage to himself.
      “He broke his nose and Keane didn’t seem to be hurt at all, just a bit shaken up.”
      Another fan who witnessed the incident said: “The fan seemingly tried to headbutt Roy Keane.
      “Micah Richards stepped in and pushed the fan back against the door. I heard the altercation and I was shocked to see the individuals involved.”
      Sources said former Republic of Ireland midfielder Keane and ex-Man City defender Richards, 35, were left “shaken” by the incident but continued with their matchday duties.
      The pair have struck up a firm friendship off the field since meeting through punditry and have appeared in several spin-off shows together.
      Sky Sports will review security for its pundits and presenters for the rest of the season.
      Keane, who clashed with former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira in the tunnel at Arsenal’s old stadium at Highbury in 2005, was back home with his family yesterday in Hale, Cheshire.
      He was pictured taking his two dogs for a walk but refused to comment, covering his face from the cameras with a jumper.
      Richards touched briefly on the incident yesterday while recording The Rest is Football podcast with Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.
      Lineker asked: “One of us had an interesting weekend, Micah, you were in the news?”
      Richards responded: “Oh my word. Gary, I’m not allowed to talk about it.”
      Lineker then clarified: “Because it’s under police investigation?”
      Richards confirmed that stating: “Exactly, but when I am allowed to talk about it, The Rest Is Football will get it first.”
      Shearer said: “I think the common opinion is don’t f*** with Big Meeks (Richards)!”
      Referring to the US law about the right to remain silent, Richards replied: “No comment. I plead the Fifth (Amendment)!”
      Lineker wrapped up the discussion by clarifying: “It is not something we should trivialise because it is a serious matter and we will wait until the police investigation is done until we discuss that story further.”
      Arsenal said yesterday: “We are aware of an incident that took place during our match against Manchester United on Sunday.
      “The Metropolitan Police is conducting an investigation into the matter and we are fully co-operating with their inquiries.”
      Manchester United did not wish to comment. Sky Sports confirmed: “Micah Richards was acting to defuse a situation.”
      The Met said: “Police are investigating an incident at Emirates Stadium on Sunday September 3, during which a man was assaulted.
      “On Monday September 4, a 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault (ABH).
      “The man has been taken into custody. Inquiries are ongoing.”
      There was no answer at Law’s Essex home last night.
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      Mum Elaine, 67, declined to comment at her home in Bethnal Green, East London.

      Additional reporting by Julia Atherley and Joe Hadden

      Footage captioned by a fan shows Richards ‘hold back’ Law
      Footage shows Keane resuming his spat with LawCredit: Twitter
      In the video shared online, the pundit was heard asking for stewards to call police before Law left the sceneCredit: Twitter
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      World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso snapped for first time after kissgate scandal at ice cream parlour

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      WORLD Cup winner Jenni Hermoso cools off from the kissgate scandal at an ice cream parlour.Hermoso, 33, posed with staff at La Heladería Valenciana in Marbella on Saturday.
      Jenni Hermoso posed with staff at La Heladería Valenciana in MarbellaCredit: Supplied
      It is the first time she has been snapped in public since the Women’s World Cup kissgate scandal, which sparked global outrageCredit: Pixel8000
      The parlour is found in city’s Old Town — a party resort popular with the rich and famous.
      Afterwards, the venue wished her: “Congratulations on the World Cup, a pleasure to see you in Marbella and the Old Town.”
      She has not been photographed in public since Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales, 46, kissed her on the lips at last month’s final — sparking outrage.
      It happened during the trophy presentation following their 1-0 victory over England in the Women’s World Cup final on August 20.
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      The striker later admitted it was not consensual and she “did not enjoy it”.
      Rubiales’ “deplorable” behaviour was widely condemned but he ignored mounting pressure to quit.
      On Friday Rubiales maintained his bullish stance, releasing a statement saying: “I am the victim of an unprecedented political and media lynching.”
      Sensationally he’s also claimed that the kiss was consensual and he was “advancing the feminist cause”.
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      Rubiales has been banned for 90 days by FIFA and the Spanish Sports Administrative Tribunal has opened an investigation into serious misconduct.
      Spain’s FA, The Royal Spanish Football Federation, have launched their own internal investigation. More

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      Football clubs and players ordered to pay record £166million in unpaid tax last season

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      FOOTIE clubs and players coughed up a record £165.8million in unpaid tax last season, figures reveal.It included £124.8million from clubs and a whopping £37.7million from stars.
      A staggering £165 million was recoverd by HMRC from football clubs and players in unpaid taxCredit: Alamy
      And it is the most recovered since a tax avoidance probe into the sport was launched in 2015.
      Figured obtained by The Sun on Sunday show a record 384 footballers are under investigation for tax avoidance — up from 329 last year.
      Some 27 clubs and 82 agents are also being probed.
      Players who paid up include stars in the Premier League, where clubs have spent £2.44billion on new players for this season, which is liable for VAT.
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      Arsenal paid West Ham £105million for Declan Rice.
      And Chelsea topped that with £115million for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo.
      The probe by HM Revenue & Customs has recovered £725million in all. It is part of a crackdown on tax avoidance linked to image rights deals.
      Cash is paid to a firm set up by a player — subject to 19 per cent corporation tax not 45 per cent income tax.
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      Clubs also pay agents commission which HMRC aims to tax. More

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      We live by a major UK stadium – here’s why it’s the best place in the city to have a home

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      FOOTBALL fans who live in the shadow of one of Britain’s best-known stadiums say it’s the best place in the city to have a home.The homes on Wesley Street, which leads down to Leeds United’s Elland Road ground, are pretty much all owned by fans of the club and there’s hardly ever a for sale sign outside any of them.
      Wesley Street lies in the shadow of the famous Elland Road stadiumCredit: NB PRESS LTD
      Gran Joyce Brown has lived in the street since 1963 when the properties were first builtCredit: NB PRESS LTD
      Simon Dyson has lived on the road since he was three and loves itCredit: NB PRESS LTD
      Even the telephone junction boxes in the street are daubed with Leeds United badges, celebrations of by-gone players and famous chants.
      Joyce Brown, an 85-year-old grandmother, has been a season ticket holder at Elland Road for 65 years and moved into her red-brick semi in 1963 when the houses were built so she could be close to her club.
      Joyce even admitted that she and her now late husband Alan cut their honeymoon short so they could watch a game.
      She said: “Me and Alan even cut our honeymoon to Blackpool short so that we could watch a game. This is the best place to live in Leeds.”
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      Alan, who died I 1995, has his ashes interned in the Elland Road pitch.
      “Our love of Leeds United was the reason we bought this house,” said Joyce.
      “I have seen some ups and downs at the club since I watched my first game as a 12-year-old girl.”
      Joyce used to go to Leeds United games with her grandad. “But their situation, now, is upsetting me more than ever.”
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      She is not happy with the players who want to leave since relegation.
      “Alan is at the ground behind the goalposts now. We are there together at the home games still,” she said.
      Joyce can barely remember missing a game at Elland Road, other than the Covid gap, when no spectators were allowed in the ground.
      “I find it hard to think of a home game that I’ve missed. I have missed some, but not many,” she said.
      “It’s awful to say, but I have lived my life around Leeds United.”
      Joyce gave birth to her youngest son Simon at home in 1966.
      She said: “I was here and gave birth over the Friday and Saturday night to Simon. I wanted to go and watch the game against Arsenal on the Saturday afternoon, but the midwife wouldn’t let me go. We won 2-1.”
      Simon Dyson, 31, has lived on the street since he was three years old and loves it.
      The aluminium fabricator said: “I was near enough born and bred here and I’m a massive Leeds fan – you’ve got to be really.
      “It’s a beautiful view waking up to the sight of the stadium.
      “Supporting Leeds has its ups and down and it is a hard task sometimes, but I’ll never get tired of living here.
      “There is never any trouble. You can hear the crowd and can tell when they’ve scored when I’m at home. I wouldn’t move.
      “Parking isn’t a problem either because I have my permit. It’s all good.”
      Dawn Oates, 55, lives right at the bottom of Wesley Street and her house boasts a Leeds United mural on the gable end facing the ground.
      Dawn was born within a stone’s throw of the stadium in a back-to-back terrace house, which has since been demolished to make way for one of the club’s car parks.
      She has also worked as the bar supervision of the unofficial club pub The Old Peacock – which stands opposite the ground – for the last 36 years.
      Dawn said: “I have lived in the shadow of the Elland Road stadium for all of my life. I was born here.
      “I’m a season ticket holder. I work, then go and see the match – it’s great.
      “There’s no trouble now. Years ago, there would be away coaches turning up around here, but not now.
      “I’m very proud to live around here. I leave for work and it takes me just five minutes and then I can pop to the game.”
      Next door neighbour Julie Ridings, 62, doesn’t care for football, but her husband Tony is a season ticket holder.
      “I’m not a Leeds fan, but my husband is. He’s a season ticket holder,” said Julie.
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      “The crowds don’t bother me. We’ve lived here for that long that it is just part and parcel of it.
      “We moved here 39 years ago. It keeps him happy and quiet and so I don’t mind it. I don’t like football, but I like living here.”
      Another superfan who lives in the road, Julie Ridings has a mural painted on her home dedicated to the clubCredit: NB PRESS LTD
      Leeds United’s Elland Road and the famous statue of footballing legend Billy BremnerCredit: NB PRESS LTD
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      Man City ace Kyle Walker gets told off for speeding on a jet ski by marine patrol

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      ENGLAND ace Kyle Walker was given a ticking off by a marine patrol for speeding — on a jet ski.The Man City star, 33, was pulled over by a safety officer who allowed him to continue after issuing “advice”.
      Man City and England star Kyle Walker was given a ticking off by a marine patrol for speeding — on a jet skiCredit: Alamy
      Walker was understood to have been in Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula when he was stopped by the patrol, who also use jet skisCredit: Nigel Iskander
      After the incident, the star retired to the bar in Abersoch on the ‘Welsh Riviera’Credit: Nigel Iskander
      Lightning fast right-back Walker curbed his speed for the remainder of his water bike sea jaunt off West Wales before hitting the bar at an exclusive holiday park.
      A friend said: “Kyle was visiting the day after playing for City and just wanted to have some fun.
      “Problem was he went too far and was ragging the jet ski around in the sea.
      “A safety patrol spotted him and went over to him.
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      “They were pretty surprised when they saw who it was but lost no time in telling him to cool it
      “Kyle can go as fast as he wants up and down the wing — but he needs to be slower on the sea.”
      Walker was understood to have been in Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula when he was stopped by the patrol, who also use jet skis.
      A local marine patrol member confirmed the dad of three was spoken to over his antics.
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      He said: “He got told off.
      “We’ll tell them all off.
      “We don’t care who they are or what they are.
      “Bear Grylls came in here at a fair speed once so I said, ‘Oi, there’s a speed limit here’.” More

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      Inside Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford’s car collection as he buys his THIRD Rolls-Royce – worth an eye-watering £560k

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      MARCUS Rashford netted another hat-trick by buying his third Rolls-Royce.The ace has added a £560,000 Cullinan Blue Shadow to his set.
      Marcus Rashford netted another hat-trick by buying his third Rolls-RoyceCredit: Getty
      The ace has added a £560,000 Cullinan Blue Shadow to his set
      Marcus in his Black Badge CullinanCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      The bespoke limited edition motor is one of only 62 made.
      Each one is sprayed “Stardust Blue” to mimic the halo of the Earth’s upper atmosphere — 62 miles from the planet’s surface.
      The 6.75-litre, twin-turbo charged V12 SUV has a luxury interior and an audio system that features 18 speakers.
      Man United striker Marcus, 25, also has a £390,000 Black Badge Cullinan and a 700,000 Black Badge Wraith.
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      Rolls-Royce released the Cullinan — named after the famed diamond — in 2018.
      Car fan Marcus’ Man United team-mate Luke Shaw, 28, and Man City’s Erling Haaland, 23, are other stars to have Cullinans.
      Rashford also recently bought a £280,000 McLaren 765 Long Tail and a £350,000 Lamborghini Urus Performante.
      The star gets into his Black Badge WraithCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke More

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      ‘Devastated’ Mason Greenwood ‘doesn’t know which way to turn’ after being dumped by Man Utd

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      MASON Greenwood has been left “devastated” by Manchester United’s decision to dump him – which has left him mulling over an offer from a club in Albania.The forward, 21, and his family had expected to return to the Red Devils after club officials indicated they were willing to give him a second chance.
      Mason Greenwood has been left ‘devastated’ by Manchester United’s decision he will never play for the club againCredit: Getty
      But following a public backlash the club announced on Monday he would not play for United again.
      His hopes of re-starting his career at a high level club have also been dealt a blow after officials from Italian Serie A side Roma and the Saudi Premier League indicated they were no longer interested in signing the Prem star.
      Following his suspension by United after charges of attempted rape, assault and coercive controlling behaviour were dropped in February, at least two Premier League clubs made enquiries about signing him on loan.
      But those clubs are now re-thinking their plans as they consider whether any public backlash they are likely to receive if they sign him is worth it.
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      Championship clubs are also believed to be monitoring the situation, but are worried they too would be unable to handle the PR situation.
      So at the moment, the only side who are reportedly interested is an unnamed team in Albania.
      The Sun understands the backlash has been so severe that Greenwood – who became a dad in July – has been left “devastated” and fearing for the future of his career.
      A source said: “Mason always wanted to re-start his career at the highest level possible.
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      “He hoped and believed it would be with United.
      “The strength of feeling has now left him worried if he will ever play in the top leagues again.
      “Playing in somewhere like Albania was never part of his plans, ever.”
      Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 after disturbing images were placed on social media.
      But his court case was halted after key witnesses withdrew their evidence.
      United CEO Richard Arnold said this week that a five month club investigation had concluded that Greenwood did not commit any criminal offences, but that he needed to leave Old Trafford for the good of his career.
      Greenwood does not know which way to turn to resurrect his football career
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      Mason Greenwood’s career dealt another blow by Ronaldo who could stop his move to Saudi Arabia over long running feud

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      MASON Greenwood fears he has blown any chance of making a fresh start in Saudi Arabia after describing the career of former Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo as “dead”.Greenwood, 21, used the term while discussing the superstar’s form while he was playing at Real Madrid.
      Mason Greenwood described former Man Utd teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s career as ‘dead’Credit: Getty
      Greenwood now fears he has blown any chance of rebuilding his career in Saudi ArabiaCredit: AFP
      When Ronaldo learned about the comment he was furious — and urged bosses not to consider making a move for his former teammateCredit: Getty
      He later moved to Juventus and returned to Old Trafford in September 2021.
      The comment emerged in March, three months after Ronaldo, 38, signed for Saudi team Al-Nassr in a two-year £350million deal.
      When Ronaldo learned about it he was furious — and urged league bosses not to consider making a move for his former teammate.
      A source said: “Ronaldo isn’t known for his thick skin.
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      “He was really annoyed at what Greenwood said — but he has good reason to be when you consider what Ronaldo has achieved in his career and where Greenwood finds himself.
      “Greenwood had his nose put out of joint when Ronaldo signed for United because he ended up playing a lot less than he had hoped for, so their relationship was difficult.”
      Ronaldo was the first superstar to move to the Saudi league and he has a lot of influence.
      The source added: “Ronaldo is treated as royalty in Saudi and what he says goes.
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      “He would have enough influence there to kibosh clubs from signing Greenwood if he wanted to.”
      The Sun understands Saudi league bosses are also wary of making a move for Greenwood given the country already suffers from bad PR.
      A senior figure within the Saudi Premier League said it would be “very surprising” if attempts were made to sign Greenwood given the huge push for women’s football in the past year, which saw an 86 per cent rise in registered female players in the country.
      A source said: “If Greenwood is too toxic for football in Saudi Arabia, you do wonder where on earth he could rebuild his career.”
      The second season of the Saudi women’s league kicks off on October 11 with women playing without head coverings and male fans watching in the stands.
      Clubs from Turkey and Italy have previously registered their interest in Greenwood but yesterday Serie A club Roma, managed by ex-United boss Jose Mourinho, distanced itself from the player.
      Former Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard, now manager at Saudi club Al-Ettifaq, also dismissed claims he was interested as “fake news”.
      Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson have reunited at Al-EttifaqCredit: Reuters More