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      Axed Chelsea boss Graham Potter spends £20K on Maldives break — but still checks his old side’s results

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      AXED Chelsea boss Graham Potter flew off for a sunshine holiday — and checked his old side’s result on the way.He spent £20,000 of his £13million pay-off on a Maldives break with his wife and three children.
      Axed Chelsea boss Graham Potter flew off for a sunshine holiday — and took time out on the plane to check how his old team got onCredit: AP
      Potter was heading for the sun-soaked Maldives with his familyCredit: Getty
      After changing at Dubai, he was in his Maldives-bound business-class seat when he got his phone out to see Chelsea had drawn 0-0 with Liverpool.
      A source said: “Graham certainly wasn’t cracking open the champagne, and, if anything, looked a little glum.
      “He perked up during the flight — perhaps knowing Chelsea still struggled without him gave him a lift.
      “He played games with his son and also had a snooze.
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      “He was last on the plane and first off, disappearing in a private bus.”
      Potter, 47, wearing sunglasses and baseball cap, headed abroad on Tuesday two days after being fired from the under-performing Premier League side.
      They paid Brighton a record £22million to nab Potter and his coaches in September.
      Potter got out his phone to see Chelsea had drawn 0-0 with LiverpoolCredit: GettyHAALAND TEAMS UP

      GOAL machine Erling Haaland and girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen look to net a bargain or two as they go shopping.
      The Manchester City striker, 22, and Isabel, 18, were joined by an 11-strong entourage as they hit upmarket stores in London’s Oxford Street. More

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      Married England football ace silences secret lover with controversial gagging order and £20K ‘hush money’

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      A MARRIED England footballer silenced his secret lover by making her sign a controversial gagging order.Last night the Prem star’s actions were condemned as “intimidating behaviour” by a women’s group.
      A married England footballer silenced his secret lover by forcing her to sign a non-disclosure agreement – (pictured a silhouette)Credit: Getty
      The single mum was pressured to delete pictures and messages from the footballer – (pictured a silhouette)Credit: Getty
      The married cheat is said to have “intimidated” the single mum into signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and accepting £20,000 hush money.
      The brazen footballer, who has played for the Three Lions, had sneaked off for a series of hotel romps with the woman, before and after he wed his oblivious wife.
      However, the wealthy star then insisted she sign an NDA to keep quiet, hiring £500-an-hour lawyers to issue a flurry of warning letters.
      Teresa Parker, communications chief at Women’s Aid, said: “It is horrendous for a woman to be faced with intimidating behaviour from a football player, whereby she feels forced to sign an NDA and delete photos and messages.
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      “We run a campaign — Football United Against Domestic Violence — that tries to promote healthy relationships, and footballers using financial power and status to legally intimidate women is abusive.
      “We need to stand up against controlling behaviour in relationships together. It is unacceptable.”
      The woman  claimed the star got “aggressive” when she initially refused to co-operate and   said he told her:  “I know where you live.”
      At one stage she was pressured to  delete  photos and messages.
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      She felt “coerced” into eventually signing the NDA and accepting a £20,000 pay-off.
      Despite the order, he has still been in contact with the woman, who he first hooked up with in 2019.
      The use of NDAs to control and silence women has previously sparked widespread fury — and charities condemned the unnamed Premier League player last night.
      Teresa Parker added: “Time and time again we have seen footballers and people in power use an NDA as a way of feeling invincible.
      “They use it as a tool to control. They have unlimited resources and use these to silence women from telling their truth.”
      NDAs are common in commercial transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, and help protect confidential information.
      But they have also been increasingly deployed by public figures including shamed film mogul Harvey Weinstein who silenced victims of alleged sexual assault.
      The Solicitors Regulation Authority, which regulates law firms, issued a warning notice about their improper use in 2020.
      A report on sexual harassment at work by the Women and Equalities Committee also said they are being used to silence victims.
      The England star romped with the woman before and after he wed his oblivious wifeCredit: Getty More

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      Inside Jack Grealish’s staggering fortune as Man City star’s full earnings are revealed

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      ENGLAND footballer Jack Grealish is on target to make a £100million fortune before the age of 30.The Manchester City midfielder recently signed the most lucrative boot sponsorship deal in Britain, teaming up with German sportswear giant Puma for a reputed £10million a year.
      Jack Grealish pictured with model girlfriend Sasha Attwood has amassed a huge fortuneCredit: instagram
      Jack signed a £10 million deal with high end fashion firm GucciCredit:
      And industry insiders claim 27-year-old Grealish could soon be earning close to £1million a week thanks to his exploits on and off the field and his huge following.
      Grealish became the most expensive footballer in British football history when he joined City from Aston Villa for a £100million fee and wages of £300,000 a week in 2021.
      He lifted the Premier League title with Pep Guardiola’s team in his first season and a host of lucrative endorsements have followed.
      The down-to-earth Brummie has signed a £10million deal with Gucci and a sponsorship contract with boohooMan estimated at being worth around £1million.
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      It is understood razor brand Gillette is also eyeing up Jack to join their stable of global sporting personalities.
      A source close to Grealish said: “The staff at City were stunned to learn how much the Puma deal is worth to Jack and are really chuffed for him.
      “We have joked he is now the million dollar man. We reckon he must already be pulling down close to £750,000 a week in wages and commercial stuff — the sky really is the limit for Jack now he is entering his peak years.”
      The Sun revealed last year how City’s tills were also ringing after they had signed Grealish.
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      Youngsters wearing his trademark headband and star-struck teenage girls are visiting City’s Etihad stadium in an attempt to get a glimpse of their idol.
      Our City source added: “Jack is a licence to print money.
      “He will earn £86million in wages over the lifetime of his City deal but all the commercial stuff puts him in another league from most footballers.”
      Grealish recently said of his £200,000-a-week Puma deal: “They are a brand that’s really caught my eye in the last few years.
      “Especially recently, the collabs they are doing with other brands — the people they have on board now in NBA, F1 and football — it’s really eye-catching and it was a no-brainer for me.”
      In November last year, we told how Jack had spent £6million on a seven-bedroom mansion within 20 acres of the Cheshire countryside.
      Jack’s girlfriend, Sasha Attwood, 27, has also bagged several lucrative sponsorship deals since moving to Manchester with her fella.
      Sasha, who started dating Jack while at school in Birmingham, has signed with Elite Model Management and has built up a huge online social media following.
      Jack recently signed the most lucrative boot sponsorship deal in Britain with PumaCredit:
      Jack made a £100 million transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City in 2021Credit: Getty
      The footballer also signed a six-figure deal with fashion brand boohooManCredit: BOOHOO
      Jack’s girlfriend Sasha has signed several big money modelling deals of her own
      The England World Cup star is described as a license to print moneyCredit: Getty More

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      Pair of loved up QPR fans pay £13,000 for footie-themed dream wedding

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      TWO QPR fans shared deep love for the team — at their wedding.Lee and Jacqui Scudder made the Hoops the theme of their £13,000 big day.
      Lee and Jacqui Scudder spent £13,000 theming their big day around their beloved Championship team
      The couple were pictured near each other at a QPR open day 23 years ago
      They included the Championship side’s blue and white colours in their wedding outfits and a three-tiered cake.
      Club legends including Les Ferdinand recorded messages, while the 11 tables for 80 guests were named after players.
      Lee, 35, and Jacqui, 34, met in 2021 when they bemoaned their team’s performance while watching from the stands during a 4-1 defeat at West London rivals Fulham.
      Incredibly, the couple were pictured near each other at a QPR open day 23 years ago.
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      Lee proposed during a tour of the club’s Loftus Road ground and officials arranged it so their parents were sat in one of the stadium’s boxes to watch.
      Jacqui, of Southend, Essex, has been a QPR season ticket holder for around 25 years.
      Her hen do was a girls’ day out watching the Hoops lose 3-1 to Blackburn.
      They pair tied the knot at Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre in Witham, Essex, on Saturday.
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      Car repair superviser Jacqui said: “None of my friends and family were at all surprised about the wedding theme.”
      Lee, a post room team leader, said: “Having some current players and a few legends send messages was really special. For them to be a part of our big day was massive.”
      Lee proposed during a tour of the club’s Loftus Road ground
      Club legends such as Les Ferdinand recorded messages for the happy coupleCredit: Empics
      The 11 tables for 80 guests were named after QPR players
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      Man City ace Erling Haaland caught using mobile phone while driving £300k Rolls-Royce on dual-carriageway

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      FOOTIE sensation Erling Haaland has been being caught using his mobile phone while driving his £300,000 Rolls-Royce. The Man City star was spotted holding the smartphone while at the wheel.
      Erling Haaland has been caught using his mobile phone while driving his Rolls-Royce
      The striker can be seen with the device in his left hand while steering the wheel with his right
      Photos seem to show the hotshot striker looking down into his lap as he clasps the device in his left hand, with his right hand on the steering wheel.
      Norwegian Haaland, 22, was driving his white Rolls-Royce Cullinan on a dual carriageway in Manchester’s New Islington, close to City’s Etihad Stadium.
      The incident occurred the day after Haaland bagged five goals in a 7-0 Champions League win against RB Leipzig on 14 March.
      Anyone caught driving while using a mobile phone faces six penalty points and a £200 fine.
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      And if the driver only passed their test in the past two years, their licence can be revoked.
      An onlooker said: “Erling has hardly put a foot wrong since he moved to City.
      “But he needs to pay more attention to the road when he’s driving and needs to brush up on the law when he’s driving.
      “It’s a silly mistake but could be a dangerous one for him and for other road users.
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      “The last thing City fans want is for him to have a bump which rules him out of a game.”
      Road safety groups also criticised £375,000-a-week Haaland, who has bagged 42 goals in 37 games for the Sky Blues.
      An AA spokesman said: “It’s a straight red with no excuses.
      “Holding your phone while driving is dangerous. For someone so effective at scoring, this is definitely an own goal.”
      The laws around using phones while driving were toughened up in March 2022.
      At the time then Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “I will do everything in my power to keep road users safe, which is why I am taking a zero-tolerance approach to those who decide to risk lives by using their phone behind the wheel.”
      An RAC report in 2020 found that one-third of drivers thought other motorists using their mobile phones at the wheel was one of their top safety concerns.
      And statistics published last year revealed that in 2020 17 people were killed and 499 injured in crashes where the driver was using a mobile.
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      Haaland’s error came despite driving rules in his homeland of Norway banning motorists from using their phone at the wheel.
      Man City and Haaland’s agent were contacted for comment.
      Haaland has bagged 42 goals in 37 games for Man CityCredit: Getty
      The footballer was driving his flashy motor in Manchester’s New Islington, close to City’s Etihad StadiumCredit: Cavendish More

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      Jack Grealish reveals his strange and pricey food habit after a game

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      MANCHESTER City star Jack Grealish revealed he chows down on a mammoth five Chinese takeaway dishes all on the same plate after a game.And the monster meal costs the star a tidy dim sum – a whopping £53.50.
      Jack treats himself to a Chinese takeaway after a matchCredit: Getty
      He says Chinese is his favourite grub and he loves piling his order into a mountain of grub to devour in a “big free for all”.
      The star visits the pricey, high-end Chinese restaurant in Manchester for a carry out.
      Jack revealed: “Yeah, I love Chinese, man. After every game I get one. I go to Wing’s in Manchester.
      “I usually get a takeaway. I have Singapore chow mein, I have egged fried rice, I have salt and pepper chips, I have salt and pepper prawns and then curry sauce.
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      “I then mix it all in and have a big fee for all.”
      And the meal for one would be a wallet-buster as well as a belly-buster for most folk – but not the super-fit, £270,000-a-week star.
      His Singapore chow mein is £20.40, egg fried rice is £5.40, salt and pepper chips are £6.40, salt and pepper prawns are £16.90 and a tub of curry sauce to glug over the top is another £4.40.
      The place is walking distance from Jack’s city centre apartment which he shares with lover Sasha Attwood and their cockapoo.
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      Wing’s is a favourite haunt of stars from both Manchester clubs, as well as a haunt of actors from Coronation Street and visiting celebs.
      The Old Trafford Class of ‘92 – Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt and David Beckham put the eatery on the showbiz map.
      Sir Alex Ferguson was also a keen customer and Wayne and Coleen were regular visitors until he left the club.
      Jack recently revealed the secrets behind his massive calves and low socks.
      On those famous calves, he claimed it is all genetics, saying to the Daily Mail: “I actually don’t do anything. It’s just something that runs in the family.
      “My grandad always had big calves when he used to play football.
      “But I don’t do any calf exercises or calf routines in the gym or anything. Honestly, it’s just something that I’ve had since I was young.”
      And on those well-known low socks Grealish shared that superstition is the reason behind it.
      He said: “I think I was about 14 or 15 and we were sponsored by Macron at Aston Villa and the socks used to shrink in the wash.
      “In training I couldn’t get them over my calves because the socks were so small.
      “So I started wearing them below my calves in training — and that season I ended up playing really well.
      “So then I started wearing my socks below my calves in games. It was just something that stuck because I’d had such a good season.”
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      Fans had their say on Grealish’s calves when he played for the Three Lions in Qatar at the World Cup last year, with one saying: “So like, how big are Grealish’s calves going to get?”
      Another wrote: “Was very into the US-England game until noticing Jack Grealish’s mutant calves, which became my entire focus afterwards.”
      Jack Grealish says his famous calves run in the familyCredit: Rex More

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      Man Utd star Brandon Williams caught inhaling ‘hippy crack’ in passenger seat of Mercedes

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      MANCHESTER United star Brandon Williams appears to inhale nitrous oxide from a balloon near the club’s training ground.The £60,000-a-week full back, 22, was a passenger in a parked Brabus supercar.
      Brandon Williams appears to inhale ‘hippy crack’ from a balloon while in the passenger seat of a Mercedes Brabus
      Williams was seen with a balloon in his mouth as he passed a friend a nitrous oxide canisterCredit: Getty
      Full-back Williams in his car last monthCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      He was seen with a balloon in his mouth as he passed a friend a canister of the legal high.
      A witness told The Sun: “It was so obvious to anyone driving by what he was doing.
      “Anyone who follows United or football seriously would have recognised him instantly. It’s irresponsible considering he’s a public figure.
      “He’s meant to be a role model for youngsters and upcoming footballers.
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      “Taking that rubbish, especially so casually, could be hindering his ability on the pitch.
      “There is no doubt his manager will not be impressed by it.
      “He expects his players to be completely devoted to their career, especially when they are attempting to break into the side.”
      Nitrous oxide is an anaesthetic gas popular among young Brits who inhale it for a light-headed, short-lived euphoric high.
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      But taking the drug comes at the risk of heart attacks and brain damage, while prolonged use can lead to memory loss and vitamin deficiency.
      It is a criminal offence to supply nitrous oxide to get high but not to possess it.
      The Man Utd star is facing the wrath of his manager Erik ten HagCredit: Getty
      But earlier this week Home Secretary Suella Braverman pledged new measures to crack down on the “unacceptable” use of the gas.
      She said: “I am clear that the use and proliferation of nitrous oxide is unacceptable and we will be announcing new measures soon.”
      Manchester-born Williams has played just five minutes of football this season under ten Hag.
      The defender joined his hometown club in 2008, rising through the Red Devils’ youth teams to make 51 professional appearances.
      He has been linked with a move to Middlesbrough in recent weeks after failing to break into United’s first team.
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      I’m gonna trash talk ‘p***y’ Anthony Joshua and tell him his mum hits harder… but not until we get in the ring

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA will be hit with a barrage of ABUSE in Saturday’s comeback fight.For US opponent Jermaine Franklin vowed to pummel Britain’s dethroned world heavyweight champ with a combination of trash-talking taunts during their clash at London’s O2.
      Anthony Joshua returns to the ring on April 1 with a showdown against Jermaine FranklinCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joshua, 33, is desperate to reignite his career following damaging double defeats to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who took his WBA, WBO and IBF belts.
      But Franklin, 29, insists he will come out swinging with all the verbals and mock “p***y” Joshua once the bell goes.
      Michigan heavyweight Franklin, who has a record of 21 wins, one loss and no draws, visited SunSport’s London HQ to reveal his fight plan.
      He admitted: “I talk trash in the ring but not before the fight.
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      “In the ring I might call him soft, or a p***y, I start my talk in the ring.
      “Outside the ring I might not say much, but inside you might hear me tell him: ‘Your momma hits harder than you’.
      “Trash talk outside the ring is not my persona, I do it in the ring, during the fight, in the clinches.
      “I want to frustrate my opponent in the ring. I’m probably too silly to trash talk outside of it, I will make myself laugh and not be able to stop giggling.
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      “But my switch flicks in the ring and I get more ruthless.
      “In my Dillian Whyte fight in November I called him weak. One time he hit me and I told him: ‘You’re too soft’.”
      Franklin suffered a controversial points loss to Whyte in that fight.
      But he has also spent a fortnight sparring with Britain’s undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at his Morecambe home.
      The American learned loads from the 34-year-old Gypsy King but will happily go to war with him — as he showed by chinning his cut-out in our office.
      Franklin chinned a cutout of Fury in SunSport’s officeCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Franklin explained: “Morecambe was nice but it is in the middle of nowhere.
      “It’s a small town and everybody there knows Tyson and looks out for him.
      “The first day we were there, people running restaurants and stores were picking up on our looks and accents and asking us what we were doing in the area. We told them we were training with Tyson.
      “But someone must have called Tyson and told him, because the next second he pulled up in his car to check that everything was OK!
      “I thought ‘wow’, I had no idea he was so involved in the community, he is loved up there.
      “I learned a lot but I want to fight all the best guys, so if Tyson wants it, he can get it.”
      And father-of-three Franklin, who has a wonderful background story of being brought up by two powerful grandmothers, will help his Saginaw community in Michigan with Saturday’s purse.
      And he reckons that Joshua was bluffing when he said his comeback — after back-to-back world title losses to Usyk in 2021 and 2022 — was just about boosting his bank balance.
      He said: “That was just a deflection or a mental tactic.
      “To make out like he doesn’t really care about this fight.
      “He is with a big promoter and he reigned as a champion for about ten years so he doesn’t need money — there’s no way he’s broke.
      “He might want people to think he doesn’t care, but I could have said I was only fighting for the money, to catch him off guard.
      “Anyone can bluff like that.”
      Franklin will insult and assault AJ for every moment of their London showdown.
      But he claims the London 2012 golden boy has got unfair stick after his empire crumbled over two legs against the Ukraine ace.
      He explained: “I love the sport so — until someone can show me that AJ is finished — I will not question him, he has done too much.
      “As a fighter, I cannot just turn on him when he is an Olympic gold medal winner who reigned as a world champion for a long time.
      “I take points off Joshua for losing to Usyk twice, because he was only a cruiserweight who moved up.
      “But if Usyk never loses then AJ’s stock goes up.
      “However, if Usyk gets beat in his next fight, then it will look bad on AJ.
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      “We jump the gun too much in this sport. It’s not like basketball or soccer, where once you are great, you are great.
      “He is great, but I hope to be greater.” More