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      How many games has Scott Carson played for Man City?

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      MANCHESTER CITY are on the verge of lifting the Premier League title and can do so this weekend.If Arsenal lose on Saturday to Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola’s side will be crowd champions before they even kick a ball this weekend.
      Scott Carson and Erling Haaland after Real Madrid winCredit: GETTY
      Should the Gunners avoid defeat at the City Ground, Man City can claim the trophy for a third successive time on Sunday if they beat Chelsea at the Etihad.
      Pep Guardiola’s side are also eyeing up a treble this season with City in the final of both the Champions League and the FA Cup while being in pole position for the Premier League title.
      Some stars such as Erling Haaland have played a huge part in the Cityzens success on the pitch this season.
      However, there are also names off the pitch that have played an integral role in Man City’s potentially historic season.
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      Who is Scott Carson?
      Scott Carson started his career at Leeds United and then joined Liverpool in 2005.
      Scott Carson made his debut for Liverpool at St James’ Park in 2005Credit: GETTY
      During his three-year stay at the Reds, he had three separate loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton and Aston Villa.
      Carson’s performances while out on loan earnt him a place in England’s 2006 World Cup squad.
      He also got a permanent move to West Brom after his Aston Villa loan ended.
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      Carson spent three years at the Baggies and decided to make the switch to Turkey’s top flight and sign for Bursaspor in 2011.
      During his time at the Green Crocodiles, he earned another England call-up in 2011.
      Following his stint in Turkey, Carson headed back to England and joined Wigan before landing a move to Derby County in 2015.
      Carson joined Man City on loan in 2019 from Derby as the club’s third-choice goalkeeper.
      He joined Pep Guardiola’s side on a permanent deal in 2021 after his contract at the Rams expired.
      How many games has Scott Carson played for Man City?
      Carson has played just two games in four seasons for the Premier League champions and will now head to Istanbul as part of the City’s squad to face Inter Milan on June 10.
      The 37-year-old made his first appearance for Man City in a Champions League last-16 second-leg clash against Sporting.
      He came on for Ederson in the 73rd minute at the Etihad.
      Carson then made his second appearance for City in the Premier League in a 4-3 win at Newcastle.
      It was the final day of the season and the Cityzens had already wrapped up the title and Guardiola decided to hand Carson his top-flight debut for the club.
      Although the former England goalkeeper has only made two appearances, he is a huge presence in the dressing room.
      After four years at the club, Carson has established himself as one of the senior figures at Man City.
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      He features heavily in the documentary ‘All or Nothing: Manchester City’.
      Carson’s appearance in the behind-the-scenes series highlights his involvement at City day in and day out. More

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      What is AZ Alkmaar and where is the team based?

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      AZ Alkmaar is a Dutch football club.But where exactly is the club based and who is part of the team?
      AZ Alkmaar is a football club in the Netherlands
      Where is AZ Alkmaar from?
      AZ Alkmaar also known as Almaar Zaanstreek or simply AZ, is a football club from the Netherlands.
      The club hosts matches at the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar.
      AZ Alkmaar was founded on May 10, 1967, as a result of merging Alkmaar ’54 and FC Zaanstreek together.
      The nicknames of the club are Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) or De Kaasboeren (The Cheese Farmers).
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      Who is the manager of AZ Alkmaar?
      The manager of AZ Alkmaar is Pascal Jansen, as of May 2023.
      In his youth he played professional football in the Dutch league.
      Jansen was born on January 27, 1973, in London to Hans Jansen and Sue Chaloner.
      His father is a Dutch musician and his mother was part of the English musical duo Spooky & Sue.
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      Jansen started his coaching career in 1993 as youth coach for football club Haarlem.
      Since then he has coached clubs in the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.
      He worked as academy manager, then assistant manager, at Sparta Rotterdam, before becoming U19 chief at PSV Eindhoven in 2013.
      He joined AZ as the assistant manager in 2018, taking over the top coaching job in December 2020.
      Who is in the AZ Alkmaar team?
      AZ Alkmaar has a total of 25 player – three goalkeepers (GK), eight defenders (DF), seven midfielders (MF) and seven forwards (FW).
      All players are:

      Mathew Ryan (GK)
      Hobie Verhulst (GK)
      Sem Westerveld (GK)
      Yukinari Sugawara (DF)
      Pantelis Hatzidiakos (DF)
      Bruno Martins Indi (DF)
      Milos Kerkez (DF)
      Maxim Dekker (DF)
      Zinho Vanheusden (DF)
      Sam Beukema (DF)
      Mees de Wit (DF)
      Tijjani Reijnders (MF)
      Jordy Clasie (MF)
      Dani de Wit (MF)
      Djordje Mihailovic (MF)
      Sven Mijnans (MF)
      Riechedly Bazoer (MF)
      Zico Buurmeester (MF)
      Jens Odgaard (FW)
      Vangelis Pavlidis (FW)
      Jesper Karlsson (FW)
      Yusuf Barasi (FW)
      Myron van Brederode (FW)
      Ernest Poku (FW)
      Mayckei Lahdo (FW)

      What league does AZ Alkmaar play in?
      AZ Alkmaar plays in the Eredivisie, which is the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.
      The league was founded in 1956.
      AZ has won the league twice, in 1981 and 2009.
      As of May 2023, AZ Alkmaar is sitting at fourth in the Eredivisie table.
      The club also competed in the Champions League and Europa League.
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      AZ Alkmaar reached the semi finals of the 2022/23 Europa League but lost to West Ham on May 18, 2023.
      After the loss, AZ Alkmaar hooligans started to attack friends and family of West Ham players. More

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      What is Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary and how much does he earn at Al-Nassr?

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO claimed the title of highest-paid sportsman in the world when he signed with Al Nassr at the end of 2022.The former Manchester United star’s astonishing wealth perhaps comes as no surprise, however, when considering the fact that the Portuguese star is the world’s most popular athlete with over 855 million social media followers.
      Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November 2022Credit: Visionhaus//Getty Images
      What is Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary at Al-Nassr? 
      In December 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr and became the highest-paid sportsman of all time.
      The father of five will earn a staggering £62m a year, in wages alone, after moving to Saudi Arabia and signing for the team, but the coins won’t stop there.
      Ronaldo could earn as much as £173m for every year he is with the Saudi side, thanks to the various commercial opportunities and incentives involved within the deal.
      His full Al-Nassr deal is thought to be set to run over seven years in total, and it’s believed that Ronaldo will take on an ambassadorial role when it ends.
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      That means that Ronaldo, over the course of the contract, could take home as much as £1.2billion.
      At the time of his Al-Nassr signing, Ronaldo said: “I’m thrilled for new experience in a different league and a different country.
      “The vision that Al-Nassr has is very inspiring. I am very excited to join my team-mates, to help the team to achieve more success.”
      The football superstar had been a free agent since his Manchester United contract was terminated in November 2022. 
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      Ronaldo has since moved to Saudi Arabia with his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, and their family.
      The former Real Madrid player’s eldest child is Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, born 2010, and he is also father to twins Eva and Mateo, who were born in 2017.
      Rodriguez and Ronaldo welcomed their first child together, a baby daughter called Alana Martina, on November 12, 2017.
      Four years later the couple announced they were expecting twins but, tragically, after Rodriguez gave birth in April 2022, the pair announced that their baby boy had passed away.
      The couple have since named their baby daughter Bella Esmeralda.
      What is Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth? 
      Ronaldo’s net worth was estimated to be somewhere between £210m and £230m before his deal with Al-Nassr.
      It has since risen to an estimated £363m, though there is no definitive amount publicly known.
      Ronaldo is, however, the best paid footballer in the world, definitively.
      He is also the highest paid overall sportsman in the world, leaving basketball star LeBron James, in second place, and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi in third.
      How does Cristiano Ronaldo earn his money?
      Ronaldo has a range of commercial deals and other ventures, some of which are tied to his football contract, that are expected to boost his yearly income to around £173m.
      Thanks to his huge popularity, and swarm of social media followers, the star has landed head-to-toe sponsorships with brands like Nike, Sacoor Brothers suits and Monster headphones.
      His lifetime contract with the sportswear manufacturers Nike, which began in 2003, is worth an astonishing £1billion in itself.
      Ronaldo joined the luxury watch brand Tag Heuer in 2014 as long term brand Ambassador, and has also acted as brand ambassador for Castrol.
      He first teamed up with the oil company in 2009 when he signed a two year deal worth £8.2m.
      His affiliation with Castrol was extended in 2011 when he renewed the contract for £5.5m.
      Others brands Ronaldo has teamed up with in the past include Coca Cola, KFC, video games maker Konami and airline Emirates.
      Ronaldo has no shortage of companies who are keen to sign him and his own CR7 empire is also hugely popular.
      Named after the football superstar, CR7 started as Ronaldo’s personal brand of underwear.

      It has now expanded to different categories like sportswear, footwear, and a sock collection.
      Ronaldo also has his own hotels in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, and his hometown of Funchal on the island of Madeira. More

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      What is a football Treble and what teams have won it?

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      THEY say three is the magic number – and it certainly will be if Manchester City complete the Treble this season.Pep Guardiola’s men have been unstoppable in the second half of this campaign.
      Bernardo Silva inspired Man City’s thrashing on Real MadridCredit: Getty
      And City humiliating Real Madrid in the Champions League has kept them on course to create history on the blue side of Manchester.
      But what is the footballing treble and has anyone pulled it off before?
      What is a football Treble?
      In technical terms, a footballing Treble is when a club side wins three trophies in a season – but there are different types of trebles.
      A domestic Treble is when a team lifts their league title, and two cups within their country.
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      So for the English sides, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup would be classed as winning the Treble.
      However, the ‘proper’ Treble that Manchester City are chasing is labelled as the continental Treble.
      And to accomplish this, Pep Guardiola’s men need to secure the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League all before the season ends.
      What teams have won the treble before?
      Manchester City will be looking to join a list of superior teams who have achieved the continental treble before them including their bitter local rivals.
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      Bayern Munich x2 – Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League – 2012/13 and 2019/20
      Barcelona x2 – La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League – 2008/09 and 2014/15
      Inter – Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League – 2009/10
      Manchester United – Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League – 1998/99
      PSV – Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, European Cup – 1987/88
      Ajax – Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, European – 1971/72
      Celtic – Scottish League, Scottish Cup, European Cup – 1966/67

      Manchester United won the Treble in the 1998/99 seasonCredit: Getty
      What has been said?
      Pep Guardiola revealed that his Manchester City side can “visualise” the treble after pummelling Real Madrid to book their place in the Champions League final.
      The City gaffer said: “Let me win the first two,” said Guardiola when asked about City’s chance of winning the treble.
      “In the Premier League we are close. We know we need one more game and I would say we play against our neighbours [Manchester United] and against an Italian team [Internazionale] in the finals.
      “The season is really, really good, now we have to lift it. We are close and of course we are going to try.
      “We are there, we can think about it, we can visualise it. We are three games away. One each of the competitions, we can do it.” More

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      Who is Luton Town FC chairman David Wilkinson and what is his net worth?

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      LUTON TOWN FC are on the brink of being promoted to the Premier League after an impressive 2022/23 season.Fans of the Bedfordshire-based football club, known as the Hatters, are just one win away from seeing their team ascend from the Championship, with chairman David Wilkinson backing them all the way.
      Luton Town chairman David Wilkinson pictured at a game against West Bromwich Albion in August 2021Credit: Malcolm Couzens/ Getty
      Who is Luton Town football club chairman David Wilkinson?
      In 2018, Luton Town FC announced that David Wilkinson had been voted by his fellow directors as the new chairman of the club.
      Wilkinson is a lifelong Hatter and was a founding member of Luton Town 2020, the consortium of supporters who led the club out of administration in 2008.
      Before Wilkinson’s appointment, the team had been without a chairman in name since television presenter and BBC newsreader Nick Owen stood down from the role in August 2017.
      Wilkinson had already undertaken many of the responsibilities of chairman in his role as vice chairman, a position he took up in 2014.
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      After his appointment he said in a statement that, while he was “touched and honoured by this offer,” it wouldn’t really mean “much change”.
      He explained: “As vice chairman I have chaired all board meetings, attended Football League meetings, sat on committees, helped to host visitors and represent us at other clubs and events.”
      Wilkinson added: “I cannot express to you how proud I am to have been given this opportunity.”
      Prior to being vice chairman for Luton Town, Wilkinson was the club’s director.
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      What is David Wilkinson’s net worth? 
      Wilkinson’s net worth is not publicly known but his squad is estimated to be worth £25.74million, as per Transfermarkt.
      Luton have set their sights on playing in the Premier League.
      In May 2023 they reached the Championship play-off final after overcoming Sunderland.
      The Hatters won 3-2 on aggregate and will now face Coventry in the final at Wembley on May 27.
      If they are successful, the club – led by manager Rob Edwards – will have to upgrade their Kenilworth Road stadium so that it meets Premier League requirements.
      The work could cost £10million to carry out.
      Luton’s stadium is one of the most unique in the football league, with fans having to walk over gardens to get inside.
      Fans have to climb metal staircases above resident’s gardens to access the away stand, while patios from adjacent houses back on to the stadium.
      Local resident Abdul Ali’s family home is metres away from the entrance and backs on to the ground.
      He told The Sun in April 2023: “We used to have footballs smashing our window every so often when they accidentally got kicked out when teams tried to score.

      “It was kind of annoying at the time, it used to drive my dad mad.
      “We complained and complained and the club finally put up netting and some corrugated iron to stop it.” More

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      When is the Champions League final 2023 and where is it being held?

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      NO trophy in European club football is bigger than the Champions League – and hosting the final has become a badge of honour for any city.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced UEFA chiefs to strip St. Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena of earning the rights to host the prestigious final last season.
      Ataturk Olympic Stadium will host the 2023 Champions League finalCredit: Getty
      Resulting in the mantle being passed on to Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
      But when is the Champions League final and where is it being held?
      When is the 2023 Champions League final?
      The final of club football’s top-tier European tournament will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
      Manchester City vs Inter Milan will contest the big one.
      City thrashed Real Madrid to reach the final, while Inter beat rivals AC Milan.
      The match will kick off at 8pm BST.
      This will be the 68th season of the competition and the 31st since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
      Where is the 2023 Champions League final being held?
      Istanbul, Turkey has won the rights to host the 2023 Champions League final.
      Liverpool incredibly beat AC Milan in the last final held at Ataturk Olympic StadiumCredit: PA:Press Association
      The huge fixture will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium and it boasts a seated capacity of approximately 75,000 supporters.
      One of the most iconic Champions League finals was played at this stadium which saw Liverpool pull off a sensational comeback against AC Milan before beating them on penalties.
      Ataturk Olympic Stadium opened in 2002 and was built to support Turkey’s bid to stage the 2008 Olympic Games but it lost out to Beijing National Stadium in China.
      However, the Turkey national team uses Ataturk Olympic Stadium as their home venue.
      Reports from the Daily Mail have claimed that Uefa “have held talks about moving” the showpiece to Lisbon’s Stadium of Light in Portugal.
      This is due to growing concerns that there could be civil disturbances if president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade reign ends.
      Uefa “would be extremely reluctant to switch the final” for a second-year running.
      But they “may be forced to consider a late change as the safety of fans is their primary concern.”
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      What do the 2023 Champions League winners get?
      Winners of the final will be granted a guaranteed place in the 2023/2024 Champions League competition.
      A chance to win the Club World Cup against other teams across the globe.
      And they will take on the winners of the Europa League for a chance to secure the UEFA Super Cup just before the new season gets underway.
      Real Madrid won the Champions League last season after beating LiverpoolCredit: Getty
      Who has won the Champions League the most?
      Real Madrid – 14
      AC Milan – 7
      Liverpool – 6
      Bayern Munich – 6
      Barcelona – 5
      Ajax – 4
      Manchester United and Inter Milan – 3
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      Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, full card details for Dublin homecoming

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      KATIE TAYLOR will be looking to make history once again as she faces Chantelle Cameron for the undisputed super-lightweight titles on Saturday night. Taylor was originally scheduled to face Amanda Serrano in a huge rematch but an injury to the Puerto Rican halted proceedings.
      Katie Taylor will face Chantelle Cameron on May 20 for all the belts at 140lbsCredit: Sportsfile
      So in steps undisputed champ at 140lbs Cameron, who has been lobbying for a clash with Taylor for much of her career.
      Taylor is already the undisputed champion at lightweight, and repeating the same achievement in the weight class above would put her into her own stratosphere of greatness.

      But Cameron is a tricky foe, and represents some very different in-ring problems for Taylor, who fought brilliantly to win a close decision against Serrano in New York one year ago.
      And is all takes place in Dublin, where Taylor is fighting for the very first time in her professional career.

      When is Taylor vs Cameron?

      Katie Taylor’s clash with Chantelle Cameron will take place on Saturday, May 20.
      The bout will be held at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
      Ring-walks for the main event will get underway from approximately 10.30pm UK time.
      The main card should get going from 7pm BST.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      Taylor vs Cameron will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
      You can live stream the action from the DAZN app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
      Taylor’s clash with Cameron will also be shown live on DAZN 1 HD, which is on Sky channel 429.
      A subscription to DAZN costs £9.99-a-month.

      Taylor vs Cameron full card

      Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring light-welterweight titles
      Dennis Hogan vs JJ Metcalf – for IBO super-welterweight titles
      Terri Harper vs Cecilia Braekhus – for WBA super-welterweight titles
      Gary Cully vs Jose Felix
      Caoimhin Agyarko vs Grant Dennis
      Thomas Carty vs Jay McFarlane
      Maisey Rose Courtney vs Kate Radomska

      What has been said?
      Taylor said: “Once Serrano pulled out this was the natural fight to make.
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      “It’s two undefeated, reigning undisputed world champions going up against each other and I believe that’s the first time that’s ever happened in the modern era of the sport.
      “People have been talking about this fight for a long time now so I’m delighted it’s happening and I’m looking forward to becoming a two-weight undisputed champion.”
      While Cameron added: “There’s a lot of respect there. But this is my career and my legacy and I’m coming to win.
      “Katie is pound-for-pound the best women’s boxer there is and if I can win I can walk away from boxing one day and think ‘I took out the best there is’.” More

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      Why is Ivan Toney banned?

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      IVAN TONEY has been hit with a huge ban from football.And the suspension will include international games too so the Brentford striker is out for any England call-ups.
      Ivan Toney has been banned from footballCredit: PA
      On the pitch, Toney has enjoyed another successful season for Bees, scoring 20 Premier League goals despite the threat of a long ban looming over him.
      Toney, 27, appeared before an independent FA disciplinary commission on May 17 in an attempt to argue down the ban.
      Why is Ivan Toney banned?
      Ivan Toney has been banned for eight months for breaching football betting rules.
      Toney pleaded guilty to many of the 262 gambling charges issued by the FA last year, but denied others.
      The ban has now started and includes the summer months so Toney is out until January, 2024.
      The suspension also includes England call-ups so he is banned from international football.
      Toney made his England debut two months ago.
      An FA statement read: “Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, which runs up to and including 16 January 2024, fined £50,000 and warned as to his future conduct for breaches of The FA’s Betting Rules.
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      “The Brentford FC forward was charged with 262 breaches of FA Rule E8 in total between 25 February 2017 and 23 January 2021. The FA subsequently withdrew 30 of these breaches and he admitted to the remaining 232.” More