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    KFC exec threatens to take legal action after Kylian Mbappe refuses to be part of team photo amid row over image rights

    PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN superstar Kylian Mbappe has been threatened with legal action by an executive of fast food giant KFC. Mbappe refused to take part in some of the French national team’s sponsorship commitments.
    Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe may have been threatened with legal actionCredit: Reuters
    Alain Beral, vice president of KFC France, said: “We have paid for something clear. If necessary, we will assert our rights.”
    Beral did not say whether any action would be against Mbappe or the French Football Federation.
    The star striker had declined to participate in a team photoshoot and sponsor activities ahead of France’s Nations League clash with Austria tonight, citing issues with players’ image rights.
    However, KFC France later distanced itself from Beral’s recent comments.
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    The company told Reuters: “KFC France regrets the words that were spoken yesterday and reported in the media this morning. These are personal opinions, but in no way reflect the position of the company.
    “KFC France also wishes to clarify that Alain Beral did not speak on behalf of the company, but in the context of a private conversation during an event related to his functions as president of the National Basketball League.
    “The partnership between KFC and the French Football Federation (FFF) has always been a source of pride for the company.
    “KFC France has every confidence in the FFF’s ability to find satisfactory solutions for all of its partners and players, including Kylian Mbappe, whose supporters we are among the first in France.”
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    According to ESPN, Mbappe refused to take part in photo shoots and sponsor activities on Tuesday because he did not want to endorse some brands, such as fast food chains and betting companies.
    Mbappe said: “I have decided to not take part in the photo shoot after the French federation’s refusal to change the image rights agreement with the players.”
    The federation stated it would “review” the image rights agreement “between it and its selected players”. More

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    Furious West Ham fans brand price of burger at ground ‘robbery’ and ‘a scam’

    FURIOUS West Ham fans have cried foul at being charged £9.50 for a small hamburger.They hit out on the back of the Premier League club’s beer price row.
    Furious West Ham fans have cried foul at being charged £9.50 for a small hamburgerCredit: Getty
    Pricing at the Hammers’ London Stadium home was branded “robbery” and a “scam” by their supporters online.
    The burger doesn’t even come with chips.
    Fans had already complained at being charged £7.60 for a pint of Heineken and Birra Moretti lager and £4.50 for a bottle of Coca-Cola at the opening match against Manchester City last weekend.
    Bars at the ground want £6.20 for a pint of alcohol-free Heineken and £7.30 for a pint of Strongbow cider.
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    Packets of crisps are £2.50.
    Hammers fan Lee Mason said: “The stadium and modern football has killed everything good about West Ham.”
    Mark Kelly said: “B****y robbery.”
    Another, called Lee, joked: “West Scam.”
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    Richard Stone said of the £9.50 burger: “Does that want to be a 1/4 pounder when it grows up?”
    A snap of the eye-watering prices was shared on an Instagram page dedicated to foot- ball with the words: “If you are off to West Ham this season you’ll need to remortgage your house for a few pints.”

    West Ham lease the stadium and do not set prices or profit from catering.
    The club has threatened to sue landlords if there is no cut in beer prices before their next home game after a fans’ backlash.
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    Newcastle fans bizarrely hijack Burger King poll… and fans are literally all saying the same thing

    NICK POPE is Twitter’s No 1 after Newcastle fans invaded a Burger King poll. The fast food chain asked their 107,000 followers whether they preferred tomatoes or gherkins. 
    Nick Pope has become an internet sensation after a Twitter poll was hijackedCredit: Getty
    And Magpies supporters, led by popular account ‘Toon Polls’, piled into the comments with the same bizarre reply: Nick Pope. 
    Burger King then tweeted the England goalkeeper’s name and it soon snowballed.
    And that led to Pope overtaking Joan of Arc as the UK’s top trend. 
    Walkers, Deliveroo, Domino’s, Specsavers, Quality Street and Dreams all followed suit. 
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    Newcastle travel to Brighton tomorrow, with the 30-year-old to start his second game for the Mags since joining from Burnley. 
    And McDonald’s tweeted: “Okay…if Nick Pope keeps a clean sheet tomorrow, we’ll send Toon Polls a maccies breakfast next week, deal?” 

    The Toon Polls admin said: “So a few week back, I juiced a poll to get Pope to beat (Erling) Haaland as best signing 
    “So now just getting people to reply to a random poll saying he’s better than a tomato and a gherkin.”
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    Newcastle supporters loved it too, with one tweeting: “So @ToonPolls has hijacked a straightforward Burger King tweet with the words ‘Nick Pope’ and now it’s trending number one on Twitter and being tweeted by McDonald’s, Specsavers and loads more.
    “Football twitter is incredible sometimes.”
    Another said: “I can’t believe what I’m seeing. The Twitter-verse has gone Nick Pope mad!”
    While a fellow fan tweeted: “A Newcastle twitter account got Newcastle fans to tweet Nick pope on a Burger King post. NUFC twitter is unmatched >”
    As another added: “Toon polls said ‘Nick Pope’ under a Burger King poll and now he’s an internet sensation.” More

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    Dominos honour ex-employee Lucy Bronze by renaming branch she worked in after the Lioness

    DOMINOS has honoured ex-employee Lucy Bronze by renaming the branch where she used to work after the Lioness.The pizza shop’s sign was replaced with ‘Lucy’s’ yesterday after her goal helped England beat Sweden 4-0.
    Dominos has honoured ex-employee Lucy Bronze by renaming the branch where she used to work after the LionessCredit: Getty
    The pizza shop’s sign was replaced with ‘Lucy’s’ yesterday after her goal helped England net a spot in Sunday’s finalCredit: Dave Phillips/PinPep
    It now sits above the Headingley store where she worked while studying at Leeds Metropolitan University.
    Drivers will also wear bronze helmets while making deliveries until the end of the Euros.
    And anyone named Lucy can grab a free personal-sized margherita from there between 2.30pm and 4.30pm on Sunday to mark the final.
    Ricky Kandola, Operations Director at SK Group, said: “Lucy Bronze worked at Domino’s so of course she delivers.”
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    “We have always been proud of Lucy’s journey from pizza to pitch.
    “Fingers crossed that Lucy and the team can make a pizza history and bring home the trophy.”
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    Bronze, 30, widely regarded as the best female footballer on the planet, joined Barcelona in June.
    Originally from Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, she has scored 11 goals in 84 caps for England.
    Ricky Kandola said: ‘Lucy Bronze worked at Domino’s so of course she delivers’Credit: Dave Phillips/PinPep More