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      Fourth-tier side forced to eat pre-match meal on side of MOTORWAY after huge fire… only for game to be postponed

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      A GERMAN fourth-division team had to eat their pre-match meal on the motorway after being delayed on their way to the game… before the match was postponed anyway.FSV Zwickau travelled by bus to the capital on Friday to face Viktoria Berlin at the Stadion Lichterfelde in the Regionalliga Nordost.FSV Zwickau players had to eat their pre-match meal on the motorwayCredit: X / FSVZwickauFSV Zwickau couldn’t make it to Berlin in time due to a horrible car crashCredit: XHowever, a horror car crash took place between the Wiedemar and Halle junctions on the A9 motorway heading to Berlin as two vehicles caught fire.A driver of an Opel Mokka collided with an Audi and pushed it into a Ford Transit. The Opel and the Audi were engulfed in flames but fortunately both drivers managed to escape in time while the third one was also thankfully well.According to Bild, two people were slightly injured in the rear-end collision and were taken to hospital for observation.Read More on FootballA kilometre-long traffic jam then occurred which prevented Zwickau from continuing their journey.A while later club chiefs understood they had to adapt to this extraordinary situation knowing that their players had to eat.And the team needed their food at a specific time before they entered the pitch to warm up.And so the club chiefs set up a massive spread on the guardrails of the motorway along with plates and utensils for the players.Most read in BundesligaThe team saw the funny side in this and took a picture of that incredible moment for Instagram.Zwickau published the pic with the following caption: “Now it’s time to improvise.”Dean Scoggins travels to FC Koln in Germany to find Europe’s best Away DayNevertheless, the German outfit couldn’t make it to the ground on time.Fans also experienced the same problem as many also opted for the three-hour drive.And so the game was postponed with the two football teams now looking to agree on a new date. More

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      Premier League club selling beer and wine cheaper than WATER this weekend but fans will have to be quick

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      PREMIER LEAGUE fans of one club will be in for a treat this weekend with pints of beer and cans of wine being sold for less than the price of water.However, fans will need to be quick with the deal only lasting until 2pm.Fulham are once again selling alcohol for just £1 at Craven CottageCredit: RexBut the deal will only run until 2pmCredit: AlamyThe scheme from Fulham was first revealed when they hosted Leicester at Craven Cottage on August 24.It saw pints of beer, pale ale, Guinness and wine being sold for just £1 before 2pm in a bid to avoid stadium chaos after rolling out a new electronic ticketing system.The club said they were anticipating “queues” while fans get to grips with the new system, and struck a deal to encourage fans to arrive early to minimise any teething issues.And they have now confirmed they will be running the scheme once again when they host West Ham at 3pm today.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe club have confirmed stands will open up to three hours before kick-off.The Riverside will open three hours before kick-off (12:00), the Johnny Haynes and Hammersmith Stands will open two hours before kick-off (13:00) and the Putney End will open an hour and a half before kick-off (13:30).However, while their opening match saw soft drinks reduced to just 50p, journalist Jack Kelly has reported soft and hot drinks will return to their normal matchday prices for the London derby.It costs £2 for a cup of tea, £2.50 for coffee, hot chocolate or a Bovril, while a can of Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta or water costs £3.50.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAfter 2pm a beer will return to its normal retail price of £5.50, while cider, Guinness and bitter will cost £5.A can of wine will cost £5.30 once the early bird offer is over.Every Premier League stadium ranked by the number of pubs nearby with one boasting over 130 local boozersFulham won their first home game of the season against Leicester courtesy of goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi.They have also lost and drawn away from home in games against Manchester United and Ipswich respectively.Who are these famous footballers? More

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      Fans to finally get first look at Premier League club’s new VIP experience – with rooftop bar and SWIMMING POOL

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      FULHAM fans are set to get their first glimpse at their brand new Riverside Stand.The £100m development will boast incredible VIP experiences and is even set to feature a rooftop bar and swimming pool.Seasonal hospitality is now available at Fulham’s Riverside standCraven Cottage has an incredible dining experienceThe new stand is perched overlooking the ThamesSome early hospitality tickets are set to go on saleFulham posted on X: “Explore The Riverside! Seasonal hospitality is now available.” But the Cottagers have remained tight-lipped on prices with the website asking users to ‘enquire’ first.The full Sky Deck restaurant package officially opens in December and will see Craven Cottage fans offered a range of food and beverages.They will also be treated to a panoramic view of London, in addition to the Thames, when not enjoying a bird’s eye view of the action.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSFans will also have the option to take a dip in a swimming pool, while ordering from a rooftop bar, if Marco Silva’s side are not performing well on the day.Elsewhere, The Gourmet will see fans served a Michelin-inspired four-course a la carte meal on a terrace overlooking the river.It will come complete with fine wines, cocktails and champagne – giving fans plenty of options to toast fine wins or drown sorrows after painful defeats.Supporters housed in The Brasserie will also be treated to an incredible meal, before watching the action from premium halfway line seats.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFans will have plenty of choices when it comes to bottles of fizzMichelin Star meals will be served to hospitality ticket holdersThe luxurious offerings have split fans’ opinionsHospitality will be one of the priciest in English, given the proposed additions, but the club say it will provide a “premium experience that will be unlike anything in football”.Fans housed in the partially opened Riverside Stand had to pay an eye-watering £3,000, for their season tickets this season, which is more than £150 per home league game.Top 10 highest-paid Premier League starsFulham chairman Shahid Khan, drew parallels with the hospitality features at his NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars’ EverBank Stadium in Florida.Khan proudly gushed: “My vision for the New Riverside Stand was to provide our fans, and our neighbourhood.”With a destination that would continue to honour our history and tradition at Craven Cottage every day of the year.”But especially so on matchdays with a premium experience that will be unlike anything in football, here in London or elsewhere.”The Cottagers’ early hospitality packages are available from DecemberFulham included a nod to their win over Arsenal earlier this season in the promoThe balcony will give punters a lovely space to dine and chatChanges to the Premier League for 2024/25NOTHING stays the same forever.And that includes the Premier League, which is making a number of tweaks this season.Team news will now be released 75 MINUTES before kick-off, 15 minutes earlier than had been the case before.Things could get crowded on the touchline, with the number of substitutes permitted to warm-up boosted from three players per team to FIVE.There’s also a change to how added time is calculated when a team scores a goal, an update to the ‘multiball’ system and the introduction of semi-automated offsides – but not straight away.Go here to read about all the changes to the Premier League for 2024/25. More

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      Boxer who helps champions prepare for fights reveals how much he earned sparring Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

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      SPARRING the world’s hardest-hitters can often be a thankless task.At most, you might get your petrol paid for.A young Dave Allen with Wladimir KlitschkoCredit: @whiterhino_21But on rare occasions, you could pocket a couple of grand and stay on a luxury complex, just ask Dave Allen.Allen has a record of 23 wins, with six losses and two draws in his 31 fights, once challenging for the Commonwealth heavyweight title. But he also made a name for himself by sparring just about every top name both domestically and abroad.On his fascinating YouTube channel, Allen drew back the curtain on life as a sparring partner and how much he earned from certain fighters…READ MORE IN BOXINGWladimir Klitschko, £1,200 per weekAllen sparred the Ukrainian legend in Austria in 2014 – while working as a supply teacher – and made his most as a training partner. He said: “First of all, in terms of where we were put up it was like a mansion in the Alps, it was a beautiful, beautiful, place. “Probably the nicest place I’ve stayed, if not a little boring really. I was only there five days but there was no where to go or nothing to do.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”The food we had on site on the hotel was just an unbelievable place, the food was incredible and on top of that they paid me almost €1,500 a week. Most read in Boxing”I was only there for five days but they paid me in full as well, they could’ve probably paid me less but they paid me the full 1,500.” Tyson Fury relaxes on holiday as Gypsy King prepares for biggest fight of career in Oleksandr Usyk rematchOleksandr Usyk, £840 per weekAllen revealed he went around 25 rounds with Usyk – once almost getting knocked out – but claims he was fuelled on just junk food.He said: “That money’s good, €1,000 a week I was over the moon with. “But where we stayed it was the worst environment, I think it was the Ukraine Olympic training base. “I personally, it wasn’t nice. The food was poor, I was surviving on bread really. “I found this canteen on the second week, I was surviving on bread and chocolate bars and crisps.” Oleksandr Usyk next to AllenCredit: INSTAGRAM@WHITERHINO_21Tyson Fury, £200/£300 per weekThe two first started sparring each other for free under the coaching of Fury’s uncle Peter. But when the Gypsy King made his 2018 comeback, he threw Allen a couple of hundred quid, which helped pay for fuel.Allen said: “We were mates and it was kind of like, ‘Look, come over do the first few rounds. You get something out of it yourself.’ “He’d go on and spar other sparring partner and you could see he was putting a lot more into the shots and the intensity would change. “And I wasn’t expecting to get paid for it, to be honest. I was happy to go over, help out, it was getting me out the house and I would get some rounds. “But he’d always pay me. Maybe between £100-£150 a time, could be two-three times a week so after petrol and that I might make £300 a week.” Allen was a former sparring partner of Tyson Fury’sCredit: InstagramAnthony Joshua, £0 As the two started sparring as amateurs, there was no money paid. But was Joshua was on his ascent to superstardom, Allen claims he never saw a penny for the sparring sessions, leading to confusion and some anger.He revealed: “As time went on, I started getting paid for sparring other boxers and I’m starting to question, ‘Why has he never paid me?'”To be honest in my head in my head I’m thinking, ‘He’s took the p**s out of me here.’ I was sparring two or three times a week and times, six, eight up to ten rounds at a time with him. “I had a broken nose at on point for about a year. Rob McCracken, is that him? I’m not sure. “Over time now I realise I should’ve looked after myself, I should’ve been smarter. I should’ve had someone because a lot of time I’d show up on my own. “I should’ve been smarter, it’s no one’s fault but my own. But yeah, I did think I deserved to get paid. It was professional boxing.” Anthony Joshua and Allen began sparring as amateursCredit: @whiterhino_21Honorable mentions Allen also revealed he was paid £675 a week for sparring Pole Artur Szpilka for two weeks, staying in a plush Warsaw hotel with travel taken care of. READ MORE SUN STORIESRobert Helenius paid £420 weekly. Dillian Whyte also parted with an undisclosed amount but treated camp members to meals as well.Welsh Former cruiserweight world champion Enzo Maccarinelli had a rate of £20 per round of sparring.Allen lost to former sparring partner Dillian Whyte in 2016Credit: Getty More

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      Inside YouTuber Danny Aarons’ stunning SIX STONE weight loss after ditching junk food to become ‘the next KSI’ of boxing

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      DANNY AARONS has gone from overweight gamer to the next KSI of Misfits Boxing with a sensational life turnaround. Aarons was over 17 STONE while rising to fame on YouTube playing FIFA video games. Danny Aarons has gone through a huge body transformationAarons makes his debut against former footballer Danny SimpsonBut amid the rise of celebrity-style crossover bout with Misfits Boxing, the 22-year-old fancied getting in on the action. He now makes his debut on Saturday night in a headline fight against Premier League winner Danny Simpson in Dublin. It marks a stunning contrast as Aarons told SunSport: “Obviously there’s physical changes yes but you don’t realise how much of it is mental.”I was waking up at stupid o’clock doing nothing with my life being so unproductive, eating a bunch of junk food, and it was just not not healthy and not a sustainable way to live.READ MORE IN BOXING”So you had to make good change. It’s a mental change, but I’m not a doctor or anything but honestly, just get out, get outside, do some walks, eat clean.”Aarons is now down to 11st 7lb having put in hours of training under the guidance of coach Huzaifah Iqbal in Surrey. He said: “It’s easy to to get in there one day and do it cos it’s fun, you know, it’s new. “But when you have to wake up again, do it the next day and then the next day and the next day it’s just being consistent with it is the is the tough bit.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”The easiest part, I think just my coaches and that they just feel like family, like it’s not like I have to go to training.”It’s like I’m just hanging out with the boys, man, it feels good.”Aarons has welcomed being compared to KSI – having gone from content creator to boxer. He said: “I love pressure. I love pressure. To be compared to KSI, can’t be a bad thing. So I’ll take it.”Danny Simpson agrees to put Premier League winner’s medal on the line in boxing fight against YouTuber Danny Aarons More

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      Man City star Erling Haaland splashes out £15,000 on red-light therapy bed to treat muscles

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      MANCHESTER City star Erling Haaland appears to be switching sides — by trying out a £15,000 red-light therapy bed.The goal machine, who already uses blue light glasses to counter the effects of phone and tablet screens, shared an Instagram snap of his latest passion yesterday.The therapy the footballer is trying out uses infrared rays to penetrate deep into tissues and joints to help prevent injuriesCredit: GettyHaaland shared an Instagram snap of his latest passion yesterdayThe £15,000 red-light therapy bedThe Norwegian, 24, captioned it: “Red light bed. Happy Monday!”The therapy uses infrared rays to penetrate deep into tissues and joints.Experts recommend a five-minute session before workouts to help prevent injuries, and then a further one of up to 20 minutes afterwards to aid muscle recovery.Haaland has previously revealed he has a 6,000 calories-a-day, “caveman” diet including cow heart and liver.READ MORE ON ERLING HAALANDThe footballer regularly drinks milk mixed with spinach, which he calls his “magic potion”, and has confessed to only consuming water that’s gone through a complicated filter system.He is a fan of ice baths and even has a £50,000 cryotherapy chamber at his Cheshire mansion.A string of other footballers have adopted unusual health trends to improve their performance on the pitch.Atletico Madrid’s Marcos Llorente, 29, swears by the Paleolithic diet which involves swerving favourites such as pasta, bread, rice, and ultra-processed foods, opting for the likes of potatoes, sweet potatoes and cassava instead.Most read in FootballCristiano Ronaldo, 39, scoffs six meals a day and is staunchly against sugary drinks and alcohol.Erling Haaland spotted limping in Norway training as doctor provides injury update ahead of title six-pointer vs Arsenal More

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      Anthony Joshua’s extreme measures to avoid being ‘called a CHEAT’ and having his legacy ruined revealed by Eddie Hearn

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      EDDIE HEARN has revealed the extreme measures Anthony Joshua goes to in order to avoid ever failing a drugs test.Countless fighters in both boxing and MMA have tested positive for banned substances due to accidental ingestion of tainted food or supplements.Ryan Garcia is one of several high-profile boxers to have recently failed a drugs testCredit: GettyAnthony Joshua is incredibly paranoid about failing a drug testCredit: GETTYEddie Hearn has revealed AJ goes to extreme lengths to protect himself from a potential anti-doping infringementCredit: GettySome combatants have even popped for PEDS as the result of having their food or drink SPIKED, a fact which has prompted AJ to implement an incredibly strict approach to what he puts into his body.Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn told GRM Daily: “Whenever I go to a restaurant with AJ, I’m looking at the food thinking, because there’s some horrible f*****s out there.”You put something in that food and your career is over.”And imagine, everything that you built, all because of one evil individual, comes crumbling down.”READ MORE ON AJJoshua, 34, is so concerned about potentially ingesting a banned substance that he won’t drink anything other than pre-approved and sealed beverages after his fights.Hearn continued: “Here’s another example. After a tough fight, you might get in the ring and someone – either from the other team or wherever – and they’ll come up to you and offer something to drink.”What’s in that? Do you know what I mean? I’m not saying that there is anything in there, but there could be.“So at the top level, like AJ, every bottle is tested. Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”Every bottle is sealed. Nothing comes in the changing room.”You have to because you’re correcting your career, your brand, your reputation.What really happened in Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s secret sparring session for Gypsy King’s Rolex”The worst thing in the world is testing positive for having not knowingly taken a substance. “Then you’re called a cheat for the rest of your life despite never having done it.“I’m paranoid in that world because I know what people are like.”Boxing has been rife with failed drug tests over the last two years, the most recent and high-profile being Ryan Garcia’s failed tests ahead of his clash with Devin Haney.And Hearn believes the majority of positive tests are the result of fighters trying to give themselves an unfair advantage in the ring.He said: “I think 20% of failed drugs tests are legitimately fighters that are unlucky or have unknowingly taken a substance”I think 80 per cent of people cheat. And establishing what’s what is very difficult to do.Anthony Joshua throws down Daniel Dubois in a domestic dust-up at Wembley next monthCredit: GETTY“Because fighters are never going to take illegal substances themselves. “Someone will come up to them and say, we need to improve your strength and what we can do is take some of this.” And maybe they won’t even tell them it’s a banned substance. But a lot of the time people are genuinely cheating.“And we’re talking about testing to minute trace levels that would be in your blood. “And in Mexico, there is a genuine thing where some meat contains testosterone.READ MORE SUN STORIES”And fighters test positive for that. Things like eggs, you don’t know what people are putting in animals.”Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua will be back in action on September 21 when he locks horns with IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois in a huge domestic dust-up at Wembley. More

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      The incredible McDonald’s perk every Premier League player got which ‘shouldn’t have been allowed’

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      FORMER West Ham and Chelsea full-back Scott Minto has revealed every Premier League player was handed FREE McDonald’s when the company became a sponsor almost three decades ago.Nowadays, top-level footballers are given detailed nutrition plans to optimise performance on the pitch.Scott Minto has revealed he once received free unlimited McDonald’sCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdThat means fast food is largely off the table most of the time.But when McDonald’s became the official restaurant of the Premier League back in the 1990’s it was a regular for many stars.That’s because they had access to free unlimited food all year round.Ex-Prem star Minto has recalled the time he received his very own card and how it made him even more popular among friends.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLSpeaking at the launch of Ladbrokes’ ‘Gaffer of all Accas’, he said: “I’ve forgotten most of the things that I got up to, back in the day, which is probably a good thing!”I do remember the McDonald’s card I got given, though. I was at West Ham at the time, so I was in my late twenties.”Obviously, McDonald’s sponsored the Premier League, and so we were all given a McDonald’s card, where it was basically free McDonald’s, for Premier League footballers, which shouldn’t have been allowed, really!”I think some of the really professional guys will have given the card away to their friends; you know, I can’t imagine Paolo [Di Canio] walking into a McDonald’s at three o’clock in the morning in London… but I did!Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”I told my mates I’d got this card, and so we used to go out, up in London, and we used to do Titanic, and Sugar Reef, those type of places, and then we’d come out at three or four in the morning. ‘Scotty, Scotty… you got the card?'”‘Yeah, I’ve got the card!’SunSport’s Latest Transfer Headlines”So we’d go into McDonald’s – it wouldn’t be every week! – and I’d order, like, seven Big Mac meals with milkshakes, or whatever, and they’d just look at me like ‘who are you?!’ That was a great time.”Minto kicked off his career with Charlton and went on to play for Chelsea, Benfica, West Ham and Rotherham.He made 105 Premier League appearances in total. More