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      Inside Arsenal legend Sol Campbell’s incredible eight-bedroom mansion as ex-England captain slashes £10MILLION off price

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      SOL Campbell’s has slashed £10million off the price of his incredible eight-bedroom mansion.The ex-Arsenal and England star, 49, placed the Grade II-listed townhouse in Chelsea, West London, on the market for £25m in 2021.
      Sol Campbell has slashed the price of his Chelsea townhouseCredit: Getty
      The six-storey mansion boasts eight bedroomsCredit: Strutt & Parker (Estate Agents)
      The house also contains its own cinema and libraryCredit: Strutt & Parker (Estate Agents)
      Sol Campbell and Fiona Barratt at the Sporting Equals awards in October last yearCredit: Getty
      He first reduced the price of the six-storey house in September 2022 after reportedly being cheated out of £1.5m in rent.
      Sol was forced to go to court to obtain an eviction notice after a tenant failed to pay rent.
      He is thought to have owned the property since 2004, with then interior designer wife Fiona Barrett later extensively redesigning the home.
      But with the mansion still up for sale three years after it was place on the market, Sol has now reduced the asking price to £15m.
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      The stunning property contains six bedrooms in the main house along with a separate two-bed mews house accessed via an underground passageway.
      It also boasts an incredible drawing room, cinema, library, kitchen, and lift to go along with its views across the River Thames and Albert Bridge.
      On the market with Knight Frank, the property description adds: “A Grade II listed townhouse, overlooking the river, that has been extensively refurbished and excellently interior designed to create an elegant and substantial London home.
      “With secure gated access from the front, a walled garden and further protection provided by the mews house at the rear, this is a private and secure house that offers discretion and a sense of tranquillity throughout.”
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      The townhouse is located in the exclusive street of Cheyne Walk, previously home to the likes of George Best, Keith Richard and Mick Jagger, The Mirror reports.
      But the footballer, who also played for Tottenham Hotspur and captained Portsmouth to FA Cup glory in 2008, has a mixed history with his former home.
      Sol was left seething following a rent dispute with a tenant two years ago.
      He claimed to have received a deposit and three months’ rent from a businessman who had just sold his insurance company for £1bn, but received no further payments.
      Since his retirement as a player, Sol has embarked on managerial spells at Macclesfield and Southend.
      But he also boasts a stunning property empire worth a whopping £50m, and his own furniture business with wife Fiona.
      Along with the Chelsea townhouse, he is said to own the nine-bedroom Grade II-listed Hallington Hall in Northumberland, as well as a luxury penthouse flat in West London.
      Representatives of the ex-footballer have been approached for comment.
      The townhouse boasts views over the River ThamesCredit: Strutt & Parker (Estate Agents)
      Sol has a mixed history with the propertyCredit: Getty More

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      Inside Premier League star’s new £4.8million mansion with huge swimming pool, high-tech CCTV and ‘castle’ in the garden

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      CHELSEA star Carney Chukwuemeka has snapped up a £4.8million mansion complete a huge swimming pool and high-tech CCTV.The youngster’s luxury six-bedroom pad comes with a leisure complex including a 31x14ft swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym and triple garage.
      Carney Chukwuemeka joined Chelsea two years agoCredit: Alamy
      The Prem star has bought a new £4.8million mansionCredit: www.rightmove.co.uk
      The huge mansion has a grand reception areaCredit: www.rightmove.co.uk
      It also boasts a massive swimming poolCredit: www.rightmove.co.uk
      It has a grand entrance hall, a galleried landing, seven bathrooms, five reception rooms, family room, drawing room, breakfast room, study and office.
      The 9,393 sq.ft stately pile also boasts a media and games room, bar, party terrace, outdoor BBQ kitchen.
      And it even has a children’s climbing frame and castle to boot.
      In a sales brochure, estate agents gushed: “The property is finished to a very high standard and has a range of features including underfloor heating, a programmable sound system throughout and a sophisticated CCTV security system.
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      “The grand galleried reception hall leads to the principal reception rooms, all of which ate the rear have French windows onto the entertaining terrace and gardens beyond, while the family room has superb full-height concertina doors.
      “The magnificent principal bedroom suite has two dressing rooms, a secondary bathroom/sitting room and French windows to a roof terrace overlooking the gardens.”
      Chelsea signed Chukwuemeka, 20, from Aston Villa on a six-year contract in a deal believed to be worth £20million, two years ago.
      The midfielder missed Saturday’s game against Manchester City with a twisted ankle after previously being sidelined with a knee injury.
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      Chelsea are still languishing in 10th place in the Premier League table, 14 points adrift of the top four.
      Land Registry records show that he paid £4.8million for his Surrey home which had a guide price of £5.5million.
      But a housing developer has now applied for planning permission to build three homes on a nearby plot of land, which Chukwuemeka has objected to.
      In a letter to planners, he wrote: “Me and my family are new in the estate and this is maybe planning application number four we have received since being in the estate.

      “The estate will continue to increase in properties but the infrastructure remains the same.
      “I don’t think this is a good idea building more houses on a plot of land that originally had just one house on it. Not in support because of the number of new properties to be built there.”
      A chandelier gleams in one of the many fancy roomsCredit: www.rightmove.co.uk
      Carney Chukwuemeka prior to the FA Cup Fourth Round match against Aston VillaCredit: Getty More

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      Awkward FA Cup moment as ball ends up in local’s garden as commentator asks ‘please give it back’

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      SATURDAY’S FA Cup clash between Marine and Harrogate Town left viewers in stitches after a hilariously non-league moment.The two sides faced off the first round of the competition at the Northern Premier League outfit’s home at Rossett Park.
      A ball went to a local’s garden and the game’s commentator asked for it back
      But the game had to be halted when a player accidentally kicked the ball out of the ground and over a nearby fence as it landed in a local’s garden.
      BBC reporter Betty Glover then went on camera and kindly asked the home owner of No30 to throw the ball back over so that the match can continue.
      Glover said: “At the start before kick-off I told you about the numbers on the fences that acquaint to the houses and the gardens.
      “So when a ball does go over a fence, they know where to get the ball from.
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      “Well, I can tell you that a ball has gone over to No30. So No30, if you live at No30 and you’re watching this, there’s a ball in your garden. Please throw it back.”
      Harrogate went on to win 5-1 and qualify to the second round of the FA Cup.
      Abraham Odoh opened the scoring for the League Two side after just five minutes.
      The home crowd then exploded as Chris Doyle equalised for the Mariners in the 26th minute.
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      But Sam Folarin put the visitors back in the driving seat just two minutes later.
      Folarin completed his brace and effectively sealed the win eight minutes into the second half.
      Rod McDonald netted Harrogate’s fourth in the 71st minute, but Simon Weaver’s men weren’t done just yet.
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      Premier League managers forced to run for cover as Washington storm sees TREES uprooted at garden party

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      THREE Premier League managers were forced to run for cover after a storm uprooted TREES at a garden party.Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, Fulham’s Marco Silva and Brentford’s Thomas Frank were all safe and avoided getting hurt as the tropical storm wrecked chaos in Washington.
      Tropical storm here in Washington DC, where Premier League managers were garden party guests at The British Embassy.Mauricio Pochettino had to re-route to team hotel for safety.Unai Emery, Marco Silva & Thomas Frank had to run for cover.Nobody hurt 🙏🏻 but trees down⚡️🌪️☔️💨 pic.twitter.com/zPt14aqvyI— Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) July 29, 2023

      Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie posted footage of the devastation caused by the storm on TwitterCredit: TWITTER @SkySports_Keith
      Some of the trees had fallen across a roadCredit: TWITTER @SkySports_Keith
      Thomas Frank was one of the managers that had to run for coverCredit: Getty
      Marco Silva also had to escape the stormCredit: Getty
      Unai Emery and Mauricio Pochettino were also affected by the stormCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The three managers are currently in Washington as part of their clubs’ pre-season tours.
      They were attending a garden party at the British Embassy when the storm hit.
      The bosses, along with party guests, had to run for cover due to the extreme nature of the storm which caused multiple trees to fall.
      Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie reported that the winds caused by the storm reached 80mph and the rain was “biblical”.
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      Downie also claimed that Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino “had to re-route to team hotel for safety”.
      Pochettino has also cancelled his press conference today.
      Fortunately, he confirmed that “nobody was hurt”, although he did say the garden party was a “wash out”.
      Downie uploaded a video of some of the damage caused by the storm onto Twitter.
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      The clip shows a massive tree completely uprooted and fallen across a road.
      It also appears to show a car that had been damaged with the hazard lights flashing.
      The managers’ clubs are competing in the Premier League summer series tournament in the USA this summer.
      Silva and Frank already faced each other as their Fulham and Brentford sides played an exciting 3-2 win for the Cottagers.
      Silva’s Fulham also faced Emery’s Aston Villa but lost the game 2-0 in Orlando.
      All four managers will be in action later today as their clubs play one more game before the end of the series.
      Pochettino’s Chelsea face Fulham and Emery’s Villa take on Brentford at FedExField, Landover, Maryland. More

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      Kieran Trippier paid dad’s fine after killjoy council fined him for flying England flag in garden during 2018 World Cup

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      KIERAN TRIPPIER revealed he paid his dad’s fine after killjoy council chiefs fined him in 2018 for flying a giant England flag in the garden.But the Three Lions star hopes Bury council will leave his proud old man alone when in Qatar.
      Kieran Trippier’s dad flew the St George’s flag in 2018Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Trippier has been named in the squad for QatarCredit: Focus Images
      Trippier’s proud dad Chris with his flagCredit: Zenpix
      All of Trippier’s extended family piled into his dad Chris’ back garden when England reached the World Cup semis in Russia four years ago.
      Asked if it will be too cold for them to do the same again, the full-back, 32, laughed: “No, but the council are probably still knocking.
      “They were knocking last time saying ‘flag down’ but he (dad) didn’t so we had to pay the fine. So be it.
      “It was on a big massive pole, about 25ft high.
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      “The council came round – nobody complained, I don’t know how they found out!
      “I’m sure they won’t come round this time.”
      On whether he dipped into his pocket to pay up, Trippier smiled: “Of course I did.”
      Chris put the flag back up for last year’s Euros, telling The Sun: “The council will get short shrift if they try again.”
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      And he looks set to dust it down again as Southgate’s side gun for glory in Qatar.
      The Newcastle star added: “My wife, children, mum, brothers and loads of friends are coming.
      “But my dad gets too nervous so he’ll probably be watching it in the garden.” More