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      I wanted to buy a house at Man Utd but Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t let me until I took three months of cooking lessons

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      SIR ALEX FERGUSON was known for being very particular with his managerial approach, even when it came to matters off-pitch. In the early 2000s, Daniel Nardiello was coming through the ranks at Manchester United and soon wanted to get himself on the property ladder.
      Sir Alex Ferguson pursued high attention to detail on and off the pitchCredit: Getty
      Even including when it came to players buying a houseCredit: Getty
      However, Ferguson’s iron fist at Old Trafford meant Nardiello would first need to obtain permission.
      And when he asked the boss whether he could buy a house, Ferguson denied his request until he had taken some cooking lessons.
      Speaking to the Daily Star, Nardiello explained: “I had my first three years at United, I’d done quite well in the youth teams and reserve level and Sir Alex offered me a three-year contract, which I was obviously going to take.
      “But with the new contract and my time at the digs coming to an end, I wanted to buy my own property, my own house to live in.
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      “But youth players need to have permission, so I had to knock on the door to ask if I can buy my own property.
      “He was like ‘No, I’m not letting you buy your own property unless you’ve had three months of cooking lessons with the chef at Carrington’.
      “So for three months, a couple of times a week, I was out cooking all the food for the first team players. I was in a bit earlier than I would normally be to help the chef.
      “Once the three months were up, I knocked on the gaffer’s door again and he allowed me to pursue buying a home and moving in to my own house.
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      Daniel Nardiello in action for UnitedCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      “But it goes to show the level of detail he went into.”
      Nardiello would only go on to make four appearances for the Red Devils, one of which came in the Champions League, before leaving the club permanently in 2004.
      The now-retired 40-year-old added: “He wanted to make sure the club was run properly from top to bottom, wanted to look after his players, making sure they had the best start.
      “I’m not a good cook now though. My wife doesn’t want my cooking, it’s once in a blue moon I cook, but it did give me a good grounding.” More

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      Inside Rangers hero’s £1.3million home as mansion with cinema, gym, spa and grand piano goes up for sale

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      FORMER Rangers star Peter Lovenkrands is looking to score in the property market after putting his £1.3m mansion up for sale.The one-time Ibrox striker, 43, has put the luxury home in Thorntonhall, Lanarkshire, on the market in the hope of finding a wealthy buyer.
      The house has plenty of touchesCredit: Savills/Pressteam Scotland
      Photo shows the luxury home owned by ex-Rangers star Peter LovenkrandsCredit: Savills/Pressteam Scotland
      Peter Lovenkrands celebrates scoring a famous goal against VillarrealCredit: PA:Press Association
      The property, described as an Aladdin’s cave, is protected by security gates and features a cinema, gym and spa while a grand piano takes centre stage in the drawing room.
      It also comes with landscaped gardens, a triple garage, five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
      Photos from inside the property reveal a number of football strips including from Rangers and Manchester Utd while a statue of a basketball player can be seen in the bar area.
      Lovenkrands previously put the three-storey pad up for sale at offers over £1.2million in 2013 while playing for Birmingham City.

      However he later removed it when he moved back to Scotland after retiring from the game.
      But the Danish footballer is now looking to bag a home win by selling the property with a starting price of £1.3m.
      Cameron Ewer, property agent at Savills, said: “It is like Aladdin’s cave.
      “Deceptively large and full of hidden qualities. It really is a house that has to be seen to be understood.”
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      A sales brochure added: “This is a seriously impressive property with exceptionally high quality finishes throughout.
      There’s a gaming table filled with chips along with plenty of sports memorabilia
      The home contains a CINEMA
      The property has its own spa
      The luxury home owned by ex-Rangers star Peter Lovenkrands in leafy ThorntonhallCredit: Savills/Pressteam Scotland
      “This property benefits from a new boiler and energy-efficient heating system, double glazing, electric security gates, monitored alarm and a CCTV system.
      “The innovative and striking exterior is mirrored inside by bold lines and an incredible sense of space along with multiple windows bringing superb levels of natural light into the house.”
      In 2016, Lovenkrands won a fight to stop a house being built next door after arguing it would ruin his privacy and spoil his views.
      Lovenkrands played for Rangers for six years before leaving in 2006 having scored 37 goals in 129 appearances for the Ibrox side.
      He has also had spells at Schalke and Newcastle before retiring in 2014.
      The former internationalist managed Danish side Fremad Amager before leaving last year.
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      Inside Phil Neville’s flash penthouse as it FINALLY sells 13 years after going on the market – with price slashed by £2m

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      MANCHESTER United legend Phil Neville has finally sold his flash penthouse after 13 years on the market.The former Three Lions defender was forced to slash the price of the swish property by half from £4 million down to £2 million but managed to get the deal done.
      Phil Neville has agreed a contract for his swanky Manchester penthouseCredit: Getty
      The property has beautiful views of ManchesterCredit: Rightmove
      Spacious hallways link each room togetherCredit: Rightmove
      A office over looks views on the cityCredit: Rightmove
      The lavish pad is decorated with silver and black furnitureCredit: Rightmove
      The footie star, 46, first tried to flog the stunning three-storey four-bed flat in 2010.
      After it struggled to get snapped up, the luxury apartment in Deansgate, Manchester, was rented out for a reported £15,000 per month.
      It was then refurbished, redecorated and put back on the market once again in 2020 but the Inter Miami CF coach was forced to reduce the price three times.
      He cut the asking price by £500,000 when he put it on the market for a second time in July 2020. 
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      He then slashed it by £750,000 in March 2021 and it was lowered again on Boxing Day last year bringing it down to £2 million.
      A source said: “Phil is delighted it’s finally sold.
      “He enjoyed living there but it’s taken a long time so he just wants rid of it now. 
      “He’s just keeping his fingers crossed the sale goes through.”
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      The flat, named the Orchid Suite, spans 4,400sq ft and boasts panoramic views of the city centre skyline.
      Considered one of Manchester’s best developments, the property has a curved entrance hall, a spiral staircase and a swimming pool and hot tub, while each floor has its own private terrace. 
      The apartment also comes with five secure parking spaces and a separate lock-up garage.
      Neville, who co-owns Salford City FC, previously lived there with wife Julie and their two kids Harvey and Isabella.
      Julie has previously said: “Having lived in the apartment for four years as a family, we can vouch for its superb location.”
      It comes after Neville sold his six-bedroom mansion in Hale, Greater Manchester, for a whopping £5.25 million in May 2021.
      World renowned Beetham Tower is Europe’s largest residential buildingCredit: Rightmove
      The property has four bedroomsCredit: Rightmove
      Each floor enjoys an enclosed large balcony and uninterrupted breathtaking views across Manchester City CentreCredit: Rightmove
      The luxury apartment has finally soldCredit: Rightmove
      Guests can enjoy the view while seated at the bar areaCredit: Rightmove
      The 44th floor is perfect for hosting and diningCredit: Rightmove
      The spacious suite is 4,448 sqftCredit: Rightmove
      A chandelier is seen hanging in the stairwellCredit: Rightmove
      An enclosed balcony area offers the perfect place to relax with a coffee in the morningCredit: Rightmove
      Neutral tones have been used to decorate the luxurious propertyCredit: Rightmove
      A bedroom with stunning views and heaps of natural sunlightCredit: Rightmove
      A modern, light and airy bathroomCredit: Rightmove
      The double sink feature is practical for couplesCredit: Rightmove
      A large bedroom with modern finishingCredit: Rightmove
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      England fans can buy hallowed turf where Geoff Hurst scored controversial second goal in 1966 World Cup

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      ENGLAND fans can buy the hallowed turf where Geoff Hurst scored his controversial second goal in 1966 — in a sign football’s coming mown.A piece where the goal line was is in the back garden of a house that’s come on the market.
      Football fans may want to snap up this house which has gone up for sale – because it has the famous goal line from the 1966 World Cup final in its back gardenCredit: Solent News
      The strip of grass is the most precious piece of turf in English football historyCredit: Solent News
      The goal proved crucial in the 4-2 win and England’s only World Cup triumphCredit: AP
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      The strip of grass, the most precious in English football history, has been the subject of decades of debate since hat-trick hero Hurst’s shot famously hit the crossbar then came crashing down.
      German players protested it didn’t cross the line, but the goal was given and proved crucial in the 4-2 win and England’s only World Cup triumph.
      For over 50 years, that Wembley goal line’s turf has secretly been part of the lawn at the detached five-bedroom home in Potters Bar, Herts.
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      Now, with the latest World Cup in Qatar under way, the property has been listed on the market — although it is expected to fetch at least £1.25million.
      Its current owner said the children in his family have even used it as their own goal line while playing footie.
      It was laid there after then-owner and TV director Bob Gardam had a kickabout at Wembley with colleagues in 1969.
      Mr Gardam, director of London Weekend Television’s Big Match show, was told by groundsman George Stanton that the pitch was due to be re-turfed for the first time since England’s historic win three years earlier.
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      The grass was in a terrible state due to that year’s Horse of the Year Show and Mr Stanton told Mr Gardam he could take home Hurst’s goal line.
      Mr Gardam drove his car through the Wembley tunnel onto the pitch to load his car with the turf after digging it up.
      He then laid it in his garden in the shape of a ‘V’ for victory.
      He remained at the house with his family until 1982, when it was sold.
      Mr Gardam, a father of six, died aged 81 in 2013 but his grandson Steve Walter, 32, yesterday spoke about his exploits.
      Mr Walter, a media consultant of Stewkley, Bucks, said: “Grandad was not actually a massive football fan. He loved sport and more than anything I think he did it for a bit of a giggle.
      “But he absolutely knew the significance of it and wanted to preserve it for generations.”
      The house was sold to a father with a young family. The dad passed away two years ago and now his 46-year-old son, who has asked not to be identified, is selling the house.
      He said: “We were told about it when we bought the house and we thought it was pretty special.
      “It was a secret that we had to keep and we’ve kept it a secret for years.
      “To us, it’s just been part of the garden. We’ve all played football on it.
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      “It was pretty much a goal line for us playing football, even though it was a V. We used one of the lines of the V.”
      The property is being sold by estate agent Strike at a guide price of £1.25million to £1.5million. More

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      Inside amazing £12m mansion of Arsenal football legend David Dein – complete with cinema and steam room

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      THIS is what sits within the four walls of Arsenal football legend David Dein’s amazing £12million mansion.The businessman, 79, has given the public a glimpse into his Mayfair mews house – by putting the home on the market.
      This is inside David Dein’s £12million mansionCredit: SWNS
      The Arsenal football legend has put his five-bedroom, five-bathroom house on the marketCredit: SWNS
      Dein has owned the home since 2010 and had many renovations undertaken in that time to create the mansion it is todayCredit: SWNS
      Dein is said to have chosen an LA style of livingCredit: Getty
      The 3,927-sqft property, which is nestled between two of the most sought-after addresses in London, has an eye-watering price tag of £11.95m.
      Sitting behind the home’s original façade is five bedrooms and five bathrooms.
      But, what’s also sitting behind that brick and wood façade is a gym, steam room, integrated Sonos sound system, cinema room, private terrace and wine display wall.
      There is a dining room with a retractable skylight, seeing it transform from indoors to al fresco in an instant, too.
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      The home also boasts a fireplace in every room, and space to park three cars with outdoor parking and a garage.
      The sprawling house, which is mostly decorated with white, black, and reds, also has a pizza oven and living wall off the master suite.
      Dein has owned the home since 2010 and had many renovations undertaken in that time to create the mansion it is today.
      Charlie Gibson, the chief executive of Oliver Bernard Private which is selling the property, said: “The owner refurbished the home to an LA style of living where it is really open planned.
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      “They have put in things like a pizza oven, which I have never seen in a Mayfair house.
      “The owner is also a huge gardening fan, so she has a created a living wall which is such a great feature.”
      Mr Gibson said: “It is almost impossible to get a garage in this area, but this has got a car stacker for two cars and you can park a car outside your mews.
      “You’ve only got three streets with mews houses in Mayfair, so if you get internationals who like mews houses, which a lot of them do as they are so quintessentially English, you’ve only got a few places in Mayfair you can get them.”
      Dein was vice chairman of Arsenal from 1983-2007.
      During these 24 years, Dein appointed Arsene Wenger, celebrated 18 trophy wins, and oversaw the team’s invincible season of 2003/2004.
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      The successful British businessman also played a key role in the creation of the Premier League back in 1992 and was awarded with an MBE in 2019 for his services to football and charity.
      Last month Dein revealed he was being snubbed by old club, who refused to stock his new book in their shop.
      Sitting behind the original façade is a renovated 3,927-sqft propertyCredit: SWNS
      The home boasts a living wall – and pizza ovenCredit: SWNS
      It also has a gym, cinema and fireplace in every roomCredit: SWNS More

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      Rooneys bank £3.7million from sale of 5-bed mansion dubbed Wayne’s World

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      THE Rooneys have banked £3.7million from the sale of their former home dubbed Wayne’s World.Wayne and Coleen bought the plot for £1.5million in 2005 and knocked down a 1930s home to make way for a five-bedroom mansion.
      The Rooneys have banked £3.7million from the sale of their former home dubbed Wayne’s WorldCredit: Getty
      Wayne and Coleen’s mansion in Prestbury, CheshireCredit: Ray Bradbury
      The couple, both 36, quietly put it on the market earlier this year.
      According to Land Registry documents, it sold for £3.7million in May — five months after they moved into a £20million six-bed mega-mansion 30 miles away in the Cheshire countryside.
      A source said: “They were sad to sell it but their new house is so amazing they had no reason to keep it.”
      Their old three-storey home, in Prestbury, Cheshire, boasts a pool, gym, spa bath and cinema.
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      It has a five-a-side football pitch where Wayne enjoyed kickabouts with sons Kai, 12, Klay, eight, Kit, six, and four-year-old Cass.
      The house sits in a secluded lane and is protected by an imposing perimeter fence and CCTV cameras linked to a 24-hour security team.
      Ex-England football captain Wayne is living in the US — where he is manager at D.C. United.
      Meanwhile Coleen has stayed in the UK with their boys.
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      A source said: ‘They were sad to sell it but their new house is so amazing they had no reason to keep it’Credit: Getty Images – Getty More