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    Tyson Fury heads off to business meeting still wearing Primark Soccer Aid suit after dropping F-bomb live on ITV

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    Ange Postecoglou considering instant return to management in Saudi Arabia but could take Premier League job instead

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    Meet the glamorous Soccer Aid WAGs… from Emmerdale star to lads mag legend and boxer’s wife who terrifies her husband

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    Former Arsenal star, 50, set to join Arne’s Slot’s Liverpool staff after Everton cult hero left for new job

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    Rio Ferdinand gets new job 6,000 miles away after shock TNT Sports departure

    RIO FERDINAND has landed a shock new job more than 6,000 miles away from the UK.It comes weeks after the Man Utd legend sensationally quit his decade-long punditry role at TNT Sports.Rio Ferdinand has landed a new job in AsiaFerdinand has been hired to work at a virtual football festivalFerdinand has now been hired for a new role with EA SPORTS.The 46-year-old is heading to Thailand to work at the Visa Presents EA SPORTS FC Mobile Festival in Bangkok on June 14.He is therefore swapping real football for a virtual kind as he fronts a special Q&A session on stage.Ferdinand will also play in a FC Mobile Showmatch with gamers and present the winner’s trophy and £22,000 prize on June 15.READ MORE ON RIO FERDINANDThe ex-England defender will therefore be working in South East Asia during the first two games of the Club World Cup in the US.Ferdinand announced his new job with a picture of himself on a poster on X.He captioned it: “Next stop, Bangkok… I’m heading to the Mobile Festival Bangkok—where passion, skill, and football culture collide!”Can’t wait to see you all 👊🏽.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThe best FC Mobile competitors from across Asia and the Middle East will compete, in front of global football icons and social media influencers.Ferdinand stepped away from the TNT microphone after Paris Saint-Germain battered Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final on May 31.England football legend Rio Ferdinand and wife Kate plot move to relocate to Dubai as they eye properties and school for kidsHe hinted at new work ventures towards the end of his heartfelt exit statement a week prior.It read: “I’m excited about what the future holds, spending more time with my family, focusing on Rio Ferdinand Presents and my other business interests.“I hope to stay connected with all of you in different capacities. Thank you once again for everything.”Sources at TNT suggested Ferdinand could return to the channel in the future, whether on a guest or permanent basis.The decision not to renew his deal allows Ferdinand to concentrate on his own online channels, which have become increasingly popular. More

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    Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford in another twist as UFC boss Dana White says he IS promoting super-fight

    DANA WHITE has insisted he WILL promote the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight – marking yet another twist. Canelo is due to defend his undisputed super-middleweight titles against unbeaten American Crawford in September. Dana White insists he will promote Canelo Alvarez vs Terence CrawfordCredit: @danawhiteAnd Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh – the financial backer behind the bout – initially announced that UFC boss White would promote. The super-fight was set for the Las Vegas Raiders’ NFL stadium with Netflix on board to broadcast that bout. That was until Alalshikh made a U-turn and claimed Saudi-based Sela would promote and it would instead be on pay-per-view. White was probed on Alalshikh’s comments after UFC 316 – but hit back to maintain he will be involved in the fight. READ MORE IN boxing He said: “I’m promoting the fight. I’ll let you guys know when it’s time to let you guys know.”TKO Holdings – who own the UFC and WWE – signed a multi-year partnership to establish a boxing promotion alongside Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh.As well as a UFC-style boxing league, two super-fights were set to be promoted by TKO and White every year.And Canelo’s blockbuster against Crawford was due to kickstart the partnership. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThen all of a sudden, Alalshikh told Ring Magazine – which he owns – that the date of the bout was set to change.And he was also considering having the bout move to New York or Los Angeles – opposed to the £1.5BILLION, 65,000-seat Raiders Stadium.Three-weight world champion Vasily Lomachenko retires after more than 400 FIGHTS in lengthy videoIt caused huge confusion with the news the fight would also be under the Riyadh Season banner and on PPV – suggesting White and Netflix were out of the picture. But, White clarified: “Listen, when we’re at work in UFC headquarters, I’m in my own little world, man. I don’t pay attention to any of that s***. “I know what’s going on, I know what we’re doing, I don’t really pay attention to that stuff.”Alalshikh also posted: “My brother Dana will promote this fight It is the fight of Riyadh Season, and we have a deal with TKO to promote it and it will the biggest fight in boxing, and tomorrow I think I will tell the details and the platform and the place for this fight, me and and Dana.”White has partnered with Alalshikh before having held two events in Riyadh in the past.Canelo, 34, beat William Scull, 32, to regain the 168lb undisputed crown in early May as part of his four-bout deal with Alalshikh.Read More on The SunMeanwhile Crawford, 37, has not fought since moving up to 154lb to win the WBA title against Israil Madrimov, 30, in August 2024.Crawford with Turki Alalshikh and Canelo More

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    Italy boss Luciano Spalletti boss anounces OWN sacking then storms out of press conference with Prem icon set to get job

    ITALY coach Luciano Spalletti announced he has been SACKED – but won’t be able to leave his post until after tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier with Moldova.Former Napoli boss Spalletti, 66, has had less than two years in the Azzurri job since replacing Roberto Mancini, storming off the stage as he cut short his final news conference at the helm.Luciano Spalletti revealed he has been sacked by ItalySpalletti stormed out of his pre-match press conference in FlorenceBut a last 16 exit in Euro 2024 saw him under threat and Friday’s 3-0 trouncing by Norway in their opening qualifier for the 2026 World Cup saw him given his marching orders by Italian FA boss Gabriele Gravina.Speaking in Milan ahead of the Moldova game, Spalleti explained: “Gravina has informed me that I will be relieved of my role as coach of the national team after the match against Moldova.“I’m sorry, I would have preferred to stay and try to change things. I have an excellent relationship with Gravina, but I take note of the dismissal due to the negative results.“So I will be on the bench against Moldova, then I will give the ok to terminate the contract. I owe it to the Federation that has always supported me, even when the results did not arrive.”READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSSpalletti added: “What’s important is the new cycle for the national team. I say this without hypocrisy, jealousy or envy.“It hurts me that I was not able to bring out the best in all the players or expressed my football.“I am also disappointed with myself. With these results I know I have created problems for the Italian football movement and I am especially sorry for this.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS“If anything, the criticism I received after the Norway match was far too understanding.”Most read in FootballClaudio Ranieri, 73, only left his role at Roma last month but is set to replace Spalletti, who urged his players: “I want to end with a great victory, not with the pain of the other night.Who could replace Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham manager?Claudio Ranieri is tipped to replace Spalletti after leaving Roma in May“I will speak to the boys and ask them for character. We have to go to the World Cup, even if it will be complicated.“We must not believe we are stronger than the others, it is something we have already paid for.“For me they are the right men. I would be happy if the new coach confirmed them, because it would mean that I did not make a mistake in choosing the players.“When I spoke with the managers of the various clubs I never had any problems, I always had the utmost availability and understanding. I never had any particular problems.“From my point of view, having worked in club football, I actually tried to spare some in some cases to avoid problems and controversies.“If then there are those who use subterfuges to avoid coming to the national team, from my point of view it is better that they never come again.”Italy fans edited a picture of Ranieri as a Roman emperorThat opened the door for a question over whether Spalletti felt “betrayed” by some players who had ducked his international calls.Briefly, he started to answer “Why should I feel betrayed?” before stopping himself, getting to his feet and walking out after just 24 minutes.Read More on The SunThe Azzurri have not appeared at a World Cup since 2014 after losing play-offs to Sweden (2018) and North Macedonia (2022) despite winning Euro 2021 at Wembley. Fans have begged Ranieri, who won the Premier League with Leicester before managing Chelsea and Fulham, to save the day.Ranieri shocked the world when he led Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016 More

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    Thomas Frank is perfect manager to deal with Tottenham’s Daniel Levy – after being slammed by his OWN chairman on forum

    THOMAS FRANK’S first big job ended when the club chairman was exposed for criticising him on an online fans’ forum.Although some Tottenham supporters have a pretty low opinion of supremo Daniel Levy, it’s unlikely he would ever be caught doing the same.Thomas Frank is the perfect manager to deal with Tottenham’s Daniel LevyCredit: Shutterstock EditorialSpurs owner Levy is on the hunt for a new gaffer after sacking AngeCredit: AlamyLevy keeps a low profile and says very little about whether he is backing his manager — until the moment he doesn’t any more.Which is not quite how Jans Bech Andersen handled things after becoming chairman of Danish club Brondby.Frank had left his role with the Danish FA coaching the youth teams and working with senior boss Morten Olsen, to take over at the cash-strapped fallen giants in 2013.But he resigned in March 2016 after just under three years in charge because of what became known as ‘Oscar-gate’.READ MORE TOTTENHAM NEWS‘Oscar’ was the name attached to a profile on a leading Brondby fan messageboard which had repeatedly hammered Frank and sporting director Per Rud.And it turned out that ‘Oscar’ was Bech Andersen, a rich fan who had increased his investment and influence at the club a few months after Frank’s arrival.Among ‘Oscar’s’ posts were rants criticising Frank for being a coach “who is inexperienced and stubbornly sticks to a system that doesn’t work” and his “inability to integrate new players that he himself has 100 per cent chosen”.‘Oscar’ said Frank and Rud had made “crazy decisions together due to ignorance and lack of experience”, creating “a headache that needs to be cured as soon as possible”.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSFrank understandably talked of a “breach of trust” in his resignation statement. Nine months later, in December 2016, he joined Brentford as assistant boss to Dean Smith before taking the head coach role in October 2018.England football ace Millie Bright leaves fiancé & falls for married personal trainer ‘in a big way’It would be easy to say the rest is history but Frank did have a sticky start to his reign.Without the strong backing of Bees owner Matthew Benham and co-director of football Rasmus Ankersen —  a fellow Dane — he might not have survived.Gambling guru Benham believed Frank was a good bet and has been proved right.­For all Frank’s incredible success in leading the club from the Championship to the top half of the Premier League, Levy and Spurs fans are entitled to ask how he would cope with the very different challenge at Tottenham?The 51-year-old has never taken charge of a Champions League match nor won a major trophy, two things which were on former Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou’s CV even before he led Spurs to Europa League glory in what turned out to be his final game.Eddie Howe was similarly inexperienced when he joined Newcastle in November 2021.Yes, Howe had taken Bournemouth through the divisions all the way to ninth place in the top flight but he had also been relegated in 2020 and never managed in Europe.Yet Howe proved his doubters wrong — in 2023 he led the Magpies back into the Champions League, before lifting their first major domestic trophy for 70 years with March’s Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool.Much has been made of Brentford’s use of data from Benham’s gambling business to give them the edge in recruitment. But it is one thing to identify hidden gems with the potential to become stars — the art is  making them realise that potential.Spurs sacked Ange Postecoglou on FridayAnd Frank has a brilliant record, particularly with forward players.Ollie Watkins, Ivan Toney, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are  the most high-profile examples of the ability of Frank and his coaches.Levy will have also seen how players like Christian Norgaard — soon to become a free agent — have quietly become established Prem stars.Frank has also proved tactically adaptable in a way Big Ange stubbornly refused to be until that backs-to-the-wall performance in the second half of the Europa League final against Manchester United.Brentford were a free-scoring, attractive side in the Championship.But after winning the play-off final in 2021, Frank knew he had to compromise a bit.He made his side defensively sound and difficult to beat, using marginal gains like set-piece excellence to help preserve their top-flight status.But last season the Bees were among the Prem’s great entertainers.They were also one of the very few clubs in Europe to have three players with more than ten league goals – Mbeumo, Wissa and Kevin Schade.If Frank gets the Spurs job, his  personality will be quite a change from Postecoglou’s gruff Aussie charms.The genial Dane is the most  relatable and likeable Prem boss.His image of a man who likes to visit his local pub on the Thames is not just for show.Brentford know what an asset they have, which is why Frank has a £10million release clause.Every managerial appointment is a gamble but for Levy that could be money well spent.Read More on The SunBech Andersen remains at Brondby and is still posting on social media — albeit under his own name now.At least Frank won’t have to cope with Levy doing that if he joins Spurs. 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