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      My dad’s a world-famous ex footballer but I was useless and quit at 16 – now I have a normal job

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      GARY Lineker is one of the greatest footballers ever to play the game – but his son freely admits he’s not anywhere near his level.In fact, he quit aged 16 and now has a much more normal job running a tech company.
      Gary Lineker’s son says he’s useless at footballCredit: Instagram
      The 32-year-old spoke candidly on The Online Disrupter podcast with Liam Chick about living up to his father’s fame.
      He said, “I was always useless at football. I played for a bit with the school team and then at 16, I sort of thought, ‘This isn’t working, I’m useless at this, I’ve got to move on.’
      “But every kid wants to be a footballer, so obviously I wanted to be.”
      George recently launched the app, YourBusinessNumber, which allows users to set up a second mobile phone number without the hassle of getting another phone.
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      Alongside his business partner, entrepreneur Sebastian Lewis, the pair have politely declined any funding from Gary, determined to forge their own path.
      The app is being targeted at the self-employed, and those working from home post-pandemic.
      George previously told The Sun, “We need financial help but I don’t want to just go running to my dad.
      “I want people to invest in me because they believe in the product – not because of who my dad is.” 
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      He’s the eldest of four boys, the others being Harry, 29, Tobias, 27, and Angus, 25, from Gary’s marriage to first wife Michelle Cockayne.
      And, unsurprisingly, George has been asked to go on “almost every reality show out there” — including Love Island.
      “That was something I was tempted by,” he said.
      “But then I have to look at it and think I’m only getting asked because of my dad. And if he’s not keen on it, then I wouldn’t do it.
      “The thought of him seeing me snog someone on telly is a bit sketchy too. You’ve got to be a big personality, and be in silly shape — and I’m neither of those things. I’m quite chilled and laid back.”
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      Gary is one of the greatest footballers ever to play the gameCredit: Getty
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      Premier League manager tipped to replace Gareth Southgate as England manager after brief ‘sabbatical’

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      GARETH SOUTHGATE’S England replacement has been tipped to be Pep Guardiola, but not before he has a break from football.The former Barcelona boss has Manchester City top of the Premier League table after 12 games having won the Treble last season.
      Pep Guardiola has been tipped to replace Gareth Southgate as England bossCredit: PA
      But it will not happen until he has a sabbaticalCredit: Rex
      Reports have suggested Guardiola will end his stint at the Etihad when his current contract expires in 2025.
      He has also been linked with the England job as one target to succeed Southgate.
      And former Oasis member and City fan Noel Gallagher says he would not be surprised to see Guardiola take on the Three Lions gig.
      Speaking to talkSPORT, Gallagher said: “I wouldn’t be surprised, or a shock to me, if he was offered and took the England job.
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      “I know he loves being in England with the culture, English players and all that, but it wouldn’t be a shock to me.”
      However, Gallagher believes he would only take the England job if he left Man City first.
      He said: “I think he would have to leave City first and probably have a break.
      “I don’t think City would allow him to leave for England, there’s no way.”
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      Asked about the possibility of doing both the England and City jobs at the same time, he replied: “City wouldn’t have that.”
      Gallagher then offered his analysis on Guardiola’s future, revealing he does not believe he will head to another league.
      He said: “I can see him retiring at City after maybe ten years and having one of his sabbaticals.
      “I can’t think he would go anywhere in world football. What league is he going to? So the only other thing is international football.
      “There are a few prestigious jobs which might turn him on like the Dutch job because of Johan Cruyff, the Brazil job, the Argentinian gig and England.
      “I don’t know any of this, I’m just hypothetically pointing out, but lets say England still haven’t won a trophy, he would see that as a big challenge.
      “[If he won one] He would be a god then in this country wouldn’t he.”
      England men have failed to win a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
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      The Lionesses have fared better recently by lifting the Euro’s in 2022.
      However, they fell to defeat against Spain in the final of this year’s World Cup. More

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      I quit my job to play Football Manager full time and sit in my room all day – now I make DOUBLE my old salary

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      A YOUTUBER who ditched his old job to play Football Manager says he has doubled his salary since making the switch.Tom Kelsey, 26, from Lincoln, sacked off his old job as a business support assistant at Lincolnshire County Council to play the simulation video game full-time.
      Tom Kelsey quit his old job to play Football Manager full-timeCredit: TomFM/YouTube
      The YouTuber claims to have doubled his salary since making the switchCredit: TomFM/YouTube
      The gamer had started a YouTube channel dedicated to the popular game while studying at Nottingham Trent University.
      He now runs operations from his bedroom at his parents’ house.
      “It’s the freedom that I get from it, that’s what I love,” Tom told the BBC.
      Football Manager allows players to take charge of their favourite football team and manage them all the way to glory.
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      Since its release, the gaming community has expanded rapidly, with last year’s game played by six million people.
      “As [the channel] got more popular and more people started watching it, you start to earn money from the adverts that you see,” he said.
      “Suddenly this became an idea – that I could do this as a job one day.
      “In terms of the money I make now, it’s double what I was earning in my full-time job before I did YouTube.
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      “For me to be able to earn that money whilst also being my own boss and having my own choices and not work for someone else is the best part of it.”
      The former council worker earned around £25,000 for his previous position, meaning his new passion project sees him rake in a significantly higher £50,000 annually.
      The savvy YouTuber’s channel boasts nearly 120,000 subscribers and attracts around one million views per month.
      “I can easily spend 50 to 60 hours a week playing Football Manager, which may sound like it would drive some people crazy but it’s a dream for me,” he continued.
      “It’s a very unusual career path when you say you’re going to play video games for my job.
      “It keeps growing year on year, month on month, so I’ll try and do this for as long as I can.”
      Elsewhere, a woman who was bullied over her love for gaming now has turned her passion into a full-time job – earning a staggering £7k a month.
      Natalie Barnes, from Greater Manchester, started her career playing video games for hours from the comfort of her bedroom in Wigan.
      The 20-year-old ditched her law degree at the University of Liverpool after forking thousands each year.
      Tom has 120,000 subscribers and attracts around one million views per monthCredit: TomFM/YouTube More

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      Arsenal legend Sol Campbell begins new career ‘in a different space’ after going to Harvard and giving up on management

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      SOL CAMPBELL has confirmed that he will not be applying for jobs in football management anymore.The Arsenal legend is now “in a different space” after studying at Harvard University.
      Sol Campbell will not be applying for manager jobsCredit: Jamie McPhilimey – The Sun
      He has been studying at Harvard UniversityCredit: Getty
      Campbell, 49, had tried to make a career for himself in football management after hanging up his boots.
      However, he had become frustrated at a lack of opportunities after spells at Macclesfield and Southend.
      The retired defender had been without a job in management since leaving The Shrimpers in 2020.
      He told PA: “For me, it is about getting opportunities to fail.
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      “Some of my peers have had jobs and it’s not worked out and then they have had opportunities again straight away, they’ve always had a lifeline.
      “That is a nice position to be in. I am not in that position, I would love to be, but those situations are not coming to me. I would love to be involved in football and have chances, but that is not happening.
      “You have to look at football in a different way and that is what I am going to start doing and hopefully it will work out and I will be able to help players, just in a different way.
      “I love coaching, so I am going to go back into football in a meaningful way. I have had to go away, studied at Harvard. I want to be in football in a meaningful way. It won’t be on the sideline.
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      “I am not applying anymore for jobs.
      “I’m happy to be in a different space now and one I want to be in.”
      Campbell believes that there is more that can be done to help improve diversity among the top clubs in England.
      Vincent Kompany is the only black manager in the Premier League having led Burnley to promotion last season.
      Campbell added: “Football needs that diversity in terms of management, but for me it seems to have gone backwards in some cases.
      “We need to understand not everyone is going to make it to be an amazing manager, but you have to get the opportunity or a chance to prove yourself right or even show you can do the job.
      “Sometimes you get to the stage where you can’t fail. Sometimes you have to fail to succeed, but if you don’t get that opportunity how can you succeed.
      “There are a few managers who are slowly having diversity in the backroom staff, that can help.
      “Some of the top managers know if they could diversify their coaching staff it would help. That is a start.
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      “They are the ones in a strong position, where they have won things and are at great clubs.
      “I think that is how people should start thinking, that is an easy way to kind of get experience and get through the door. Some of the top, top managers have to look at their coaching staff and mix it up a little bit.” More

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      Erik ten Hag catching out staff with very early starts as Man Utd boss puts in extra time at Carrington training base

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      ERIK TEN HAG is putting in extra time at the training ground as he tries to get things right at Manchester United.The under-fire boss has caught out staff at United’s Carrington base by arriving before 7am — then staying on long after the players have left.
      Carrington has seen Erik ten Hag turning up earlier and leaving laterCredit: Getty
      Man Utd boss Ten Hag may believe his extra hours bore fruit with Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Luton at Old TraffordCredit: Getty
      Security and kitchen staff have sometimes been ‘caught on the hop’ by Ten Hag arriving so early at CarringtonCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Sometimes he goes home in the afternoon for a couple of hours, returning to work until 8.30pm.
      A source said: “Nobody can accuse Ten Hag of a lack of effort.
      “He’s been coming in very early and leaving very late, sometimes not leaving until 7.30pm.
      “Sometimes he’s there so early he’s catching the security and kitchen staff on the hop.”
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      Ten Hag might feel he got some reward for his additional hours with Saturday’s 1-0 home win over Luton.
      United went sixth in the Premier League thanks to a first goal in three years for recalled centre-back Victor Lindelof.
      Nonetheless, the Red Devils have lost nine of their first 18 games in all competitions.
      And last Wednesdays’s 4-3 loss at FC Copenhagen leaves United struggling to qualify for the Champions League KO stages.
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      Not only that, injury scares continue to mount.
      Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund were both forced off against third-bottom Luton.
      It means Ten Hag will surely be delighted to see the international break.
      Unied are now out of action until a Prem trip to Everton on November 26.
      Ten Hag will be banned from the dugout for that one after picking up his third yellow card of the season on Saturday.
      Then come three crunch games, starting at Galatasaray in the Champions League on November 29.
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      Man Utd icon Phil Neville ‘in advanced talks to land new manager job’ five months after Inter Miami sacking

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      PHIL NEVILLE is in “advanced talks” to become Portland Timbers boss – five months after Inter Miami sacked the Manchester United legend.The ex-England defender is keen to return to the MLS and has also been linked with New England Revolution.
      Ex-England and Man Utd full-back Phil Neville is poised for an MLS boss returnCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      But The Athletic say Neville, 46, who managed the Lionesses from 2018-2021, is close to being named Portland coach.
      Miami supremo David Beckham axed his former Old Trafford team-mate in June after the ambitious club went bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference.
      Having taken over in 2021, Nev took Miami to the play-offs the next year.
      But ten defeats in 13 MLS games in 2023 cost him his job.
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      In his final season, Neville’s team were hit by injuries and a $2.3million (£1.9m) cut in allocation funds.
      Miami suffered that cash reduction after being fined $2m (£1.6m) for the club breaking pay and roster guidelines three years ago.
      Becks’ fledgling outfit were also saving funds for a summer spree that saw Barcelona icons Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba arrive.
      But Nev didn’t last long enough to manage those greats.
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      He has since admitted not expecting to be in charge when Messi came in.
      And indeed his successor Gerardo Martino had a far richer pedigree at the highest level of management.
      The Argentine bossed Barca as well as his home nation and Mexico.
      But Neville has also said: “Forget Messi, the results weren’t good enough the last month I was in the job and I knew that. That is the reason I left.”
      Soon after exiting Miami, Nev took on the assistant manager’s job with Canada for this year’s CONCACAF Nations League Final and Gold Cup. More

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      I was kicked out of school at 16 for swearing at a teacher – now I make £45,000 a MONTH and I’m a boxing champion

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      A MAN who was kicked out of school at 16 for swearing at a teacher claims he now makes £45,000 a month and is a boxing champion.Teshi Cheema, 22, from Leeds, was raised by his grandparents in nearby Micklefield after his mum died unexpectedly.
      Teshi Cheema is a Thai boxing champion
      The entrepreneur said he was a disruptive and abusive towards his teachers at school.
      He told LeedsLive: “I was always cracking jokes, being immature, being a nuisance, trying to p*** off of my teachers.
      “Literally doing anything I could to not do any work, I would not do work.”
      Matters came to a head when Teshi, then 16, was put in isolation by his head of year.
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      Teshi said: “I just didn’t agree with it and I started swearing at him.
      “We got quite close to each other and it nearly was an altercation and teachers did come out.
      “That was just the last straw and I got suspended.”
      Teshi’s record of bad behaviour stopped him from attending the local sixth form, and he left school with a string of rock-bottom grades.
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      His life only turned around when he took up Thai boxing at university after watching fights on YouTube.
      Teshi’s grandad Dilip drove him to training four days a week, patiently waiting in his car during the sessions.
      Dilip never missed a fight – and was in the crowd for the recent title fight in Leeds where Teshi won the British Thai Boxing Belt.
      Teshi has turned professional and manages 16 properties through his business House of Cheema – claiming he rakes in £45,000 a month.
      He now makes more in a month than he did in a year at his previous job as a Morrisons worker.
      The entrepreneur said he sometimes bumps into his old teachers – and is proud to tell them how he has turned his life around. More

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      Frank Lampard desperate for managerial return after narrowly missing out on huge job despite Sky Sports legend’s backing

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      FRANK LAMPARD is desperate for a return to management — and wants England coach Michael Johnson as his sidekick.Lamps, 45, was close to getting the Rangers job after being heavily backed by club consultant Graeme Souness.
      Frank Lampard wants back into football managementCredit: Getty
      Michael Johnson Ex Derby County player and current club ambassador 10/05/2019 Michael Johnson talks to ex player and Sun reporter Warren Haughton at Pride Park Stadium Pic Dave PinegarsCredit: Dave Pinegar – The Sun
      Highly-rated coach Johnson, an ambassador at Derby, is England Under-21s No 2 and has been part of the Three Lions set-up for years.
      The Rangers’ job alluded Lampard and Johnson and was instead given to Philippe Clement.
      This was despite Souness’ suggestion for Lampard to take charge.
      The Scot claimed that the former England star was an “outstanding candidate” and that he had dealt with difficult jobs.
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      Lampard had managed at Derby County, Chelsea and Everton.
      At the Rams, he had success as he almost won promotion via the play-offs in 2019.
      While at Chelsea and Everton, Lampard struggled but had to deal with many outside factors.
      Souness labelled the Toffees job as a “basket case” and suggested that the club has not improved since replacing Lampard with Sean Dyche.
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      When Souness was asked by Simon Jordan if he supported Lampard for the job he told talkSPORT: “Aye.
      “There were two outstanding candidates, Frank and Philippe, who got the job.
      “The final say was not with me. For me, Frank had the edge because of this.
      “Frank has a great deal to offer in terms of management.
      “I think if you analyse him taking the Chelsea job when he did, it was always going to be very, very difficult.
      “I think taking the Everton job is a basket case. Have they improved since Frank has left? Not a bit.
      “So I would not be too harsh to judge Frank. I know you were critical of him, Simon, but I think he is a football man, through and through.
      “The thing that encouraged me about Frank when I met him is that he wanted to do it, he doesn’t need the money, he wants to be a football manager, a successful football manager and he fancied the Rangers job.
      “That is a hard place to work in the west of Scotland. Fortunately, it went well for me but I know how difficult it is.” More