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    Eni Aluko QUITS ‘special’ presenting job in fresh blow following public spat with Ian Wright

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    ENI ALUKO has stepped down from hosting duties at the Women’s Football Awards amid her public row with Ian Wright.Former England star Aluko aimed comments at Wright last week over his work as a pundit in the women’s game.Eni Aluko has stepped down from hosting duties at the Women’s Football Awards amid tension over her comments about Ian WrightCredit: PAAluko was a regular host at the Women in Football AwardsCredit: PAAluko suggested men need to be aware of blocking opportunities for female pundits, before mentioning Wright’s nameAluko accused Wright of “blocking” pathways for women in football punditry on BBC Radio 4.The former Lioness apologised for her comments – but Wright refused to accept it in an impassioned Instagram video.The Arsenal legend called for the public to “move on” from the incident, but the controversy has shown no signs of slowing down.The pair’s employer ITV the latest to weigh in with a strong statement in support of the 61-year-old former striker.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSAnd now Aluko has announced that she will take a step back from her role as host at the end-of-season awards on Thursday. The 38-year-old was due to take to the stage alongside Gabby Logan and Jamie Carragher at the London ceremony.She admitted that she didn’t want her place in the news cycle to “deflect” from the festivities.Aluko’s Instagram statement read: “The Women’s Football Awards hold a special place in my heart.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”It was the first time an event of this scale was created solely to celebrate the incredible achievements in women’s football, and I’m so proud to have been part of it since the beginning.'”However, I’ve decided to take a step back from being part of the hosting lineup this year. Joey Barton charged after ‘comparing Eni Aluko to Fred & Rose West’ – as he slams ‘Banana Republic’ legal system”I don’t want anything to deflect from the joy, recognition, and celebration that this event is all about. “This event belongs to the players, coaches, fans, and everyone who has worked tirelessly to elevate the women’s game.”The awards will be hosted in the very capable hands of Gabby and Jamie, who I know will bring their passion and energy to the stage.”I love women’s football deeply, I’m proud of how far we’ve come, and I’ll absolutely be back involved in the future.”Aluko’s photograph has since been removed from the event’s publicity material, which now features only Logan and Carragher. Aluko’s position with ITV, where Wright is a popular figure, is under scrutiny amid the fall out, according to The Mail. Wright has been a big advocate of the women’s game for a number of years and shown his support in a number of ways.He made an incredible gesture to Stoke City defender Kayleigh McDonald after she suffered a ruptured ACL was forced to set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds when the club refused to pay for surgery.Stoke eventually backtracked – largely thanks to Wright, it has been revealed, as he paid for a sports lawyer to advocate for McDonald.Read More on The SunAnd when the club pulled funding for her rehab at the end of last year, Wright started paying for it out of his own pocket.The defender revealed that her rehab costs around £1,700-a-month. More

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      Ex-Chelsea and England star Wayne Bridge shows off results of hair transplant after go-ahead from Loose Women star wife

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      WAYNE BRIDGE showed off the results of his hair transplant – after getting the green light from his Loose Women star wife.Bridge, 44, made his name and fortune after breaking through at Southampton to earn his transfer to Chelsea in 2003.Wayne Bridge has undergone a hair transplantCredit: CavendishThe former footballer got the work done at a top London clinicCredit: CavendishHe was given the green light from wife FrankieCredit: GettyAfter six years at Stamford Bridge, he joined Manchester City then finished his club career with Reading in 2014.He also racked up 36 senior England caps, including featuring at the 2002 World Cup.But since hanging up his boots a decade ago, the former left-back has noticed he has been thinning on top.And so he opted to get the treatment done to give himself a thicker mop – in turn giving himself a new boost of confidence. READ MORE ON FOOTBALLBridge is married to former Saturdays singer and Loose Women host Frankie Sandford and revealed she was on board with him getting the procedure done.The ex-footballer headed to a high-end Harley Street clinic – DHI Global – to get the work done.It involved removing 4,085 hair follicles individually and then replanting them in the balder areas with a special pen – without the need to shave the whole head. Bridge said: “I had the hair transplant because I wanted to boost my confidence.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”I have been suffering from hair loss since my mid-30s and I just felt it would give me a bit of a boost to get it sorted. So many men are getting help with their hair and it is really no big deal. “I told Frankie what I was doing and she was really supportive. Frankie Bridge shows ‘what’s in my bag’ including Christmas snack she eats for breakfast & item she had to stop husband Wayne stealing”She said, ‘Go for it,’ and supports anything that makes me feel better about myself.”Bridge added: “I used to like wearing my hair long but my thinning hair became more noticeable when I grew it. I thought of just shaving it all off but a better solution was a hair transplant.”You hear about women having procedures to improve their appearance all the time and it is great that it is no big deal for men now, too. “It is great that we can all be open about it and hopefully we will inspire more men to seek help. The boost in confidence can be really good for your mental health.”The 4 stages of the hair growth cycleHair experts at Philip Kingsley shared the four stages of the hair growtn cycle are: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen and ExogenAnagen Phase: Also known as the ‘Growth Phase’ or ‘Active Phase’, is when the cells in the root of your hair are most rapidly dividing so more new hair is formed.During the Anagen Phase, hair grows around half an inch a month [about six inches a year], and faster in the summer than in winter.This phase of the hair growth cycle lasts an average of three to five years. Catagen Phase: Following the Anagen Phase, your hair cycle enters a short transitional phase known as the Catagen Phase, which signals the end of active hair growth and cuts individual hairs off from the blood supply and from the cells that produce new hair. Approximately three percent of all hairs are in this stage at any time and it lasts for around 10 days. Telogen Phase: The third stage of your natural hair growth cycle is the Telogen Phase, a resting period when strands remain in their follicles but are not actively growing. An estimate of 10-15 percent of your hairs are in the Telogen Phase at any given moment.The Telogen Phase lasts around three months or 100 days.Exogen Phase: The final stage of the Hair Growth Cycle, when individual hair strands are released from their follicles and fall out. Now the whole process begins again. Bridge revealed he was inspired to get the treatment after a celebrity friend recommended the London specialists, whose treatments start from £3,000 and where cricketer Phil Tufnell went for his new look.He explained: “I bumped into him at a wedding and his hair looked great. “He explained that he had gone to DHI because the treatment is so discreet and no one knows you have had it done until all the hair has grown back.”I wanted the very best treatment in the world with the shortest downtime and that was always going to be DHI.HAIR WE GO”You read about patients going abroad for hair transplants but that was never going to be an option for me.”The best clinics in the world are here and it is reassuring to know that the team is next to Harley Street for the aftercare. Who wants to jump on a flight to check on their hair if something goes wrong?”What I particularly like about this treatment is that you don’t have to have your entire head shaved. “They literally pick the donor hairs out and then implant them directly where you have the bald spots with very little fuss. “There is very little disturbance to the scalp and the final results are completely natural.”It means the downtime after the operation is minimal and I can quickly get back to doing what I love, which is staying fit and enjoying time with my family.”Bridge tied the knot with glamorous Frankie in July 2014 – nine months after their son Parker was born. Their second son Carter arrived in August 2015.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe ex-footballer appeared in the 2016 series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and then won the debut season of SAS: Who Dares Wins after trekking a glacier in Chile.He is also a keen poker player and admitted his style can be “kamikaze” when he appears in tournaments. The procedure involved extracting and replanting more than 4,000 hair folliclesCredit: CavendishBridge was raving about the work done to boost his confidenceCredit: CavendishBridge showed off his new look after undergoing the procedureCredit: CavendishHe got engaged to Frankie in 2013 then tied the knot the following yearCredit: MegaThe couple have two children togetherCredit: GettyBridge joined Chelsea in 2003Credit: GettyHe earned 36 caps for EnglandCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea legend Frank Lampard carries adorable puppy while out for a walk near his London home

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      FORMER England and Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard shows some puppy love while going walkies.The 46-year-old midfielder turned TV pundit held family pet Minnie near his London home while a private dog unit patrolled the street.Former footballer Frank Lampard holds family pet MinnieCredit: MJ-Pictures.comA private dog unit patrols the street near Lampard’s London homeCredit: MJ-Pictures.comChristine Lampard says she has had trouble sleeping since a raid on their homeCredit: GettyFrank’s wife, Loose Women’s Christine Lampard, 45, has said she has had trouble sleeping since a £60,000 raid on their home in 2019.Three men were jailed in 2021 for the break-in.We recently revealed Christine is concerned about their lifestyle change in the unlikely event Frank is named England manager.The ex-Chelsea midfielder, 46, has been out of work since his stint as interim boss at Stamford Bridge came to an end in May 2023.READ MORE ON FRANK LAMPARDLampard is among the candidates behind those leading favourites to be selected for the national team vacancy.That is despite disappointing spells at Chelsea and Everton over the last five years.And wife Christine, 45, a Northern Irish presenter who has fronted programmes such as The One Show and Daybreak, is said to be concerned about the possibility of him becoming England manager.An insider to Christine told Closer: “The odds of Frank being named England manager have shortened in recent weeks and he is among the favourites to take on the role.Most read in Football”If he was given such an amazing opportunity, he wouldn’t be able to turn it down.Christine Lampard presents Lorraine’s morning show in her absence More

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      Alex Scott breaks down in tears as she reveals she still suffers horrific childhood flashbacks

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      ALEX Scott broke down in tears as she revealed she suffers horror flashbacks from her childhood of her dad beating her mum.The former footballer, 38, spoke about her terrifying upbringing where she claims dad Tony constantly left her mum battered and bruised.
      Alex Scott has recalled how traumatic her childhood was following her dad’s abusive waysCredit: Rex
      She opened up on the Loose Women panel todayCredit: Rex
      Speaking to the Loose Women panel on Monday, the pundit told how she would pray every night her mum was “going to be alive in the morning”.
      Alex cried as she recalled: “I think that in the world I grew up in, everyone had a perception that you have to be strong and I needed to do is strip that back and show my emotions and vulnerability.
      “We felt like we couldn’t do anything, and you wanted to save your mum.
      “I thought I was better now and would be okay, but the visuals come back.
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      “You’re just laying in bed hearing everything and praying your mum is going to be alive in the morning. 
      “My mum is my everything and I want to give her everything. Victims think they’re cowards, but my mum isn’t a coward and she saved me and my brother.”
      She previously wrote in her memoir How (Not) To Be Strong, that Tony left her and brother Ronnie traumatised after beating them and making them throw away their toys.
      Talking about her coping mechanisms as a kid, Alex added: “The football cage was a safe space.
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      “I felt fun, I felt free and at home I was locked in, it was an environment where it was very much controlled.
      “I wanted to love my dad so much, I was daddy’s little girl, but he had this dark side and that’s a side we saw a lot of growing up.
      “Drink helped it come out a lot more, you could see him turn, that’s how he took it out on all of us, more so my mum.
      “From a baby I could feel it, the environment we’re in. If you step out of line you know what’s going to happen and you don’t want that to happen.
      “What my mum would go through, the terror, the helplessness that you can’t do anything, you’re just living in fear.”
      Tony had denied Alex’s allegations in the past.
      He told the MailOnline: “I have no idea why she’s saying all this stuff. I was raised in a strict but loving Jamaican family and Alex should know what they are like.
      “I taught her discipline, I did a lot to help her.
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      “Perhaps she is judging me by today’s standards, I don’t know. Parents were a lot tougher back then.
      “But I was never violent, that’s just not me. I never beat Alex or anyone else in the family or did anything like that.”
      How you can get helpWomen’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:

      Always keep your phone nearby.
      Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
      If you are in danger, call 999.
      Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
      Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
      If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
      Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.

      If you are a ­victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support ­service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – messageinfo@supportline.org.uk.
      Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
      You can also call the freephone 24-hour ­National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. More

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      Chelsea 3 Wolfsburg 0 (agg: 5-1): Kerr & Kirby on target as Blues trounce Wolfsburg to seal Champions League semis spot

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      SAM KERR fired a warning shot to Europe’s top dogs after Chelsea knocked Wolfsburg out of the Champions League in style. Kerr’s sumptuous strike – and an ice-cool Pernille Harder pen – were among the goals that saw the Blues exact revenge on the German giants with a 3-0 quarter-final second-leg win.
      Sam Kerr netted her 20th goal of the season in Chelsea’s 3-0 win against WolfsburgCredit: Reuters
      Pernille Harder was on target from the spot against her old team as Chelsea defeated the two-time Champions League winnersCredit: AP
      And the result, which Emma Hayes dubbed her “most favourite”, saw Chelsea seal a 5-1 aggregate victory to set-up a tantalising semi-final clash with Bayern Munich or Rosenburg.  
      Hayes said: “This probably ranks as my most favourite win in charge because I posed a challenge to the group around their maturity, learnings and progression.
      “We are growing up in Europe, and we’ve faced this opponent so many times and lost.
      “I always thought they were the benchmark for women’s football alongside Lyon, so this is a really proud day for English football.
      “I don’t think Europe has taken English football too seriously up until now.
      “That changes. I think Man City’s performances along with ours have moved us closer to domination. 
      “And that’s all we’ve done – we just moved one step closer because the team we potentially face in the semi-finals, is a whole new ball game.”
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      Fran Kirby’s late second-half strike wrapped a memorable win for Chelsea who could face Bayern Munich in the semisCredit: Getty

      Chelsea began energetically with Fran Kirby attempting to capitalise on Dominique Janssen’s stray pass.
      But the England playmaker was unable to pick out Kerr or Harder in the fourth minute. 
      And the Blues got off the mark with a first-half spot-kick buried by Harder after Sara Doorsoun was judged to have brought Sam Kerr down in the penalty area in the 26th minute. 
      Moments later Hayes’ players had a huge let-off with Ewa Pajor unable to get on the end of a dangerous Wolfsburg cross. 
      The hosts were punished for that miss on the half-hour mark with Kerr doubling the Blues’ lead with a delightful spin to turn Doorsoun and smash in her 20th goal of the season. 
      Emma Hayes hailed the result as her “most favourite win”Credit: AFP
      Wolfsburg tried to hit back through Rebecka Blomqvist who saw her effort smothered by Ann-Katrin Berger two minutes later. 
      The second-half saw the Blues defending diligently before Ji So-yun came off the bench to tee up Kirby for Chelsea’s third with nine minutes of normal time remaining. 
      The three goals were enough to see Hayes’ players seal a memorable win ahead of their league clash with Birmingham.
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      A WSL clash with Birmingham City is up next for Chelsea before the international breakCredit: AFP
      Emma Hayes gets stuck into Chelsea training More