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    Love Island footballer leaves Robbie Savage’s Macclesfield to focus on new opportunities in London

    TOM CLARE has quit Macclesfield Town after starring on ITV dating show, Love Island.The striker’s contract at the club was due to run until 2024 but he has decided not to see it out.
    Love Island star Tom Clare has quit MacclesfieldCredit: Alamy
    His contract was due to expire in 2024Credit: Alamy
    Director of Football Robbie Savage has supported his decisionCredit: Getty
    Clare went on Love Island earlier this year after being allowed the opportunity by the Northern Premier League outfit.
    He formed a couple with stunner Samie Elishi but their relationship did not last.
    Clare has now announced his departure from Macclesfield as he seeks new opportunities by moving to London.
    In his message, he thanked director of football and former Premier League star Robbie Savage and the fans for all their support.
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    He wrote on Twitter: “Where do I start… this club has been right behind me throughout everything, the most I’ve ever enjoyed my football has been at this special club, the good times are unmatched and we’ve created memories that I will remember for the rest of my life.
    “The decision for me to leave has been my decision and has been so tough, but now in my life, there’s just too many opportunities that I just cannot turn down and moving down to London plays a huge part in that.
    “To @robbiesavage8 and @smethurst1 I thank you both for being there for me no matter what and for doing things off your own backs to help me is something I will never forget, two of the most passionate, genuine guys I’ve ever met, you guys deserve the best.
    “To the fans, I thank you for shouting my name week in, week out, and getting the stadium bouncing every single game, you fans have been through a lot but the only way is up!
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    “Keep supporting the lads and I will come to as many games as I can.
    “Football is my passion and has been in me since I could walk, I don’t see it as a job.
    “For the time being, I’m taking a step back to focus on other things, but I will never quit football and will keep myself in the best possible shape throughout all of this, @thesilkmen Thank you.
    “To the lads, I will miss the banter on and off the pitch you’re a top set of lads and it’s been one of the best changing rooms I’ve ever been in, I wish you all the best in your careers!”
    Savage admitted that this was always going to be a possibility once Clare went on Love Island.
    He said: “How am I qualified to stop a young man taking on a potentially life-changing experience?
    “Tom is a fit lad and it could be his gateway into modelling, gym equipment, TV appearances… anything.
    “If he does well on Love Island, he could earn 20 times his current annual income in a single year. Who am I to deny him the opportunity to make life-changing sums of money?” More

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    Inside Tommy Fury’s 24th birthday party with Molly-Mae and baby Bambi as he shows how bad he is at golf

    TOMMY FURY celebrated his 24th birthday with love from girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague, baby Bambi and a horrific display of golf. The unbeaten boxer and Love Island star – who met Molly-Mae on the reality TV show – was spoiled on his big day.
    Tommy Fury celebrating his birthday with girlfriend Molly-Mae HagueCredit: tommyfury/Instagram
    Tommy Fury’s boxing-themed cakeCredit: tommyfury/Instagram
    Tommy Fury is 9-0 as a boxerCredit: tommyfury/Instagram
    The boxer should not quit his day job for golfCredit: tommyfury/Instagram
    Molly-Mae showed off bundles of presents, a boxing-themed cake and pictures of the happy couple together.
    But she was not so kind when revealing Fury’s woeful attempt at teeing off at the driving range.
    The 9-0 fighter proved he is more accurate with swings in the ring than the green.
    Fury could barely connect with the ball and Molly-Mae could help but compare him to Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore character.
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    Molly-Mae also posted an adorable video of the two with baby daughter Bambi, born in February.
    She posted: “Happy Birthday to my dream man. You have no idea how much I love you. Just us, forever and always baby!”
    Fury is three months removed from the biggest win of his career, against YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul.
    He left Saudi Arabia with a split-decision victory and bragging rights following years of feuding between the pair.
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    But an expected rematch has so far not materialised, with Paul, 26, instead returning on August 5 against Nate Diaz, 38, in Texas.
    Although the American told Sky Sports while in Miami for the Formula One that the celebrity rivals WILL fight again.
    Paul said: “It’s going to happen, it’s going to happen for sure.
    “I think it was a great fight, it was entertaining, it was the biggest pay-per-view buys in boxing for the last two years so I think we have to run it back.
    “Tommy is down and I’m excited for that.”
    Jake Paul at the Miami GPCredit: Rex
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    Tommy Fury reveals he has put on THREE STONE since Jake Paul win as Love Island star swaps diets with Eddie Hall

    TOMMY FURY revealed he has put on THREE STONE in weight since beating Jake Paul – aided by swapping diets with Eddie Hall. The boxing and Love Island star linked up with former world’s strongest man Hall for a YouTube video.
    Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall swapped diets for the day
    Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall spent the day training together too
    Tommy weighed in at just over 13 stone for his fight with Jake PaulCredit: Getty
    Throughout the day, the pair swapped diets starting with a cooked breakfast consisting of over 2,000 calories each.
    Hall ordered Fury a fry up, with an additional sausage, hash brown, mushrooms, fried bread and coffee.
    Impressively, the 9-0 boxer cleaned his plate and joked about reaping the rewards since beating rival Paul in February.
    He said: “I have put on three stone in four weeks.”
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    Fury, 23, weighed in at 13st 1lb before beating Paul, 26, by split-decision, meaning he is now over 16 STONE having not trained since the win.
    But after his hearty breakfast, he picked up the gloves again for a boxing session with Hall before working up an appetite for lunch.
    Hall – who lost his boxing debut to strongman rival Hafthor Bjornsson – served Fury a 400g steak, with 400g of rice and 200g worth of veg.
    For dessert, the brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson enjoyed half a family cheesecake, taking his calorie intake to 5,700.
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    Hall, 35, then gave Fury a ride in his TANK stopping off for a Fredo chocolate bar and McDonald’s milkshake.
    It fuelled the two up for a gym session, working on their chest and triceps, with Fury made to drink a protein shake.
    To recover from their double training session, Hall welcomed Fury to his home spa, including a sauna and ice bath.
    Their day ended with a sit-down dinner, where the calories continued to rise.
    Hall ordered Fury a ginger beer with TWO starters, calamari and beef meatballs.
    And his main consisted of two steaks with peppercorn sauce, a side of fries and seasonal veg.
    Tommy Fury has a steak, rice and broccoli lunch
    The two were left bloated after lunch
    Tommy Fury takes a ride in Eddie Hall’s tank
    Again Fury finished his plate and had a sticky toffee pudding with ice cream – meaning he ended the day having consumed over 9,000 calories.
    The average male is advised to have 2,500 calories a day – meaning Fury had almost FOUR TIMES that amount.
    His next fight is not yet been determined amid rumours of a rematch with Paul but fans loved his collab with Hall.
    One said: What a fantastic watch. Brilliant chemistry, great lads, more to come.”

    Another added: “We need more of these, that was epic.”
    One agreed: “Tommy you and Eddie need to do more together brilliant video this loved it.”
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    Love Island star Tom Clare praises Robbie Savage after Macclesfield owner allowed ‘chance of a lifetime’ TV appearance

    LOVE ISLAND star Tom Clare has praised Macclesfield owner Robbie Savage for allowing him to go on the reality TV show.Non-league footballer Clare, 23, took time out from playing for the Northern Premier League West side to go on the hit-ITV dating programme.
    Footballer Tom Clare came third on Love Island alongside Samie ElishiCredit: Rex
    Robbie Savage allowed Clare to appear on the reality showCredit: Getty
    He came in as the show’s first bombshell arrival and made it all the way to the final.
    Clare finished the programme alongside partner Samie Elishi, 22, placing third behind winners Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan and runners-up Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins.
    The Macclesfield striker was given the all-clear to go on Love Island by Savage and the rest of the club chiefs.
    And he is now hoping he can repay them by bringing more attention to their games.
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    Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “It’s good for Macclesfield, they are a huge club anyway, but if I can bring them more into the public eye, bring more fans through the game – it’s more revenue for the club.
    “Rob [Smethurst] and Robbie [Savage] and everyone behind the scenes work so hard.
    “I don’t know if people have seen the documentary, but if you look from the start to where we are now, the work that has gone into it, people do not see.
    “If I can bring more fans through the gate, I would be so happy. Maybe a few shirts of Samie No9 on the back.
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    “I have got so much love for the club.”
    Clare returned to watch Macclesfield beat Runcorn Linnets 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
    But he is not planning to get back onto the pitch until next season.
    Macclesfield sit top of the Northern Premier League West, nine points clear of second-place AFC Sudbury.
    Clare is not expected to return to the pitch until next seasonCredit: Twitter/Macclesfield FC More

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    I finished third on Love Island.. now I’m returning to my football club and hoping to fire them to promotion

    LOVE ISLAND star Tom Clare is ready to return to Macclesfield FC after eight weeks away on the reality TV show.The 23-year-old made it all the way to the final and finished third alongside partner Samie Elishi.
    Tom Clare hopes to bring more fans to MacclesfieldCredit: Twitter/Macclesfield FC
    Tom Clare came third on Love IslandCredit: Rex
    And he seems to have no plans to ditch his career as a striker in the eighth tier of English football.
    Clare hopes his new fame can help his club bring in more money and gain more attention.
    He told Sky Sports: “It’s good for Macclesfield, it is a huge club anyway. Hopefully I can bring more fans to the gate, it is all revenue for the club.
    “The work that people do behind-the-scenes is incredible and if I can bring more fans to the gate, maybe a few shirts with ‘Samie No9’ on the back, if I can do that, then I will be buzzing.
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    “Maybe she has taken my spot.”
    Clare,23, has become the poster boy of Macclesfield and he was used to promote their match at the weekend versus Runcorn Linnets, which they won 3-2.
    The Silkmen sit a huge 13 points clear at the top of the Northern Premier League Division One West.
    Macclesfield aim to work their way back to the EFL after they liquidated in 2020.
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    It is now a phoenix club and has been the focus of a documentary with retired Premier League star and pundit Robbie Savage on the team’s board.
    Former Crystal Palace, Leicester, Birmingham and Blackburn man Neil Danns is the player-manager. More

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    Tommy Fury called out by Viddal Riley as YouTube and boxing star questions Love Islander’s world title ambitions

    VIDDAL RILEY has called out Tommy Fury as he tries to force a fight with the former Love Island star. Riley, who previously coached YouTuber KSI, has made it clear he wants to fight Fury because of the pair’s tight WBC rankings.
    Viddal Riley is ranked at 40 in the WBC rankings
    Fury achieved a ranking of 38 following his pay-per-view bout with the controversial Jake Paul which he won on points after eight rounds.
    Riley, ranked 40, took to YouTube to call out the 23-year-old whist poking at his ambitions to become a world champion in the process.
    He said: “I’m ranked number 40, Tommy is actually ranked 38, I’ve seen him say in multiple interviews: ‘My goal is to be a world champion’.
    “He preaches that he wants to be a world champion. I am not currently world championship quality. I have the potential to be – and I will get there – but as it stands I’m not.
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    “So if you have aspirations of being a world champion, as do I, we are close in ranking, it would be a massive fight, the people would turn out. People would turn out for you.
    “People would turn out for me. If that’s your aspiration, why look anywhere else?”
    Riley has an undefeated record himself and has won five of his eight fights by knockout.
    The cruiser-weight fighter went on in his video to suggest that Fury doesn’t want the battle.
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    He said: “I’ve mentioned [Fury’s] name multiple times and I’ve never heard a response which can only be for one reason,
    “I’ve always said I’m going to be a world champion, I’m going to reach the top and you don’t go from zero or not recognised to number one.
    “There’s a process. The fact that I’m now ranked number 40 in the world with a professional boxing governing body means that I am en route.”
    Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, could still have to fight Jake Paul again with a rematch still an option.
    The Manchester born TV personality is yet to respond to the call out made by Riley. More

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    Tommy Fury hits back at criticism after leaving Molly-Mae and newborn daughter Bambi for Jake Paul fight

    TOMMY FURY has hit out at critics slamming him for leaving his newborn baby to go and fight Jake Paul last month.The former Love Island star left then three-week-old baby Bambi behind with long-term girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague to jet off to the Middle East for their grudge match.
    Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul in their grudge match last monthCredit: GETTY
    Fury had to leave newborn baby Bambi behind ahead of the Saudi showdownCredit: INSTAGRAM@MOLLYMAE
    Fury admits it was incredibly hard to leave behind his bundle of joyCredit: INSTAGRAM@TOMMYFURY
    Fury’s painful decision to leave his first child behind was criticised by some, who claimed his priorities weren’t in the right place.
    But the 23-year-old insists Bambi’s future was at the forefront of his mind when he went and boxed for a multi-million-pound payday.
    During an appearance on Loose Women, TNT said: “I’m not bothered about anyone’s opinion, to be honest.
    “As long as my family and my missus and my children think I’m doing alright, that’s all that matters to me.
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    “And people can say what they want, but I’m away for her, to make sure she has a better future.”
    The decision to leave his bundle of joy weighed heavy on Fury, who admitted: “It was very tough there was a lot going on in this build-up to this.
    “Obviously, Bambi, my little girl, was born six weeks ago. So I was kind of having a lot of FaceTime calls.
    ‘But I was constantly switching trying to be a fighting, aggressive man getting ready for war and then trying to be the daddy, trying to split myself into a million pieces.
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    “And you just can’t do it, so there was a lot of phone calls, a lot of conversations but we got through it.”
    Fury’s sacrifice proved to be worth it as he beat Paul via split decision and banked millions of pounds.
    A summer rematch with Paul is reportedly in the works, with Fury confident he’ll win the bout in a more emphatic fashion.
    He said: “I believe in the rematch I will stop him.
    “You know [in] the first fight I’ve never been eight rounds before so you’re just a bit weary of what’s in your tank and how the fight is going to go.
    “But I’ve now been in the ring with him once, I know what to expect.” More

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    Jake Paul quickly turns on Tommy Fury just days after appearing to make amends with Love Islander

    JAKE PAUL has quickly turned on Tommy Fury days after appearing to make amends with his rival.Fury, 23, beat Paul, 26, via split decision in Saudi Arabia late last month.
    Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul via split decisionCredit: Getty
    Paul has blamed his defeat to Fury on a WET DREAM as well as illness and a pre-fight injury.
    Both fighters showed respect towards each other in the aftermath of their Saudi dust-up.
    But the nice guy talk has already ended with Fury reportedly set to take Paul on in a rematch.
    Paul reckons he beats Fury “8/9 times out of 10” and questioned Fury’s work ethic after the Brit told him he “did great” in the fight.
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    The Problem Child talked through his loss while appearing on his brother Logan’s Impaulsive podcast.
    He said: “I’d beat him 8/9 times out of 10… He said to me after, ‘Bro, you did great, I’ve been doing this since I was six.’
    “When I think about it I’m like, ‘Damn, what have you been doing for all those years? Because you’re not that good.'”
    A second fight could take place as soon as July.
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    ESPN claim the summer is being eyed after the Youtuber-turned-boxer exercised his clause to try again to beat Fury.
     Fury suggested he is also up for it: “This is my first main event. If he wants a rematch, bring it on.” More