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      I bought a hat donated by Man Utd icon in charity shop.. it’s brilliant of him, especially during cost of living crisis

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      A MANCHESTER UNITED icon has donated a load of items to a charity shop – which are now available on the cheap. Shelter’s Crystal Palace shop received an influx of clothes from the football legend and a lot of it has already been picked up off the shelf.
      Anna Roberts stumbled upon some generous donations from one Man United legend as she visited a charity shopCredit: Anna Roberts
      This Lakers hat was available for just a tenner and was among the many clothes items that were leftCredit: Anna Roberts

      It was a friend of Rio Ferdinand’s who made the trip to the shop to make the generous donation on behalf the star.
      The former England and Man United captain was born in South London and has always been charitable, setting up his own foundation to address social inequality in 2012.
      Sun journalist Anna Roberts, 38, from Penge in South-East London was lucky enough to stumble upon Ferdinand’s latest contribution.
      She said: “I’m a real charity shop hound and had today off work. 
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      “I was chatting to the shop’s manager and she told me a load of stuff had been donated days earlier by Rio Ferdinand.
      “She explained he hadn’t come in personally but his friend had dropped off loads of stuff for them to sell.
      “She said a lot of it had gone.
      “Rio had signed a lot of the items and even worn some of them, which I thought was really cool. That was the stuff which went first. 
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      Shelter has plenty of shops around the country with the charity dedicated to tackling homelessnessCredit: Anna Roberts
      Ferdinand is carving out a career a pundit following his long and successful playing daysCredit: Getty
      “However,  there was a pretty worn looking Nike hoodie which I reckon he might have worn.”
      Ferdinand, 44, donated so many items that Shelter even set up a temporary ‘Rio Rail’.
      Palace fans will have the chance to drop by the shop and see if any of Ferdinand’s clothes tickle their interest tomorrow before their late game at home against Liverpool.
      Roberts adds that despite the cheap prices, the selection of clothes left by Ferdinand gave her with a dilemma.
      She said: “I spent ages looking for something for my boyfriend but there was a big problem – he’s a Chelsea fan and it was largely Man U memorabilia.
      “In the end I settled on a Lakers baseball hat which looks pretty new. Maybe Rio was gifted it? It was only £9.99 – I think it genuinely would’ve cost more new.
      “There was quite a lot left when I left. The hoodies were around £25 but nothing had been sold for more than £100.
      “With so many people struggling with the cost of living and housing conditions being appalling for so many, plus soaring fuel prices, I think its brilliant Rio has quietly done this. Good for him.”
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      Ferdinand spends much of his time these days as a pundit and analyst for BT Sport.
      Before retiring in 2015, he won six Premier League titles, the Champions League and the League Cup twice. More

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      Football fans split over Aston Villa’s ‘glorified chips, cheese and gravy’ which costs £8.50 but looks ‘spectacular’

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      ASTON VILLA have introduced some new scran that has divided the football world.Villa Park is now serving poutine, a dish from Quebec that consists of chips and cheese curds topped with brown gravy.
      Aston Villa fans are split over the club’s new grub because of the priceCredit: AFP
      Aston Villa fans are divided over the new poutine dish that costs £8.50Credit: https://twitter.com/FootyScran/status/1627355116561920003
      Supporters who want to scoff down on the meaty meal while watching Unai Emery’s men in action are being charged £8.50.
      Some of the Premier League club’s faithful are very much on board with the “spectacular” grub despite the lofty price tag.
      One fan posted on Twitter: “Looks absolutely spectacular.”
      Another tweeted: “Needs more/larger curds but it still looks fire!”
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      A third commented: “Can confirm, top scran.”
      This fan wrote: “Most legit poutine I saw outside of the province of Quebec.”
      And another said: “Shoutout Villa, that looks on point.”
      But some fans couldn’t stomach the price for what they described as “glorified cheesy chips and gravy”.
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      And that section called for Villa to lower the “atrocious” rates.
      One fan tweeted: “Bet it tastes great but between 8.50 and 11 quid for glorified cheesy chips and gravy is terrible.”
      Another posted: “Not for £8.50. It is basic stuff.”
      A third said: “Chips n gravy, £8.50. Is he havin a laugh?”
      This fan added: “8.50 for cheesy chips. No thanks.”
      And that one tweeted: “Looks okay, but the pricing is atrocious.” More

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      Man Utd share price SOARS by £334m as Qatar ready £5bn deadline day bid in takeover battle with Ratcliffe and Saudis

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’s share price soared by £334million in a DAY as Qatar investors plan a £5billion bid for the club.This interest has had a huge effect on the Red Devils’ share price as a deadline for takeover bids is reached.
      The Glazers are set to receive bids to buy Manchester UnitedCredit: AP
      A group of Qatari investors are set to bid £5billion for the clubCredit: Reuters
      Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is at the head of the Qatari groupCredit: Getty
      The price had been £19.87 per share, but after the jump the price has risen to £20.35 per share, an increase of over three per cent.
      The increase is more than what was paid by PIF to take Newcastle off the hands of Mike Ashley, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire.
      The Qataris are set to lodge their £5bn bid for the club ahead the Glazers’ self-imposed deadline of 10pm on Friday, according to Bloomberg.
      They will have to compete with interest from Saudi Arabia, the USA as well as from United supporter and billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
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      The Qatar investor group had reportedly been interested in buying Liverpool but after failure, have reportedly put all their focus on acquiring the Red Devils.
      The failed bid to buy rivals Liverpool was reported by Qatar-based journalist Mohammed Al-Kaabi.
      Both clubs are on the market as they look to compete with Manchester City and Chelsea’s millions in the summer transfer window.
      The Qataris had hoped to take full control from John W. Henry’s Fenway Sports Group at Anfield.
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      However, Liverpool’s American owners have reportedly refused to give up majority control in any sale.
      This goes against the wishes of the Qataris, who apparently want much more than a minority stake in any club.
      And it’s reckoned they are now focused on a complete takeover at United instead.
      Meanwhile, CBS adds that the Qataris and Liverpool never reached advanced negotiations and no concrete bid was made.
      And any offer made for United is likely to come under the Glazers’ valuation.
      The Glazers are hoping for a full sale of United for around £6billion.
      But Uefa were today urged to block any offer from the Middle Eastern country due to concerns over Qatar’s ties to Paris Saint-Germain.
      However, it’s reckoned European football’s governing body will not KO a bid from Qatar.
      Two clubs competing in the same competition cannot be controlled by the same owners. If they were, one of PSG or Manchester United would have to sit out of the Champions League.
      It’s not clear if the group interested in buying Manchester United have any link with Qatar Sports Investments, the owners of PSG.
      Investors from Qatar would join Arab compatriots like Saudi Arabia and the UAE in splashing the cash in the Premier League.
      Newcastle have Saudi owners while Man City are controlled by the UAE.
      The Telegraph report that a Saudi Arabian bid is imminent.
      Any new owners will have to go some way to match the £600million spent by Chelsea’s American backers, with Todd Boehly prepared to find even more for a new striker this summer.
      Ratcliffe has been interested in buying the club since news that the Glazers were willing to part with it.
      The OCG Nice owner is a Man United supporter, however The Times report suggests that he faces a big challenge beating the Qataris to being the new owner of the club.
      This is because of the group’s “resources and a desire for their first Premier League acquisition to be United”.
      Tech giants Apple and Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega have also previously been mentioned as contenders when the Glazers first expressed a willingness to sell, although the latter has distanced himself from a bid.
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      Raine, the New York investment bank, have been enlisted to deal with the sale of the club.
      And the bank is “confident” it can be completed in the next six weeks, according to The Times.
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      ‘They know there’s a cost of living crisis, right?’ – Boxing fans fume at DAZN price to watch Anthony Joshua fight

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      FANS have been shocked at the price it will cost to watch Anthony Joshua fight Jermaine Franklin.The Brit will make his comeback against the American on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London.
      Anthony Joshua will return to the ring in AprilCredit: PA
      He will be fighting Jermaine Franklin (left) and it will be streamed on DAZNCredit: PA
      It will be his first fight since he lost his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk back in August.
      The bout will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
      However, the monthly price to subscribe to the service has jumped from £7.99 to £19.99 per month.
      Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn has a partnership with DAZN and promoted what is coming up this year in a tweet captioned: “No PPV (Pay Per View). Just a small taster of what is to come in 2023.”
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      This has left many fans of the sport fuming with them taking to social media to vent their frustrations.
      One tweeted: “The cheek to say no PPV when the subscription fee to Dazn has just gone up.”
      A second commented: “Going to a supermarket to decide on whether to buy these eggs or get a DAZN monthly subscription is not the executive decision I’m prepared to be making in 2023, got dang it.”
      A third wrote: “They know there’s a cost of living crisis right?
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      “With BT I get moto GP, the footy, UFC and boxing. Sky the same plus NFL and F1. Dazn? Skye Nicholson and Turkish MMA. Bye, bye Eddie!”
      A fourth said: “Technically, it still is because you have to pay to view it on DAZN, and they have just magically increased the monthly fee to £19.99 per month, timely.”
      A fifth added: “No PPV but PPV price every month?”
      Speaking on the fight, Hearn has said: “You go into that fight in April – you know that with defeat, it’s all over, really. It would be a third back-to-back defeat.
      “And yet a great performance and a showreel knockout gets everyone saying, ‘We’re back, we’re back baby.’
      “That’s what I can’t wait for, because I love it when our backs are against the wall.
      “That’s the best moments and this is one of those moments for AJ. He wants a big fight in the summer.
      “The one that would make sense and the one that should be hopefully quite straightforward to make is the rematch with Dillian Whyte.
      “We’re open to a Deontay Wilder fight, we’re open to a Tyson Fury fight.” More

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      Tyson Fury will ‘go where the money is’ amid Oleksandr Usyk fight talks… and will even do it in Derek Chisora’s GARDEN

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      TYSON FURY admitted he will “go where the money is” against Oleksandr Usyk… and will even do the fight in Derek Chisora’s GARDEN. The unbeaten champions have been negotiating the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed decider since the new year.
      Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury facing offCredit: Getty
      Saudi Arabia emerged as a frontrunner to host with the prospect of tabling mega-millions to prise the pair over.
      But Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has also talked up the chance of the historic unification landing at Wembley.
      But the man himself told talkSPORT: “I’m a prizefighter. I go where the money is.
      “If it’s in Saudi Arabia, if it’s in Hong Kong, or if it’s in Derek’s back garden.
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      “I go for the money. That’s what I do. I go in, get my brains beat out of me for a few quid.
      “And it becomes obsessive, the old prize fighting game, and that’s why it’s difficult to walk away.”
      Arum had hoped to announce the date and location for the blockbuster title fight this week.
      And the Hall of Famer was in London to watch as Artur Beterbiev, 38, beat Anthony Yarde, 31, in a light-heavyweight thriller.
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      Arum took a ringside seat at Wembley Arena with Fury, who admitted he was in the dark about his next fight.
      He told Sky Sports: “I’m fantastic. I’ve had a good Christmas and New Year. I’ve been training and we’re just waiting on an announcement.
      “I’m in limbo like the rest of the world. I’m not interested in who, what, where or when. I just want to fight and that’s it.”
      Tyson Fury and promotor Bob Arum at Wembley ArenaCredit: PA More

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      Most expensive footie team to support away revealed – where does your club rank?

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      NEWCASTLE United is the most expensive Premier League team to support when it comes to driving to away matches, research reveals.The Magpies fans would spend an average of £1,922 on fuel to attend all the club’s away fixtures, a study by ChooseMyCar.com reckons.
      Newcastle fans would spend an average of £1,922 on fuel to attend all the club’s away fixturesCredit: Reuters
      Bournemouth, Brighton and Everton fans, meanwhile, have to spend at least £1,300 on fuel to see their teams play away.
      Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham and Leicester fans, by contrast, only have to cough up £900.
      But if you add the cost of season tickets, Tottenham is priciest at £2,952.
      Nick Zapolski, founder of ChooseMyCar.com, still believes driving is the best way to get to games.
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      He said: “Fans often use official buses or trains, but costs rack up quickly.
      “Driving to fixtures can save time and money, especially if you carpool. More

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      True cost of Jude Bellingham transfer revealed as Man City and Liverpool face HUGE costs and wages on top of £100m fee

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      A TRANSFER move for Jude Bellingham is reportedly set to make him one of the most expensive investments in football.The Borussia Dortmund star is one of the hottest properties in Europe at the moment following his performances in the Bundesliga and for England at the World Cup in Qatar.
      Jude Bellingham is wanted by Europe’s top clubsCredit: Getty
      The midfielder’s transfer is set to cost a fortuneCredit: Getty
      Premier League giants such as Manchester City and Liverpool as well as LaLiga’s Real Madrid are interested in the 19-year-old.
      However, they face a battle to sign him due to the amount of money he is set to cost.
      Dortmund are demanding £100million upfront for the England star.
      But that fee could increase to £120m with add-ons. and then even further with agents’ fees.
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      And as the report suggests, Bellingham could demand a salary of £10.6m a year along with bonuses which would equate to with the player earning £410,000-per-week.
      And this is just the start of the deal, as Bellingham is hoping to get a six-year contract, according to SPORT.
      Therefore the total deal could cost a club up to £248m over the length of the contract.
      If Madrid were to sign him, then it would make him the most expensive investment in the club’s history.
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      City have already completed a similar deal after picking up Erling Haaland from Dortmund last summer.
      Other club’s that would have the financial might to be abel to afford Bellingham would be Manchester United and Ligue 1’s PSG.
      However, Madrid are hoping that Bellingham will be the long-term heir to Luka Modric. More

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      Man Utd and Liverpool MUST spend big in January transfer window… the future of both clubs could depend on it

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      THE January sales. Three words guaranteed to strike fear into every bloke in the land.Just when you think the wallet’s survived a Christmas hammering, all of a sudden there are loads more “must-have” bargains to give it another battering.
      Erik ten Hag will be hoping for some big signings in JanuaryCredit: PA
      Now Erik ten Hag and Jurgen Klopp aren’t two names you’d think would be waiting for the doors to open with the shopping bags ready.
      But this year it is hard to imagine another couple hoping the credit cards will be maxed out quite as much as this pair.
      Nothing from the cut-price rail either. Only high-end, top-of-the-range goods will do. None of your slight seconds here, thank you very much.
      For the managers of England’s biggest two clubs, it’s proven, grade-A performers on the shopping list and nothing less.
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      They will cost, for sure, but then again, both Ten Hag and Klopp say they have been promised serious money.
      Well now is the time for the moneymen at Old Trafford and Anfield to back up those words with actions.
      Because if they don’t, the repercussions could echo way, way beyond what happens over the second half of the season.
      They could impact the entire future of the two clubs.
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      That’s not your typical Sky Sports whip-it-up transfer window baloney, either. This one goes much deeper.
      This one comes with both clubs on the market and looking for a buyer.
      At a time when they both currently sit outside the top four — with no guarantee of finishing in there, either.
      So there will be some  very interesting trans-Atlantic conversations over the coming weeks to the offices of the Glazers and John W Henry.
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      There are some massive decisions to be made by the American owners of the Premier League’s big two.
      And unless they accept the need to speculate before they can accumulate, they can forget all thoughts of getting anywhere near the eye-watering prices being bandied around.
      In United’s case, figures as high as £8billion have been mentioned, while Henry is said to want £5bn for the Reds.
      But anyone willing to splash that sort of dough around wants certain guarantees for the money. First and foremost, a seat at football’s top table — the Champions League.
      And that is far from certain for at least one, maybe both giants this season.
      Manchester City’s place in there is nailed on, so there’s one slot gone, while Arsenal look like they’re in it for the duration.
      That leaves two. Spurs are currently in there, and they won’t suddenly plummet, and although Newcastle are still a season or so off being genuine challengers, they’re in the mix.
      Chuck Graham Potter’s Chelsea into the equation as well, and the prospect of at least one missing out is more probable than possible.
      Ten Hag desperately needs more goals in his side, while Liverpool’s need is for legs and energy in midfield.
      The problem they both have is everyone knows it, too, so the price of any target will reflect that.
      Of course the Glazers and Henry may believe their clubs are so big that any interested party would not be put off by the thought of Europa League football instead.
      If that’s the case they may decide to keep their money in their pockets, rather than spend millions on something they’re trying to get off their hands.
      Well good luck to them if so, because that’s one hell of a gamble to take.
      It’s all well and good to be fluttering their eyelashes at would-be foreign buyers but if that means losing sight of the job in hand, the consequences could be costly. Very costly.
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      The rivalry between Anfield and Old Trafford has long been one of the most bitter and hard fought anywhere in football.
      Yet never have the stakes been as high as this . . . and unless they have the foresight to realise it, both of them could end up as losers.
      Klopp will be hoping some key additions are brought in after a difficult start to the seasonCredit: Getty More