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      Chelsea legend’s daughter reveals her marriage is over after nine years together in emotional Instagram post

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      JADE LEBOEUF’S Instagram account is usually all about glitz and glamour, fun and fashion.But this time the daughter of Chelsea icon Frank chose social media for a more serious task – as she announced her break-up from husband Stephane Rodrigues.Jade Leboeuf has split from Stephane RodriguesCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufJade has 277,000 Instagram followersCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufShe shared this wedding photo alongside her break-up announcementDad Frank posed lovingly with Jade and her son ElonCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufThe model usually posts glamorous shotsCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufAlongside a black and white wedding shot, the model emphasised the “love, understanding… and mutual respect” behind the couple’s decision to split.And after nine years of marriage she stressed the priority was to “preserve a harmonious family relationship”.Jade and reality TV star Stephane have a son, Elon, who was born in August 2022.Comments were turned off on her announcement, but her classy words helped the post attract nearly 50,000 likes in three days.READ MORE TOP STORIESThe influencer more typically shares a succession of daring photo-shoots, notably recently in a bikini indoors and in just underwear on the thick snow outside.But there was also one hint at deeper issues when she revealed some of her inner thoughts.She posted then: “2024 has been a year of storms and revelations. “There were moments of light when everything seemed fluid and I believed I was at the top of my game. Most read in FootballOnline fans love her audacious array of fashionCredit: jade_leboeuf/instagramher positive outlook is ‘without shadow, there is no light’Credit: instagram/jade_leboeuf”Then there was the fall. A brutal descent into the depths of my doubts and fears. But maybe falling is part of the journey.”Now she has written to reveal her separation and what’ she hopes it means’s now important for herself, Stephane and Elon.Chelsea legend’s glamorous daughter gives fans an eyeful and shows off incredible abs as they saw ‘wow just wow’Jade said: “After 9 years of love, understanding and beautiful memories Steph and I have decided to go our separate ways. “This decision, carefully thought out, is imprinted with mutual respect and affection because we want above all to preserve a harmonious family relationship for ourselves and for our son.”A day after her revelation, Jade explained her positive outlook on the situation.She wrote: “Without shadow, there is no light. These dark phases do not define us, but they push us to find our light.”Every trial, every doubt, every tear is an invitation to find that spark deep within us, the one that never goes out, even in the darkest moments.”And the following day, she felt able to post more joyous images – a clip of her cycling before relaxing with a cuppa afterwards.READ MORE SUN STORIESShe said: “Getting around has never been so enjoyable as riding my electric bike.”And, just as she might hope for her future, she added the cycle was “easy to recharge”.A glimpse into the life of the influencer…Jade has an army of adoring followersCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufShe regularly shares risque contentCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufThe French social media star works as a modelCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufShe’s the daughter of World Cup winner Frank LeboeufCredit: Instagram @jadeleboeufJade describes herself as a digital creatorCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufShe’s often called ‘beautiful’ and a ‘goddess’Credit: instagram @jade_leboeufHer father Frank played for Chelsea from 1996 to 2001Credit: Instagram @jadeleboeufWith a busy schedule, Jade needs to keep hydratedCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeufJade had made her way in her own rightCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeuf More

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      New MOTD host Kelly Cates almost SNUBBED football completely – despite being the daughter of Liverpool royalty

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      KELLY Cates almost snubbed football completely despite being the daughter of Liverpool royalty.Gabby Logan, Cates and Mark Chapman will host Match Of The Day after Gary Lineker leaves at the end of the season.Kelly Cates has built a stellar career in the media over the past 20 yearsCredit: GettyCates is familiar to Sky Sports viewers as the host for Super SundayLiverpool legend Kenny Dalglish poses with his familyCredit: PA:Press AssociationThe confirmation follows speculation about the presenting line-up of the BBC’s flagship football show following news last year that Lineker would step back from the role.The former England striker has presented the show since 1999.Cates, who will also continue her role with Sky Sports, said: “Once I sit in that chair and the theme music starts, I just know that’s going to be a really incredible moment.”I’ve worked with a lot of the pundits before and they’re all fantastic, so I’m just looking forward to getting started.Read more Sports News”I’ve known Gabby and Mark really well for years so to bring it all together, embracing the digital side of things, it feels like a really comprehensive football package for fans and that’s what makes it so exciting too.”She has been a presenter with Sky Sports since rejoining them in 2016, fronting their coverage of the Premier League.The 49-year-old daughter of former Scotland and Liverpool footballer Sir Kenny Dalglish also hosts BBC Radio 5 Live’s Tuesday night sports coverage.But Cates had no intention of taking when she was at university studying maths.Most read in FootballShe comes from footballing royaltyKelly grew up with football around her.It was mum, Marina who would take her to games dad Kenny was playing in.Gary Lineker will stop presenting Match of the Day the end of this season at and will quit Beeb by 2027″When I was a baby my mum took me to matches to watch my dad play,” she said in an interview with magazine When Saturday Comes.”I don’t remember a time when I didn’t go to football games – my earliest memories are of being in the players’ lounge with the other players’ children.”However, that didn’t make Kelly a Liverpool fan.When her father moved to clubs, including Blackburn and Newcastle United as a manager, she hoped they did well – even against the Reds.Despite football being in her blood, she revealed she didn’t have as much of a flair for it as her famous father.She laughed: “I ran down the wing thinking ‘Oh, this will be easy’, tripped over and knocked myself out!”That was the end of my football career.”Thought of a different lifeAlthough she has become football broadcasting royalty, Cates nearly snubbed a chance to work in the game.At university being a sports TV presenter was far from her mind.She said: “I did a degree in maths but after I left university I wanted to do something different.When she was at university Cates studied mathsCredit: GettyHowever, when Sky Sports News launched she decided to give presenting a goCredit: PA:Press AssociationFather and daughter share a laugh during Sky Sports’ coverageCredit: PA”The Sky Sports News channel was being launched and they were looking for young people who loved football.”It was new and no one was watching so they pretty much said to us: ‘Go and play at being on the telly!”‘Family came firstSince the Millennium, Cates’ career rise has followed a steep trajectory.She initially left Sky Sports in 2016, after wanting to start a family with then fiancé Tom Cates, who she shares two children with.”I left Sky Sports News in 2006, after the Germany World Cup,” she told The Overlap’s ‘Not Just Football’ podcast back in October.”I’d been there for eight years and I had just turned 30, or I was just turning 31.”I was engaged, but not yet married. I knew I wanted to have children quite soon at that point.”It had just been, for a long time, kind of filtering away and running in the back of my head.”I came to the end of my contract and was working under my new contract and within the space of about three days, made the decision.Kelly got married to Tom Cates in 2007, although they divorced in 2021Credit: Luke InmanCates has worked at ESPN, ITV, Setanta Sports and more through the years tooCredit: Getty”I was driving into work one day, I walked in and I said, ‘I don’t want to sign this new contract, I want to go!’ I had nothing to go to.”I just walked away, but I was so sure that I had to go and make that change.”I did it when I left university to go to Sky, which is different, because then you get something that’s really exciting, shiny and new, dangled in front of you and you think, ‘I’m going to take this jump’.”Cates got married in 2007, although they sadly divorced in 2021.That same year she began a job at the now defunct Setanta Sports – bouncing around jobs at ESPN, ITV, and STV.However, in 2016 she made her return back to Sky Sports – feeling she had unfinished business.Initially, she fronted their EFL coverage before becoming the main anchor for the Premier League.READ MORE SUN STORIESCates has been a huge success for the channel, alongside Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher.Who can forget when she hilariously turned her back on them, after they turned their back on her during a segment that went wrong.Kelly will divide her time between MOTD and BBC Radio 5 LiveCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdSky’s loss will be BBC’s gain – as Super Sunday will need a new hostCredit: PA:Press Association More

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      Why Kyle Walker REJECTED a mega-money move to Saudi Arabia – and it has nothing to do with wife Annie

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      KYLE Walker rejected a mega-money move to Saudi Arabia because he still hopes to reach 100 caps for England.The Manchester City ace, 34, who has been capped 93 times for the Three Lions, feared a move to the lucrative Saudi league would end his chances.Kyle Walker is lining up a move to Italy with long-suffering wife Annie in a bid to save their marriageCredit: Eamonn and James ClarkeThe Manchester City ace is ready to finalise a shock loan deal with Inter MilanCredit: GettyWalker fathered a second child with ex-mistress Lauryn GoodmanCredit: GettyIt comes as The Sun reported Walker is lining up a move to Italy — with long-suffering wife Annie Kilner due to join him in a bid to save their marriage.The couple hope to leave behind the captain’s tangled love life and focus on the future.Kyle has been linked to two top clubs in the trendy Italian city.A source said a loan agreement with Inter Milan had been reached in principle, despite huge rivals AC Milan also expressing an interest.Read more Sport NewsInsiders said he shocked City bosses last week by saying he wanted a move, and 31-year-old Annie is likely to move with him, despite filing for divorce in August.One said: “Neither of them know what the future holds. But they’re hopeful a switch to Italy will give them the breathing space they desperately need to see if things can be worked out.”It’s been impossible to do that in England due to the pressure they’ve been under for the last 12 months.”They’re hoping time alone will help them decide if there’s anything left they can salvage.Most read in Football”Annie is keen to press ahead with the divorce in order to sort the finances out and Kyle won’t oppose that. But they haven’t yet fully given up on one another.”Their four kids — Roman, 12, Riaan, eight, six-year-old Reign and baby Rezon — will also make the move from their home in Prestbury, Cheshire.Pep Guardiola reveals Kyle Walker has asked to LEAVE Man City with England defender set or £400K-A-WEEK Saudi transferThe news comes after The Sun revealed last year that Walker had fathered a second child with ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman.Annie, pregnant with Rezon at the time, vowed it was the last straw and kicked him out.Then, in an exclusive interview with The Sun, the football ace ­publicly apologised and begged for forgiveness.In the summer, Walker returned from England’s Euros defeat to face 33-year-old Lauryn in court over financial arrangements for year-old daughter Kinara.Papers revealed he had in­c­reased Lauryn’s housing budget from £1.85million to £2.4million after she threatened to move within ten minutes of his family home.Walker’s bombshell request to quit City was revealed after he was left out of the squad ahead of ­Saturday’s 8-0 FA Cup demolition of Salford City.Annie and Kyle’s four kids will also make the move to Italy from their home in Prestbury, CheshireCredit: Instagram More

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      Kyle Walker & Annie Kilner plotting move to Italy in bid to save marriage as love rat lines up deal with Serie A giants

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      LOVE cheat Kyle Walker is lining up a move to Italy — with long-suffering wife Annie Kilner due to join him in a bid to save their marriage.The Manchester City and England ace, 34, is ready to finalise a shock loan deal with Inter Milan this month. Kyle Walker is lining up a move to Italy with long-suffering wife Annie in a bid to save their marriageCredit: Eamonn and James ClarkeThe Manchester City ace is ready to finalise a shock loan deal with Inter MilanCredit: GettyWalker fathered a second child with ex-mistress Lauryn GoodmanCredit: GettyThe couple hope to leave behind the Manchester City captain’s tangled love life and focus on the future.Kyle has been linked to two top clubs in the trendy Italian city.A source said a loan agreement with Inter Milan had been reached in principle, despite huge rivals AC Milan also expressing an interest.Insiders said he shocked City bosses last week by saying he wanted a move, and 31-year-old Annie is likely to move with him, despite filing for divorce in August.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLOne said: “Neither of them know what the future holds. But they’re hopeful a switch to Italy will give them the breathing space they desperately need to see if things can be worked out.“It’s been impossible to do that in England due to the pressure they’ve been under for the last 12 months.“They’re hoping time alone will help them decide if there’s anything left they can salvage.“Annie is keen to press ahead with the divorce in order to sort the finances out and Kyle won’t oppose that. But they haven’t yet fully given up on one another.”Most read in FootballTheir four kids — Roman, 12, Riaan, eight, six-year-old Reign and baby Rezon — will also make the move from their home in Prestbury, Cheshire.The news comes after The Sun revealed last year that Walker had fathered a second child with ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman.Annie, pregnant with Rezon at the time, vowed it was the last straw and kicked him out.Then, in an exclusive interview with The Sun, the football ace ­publicly apologised and begged for forgiveness.Pep Guardiola reveals Kyle Walker has asked to LEAVE Man City with England defender set or £400K-A-WEEK Saudi transferIn the summer, Walker returned from England’s Euros defeat to face 33-year-old Lauryn in court over financial arrangements for year-old daughter Kinara.Papers revealed he had in­c­reased Lauryn’s housing budget from £1.85million to £2.4million after she threatened to move within ten minutes of his family home.Walker’s bombshell request to quit City was revealed after he was left out of the squad ahead of ­Saturday’s 8-0 FA Cup demolition of Salford City.Rumours persisted of a move to the lucrative Saudi league but the source said Walker, capped 93 times by England, still hopes to reach 100 — and fears that move would end his chances.Annie and Kyle’s four kids will also make the move to Italy from their home in Prestbury, CheshireCredit: Instagram More

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      Man City 8 Salford 0: Gary Neville stays away but Class of 92 pals watch their side get smashed as Grealish finally nets

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      MAYBE that’s why Gary Neville stayed away…because he knew the old Class of 92 would get a hard lesson off Pep Guardiola’s wonder-kids.Perhaps there should be no head-scratching after all, as to why Salford City’s gobbiest owner felt the biggest game in their history wasn’t worth breaking into his ski holiday for. What a pity. Jack Grealish’s cool penalty rounded off an impressive showing from the EnglishmanCredit: ReutersJeremy Doku scored once in each half in a dominant individual displayCredit: APEx-West Ham star Divin Mubama scored his first goal for Man City on his debutCredit: GettyNico O’Reilly, who quickly become a popular figure at the Etihad, made it 3-0Credit: AFPAnd Man of the Match James McAtee scored a second half hat-trickCredit: ReutersHe would have seen a Salford hero after all – just one wearing sky blue, in local boy James McAtee led City’s own crop of rookie talent on an FA Cup turkey shoot.McAtee, dubbed the Salford Silva by his own fans, hit a hat-trick, while fellow youngsters Divin Mubama and Nico O’Reilly also got in on the act.Neville will be glad he missed it. Mind you his fellow co-owners from that golden Fergie generation were here to fill him in.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSRyan Giggs  in the visiting dugout alongside manager Karl Robinson, with Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt watching from the directors’ box.Looking on with fingers crossed that they would get a first hand glimpse of the romance of the Cup. City’s own crop of kids meant it was more like the irony of the Cup.Although no doubt Gary, in that makes-you-love him “I know best” way of his, would have found a way for his League Two high-fliers to stop Pep’s pups had he been in town.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSMind you given the way Manchester City effortlessly sidestepped this third round banana skin, it’s highly unlikely.Some of Guardiola’s old guard joined Neville in staying away. Although in their case, because of the manager’s call.’I was f***ing fuming with the wives,’ Gary Neville tells Coleen Rooney as he opens up on anger at 2006 World Cup fiascoMan Utd icon Ryan Giggs couldn’t watch as Salford got battered by Man CityCredit: GettyFellow Man Utd legends Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt watched from the directors’ boxCredit: ReutersMost surprising of all, incidentally, being skipper Kyle Walker, not even on the bench at a time he needs games more than anyone in a sky blue shirt.Yet this wasn’t a night for discussing fading stars – more a salute to rising ones. Those young kids on the block already suggesting a bright future for City.Of the four youngsters Guardiola chucked into his line-up against Salford, three were on the scoresheet – and given the other is a centre back, that’s pretty much as good as it gets.Although for all that, it was the established “old” hands who laid the foundations and opened the floodgates after barely ten minutes.After Hakeeb Adelakun let the ball get away from him,Matheus Nunes fed Jack Grealish, and when he moved it further left, Jeremy Doku finished with a low drive via the post.Salford City’s Tyrese Fornah and Luke Garbutt look dejected at 5-0Credit: ReutersCity were two up when Nunes clipped over a cross and Mubama, a 19-year-old signed from West Ham for a £2m compensation in the summer, couldn’t miss from a yard out.Two minutes before the break O’Reilly – a kid Pep raved about on the pre-season trip to America – showed why the Spaniard rates him so highly with the most clinical of finishes.The second half was barely underway when Mubama was in on the act again, although this one was more down to Salford’s kamikaze crew at the back.Liam Shephard and then Ossama Ashley combined to give the ball away to the City kid, then upended Doku when he passed inside, and Grealish buried the penalty.Time, then, for McAtee to step up…and boy didn’t he do just that, with a magnificent prodded volley from the Frenchman’s low cross. It was starting to get embarrassing.Even more so when Doku took his own turn at landing a penalty prize when Curtis Tilt blocked with his arm.Salford were on their knees by now but McAtee was by no means finished in terms of his own scoring, he was only getting started, in fact.His second goal was actually the result of a shot from substitute Phil Foden – some player to throw on from the bench – which he controlled and finished himself.And the treble came up when Grealish picked him out with a cross and McAtee picked another path to goal.READ MORE SUN STORIESEven some of the home supporters were starting to feel for Salford, who were simply glad that it ended as an eight campaign.If only Gary had been here to see it….still, there’s always a copy of the DVD.Gary Neville’s skiing holiday coincided with Salford’s trip to the EtihadCredit: Getty More

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      Kyle Walker’s wife Annie is SCRAPPING her £27m divorce bid as cheating Man City star eyes £400k-a-week move

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      JUST last year, Kyle Walker’s long-suffering wife Annie Kilner was preparing for war and telling pals she was considering divorce.But after a cosy Christmas with the Man City star and their children — and amid growing speculation he is being courted for a multi-million-pound move to play in Saudi Arabia — that could all change once again.Kyle Walker’s long-suffering wife Annie Kilner has put the brakes on talk of a split, and kept her ring finger covered on night out in DecemberCredit: BackGridThe City and England defender has moved back into their marital homeCredit: GettyKyle is being courted for a multi-million-pound move to play in Saudi Arabia, above arriving for court date with Lauryn in July last yearCredit: Darren FletcherKyle posed with Annie and their four children in matching pyjamas during ChristmasCredit: InstagramThose close to Annie, 33, tell The Sun she has put the brakes on talk of a split and instead moved the City and England defender back into the marital home.An insider said: “It was just a few months ago that Annie served Kyle with divorce papers, but she’s having second thoughts.“He’s a top target for the Saudi Arabia clubs and if he decides to take a deal it’ll be life-changing — and not just because of the massive amount of money he’ll be making.”Any move to the Arab state is still up in the air, but Kyle, 34, is a top target for big-hitting sides including Al Nassr, where Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo is captain.READ MORE IN SPORTDeals being mooted by clubs in the oil-rich nation are said to be worth upwards of £20million, with Kyle easily expected to bank £400,000 a week if he chooses to try his luck abroad.And friends close to Annie say the money will do the talking.They added: “Annie is no fool. She sought legal advice about the finances last year and knows that the deal in Saudi is worth a lot.“Annie says it’s not about the cash but keeping their family together, yet his earning potential is something she will have thought about.Most read in Football“She is savvy and has been mapping out a plan for a long time.Posed in matching Christmas pyjamas“Annie always puts the children first but she has to think about herself too — and financially she wants to know she would be secure whatever happens between them.Kyle Walker will spend Christmas Day back with estranged wife Annie Kilner after they agreed to put the turmoil of their divorce to one side for the sake of their kids“Kyle has assured her that whatever happens, she would have the financial support.”The couple put on a united front at Christmas as they posed in matching pyjamas with their four children, Roman, 13, Riaan, eight, six-year-old Reign and baby Rezon.It was a picture-perfect scene compared to last December when their lives were turned upside down by the news that Kyle had fathered a secret daughter with reality TV star Lauryn Goodman.Annie, who started dating Kyle when she was 16, was pregnant with their fourth child at the time.He already shares four-year-old son Kairo with Lauryn following a relationship with her during a brief split from Annie.Of the family’s cosy reunion at Christmas, a fellow Wag said: “It seems like Kyle is happy to be back home with his family and they are looking to the future.She is savvy and has been mapping out a plan for a long timeFriends“Not sure if anything is set in stone about their relationship, but they are more together than they’ve looked before — as if the time spent together over Christmas helped them both to appreciate what they have.“Whatever their future holds, they will make it work for their lads who are everything to them.”Kyle made a grovelling apology to devastated Annie in The Sun in January last year.At the time he said he was desperate to save the marriage but admitted he would not blame Annie if she chose to divorce him.Last month, in a sign their relationship was back on track, Kyle smiled like the cat who got the cream as he showed off his wedding ring on a night out at the darts.Kairo and Kinara watch Kyle during Euro 2024Credit: Instagram @lauryngoodman91Lauryn Goodman takes Kyle to court to seek financial settlement for their childrenCredit: Darren FletcherHe was in high spirits at Alexandra Palace in London as he watched the World Championship, shortly after moving back home for the festive season.Annie also put her ring back on — but has attempted to discreetly cover her hand in public in recent weeks to avoid speculation.Our insider added: “Spending time with Kyle at Christmas has made Annie rethink everything.“She let him move back into the family home and it was amazing for her to see Kyle and how great he is with their kids.“Despite what has gone on between them, Kyle is a brilliant father.“She knows now isn’t the right time to start going down the legal route of separation and has taken the advice that timing is key when it comes to a divorce.Spending time with Kyle at Christmas has made Annie rethink everythingInsider“They’ve got the children to think about — they’re still young — and that’s been a major factor in Annie’s thinking.“She isn’t rushing into anything and is biding her time, especially with all the talk about Saudi and a possible move there.”The couple have only been married since November 2021, but met in his hometown of Sheffield when they were teenagers.Kyle was first accused of cheating in 2016 when he was caught messaging Playboy model Carla Howe while in France with the England squad for the Euro championships.Then in 2019, Ex On The Beach star Laura Brown messaged Annie to confess she and Kyle had enjoyed a string of romps, including one time in his £200,000 Bentley 4×4.Annie immediately dumped Kyle, who moved into a flat, where he ended up hosting a sex party with a friend and two call girls during the Covid lockdown.While single, he started a relationship with Lauryn, who quickly fell pregnant and gave birth in 2020.Annie took him back and they wed in an intimate ceremony at Mottram Hall in Cheshire 18 months later.But The Sun recently revealed that Annie’s friends claimed she was looking at her options as far back as 2019, with her insisting: “Marrying Kyle would give me security if he ever does it again.”‘Some said she should cut her losses and run’She apparently asked at least four footballers’ wives for advice before marrying the love rat in case history repeated itself. One said: “Some said she should leave him at the time — just cut her losses and run. But others warned that marrying him would be the only way she could really secure herself financially.”In messages seen by The Sun from five years ago, before the couple tied the knot, Annie glumly conceded, “It’s the same old s**t — he’s been doing it for ten years”, before asking pals for their opinions on how to future-proof herself financially.Appearing to predict that he would betray her again, Annie wrote to a friend at the time: “He’s going to have a lonely end.”Annie turned out to be right about his repeat actions, as he briefly rekindled things with Lauryn weeks after Kairo was born and lived a lie for more than a year after discovering she was expecting his second child. She isn’t rushing into anything and is biding her time, especially with all the talk about Saudi and a possible move thereInsiderLauryn later took Kyle to court to seek a financial settlement for their kids.After Lauryn’s bombshell confession to Annie about daughter Kinara, he told The Sun in an emotional interview that he had lied to both womenHe added: “It was a double-edged sword between my conscience being clean and losing my family.“I’ve hurt someone I truly believe is my soulmate. Annie knows I’m sorry. I’m sorry because as a family this isn’t meant to happen. They are all I’ve got.”A Middle East move for the England ace would follow a tough current season at City. He still has 19 months left on his Etihad contract, but admitted he would “never say never” when rumours were flying last year. Now, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad from Saudi’s pro league are keen on securing his signature.READ MORE SUN STORIESIf Kyle does take the plunge, he would follow in the footsteps of England teammate Ivan Toney, who landed a £20million-a-year deal with Al-Ahli last summer after transferring from Brentford.But whether he gets to enjoy that money with or without Annie is very much still in the balance.The ace and Annie posed in this throwback snapCredit: Instagram More

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      David Beckham reveals unlikely Man Utd idol and admits mum Sandra couldn’t get enough of his thighs

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      DAVID BECKHAM has revealed the highly contrasting reasons he and his mum idolized the same Manchester United legend.Becks as a kid had his eyes on his hero’s technique – while Sandra’s eyes were on the player’s thighs!David Beckham and mum Sandra, seen at Wimbledon last summer, both had their eyes fixed on the treats served up by a Man Utd legend in his pompCredit: GettyThe ex-England skipper “always waited outside” Old Trafford – to get the icon’s autograph.But when it came to watching on the pitch he regularly shared moments of awestruck wonder with his mum.The former Red Devils midfielder, 49, named ex-striker Mark Hughes as the object of his obsession.BBC Wales showed a clip of Becks as a wide-eyed child explaining to an interviewer: “I’m looking forward to seeing Mark Hughes and the stadium.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLFast forward four decades, and the 49-year-old Inter Miami co-owner told the TV channel how his admiration for the Welshman, now 61, grew.Becks said: “I was always one of those little fans that used to wait outside and get Mark’s and all their autographs.”Mark did things that not many players can do.”The goalkeeper would kick it 50, 60, 70 yards up and it would just stop dead on those thighs of his.”Most read in FootballMark Hughes impressed Becks with his control and big-game scoringCredit: RexFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSAnd it’s that memory that caused Beckham’s eyes to sparkle – as he a wider family interest in Hughes’ attributes sprung to his mind.The ex-Real Madrid star burst into a smile as he added: “My mum loved his thighs!”How Luke Littler celebrated incredible World Darts Championship win as he beams at message from hero David BeckhamFormer Barcelona and Chelsea ace Hughes spent 13 years with United over two spells, also playing for and managing his country.But his seventh and last stint so far as a club boss ended with Bradford sacking him in October 2023.However, Beckham is clear why Hughes was and still is an icon with United supporters.He said: “He was one of those players that always scored great goals in big games. That’s why Mark was so special. “There’s certain players that played for United over the years that set the tone of the club. We were able to learn from players like Mark.”In fact, the occasion Alex Ferguson first handed Becks the shirt number Hughes had worn remains an electric memory.The one-time PSG wideman said: “The boss turned round to me and he said, ‘Son you’re going to wear No 10 this year’. And I was like, ‘That’s Mark’s number!'”Becks spoke on Hughes for a BBC Wales ‘Legends of Welsh Sport’ showCredit: Getty More

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      Steven Gerrard to be a grandad at 44 as daughter Lilly reveals she’s pregnant

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      STEVEN Gerrard is going to be become a grandad, aged 44.The football legend’s daughter Lilly has announced she is pregnant with her first child.Stephen Gerrard’s daughter Lilly (far left) is to become a mumLilly announced the news with this sweet postLilly has been dating her baby’s father Lee Byrne since 2022Influencer Lilly, 20, shared the news on her instagram, posting a snap of a pregnancy journal, two positive pregnancy tests, two scan snaps and a pair of cute baby shoes.She wrote: “Our little secret, the best news, mini us is on the way.”The dad is Lee Byrne, who Lily has been seeing since April 2022.Steven was quick to comment, saying “we can’t wait” on an Instagram post by Lilly.read more on steven gerrardProud dad-of-four Stevie, now managing Saudi side Al-Ettifaq, added: “Great news and congratulations, we love you.”Lily’s mum Alex Gerrard added: “Can’t wait.”The Sun on Sunday revealed in 2022 that influencer Lilly had started dating Lee in around April of that year.They were first linked when they enjoyed a holiday to Ibiza together and posted snaps kissing.Most read in FootballLee moved into a gated community in Freshfield, one of Merseyside’s more exclusive addresses, which is how he got to know LillyThe Byrne and Gerrard families are said to grown close since the young couple began dating.Lee has describing WAG Alex as his second mum.Lilly was born in February 2004 and regularly posts pictures of her jetset lifestyle on social media.Steven and Alex are also parents to  daughters Lexie, 18, and Lourdes, 13, and a son named Lio, eight. Steven will have turned 45 when his grandchild arrives.Lilly is also yet to disclose the gender of her unborn child.Influencer Lilly Gerrard has been seeing Lee Byrne for several yearsCredit: Steven and wife Alex have four kids together More