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      United No2 to help Andre Onana cope with the Premier League after deciding to stay at Old Trafford

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      TOM HEATON plans to share tips with Andre Onana to help the new Manchester United keeper cope with the Premier League.The 37-year-old goalkeeper is set to stay at Old Trafford despite summer interest from top-flight newboys Luton and Championship side Hull.
      Andre Onana will make his Manchester United debut against Wolves in the Premier League next Monday
      Tom Heaton is staying at United for now despite summer interest from Luton and HullCredit: Getty
      And United No2 believes he can give an insight to ex-Inter Milan keeper Onana, who has replaced David de Gea for £47million, ahead of the new season opener against Wolves next Monday. 
      Heaton said: “Hopefully I can offer him something about Premier League football and the requirements and the different challenges.
      “He’s a really good lad and a great character.
      “I’ve really enjoyed the style of his play, he’ll suit this manager and how he wants to play really well.
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      “Hopefully I can learn a bit from him. I’m always trying to develop and evolve.
      “He and I have got on really well so far and I’m looking forward to working with him, competing with him and then we’ll see where it goes.”
      Heaton was named skipper for Sunday’s 1-1 pre-season draw with Athletic Bilbao in Dublin with Bruno Fernandes rested.
      The ex-Aston Villa and Burnley stopper was picked by boss Erik ten Hag ahead of Harry Maguire, who was stripped of the armband this summer.
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      Heaton, who had a spat with Brandon Williams on the tour of the USA after the defender made a mistake in the loss to Borussia Dortmund, added: “It was a bit of a surprise. 
      “I’m a temporary custodian but it’s still a proud day. It’s always an honour to captain Manchester United and I certainly enjoyed that.
      “We’ve got a few senior players in the team. You make your point when it’s required. It might be an arm around someone or a raised voice.
      “There was a bit made of me and Brandon having a little bit a few games ago but it’s only natural.
      “It happens week in, week out. You want that as long as it’s within balance and all for the right reasons.
      “Then it can only make everyone better. Pre-season has been good, I’ve really enjoyed it.
      “I’ve had plenty of minutes, personally, which has been great. We’ve put in some really good performances.
      “The manager wants to step on to the next level, which is exactly what this football club should be doing.
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      “We’ve gone to different parts of the world, seen all the support for the football club, which has been magnificent.
      “But I think everyone’s looking forward to starting the Premier League season and getting going next week.” More

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      Chelsea legend’s daughter almost bursts out of top before stuffing her face with pizza as fans hail her as ‘sublime’

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      FRANK LEBOEUF’S daughter has been hailed as “sublime” by her fans as she almost burst out of a top.Jade Leboeuf stunned her 172,000 Instagram followers with the outfit before stuffing her face with pizza.
      Jade Leboeuf burst out of a plunging white topCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeuf
      Jade later stuffed her face with pizzaCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeuf
      Jade’s fans hailed her as ‘sublime’ on InstagramCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeuf
      The social media influencer showed off her look at her home in Luxembourg.
      She posed in a black and white top, completing the retro look with a pair of sunglasses.
      Her snaps were followed by a video of herself heading for pizza in her car.
      Jade told her fans she “couldn’t resist the temptation” as she tucked into a slice.
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      She also joked she would need to start he diet again on Monday after stuffing her face.
      Another post also wowed her fans as she stunned in a skimpy white top at a coffee shop.
      The plunging top showed off the 32-year-old’s tattoos, with Jade also attaching a clip of herself laughing after spilling her drink.
      Her fans were left drooling over her appearance in the uploads, with one commenting: “Beautiful and sublime.”
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      Jade ‘couldn’t resist the temptation’ after passing a pizza standCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeuf
      Jade stunned in a retro look on InstagramCredit: Instagram @jade_leboeuf
      Another wrote: “Very beautiful.”
      A third follower agreed as they added: “You are sublime Jade.”
      Meanwhile, one more simply said: “Pretty as ever.”
      The Chelsea legend’s daughter regularly gives her fans an insight into her life and travels, with followers often treated to stunning snaps.
      Another recent post left them calling her “too beautiful” as she stripped off to reveal her bra and tattoos.
      Jade is the daughter of Chelsea legend Frank LeboeufCredit: Rex Features
      Jade often treats her followers to racy social media snapsCredit: Instagram @jadeleboeuf More

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      The Premier League hasn’t even started yet and there’s already too much football

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      THE PREMIER League season hasn’t even kicked off yet and already there’s too much football.Matches are too long, fixture lists are too crammed, players are burnt out, managers are overworked and fans are reaching saturation point.
      Football matches take too long to finish these daysCredit: Reuters
      Will matches ever end? Will players ever get a proper rest? Will football ever stop?
      At this rate, there will be so much football that people will have to stop launching new football podcasts because there will be too much actual football for anyone to ever listen to any of them.
      Which is perhaps the only  positive in all this.
      Sunday’s Community Shield lasted for 106 minutes, including first-half injury-time, and Saturday’s League One fixture between Northampton and Stevenage went on for 112 minutes and 36 seconds.
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      Two-hour matches will soon be commonplace and, if knockout games go to extra-time and  penalties, we’ll have a three-hour contest before long.
      But that’s only part of it.
      On August 19, Manchester City face Newcastle at 8pm on a  Saturday — a new regular Premier League kick-off time that nobody ever asked for.
      From next season, a club reaching the Champions League final must play between two and four extra matches — and good luck in working out the new ‘Swiss-style’ format in that competition.
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      In 2025, the World Club Cup — already a schedule-clogging  irrelevance — will become a 32-team summer tournament.
      When the Premier League was launched, it was originally supposed to be reduced to 18 clubs as, even 30 years ago, people realised there was too much football.
      And yet still we have two-legged League Cup semi-finals, the ‘Premier League Summer Series’ and England playing qualifiers against Malta, San Marino and the forest moon of Endor.
      Pep Guardiola — whose City side face a 10pm kick-off in the European Super Cup against Sevilla in Athens next week — was vocal about all this after the Community Shield, which saw his team concede a 101st-minute equaliser.

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      And that is despite the fact the Premier League season hasn’t even startedCredit: Rex
      Kevin De Bruyne and Raphael Varane have also spoken out about elite players’ increasing workload.
      It might be tempting to urge very rich men to stop moaning about working longer hours for more money, when the rest of  society is working longer hours for less and less money.
      But we’ve hopefully gone past the stage where we assume footballers are robots who should be able to cope with endless pressure.
      And anyway it’s not just about them.
      While broadcasters demand more and more ‘content’, has anybody wondered whether actual people want to consume it all?
      An ever-growing number of us do not regularly watch ‘linear’ television, while younger audiences are less likely to watch 90 minutes of football, let alone 120 minutes, preferring to watch highlights packages. And, presumably, listen to podcasts.
      Those extended playing times come from an edict for referees to crack down on time-wasting and dissent.
      The new packed schedule will add to fans’ woes as matches are becoming endlessCredit: Rex
      We might all agree that time-wasting is cheating and therefore  needs stamping down upon.
      But unless a countdown clock is introduced, with a standard amount of ball-in-play time — 60 minutes has been suggested but 50 minutes might be more apt — there will still be frequent arguments about the amount of time added on, so this won’t solve the problem.
      While you might be delighted to see an excessive amount of injury-time  if your team is 1-0 down, you don’t go into matches thinking ‘I really hope this goes on for far longer than 90 minutes’.
      If you’re at the game, particularly for an evening kick-off, you’ll want to get home or catch last orders.
      If you’re watching at home, you might want to actually speak to your family or friends, or do  whatever else you used to do before football took over every waking hour of your entire life.
      Match-going supporters certainly don’t want matches that finish at 10.15pm on a Saturday, or any other night.
      Players’ schedules will become even more grueling, while fans may lose their weekendsCredit: Rex
      And presumably even most armchair fans have social lives.
      Football is going against the grain here.
      Cricket is getting shorter and shorter, and one of the great attractions for golfers to join the rebel LIV Tour — apart from sack-loads of Saudi money — was the reduction of tournaments from four rounds to three, giving them extra days off.
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      Sport is supposed to be about escapism. Following football, in particular, is meant to be a release from our daily lives.
      It isn’t supposed to actually  dominate our existence. And I feel so strongly about this issue that I solemnly swear not to launch a podcast to discuss it any further. More

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      Chelsea vs Liverpool: Pochettino’s side take on Klopp’s Reds in tasty Premier League opener – stream, TV, team news

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      THE Mauricio Pochettino era will begin at Chelsea on Sunday as Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge.Last season was a campaign to forget for the Blues after finishing 12th in the Premier League table.
      New Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson has impressed in pre-seasonCredit: EPA
      Mohamed Salah was on the scoresheet in Liverpool’s final pre-season friendlyCredit: PA
      Pochettino has been tasked to bring new life to his star-studded Chelsea squad and get the club back in the Champions League.
      The former Tottenham boss has brought in forward Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal who has impressed in pre-season.
      Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be aiming to challenge for the Premier League title again after last season’s hiccup.
      The Reds have seen some key men leave the club this summer with the likes of Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino all leaving the club.
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      Klopp has brought in Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai but remain light on numbers in midfield ahead of Sunday’s Premier League opener.
      When is Chelsea vs Liverpool?

      Chelsea vs Liverpool will take place on Sunday, August 13.
      Kick off will be at 4:30pm BST.
      Stamford Bridge will play host.

      What TV channel is Chelsea vs Liverpool on and can it be live streamed?

      Chelsea vs Liverpool will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Premier League.
      Sky Sports customers can live stream all the action via the NOW app.
      Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog to keep up to date with all the action from Stamford Bridge.

      Team news
      Christopher Nkunku is likely to miss the first few weeks of the season after the Frenchman picked up an injury during Chelsea’s friendly against Borussia Dortmund.
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      Trevoh Chalobah also picked up a knock in pre-season and is a doubt for the Blues’ Premier League opener.
      Pochettino will definitely be without long-term absentees Wesley Fofana, Armando Broja, Marcus Bettinelli and Benoit Badiashile.
      Meanwhile, Thiago hasn’t featured for Liverpool in pre-season and will likely miss the trip to Stamford Bridge.
      New signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have featured heavily in midfield together during pre-season and both will be pushing to start on Sunday. More

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      Chelsea close in on £18.3m signing of Brazil wonderkid as Thiago Silva gets in touch to push transfer through

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      CHELSEA and Monaco are locked in a tug of war over Brazilian striker sensation Deivid Washington.The Blues are keen to pay an initial £18.3million for the striker, 18, with his club Santos ready to cash in on a Chelsea offer for the second time this summer after selling Angelo Gabriel for £13m.
      Chelsea are keeping tabs on Santos wonderkid Deivid WashingtonCredit: Alamy
      Chelsea have asked Thiago Silva to help them sign Washington this summerCredit: AP
      Washington and his family prefer a move to England, even though it is expected the striker would then be off to Strasbourg on loan for this season rather than being integrated into Maurico Pochettino’s squad.
      But Monaco, who have a Brazilian sporting director in Thiago Scuro, are refusing to give up the hunt and are set to try to outbid Chelsea.
      Despite that, Chelsea are in the box seat.
      Washington is represented by agent Giuliano Bertolucci, who also took Angelo to Stamford Bridge – although he is already poised for a loan move to the Ligue 1 sister side.
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      Sources close to the Washington family confirmed they want the move to England despite concerns about his young age.
      However, they will NOT kick up a fuss if Santos agree a fee with the French club.
      Both Angelo and defender Thiago Silva have been in touch to “sell” Chelsea to the player.
      Chelsea may have to pay an excess to land the youngster, though, as Santos own only 70 per cent of his rights with other investors having a 30 per cent share.
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      Prem and FA rules mean Chelsea will have to buy the full ownership for the deal to be ratified.
      The Blues would be buying potential rather than proven goalscoring, although the 6ft 3in striker has also been targeted by Real Madrid, city neighbours Atletico and Borussia Dortmund.
      Washington has scored just two senior goals in 16 appearances for Santos, although he led the line for Brazil in the recent Under-20 World Cup and was a consistent scorer at youth level.
      His potential sale has infuriated the Santos fans, whose anger increased when he was left out of the squad for Saturday’s match with Atletico Paranaense.
      Washington told his family: “I am out of this game. Orders of the President of Santos!” More

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      Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: Gunners get Premier League season underway with tasty Reds clash – stream, TV, team news

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      ARSENAL will begin their Premier League campaign at the Emirates as the Gunners take on Nottingham Forest.Mikel Arteta’s side came second to Manchester City last season and will be hoping to go one better this time around.
      Arsenal beat Manchester City to claim the Community SheildCredit: GETTY
      The Gunners beat City on penalties last weekend at Wembley to claim the Community Shield.
      Mikel Arteta has strengthened his Arsenal side significantly this summer with the likes of Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz all coming into the team.
      Nottingham Forest will be hoping to build on last season’s 16th-place finish as Steve Cooper’s side aim to establish themselves as Premier League regulars.
      When is Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest?

      Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest will take place on Saturday, August 12.
      Kick off will be at 12:30pm BST.
      The Emirates will play host.

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      What TV channel is Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest on and can it be live streamed?

      Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1.
      TNT Sports customers can live stream the game via the discovery+ app.
      Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.

      Team news
      Mikel Arteta started new signings Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz against Man City in the Community Shield last weekend and they could all make their Premier League debuts for Arsenal on Saturday.
      Striker Gabriel Jesus will miss the first few weeks of the new season as the Brazilian continues to recover from a knee injury.
      Jorginho missed the Community Shield clash with Man City due to a slight muscular issue but could return this weekend.
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      Both Folarin Balogun and Oleksandr Zinchenko could also come back into the squad for the Forest clash.
      For Steve Cooper, he is likely to be without Brazilian centre-back Felipe as he is currently out with a knee injury.
      Otherwise, the Welshman should have a full squad to choose from on the opening day. More

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      Ex-Arsenal star Ainsley Maitland-Niles completes free transfer to Euro giants as he links up with former team-mate

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      FORMER Arsenal star Ainsley Maitland-Niles has completed a free transfer to Lyon.The versatile midfielder left Arsenal after his contract expired at the end of June.
      Ainsley Maitland-Niles has completed a move to LyonCredit: Getty
      He was linked with moves to Everton, West Ham, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace.
      But he decided he wanted a fresh start and has followed in the footsteps of other Arsenal stars by moving to Ligue Un, including Folarin Balogun.
      Maitland-Niles has penned a four year deal with Lyon where he will link back up with Alexandre Lacazette.
      Several Championship clubs were also understood to have contacted Maitland-Niles’ representatives.
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      While Turkish sides Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor all had their eye on the 25-year-old.
      During his time with Arsenal, Maitland-Niles made 132 appearances, scoring three goals.

      The former Ipswich loanee also won the FA Cup three times and was capped five times by England.
      He spent last season on loan at Southampton, suffering relegation from the Premier League with the Saints.
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      A versatile player, the former England international can play in midfield or at right-back.
      He was also a member of the Three Lions’ 2017 Under-20 World Cup winning side. More

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      Burnley vs Man City: Kompany’s Clarets host Pep’s Treble winners in Premier League opener – stream, TV, team news

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      TREBLE winners Manchester City will begin their title defence against newly promoted Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday night.Pep Guardiola’s side made history last season, winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup for the first time since rivals Manchester United in 1999.
      Manchester City won the Premier League title last seasonCredit: PA
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      City pipped Arsenal to the top-flight title but lost to the Gunners in the Community Shield last weekend.
      The Treble winners will take on a Burnley side that is full of confidence after winning the Championship last season with a huge points tally of 101.
      City legend Vincent Kompany is at the helm at Turf Moor and will be tasked with pulling off a huge giant killing on the opening day.
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      When is Burnley vs Man City?

      Burnley vs Man City will take place on Friday, August 11.
      Kick off will be at 8pm BST.
      Turf Moor will play host.

      What TV channel is Burnley vs Man City on and can it be live streamed?

      Burnley vs Man City will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Premier League.
      Sky Sports customers can live stream all the action via the NOW app.
      Alternatively, you can follow all the action from Turf Moor by following SunSport’s live blog.

      Team news
      New signing Mateo Kovacic made his competitive Man City debut against Arsenal in the Community Shield last Sunday following his arrival from Chelsea.
      Josko Gvardiol wasn’t named in the squad last weekend but could be involved at Turf Moor on Friday night.
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      Goal machine Erling Haaland played 60 minutes at Wembley, while Kevin de Bruyne started on the bench and came on after 65 minutes.
      Vincent Kompany could hand a competitive debut to former City goalkeeper James Trafford following his arrival this summer.
      The Clarets’ gaffer should have a full squad to pick from, providing no injuries have been picked up in training. More