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      Man Utd transfer blow as top target joins Mason Greenwood at Marseille on free transfer after two months unemployed

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      MANCHESTER UNITED target Adrien Rabiot has joined Marseille on a two year-deal. The 29-year-old will link up with former Old Trafford attacker Mason Greenwood after his Juventus contract expired this summer.Long-term United target Adrien Rabiot has been without a club since MayCredit: AFPRabiot has since signed for Ligue 1 side Marseille this weekCredit: OM_OfficielReports in July suggested that United were planning on holding talks with the midfielder.But they eventually pulled out of the race to seal his signature.Rabiot has now joined Marseille as a free agent until 2026.It’s a move that sees him return to Ligue 1 after five years away from the French top flight. He could make his debut when Marseille, who sit second in the table, travel to rivals Lyon on Sunday night. He joins Greenwood, Neal Maupay and Emile Hojbjerg, who all signed this summer under new boss Roberto De Zerbi.Greenwood has made a fast start to his Marseille career after completing a £30m move, scoring five goals in his first four games and winning the club’s Player of the Month for August.Rabiot, meanwhile, started five of France’s six games at Euro 2024, missing only the quarter-final win over Portugal through suspension.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFrench agent Bruno Satin, who has worked alongside the likes of Paul Pogba, Sergio Aguero and Ibrahima Konate, believes Rabiot should be playing for one of the ten best teams in Europe.Satin claims Rabiot’s move to Atletico Madrid failed last month because mum Veronique Rabiot made demands over her son’s position in the team.Mason Greenwood to switch allegiance to JamaicaSatin told RMC Sport when asked about Rabiot joining Marseille: “It’s the result of the incompetence of the people who accompanied him there.”He is advised by his mother and it shows that it is good to be accompanied by professionals.”Because if he had been accompanied by a pro, he would be in a European top ten club and what’s more, he was free.”He won the Serie A title with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2020Credit: ReutersThe midfielder came through the PSG academy before going on to make 227 appearances for the side in all competitions.He opted for a Serie A move with Juventus in 2019 and won the league title at the end of his debut campaign.He scored 22 goals in 212 appearances during his time in Turin. READ MORE SUN STORIESOn his Marseille move Rabiot said: “At first it seemed unlikely, but after talking a lot with Medhi, we reached an agreement.”I also spoke with the coach. The project really spoke to me. A city that lives for football, it makes you want to play and win.” More

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      Forgotten Liverpool icon left to rot in reserves after being banished by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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      DIVOCK ORIGI’S career remains in limbo after the ex-Liverpool striker was banished to AC Milan’s reserves.The Anfield cult hero will not face his former side when the Reds meet Milan in tonight’s Champions League group stage. Divock Origi spent seven seasons with Liverpool but left for Milan in 2022Credit: GettyHe has since failed to shine during a loan move Nottingham ForestCredit: GettyOrigi netted in an epic 4-0 win over Barcelona in 2019Credit: AFP or licensorsOrigi spent seven seasons with Liverpool, playing over 100 times for the club. He enjoyed a pivotal role in the famous comeback win over Barcelona in 2019, netting what was later voted by fans as the club’s greatest goal in its 130-year history. Origi would go on to score in the Champions League final that season against Spurs, cementing his cult status on Merseyside. But in recent seasons, the Belgian’s eye for goal has deserted him since leaving for Milan in 2022. READ MORE ON FOOTBALLOrigi has netted just twice for the Rossoneri and was shipped out to Nottingham Forest on loan last season. He remained shot-shy during his time at the City Ground and received a frosty reception on his return to Italy. Origi was banished to the youth team by Milan’s senior advisor and former striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibra said in July: “Divock Origi and Fode Ballo-Toure are not part of our plans. Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”They will be part of the youth team as they’re not included in our project.”Origi was demoted to Milan Futuro, the team’s Serie C under-23 side. How much every Premier League club earns in shirt sponsorsHe hasn’t appeared for the team this season and reportedly trained on his own over the summer. Origi signed a four-year deal in Milan and his contract runs through to 2026.Despite rumours of a Prem return over the summer, no move materialised. He will now be forced to watch Tuesday’s San Siro showdown from the stands. New Champions League formatEach club will play eight matches in the opening phase – against seeded opposition, in a system designed to ensure that teams play opponents of similar difficulty.The top eight teams in the “final” table will automatically go through to the last 16, where they will be joined by the eight play-off winners of ties between the sides placed ninth to 24th in the table.Despite there being just eight matches in the opening phase, European matches will be spread over 10 midweek slots.The new Champions League format also sees the implication of two additional qualifying spots.They will be awarded to the nations that are top of the “country coefficient” chart each season.And reports suggest he could even have his contract terminated by Milan to leave on a free.Liverpool arrive in Italy on the back of a shock 1-0 loss to Forest at the weekend.READ MORE SUN STORIESMilan meanwhile have made a poor start to the new Serie A season.They currently sit 10th with just one win from their opening four matches. More

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      Erling Haaland could break outrageous Cristiano Ronaldo record in Champions League… but MUST score vs Inter Milan

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      ERLING HAALAND is on course to shatter one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible goal scoring records.But the Norwegian ace MUST score against Inter Milan in the Champions League first.Erling Haaland is one goal away from breaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s recordThe former Real Madrid star is the currently the fastest player to 100 goalsWhile Ronaldo has many more records protected for now, Haaland could become the new fastest player to bag 100 goals for a European club.The five-time Ballon d’Or winner currently holds the record after reaching a century of goals in just 105 games for Real Madrid.Haaland currently sits on 99 City goals after just 103 appearances.This means he has ONE more game remaining to beat Ronaldo to triple digits.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSAnd Manchester City host Serie A champs Inter on Wednesday.If Haaland fails to score then he could equal Ronaldo’s record in Sunday’s mouth-watering Prem clash against title rivals Arsenal.With Haaland close to gaining Ronaldo’s title, Pep Guardiola joked that he’d be fine if the striker didn’t improve his game, as long he keeps scoring.Guardiola told the Manchester Evening News: “He can evolve but if you tell me in the next 100 games he scores another 99 goals, for me it’s fine.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”As much games as he plays in this club, he will improve naturally. I played 11 years as a professional and I scored 11 goals. This guy scored nine in four. He can equal me in one game.”Haaland has started City’s new Prem campaign in sensational form, scoring nine goals in just four games.Fans ask ‘how can you not love him?’ after Haaland’s blunt eight-word response to reporter’s fantasy football questionThis included back-to-back hat-tricks against Ipswich and West Ham.And the post denied him three consecutive hat-tricks in City’s 2-1 win over Brentford at the Etihad on Saturday.He set a new record by eclipsing the eight goals in four games netted by Wayne Rooney for Manchester United in the 2011-12 season.Should Haaland score once against Inter, he will tie Juventus icon Alessandro Del Piero on 42 Champions League goals.Two goals would see him go level with Neymar on 43.And three would equal that of respective Chelsea and Liverpool legends Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah with 44.Meanwhile, Ronaldo became the first player ever to score 900 career goals in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Croatia fortnight ago. More

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      Subtle change to Champions League coverage as Amazon Prime set to use feature loved by fans for AC Milan vs Liverpool

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      AMAZON PRIME will bring back a much-loved subtle feature for their Champions League coverage this season.Their first match is a blockbuster showdown between AC Milan and Liverpool, two teams who have lifted 13 European Cups between them.The substitute counter is back for Amazon Prime’s Champions League coverageLiverpool travel to the San Siro to face AC MilanCredit: RexPrime video are set to pull out all the stops to impress fans in their first-ever coverage of Europe’s elite top competition.It has been confirmed that the popular substitute counter feature will be on display for the match at the San Siro.The feature appears in the top left corner of the screen above the scoreline.The tracker shows five little marks above each team – with the number of dashes reducing by one every time a substitution is made.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSIt makes it easy for fans to see how many more changes their manager has left in a game.Teams are allowed to make five substitutions per game.Amazon Prime have used this before when covering Premier League matches last season.And it proved a hit with fans, who called for it to be adopted by other broadcasters.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSOne fan wrote on X: “The new sub tracking system on Prime is very useful. It’s surprising that it hasn’t been introduced sooner.”A second said: “So handy to see how many subs teams have left to use. It’s the little things🤏.”Fans in hysterics as they spot PSG president’s reaction to brutal Champions League draw on live TVWhile another fan wrote last term: “I like that sub counter Prime Video have… It’s something Sky have to think about implementing too.”Amazon Prime gained the rights to show one Champions League match a week for the first-time ever this season.The streaming platform have been given the top pick each Tuesday, with football broadcaster veterans TNT Sports showing the remaining ties.And there will also be a free-to-air option for UK viewers for the first time in nearly a decade.That is because the BBC will show a Match of the Day-style highlights programme on Wednesdays as part of a three-year deal with Uefa.Meanwhile, it’s the fifth Champions League meeting between Liverpool and AC Milan.Their most famous encounter being the 2005 final in Istanbul when the Reds came back from 3-0 down to win on penalties. The two sides were also drawn in the same group during the 2021/22 Champions League, with the Merseyside team winning both encounters.READ MORE SUN STORIESArne Slot’s side go into their European opener on the back of their first defeat of the Prem campaign.Callum Hudson-Odi’s strike handed Nottingham Forest a shock win at Anfield last Saturday. More

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      Alisha Lehmann reveals huge wage gap between her and boyfriend Douglas Luiz at Juventus as she opens up on private life

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      ALISHA LEHMANN has opened up on the salary difference between her and boyfriend Douglas Luiz.The couple both left Aston Villa for Juventus in the summer, making history as they became the first ever boyfriend and girlfriend transfer.Alisha Lehmann and Douglas Luiz completed the world’s first couples transfer this summerCredit: instagram @alishalehmann7Luiz left Aston Villa for Juventus in a reported £50m dealCredit: RexLehmann followed in Luiz’s footsteps but is on considerably less per weekCredit: GettyLehmann has 17 million followers on social mediaCredit: Instagram @alishalehmann7Luiz, 26, switched the Midlands for Turin in a £50million deal and reportedly signed a contract worth around £100,000-a-week.Lehamnn, 25, then followed suit and she supposedly earned £200,00-a-year at Villa Park.Opening up on the huge gap in salary between men’s and women’s players, the glam Swiss winger told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Everyone would like to have the same salary.”I often speak to Douglas at home about this and tell him it’s not fair. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”We do the same job, but he gets paid a hundred times more than me.”It’s something that affects me because I’m a woman. Obviously, there’s still a long way to go on the path we’re on because there may never be equal pay. “There will have to be a very strong will to make a change in this direction.”On unfair criticism of women’s football, she added: “If someone comes to me with jokes, I always ask them ‘have you ever seen a match?’ Probably not, because when you see a match you realise how good and passionate we are.”Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSLehmann also claims she does not live a life of luxury – despite her eye-catching posts for her 17 million followers on Instagram.She revealed: “I don’t live like a star, but like everyone else.Glam footballer Alisha Lehmann looks stunning as she shows off skills in a bikini leaving fans ‘jealous of Douglas Luiz'”When people see you on social media they think you live a different life, but that’s not the case. “I live a normal life. I go home, I cook, I do the same things as everyone else. “Of course, it’s nice when people recognise you on the street.” More

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      Arsenal and Chelsea legend Cesc Fabregas ‘faces being EVICTED from luxury apartment in row over £30k unpaid rent’

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      CESC FABREGAS faces being EVICTED from his home in a row over unpaid rent, according to reports.The Arsenal and Chelsea legend is now the manager of Italian club Como.Cesc Fabregas is at risk of being kicked out his homeCredit: EPAWorld Cup winner Fabregas, 37 and his family recently moved into a luxury apartment in the Swiss town Bissone.Sited near Lugano, it is just 15 miles across the Italian border from Como.But the property’s owners reportedly lodged an eviction notice via the courts earlier this month.Former Spain international Fabregas is said to owe 34,000 Swiss francs – £30,500 – in unpaid rent and other charges.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHis landlords told Italian media: “We tried to contact Fabregas’ lawyers, but without success.”The court could now order police to throw out the ex-midfielder and his family if he does not pay up within a week.Fabregas’ lawyer Roy Bay insisted: “All the rent payments until now have been made in full.”Some were not made on time, as there were numerous faults and problems with the building.”Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFabregas’ troubles are not confined to his home situation, with Como yet to win a Serie A game in four attempts.The newly-promoted minnows are 18th in the 20-team league.Watch Premier League cult hero you had no idea is still playing perform incredible initiation song They blew a 2-0 lead with 14 minutes left to draw 2-2 at home to Bologna on Saturday.Ex-Premier League stars Pepe Reina, Raphael Varane, Alberto Moreno and Patrick Cutrone are in the Como squad. More

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      Moment humiliated Serie A stars trudge over to own fans to get scolded after 4-0 loss.. alongside giant flamingo mascot

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      SERIE A side Cagliari suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Napoli, and paid a grovelling apology to fans.The club, based in southern Italy, currently sit second bottom of the table following their thrashing by Antonio Conte’s side.Cagliari’s mascot ‘Pully’ joined the players as they were scolded by home fans following defeat to NapoliCredit: ESPNGoals from Napoli’s Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Romelu Lukaku and Alessandro Buongiorno compounded them to a four-goal walloping in front of their own supporters.Following the game, the players walked over to the home crowd to apologise and listen to the fans as they scolded them.While it is a tradition in Serie A for the home side to apologise to fans following a defeat, the players were joined by the club’s flamingo mascot “Pully”, who could be seen standing behind the team.Social media users were left in disbelief at the mascot joining the club, with one user saying: “Nah the mascot had a POTM performance.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLA second said: “No one is safe.”A third added: “Sometimes, even mascots feel the pressure.”Another said: “When even the mascot gets scolded, you know it’s serious.”A fifth said: “Cagliari’s 9-foot flamingo mascot ‘Pully’ getting ripped into after losing 4-0 to Napoli is making me lose my s***.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSReacting on social media after the game, midfielder Gianluca Gaetano said on Instagram: “It’s hard to explain a 0-4. It’s hard to explain that we deserved more. “We know we have to improve. We know where our path will be.”Piers Morgan says ‘even our mascot is harder than Tottenham’s’ as Arsenal kid pushes counterparts before derbyFormer Everton star Yerry Mina added: “A difficult and complicated match, but this team is strong and we will continue to work hard to achieve positive results in what lies ahead.”Manager Davide Nicola, told reporters: “If you see the result you think that Cagliari did nothing, but that’s not the case.”For 65 minutes – he adds – we played a good game, the 0-2 goal came after many of our chances. “Then it’s obvious that everything becomes more difficult, you have to continue to create but maintaining balance. “On one hand I’m very satisfied, because I see that the team is starting to do what we train. But we have to reduce the lapses in concentration and be more practical.”I don’t want us to get discouraged, we have to recover and defend with courage.”The Rossoblu play Empoli in their next match.Who is Pully?Cagliari’s mascot Pully joined the players as they apologised to fans following a 4-0 home defeat to Napoli, but who are they?The name Pully, which derives from pullo, as small birds are called, was chosen by the children of the Typhus School.The flamingo has always been a symbolic figure of the city of Cagliari, loved by locals and tourists, an elegant and frequent presence in our skies, particularly during the summer. Pull is an enblem of freedom and balance between urban spirit and wild nature.The mascot stands at nine feet tall.Merchandise for Pully, including pencils, puzzles, t-shirts and mugs, can be brought from the club store from €2.20. More

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      Arsenal ‘snubbed chance to sign Victor Osimhen after Gunners placed price cap on new striker transfer’

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      ARSENAL turned down the opportunity to sign star striker Victor Osimhen in the summer because they thought he was too expensive.Osimhen, 25, has put the whole world on notice the last four years thanks to some stunning performances with Napoli whom he led to their first Serie A title in 33 years.Arsenal turned down the opportunity to sign Victor Osimhen in the summerCredit: RexArsenal opted against Osimhen because of his staggering release clauseCredit: GettyThe Nigeria international attracted immense interest this past summer transfer window and came close to Chelsea who made him their top target.The Blues made a final bid in the dying hours of the transfer market last month but did not hear back from the centre-forward, while there were even reports of club chiefs flying to Naples to hold talks.Osimhen ended up moving to Galatasaray on loan much to the surprise of everyone after he fell out of favour in Naples and new manager Antonio Conte gave his shirt number to Romelu Lukaku.According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal also had the chance to land the Nigerian.Read More on ArsenalHowever, the Gunners opted against meeting his staggering release clause, which is said to have cost £109million.The North Londoners also decided against going for a striker altogether with manager Mikel Arteta placing his faith on Kai Havertz as a false nine.That is despite Eddie Nketiah moving to Crystal Palace and Gabriel Jesus still dealing with fitness issues.Arsenal looked determined to land a centre-forward from the top shelf in the early days of the summer transfer window.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSArteta’s side was strongly linked with the likes of Victor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko.But Gyokeres and Sesko ultimately stayed put at Sporting Lisbon and RB Leipzig respectively.How superstar Mikel Merino is the final piece of Arsenal’s jigsaw – City should watch outAccording to The Times, however, Arteta looks set to sign a star forward in the next two transfer windows after penning a new deal at the Emirates which ties him until 2027.That could see Arsenal going back for Sesko, while Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams and Bayern Munich ace Jamal Musiala have also been linked. More