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      Zlatan Ibrahimovic is proving oldies are the goldies as he leads Milan title charge despite turning 40 later this year

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      THE oldies are the goldies, as Zlatan ‘The Man’ has been proving at AC Milan.
      Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in the form of his life, having bagged 12 goals in his last eight Serie A games, prompting him to pronounce “The older I get . . . the better I get!” 

      Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 39, is spear-heading AC Milan’s title chargeCredit: AFP or licensors

      He’s also a black belt in Taekwondo, so I wouldn’t argue with him.
      Liverpool legend Alan Hansen famously stated that “you never win anything with kids,” before Manchester United’s young Class of ’92 helped dominate the Premier League for many years.
      But whether you do, or you don’t, the fact is that former United star Zlatan is showing there is life in his old hips yet, despite turning 40 later this year.
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      Us ladies don’t have to reveal our ages but Ibra’s run of form, with goals in each of his last nine starts, suggests there is no substitute for experience.
      Ibrahimovic, a free transfer two years ago, could lead Milan to the title in Italy as they are three points clear. And he has already indicated he plans to play on next season.
      Not bad for a lad who first started scoring in 1999.
      Pop star Shakira sang that your ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ and isn’t that the truth.

      But as long as you keep the WD40 handy, you can carry on in your thirty-something years, even in the Premier League. At 39 years of age Chelsea keeper Willy Caballero is the oldest player in the top flight, while former England defender Phil Jagielka is going strong at Sheffield United at 38. 

      At 39, Chelsea’s Willy Caballero is the oldest player in the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      In the last few seasons Wes Morgan, Glenn Murray and Ben Foster, all 37, have all played their part while Joao Moutinho, 34, at Wolves remains a regular.
      America’s new president Joe Biden looks pretty sprightly, despite at 78 being the oldest ever incumbent in the White House. 
      But just behind him, aged 73, is the Premier League’s managerial record breaker, Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace. He shows no sign of stopping and why should he?
      Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Robson and Neil Warnock all managed in the Prem into their 70s and the latter is doing a sterling job at Middlesbrough.

      In Japan, they have a 53-year-old who still plays in the top league. Step forward Kazuyoshi Miura, or ‘Kazu’ as he is known.
      The Japanese legend does the so-called ‘Kazu dance’ whenever he scores, which I hope for his sakes isn’t break-dancing on his head.
      I can’t see Roy doing that at Selhurst Park next time Wilf Zaha nets a 30-yard screamer — but I am pretty sure he could if he wanted to!

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      Paulo Dybala’s model girlfriend Oriana Sabatini comes out as bisexual and reveals plans to marry Juventus star

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      JUVENTUS star Paulo Dybala’s girlfriend has revealed she is bisexual – and may even prefer women.
      Argentine playmaker Dybala has been in a relationship with Oriana Sabatini, 24, for several years and she still plans to marry him.

      Paulo Dybala’s girlfriend Oriana Sabatini has come out as bisexualCredit: https://www.instagram.com/orianasabatini/

      But the model still plans to marry the Juve starCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      The brunette beauty is a singer, actress and model – and the niece of former tennis star Gabriela Sabatini.
      SunSport revealed in 2019 how Oriana shared intimate moments with another woman in a pop video.
      And the Buenos Aires-born WAG has now lifted the lid on her bedroom preferences.
      Taking part in a Q&A session on Instagram, she was asked: “Are you bisexual?”

      Oriana replied: “Really? If I have to put a label on myself, I believe that yes, I am.”
      She went further when discussing her private life on an Argentine radio show.
      Oriana told Agarrate Catalina: “There is nothing more beautiful in life than to feel free.
      “I don’t know if I am a lesbian and I like women, or if I am bisexual, but I won’t hold any prejudices about it.”

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      Sabatini often posts glamorous snaps onlineCredit: Refer to Caption

      Oriana and Dybala were both diagnosed with coronavirus last March.
      And in an interview soon after, Sabatini revealed she wants to get married.
      She said: “I would like to get married and Paulo knows it.
      “Before becoming a mother, I would like to get married. I believe in the order of steps: courtship, cohabitation, marriage and motherhood.
      “Although we will never have guarantees, I am aware that this last decision is the only one that cannot be turned back and that it should be made with someone who makes us feel safe.
      “In short, with whom we are ready to do anything.”
      Dybala, 27, was left embarrassed by the Argentine FA in November – when they revealed he had been dropped from the national squad with ‘genito-urinary symptoms’.
      Former Manchester United target, Dybala has won five Serie A titles since joining Juventus from Palermo in 2015.

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      Man Utd transfer blow as target Arkadiusz Milik joins Marseille in loan transfer with £10.6m guarantee to buy

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      MANCHESTER UNITED target Arkadiusz Milik has joined Marseille on loan from Napoli until June 2022.
      And the Ligue 1 side have an obligation to buy the striker for £10.6million at the end of the period.

      Marseille have loaned Man Utd target Arkadiusz Milik from NapoliCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      The Polish forward flew to France earlier this week to complete his medical.
      And Napoli announced the deal had been done on Thursday morning.
      The Serie A side tweeted: “Napoli announces that the footballer Arkadiusz Milik has been transferred, on a temporary basis until 30 June 2022 with obligation of redemption, to Olympique de Marseille.”
      Marseille will pay around £7million at the end of the loan period with the remaining £3.6m being made up in in bonuses.

      And they will also reportedly have to pay 20 per cent of any future sale to Napoli.
      The 26-year-old has not played for the Italians this season having been left out of their Serie A and Champions League squads.
      He joined Napoli from Ajax in 2016 and scored 48 goals in all competitions.
      Marseille have not won in three games and have dropped to sixth in Ligue 1 – ten points off leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

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      📌 | La SSCN comunica che il calciatore Arkadiusz Milik è stato trasferito, a titolo temporaneo fino al 30 giugno 2022 con obbligo di riscatto, all’Olympique de Marseille. pic.twitter.com/z0KyLwZcHt
      — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) January 21, 2021

      Man Utd were heavily linked with the Poland international in the summer and were said to have held talks over a £25million move.
      Tottenham were chasing the former Bayer Leverkusen man too but cooled their interest after they signed Carlos Vinicius instead.
      Milik fluffed a trial at Spurs in 2011.
      He didn’t have an ideal childhood, and was abandoned by his dad as a young boy.
      By the age of six he allegedly smoked and shoplifted, as it appeared he was going wayward.
      However, it was a Polish football coach who saw his talent and helped him achieve his dream of becoming a footballer.
      And he could’ve ended up at Tottenham – who were said to be willing to pay £25m for the target man – earlier on in his career.
      However, an unsuccessful trial as a teen, under the watchful eye of former manager Harry Redknapp, meant Spurs didn’t fancy paying his then £100,000 fee.
      Everton were also linked at the end of last season with Carlo Ancelotti keen to provide competition for Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
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      Man Utd and Tottenham joined by Leicester in Christian Eriksen loan transfer chase but £300k-a-week wages is big hurdle

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      LEICESTER inquired about loaning Christian Eriksen from Inter Milan last week but will not pay his £300k-a-week wages, according to reports.
      The Foxes have joined Manchester United and Tottenham in pursuit of the Dane who has been heavily linked with a Premier League return.

      Leicester have made contact with Inter Milan about loaning Christian EriksenCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      But the Midlands side ‘baulked’ at his enormous salary, according to the Telegraph.
      The Danish playmaker, 28, left Tottenham a year ago to join the Italians.
      And Eriksen is thought to want out already with Inter open to loaning him to put him in the shop window for a summer sale.
      Leicester are keen to bring him in but backed off as soon as Inter demanded any suitors pay his full wages.

      Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel are the Foxes’ current highest earners on £100k-a-week which means the move has no legs unless Inter shift their stance.
      Brendan Rodgers is keen to reinforce the attacking midfield position with Dennis Praet out with a long term hamstring injury and Hamza Choudhury being linked with a move to Newcastle and West Brom.
      However, Leicester would have to be willing to cough up more than £100k-a-week to land him as Man Utd have already offered to pay 40 per cent of his wages, at £120k-a-week.
      United have reportedly already put in a bid to loan him until the end of the season.

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      Ian McGarry – host of the Transfer Window Podcast – said: “Christian Eriksen’s move out of Italy is getting closer.
      “It’s our understanding however that – while he’s been linked heavily with a return to Tottenham – he has in fact been offered to Manchester United.
      “This would be a loan deal until the end of the season with no option to buy as far as it goes at the moment.
      “The deal is far from being done mostly because Man Utd have not offered to pay a sufficient part of his wages which are £7.08million net per year – meaning £3.54m to the end of the season.
      “It’s our understanding United have offered to pay £1.33m with Inter paying the rest.
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      “Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is quite keen on the idea. He is looking for a creative central midfielder to assist in United’s challenge for the Premier League title.”
      United and Leicester face competition from Eriksen’s old club Spurs who are also keen on a loan.
      And new Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino may also try and reunite with the 103-cap Denmark international while Arsenal, Wolves and Ajax have also been linked.
      Eriksen spent six-and-a-half years with Tottenham but left when Jose Mourinho came in.
      He made 305 appearances for the club, scoring 69 goals.
      But since his switch to Italy, his stats make for pretty grim reading with just four in 40 matches – and not a goal or assist in his 14 appearances this term.
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      Chelsea ace Fikayo Tomori’s AC Milan loan transfer set to be finalised after ‘clubs reach agreement’

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      CHELSEA outcast Fikayo Tomori is set to join AC Milan on loan after the clubs reportedly reached an agreement.
      The 23-year-old will join the Serie A leaders on a six-month deal and the Italians will have the option to buy him in the summer.

      Fikayo Tomori will join AC Milan on loanCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Talks stepped up on Thursday night and deal paperwork between the two clubs has been exchanged, according to the Times.
      Milan also tried to sign Tomori last summer and look to have finally got their wish.
      Tomori has slipped below Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen under Frank Lampard.
      The one-cap England international has played just four times for Chelsea this season, including just one Premier League outing – the 2-0 defeat at home to Liverpool.

      Most-recently, he enjoyed a ten-minute cameo in the 4-0 FA Cup third-round win over Morecambe.
      After the cup clash, Lampard hinted Tomori was set for a temporary move away.
      The Blues boss said: “The situation with Fikayo is open at the moment.
      “There is a possibility he could be going on loan to get games somewhere else.

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      “So that would have to be the solution for him and the club. That was part of my thinking of not starting him.
      “I gave him some minutes at the end but while we were looking at that I wanted to make sure it was the right thing for the club and for him and individually. So that’s why he didn’t start.
      “But his attitude, even though he hasn’t played much recently, has been fantastic in training and in how he is.”
      Tomori – who snubbed a move to West Ham on deadline day last summer – has also been linked with Leeds and Newcastle.
      The defender has been with Chelsea since joining their academy aged eight.
      He signed a big money five-year deal in November 2019.
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      Cristiano Ronaldo is 61 goals off Josef Bican’s all-time record and NOT most prolific player in history, insist Czech FA

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has been told he did NOT become the most prolific player in history last night… by the Czech FA.
      Legendary forward Ronaldo, 35, struck his 760th career goal in Juventus’ 2-0 Supercoppa Italiana win against Napoli on Wednesday.

      Cristiano Ronaldo hit his 760th career goal last night… but it’s still not the recordCredit: AFP

      Fifa say Josef Bican scored 805, with the Czech FA putting him on 821Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      It was claimed Ronnie therefore became the game’s all-time goalscoring great ahead of Czech icon Josef Bican, who was apparently on 759.
      However, official Fifa figures reveal Bican instead scored 805 goals throughout his prolific career during the 1940s and 50s.
      That puts him 45 ahead of Ronaldo, and Fifa are also supported by the Czech FA.
      However, they say Bican actually scored 821 official goals – leaving Ronaldo trailing by a mammoth 61 strikes.

      The Czech FA claim Fifa have not included goals from Bican’s time in the country’s second division, where he netted 53 times in 26 outings. 
      And they add that their own number of 821 goals also comes AFTER they deemed even more strikes from Bican unofficial.
      Regardless of whether the Czech FA’s claims stand, Ronaldo is still some way off Bican’s tally by Fifa’s reckoning.
      However, he still has 18 months to run on his Juventus contract.

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      And after scoring 20 goals in 20 games this season already, not many would bet against Ronaldo eventually going on to become Fifa’s No1 poacher.
      But confusion over the record is nothing new, with Lionel Messi’s single club goal record also denied by other parties.
      Messi moved to 644 goals after scoring against Real Valladolid last month, taking him past Pele’s 643 tally for Santos.
      However, the Brazilian outfit are adamant Pele actually scored 1,091 times, with the extra 448 goals coming against top teams including Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid in ‘official Fifa games’.
      Messi has since moved to 648 Barcelona goals, but will need to keep playing for quite some time if Santos’ claim about Pele is validated.

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      Stunning Italian football presenter Diletta Leotta dating actor Can Yaman leaving millions of Instagram fans heartbroken

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      STUNNING Italian sports presenter Diletta Leotta delivered bad news for millions of her fans – after it was revealed she has a boyfriend.
      The glamorous broadcaster hinted she may have found love after posting a picture of a large bouquet of flowers to her 7.3million Instagram followers.

      Diletta Leotta has found love in the shape of actor Can YamanCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta

      The glamorous star is an Italian sports reporter who covers Serie A for DAZNCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta

      The 29-year-old boasts a staggering 7.3m Instagram followersCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta

      And Italian magazine Chi revealed the lucky man is actor Can Yaman – 2019’s GQ Men of the Year Best Rising Actor.
      Yaman, 31, and Leotta, 29, were snapped by paparazzi in Rome and are understood to have enjoyed a romantic break together in the Italian capital where the Turkish film star was filming.
      Chi wrote on January 13: “Diletta Leotta and the Turkish actor Can Yaman, the new sex symbol of TV and social media, are in love.
      “They have spent five days of passion in a large hotel in the centre of Rome.

      “They exchanged kisses and effusions and the days just passed saw the birth of a new, overwhelming love.”
      However, they had to go their separate ways last Sunday when Yaman flew back to Turkey and Leotta headed to cover Roma-Lazio match.
      But the news of their relationship left many of her adoring supporters gutted.
      On the Chi post, one commented: “What a disappointment if that were true.”

      Italian magazine Chi revealed the photos of Leotta and Yaman together in Rome

      She previously dated Italian boxer Daniele ScardinaCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta

      She was also linked with Zlatan Ibrahimovic but these rumours were strongly deniedCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta
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      Another wrote: “No oh well… only disappointments in this life.”
      And a third said: “My heart went crack!”
      Leotta previously presented Sky Sports’ coverage of Serie B in Italy but has since moved to broadcaster DAZN and now presents Serie A fixtures.
      She used to date Italian boxer Daniele Scardina but called time on their relationship.
      And then last year there were wild claims in the Italian press that she was seeing married AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
      They first met during lockdown when they filmed an ad for running app BuddyFit and were later spotted at a restaurant in Sardinia together where Leotta was celebrating her 29th birthday on the island.
      But the suggestions of any romance were strongly denied by Leotta’s representatives, who said there was ‘no relationship’ between the pair.

      The presenter left millions of her followers heartbrokenCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta

      The star often posts photos in her BuddyFit outfits on social mediaCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta

      The lucky man is the Turkish actor who has 7.9m Instagram followersCredit: Instagram / @canyaman

      He was named GQ’s Rising Actor of the Year in 2019Credit: Instagram / @canyaman

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      Cristiano Ronaldo is ninth most decorated footballer in history after Italian Super Cup triumph as top 10 revealed

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO is the ninth most decorated footballer in history behind the likes of Lionel Messi and Dani Alves.
      The Portuguese ace landed the 33rd trophy of his career as Juventus beat Napoli to win the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday.

      Cristiano Ronaldo is three trophies behind rival Lionel Messi

      Ronaldo, 35, bagged his 760th career goal when he opened the scoring in the second half.
      The former Manchester United star cradled the trophy in his arms after the match ended 2-0.
      But he has a long way to go until he is dubbed the most decorated footballer in history.
      Barcelona icon Dani Alves holds that title after winning 42 trophies during his career.

      Andres Iniesta and former Brazilian defender Maxwell are level in second with 37.
      Messi, who has spent his entire career at Barcelona, is three clear of Ronaldo.
      Ryan Giggs, Kenny Dalglish, Gerard Pique, Victor Baia are also ahead of the Juve ace.
      Ronaldo and Co have a mountain to climb if they want to win the Serie A title this season.

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      Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring against Napoli on WednesdayCredit: AFP or licensors

      As things stand, the Italian giants are slumped at fifth with just nine wins from 17 games.
      They are ten points behind league leaders AC Milan with one game in hand.
      Ronaldo has scored 15 goals and made two assists in 14 top-flight matches this season.
      But there has been some confusion around whether he is the game’s all-time top goalscorer.
      Some fans now have the five-time Ballon d’Or winner one goal ahead of Czech legend Josef Bican.
      However, official Fifa figures have 1940-50s goal-machine Bican on 805 strikes – still 45 ahead of Ronaldo.

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