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      Former England star Sol Campbell, 50, reveals new job developing AI football coaches

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      SOL CAMPBELL wants to create a “virtual coach” and take AI-led scouting and coaching platforms across the globe.The former Arsenal and England defender started working with a Swiss tech firm last year.Sol Campbell plans to take AI-led coaching across the worldCredit: GettyHis role was to leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence to help clubs analyse matches and player performance.Campbell, 50, has now branched out on his own and wants take his ideas and software worldwide.He said: “In the UK, there are so many analysts and it’s great.“This is for India, America, Africa and the Caribbean where they need sophisticated coaching.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL“I’m trying to develop, in the future, something where everyone will have access to high-level coaching, wherever you are in the world.”Yet Campbell urged caution about the rise of AI.He said: “You cannot disregard the human eye and experienced coach, scout or fitness expert.”Campbell has experience in coaching from his days as manager of Macclesfield Town and Southend United.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSAs a player, he worked alongside legendary bosses like Arsene Wenger, George Graham and Sven-Goran Eriksson.Campbell won two Premier Leagues and three FA Cups at Arsenal after his controversial move from rivals Tottenham in 2001.Thomas Tuchel’s first day at St. George’s Park as he meets England staff and coaches More

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      Mum of Thibaut Courtois’ love-child reveals fear they will be made homeless over unpaid mortgage despite his huge salary

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      THE mother of football star Thibaut Courtois’ love child fears they will be made homeless as she cannot afford to pay for her damp-ridden house.Elsa Izac, 50, fears the £3million property could be repossessed as she owes £63,000 in mortgage payments, while severe mould eats away at its ceilings.The mum of Thibaut Courtois’ lovechild fears they will be made homeless as she cannot afford to pay for her damp-ridden houseCredit: GettyElsa Izac fears her home could be repossessed as she owes £63,000 in unmet mortgage paymentsCredit: Peter JordanSevere mould eats away at the ceilings in the propertyCredit: Peter JordanMeanwhile, £35million Real Madrid goalie Courtois, 32, lives a life of luxury in the Spanish capital on pay of £240,000 a week.Elsa, mother to seven-year-old Enzo, said: “Our house is falling apart. We simply can’t continue to live like this.”The former Versace fashion designer had a fling with the Belgian international after he moved in next-door when he joined Chelsea in 2014. They had Enzo three years later.Elsa says that in 2020 Courtois was told to pay her maintenance. Read More on SportBut Elsa, of Wimbledon, South West ­London, said it is not enough.She added: “I’m scared the bank will repossess our home and worry whenever someone knocks on the door. I don’t want to find us homeless suddenly.“It is not acceptable for me to see Thibaut travelling on private jets, partying in yachts, then leaving his child here in this environment.“Surely he can spare a bit more to look after his son?”Most read in FootballCourtois also has an 11-month-old daughter with his wife, and two other children from a previous relationship. He has been approached for comment.Thibaut Courtois’ honeymoon doesn’t go to plan for stunning wife as she shares what it’s like to marry an athleteElsa, mum to Enzo, seven, said: ‘Our house is falling apart. We simply can’t continue to live like this’Credit: Peter Jordan More

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      Fresh twist in Kyle Walker’s troubled marriage as estranged wife Annie makes major change in new business venture

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      KYLE Walker’s estranged wife Annie Kilner has used his name professionally for the first time.The model, 31, referred to herself as Annie Walker to plug her jewellery range.Kyle Walker’s estranged wife Annie Kilner has used his name for the first time professionallyCredit: SplashThe 31-year-old referred to herself as Annie Walker to plug her jewellery rangeCredit: Paul Edwards – Commissioned by The SunHer Instagram post reads: ‘Demure. Founded by Annie Walker & Sophie Haynes’Credit: InstagramHer Instagram post, shared on Saturday, showed her wearing a diamond bracelet, and read: “Demure. Founded by Annie Walker & Sophie Haynes.”Sources said the move is a significant thawing in relations between her and the England and Manchester City love rat, 34.But tensions remain after we told how AC Milan loanee Kyle was pictured with two models, a day after Annie and their four boys visited him in Italy. A source said: “Annie was far from happy and made her feelings clear. Kyle denies anything went on and says he was asked to give the girls a lift.“He’s clearly put himself in a difficult situation given his reputation.”It’s the lack of thought for Annie and how it might look that’s caused the upset.”Despite the pictures, he and Annie are said to be working through their issues and are “in the best position” they have ever been. There is even talk they are intent on establishing themselves as a brand.They met when Annie was 15 and wed in November 2021.The marriage fell apart last January after Kyle was exposed for fathering a second child with Lauryn Goodman.Kyle Walker party girls revealed as globe-trotting models – and lift lid on how star is enjoying his new life in MilanAnnie filed for divorce last August. But insiders claim the divorce is purely financial and will see her take a large share of his estimated £27million fortune. It is possible they will remain in the same home beyond the formalities.A source added: “Kyle’s move to Italy has given the family time to take stock. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and it’ll either bring them closer together or confirm what many around them have thought for a long time.”The marriage fell apart last January after Kyle was exposed for fathering a second child with Lauryn GoodmanLove rat Walker is on loan with Italian giants AC MilanCredit: GettyWalker fathered two children with his ex LaurynCredit: Alamy More

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      Former F1 world champion boots toilet door down and has CEILING fall on him after getting stuck in cubicle

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      A FORMER F1 world champion has booted a toilet door down after getting locked inside.Jacques Villeneuve was hit on the head by failing CEILING as he made his daring escape.Jacques Villeneuve found himself stuck in an airport toiletCredit: Instagram @jacques_villeneuve_officialHe had to boot his way out after being locked inCredit: Instagram @jacques_villeneuve_officialVilleneuve, 53, won the world title in 1997 while racing for Williams Racing.However, he was caught in a tricky position while on his travels to Australia.Taking to Instagram, the Canadian former driver revealed that he had got himself stuck in a toilet at the Milano Malpensa Airport.He wrote: “Been stuck in the toilets for the last 20 minutes and security incapable of getting me out.READ MORE ON SPORT”Toilet flushing every 30 seconds. Having a blast. Very impressive.”Good start to the trip to Australia.”The post was accompanied by a selfie picture of himself in the cubicle.Villeneuve updated his followers as he was able to get out of the cubicle after half an hour.Most read in MotorsportCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSBut in doing so he accidentally caused a ceiling block to fall on his head after booting the door open.He added: “Managed to get out after 30 minutes.Everyone can see the F1 car but you have the skills of a top racing driver if you can spot the petrol cans in 12 seconds”Had to kick the door down, and a block from the ceiling fell on my head.”Ready to get down under. Travelling is 😀.”The picture showed the damage the retired driver caused to the cubicle as the door had been kicked off its hinges.Villeneuve’s 73.1k followers found the ordeal hilarious as they flooded the comment section.One joked: “S*** happens….”A second posted: “Have you got a newspaper?”A third commented: “It’s door out and away we go!”A fourth wrote: “Still a better place to be stuck in than the 1999 BAR.”A fifth said: “This is the best story of the week, hands down.”Another added: “Longest pit stop ever.”Villeneuve was the first driver from Canada ever to win the World Championship.The driver left Williams in 1999 as he switched teams to British American Racing for the next four years.He finished his F1 career with a two-year stint at Renault and Sauber between 2004 and 2006.After leaving F1, the Canadian entered NASCAR in the US, winning two races from 23 starts.Throughout his career, he has also written lyrics for songs, and in 2005 he rented a professional recording studio in Paris to hear his music better.The same year he released the song Accepterais-tu, and in 2007 he released the acoustic rock album, Private Paradise.READ MORE SUN STORIESMeanwhile, the 2025 F1 season start is right around the corner.The first race in Melbourne will be on March 16 for the Australian GP. More

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      Man Utd stars Casemiro and Joshua Zirkzee hailed for genius role in Bruno Fernandes’ stunning free-kick against Arsenal

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      CASEMIRO and Joshua Zirkzee are stealing Bruno Fernandes’ thunder after his stunning free kick opened the scoring against Arsenal.The pair have been credited with some clever positioning, blocking David Raya’s view of Fernandes’ shot.Raya left a clear gap in the wall before the free kick was taken…Credit: Sky…but Zirkzee and Casemiro filled it at the crucial momentCredit: SkyThe goal follows controversy surrounding where referee Anthony Taylor set the wall – 11.2 yards from where the kick was taken, rather than the ten yards that the rules stipulate.This gave Fernandes more chance of getting his shot up and over the wall.And Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said: “I want to explain why I think this is so hard to stop. First you have to give credit to the striker of the ball, then I want to look at Zirkzee and Casemiro.Read more football”What they do really clever [is]…”The keeper [Raya] has just got a nice gap and that’s exactly what you want because then you might be able to get a look at it as he’s struck it.”But as he gets to the ball, just watch what Casemiro and Zirkzee do. They take Thomas Partey across.”All of a sudden that gap is gone, so the next time that he’s [Raya] going to see the ball is just after it’s gone over the wall.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS”Now you have absolutely no chance by then, with that trajectory and that top spin that he’s [Fernandes] got on it, of getting anywhere near it.”That’s why it’s quite smart from whoever has devised that free kick.”How Bruno Fernandes’ ‘Steven Gerrard syndrome’ spoils Ruben Amorim’s Man Utd systemThe goal was a crucial one, coming at the end of a half where United had been on the back foot.Arsenal made amends, though, clawing an equaliser back through Declan Rice in the second half.The set piece marks Fernandes’ second free kick goal in his last three appearances.And United employed similar antics for his goal at Everton two weeks ago, with Zirkzee and Harry Maguire positioning themselves very intentionally to block Jordan Pickford’s view.The England number one was rooted to the spot as the shot hit the bottom right corner.Before this run of goals, Fernandes had scored just one free kick in his previous 183 Premier League appearances.Ruben Amorim may not have made much of an impact in the results column, but he does at least have set piece routines on song. More

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      Mikel Arteta walks out of Sky Sports interview moments after Arsenal lose further ground in Premier League title race

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      MIKEL ARTETA walked out of his interview with Sky Sports after Arsenal drew with Manchester United.The Gunners have dropped 15 points behind Liverpool in the race for the Premier League title with just ten games left to play.Mikel Arteta did not finish his interview with Sky SportsCredit: Sky SportsHe walked out after being asked about the title raceCredit: Sky SportsArteta, 42, was clearly frustrated after watching his side have to settle for a point at Old Trafford.The Spaniard had very little patience during his post-match interview with broadcaster Sky Sports.He answered questions about the performance but wanted to leave before the interviewer finished his questions.The last moment saw Arteta start to walk out after being asked about the club’s failure to sign a striker in January.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSThe interviewer stopped the manager to insist that he ask about the title race and the huge gap between Arsenal and Liverpool.However, Arteta just muttered “no” and continued to walk out of the interview.Fans found the moment hilarious as they reacted to it on social media.One posted: “Mikel Arteta’s head is HOT.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSA second wrote: “Arteta walked off hahaha.”A third commented: “Arteta’s just stormed off from the interview hahaha.”Roy Keane fears Man Utd will get WORSE and reveals biggest red flag that could spell the end for Ruben AmorimA fourth said: “Arteta has just run away from the title race question LOL.”Another added: “Wow, did you see Arteta’s interview? What an absolute embarrassment.”Storms off like a petulant child. It’s on him, he doesn’t have a striker.”Arteta did answer a few questions about the match and insisted that his side did “dominate” the game.He said: “Very frustrated we haven’t won because of the dominance and control we had especially in the first half.”Out of nothing we gave the ball away. In the second half we tried and we generated the goal.”We had them and you could feel that they were really fatigued and we gave them life.”We tried in various ways but ultimately we have to execute — the right moment, with the right weight of pass.”Bruno Fernandes gave Manchester United the lead with a stunning free kick in the first half.READ MORE SUN STORIESThere has been some controversy as it has emerged the wall was 11.2 yards away from the spot it was taken from.Rice fired in a brilliant equaliser in the second half but it was Man United who had the better chances to take all three points.Bruno Fernandes’ goal gave Man United the lead for the first halfCredit: GettyDeclan Rice scored a brilliant equaliserCredit: Getty More

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      ‘I am no longer available’ – Belgium No1 quits national team after Thibaut Courtois decided to make comeback

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      BELGIUM’S No1 has quit the national team after Thibaut Courtois was allowed to make a comeback.Koen Casteels has announced his decision to step away from international duty with immediate effect.Koen Casteels has quit BelgiumCredit: GettyThe goalkeeper is not happy Thibaut Courtois has been allowed back into the foldCredit: GettyHe is not happy with the Belgian FA after they allowed Courtois to return to the national team fold.Casteels stated he is no longer available for selection in an interview with Belgian podcast MidMid.He said: “It’s strange that the football association has turned 180 degrees and is rolling out the red carpet and welcoming him back with open arms.”First of all, I think it’s a bit strange that Courtois can decide for himself whether he can come back.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”It is not so much towards Thibaut, but mainly towards the football association. That does not fit in with the standards and values that I have about what a team sport or a sporting organisation should have.”As of today, I am no longer available [for the national team].”Courtois previously stepped down from Belgium duty after a fallout with former boss Domenico Tedesco.He last featured for the Red Devils in June 2023 and was absent for Euro 2024, with Casteels not missing a minute at the tournament.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSCourtois, who has 102 Belgium caps, rowed with Tedesco over the captaincy.The Real Madrid keeper explained his decision to step away, saying: “Look, if my departure was purely about the captaincy, I would have already resigned in March [when Tedesco chose De Bruyne as captain]. Belgium boss reacts after Real Madrid star Thibaut Courtois publicly calls him out”Kevin as captain? No problem. But then you had Romelu [Lukaku] and I as vice-captains without hierarchy.”When he said that Romelu was captain against Austria and I was captain against Estonia on Tuesday, something snapped inside me. I couldn’t handle it anymore. “The fact that I no longer felt appreciation from the federation and trainer made something explode within me. “The coach made no effort to find a solution but simply said he would tell the press everything. He wanted to pressure me not to leave and threaten me.” More

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      Arsenal wall was 11.2 yards back for stunning Bruno Fernandes free-kick as furious fans slam referee Anthony Taylor

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      ARSENAL fans have been left raging after finding out their wall was marched too far back for Bruno Fernandes’ stunning free-kick.Manchester United broke the deadlock in the 1-1 draw on the stroke of half-time via an incredible set-piece strike from their captain.Arsenal’s wall was marched further back than ten yardsGunners fans felt the extra 1.2 yards made all the differenceBruno Fernandes’ goal broke the deadlock just before half-timeCredit: APThe free-kick was won by Alejandro Garnacho after he was fouled on the edge of the box by Leandro Trossard.Fernandes stood over the ball as referee Anthony Taylor walked Arsenal’s rearguard backwards.Despite man mountains in Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino, Gabriel and Declan Rice forming the line, United’s talisman was still able to generate enough power and dip to beat the jumping wall and David Raya in goal.But eagle-eyed fans noticed that Arsenal’s five-man wall looked a long way from where the ball was placed.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLGary Neville spotted it immediately, saying on commentary: “The wall looks a fair way back. Looks like it’s giving him a chance. It looks a mile back.”Usually, you see the wall, particularly a big wall like that, it always looks really difficult to get it up and over.”There just seemed to be so much space, so much space that he didn’t even have to go that high up into the net.”Sky Sports later confirmed that the wall was in fact 11.2 yards away – instead of the regulated ten.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSNeville added after the game that you could tell “something was wrong” as the ball went in only “half way up the net”. Arsenal fans were left fuming, with one saying: “If Arsenal were a yard closer to the Bruno free-kick, its hits the wall.”Thousands of Man Utd fans launch furious protest march at way club is ‘slowly dying before our eyes’Another added: “The extra 1.2 yards gave the ball enough space to get up and over the wall.”A third commented: “There’s a lot that was our fault about going behind, but the wall being over a metre too far back is unbelievably poor refereeing.”But United fans hit back, saying: “Arsenal fans complaining about how far away the wall was lined up might be a new low.”More responded: “You find any excuse.”On the free-kick, Christian Eriksen revealed: “Happy that the wall was about 15 metres away, so it was perfect for him to put it over.”I think I saw it early before the kick. It was the same when they had it in the second-half, obviously we were a bit angry with the ref for putting us so far back.”Rather than take issue with the wall, Gunners hero and pundit Paul Merson instead slammed Raya’s positioning, which led to him “getting nowhere near it”.Jamie Redknapp praised Joshua Zirkzee and Casemiro for pushing Thomas Partey into the keeper’s eyeline as Fernandes ran up to the ball.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe pundit also added that he was surprised Arsenal’s wall stayed behind the magic spray line and did not edge forward.If Raya was to blame, he later made amends with stunning saves to deny Noussair Mazraoui and a late Fernandes chance to win it.Arsenal were unhappy with ref Anthony Taylor over the wall’s positionCredit: RexFernandes’ effort had the perfect balance of accuracy, power and dipCredit: Getty More