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      Ruben Amorim takes brutal swipe at Ed Sheeran as Man Utd boss admits Sky Sports pundit ‘is the real star’

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      RUBEN AMORIM has had a dig back at Ed Sheeran for gatecrashing his Sky TV interview at the weekend, claiming he was standing next to the “real star” in Roy Keane.Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.Ed Sheeran was in attendance for Ipswich Town’s clash with Manchester Unted last weekendCredit: PAThe ‘Shape of You’ star awkwardly gatecrashed Ruben Amorim’s post-match interview with Sky SportCredit: SKY SPORTSAmorim has jokingly claimed United legend Roy Keane was the biggest star in the interviewCredit: PAHe is also an Ipswich fan and was clearly a bit giddy after his side earned a creditable draw at home to Manchester United on Sunday.He blundered in on Sky’s post-match pitchside interview with new Manchester United boss Amoim being questioned by Kelly Cates, Roy Keane, Izzy Christiansen and Jamie Redknapp.Amorim looked less than impressed having overseen a poor United display in drawing 1-1 with the relegation-threatened Suffolk side having taken a second-minute lead.Sheeran was trying to interact with Redknapp before Cates told him they were interviewing Amorim.READ MORE ON MAN UTDSheeran looked across to Amorim and said: ‘I don’t think he wants to speak to me’.Asked about the embarrassing situation ahead of United’s Europa League clash with Bodo Glimt tomorrow, Amorim put Sheeran in his place.He said: “Here you are used to that, in Portugal it’s different.“For me, it was nothing. I was with Roy Keane, he’s a real star, it was really, really okay.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSSheeran issued an apology on social media, admitting he felt like “a bit of a b******.”Amorin has moved on from the Sheeran debacle and is now focused on getting his strikers, Marcus Rashford included, firing on all cylinders.Is Amad Diallo the key to transforming Ruben Amorim’s attack at Manchester United?Rashford launched the new era under Amorim with a goal inside two minutes away to Ipswich on Sunday before the team slumped to a miserable 1-1 draw.Now new boss Amorim says it is down to Rashford to take the first steps to get his best form back before he can start helping him.Amorim said: “ We’ll try to find the right solution for him, as for the other players.“But he has to be Marcus, first of all, to try to return to that moment and then he will have all the help of the staff, the club and the fans.”Because he’s a Manchester United boy. But he has to be the first one to want it.”Amorim played Rashford as a number nine through the middle from the start at Portman Road while he named strikers Rasmus Hojlund and Jushua Zirkzee on the bench.Amorim put paid to any ideas that would be a permanent role for Rashford, however, with him ready to put him back on the flank for tomorrow night’s Europa League tie with Bodo Glimt.He said: “That position is not the best one for him, especially in a game like that,“We have to kick with high pressure, we have to kick the ball so many times and he was like fighting with two giants.“We have to find the right solutions for him and other players.”United’s lack of goals has been a problem for some time now.Marcus Rashford bagged the first goal of the Ruben Amorin era at Manchester UnitedCredit: REXThe Portuguese gaffer wants to academy graduate to rediscover his love for footballCredit: PAAmorim needs A LOT of time on training pitch to fix Man Utd… unfortunately he won’t get it, writes Charlie WyettIN theory at least, the only way is up for Manchester United, writes Charlie Wyett.We are nearly a third of the way through this Premier League season and it is still staggering to see United lurking in 12th place.They have managed just four wins with a goal difference of 0. Only Everton, Crystal Palace and Southampton have scored less.It is certainly not a false position and a point at Ipswich illustrated the massive job that Ruben Amorim faces.United’s fans sang the name of their new manager throughout the game.They also gave the players rapturous applause on the final whistle and although this was an improvement on some of the performances this season, the bar has been set pretty low.The club’s optimistic supporters will see that their team is only six points off the top four.  Ultimately, though, it is difficult to see United even reaching last season’s final position of eighth as they look worse.United’s patched-up defence will improve – and a three-man formation at the back will help them – but you have to wonder where the goals are going to come from. Marcus Rashford struck after 81 seconds and then went missing for the rest of his 68 minutes on the pitch.Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee were also introduced in that double change midway inside the second half but added absolutely nothing. What a terrible couple of signings they have proved to be and United’s fans would swap both of them for Ipswich’s Liam Delap.Amorim did not celebrate the Rashford goal and paced around his technical area throughout looking uneasy.Each time there was a break in play, he called over players for instructions.Alejandro Garnacho headed over to the touchline on a couple of occasions while there were also words for Diogo Dalot, Casemiro and Jonny Evans.Amorim, a manager with infectious enthusiasm, will be hopeful he can get his message across to all of the players in the next few weeks.But the problem for the Portuguese coach is that this was the first of 10 games in the space of 33 days.What he really needs are spells on the training ground without a midweek game but he does not have that luxury.They were the lowest scorers in the top half of the table last season alongside Crystal Palace with just 57 goals.This season United sit 12th and only three teams in the league have fewer than their 13 goals.Rashford is their current top scorer with five, while Zirkzee and Hojlund have only one each.And Amorim admits the lack of goals is a problem.He said: “Of course, there is a concern in that but I think we have to improve as a team.“Because we have quality players who can score so many goals.“But you could feel it in the second half on Sunday we controlled possession of the ball but we were not dangerous.“Maybe because we spend the week trying to work on build-up and then the rest was not working.“We will try to improve as a team and Rasmus, Josh and Rash will score more goals.“Even Bruno (Fernandes )has to score more goals! Amad has to be better near the goal.READ MORE SUN STORIES”All these guys need to improve and we can score so many goals.“We need to improve as a team and these players can score goals.” More

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      I’m an unbeaten boxer and Olympic gold medallist – but I’d have more money & girls if I was 6ft 6in like Anthony Joshua

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      POCKET ROCKET Galal Yafai knows he’d have more money and girls if he was a giant star like fellow golden boy Anthony Joshua – but more problems too.AJ’s iconic 2012 London triumph made him a national treasure, an instant millionaire and a heartthrob fast-tracked to heavyweight world titles.Galal Yafai believes he would have more attention if he was more like Anthony JoshuaCredit: Richard Pelham / The SunYafai claimed he would have more money if he was as tall as AJCredit: GettyHe won gold at the Tokyo OlympicsCredit: AFPHis next opponent is Sunny EdwardsCredit: GettyA decade later, 5ft 4in Birmingham ace Yafai landed the same medal in Tokyo but his flyweight status means the cash, clout and hunk-rating are on a much smaller scale.Ahead of his excellent Saturday bout with amateur rival and former sparring Sunny Edwards, the 31-year-old told SunSport: “Our weights don’t get much limelight, even though I am Olympic champion.“Back in the day little fighters got zero attention in the UK, it was always in Asia and Mexico.“There aren’t many people boxing at this weight in our country, it’s just the luck of the draw, we’re small people.READ MORE ON BOXING“If I was 6ft 6in and 17st like AJ I would be more marketable, have more money, I would have more girls chasing me – I would probably have a few more problems, come to think of it.“But these are the cards I have been dealt with, I am happy to achieve what I have, it could be a lot worse.”Yafai, like fellow fighting brothers Kal and Gamal and most other Brummie boxers, is perfectly modest.In a sport built on trash talk and empty threats, the Midlanders prefer to let their fists do the talking.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSShowtime Sunny, the 28-year-old former IBF champ, is a very different character who uses his vicious tongue and quick wit to make up for his lack of power.“I think Brummies are all just pretty down to earth,” he laughed.Inside Anthony Joshua’s amazing car collection Yafai’s brothers Gamal (left) and JKal (right) are also fightersCredit: Instagram / matchroomboxingEdwards vs Yafai full fight cardHere is a look at the full fight card for Edwards vs Yafai…Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai; for vacant WBC Interim world flyweight crownConah Walker vs. Lewis Ritson; WelterweightKieron Conway vs. Ryan Kelly; for vacant Commonwealth middleweight titleCameron Vuong vs. Gavin Gwynne, LightweightHamza Uddin vs. Benn Norman; FlyweightTroy Jones vs. Michael Stephenson, for Jones’s English light heavyweight titleAaron Bowen vs. James Todd; MiddleweightIbraheem Sulaimaan vs. Marvin Solano; Super featherweightTaylor Bevan vs. Greg O’Neil; Super middleweightCallum Smith Vs. TBD; Light heavyweight“Even when I won the gold, I just wanted to move on, without too much razzamataz. I probably didn’t really know how to act.“Some fighters do like to talk s***, but that’s not really my style. If they want to do it, I am game, bring it on but I would never start it off.”Classy Yafai is more worried about a big ring than a big mouth, as he hopes a tight squared circle will help him avenge his 2015 amateur loss to super-slick Edwards.“It’s a good question,” he said about the Resorts World ring dimensions. “Hopefully it’s a small one!“The promoters decide that and they won’t want a massive one because it will encourage running around and they will want an exciting fight.”I will want a smaller ring to suit my style but I’ll take anything.”Claiming the interim WBC world title will leave Yafai one step away from the bonafide green and gold 8st bout.But he’s unlikely to wrap it around his narrow waist and parade it, just like the necklace he keeps tucked away at home and only brakes out for private inspiration.The 8-0 ace explained: “I probably should walk around with the medal around my neck but it’s just stuck at home in a box.“It’s nice to have a heavy physical thing to have and hold and look at every once in a while.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Sometimes I do get it out of the box, to remind myself of what I achieved and how nice it is.“But that medal could get lost or stolen or melted down somehow, so knowing that my name is in history forever, that is more important.”How AJ punched his way to the topANTHONY JOSHUA punched his way to the top of the world before being knocked off his perch. More

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      Former international striker who SPAT at Steven Gerrard in England clash now a cheese-maker in shock career change

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      SWITZERLAND’s record scorer Alex Frei plans to swap goals for Gruyere – by going into the CHEESE BUSINESS.The former Borussia Dortmund, Rennes and Basel ace struck 42 times in 84 Swiss appearances.Alex Frei has swapped football for cheeseCredit: Switzerland Cheese Marketing AG (SCM)The former international forward is now a cheesemaker in SwitzerlandCredit: Switzerland Cheese Marketing AG (SCM)He completed a four-month course run by the Switzerland Cheese Marketing organisationCredit: Switzerland Cheese Marketing AG (SCM)He played 84 times for Switzerland during his playing daysCredit: AP:Associated PressFrei won four Super League titles with hometown club Basel.  He has since managed four different sides.But the 45-year-old has now completed a four-month course run by the Switzerland Cheese Marketing organisation.He has gained a diploma as a “cheese sommelier” – which entitles him to work in one of his homeland’s most famous industries.Frei was invited on the course after revealing his interest outside football was to open a cheese shop.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLHe said: “The course was very interesting, and something completely new for me.”I learned everything about milk consistency, cheesemaking and consumption.  I have always been a big cheese fan.”It was very impressive to see everything that goes into it.  The course took four months, and I had to take four exams at the end.”The SCM invited me on it while I was still FC Aarau’s coach, and when I left the job in March I approached them as I had more time on my hands.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”I won’t open a cheese shop straight away, but I will definitely do something with cheese next year.”It will be small-scale at first – but I will think big about the future.”Footballers you didn’t know were related from Premier League icons to Lionel MessiHe was hit with a three-match ban in 2004 after spitting at Steven GerrardCredit: AP:Associated PressFrei has “fondue” memories of Manchester United after scoring three Champions League goals against the Red Devils in 2011.But he lost his “Em-mental” composure during Switzerland’s 3-0 Euro 2004 loss to England in Portugal.The striker was seen to spit at Three Lions midfielder Steven Gerrard, and landed a three-match ban.Who are these famous footballers? More

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      Gib vs Slim – Misfits Boxing 19: Date, undercard, start time, TV channel and live stream for Qatar Supercard

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      ANESONGIB is making his boxing comeback to headline the Misfits 19 – The Supercard in Qatar!In Gib’s way is long-time rival and current Misfits Boxing Middleweight champion Slim Albaher, with the title on the line.The Misfits Supercard is living up to its billingGib’s last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jarvis back in July 2023 in the semi-finals of the Kingpyn tournament. Jarvis also returns to action on the Misfits Supercard in Qatar.While Slim has yet to lose in his seven bouts, with five impressive KOs.The Hitman was last in action in October 2023, stopping Salt Papi on the undercard of KSI vs Tommy Fury.A thrilling undercard is booked in for Gib vs Slim on the Misfits Supercard, including the boxing return of Deji.When is Gib vs Slim?Gib vs Slim takes place as part of the Misfits Supercard in Qatar on Thursday, November 28.Expect the big main event at approx 10.45pm GMT.The Lusail Sports Arena plays host.Gib is making his big boxing comebackCredit: Getty Images – GettyHow can I watch Gib vs Slim?Misfits 19 – The Supercard will be live on DAZN.Most read in BoxingIt will be part of the usual DAZN subscription, and not on PPV.And the show will start from 4pm GMT.Slim Albaher is defending his titleCredit: PAWhat is the full Misfits 19 card?A mega card sees Deji return to the ring against Dawood Savage.While Salt Papi takes on King Kenny in what could be the fight of the night.HS TikkyTokky is also back in the Misfits ring as he aims for another early KO.AnEsonGib vs Slim AlbaherSalt Papi vs King KennyHS TikkyTokky vs Masai WarriorDeji vs Dawood SavageJarvis vs Ben WilliamsNichLmao vs Warren SpencerLil CraCra vs YuddyGangTVChase DeMoor vs KelzLuis Alcaraz Pineda vs SwarmzAmir Anderson vs NeerajWhat have they said?Mams Taylor, co-president of Misfits Boxing, said: “Misfits Boxing will create history, legacies will be forged and a night of crossover boxing, never to be forgotten, will play out, in Qatar next month.“Qatar: The Supercard is a ginormous event, with a gigantic main event between Gib and Slim, it’s a fight the fans have wanted for years, and it’s a feud that is dripping with bad blood.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Ever since their intense face-off in Newcastle, the fans have been waiting, in anticipation, for us to confirm the date and location for this titanic tussle.“And now we can: November 28, in Doha, Qatar, one of the biggest fights in crossover boxing history takes place, headlining a very special night of Misfits Boxing.” More

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      ‘I’ve taken experiences from Marta but I’ve always had the belief to be here’ says England’s Anna Moorhouse

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      ANNA MOORHOUSE is ready to push Mary Earps and Hannah Hampton all the way in the battle to start in goal for England.Like her Orlando Pride team-mate and Brazil legend Marta the uncapped shot-stopper, 29, hopes to leave her mark on the game. Anna Moorhouse hopes to make her first senior appearance for England after helping Orlando Pride become NWSL championsCredit: GettyMoorhouse, who began her senior club career at Everton, received her first Lionesses call-up in JulyCredit: ReutersMoorhouse says her experience with Orlando Pride has helped her come out of her shellCredit: ReutersMoorhouse’s first England call-up came ahead of their July camp and Euros qualifier duels with the Republic of Ireland and SwedenCredit: Getty2024 has been a standout year at club level for Moorhouse.One preceded by seasons battling for game time during stints with Everton, Doncaster Rovers Belles and Arsenal before a two-year spell at West Ham from 2018 to 2020. The Oldham-born player, who once was part of a Doncaster Rovers Belles side relegated from the WSL in 2016, has been “riding the crest of a wave” at Orlando. This month she helped her club make history in the United States’ women’s top-flight with the team winning the National Women’s Soccer League title. Read More Football StoriesA first-half goal netted by Orlando star striker Barbra Banda in a 1-0 defeat of Washington Spirit led to them being crowned NWSL Champions for the first time. And four months ago Moorhouse received her first call-up to the Lionesses squad, 12 years after beginning her senior club career with the Toffees. The Orlando shot-stopper said: “I cried when I got the phone call from Sarina Wiegman. It was a dream come true. “I’ve been called up to a couple of camps and I’m starting to settle down a little bit and become more comfortable. I can let my personality out a little bit more.Most read in Football”I still have a long way to go on that journey. “I want to win an (England) cap. I’m not here just to train and be around the team.”This year Moorhouse etched her name into the NWSL’s history books keeping the most clean sheets in one season with 12 in 29 appearances for her club. She adds: “I’m sure after this week I’ll look back and realise what an incredible achievement I’ve had this season.”I haven’t really looked back and processed it. I’ve been riding the wave of what it is and what it has been”As a team, we didn’t really listen to pressures from outside, from the media, from opposing teams’ fans and stuff like that. “We were just so focused on getting the job done and bringing the trophy home.”Orlando’s triumph saw football icon Marta, 38, lift the NWSL Shield in the 24th year of her professional playing career. Playing football with a forward who has competed in six World Cups has influenced Moorhouse’s own international aspirations.I really want that cap and I want to push Mary Earps and Hannah Hampton to get that.Anna Moorhouse The goalkeeper, who joined the US club from Bordeaux two years ago, adds: “I’ve taken experiences from the way Marta acts around the team, but I’ve always had the belief that I had the ability to be here. “Things didn’t go my way when I was younger but I still made it and everyone’s journey is different. “I’m kind of a shy person which is weird for a goalkeeper. “This year I’ve definitely been able to come out of my shell a little bit at Orlando Pride.”Like Marta, who retired from international football this year after a Paris Olympics silver medal win, Moorhouse hopes to shape the growth of women’s football.She said: “We all want to grow the game and be that role model. It’s definitely something I want to do.”Moorhouse was in goal for West Ham when they competed in an FA Cup final in 2019 where the fell to a 3-0 loss to Man City at Wembley.This Saturday could see her back at Wembley again when the Lionesses host the USA. The friendly duel with Emma Hayes’s side and with Switzerland at Bramall Lane next Tuesday will be England’s final fixtures for this year. Both are being used as preparation for Nations League games in February and the Lionesses’ bid to retain their Euros champions title. Securing a place in Wiegman’s squad for next year’s Euros is a target for Moorhouse.And the 6ft tall shot stopper reckons her height could give her an edge in addition to her skills between the sticks. She adds:  “I really want that cap and I want to push Mary Earps and Hannah Hampton to get that.”Mary and Hannah are really good goalkeepers in their own rights respectively. Moorhouse hopes to give England boss Wiegman food for thought on her goalkeeper optionsCredit: Getty”I think I can add a little bit of something different. READ MORE SUN STORIES”I’m very tall. I think that’s a big part of my game. I definitely want to be a part of the Euros squad. “Hopefully I can impress Sarina in this camp.” More

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      Chris Coleman’s contract as AEL Limassol manager ripped up after just 11 GAMES in another disastrous stint

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      CHRIS COLEMAN has left AEL Limassol by mutual consent after 11 games .The ex-Wales, Fulham and Sunderland boss, 54, moved to Cyprus in May.Chris Coleman has left AEL Limassol after just 11 gamesCredit: GettyBut Cookie leaves his job with the club in eighth place in the Cypriot top-flight table with four wins and 13 points this season.AEL Limassol released a statement which read: “The Board of Directors of AEL announces the mutual consent of the cooperation with the coach Chris Coleman.”We sincerely thank Mr. Coleman for his contribution to our team during our partnership.”His ethos and character are elements that have won the respect of all who make up our football department.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”We wish him every success in the next phase of his career, as well as health and happiness on a personal level.”Coleman has also managed several times overseas with Real Sociedad in Spain, Larissa and Atromotis in Greece and Hebei China Fortune in China.It is believed he has some future managerial options with interest from home and abroad.But the Welshman is best remembered for leading Gareth Bale and co to the last four of the Euros in France eight years ago.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSSpeaking in March, Coleman declared that Bale was the best player he’d ever worked with – and Britain’s greatest-ever export abroad.Coleman said: “(Bale) is the best player Wales have ever had.Every Premier League club’s most famous and also most surprising fan”I also think he’s the most successful British player to ever go abroad, he won four Champions League titles, no one has ever done that from Britain. “You don’t have to coach players who are that good, you’ve just got to make sure they have got what they need.”Chris Coleman’s managerial statsThose numbers in full:Fulham, 2003-2007: P176 W61 D44 L71Real Sociedad, 2007-2008: P21 W8 D7 L6Coventry, 2008-2010: P117 W34 D37 L46Larissa, 2011-2012: P12 W6 D4 L2Wales, 2012-2017: P50 W19 D13 L18Sunderland, 2017-2018: P29 W5 D8 L16Hebei, 2018-2019: P21 W7 D6 L8Atromitos, 2022-2023: P60 W16 D21 L23AEL Limassol, 2024: P11 W5 D1 L5 More

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      Pep Guardiola’s emotional rock is wife and partner of 35 years Cristina Serra and family including model daughter Maria

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      MAN CITY boss Pep Guardiola is in need of his family’s support more than ever.The Catalonian tactician, 53, cut a frustrated figure after seeing his side throw away a 3-0 lead in the Champions League against Feyenoord.Pep Guardiola’s stunning wife Cristina Serra has been his support system for 35 yearsCredit: Getty – ContributorCristina and his children Marius, left, Valentina, centre, and Maria, right have celebrated his successes with himCredit: PA:Press AssociationThe Spaniard appeared with red scratch marks over his face and head at full-timeIncredibly, the Premier League champions are now winless in six games, and it has Guardiola scratching his head… literally.In an interview after the game, he was seen with scratches on his head and nose.Guardiola was quizzed about how he got the cut on his nose and responded by saying: “My finger, here [makes a scratching motion]. My nail.The Spaniard then joked that City’s woeful form over the last few weeks has driven him to self-harm, saying: “I want to harm myself.”Read more football newsGuardiola later apologised for his comments and insisted he wasn’t making light of mental health issues.In the wake of City’s bad form, and the worst run in Guardiola’s career, he will be able to lean on his wife and partner of 35 years Cristina Serra.While his kids will also offer a distraction away from the stresses of football management.SunSport looks at the support team behind the world’s greatest coach.Most read in FootballThe missusPep met beautiful Cristina in Catalonia, when they were just starry-eyed teenagers.Guardiola left scratching his head as City blow 3-0 lead against FeyenoordShe comes from a fashion family dynasty, who own the Serra Claret boutique in Barcelona.It was there their paths crossed for the first time.Guardiola, then a youth star, was doing a modelling shoot for the late Spanish designer Antonio Miro in the shop, when he fixed his gaze on his future missus.They finally walked down the aisle in 2014 at a town hall on the outskirts of Barcelona.Earlier in the year, he revealed his wife is his fashion guru.He said: “My wife is the best in the world at many things, but especially in fashion. So she says normally to me, don’t wear this or wear that, so I follow her.”I am smart enough to know that when people are much much better than me, follow their advice and hers is really good.”Whenever City taste success, Cristina is often seen at the Etihad alongside Guardiola.She happily poses with the trophies his team has won, alongside their kids.Cristina Serra comes from a fashion family dynastyCredit: Bongarts – GettyGuardiola and Cristina met when they were teenagers at her family’s fashion boutiqueCredit: AFP – GettyCristina, daughter Maria and Pep enjoyed Wimbledon earlier this summerCredit: APread more sport featuresModel daughterPep’s eldest child is daughter Maria, 23, who has branched out on her own.To almost one million followers on Instagram, she shares her glam lifestyle.Unsurprisingly, the beauty is a model and has appeared in sexy bikini shoots for swimwear brand iBilovesyou.She also once reportedly dated a footballer.Back in 2021, Maria was spotted with ex-Spurs star Dele Alli in a romantic clinch.As we exclusively revealed, the pair didn’t care who saw them as they snogged each other at Cloud 9 rooftop bar in front of the DJ booth.Daughter Maria Guardiola has branched out on her ownCredit: INSTAGRAMUnsurprisingly, stunning brunette Maria is a modelCredit: INSTAGRAMMaria once dated Premier League footballer Dele AlliCredit: INSTAGRAMA few months later, they were spotted getting lunch at trendy Mayfair hotspot Novikov, before grabbing a coffee at Starbucks.However, six months later it was reported that Alli had split with Maria.Family timeIn 2023, after Pep’s most gruelling and successful season as City boss – winning the treble – family time was important.Pep and Cristina took their three children on a trip of a lifetime to visit to Egypt.Maria, son Marius, 21, and youngest daughter Valentina, 16, joined their parents to tour Cairo and Luxor and visit the Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza.Wearing a white outfit and a red baseball cap bearing the letter P, Guardiola received a special ‘Pharaoh’ trophy in photos taken by officials at the Ministry of Tourism.READ MORE SUN STORIESMarius Guardiola is Pep’s only sonCredit: SuppliedThe Guardiola family enjoyed a once in a lifetime trip to EgyptPep and his family pose in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza in matching outfitsCredit: SuppliedShowing a family that all pull the same way together, they were all dressed in neutral shades of white, as they beamed for photos.They’re a support system for Pep that never wanes. More

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      Body language expert reveals key clues that Pep Guardiola ‘has no idea’ how to turn Man City crisis around

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      A BODY language expert has revealed the key clues that show Pep Guardiola “has no idea” how to turn things around at Manchester City.The champions are suffering their worst run under the Spanish manager after going six games without a win.A body language expert reckons Pep Guardiola ‘has no idea’ how to turn things around at Man CityCredit: GettyThe Spaniard was left with red marks on his face after City’s 3-3 collapse against FeyenoordCity recorded five defeats on the trot heading into last night’s Champions League clash with Feyenoord.They looked to have finally ended the slump by racing into a 3-0 lead at the Etihad.But City’s Dutch visitors piled on the misery by netting three late goals to steal a point.And Guardiola’s last win came a month ago in the league against bottom-place Southampton.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe tactician, who has signed a new contract, appeared shellshocked following last night’s result.He was covered in scratches after rubbing his face throughout the game.And Pep has since released a statement apologising for saying “I want to hurt myself” when commenting on the marks.But one man reckons Guardiola is giving tell-tale signs that he does not know how to turn things around.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSHuman lie detector and body language expert Darren Stanton told OLBG that the perennial title winner is under real pressure in the dugout.Stanton claims actions such as touching his head, flashing fake smiles and sitting in the foetal position reveal that Guardiola is no longer in control of City’s situation.Guardiola left scratching his head as City blow 3-0 lead against FeyenoordGuardiola scratched himself during last night’s Etihad gameHe has apologised for saying ‘I want to hurt myself’And despite signing a new contract to stay until at least 2026, Pep could be leaving his role sooner than expected.Stanton said: “Guardiola is a broken man. There are around 20 red flags in his behaviour. There are combinations of anger, frustration and devastation.“These are normal things to expect from someone in his situation, but he’s had disappointment before and not been as animated as he was against Feyenoord. “He buries his head in his hands and it’s the opposite of a power stance which would be hands on his hips and feet spread apart. “He’s almost in a foetal position and trying to curl up in a ball, it’s like he just wants the current situation that he’s found himself in to end. He wants it to be over. I think he has no idea how he’s going to turn things aroundDarren Stanton, body language expert“He’s going through purgatory and I think these are the most extreme gestures that we’ve seen him make. I really believe he feels like he’s not going to be around at Manchester City for long.“He’s dejected, he’s disappointed, he’s angry, when players are mentioned he turns his face away which suggests that they are going to be in for a rollocking.“Guardiola’s press conference is even more telling, it shows that he is absolutely at the end of his patience. He is touching his head, shrugging his shoulders and doing hand to mouth gestures.“He flashes a fake smile and keeps talking about what his team already has rather than what needs to change. I think he has no idea how he’s going to turn things around.“Non-verbally he is saying that they have no issues which means he cannot work out a strategy going forward which will end this run of form. READ MORE SUN STORIES“When asked about his cuts he offers a sarcastic response and that is used as a deflection. “The fact he has scratched himself is showing extreme anguish and I think it’s because he thinks that he is doing everything right but it hasn’t worked.” More