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      West Ham ‘hold talks with Aaron Ramsdale’ with Southampton desperate to get £100k-a-week wages off payroll

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      WEST HAM have opened talks to sign Aaron Ramsdale with Southampton reportedly eager to offload the goalkeeper’s wages.The England international, 27, only joined the Saints from Arsenal last summer. Aaron Ramsdale carries the burden of being relegated with three different clubsCredit: RexHammers manager Graham Potter is a big admirer of RamsdaleCredit: GettyThe former Arsenal man wants to go to the World Cup next yearCredit: GettyBut the club’s relegation means he needs a move back to the Premier League to keep his World Cup hopes alive.Before joining Southampton, Ramsdale spent much of the 2023/24 campaign on the bench at Arsenal after falling out of favour. His spot was taken by David Raya whom Mikel Arteta preferred not only for his shot-stopping ability but also for his composure and distribution with the ball.In a bid to secure regular first-team football, Ramsdale moved to Southampton but things haven’t gone according to plan and now he’s seeking a fresh start.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS According to a report from talkSPORT, West Ham manager Graham Potter is a long-time admirer of the former Bournemouth and Sheffield United shot-stopper.Potter is open to bringing in Ramsdale to provide competition for Alphonse Areola. The Hammers are short in the goalkeeping department following the departure of long-serving keeper Lukasz Fabianski.Talks are still at an early stage with West Ham hoping to negotiate a cut-price deal or possibly arrange a loan with an option to buy.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSRamsdale is believed to be keen on securing regular game time knowing that’s his best route back into the England squad.This move could also offer him a path back into the limelight following his early success at Arsenal before Raya’s arrival.’Do you want me to swear-‘ – Graham Potter in meltdown as West Ham boss taunted with X-rated ‘the German’s right’ chantsThe Hammers endured a tough campaign under both Julen Lopetegui and Graham Potter, finishing a disappointing 14th in the Premier League.However, Potter is said to have credit in the bank with many believing he inherited a struggling side and will be judged more fairly on progress next season. More

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      Simone Inzaghi LEAVES Inter Milan just three days after Champions League final heartache and set for lucrative new job

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      INTER MILAN have announced the exit of manager Simone Inzaghi, just days after losing the Champions League final.Inzaghi, 49, leaves Inter having led the club to two Champions League finals, one Serie A title, two Coppa Italias and three Italian Super Cups.Simone Inzaghi has left Inter MilanCredit: GettyInzaghi Inter Milan were beaten 5-0 by PSG in the Champions League final on SaturdayCredit: GettyThe Italian manager spearheaded a new era for Inter since his arrival in 2021, but saw his team swept aside in a 5-0 thrashing to PSG in Saturday’s Champions League final.Now the retired striker looks set for a lucrative roll managing in Saudi Arabia after coming to a mutual agreement with Inter execs to call time on his spell as boss.A club statement read: “The Club and Simone Inzaghi’s paths separate. This is the decision taken by mutual agreement after the meeting that took place a few minutes ago.”Inzaghi’s management at Inter will be remembered by fans, players, managers and employees as being characterised by great passion, accompanied by professionalism and dedication.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLWhile club president Guiseppe Marotta added: “On behalf of our shareholder Oaktree and the entire Club, I would like to thank Simone Inzaghi for the work done, for the passion shown and also for the sincerity in today’s discussion, which led to the common decision to separate our paths. “Only when we have fought together to achieve success day by day can we have a frank dialogue like the one that occurred today.”MORE TO FOLLOW…THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball. More

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      Raul Asencio accusers want Real Madrid defender jailed for FOUR YEARS over ‘video of minor having sex with team-mates’

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      THE lawyers representing a girl who has accused Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio of sharing a sexual video without consent believe that he should be sentenced to four years in jail.In September 2023, the defender was arrested for allegedly sharing a sexually explicit video involving two women – one of which was 16-years-old.Raul Asencio could face four years in jailCredit: GettyThree Real Madrid reserve team players – Ferran Ruiz, 22, Andres Garcia, 22, and Juan Rodriguez, 23 – were also arrested.The trio reportedly filmed the video, which also involved an 18-year-old.They are being accused of “disclosure of secrets without consent, and violation of privacy, distributing and sending videos to third parties without consent, capturing and using minors for pornographic purposes and possession of child pornography” in the case.Meanwhile, Asencio is charged with “revealing secrets in conjunction with another of child pornography” and could face several years in jail.Read More in FootballSpanish outlet AS reports that if found guilty, the 22-year-old could face around four years behind bars.Meanwhile, Cadena Cope says that the alleged victim’s lawyers want £48,900 in compensation for her and a £16.86 fine per day for 10 months.The 18-year-old woman also involved is expected to make the same request.Asencio fiercely protested his innocence regarding the ongoing legal case last month.Most read in FootballIn a lengthy statement on social media, he wrote: “I have not participated in any behaviour that violates the sexual freedom of any woman, much less minors.”The defender also said the “presumption of innocence must continue to prevail.”He added: “Should charges ultimately be filed and a trial commence, I will continue to defend myself before the Courts and Tribunals, in which I have full confidence, reaffirming my innocence of any criminal conduct.”All of this is without prejudice to the utmost respect for the conduct of the judicial proceedings as a whole, including those of the other persons under investigation.”I want to reiterate, once again, my absolute respect for the rights to sexual freedom and privacy of all women.”Asencio also claimed that he was not at the reported location at the time of the June 2023 incident.But despite the judge making it clear that he is not being charged for recording the footage, he remains indicted on charges of sharing it.The initial complaint was filed by the mother of the 16-year-old in the Canary Islands.Read More on The SunIt was stated that while the sexual activity was consensual, the alleged recording was not.Since breaking into the Real Madrid first team at the start of the season, Asencio has made 42 appearances for Los Blancos. More

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      Transgender athlete, 17, tells critics to ‘get a life’ as they are booed after winning girl’s state track race

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      TRANSGENDER athlete Veronica Garcia has told their detractors to “get a life” after being booed at a state track championship in Washington.The 17-year-old blew away their 400m rivals by a whole second and played a big role in their East Valley of Spokane team-mates winning the 4x100m relay race.Veronica Garcia was subjected to a torrent of boos during a Washington state track meetCredit: runnerspaceFor the second year in a row, Garcia, the first transgender athlete in the state of Washington to win a track title, was heckled by track goers.The Seattle Times claims scores of attendees booed when Garcia – who is permitted to compete against biological females as students in Washington state can participate in sports based on their gender identity – stood on the podium after cheering loudly for their counterparts.That wasn’t the only backlash Garcia had to deal with as a man wearing a ‘Save women’s sports’ t-shirt – shouted: “Let go, girls!”The man, who made his feelings known during the warm-up, also shouted: “Girls’ race!”READ MORE IN SPORTGarcia fully “expected” to be hounded given the reception they received last year.But unlike last year, they had a defiant message for the minority in attendance who targeted them.Garcia said: “It maybe didn’t have their intended effect.”It made me angry, but not angry as in, I wanted to give up, but angry as in, I’m going to push.Most read in AthleticsVeronica Garcia blew away rivals in the 400m by a whole secondCredit: X@RILEY_GAINES_”I’m going to put this in the most PG-13 way, I’m just going to say it’s a damn shame they don’t have anything else better to do. “I hope they get a life. But oh well. It just shows who they are as people.” Garcia could care less about her critics, insisting: “I’m really proud of myself.”I did what I came to do, and that’s good enough for me.” Garcia pipped Lauren Matthew to victory in the 400m, although their rival insisted they were the “real champion” with a homemade sign.Garcia also had to endure a rival school wearing tees which read ‘Keep Women’s Sports Female’ before and after the 4x400m relay. More

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      Liverpool ‘saved £13MILLION’ by not giving Nunez final Premier League start with striker not record signing after all

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      LIVERPOOL saved a whopping £13MILLION thanks to a genius business decision regarding Darwin Nunez.Nunez, 25, joined the Reds from Benfica in 2022 following a huge deal that was expected to reach a club record £84million due to a series of clauses involved.Liverpool saved £13m on Darwin Nunez after not starting him in the final Premier League matchNunez is no longer Liverpool’s most expensive signingAccording to A Bola, however, that price will never be met after manager Arne Slot opted against starting the striker in the Merseysiders’ final match of the season.Liverpool drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield two weeks ago – on the same day they lifted the title in front of the Kop.And Slot decided to bench Nunez in favour of Luis Diaz, who played as a false nine against Palace.A Bola report Benfica won’t be receiving one of the clause payments which were agreed three years ago.Read More on FootballThe Portuguese giants were set for a major cash windfall worth £13m that would have been triggered if the Uruguay international had started just one more Premier League or Champions League game.However, the centre-forward instead came on as a second-half substitute against the Eagles.Ultimately, Nunez cost the Premier League champions a total of £71m.That means the Uruguayan is no longer Liverpool’s most expensive signing of all time.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSThat honour returns to captain Virgil van Dijk, who cost a staggering £75m in 2018 following his move from Southampton.Nunez has so far failed to live up to expectations at Anfield as he has only managed a total of 40 goals and 26 assists in 143 appearances since his arrival three years ago.Trent Alexander-Arnold breaks down in tears and kisses badge as he gets emotional send-off from Liverpool fansThe forward registered seven goals and seven assists in 47 appearances across all competitions this season.This continues to cast doubt over his future at Liverpool, even though his contract runs out in 2028. More

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      Nottingham Forest plummet, shock team in top five and Man Utd boost – how Premier League table would look without errors

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      MANCHESTER UNITED surge up the table and Nottingham Forest fall in the error-free Premier League.Goalkeepers and defenders wish their mistakes leading to goals could be forgotten about.Manchester United would be better off if individual errors did not countCredit: GettyManchester City would also rise up the tableCredit: GettyAnd number crunchers at AceOdds.com have made that possible by wiping all strikes from existence that came from individual direct errors.A total of 186 howlers have been erased and it changed the results of 65 matches across the season.Brighton are the biggest climbers and rise up the league to fifth to earn a Champions League spot.The Seagulls would have five points more as their No1 Bart Verbruggen made more blunders (five) leading to goals than anyone else.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLManchester United and Southampton are the other big movers up the table.Ruben Amorim’s side shot themselves in the foot far too often and it cost them eight points.United would have finished in 13th place without mistakes.And it is a similar story for Southampton, who threw away 11 points due to individual errors.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSThe boost would have even been enough to see them come 19th and Ipswich bottom instead.Nottingham Forest were in the hunt for Champions League qualification until the final day before eventually settling for a Conference League spot.Tottenham’s subtle reference to lasagne scandal in new kit launch hailed by fansThey punished opponents’ mistakes better than any other side in the division.Taking away those goals would have seen Forest plummet four places to 11th and record 13 points less.Similarly, Arsenal picked up eight extra points from rivals’ defensive errors.Without them, Mikel Arteta’s side would have come behind Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea.Bart Verbruggen made more errors leading to goals than any other keeperCredit: Shutterstock Editorial More

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      ‘That’s where I hit rock bottom’ – David Raya reveals Arsenal career changed overnight following TWO-HOUR meeting

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      DAVID RAYA has opened up on the lowest point of his Arsenal career in an honest interview with former England goalkeeper Ben Foster.Raya, 29, has been one of the Premier League’s top shot-stoppers since his move to North London, winning consecutive Golden Glove awards in between the sticks at the Emirates Stadium.David Raya has opened up about the ‘rock bottom’ of his time at ArsenalCredit: YouTube/FOzcastBut the Spaniard revealed that it hasn’t always been easy, explaining that a poor game against Luton Town last season made him hit “rock bottom”.Even though Arsenal won the game 4-3, thanks to a late Declan Rice header, Raya was left feeling that his performance was the worst of his career – shipping three goals against the newly promoted outfit.He told Fozcast: “It was a turning point against Luton. That game was one of the worst games I ever played and that’s where I hit rock bottom. “From there, the only way was up with changing my habits and trying to change my mindset.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”From that game, I said, ‘Listen, this is not me.’ I think there’s been a massive change from there.”For Raya, that meant setting up an almost immediate meeting with Gunners goalkeeper coach Inaki Cana to pinpoint what was going wrong and fix it.He added: “I met with the goalie coach after the game at the training round and we were there for two hours, talking about things that we could change.”He helped me a lot in that situation and he just believed in me. We had to change things.Most read in FootballRaya conceded three times during a 4-3 win over Luton TownCredit: AlamyRaya made a memorable mistake when trying to claim a ball that led to Luton’s second goalCredit: EPAJoin SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plusin-depth coverage and exclusives from The Emirates”[I was] working with him, working with a sports psychologist and relying on my missus and my family to try to help me as much as possible. That’s when I started feeling better.Raya was battling with outside noise about his arrival when he first joined the Gunners, with many fans questioning if he was a necessary addition given the presence of Aaron Ramsdale at the time.David Raya’s fiancee Tatiana Trouboul relaxes and dances along to music on holiday with Arsenal starBut now he has cemented himself as the number one for Mikel Arteta, so much so that Ramsdale’s permanent exit from the Emirates was sealed last summer.Raya reckons this past campaign has been the best of his career, and he is ensuring that he is keeping himself in the best nick possible to continue his flying form.The goalkeeper, who formed the base of the Premier League’s most formidable defence this term, revealed: “I’ve changed my routines in the morning.”Since I came back from pre-season I wanted to be waking up earlier in the morning and doing some stuff at home. Like an ice bath in the morning.”Raya has won consecutive Premier League Golden GlovesCredit: Getty More

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      PSG hero’s home ransacked in shocking burglary attempt just hours after he celebrated Champions League final win

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      CHAMPIONS LEAGUE hero Fabian Ruiz’s home was ransacked by burglars just hours after he celebrated winning the trophy.The midfielder helped Paris Saint-Germain to an epic 5-0 win over Inter Milan in Saturday’s Munich final.Fabian Ruiz had his home ransacked after the Champions League winCredit: AFPThere were clashes with police during the team’s trophy paradeCredit: AFPFan turned up in their numbers to celebrate the iconic winCredit: APRuiz, 29, then enjoyed the victory parade through the French capital on Sunday.But the Spain international’s mood was shattered the following day when two teenage robbers broke into his upmarket property in Paris’ western suburbs.Luckily alarm systems alerted police to the brazen daylight raid just before midday.They raced to the scene, and arrested the two suspects in the act.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSA police source told Le Parisien newspaper: “We found the player’s home in total disorder.”The two minors had rummaged through every room before we caught them red-handed.”Ruiz joined PSG from Napoli in 2022, and has since helped them lift three Ligue 1 titles and two French Cups as well as their first-ever Champions League.Capped 37 times, he previously played for Spanish clubs Real Betis and Elche.Most read in FootballPSG hold Victory Parade following Champions League win against Inter MilanHis PSG teammate Willian Pacho had his home burgled in March while on international duty with Ecuador.Ex-Manchester United winger Angel di Maria suffered a burglary during his PSG stay in 2021.Widespread disorder broke out in Paris and across France as soon as Luis Enrique’s side had wrapped up their record-breaking win on Saturday.Two people died, and hundreds were arrested.But the direct attack on midfield ace Ruiz’s home – even though unsuccessful – will particularly sicken the vast majority of PSG’s fans. More