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    From Arsenal & Man City to Leicester & Leeds Utd – do you fit into AI’s idea of how a stereotypical football fan looks?

    ARTIFICIAL intelligence is ­everywhere – even taking on the ­terraces of our top football clubs.  That’s because these images are all computer-generated ­likenesses of terrace stereotypes – based on the fans of a string of top clubs. It’s all the work of social media site Reimagine UK.  Do you and your club’s fans match up to how AI sees you? Find out hereCredit: GettyTheir tech wizards get ’bots to scour thousands of fan pictures and descriptions of supporters to analyse the defining traits of each. Then the site, which has tens of thousands of followers online, uploads the results, and no, they’re not real people – before you think you recognise that bloke from down the pub.  The Newcastle entry is a nod to Toon legend Paul Gascoigne’s pal Jimmy “Five Bellies” Gardner, the Brighton bloke gets a seagull, and the West Ham man has an, er, food-stained shirt.  Here, Mike Ridley reveals the full line-up so you can compare them to your footie-loving pals.  READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSWest Ham  With spilt gravy and beer belly, AI gives West Ham fans a hammeringCredit: ReimagineUKHAMMERS fans eat all the pies and spill gravy down their shirts, the bots would have you believe – and this gent looks like he’s had his fill of steak-and-kidneys.  This Blades fan is all smiles as Sheffield United eye Premier League promotionCredit: ReimagineUKTHIS Blades bloke comes across as a cheerful chappie – and maybe rightly so, as they are looking like contenders for promotion to the Premier League.  Tottenham fan keeps snapping selfies to distract from his team’s tough season, perhaps?Credit: ReimagineUKWHAT’S with the constant selfies, lad? Maybe it’s to take his mind off the latest disappointing results, as his side languish downtable in the top flight.  This Chelsea fan loves the bling, but can he really afford it with those ticket prices at the Bridge?Credit: ReimagineUKLOVING the bling as much as the Blues’ megabucks players, is this fella. Most read in FootballBut you have to wonder how he can afford it, given the price of tickets nowadays.  This trendy Arsenal fan’s too cool for a red and white scarf, according to AICredit: ReimagineUKTHIS one’s been to a hipster North London hair salon – and maybe that’s why AI reckons he’s too trendy to team his shirt with a red and white scarf.  Five bellies and two chins in tribute to Gazza’s pal – but he’s still smiling. Could Europe be calling next season for this Toon fan?Credit: ReimagineUKNewcastle fans take over Covent Garden ahead of Carabao Cup final against Liverpool and bid to end 70-year trophy waitOF course, it had to be – five bellies and two chins, in tribute to Gazza’s portly pal. But he looks pretty pleased. Maybe he fancies boozing in Europe next season?  The topknot hunk with shades and a hipster beard is a Seagulls fan – and he’s got the bird to prove itCredit: ReimagineUKTHE topknot hunk with the shades and hipster beard is a big fan of the Seagulls and can often be seen with one perched on his shoulder. Like you do.  This surfer dude really Leeds the way as his team pushes for promotion to the Premier LeagueCredit: ReimagineUKA SURFER dude beard, headband and neckerchief suggests someone feels like the cock of the north, merrily eyeing up promotion to the Prem.  After analysing thousands of Reds fans, AI couldn’t find a smile – no surprise after this season’s disastersCredit: TikTok/@reimagineukAFTER crunching thousands of pictures of Reds fans, AI couldn’t come up with anything more upbeat than this – little surprise given this season’s calamities.  They may be struggling at the bottom of the Premier League, but the bling and thoughtful look show they’ll always remember their 2016 gloryCredit: ReimagineUKTHEY may be at the wrong end of the Premier League but the proud bling, and philosophical face, suggest topping it way back in 2016 will never be forgotten.  Sporting a bit of a 1970s Paul McCartney lookCredit: ReimagineUKKOP a load of this! There’s maybe a bit of a 1970s Paul McCartney hair thing going on here, in tribute to the Beatles legend. Love, love yourself, fella.  Man City may not be on top right now, but AI says their fans are still smiling from years of successCredit: ReimagineUKCITY are, for once, not bossing things – but AI has seen so many of their happy fans in recent years it reckons they are still smiling from ear to ear.  More

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    Marcus Rashford fined almost £800 for another motoring offence while banned from roads

    MARCUS Rashford has been fined almost £800 over more driving offences – while he was banned from getting behind the wheel.The Aston Villa ace, on loan from Man United, failed to give Cheshire Police information about who was driving his £100,000 electric BMW I7 motor on October 30 last year.Marcus Rashford has been fined almost £800 over more driving offences – while he was banned from getting behind the wheelCredit: GettyRashford, 27, was banned from driving at the time after being clocked at 104mph on a motorway in December 2023.The grey BMW was clocked in sleepy Winsford, Cheshire, on October 30 last year.Later that day, he started in Man United’s 5-2 win over Leicester in the League Cup.Cops sent the star a letter asking him to identify who was driving as they were “alleged to have been guilty of an offence”.Read More on SportHe pleaded guilty to failing to respond at Warrington magistrates’ court through the single justice procedure on March 13.It means it is still unclear who was driving the car.The £350,000-a-week ace was fined £500, and must cough up £200 in surcharges and £90 in costs, which he must pay by April 10.He was also given six penalty points on his license.Most read in FootballThe incident is the latest in a string of driving woes for Rashford, whose speeding driving ban only ended on January 18, after an undercover car clocked him going more than 30mph above the speed limit on the M60.And we told on Sunday how his Rolls-Royce had to be towed off a motorway following a tyre blow-out on Friday.’That was missing’ – Brutally blunt Thomas Tuchel reveals disappointment in Rashford and Foden’s England performancesThe winger was on England duty when the car broke down on the M60, leaving it stranded for an hour. It is not known who was driving. More

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    Footballers are great role models… but they need to be able to go partying, like I did, says Jack Wilshere

    HAVING been hailed as the new Paul Gascoigne after making his senior England debut at 18, Jack Wilshere got a reputation for a party lifestyle.The former Arsenal midfielder’s career, including a stunning double strike during the Three Lions’ European Championship qualifying match against Slovenia in 2015, was then hampered by a catalogue of injuries.Former footie ace Jack Wilshere with daughter Siena and wife Andriani last yearCredit: Eleven Miles.Family man Jack with Andriani and the kidsCredit: InstagramJack is helping to get fans learning lifesaving CPR skillsBut now aged 33 and a coach — currently with Championship side Norwich City, and previously Arsenal under-18s — he understands the pressures on young football stars.Like former Three Lions manager Sir Gareth Southgate, he knows how much these kids need role models.The dad of four will run next month’s London Marathon in aid of the British Heart Foundation and is backing a campaign inspiring the nation to learn lifesaving cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.While at Arsenal, Jack helped coach now 18-year-old wonderkids Myles Lewis-Skelly — who last week scored on his full England debut in our World Cup qualifier win against Albania — and Ethan Nwaneri, now with the Three Lions under-21s.Read more on Jack WilshereBut he also believes players need to be allowed to let their hair down when not on club time.He made headlines in 2010 when he was arrested 18 days after making his full England debut in a friendly against Hungary at Wembley, coming on as a late substitute for Steven Gerrard.He was given a police caution following the late-night brawl — where it turned out he had played peacemaker.But Jack tells The Sun: “I always thought I was sensible enough to know the right times to go out and when not to — and it’s important that the players have some downtime.Most read in Football“Of course, the world has changed a little bit and there’s so many things young people, young players can do, but downtime is important, as are the people around you.”After England crashed out of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in the group stage, Jack was pictured with a cigarette as he partied in a Las Vegas pool with goalkeeper Joe Hart.Jack Wilshere’ ‘out of his comfort zone’ in first coaching role since shock Arsenal exit But that was in downtime between duties with England and Arsenal.Plenty of footballers, such as England’s Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish, have been haunted by shots of them partying.But Jack says: “I don’t ever really look back and think, ‘I should not have done that’.”During his career he won FA Cups with Arsenal in 2014 and 2015, 34 England caps including six man-of-the-match awards, and scored two Premier League goals of the season.After ten years at Arsenal, until 2018, he was at West Ham for two years before spells at Bournemouth and Danish side Aarhus. But injuries — particularly ankle but also knee and back — forced him to retire in 2022 aged 30.Goals of the seasonHe then became head coach of Arsenal under-18s before leaving last October to become a first-team coach at Norwich.He has taken advice from former England pals Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, who all moved into football management.Jack says of coaching: “It’s a comp-letely different skill set. You have to learn how to lead people.“You have to learn how to inspire people and keep them inspired and convince them to buy into something.”Gareth Southgate spoke last week about how such inspiration needs to be passed on to young men, throughout society, to stop them falling under the spell of toxic online influencers such as misogynist Andrew Tate.Jack has son Archie, 13, and 11-year-old daughter Delilah by former girlfriend Lauren Neal, as well as daughter Siena, seven, and six-year-old son Jack by his now wife Andriani Michael.He says: “We have to be careful about the messages we expose them to, which I try to do, and try and limit their access to social media, and try to give them opportunities to have role models.Jack, pictured in 2010, was a young talent at Premier League side ArsenalCredit: PA:Empics SportJack parties in Las Vegas back in 2013Credit: Splash News“Archie’s 13. As he gets older, things might change. But at the moment his role models are footballers, and he wants to be a footballer, and he’s driven to do that.”Jack — who has been married to Andriani, daughter of his barber, for almost eight years — believes that footballers are great role models for young men.His sons now worship the latest England sensations.He says: “I think about my son, and another son who’s five — they have role models, they love Jude Bellingham, they love Bukayo Saka.“When I grew up, I had David Beckham, I had Joe Cole, I had Frank Lampard.”Meanwhile, football is playing a role in saving lives by asking fans to learn CPR — the emergency procedure of chest presses and rescue breaths to restore breathing and circulation after the heart stops.Sky Bet and the English Football League’s Every Minute Matters cam-paign aim to get 270,000 football fans to learn this by next month — and 235,000 already have. The British Heart Foundation has its own 15-minute online course, RevivR.Jack learned CPR because his eldest child Archie has epilepsy, which causes seizures.Jack reveals: “The first time it happens you don’t know what’s going on, what it is. It was quite scary. So we wanted to learn CPR as a family.”I don’t ever really look back and think, ‘I should not have done that’.Jack GrealishBritish Heart Foundation ambass-ador Jack is now backing the Sky Bet EFL Every Minute Matters Relay — a 4,000km “jaunt” across the country starting today in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and Plymouth, and ending four weeks later in London on Easter Monday.Fans of all 72 clubs in the English Football League will run, walk and cycle legs of various lengths.Fan favourites “Big Sam” Allardyce, Troy Deeney and Dion Dublin are also taking part.Jack, though, is also training for the London Marathon on April 27 — and the hard yards have been more difficult than he reckoned. He admits: “It’s tough. I never thought that I’d have to actually run that far.”Waiting for him at the finishing line will be daughter Siena, whose potentially fatal heart condition insp-ired Jack to help the British Heart Foundation.In February last year, Siena under-went an operation to fix a hole in her heart. Jack was so stressed by the fear of losing her that he lost almost a stone in weight.He adds: “People said to me, ‘Why are you doing the marathon? You’re crazy’. And, yes, it will be hard, it will be tough, there will be moments where I probably will doubt if I’ll get across the finish line.“But I will get across the finish line and Siena will be there waiting for me. That’s thanks to the British Heart Foundation, thanks to the doctors, and that’s something I’ll always be in debt for, grateful for.”Siena is now fit and well, getting back to a normal life, although Jack says: “We’re a little bit more careful with her, and probably give her a little bit more TLC than the others.”Daughter’s heart opThe marathon will see him pitted against former England teammate John Terry, and Jack says with a laugh: “If I was you, I’d put your money on him.”Chelsea centre-half John was the Three Lions captain when Jack broke into the side as a teenager. The hardman skipper was an inspirational leader who helped guide the young player on and off the pitch.Jack says: “It was something I’d never experienced before. He talked through the whole game — my positioning, how to do this, how to do that. He taught me a lot and showed me what a real leader was.”Jack now hopes to become a manager but is happy to take his time and learn. The success of Southgate taking England to two European Championship finals in a row, in 2021 and 2024, inspires him — like other English managers, such as Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe and Graham Potter at West Ham.But he has no beef with the Football Association having given the England manager’s job to German Thomas Tuchel, ex-boss of Chelsea.Jack says: “I love it, it’s a big step from the FA. Gareth’s done a fant-astic job, and as a young English coach to have someone like Gareth at the top of the tree gave us belief.READ MORE SUN STORIES“But with the players we’ve got now, it’s so important we maximise that, and we’ve got the best guy to do that. Thomas is a proven winner.”Sky Bet and the EFL have joined forces in support of the British Heart Foundation to host the Sky Bet EFL Every Minute Matters Relay. To learn CPR in just 15 minutes with the BHF’s free, online tool, search ‘RevivR’. More

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    Maya Jama & boyfriend Ruben Dias party to 3am in Lisbon after ace breaks her dating ‘curse’ over him with Portugal win

    MAYA Jama broke her so-called love “curse” over football star Ruben Dias — as she saw him win 5-2 for Portugal on Sunday. The Love Island host, 30, then stayed up into the early hours to celebrate with her boyfriend, 27 – posing for a fireside snap in Lisbon at 3.30am. Maya Jama broke her ‘love curse’ over Ruben Dias, with the pair partying to 3.30am to celebrateCredit: RexMaya’s ‘curse’ over boyfriend Ruben was broken as she saw him help Portugal win 5-2 on SundayCredit: EPAThe Manchester City centre-back spent a month injured on the sidelines after they started dating in December. He also got stick from fans for his performance when Maya was seen in the crowd at the Etihad to watch stuttering City draw 2-2 with Brighton earlier this month. One supporter fumed on X: “Ruben Dias is way too distracted by Maya Jama. His game’s gone to s***.” Another sneered: “Ruben Dias best performance this season was his first chat with Maya Jama.” READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSHowever Maya proved to be a good-luck charm on Sunday after flying out to watch Dias in Portugal’s Nations League quarter-final second-leg with Denmark. She was in a hospitality box with a friend at the José Alvalade Stadium while Dias’ teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s model girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez was sitting nearby. There were fears her dating “curse” may continue when Dias gave the ball away for Denmark to score late on — which would have dumped Portugal out on aggregate. But they grabbed a dramatic late goal before romping home in extra-time. Most read in FootballMaya and Ruben are then believed to have returned to the footballer’s home in the Cascais region of Lisbon. They stayed up late into the night and she shared a photo on Instagram of herself sat next to a fire pit by a swimming pool at 3.30am. Maya Jama stuns fans in her sexiest dress yet for Love Island All Stars finalThe couple got together after being introduced at the MTV EMAs in Manchester in November, following the breakdown of Maya’s on-off relationship with rapper Stormzy last summer. They spent New Year’s Eve together in Ibiza and last month they were seen wearing matching £5,000 Cartier bracelets emblazoned with the word “LOVE”. At the Brit Awards earlier this month, it was also revealed Maya has started taking Portuguese lessons. Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club.Maya was in a hospitality box with a friend at the José Alvalade Stadium while Dias’ teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s model girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez was sitting nearbyCredit: Instagram More

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    ‘He wanted to get the truth’ Tributes pour in for Sun’s Mr Boxing Colin Hart after ‘greatest’ reporter’s death

    LEGENDARY Sun boxing writer Colin Hart was hailed as “The Greatest” yesterday following his death at the age of 89.Colin had worked for The Sun since its launch in 1969 and was still passing on his unmatched sporting knowledge to readers until a few days before his passing.Sun boxing writer Colin Hart was hailed as ‘The Greatest’ yesterday following his death at the age of 89 (pictured with Lennox Lewis)Credit: News Group Newspapers LtdBarry McGuigan said: ‘Colin was a master when it came to boxing journalism’Credit: GettyThe brilliant sports journalist covered eight Olympic Games, motor racing and even showjumping in a stellar career.But he will forever be remembered as one of the wisest and most authoritative ringside figures in the world of boxing, whose heroes led a stream of warm tributes yesterday.British great Frank Bruno called him “Mr Boxing” and told how Colin was his hero.He said: “When it comes to the kings of boxing reporters, Colin was the undisputed champion. read more on colin hart“No one else will ever lay a glove on him. RIP, my friend.”Fellow former world champion Lennox Lewis said: “He was clearly the leader of the boxing press pack. “I knew that he wanted to get to the truth and tell the truth and if he upset people along the way, so be it.”Another ex-world title holder, Ricky Hatton, added: “Colin was one of the first people to congratulate me when I was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.Most read in Boxing“He had previously been inducted himself, and I know how proud he was of that — he will be sadly missed.”Former middleweight hero Michael Watson — whose career was ended by a near-fatal injury in his fight with Chris Eubank — called The Sun writer “a boxing man through and through”.Boxing legend Colin Hart reveals how Larry Holmes was targeted by ‘rednecks’ in build-up to Gerry Cooney fightHe added: “Colin cared about us fighters and he campaigned for us.“I felt like he was in my corner during my boxing career and definitely after it.”Former super-middleweight world champ Joe Calzaghe added: “Colin was a real giant of boxing writers and there will never be another like him.”Boxing promoter Frank Warren described him as a “dear friend” and a “superb journalist”, adding: “Colin has been there since the start of my journey in this great sport. “It simply will not be the same without him.”Ring favourite Barry McGuigan said of Colin’s death — coming soon after that of US heavyweight hero George Foreman this weekend: “Colin was a master when it came to boxing journalism. “We are losing all the good ones.”The Sun’s Editor-in-Chief ­Victoria Newton added: “Colin was a brilliant writer who was hugely admired by all of us.“It takes a special journalist to still be at the top of their game approaching the age of 90.“He was never afraid to take on the scariest of heavyweights with his sharp pen and was working in an industry he loved right until the end.Chris Eubank called Colin ‘a boxing man through and through’Credit: News Group Newspapers LtdColin speaks to Mike TysonCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd“The number of warm and heartfelt tributes which have come in say everything about how he was revered and respected around the world.“Colin was the best of The Sun — The Greatest.”Cockney Colin grew up in London’s East End during the Second World War and recalled cowering in Tube stations from the German bombs.He was a life-long supporter of West Ham but fell in love with boxing when his gran took him to see his first professional bill at a local baths when he was ten.Colin’s career in newspapers began with the East London News Agency at 17 before work as a crime reporter and news editor following his national service.But he later switched from news to sport and joined the fledgling Sun newspaper where he quickly established himself as a star.Colleagues and rivals marvelled at his ability to compute every detail from fast-moving sporting events then talk them down a phone line to go directly into print.His talent was such that he stayed at the top of his game for decades, despite shunning modern communication methods which transformed the profession.He was — almost certainly — the only journalist still working up until recently who never owned a mobile phone and still preferred to bash out his reports on a clattering, old-school typewriter. After he gave up smoking, the gruff, white-haired newspaper great was known for chewing on an ever-present toothpick in one corner of his mouth while talking out of the other.Colin never pulled his punches as he covered every epic heavyweight clash involving Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Joe Frazier during the 1970s.He was also ringside at all the epic bouts involving British boxing greats, from Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner to Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.Colin ‘retired’ when he turned 65 in 2000 but continued to write columns for another 25 yearsCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdBut the most memorable clash of the Sun man’s career was spent in Zaire covering the incredible Rumble in the Jungle classic between Ali and Foreman in October 1974.Foreman — then a terrifying 25-year-old brute — was expected to humble ageing icon Ali but was lured into an astonishing sucker-punch knockout in round eight.Colin described covering the fight as the “most bizarre ten days” after watching locals worship Ali like a god. He added: “At 25, Foreman wasn’t the smiling carefree giant who resembled a benign Buddha that we saw in his latter year. “He was surly, bad-tempered and far from lovable — his fists were like two wrecking balls.“But I had a gut feeling Big George lacked stamina, which is why in Sun Sport I picked Ali to beat him in nine rounds.”Ali would become a personal friend of Colin in his later life and trusted him to break the news of his diagnosis with Parkinson’s.Colin “retired” when he turned 65 in 2000 but continued to write columns for another 25 years, and attend big fights.He also ran with the Olympic torch down South East London’s Old Kent Road in 2012.And he carried on passing on his knowledge to colleagues, combined with hawk-like analysis of fight game skills and weaknesses.In 2017, after Joshua had knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in an epic battle at Wembley, he said the bout ranked in the top ten he had ever witnessed. But he also said that he believed Fury — who had beaten Klitschko two years earlier — was a better fighter.Colin watched his last major heavyweight bout only last year in Riyadh where he saw Fury’s first pro defeat against Oleksandr Usyk.And yet again, he had correctly predicted the result.READ MORE SUN STORIESColin died after a short illness days short of what would have been his 90th birthday on April 6. He is survived by wife Cindy, and daughters Laura and Lisa.Colin with his family after he ran with the Olympic torch down Old Kent Road in 2012Credit: Peter Jordan – The SunColin with boxing promoter Frank Warren who described him as a ‘dear friend’Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd More

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    Kyle Walker signs big money deal to model huge fashion brand’s underwear just like David Beckham

    FOOTIE ace Kyle Walker is modelling pants for Hugo Boss — just like David Beckham.Love rat Kyle, 34, has long been known for an apparent inability to keep his undies on.Kyle was pictured wearing Calvin Klein pants during lockdown in 2020Credit: instagramAnnie Kilner, who filed for divorce last year, is said to want half of Kyle’s £27million fortuneCredit: Refer to CaptionDavid Beckham was also a pin-up of Hugo Boss, helping him launch his business empireCredit: The Mega AgencyBut the England star wears nothing else in a new campaign for the fashion brand, of which Becks was also a pin-up.He will feature in ads next month in a lucrative deal said to be worth six figures.Man City star Kyle has also signed on loan for Goldenballs’ old club AC Milan and asked to wear his number 32 shirt.It comes as he faces a costly divorce from Annie Kilner, 31, after fathering a second child with ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman, 34.READ MORE ON KYLE WALKERA source said: “He’s so excited about this, he can’t contain himself.“He’s been reluctant to do anything like this in the past because he doesn’t like the spotlight, but things are different now.“He’s loving his new lease of life with AC Milan and hopes his performances can help him reach 100 caps for England.“But he’s also thinking about the future and has half an eye on life beyond football.”Most read in FootballKyle was pictured wearing Calvin Klein pants during lockdown in 2020 — before dropping them to enjoy a sex party with two escorts.The defender also modelled for GQ last month, and said: “People do say in the dressing room that my style is OK.Inside Kyle Walker’s night with 2 party girls in Milan day after wife Annie flew home – & his whopping bar bill revealed“A lot of team-mates put me in their top three.”Beckham’s Hugo Boss campaigns helped him launch his successful business empire.The source added: “Kyle saw what Becks did and wants to follow in his footsteps to create something beyond football.”Mum-of-four Annie, who filed for divorce last year, is said to want half his £27million fortune. Kyle has signed on loan for Goldenballs’ old club AC MilanCredit: Getty More

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    Stuart Pearce reveals cause of terrifying health scare at 30,000ft which led to his heart being ‘restarted’

    ENGLAND icon Stuart Pearce has told how medical staff restarted his heart after his 30,000ft plane emergency.The Sun revealed how the football legend’s health scare this month led to his London-bound flight being diverted to Canada.England icon Stuart Pearce has told how medical staff restarted his heart after his 30,000ft plane emergencyCredit: The SunPearce made a full recovery and was commentating for TalkSport for England’s 2-0 win over AlbaniaThe Three Lions legend was taken to hospital after the plane made an emergency landing in CanadaCredit: PA:Press AssociationThe 62-year-old, nicknamed Psycho, said yesterday: “My heart was racing a little bit.“The medical staff on the plane were magnificent and they made the decision after three hours to drop me off in St John’s in Newfoundland.“The hospital staff there basically stopped my heart and restarted it again to put it back into a normal rhythm.”He told The Sunday Times: “I had five days there and another five days in a hotel waiting for the medical care, so an extra ten day’s holiday.READ MORE ON STUART PEARCE“They think it was caused by a virus.”The Three Lions ace had been travelling back from Las Vegas on March 2 after watching his beloved rugby league team Warrington Wolves play Wigan Warriors.After finally returning to the UK, the TalkSport pundit told the station: “I went to meet my maker last week . . . but he said your time’s not up big fella and sent me away.“But in all seriousness, I’m in good form.Most read in Football“On the flight I had chest pains but I was looked after fantastically.”The former left-back has made a full recovery and was commentating for England’s 2-0 win over Albania last Friday.Football legend Stuart Pearce gives update after health scare on flight More

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    Moment Marcus Rashford’s £700k Rolls-Royce is towed off motorway after tyre blew out

    MARCUS Rashford’s £700,000 Rolls-Royce had to be towed off a motorway following a tyre blow-out.The on-loan Aston Villa forward, 27, was on England duty when the car broke down on the M60 on Friday.Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce had to be towed off a motorwayCredit: mancpicss66The on-loan Aston Villa ace, 27, was on England duty when the car broke downCredit: AlamyThe £700,000 car’s tyre blew out and was stranded for an hourCredit: ZenpixThe motor was stranded on the side of the M60 on FridayCredit: mancpicss66It was not known who was driving. The posh motor was stranded for more than an hour at the spot near where another of his Rolls was written off in a 2023 crash. The vehicle was so badly wrecked, Rashford was forced to flog it for a hugely discounted £184,000 at auction.The forward then replaced it with an almost identical car in May last year – opting for white instead of grey.READ MORE ON MARCUS RASHFORDA source said: “Rashford hasn’t had much luck with his Rolls.“The first one was written off and then the second one breaks down.“He’ll be questioning the £1.4million he’s splashed out on two identical cars.“Let’s hope he has more luck on the pitch.”Most read in FootballRashford’s first Mansory Wraith had only 1,000 miles on the clock when it was involved in a collision as he left United’s training ground in Carrington.He’d been on his way home from his side’s 1-0 Premier League win at Burnley when his 2.5-ton vehicle ploughed into a pole on a traffic island, claiming another driver veered into his lane.Footballer Marcus Rashford has bought a brand new £700,000 Rolls Royce WraithPhotos showed the car took a pounding in the crash, with extensive damage to the front, left front wing and a mangled rear left wheel and bumper.Luckily both drivers escaped without injury. More