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      Axed Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel walks away with £13m pay-off after ‘marriage split changed relationship with players’

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      AXED Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel left with a £13million pay-off yesterday after losing his grip on players who gossiped about his private life.Tuchel, 49, was sacked after his side’s 1-0 defeat in their Champions League opener at Dinamo Zagreb.
      Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel nets a £13million ‘golden goodbye’, pictured with new lover: Natalie Max, 35Credit: BackGrid
      The axed boss, 49, leaves Chelsea lying sixth in the Premier League after his side’s 1-0 defeat in their opener at Dinamo Zagreb, pictured: with ex-wife SissyCredit: Getty
      Sourced reveal ‘perceptions of him changed’ after his marriage breakdownCredit: AP
      His crumbling relationship with the club’s supremo Todd Boehly was said to also be at the heart of the end of his careerCredit: Getty
      It emerged that the German — who had led Chelsea to three trophies in 20 months, including the Champions League title — would have been fired by The Blues’ new American owners regardless of Tuesday’s result.
      His crumbling relationship with the club’s superstars and supremo Todd Boehly was said to be at the heart of his demise.
      Football sources said “perceptions of him changed” after he split in May from Sissi, his wife of 13 years, and fell for Brazilian mum of two Natalie Max, 35.
      Tuchel’s love life was said to be often “on the lips” of his multi-millionaire players.
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      He took Natalie to Sardinia in July, just days after his divorce was granted. They were snapped on a sunset yacht trip and stayed at a £20,000-a-night private villa.
      One source said: “He’d stopped getting through. It probably didn’t help that some players had been talking about his private life.
      “It played into how the perception of him transformed.
      “He was no longer the genius.
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      “He was a difficult character, whose demands weren’t always clear.
      “A number of players bristled that he didn’t really trust them.
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      “It all just fed into this fractious start to the season.”
      Tuchel — on an estimated £7million a year — nets a £13million “golden goodbye” as he leaves big-spenders Chelsea lying sixth in the Premier League. More

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      England WAG Georgina Irwin comes to Jamie Redknapp’s rescue after gross in-flight incident

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      FOOTBALL pundit Jamie Redknapp has told how an England star’s fiancée came to his rescue after his baby soiled a toilet.The ex-Liverpool star, 49, was flying to the Maldives when Raphael needed a nappy change.
      Football pundit Jamie Redknapp has told how an England star’s fiancée came to his rescue after his baby soiled a toiletCredit: Rex
      BA attendant Georgina Irwin, 26, was proposed to by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale last monthCredit: Instagram @georginamay_
      Jamie recalled: “I get into the cubicle and I get more than I bargained for.
      “It was like an explosion in a Nutella office. It is everywhere.
      “And now I’m looking at it thinking, ‘I’m not equipped for this.’”
      BA attendant Georgina Irwin, 26, proposed to by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale last month, knocked on the door “and saves the day”, he said.
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      Jamie said he felt like “dad of the year” when he emerged.
      But he told Sky Max show A League of Their Own: “Georgina touches me on the side and says, ‘You’ve got poo in your ear, Jamie.’”
      Her fiancé Aaron spelled out “Marry Me?” in huge letters across their hotel room during a romantic break.
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      Footie fans could walk into a booze law trap during the World Cup in Qatar, legal expert warns

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      FOOTBALL fans could walk into a booze law trap during the World Cup in Qatar, a justice campaigner warns.They could end up in jail because drinking rules in the Arab state are deliberately vague, says Radha Stirling.
      The vague drinking laws in Qatar could lead to disaster for footie fans during the World Cup
      And boisterous supporters will make easy pickings for police who target foreigners to rack up arrests and advance their careers, she claims.
      She added: “The World Cup has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions.”
      The legal expert, founder of Detained in Dubai, said she handles thousands of cases a year but expects the number to double this winter.
      Ms Stirling said police in the Gulf states were antagonistic and ill-prepared for the chaotic nature of sporting events.
      She added: “We are tremendously concerned about everyone’s safety.”
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      Footage of drunken Benjamin Mendy dancing on nightclub table four days before he was charged with rape shown to jury

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      FOOTAGE of a drunken Benjamin Mendy dancing on a nightclub table four days before he was charged with rape was shown to a jury yesterday.The CCTV clip showed the £52million Manchester City defender bare-chested and with his trousers pulled down.
      Footage of a drunken Benjamin Mendy dancing on a nightclub table four days before he was charged with rape was shown to a jury yesterdayCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      It was played yesterday during cross-examination of a witness who said she was raped at the player’s home a month earlier.
      Mendy’s lawyer, Eleanor Laws QC, said the woman could be seen offering an arm to him and was at ease in his presence.
      Ms Laws accused her of copying a rape allegation made by a friend but the witness said: “I am not stood here to lie.”
      Ms Laws went on to accuse the witness of “making it up as you go along” because she could not explain why she returned to Mendy’s home 11 times after the alleged rape.
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      She replied: “I was trying to block it out of my mind and forget about it.”
      Mendy, 28, denies eight rapes and other charges.
      His trial continues at Chester crown court.
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      Aldi worker faces being ONLY woman in Britain to banned from ALL footie grounds after hurling flare onto pitch

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      A FAN who hurled a flare onto the pitch faces being the only woman in Britain banned from all footie grounds.
      Abbie-Leigh Reay, 23, threw the missile towards the ref when her team Tranmere went 3-0 down in a League Two fixture against Forest Green.
      Abbie-Leigh Reay faces being the only woman in Britain to be banned from all football grounds
      She was caught on CCTV as she threw her arms up in celebration.
      Police later stopped the Aldi worker as she was leaving Tranmere’s stadium following her team’s 4-0 defeat in January.
      At Sefton magistrates’ court, Reay, of Bebington, Merseyside, denied throwing a missile onto a football playing area.
      But she was convicted and could be banned from visiting any UK sports ground. She will be sentenced this month.
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      Goalie sent off in FA Cup qualifier for peeing in hedge during match

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      A GOALIE was shown a red card for peeing during an FA Cup match.Desperate Connor Maseko nipped off to spend a penny when the ball went out for a goal kick.
      Goalie Connor Maseko was shown a red card for peeing during an FA Cup matchCredit: LES CHASE
      Despite preserving his modesty by going inside a hedge, the No1 was sent off after rival players alerted the ref.
      The incident came in the 76th minute of a 0-0 first qualifying round draw between Connor’s team, Blackfield & Langley, and Shepton Mallet.
      His co-manager Conor McCarthy was “gobsmacked” by Saturday’s dismissal.
      He said: “Sometimes when you have to go you have to go.”
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      The Hampshire-based Wessex League club’s Twitter account joked ahead of the replay: “See you Tuesday evening (hopefully get plenty of toilet breaks en route).”
      Shepton Mallet, from Somerset, quipped: “After an unusual red card in the first tie, we’re looking for a match sponsor. Plumbers or portaloo firms, take advantage!”
      It is believed to be the first red card for weeing in the FA Cup’s 150 years.
      Connor may now seek a move to Loo-ton Town.
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      Connor said: ‘Sometimes when you have to go you have to go’Credit: LES CHASE
      The red card is believed to be the first for weeing in the FA Cup’s 150 yearsCredit: Getty More

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      Rooneys bank £3.7million from sale of 5-bed mansion dubbed Wayne’s World

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      THE Rooneys have banked £3.7million from the sale of their former home dubbed Wayne’s World.Wayne and Coleen bought the plot for £1.5million in 2005 and knocked down a 1930s home to make way for a five-bedroom mansion.
      The Rooneys have banked £3.7million from the sale of their former home dubbed Wayne’s WorldCredit: Getty
      Wayne and Coleen’s mansion in Prestbury, CheshireCredit: Ray Bradbury
      The couple, both 36, quietly put it on the market earlier this year.
      According to Land Registry documents, it sold for £3.7million in May — five months after they moved into a £20million six-bed mega-mansion 30 miles away in the Cheshire countryside.
      A source said: “They were sad to sell it but their new house is so amazing they had no reason to keep it.”
      Their old three-storey home, in Prestbury, Cheshire, boasts a pool, gym, spa bath and cinema.
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      It has a five-a-side football pitch where Wayne enjoyed kickabouts with sons Kai, 12, Klay, eight, Kit, six, and four-year-old Cass.
      The house sits in a secluded lane and is protected by an imposing perimeter fence and CCTV cameras linked to a 24-hour security team.
      Ex-England football captain Wayne is living in the US — where he is manager at D.C. United.
      Meanwhile Coleen has stayed in the UK with their boys.
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      A source said: ‘They were sad to sell it but their new house is so amazing they had no reason to keep it’Credit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      American model Jordan Ozuna shows why Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has fallen for her

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      MODEL Jordan Ozuna is a stunner as she strikes a pose in a mint bikini — after revealing footballer Karim Benzema as her beau.The 32-year-old American used to shift plates as a Hooters waitress in Las Vegas but is now signed to several modelling agencies.
      Model Jordan Ozuna is in a relationship with Karim BenzemaCredit: Kay Guenther
      The model used to work as a Hooters waitress in Las VegasCredit: Instagram
      She also caught the eye of Real Madrid’s ace French forward Karim, 34.
      Jordan confirmed rumours and went public on Instagram about their relationship last month.
      Benzema is the favourite to win the Ballon d’Or after leading Real Madrid to win the Champions League.
      He will lead the line for France at this year’s World Cup in Qatar.
      Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the favourite to win the Ballon d’OrCredit: AFP
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      Jordan announced her relationship with Karim on InstagramCredit: Instagram More