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      Every English football club to take part in social media boycott today in protest at online hate

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      EVERY English football club will join a social media boycott today in protest at online hate.The FA, Premier League, EFL and the women’s game will turn off Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for four days. 
      Thierry Henry has led the charge for big tech reforms over online abuseCredit: PA
      They are calling on social media firms to stem the “relentless” flow of abuse.
      In an act of unity, The Sun will stop posting on our Twitter accounts from 3pm today until 11.59pm on Monday.
      France’s Thierry Henry, who has led the charge for big tech reform, was “thrilled” by the show of strength.
      He said: “It is a powerful statement.”
      Writing in today’s Sun, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warns social media giants to act or face the consequences.
      Under his Online Safety Bill, companies could be shut down if they fail to remove abuse. 
      He writes: “Under the legislation, if social media companies fail to keep their promises to users – if they don’t quickly remove racist abuse, for example – they will face severe sanctions.
      “For the very worst failures, they could have their sites blocked.
      “They could also face huge fines of up to ten percent of annual global turnover.
      “For a company like Facebook or YouTube, that could be billions.”
      The Arsenal legend said of the online boycott: ‘It is a powerful statement’Credit: AFP

      He continues: “English football coming off social media is a powerful statement.
      “Everything that tries to destroy the beauty and the happiness of our game — we should fight it.
      “This is my happiest moment. Football stands for something. Not only money.”
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      Philippe Coutinho set for £35m Everton transfer and Toffees are already house hunting for ex-Liverpool star

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      PHILIPPE COUTINHO will join Everton this summer in a £35million deal.The Goodison club are so confident of the playmaker returning to Merseyside, they are already house-hunting for him.
      Barcelona’s ex-Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is close to joining EvertonCredit: Rex
      Everton’s James Rodriguez could be partnered with Philippe Coutinho next season in a dynamic sideCredit: Getty
      Boss Carlo Ancelotti wants Barcelona’s former Liverpool star to form a South American dream team with Colombian James Rodriguez.
      The Brazilian, 28, has had a miserable time since leaving Anfield for Spain for £145m.
      Barca tried to sell him 18 months later but he ended up on loan at Bayern Munich.
      He won the treble in Germany but was hit by injuries that cost him a permanent move to the Bundesliga.
      He then made 14 appearances on his return to the Nou Camp,  but has not played since late December thanks to a knee injury.
      He had surgery at the start of this month and will not play again this season.
      Everton want to be sure he has recovered fully before committing, but a deal  is thought to have been agreed on paper.
      Liverpool boast the most-valuable squad in the Premier League
      The prognosis is said to be  excellent and plans are well underway to  welcome Coutinho, his wife Aine and their three children.
      Liverpool fans will have mixed feelings that their arch rivals  have pounced for  ‘the Little Magician’.
      Barca are keen to offload him, even for a cut–price fee.
      He was linked with a return to Anfield but, instead, if he recovers the form that made him a huge hit there, he could come back to haunt the Reds.
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      The Everton move shows the ambition of Ancelotti and majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri.
      The Italian manager is determined to turn Everton  into regular participants  in the Champions League.
      The capture of Coutinho would be a big step forward in that aim.
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      Wayne Rooney reveals he ‘knows everything’ as Spanish businessman tries to buy struggling Rams

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      WAYNE ROONEY says he “knows everything” about the latest takeover bid for Derby County.Rooney takes relegation-threatened Rams into Saturday’s crucial clash at Swansea with uncertainty behind the scenes.
      Wayne Rooney is staying focused on Derby’s relegation battle amid talk of a takeoverCredit: PA
      Erik Alonso is said to be keen to keep Wayne Rooney as manager
      Owner Mel Morris has had to assure the players they are being paid this month, three weeks after Spanish businessman Erik Alonso announced his Pride Park buyout.
      The deal has not yet been officially approved by the EFL and there are doubts if Alonso is able to complete the takeover.
      Morris is said to be reluctant to fund salaries in future months.
      Derby are fighting for Championship survival amid the planned sell-off.
      Asked if he is in the loop on the deal, Rooney said: “I know everything.
      “I haven’t once spoken to the players about the takeover, the focus is very much on the football.
      “The players are getting paid for doing their jobs.
      “There was no worry that the players weren’t going to get paid.
      “We can’t focus on that — it’s not an issue.”
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      SunSport has revealed a major factor in Alonso’s desire to buy Derby was the chance to work alongside someone of Rooney’s legendary status, who can attract potential new signings.
      And in an earlier statement he said: “We are looking forward to working with Wayne Rooney and his team, and will do everything possible to support the club’s vision and ambition.
      “We are privileged to take ownership of one of the founding members of the Football League and to build a fresh future for the fans, staff and players of Derby County.
      “It has undoubtedly been a difficult period both on and off the pitch for the club over the last two seasons and we recognise that all of the staff have been dedicated and worked tirelessly behind the scenes.”
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      Tottenham end Brendan Rodgers pursuit as hefty £70MILLION price tag scares Spurs off in-demand Leicester manager

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      SPURS have been frightened off by the potential £70million  cost of landing Brendan Rodgers.Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was confident of finally getting his man, despite the Leicester chief publicly dismissing the prospect of succeeding the sacked Jose Mourinho.
      Tottenham have ended their costly pursuit of Brendan Rodgers as their new managerCredit: AP
      But the Londoners have been unable to come up with a package that would get Rodgers, 48, out of the King Power.
      The Northern Irishman earns up to £10m a season with the Foxes.
      And Tottenham would need to offer a four-year contract of £12.5m a year, plus Leicester’s expected compensation demands of £20m — a similar amount to what Bayern Munich are paying former Spurs target RB Leipzig for Julian Nagelsmann.
      The Carabao Cup runners-up would also have to shell out for the ex-Liverpool manager’s backroom staff.
      Rodgers — who was offered the Tottenham job by Levy in 2012 but instead went to Anfield — will now remain at the King Power.
      He said: “Tottenham is a great club but . . . I’m very happy here. I want to continue my work here.”
      Spurs will now talk to Erik ten Hag, 51, about taking over — but will only do so once his Ajax side have sealed the Dutch title.
      Rodgers, meanwhile, says red-hot striker Kelechi Iheanacho has finally silenced the moaners with his goal run.
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      Daniel Levy will now turn to other targets to succeed Jose MourinhoCredit: Kevin Quigley-The Daily Mail

      The Nigerian, 24, endured a tough start at the Foxes following his £25m move from Manchester City in 2017.
      But 12 goals in nine games have cemented third spot and put Leicester into next month’s FA Cup final.
      Ahead of tonight’s trip to Southampton, Rodgers said: “Kelechi’s gone through spells when there were moans and groans when he came on.
      “But I don’t think there’s any now. That’s a testament to Kelechi.”
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      Ian Wright reveals he gave cash to the dad who walked out on him when he was just 18 months old

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      IAN Wright has revealed he gave cash to the dad who walked out on him when he was just 18 months old.The Match of the Day pundit handed him enough to start a restaurant and to fix his car — but felt guilty because his mum would not have approved.
      Ian Wright revealed he gave enough cash to his estranged dad so that he could open a restaurant and fix his carCredit: Getty
      The England footie ace, 57, felt guilty because his mum, Nesta, would not have approvedCredit: Alpha Press
      Ex-Arsenal and England striker Ian, 57, was the third son of Jamaican parents Nesta and Herbert.
      In a chat with The Sun columnist Troy Deeney, Ian recalled Herbert and his wife turning up at his house, having not seem him for years.
      He said: “He needed money because she’s some good cook and he wants to open a restaurant.
      “I remember my missus at the time asked the woman what she wanted to drink.
      “So we’re talking like quarter past ten in the morning. She said, ‘Gimme a brandy’.
      “So you know the kind of people we’re dealing with.
      “I don’t know what it was but I gave him enough money.
      “I feel really bad in myself because, if my mum knew, she would probably be vexed but I was scared to say no.
      Ian’s dad Herbert had not seen his son for seven years when he turned up at his house with his wifeCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      Ian revealed ‘He needed money because she’s some good cook and he wants to open a restaurant’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      The ex-Arsenal and England striker added his mum ‘would probably be vexed but I was scared to say no’Credit: PA

      “But at the same time, I feel blessed because I didn’t feel like I held the hate to the point where he can say, ‘He didn’t help me when he had the opportunity’.”
      After his dad walked out, Ian grew up in Woolwich, South London.
      He has told how he and Nesta, now in her 90s, were physically abused by his stepfather.
      Ian has told how he and Nesta were physically abused by his stepfatherCredit: PA
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      Ben White transfer race hots up as Man Utd and Arsenal joined by Dortmund in eyeing £35m-rated Brighton ace

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND have joined the race for Brighton defender Ben White.Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Arsenal remain interested in one of the Premier League’s most talented young central defenders.
      Borussia Dortmund have joined the race for £35m-rated Brighton defender Ben WhiteCredit: Rex
      Brighton will demand about £35million for White, having turned down three bids from Leeds last summer – with the final offer totalling £25m.
      White spent a successful season on loan in the Championship with Leeds last term and has gone from strength to strength on the south coast this year.
      Dortmund already have an eye for English talent having signed both Jude Bellingham from Birmingham and Jadon Sancho from Manchester City.
      They also made a move for Ben Godfrey but instead, he left Norwich for Everton.
      White, 23, has played 34 times for Graham Potter this season and is on the verge of an England call-up after being name-checked by national boss Gareth Southgate.
      While he will take no part in Euro2020, he looks certain to get a call-up for the Autumn World Cup qualifiers.
      Man Utd captain Harry Maguire reportedly urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sign White at the end of the season.
      According to The Transfer Window podcast, Maguire has told his manager he would like to play alongside an English-speaking centre back who understands the culture of Premier League football and will complement his game.
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      It is believed one of the players mentioned in this discussion was White, who has attracted many plaudits since joining Leeds United on loan last season.
      Elsewhere, United have reportedly made Erling Haaland their No 1 transfer target but may wait until next season when his £65m release clause activates.
      The Norwegian striker is Europe’s hottest property with a host of super-clubs prepared to make their moves.
      United are no different with boss Solskjaer eager to land a prolific goalscorer to lead the line.
      According to Eurosport, club chiefs including director John Murtough have determined they will go all out to land Haaland.
      Dortmund are likely to put their star asset up for sale this summer for £130m if they miss out on Champions League football.
      Edin Terzic’s side currently sit fifth, just a point behind Eintracht Frankfurt who occupy fourth.
      If Dortmund decide to cling onto their superstar then his value will half next year due to a clause in his contract.
      The decision remains in the hands of the German side who know a heavyweight rival are likely to stump up over £100m this summer.
      United face serious competition for his signature with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea all heavily linked.
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      ‘Big Six’ chief execs forced to resign from ALL Premier League roles after failed ESL breakaway

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      THE chief executives of the six rebel European Super League clubs have all resigned their roles with the Premier League.Bosses of the remaining 14 clubs had insisted they no longer trusted those who had tried to set up the breakaway competition.
      Chelsea chief Bruce Buck won’t be involved in some Premier League meetings going forwardCredit: PA
      They demanded the top dogs at Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham be removed from positions on advisory groups and committees.
      And SunSport can reveal all six — Vinai Venkatesham, Ed Woodward, Bruce Buck, Billy Hogan, Ferran Soriano and Rebecca Caplehorn — have now given in to Premier League demands and quit.
      There had been some within the league who wanted heads to roll at the top table, by banning them from the full board.
      That was never going to be imposed in reality, but the absence of any of the top sides in all working groups and committees sees a major shift in power at headquarters.
      League bosses are still going through exactly what happened with the emergence of the ESL to see if any of the clubs involved actually broke any regulations.
      However, all six insist they are legally protected from any charges being imposed and will fight any disciplinary action through the courts.
      SunSport has revealed that at any one time there were between 300 and 400 staff — including bankers, lawyers and communications experts — working in various countries to try and get the European Super League over the line.
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      Vinai Venkatesham, left, will have less Premier League work to doCredit: Getty – Contributor

      Some of the clubs involved had been working on this for months.
      As for the clubs’ media officers, they only found out a couple of days beforehand — and most thought the ESL was a terrible idea.
      Although not all of them.
      Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been vocal in his desire to continue with contractual obligations for the league to go ahead.
      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has made his thoughts on Perez no secret and recently said in a damning interview: “Perez is the president of a Super League that didn’t exist, and at the moment he’s the president of nothing.”
      Ceferin also slammed Perez and other names behind the Super League as ‘snakes.’
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      Chris Eubank Jr inspired by dad’s tears in Michael Watson reunion as he bids to join British boxing’s new golden age

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR watched his father’s tears touch the nation and knew he had to be part of British boxing’s new golden age.Two-weight icon Chris Sr was reunited with Michael Watson on TV when he was interviewed by Piers Morgan in February, where they remembered the 1991 fight that left Watson with life-changing  injuries.
      Chris Eubank Sr’s tears made his son realise he should return to the ring to make a bigger mark in boxing
      Michael Watson suffered life-changing injuries in this 1991 fight with Chris Eubank SrCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Chris Eubank Jr is determined to show he can be a special talentCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      That thrilling-yet-tragic clash is twinned with Nigel Benn’s brutal 1995 win over Gerald McClellan that also left the American fighting a string of disabilities.
      And when 31-year-old Eubank Jr saw his dad weep — for just the second time in his life — he felt the swell of support for the 1990s icon and knew his Saturday return to a British ring, after two years away, was perfectly timed.
      The 29-2 ace told SunSport: “I watched that show and I had only ever seen my father cry once in my whole life.
      “He didn’t know I saw him but it was when I was a kid, sitting at the stop of the stairs at the family home and his mother had just died.
      “That show was just the second time I had seen him cry and it was hard to watch. But it is real, the sport is a tough game and bad things happen.
      “That was a golden era for British boxing and we are in another one again now hopefully, with Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury close to happening, and I hope to give fans some big fights soon.”
      Even before his welcome home party, Eubank Jr is being chased for big domestic rows with former British champ Liam Williams and recently-crowned new Lonsdale king Felix Cash.
      And the Brighton-based middleweight has a new weapon in his arsenal with pound-for-pound legend Roy Jones Jr his new trainer.

      Eubank Jr added: “Despite all the money he made in his career, he is a simple guy, he likes to relax with his animals, he is not high-maintenance and it will be fun to live together.”
      Eubank Jr has enjoyed three high-profile British rivalry bouts and hopes he has earned the respect of even his doubters.
      The 2014 loss to Billy Joe Saunders sparked a hatred that still simmers today, while George Groves was too powerful for his former sparring partner in 2018.
      But Olympic golden boy James DeGale was retired by Eubank Jr in his last home fight in February 2019.
      He said: “I feel like a very different man to the guy who last boxed in the UK against James DeGale.
      “Boxing is a young man’s game but as you get older and wiser but you have to change certain things, like your training or your fighting style. There are  differences in the way I am now to how I was back then.
      “I hope British fight fans are glad to see me back, I feel I have served my time and taken big fights they wanted to see.
      “I don’t think I have ever under-performed or bottled a fight, I have always put everything on the line which not all fighters do these days.
      “Even in the fights I have lost, I feel I have given it my all.
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      “I feel like I have represented the sport well and hopefully the people who didn’t back me at the start of my career have been won over by some of my performances.
      “I am sure there are still some people who don’t like me and don’t rate me, but that is just a part of boxing.
      “You are never going to be able to convince everyone and I am not looking to please everybody.
      “Love me or hate me I go into that ring every time and put on a show.”
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