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      Premier League and FA join forces as they unveil plans to crush any future plots to launch breakaway Super League

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      THE Premier League and FA have vowed to crush the Super League plotters if they attempt another breakaway.In a move to reassure fans the threat has been killed off for good, the FA launched an inquiry by demanding full and frank answers from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and the two Manchester giants.
      Football fans were outraged after plans to join the European Super League were revealedCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      And the Premier League promised it will change its rulebook to dismiss any possibility of the rebels coming back for a second attempt.
      A Prem statement read: “The Premier League has prepared a series of measures to enshrine the core principles of the professional game an open pyramid, progression through sporting merit and the highest standards of sporting integrity.
      “These measures are designed to stop the threat of breakaway leagues in future.”
      The Big Six are facing disrepute charges for their parts in the attempted coup.
      FA top brass are understood to feel heavy fines are more likely, rather than punishments that would hit the fans such as points deductions.
      A Wembley spokesperson said: “We have been discussing legislation with Government that would allow us to prevent any similar threat in the future so we can protect the English football pyramid.”
      The crisis brought English football’s ruling parties together — and the involvement of the Government and its threatened “legislative bombshell” helped torpedo the breakaway plans in the space of 48 hours.
      And the Prem clarified the specific steps it intends to take and force on to the rulebook at this summer’s AGM, to come into immediate effect.
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      It pledged to bring in new rules to “protect open competition” and an owners’ charter that must be signed by all club bosses “committing them to the core principles of the League” — or they will face “significant sanctions”.
      A statement read: “The Premier League, supported by The FA, is taking the following actions to protect our game, our clubs and their fans from further disruption and uncertainty:
      “Additional rules and regulation to ensure the principles of the Premier League and open competition are protected.
      “A new Owners’ Charter that all club owners will be required to sign up to, committing them to the core principles of the Premier League.
      “Breaches of these rules and the Charter will be subject to significant sanctions.
      “We are enlisting the support of Government to bring in appropriate legislation to protect football’s open pyramid, principles of sporting merit and the integrity of the football community.
      “And we will work with the fan groups, Government, Uefa, The FA, EFL, PFA and LMA to defend the integrity and future prospects of English Football.”
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      Canelo Alvarez says his four children will stop him turning into another fallen boxing hero ahead of Saunders showdown

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      BOXING’S biggest superstar believes his iron will and four bambinos will stop him joining the sport’s long list of tragic fallen heroes.Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is a 30-year-old four-weight world champion, the biggest cash cow in the hurt business and a national icon in fight-mad Mexico.
      Family man Canelo has vowed never to become a boxing fallen hero as he keeps his feet on the ground
      Canelo believes his four children will help him remain grounded and avoid the pitfalls many sporting legends have fallen foul of in the past
      And the pound-for-pound No1 will own three of the four super-middleweight titles if he can beat brilliant undefeated Brit and WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders in Texas on Saturday.
      But the flame-haired powerhouse, who made his pro bow aged just 15, insists he will never fall into the traps that left too many legends before him bankrupt, broken-down and doomed.
      Canelo earned around £15 for his fighting debut in 2005.
      And when asked how the 11-fight £280million deal he signed in 2018 did not corrupt the youngest of eight kids, he said: “I believe that you are born with a certain mentality and I think that I have that. 
      “It is not really hard for me to continue in that line. 
      “I know what I want and I know that to stay on that path I need discipline and to be grounded and I believe that’s the sort of mentality you’re born with.
      “My kids will be the ones that keep me grounded. I always think about them before I make any decisions. 
      “I know the repercussions and the impact that it will have in their life so they are the ones I always think of first.”
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      Canelo signed an 11-fight £280million deal he signed in 2018 after earning just £15 for his first bout in 2005Credit: Getty Images – Getty
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      The hardest game really is a family business for Canelo.
      All six of his older brothers fought for money and the boxing brood is in the Guinness Book of Records for all seven being on the same 2008 card, with Canelo one of four winners.
      So he never hesitates in letting his three daughters and baby son Saul Jr watch him in action, as they have to learn where their luxurious lifestyle comes from.
      Canelo said: “Yes they are allowed to watch me fight live. This is what their dad does and they have to watch and support it.
      “They really admire what I do so ys, they do watch live.”
      The Guadalajara gunslinger has now slain SIX Brits in his illustrious career.
      And the 2018 win over Liverpool’s Rocky Fielding looks even more impressive as it has since been revealed he negotiated the release of his kidnapped brother just days before the three-round demolition.
      But the 58-fight veteran, with a 2013 points loss to Floyd Mayweather the only defeat, can handle the hottest situations as has ice running through his veins from the family’s other trade.

      Canelo said: “My father used to sell ice creams from a truck and I used to help him make them from when I was five to 17 years old.
      “Then my family told me to start just devoting my time to boxing. But yeah, I did help him in the ice cream business.
      “I used to eat them all of the time.I could eat a litre of shaved ice all by myself in just three minutes.”
      Even with the best record in British boxing and world titles at 11st 7lbs and 12st, Saunders remains an unfulfilled talent.
      In wins over Andy Lee and David Lemieux the 31-year-old Hatfields man oozed class and flashes of power but his natural talent has allowed him to coast in too many underwhelming bouts.
      The southpaw has become more infamous for his trash talk than his quality boxing but Canelo is ready for both this week.
      He said: “I think he is a little bit more complicated as a fighter than some of my previous opponents.
      “He’s complicated, he is left handed, his movement is good, so it’s going to be a tough one in the early rounds.
      “He might try to get under my skin but he won’t achieve that.”
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      Manchester United protester snorts white powder off stolen club corner flag

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      A PROTESTER who ran across the Old Trafford pitch with a Manchester United corner flag was later filmed sniffing a suspicious white powder off it.In scenes that will do nothing for his cause, he was shown outside the ground emptying the substance on the bottom of the pole.
      A protester was pictured running across the Old Trafford pitch with a Manchester United corner flagCredit: AFP
      He was later filmed sprinkling a suspicious white powder on to the flag pole
      After appearing to snort it, he holds up the flag — bearing the club’s crest — and shouts “United” while laughing into the camera.
      The video was shared on Snapchat with a laughing emoji and a caption reading: “Striped off the flag.”
      Sunday’s demo saw 1,000 fans gather outside the stadium to protest at the club owners, the US-based Glazer family, in the wake of the failed European Super League proposals.
      Around 100 stormed the pitch. Others massed at the hotel where United players were staying.
      The match against Liverpool was postponed.
      Police said six officers were hurt, including one who suffered a fractured eye socket and another whose face was slashed.
      Assistant chief constable Russ Jackson said: “We fully respect the right for peaceful protest. But it soon became clear many present had no intention of doing so peacefully.”
      The grinning supporter showed off the club crest on the flag
      The fan appeared to sniff white powder off the flag base

      United denied claims that staff had opened a stadium gate for protesters and insisted they had smashed their way in.
      PM Boris Johnson, who was anti-Super League, said: “I don’t think it’s a good idea to have disruptive behaviour.
      “But I do understand people’s strength of feeling.”
      The video was shared on Snapchat with a laughing emoji and a caption reading: ‘Striped off the flag’
      Sunday’s demo saw 1,000 fans gather outside the stadium to protest at the club owners, the US-based Glazer familyCredit: PA
      Around 100 fans stormed the pitch while others massed at the hotel where United players were stayingCredit: Getty
      Police said six officers were hurt in the protestsCredit: Reuters
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      Leicester City star James Maddison reveals he’s going to be a dad for the first time

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      ENGLAND midfielder James Maddison has revealed he is going to be a dad for the first time.The Leicester City ace, 24, and partner Kennedy Alexa, 26, are expecting a boy in the autumn.
      James Maddison has revealed he is going to be a dad for the first timeCredit: PA
      James and partner Kennedy Alexa are expecting a boy in the autumnCredit: Instagram @kennedyalexa
      James got a Leicester shirt featuring his squad number ten printed with “Daddy” on the back to announce the news.
      He posted online: “Can’t wait to meet you son.
      “Extremely excited to become a father. Bring on the sleepless nights.”

      English-born model Kennedy — who moved to the UK from LA — added: “We’re both over the moon and can’t wait to meet our sweet baby boy.”
      The couple have been together for a year.
      Maddison previously dated Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague, 21.
      James got a Leicester shirt featuring his squad number ten printed with “Daddy” on the back to announce the newsCredit: Instagram
      James and Kennedy have been together for over a yearCredit: Instagram / @kennedyalexa
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      Toni Rudiger hands Chelsea massive boost with German set to don protective mask to face Real Madrid in Champions League

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      TONI RUDIGER will have to wear a protective mask against Real Madrid on Wednesday.The centre-back suffered a facial injury at the end of the 1-1 semi-final first- leg draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League.
      Toni Rudiger will have to wear a protective mask against Real MadridCredit: Rex
      He missed Saturday’s 2-0 win over Fulham but trained with a mask on the morning of the match.
      In 2007, former Blues captain John Terry wore one against Valencia just 72 hours after undergoing a cheek operation.
      But there is bad news as Mateo Kovacic has not recovered from a muscle injury which has kept him out for a month.
      Boss Thomas Tuchel said: “For Toni, he can play with a mask, so it’s just about getting used to it.
      “For Kovacic he felt something. It’s very likely he will not make it.
      “But I’m very happy to arrive with this group in the semi-final. We feel ready for a big fight.”
      Talisman Sergio Ramos could be back after knee and calf injuries.

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      Chelsea boss Tuchel was asked whether he will change his tactics if the Real Madrid skipper plays.
      He added: “Maybe we will play with no striker at all and Ramos has nothing to fight against.
      “I have not made my mind up yet. Let’s wait and see if he’s fit.”
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      West Ham’s Tammy Abraham transfer pursuit will be off if Chelsea demand £45m, admits David Moyes

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      DAVID MOYES admits West Ham’s interest in Tammy Abraham will be blown out of the water if Chelsea demand £45million for the striker.Abraham’s future at Stamford Bridge is in doubt after being overlooked by Thomas Tuchel.
      David Moyes says West Ham’s interest in Tammy Abraham will be blown out of the water if Chelsea demand £45mCredit: Reuters
      Tammy Abraham faces an uncertain future at ChelseaCredit: Getty
      But the Blues are understood to want the hefty fee for the 23-year-old England star, a valuation that is way out of Moyes’ price range — even if he delivers Champions League football.
      The West Ham boss said: “It would rule us out. So if that’s the figure and that’s what’s being said, we are out.
      “We don’t have that to buy a striker. No.”
      Abraham was a regular under Frank Lampard until the Chelsea legend was replaced by German Tuchel in January.
      Since then, the England international has made only six appearances, but did miss seven games with an ankle injury.
      With the likes of Timo Werner, 25 and Kai Havertz, 21, preferred centrally, Abraham is at risk of leaving Stamford Bridge.
      West Ham would be joined by Newcastle and Aston Villa for the forward, who is also fighting for a space in England’s Euros squad this summer.
      Moyes has already had talks with West Ham co-owner David Sullivan over a summer transfer budget — with Abraham’s asking price roughly the total amount he will have to spend.
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      Making Jesse Lingard’s loan from Manchester United permanent is a priority, along with a desperately needed striker.
      Moyes added: “From conversations with the owner, I’ve an idea of what sort of cash will be available.
      “Whether it was finishing tenth, fourth or whatever, it didn’t change at all. There is probably a lack of money in the game.”
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      Dillian Whyte claims old foe Derek Chisora was ‘robbed’ as judges hand Joseph Parker split decision

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      DILLIAN WHYTE claims bitter rival Derek Chisora was “robbed” by the judges after losing Saturday’s controversial heavyweight clash with Joseph Parker.Kiwi Parker, 29, won on a split decision after recovering from a knockdown just SEVEN seconds into the Manchester fight.
      Derek Chisora suffered a split-decision loss to Joseph Parker on Saturday nightCredit: Matchroom Boxing
      But War’s old rival Dillian Whyte reckons he got the better of former WBO king ParkerCredit: Matchroom Boxing
      Londoner Chisora, 37, believed he had beaten the ex-world champ and fumed: “This is the treatment I get from boxing.
      “It’s unbelievable. Most people thought I won.”
      And Whyte, who beat Del Boy on a similarly razor-thin split in 2016 and KO’d him sensationally in 2018, felt compassion for his old nemesis.
      Whyte said: “Boxing is mad. Derek Chisora got robbed.
      “Chisora is not my favourite person.
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      “There is not a lot of love between us but he fought his heart out and I felt he won the fight by at least two rounds.
      “I think he got robbed and it is very unfair because he left it all on the line.
      “He knocked Parker down in the first round, for a 10-8 round, and I think he won five or six more rounds after that. Boxing is f* up”.
      Former WBO king Parker and his new trainer Andy Lee admitted they did not think they did enough to win the fight on foreign soil, though the Kiwi believes he is now back on track for another world title challenge.
      Derek Chisora has dismissed suggestions of him retiring after his second consecutive lossCredit: Matchroom Boxing

      But Chisora, who treated staff and fighters backstage at the Manchester arena to a Five Guys burger despite the loss, warned him not to look too far ahead after promising him a shot at revenge.
      The fans’ favourite nicknamed War said: “I am upset, I did what I thought would win the fight but I didn’t get it.
      “If he gives me a rematch then I will blow him out of the water and leave nothing to chance.
      “I will go and rest and recover with my family but then I want the rematch straight away.”
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      Sam Allardyce adamant he will NOT quit West Brom if they go down and vows to only leave if they ‘sack me’

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      SAM ALLARDYCE will not walk out on his West Brom battlers if they are finally relegated this week.And he has promised supporters: “The only way to get me out of here is to SACK me!”
      Sam Allardyce has vowed not to walk away if West Brom are relegatedCredit: PA
      Big Sam, 66, is on the brink of being relegated from the top flight for the first time in 30 years as a manager.
      He knows it would take one of football’s great miracles for the second-bottom Baggies to stay up.
      Yet the great survivor has come out fighting ahead of Monday’s must-win Black Country showdown with Wolves and insists he wants to stay, regardless of what division they are in.
      Big Sam has turned survival into an art form – somehow managing to keep up all eight top-flight clubs he has managed, including Bolton, Newcastle and West Ham.
      And English football’s most famous firefighter said: “I will see it out to the very end, no matter what.
      “The only way to get me out of here is to sack me. It would be a sad end if it comes to that – I just want us to get to the last game and still have a chance.
      “We have some difficult games but we beat Chelsea and we’ve drawn with Manchester United and Liverpool, so let’s do the double over Wolves, go and beat Arsenal and see what happens.”
      The Baggies are running out of time to avoid the dropCredit: Colorsport
      Allardyce’s contract runs until the end of the season when the veteran boss and West Brom both have a mutual option to terminate their relationship.
      He continued: “Do I stay? That is not a discussion we can have until our final fate is decided.
      “Hopefully I am staying. I am absolutely, certainly staying, if we can pull off this miracle and stay in the Premier League.”
      Allardyce reckons it will not take long to thrash out his future and wants to lead the Baggies back to the Premier League at the first attempt, if they are sent down.
      But he wants boardroom backing and accepts star players such as Matheus Pereira, Okay Yokuslu and Mbaye Diagne are unlikely to stay.
      Allardyce admitted: “It all depends on if we can agree on what we need to get back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. The meeting we had to say I was coming in didn’t need an awful lot of negotiations.
      “It was a few questions, yes, no. Most of them were agreed on and I was through the door in a shot.
      “I don’t think there will be any hesitation from both of us in sitting down for a couple of hours and ripping right through where we are and what we need to do.
      “That is a discussion that can only be done when our fate is sealed one way or another.
      “The criteria has to be met by both sides – me and the club – to agree that, ‘This is the way forward’.
      “They might say, ‘Look, Sam, we’re going to go for somebody different, thank you very much’.
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      “And I’ll say, ‘That’s fine by me if that’s what you think. I apologise for not keeping you up. I’ve done all I possibly could’.
      “Let’s just hope we’re not talking like that – but we’re in a very difficult position.”
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