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      European Super League plotters try to woo minsters – and snubbed as their plan poses an ‘existential threat’

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      PLOTTERS behind a new European Super League in football launched a shameless bid to convince UK ministers to back the scheme – and were rebuffed.Culture and Sport Secretary Lucy Frazer told those behind the plan it would pose an “existential threat” to the game.
      Footie fans protestingCredit: Getty
      Proposals for an international breakaway league for Europe’s star clubs were rejected two years ago after an outcry from fans.
      But a Madrid-based group has resurrected the idea after euro judges issued a bombshell ruling giving them the green light
      In a shameless attempt to make No10 carry out a Super League U-turn, the company wrote to Ms Frazer offering to walk her through the plans.
      Ms Frazer snubbed the request by A22 CEO Bernd Reichart and warned him the UK government is dead set against his unpopular scheme.
      In a letter seen by The Sun on Sunday, she wrote: “The UK Government’s position has not changed: we do not support a breakaway competition that does not have the support of the fans and that threatens the heritage and financial position of English football.
      “The European Super League proposal poses an existential threat to our national game.
      “English football has, for centuries, thrived on its inherent drama, the underdog triumphs, the passionate rivalries, and the shared community it fosters.
      “These qualities are not incidental; they are fundamental to its success. The sport is nothing without its fans, and the UK Government takes their views extremely seriously.
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      “I trust that this explains the UK Government’s position.”
      Backers of the European Super League claim 20 clubs across the continent have agreed to sign up to the project.
      They are thought to include Barcelona and Real Madrid.
      But UK footie fans loathe the idea, as they fear it would suck money, attention and footballers away from British top flight football.
      While it would shatter the dream that any club – no matter how small – could rise up the leagues and play against the best. More

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      Man City’s Ruben Dias sending flirty msgs to actress Daniela Melchior & liking her pics after split from Arabella Chi

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      MANCHESTER City star Ruben Dias has his sights set on a girl from another Galaxy — after moving on from ex Arabella Chi.The Portugal defender, 26, has been sending flirty messages to actress and compatriot Daniela Melchior, and liking her Instagram pictures.
      Ruben Dias has been messaging a Hollywood actress after his split from Arabella ChiCredit: Getty
      The footballer has been chatting to Guardians of the Galaxy star DanielaCredit: Getty
      The Portuguese actress also starred in Fast X alongside Vin DieselCredit: AP
      The European beauty has cracked HollywoodCredit: Getty
      She played Ura in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
      Fans will also recognise her from The Suicide Squad with John Cena and Idris ElbaCredit: Zuma Press
      Daniela has starred in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and The Suicide Squad and a source said: “She is flattered. He is a desirable bachelor and could focus his attention on anyone.”
      Love Islander Arabella, 32, was blindsided when Dias dumped her following a New Year’s break.
      The couple had been dating since September, with Arabella flying back and forth from her home in Ibiza and Manchester to be with the Portuguese defender. 
      She told us: “Last year was probably my unluckiest when it came to finding The One.
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      “I’ve dated people I thought were The One, which was a mistake I’ve since learned from.”
      She added: “What I’ve learnt from dating last year is that you think you know someone but you don’t really know them at all.
      “I dated people that perhaps, looking back, weren’t best suited to me.”
      Model Arabella has now launched a fresh hunt for a man after returning to Love Island All Stars.
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      Arabella found fame on series five of Love Island in 2019, but since then has been linked to huge stars including partying with Leonardo DiCaprio.
      She met Dias through mutual friends in September last year and they quietly dated for weeks under the radar, before eagle-eyed fans spotted them sharing similar posts of the Eiffel Tower in November.
      But after their split it seems Dias is looking for love closer to home with his compatriot Daniela.
      Arabella is hoping to find a new man on Love Island All StarsCredit: ITV
      Fans think she went away to Paris with Dias in NovemberCredit: Instagram
      Arabella rose to fame on series five of Love IslandCredit: Getty More

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      Skint ex-Prem ace Jermaine Pennant will be kicked out of his home in days after splitting from TV star Jess Impiazzi

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      REALITY star Jess Impiazzi is kicking skint ex-Premier League star Jermaine Pennant out of her home this week.Jess, 34, had given the love rat time to find a new place following their split last month, revealed by The Sun on Sunday.
      Ex-footballer Jermaine Pennant split from Jess Impiazzi last monthCredit: Simon Jones
      Former Arsenal and Liverpool star Pennant was declared bankrupt a year agoCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Former Arsenal and Liverpool star Pennant, 41, has been struggling to get a rental tenancy after being declared bankrupt a year ago owing creditors £1million.
      He faced the prospect of “sofa-surfing” with friends — but last night was said to have found a new place and was looking to move in soon.
      A source said: “Jess has been left heartbroken by Jermaine’s actions during their relationship, but she wanted to give him time to find his feet.
      “He was hoping he’d be able to win her back while they were still living under the same roof. But she’s done with him and wants to start moving on with her life.”
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      Actress and Ex on the Beach star Jess ended their two-year relationship after friends told her Pennant had spent the night with a flame-haired dominatrix in Ibiza on holiday last May.
      Jess was undergoing IVF treatment at the time in the hope of starting a family with Pennant.
      She later found he had been sending racy messages to other women.
      But Pennant — now a talkSPORT pundit — has denied any wrongdoing.
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      He was once worth £10million — and was so loaded he forgot he left a Porsche at a railway station when playing in Spain for Zaragoza.
      He also could not remember he owned a £1.2million Cheshire mansion.
      He hung up his boots in 2017.
      The Sun on Sunday approached Pennant’s agent for comment.
      Jess ended their relationship after pals told her Pennant had spent the night with a dominatrix in IbizaCredit: Rex More

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      Premier League club with most stressed fans revealed – with more than half battling high blood pressure

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      PLUCKY Luton Town are finally topping a Premier League table — of fans who get most stressed while watching a match. Hatters supporters are the most anxious when their team plays and more of them have high blood pressure than any other club’s fans.
      Luton Town supporters have been identified as the Premier League’s most dangerously stressed
      Luton are third from bottom in the Prem — their first season in the top flight since 1992.
      Since then, the club has fallen completely out of the Football League and risen up again.
      And it’s clearly taking its toll with 50 per cent of fans saying they feel highly stressed at games, while 55 per cent have high blood pressure — giving a danger score of 52.5.
      Fans of relegation rivals Burnley have a danger score of 50, while Brighton and Hove Albion’s are the most chilled on just 18.
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      Well Pharmacy, which did the poll, has launched a campaign called Blood Pressure United to encourage football fans to have a free hypertension check.
      The chain is setting up mobile blood pressure check clinics outside grounds across the country.
      Football fans are being encouraged to get their blood pressure checkedCredit: Getty More

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      Chris Kamara makes grovelling apology after he accidentally insulted a ‘mature woman’ on the Tube 

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      FOOTBALL pundit Chris Kamara says he was shamed by a commuter when he offered her his seat on the Tube.The ex-Sky Sports favourite said he felt like a “dinosaur” despite his apparently well-meaning gesture.
      Chris Kamara says he was shamed by a commuter when he offered her his seat on the TubeCredit: PA
      Kammy — famed for his catchphrase of “Unbelievable Jeff” when giving match updates to Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling — told how he was on a busy Heathrow to King’s Cross service when he offered a “mature lady” the chance to sit down in his place.
      Chris, 66, said she replied: “Why would I need to?”
      He added on X/Twitter: “I gave her a look of disdain.
      “On reflection, I didn’t offer my seat to any blokes of a mature age.
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      “So my apologies. Chivalry is dead.”
      The broadcaster added: “I have chewed on this since Tuesday night and realise I am still a dinosaur.
      “I’m sorry and accept that I was in the wrong and hopefully won’t do it again.”
      Some on the social media platform backed the star, saying: “As a mature woman, I commend your good manners.”
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      But others insisted he was being old-fashioned, and sexist, and one said: “I don’t want men to offer me a seat, thanks.”
      Unsurprisingly, popular Chris was backed by male fans, with one saying writing: “Manners maketh the man.”
      Another fan added: “She is the one at fault.
      “There aren’t many of us left.”
      Last year, Chris received an MBE for services to charity and anti-racism.
      He has previously told how he was diagnosed with speech disorder, apraxia.
      The condition affects pathways from the brain, making it difficult for someone to say what they want correctly or consistently.
      Chris had experimental treatment in Mexico which he says has helped. More

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      Brits who hate losing the most revealed – where does your area rank?

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      IT will come as no surprise to fed-up Newcastle United fans but it is now confirmed — Geordies are far and howay the worst losers.They hate getting beat at anything more than those in other regions, according to a poll.
      Folks from Newcastle are the worst losers in the country, according to a pollCredit: Reuters
      Newcastle United are currently having a spell of poor formCredit: Getty
      The footie team has been dumped out of the Champions League early and lost six out of their last seven Premier League games.
      But the long-suffering supporters and those in the rest of the North East also get miffed if they don’t win at board games.
      Even Geordie pop star Sting, former frontman in The Police, has admitted he is a sore loser.
      The singer, 72, who wrote their 1979 hit Can’t Stand Losing You, once grumbled his son Joe “always beats me at Scrabble”.
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      Meanwhile, Newcastle dad Simon Poulter, 56, confessed he had never let his kids win at anything.
      The design boss said: “My dad never let me win at anything and it’s the same with my kids.
      “If I’m taking shots at them in goal or playing them at Monopoly, I will do all I can to beat them.”
      The survey found 58 per cent in the North East consider themselves bad losers.
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      The East of England region was the next worst, with the Scots, Brummies and Welsh not far behind.
      Online shop OnBuy.com, which commissioned the poll, said games brought “healthy competition” among pals and family — but not everyone could be winners.
      The Magpies have been dumped out of the Champions League early and lost six out of their last seven Premier League gamesCredit: Getty
      Even Geordie pop star Sting, former frontman in The Police, has admitted he is a sore loserCredit: Handout
      Who are Britain’s worst losers?
      1 – North East – 58%
      2 – East of England – 57%
      3 – Scotland – 56%
      4 – West Midlands – 54%
      5 – Wales – 54%
      6 – Yorkshire & Humber – 48%
      7 – South East – 47%
      8 – East Midlands – 45%
      9 – North West – 43
      10 – South West – 41% More

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      Shamed ex-footie chief Luis Rubiales, 46, set to face trial over World Cup kiss scandal involving Jenni Hermoso, 33

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      SPAIN’S ex-footie chief is set to face trial over his World Cup kiss scandal.A judge ruled yesterday there was “solid evidence” the kiss Luis Rubiales, 46, gave Jenni Hermoso, 33, was “not consensual”.
      Luis Rubiales is set to face trial over his World Cup kiss scandalCredit: Talk TV
      A judge ruled there was ‘solid evidence’ the kiss Rubiales gave Jenni Hermoso was ‘not consensual’Credit: Enterprise
      Rubiales grabbed the striker’s head and kissed her after Spain’s World Cup win over England in Australia last year.
      Ms Hermoso later filed a criminal complaint.
      A Madrid judge heard evidence to decide if the former president of Spain’s football federation should be tried for sexual assault and coercion.
      Mr de Jorge, who has already quizzed the former football boss and his alleged victim separately in closed sessions at Spain’s centralised Audiencia Nacional court, said in a five-page ruling made public today: “The investigation has revealed the existence of solid evidence the kiss Luis Manuel Rubiales Bejar gave the player Jennifer Hermoso was not consensual and was a unilateral and surprise initiative on his part.
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      “Whether there was no any erotic intention or it was a result of the state of euphoria and excitement experienced as a consequence of the extraordinary sporting triumph preceding it is something that should be valued in a public trial.”
      Rubiales, facing up to four years in jail, denies criminal wrongdoing.
      Ms Hermoso’s former coach Jorge Vilda, FA marketing manager Rubén Rivera and sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque also now face trial accused of pressuring her to say the kiss had been consensual. More

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      Major blow to Tyson Fury as champ faces further knockbacks to £4m mansion after neighbours object

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      BOXING champ Tyson Fury faces further knockbacks to his dream £4million mansion after neighbours objected.The heavyweight star, 35, wants to replace a property with a larger one with a pool and spa.
      Tyson Fury faces further knockbacks to his £4million mansion after neighbours objectedCredit: Getty
      Last year, protected bats were found in the loft, delaying his project.
      Now locals in Styal, Cheshire, have objected, claiming it will have a “significant visual impact”.
      A source said: “Tyson feels like he’s having to jump through a lot of hurdles but he’s determined to see it through.”
      Local councillor Chris Hilliard supports the plans, saying: “The property as drawn would be a large improvement over the current property.”
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      Tyson and wife Paris live with their seven kids in ­Morecambe, Lancs.
      He also owns the £1million home his father John lives in on the same road in Styal as the proposed planning development, as well as a £550,000 house in Lancaster.
      If he wins planning approval, it’s not believed he will live in the new house after remaining adamant he will never uproot his family from Morecambe.
      He is currently training ahead of his Oleksandr Usyk fight next month.
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