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      Natasha Giggs engaged as fireman lover proposes on holiday after leaving his wife

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      CELEBRITY Big Brother’s Natasha Giggs has got engaged to her fireman boyfriend while on holiday.The 41-year-old reality TV star is set to marry Haroon Headley after he proposed on a Thai beach.
      Natasha Giggs is celebrating getting engaged after her new lover proposedCredit: Getty
      Natasha has been living with Haroon Headley for the past yearCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Natasha — who once had an affair with her footie ace brother-in-law Ryan Giggs — has been living with dad-of-three Haroon, 46, for more than a year since he walked out on his wife of 20 years.
      She posted pictures online of him getting down on one knee, surrounded by musicians.
      She captioned them: “Doing forever and a day with my best friend.”
      In 2011, it was revealed the mum of four had an eight-year affair with Manchester United legend Ryan while she was married to his brother Rhodri.
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      A source said of her engagement: “It was very romantic.
      “They were having a great night and suddenly Haroon got down on one knee and pulled out the ring.
      “Natasha was over the moon. She was caught off-guard.”
      The pair have been visiting the Phi Phi Islands and Phuket.
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      Natasha had an affair with Ryan Giggs, brother of her former husband RhodriCredit: PA More

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      Kyle Walker gaslit me – our relationship was toxic & he lied to Annie & to me, says Lauryn Goodman

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      LAURYN Goodman has claimed her relationship with Kyle Walker turned toxic when he gaslit her and lied about his marriage. Model and social media influencer Lauryn, 32, also accused the football love rat of giving her a “false sense of security” and being controlling.
      Lauryn Goodman has claimed her relationship with Kyle Walker turned toxic after he gaslit herCredit: Getty
      Walker was accused of lying to both his wife Annie Kilner and former lover LaurynCredit: Getty
      Lauryn with Kairo – her first child with WalkerCredit: Instagram
      In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday, Lauryn was left fighting back tears as she spoke about how tough her life has been because of the Manchester City and England right back.
      She said: “It came to a head on December 23rd.
      “Kyle and I had been to a legal meeting earlier that month and I knew he was lying to me — and lying to her.
      “That night he said he wanted to FaceTime me on Christmas Day but I said, ‘No, this is done, this is too toxic’. I needed him to stop gaslighting me and I blocked him.
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      “He convinced me into a false sense of security. He gave me a very different picture of his life that was far from the truth.”
      Lauryn and Walker were already public about their three-year-old son Kairo following a brief relationship when the footballer had split from his childhood sweetheart Annie Kilner.
      But the pair’s second child – a nearly six-month-old girl – was conceived during Walker’s seemingly happy marriage to Annie.
      Lauryn kept the identity of the girl’s father a secret despite her giving birth last summer, until she was recently confirmed as Walker’s.
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      The bombshell revelation caused Annie to announce last week she was separating from the full back after two years of marriage.
      Kyle and Annie have three sons together but are now living separately after the love rat defender moved out of the family’s sprawling £2.5million pad and into a flat in Cheshire.
      Lauryn, who lives in Brighton, said everything started to unravel just before Christmas.
      She added: “The day after Boxing Day I got someone to message Annie because I knew he was away playing so I could speak to her and tell her the truth in private that Kyle was my daughter’s father.
      “She said to me, ‘I had a feeling and was saying to my friends that she was his daughter’. They told her she was crazy. I said, ‘That’s not very nice’.
      “Kyle had denied she was his daughter many, many times. I don’t think Annie wanted to believe it was true, which is understandable.
      “She kept asking for proof so I showed her the DNA test but even then she doubted it was real until I pointed out my daughter’s name on the paperwork.
      “Annie and I later FaceTimed and my daughter was there.”
      Now Lauryn does not know what the future holds for her son and daughter.
      “All I can do is be the best parent possible,” she said.
      “I have always wanted Kairo to have his daddy in his life. What mother wouldn’t? And I want the same for my daughter.
      “I wanted everything to be open and honest between me, him and Annie — now it is.
      “He has always told me that he wants a relationship with all of his children but now I don’t know what was lies and what was the truth.”
      After Annie kicked him out of their house, the footballer responded online.
      In an Instagram statement, Walker said: “Annie is an amazing woman and I can only apologise for the upset I’ve caused her.
      “She’s been part of my life for so long and that will never change for the sake of our children.
      “I would ask for privacy for all of our family, and especially our young children, whilst we work through these difficult times.”
      Walker has been dogged by a series of controversies after his £50million move to the blue side of Manchester in 2017.
      Annie first kicked him out in 2019 after Ex On The Beach star Laura Brown said they repeatedly romped in his Bentley.
      She took the £160,000-a-week defender back but gave him the boot again when he revealed Lauryn was having his baby.
      Walker moved into an £8,000-a-month flat nearby Hale, Cheshire -— but was then caught breaching lockdown rules by having an orgy with two sex workers.
      The defender and a pal agreed to pay escort Louise McNamara, 21, and a 24-year-old Brazilian call girl £2,200 in cash.
      He told the girls his name was “Kai” before reportedly pulling out gold-coloured Shine condoms.
      He apologised before breaking lockdown rules a second time just weeks later during visits to see his family.
      Despite fathering another child, the couple reunited after Annie vowed to stay together for the sake of their three young kids.
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      Before last March, Walker was seen on CCTV exposing himself in a bar and snogging a woman.
      Pals of Annie have said there is “no chance” Annie would reconcile with Walker after this latest scandal.
      The model and influencer claimed Walker’s wife Annie was also gaslit and lied to by the footballerCredit: Getty
      Walker was booted out of his mansion by wife AnnieCredit: Instagram More

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      England teammates knew about Kyle Walker’s secret family, claims Lauryn Goodman

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      ENGLAND teammates of Kyle Walker knew he had a secret family, Lauryn Goodman has claimed.The 32-year-old influencer was this week revealed to have had a second child with the Manchester City defender.
      England teammates of Kyle Walker knew he had a secret family, Lauryn Goodman has claimedCredit: Getty
      Lauryn says Kyle tried to live a double life
      Annie announced last week she was separating from the City defender, 33, after two years of marriage
      Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Lauryn said Kyle led a double life while seeing her son Kairo and newborn daughter in visits he hid from wife Annie Kilner.
      “I wasn’t a secret to his England teammates — they would come on the phone when he FaceTimed me.
      “In one call he promised to bring Kairo a football back from the World Cup. And he did, one of the actual balls.”
      “The blue Man City kit he wears with ‘Daddy’ on the back was bought by Kyle too.”
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      Son Kairo, three, was born following a brief relationship when the footballer split from childhood sweetheart Annie before getting back with her.
      Lauryn says she always travelled to Manchester for Kyle to see son Kairo.
      But it was during these secret meetups – which included a trip to a petting zoo and football sessions in the garden with Kairo – that the pair became close again.
      They had a daughter last summer but Lauryn claims Kyle repeatedly denied the girl was his.
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      Fighting back tears, she says she kept asking the footballer to come clean with wife Annie but he was “too weak to do it”.
      Left with no other choice and desperate to move forward “like adults”, she broke the news to Annie on December 27.
      She explained: “I don’t think Annie wanted to believe it was true, which is understandable.
      “She kept asking for proof so I showed her the DNA test but even then she doubted it was real until I pointed out my daughter’s name on the paperwork.”
      Annie announced last week she was separating from Kyle after two years of marriage.
      It was confirmed hours later that Lauryn and Kyle shared a six month-old-daughter.
      Kyle, who married Annie in 2021 and shares three sons with her, has moved into a flat near the family’s home in Prestbury, Cheshire.
      Lauryn fell pregnant with son Kairo, three, over lockdown following a brief relationship with Kyle after he split from AnnieCredit: Instagram
      Annie announced last week she was separating from the City defender, 33, after two years of marriageCredit: Instagram
      It was confirmed hours later that Lauryn and Kyle shared a six month-old-daughterCredit: Getty
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      How Lauryn Goodman grew close to Kyle Walker during secret visits to Manchester with son Kairo

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      LAURYN Goodman says she fell pregnant with Kyle Walker’s second child following secret visits to Manchester.The footballer, 33, was this week confirmed to dad to Lauryn’s six-month-old daughter, whose name is not public.
      Kyle Walker, 33, was this week confirmed to be the dad of Lauryn’s six-month-old daughterCredit: Getty
      Lauryn Goodman says she fell pregnant with Kyle Walker’s second child following secret visits to ManchesterCredit: Instagram / @lauryngoodman91
      The revelation has led to the break-up of his two year marriage to Annie Kilner with whom he shares three boys.
      Lauryn, 32, told The Sun on Sunday: “I had always travelled up to Manchester for him to see Kairo, somewhere near training as he doesn’t get that many days off.
      “Something clicked. We went back to being the way we were before.”
      Son Kairo, three, was born following a brief relationship when the footballer split from childhood sweetheart Annie before getting back with her.
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      He told Annie about the boy while he was at a training session.
      But in visits unbeknown to his wife, Kyle would take Lauryn and Kairo on day trips and even kick a ball about with them.
      She said: “I remember going to a farm in Cheshire and he was feeding the animals with Kairo like all the other dads.”
      The pair had a daughter last summer but Lauryn claims Kyle repeatedly denied the girl was his.
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      She said the footballer also “tried to control me” in an effort to keep his secret family hidden from Annie.
      Fighting back tears, she says she kept asking the footballer to come clean with his wife but he was “too weak to do it”.
      Left with no other choice and desperate to move forward “like adults”, she broke the news to Annie on December 27.
      She explained: “She kept asking for proof so I showed her the DNA test but even then she doubted it was real until I pointed out my daughter’s name on the paperwork.”
      As the women chatted they realised that the England defender had lied to them both.
      Lauryn says: “She was asking all sorts of questions. I said, ‘I don’t want to hurt you,’ but she insisted on seeing photos, getting details.
      “I showed her one of Kyle and Kairo playing football together.
      “I know he has got photos of our kids up at Manchester City, I’ve met him lots of times since Kairo was born too. He has met his daughter.”
      Kyle, who married Annie in 2021, has moved into a flat near the family’s home in Prestbury, Cheshire.
      Lauryn fell pregnant with son Kairo, three, over lockdown following a brief relationship with Kyle after he split from AnnieCredit: Instagram
      Annie announced last week she was separating from the City defender, 33, after two years of marriageCredit: Instagram
      It was confirmed hours later that Lauryn and Kyle shared a six month-old-daughterCredit: Getty
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      Kyle Walker was living secret double life – he was too weak to tell Annie, so I showed her DNA test, says Lauryn Goodman

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      MODEL Lauryn Goodman has told of the traumatic moment she revealed to Kyle Walker’s wife Annie that he’d secretly fathered a second child with her.She took matters into her own hands after months of begging the Man City ace to reveal his secret double — seeing his youngest son and baby daughter in visits that he hid from his long-suffering wife.
      Lauryn Goodman has told The Sun On Sunday she did not want her family to be a hidden secret any longerCredit: Click News and Media
      Kyle Walker has separated from wife Annie Kilner since being revealed as the father of Lauryn’s second childCredit: instagram
      In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday, Lauryn said that after so many wrongs, she knew she had to do the right thing and reveal the truth to Annie so they could all “live their lives like adults”.
      Fighting back tears, the 32-year-old said: “I kept saying to Kyle, ‘You need to tell her.
      “You need to tell Annie that you are our daughter’s father and you are having a relationship with your children.
      “We need to start 2024 out in an open way. If everyone knows where they stand they can make their own adult choices in life’.
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      “I didn’t want to cause any more heartache for Annie or be a bitch but I had to tell her because Kyle was too weak to do it.
      “There were hearings coming up surrounding our daughter, there was paperwork flying around and legal meetings had taken place and Annie needed to know the truth before something went public.
      “Kyle was happy hiding the truth because he was having two families and was scared about what would happen when Annie knew but I kept saying to him, ‘Our daughter can’t be a secret, she is a human’.
      “I didn’t want them to split up or cause harm but it had to be out in the open for all of our sakes.
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      “When I told Annie, she was cool and calm.”
      Last week, Annie announced she was separating from Manchester City and England defender Kyle, 33, after two years of marriage.
      Manchester City footballer Kyle has three children with Annie and two with LaurynCredit: Getty
      Despite Lauryn never revealing the identity of the father, it was then confirmed hours later that she and Kyle had welcomed a baby daughter last summer.
      They already had a son Kairo, three, born following a brief relationship when the footballer had split from childhood sweetheart Annie.
      But their little girl, now nearly six months old, was conceived while he was married to Annie.
      Kyle and Annie, who have three sons together and got married in 2021, are now living separately.
      He has moved into a flat near the family’s home in Prestbury, Cheshire.
      Lauryn, who lives in Brighton, said: “It came to a head on December 23rd.
      “Kyle and I had been to a legal meeting earlier that month and I knew he was lying to me — and lying to her.
      “When things were good with her it was bad with me, and when things were bad with her they were good with me. He played us off, he had two lives.
      “That night he said he wanted to FaceTime me on Christmas Day but I said, ‘No, this is done, this is too toxic’. I needed him to stop gaslighting me and I blocked him.
      “The day after Boxing Day I got someone to message Annie because I knew he was away playing so I could speak to her and tell her the truth in private that Kyle was my daughter’s father.
      “She said to me, ‘I had a feeling and was saying to my friends that she was his daughter’. They told her she was crazy. I said, ‘That’s not very nice’.
      Lauryn says she showed Annie a DNA test to prove Kyle’s paternity to her childrenCredit: Click News and Media
      “Kyle had denied she was his daughter many, many times. I don’t think Annie wanted to believe it was true, which is understandable.
      “She kept asking for proof so I showed her the DNA test but even then she doubted it was real until I pointed out my daughter’s name on the paperwork.
      “Annie and I later FaceTimed and my daughter was there.”
      As the women chatted, they realised that the former Spurs player had lied to them both.
      Lauryn said: “She was asking all sorts of questions. I said, ‘I don’t want to hurt you,’ but she insisted on seeing photos, getting details.
      “I showed her one of Kyle and Kairo playing football together. I know he has got photos of our kids up at Manchester City, I’ve met him lots of times since Kairo was born too. He has met his daughter.”
      She went on: “I told Annie, ‘I am not going to do anything, I would always speak to you first, that is what I am doing here. I just don’t want my daughter being a secret’.
      “She was trying to piece it all together. She said Kyle would go home at night so couldn’t work out how he did it.
      “But I had always travelled up to Manchester for him to see Kairo, somewhere near training as he doesn’t get that many days off.”
      Lauryn says she and Kyle grew close again as they went for legal meetings to discuss Kairo.
      She admits: “Something clicked. We went back to being the way we were before.”
      They would even have family days out and she said: “I remember going to a farm in Cheshire and he was feeding the animals with Kairo like all the other dads.
      “But he tried to control me too, so I did as he said. He would FaceTime a lot. When he was at the World Cup or with England, he would message constantly going, ‘Are you free, are you free?’.
      “I realised we were a secret family though as time went on. And that is what he wanted.
      “I wasn’t a secret to his England teammates — they would come on the phone when he FaceTimed me.
      “In one call he promised to bring Kairo a football back from the World Cup. And he did, one of the actual balls.
      “The blue Man City kit he wears with ‘Daddy’ on the back was bought by Kyle too.”
      Yesterday, Lauryn was pictured at Gatwick airport with her two children as she prepared to fly out on holiday.
      She was seen relaxed in a cropped top and black leggings, and had a suitcase bearing the initials KW for son Kairo Walker.
      Before her getaway, she had cleared the air with Annie.
      She added: “I apologised and said sorry but I also said, ‘Obviously there has been bad blood between us’. I told her I didn’t want to be having this conversation, for me to be doing this and telling her myself. I said that he should have done it.”
      Annie and Kyle’s separate statements left Lauryn feeling she had to speak outCredit: Getty
      But a statement put out by Annie and a subsequent one from Kyle with no mention of his son and daughter with Lauryn has led to her speaking out.
      On Friday Kyle said: “Annie is an amazing woman and I can only apologise for the upset I’ve caused her.
      “She’s been part of my life for so long and that will never change for the sake of our children.
      “I would ask for privacy for all of our family, and especially our young children, whilst we work through these difficult times.”
      But Lauryn said: “I told Annie that I would keep it quiet but now that is impossible after what they have done so I have to speak out.
      “In his statement he said ‘our’ children, not all of ‘my’ children. They put this out there.
      “Kyle had a chance here to include all of his children and didn’t. He isn’t thinking about his kids, he’s thinking about himself.
      “I don’t blame myself for their marriage breaking up — other women have reached out to me saying they’ve been with Kyle too.
      “Yes, I should never have slept with a married man and had a relationship with him — but he lied to me too.
      “When it was in the Press saying that he’d got married, he said he wasn’t and told me, ‘It is not as it seems, trust me’.
      “He convinced me into a false sense of security. He gave me a very different picture of his life that was far from the truth.”
      Now Lauryn does not know what the future holds for her son and daughter.
      She added: “All I can do is be the best parent possible.
      “I have always wanted Kairo to have his daddy in his life. What mother wouldn’t? And I want the same for my daughter.
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      “I wanted everything to be open and honest between me, him and Annie — now it is.
      “He has always told me that he wants a relationship with all of his children but now I don’t know what was lies and what was the truth.”
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      EastEnders icon run over by Chelsea star Wesley Fofana with actor breaking collar-bone after being ‘catapulted’ into air

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      EASTENDERS star Dean Gaffney was injured after being run over on a night out by £70million Chelsea star Wesley Fofana.Dad-of-two Gaffney suffered a broken collar-bone after being “catapulted” into the air when he was struck by the player’s Lamborghini.
      Dean Gaffney was injured after being run over on a night out by £70million Chelsea star Wesley FofanaCredit: Louis Wood News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Gaffney suffered a broken collar-bone after being ‘catapulted’ into the air when he was struck by the player’s LamborghiniCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      He was treated in hospital before being allowed home while £230,000-a-week Fofana was breathalysed at the scene on the King’s Road in Chelsea, West London.
      The French international centre-back, 23, passed the test and was allowed on his way as he was not deemed to be at fault for the accident.
      Gaffney, 45, only found out Fofana was the driver later while sources said the player was “unaware” of the I’m A Celeb star’s identity.
      A source said: “It was a nasty accident and Dean said afterwards that he was lucky to be alive and was counting his blessings.
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      “He’d just left a nightspot and was trying to get in a black cab when the Lamborghini hit him in the midriff, catapulting him into the air.
      “He was out cold and his mates were all really worried. The emergency services gave him pain relief and he was patched up in hospital.
      “At the time, he did not realise who the driver was but was told later that it was Wesley Fofana. Dean’s a Brentford fan and joked about a star of a rival club taking out a well-known fan of their neighbours!”
      The source said Gaffney, who played Robbie Jackson in BBC’s Eastenders, had never spoken about the December 2022 accident because there was “no blame attached” and it “was not anybody’s fault”.
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      A spokesman for Gaffney declined to comment.
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      I hope I’ll live to see England win Euros, says dying Sven-Goran Eriksson as he reveals reason why they lose on pens

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      FORMER England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson said yesterday one of his dying wishes is to see the Three Lions win this year’s Euros — and he is confident they can.The Swede, 75, who has been given “a year at best” to live by cancer doctors, said he would be thrilled to be around to watch the team lift their first trophy since 1966.
      Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, pictured during his spell at Notts County said yesterday one of his dying wishes is to see the Three Lions win this year’s EurosCredit: The Times
      Sven said he would forever savour the crucial 5-1 thrashing of Germany in 2001, when David Beckham, above, was one of the scorersCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Sven, who never took England past a quarter-final during his time in charge, was full of admiration for captain Harry Kane, with current boss Gareth SouthgateCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Famed footie schemer and ladies’ man Sven has been charting the progress of Gareth Southgate’s men from his stunning waterside home in Sweden during the months he has kept his terminal illness secret.
      He opened up on their chances in this summer’s tournament in Germany during a wide-ranging interview with The Sun shortly after he revealed his pancreatic cancer diagnosis on radio in his homeland.
      Sven, who learned of his fate in February last year, said: “England play very good football and Sweden have not qualified so I’ll be supporting them. It would be great for me to be around to see them win.
      “They have a very good team and it is not only 11 players or even 12 or 13 — they have many, many extremely good footballers so I think England, this time, can do it.
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      “Gareth Southgate and the players have a very good chance. They know that. And with a little luck with injuries and more luck during the tournament they can go all the way.
      “They’re extremely good and I’m very impressed.”
      Sven, who never took England past a quarter-final during his time in charge from 2001 to 2006, was full of admiration for captain Harry Kane but reserved special praise for Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham.
      He said: “Harry Kane is a born goalscorer and important for England.
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      “But what about the kid from Real Madrid! He’s a big star in Spain and is going to be a big star on the world stage. He is young and extremely good — attacking, defending and scoring goals.
      “I wish he had been at my disposal. I would have found a place for him, for sure.”
      As he watches from his home at Sunne on Lake Fryken, ailing Sven says he will be hoping England are not undone once more by their lingering penalties hoodoo.
      He said: “Last time, against Italy, England came very close to winning but lost on penalties again.
      “I still believe that the bigger the star you are and the bigger the team you play in the more difficult it is for you to take a penalty.
      “It’s nothing to do with technique — it’s all about how you cope with the mental pressure because England haven’t won since ’66, so it’s huge.
      “When he walks from the midline to the penalty spot there are some thoughts in the head of the player, for sure. But let’s hope if it comes down to another penalty shoot-out England can win it this summer.
      “We should have done better when I was in charge at the World Cups in 2002 and especially in 2006 when we should have reached the semi or the final. But in 2002 we were beaten by Brazil, who were the better team on the day and went on to win it.
      “In 2006, I could not see any team better than us but that’s history. We had chances to win but lost on penalties yet again. We have to hope history does not repeat itself.”
       Brave footie favourite Sven said he was “taking each day as it comes” as his colourful life begins to draw to a close — and is relishing his fond memories of his time with England.
      He said he would forever savour the 5-1 thrashing of Germany in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Munich in September 2001, when Michael Owen bagged a hat-trick and David Beckham and Steven Gerrard starred. Sven sighed: “It was incredible, remarkable, because you don’t beat Germany away in a competitive game by 5-1. You can win 1-0, or perhaps 2-0, but 5-1 was very special.
      “A lot of England football fans remember that day and the result was the most amazing ever for me. It’s still very close to my heart.
      “I’m not thinking about what I have done in my life here now but talking to you about my past I know I had a very good life.
      “I’m very lucky to have been in football for a long time at a very high level and that I have seen the world. But when you get a diagnosis like this, every day you wake and you are not full of pain is a great thing.
      “I’m not really in pain right now and I’m being treated very well so far. I take one day at a time.
      “I know what I have. I know it can’t be operated on and everything I take is to try to slow it down — and so far, so good.”
      Sven, who also managed Man City and Leicester City and was director of football at Notts County, went on: “I’m seeing specialists and hopefully I’ll have one year and hopefully more but it will possibly be less as well.
      “I’m still going to the gym regularly because it makes me feel better — physically and even more mentally. I don’t see any reason to stop now.”
      Pictured at his home in Sweden, Sven is staying positiveCredit: The Times
      Sven, who also managed top sides in Sweden, Italy and Portugal, added that he is pleased his favourite team, Liverpool, top the Premier League.
      He said: “I hope Liverpool will win it this year because I have always been a Liverpool fan — right from when I was a young boy.”
      Sven, who dated Italian-American lawyer Nancy Dell’Olio and fellow Swede and TV host Ulrika Jonsson, went on to speak warmly about what could have been his last Christmas and New Year with his family. He said: “We had 13 or 14 over for a family get-together. It was very quiet and very good to see everyone.
      “No one even mentioned that it might be my last Christmas. It might be or it might not be. Who knows?
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      “There were no tearful or emotional moments because I don’t want that.
      “I wanted us to live as normal and I didn’t want to make a drama. My plan now is to enjoy a normal life for as long as possible and to wake up feeling good — that’s a great thing. Life is beautiful — and it is still beautiful.”
      NANCY’S ‘HURT’NANCY Dell’Olio has spoken of her pain at former partner Sven Goran-Eriksson’s cancer diagnosis — but he says that he has no plans to get back in touch with her.
      Nancy, 62, who dated the Swede for more than a decade, said: “I didn’t think 2024 would open with more bad news.
      “I knew that Sven was ill, but it hurts so much to hear this. Sven’s announcement was devastating. I knew he wasn’t well, but hearing his words really hurt. Life can be cruel,”
      Sven, who has a new partner who he declined to identify yesterday, said of Nancy: “I have not reached out to her and she has not reached out to me – not at all. I didn’t know that she had spoken about me.” More

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      Kid footballers banned from wearing tiny shin pads made popular by Jack Grealish

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      KID footballers are being banned from wearing tiny shin pads made popular by Man City’s Jack Grealish.Junior clubs fear the 3in by 2in guards worn by the England ace and other stars offer too little protection.
      Junior clubs have told parents that tiny shin pads — made popular by Jack Grealish and Dominic Calvert-Lewin — do not offer sufficient protectionCredit: AliExpress
      FA guidelines state shin pads must be worn and offer “reasonable protection” — but do not specify a minimum size.
      Managers say they have seen a steep rise in the mini pads being worn by youngsters who received them as Christmas presents.
      They want to copy the likes of Grealish and Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who have set the trend for the pads.
      Whitley Bay FC junior club in North Tyneside told players and parents: “The club does not accept these as sufficient protection and requires all players to wear full-size shin pads for training and matches.
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      “Players without full size shin pads will not be allowed to participate for safety.”
      Dad Matthew Whitaker, of Penwith, Cornwall, agrees and said of his ten-year-old, Grealish-loving son Theo: “I’d never let him wear tiny ones.
      “They’re not safe for any level of football.” More