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      Major Euro 2024 boost for England as they kick hosts Germany out of hotel with high end restaurant & THREE golf courses

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      THE England squad are all set to check inn to their fabulous Euro 2024 base — after Germany’s players got kicked out.The host’s flags have been taken down from the bar, with the Three Lions crest ready to greet our stars on Monday.England have secured a luxury hotel base for Euro 2024 – ahead of hosts GermanyCredit: Darren FletcherSun mascot Harry Mane was given a tour of the facilitiesCredit: Darren FletcherA bed of flowers formed in the flags of England and Germany were planted in the sumptuous gardensSecuring the top quality training base is great news for Harry Kane and coCredit: GettyGermany had eyed up the swish Weimarer Land Golf Hotel and Spa in central Germany as their tournament HQ and even set up a training camp there last month.But they were forced to leave to please their kit sponsors Adidas — and the FA seized the best base of any team. The staff were yesterday preparing to give Gareth Southgate’s boys a warm welcome in Blankenhain, with the hotel’s boss tipping them to win the tournament.Owner Matthias Grafe told The Sun: “The German team wanted to be based at my hotel but they have been obliged to work with their sponsors so we’re delighted to welcome England instead.READ MORE EURO 2024“I have always said I’m only interested in having one team here — the team that wins the Euros — and I believe that team will be England.”The FA snapped up the 350-acre resort — including a Wembley-quality training pitch and three golf courses — in a £800,000 deal in November.Hotel workers and FA officials were busily completing its new England look yesterday, as The Sun’s footie mascot Harry Mane was given a tour of the roarsome facilities.Players will stay in timber-clad rooms boasting pine forest views, and can enjoy a spa, play golf and swim indoors and out.Most read in FootballPictures of German stars such as Thomas Muller have all been replaced with those of English heroes including Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham.German signs were removed from the media centre and training pitch, with an “England” banner now up.Jack Wilshere, Gordon Strachan and Jurgen Klinsmann answer quickfire questions ahead of Euro 2024The red, black and gold German flag colours and “Deutschland” motifs which had been emblazoned throughout the hotel bar have also been taken down.A bed of flowers formed in the flags of England and Germany were planted in the sumptuous gardens.Meanwhile, Germany have switched to a HQ in Herzogenaurach in southern Germany — the Bavarian home town of kit maker Adidas.England play their first game against Serbia next Sunday.The 350-acre resort includes a Wembley-quality training pitchCredit: German flags at the hotel have been removed ahead of England’s arrivalCredit: Darren FletcherThomas Muller and the German squad have had to find a new training baseCredit: Reuters More

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      England ace Phil Foden poses with fish he caught with brother on pre-Euro holiday with family

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      ENGLAND ace Phil Foden landed the catch of the day on a pre-Euros break – while fishing with his kids on a yacht in MarbellaManchester City star Phil, 24, has been chilling out with brother Logan before linking up with Gareth Southgate’s squad to begin final preparations for the soccer showdown in Germany.It’s a case of Fillet Foden as ace Phil poses with brother Logan after reeling in this fish on a family break in MarbellaCredit: InstagramPhil has now returned to the UK and was seen at Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground yesterday with team-mate Kyle Walker ahead of Friday’s friendly against Iceland at WembleyCredit: GettyAnd the midfield kingpin will be hoping to net the big one in Germany after plucking three tiddlers from the sea in the Spanish jet set resort.Phil – who won the Premiership and Player of the Year award after a brilliant season – delighted his kids Ronnie, five and True, three.His pregnant girlfriend Rebecca Cooke watched the fun from the back of the family’s rented yacht – which never moved from its mooring as the family relaxed in the sunshine.Brit Isaac Rayton saw the £200,000-a-week star spot shoals of fish as his family took a seaside stroll – before hiring the luxury speedboat to provide his fishing pitch.READ MORE ON EURO 2024Isaac, 18, from Preston, Lancs said: “Phil walked past and he and his son were staring and pointing at the fish in the water – so he rented a boat.“I don’t think they went anywhere on it but he was fishing on it and I managed to film the moment he caught one of them but I think he caught three in total.“There were so many people surrounding the boat.”“All these people are standing round and the guy is at the front fishing.Most read in FootballThat will win us the Euros.”Foden is being rested by Gareth Southgate but is expected to star at Euro 24, which kicks off in Berlin on Friday June 14.The midfield maestro – who scored 24 times for City this season – will rejoin the Three Lions squad in time for tomorrow’s Wembley send-off friendly against Iceland.England ace Phil Foden has been dubbed “Fodenballs” by his mates More

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      England star Jill Scott pays herself £350,000 on the back of Euros and I’m A Celeb success

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      ENGLAND footie hero Jill Scott has paid herself a £350,000 dividend on the back of her Euros and I’m A Celeb success.The hugely popular former Lioness, 37, has enjoyed a bumper financial period, latest accounts show.Former Lionesses ace Jill Scott has paid herself a £350,000 dividend on the back of her Euros and I’m A Celeb successCredit: RexJill helped England triumph at Euro 2022 before retiring.She was crowned jungle queen on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity a few months later.As her earnings rocketed, she treated herself to a six- figure payout in two chunks — her first worth £50,000 before a larger sum of £300,000.Equity in her company — Jill Scott 8 Limited — shot up from £5,213 to £477,479 for the year ending May 31, 2023.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSSunderland-born Jill, who won 161 caps for England, is set for further bumper pay days as a football pundit and captain on Sky’s A League of Their Own.She also features on the Stick To Football podcast with Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Ian Wright.And Jill runs a ­successful coffee shop Boxx2Boxx in Manchester, with her ­fiancée Shelly Unitt.In a stellar 18-year career with Everton and Manchester City, she won four FA Cups, four league cups and a WSL title before being inducted into the WSL Hall of Fame.Most read in FootballLast year Jill opened up on her passion for coaching and hailed Pep Guardiola’s emotional intelligence.In April 2023, the retired City and Lionesses ace was set to coach girls and boys coming up through the ranks at Manchester City. Jill Scott stunned as Gary Neville aims brutal dig at old pal Rio Ferdinand More

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      Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend Laura Celia Valk wows in photoshoot before munching pizza

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      MODEL wag Laura Celia Valk earns a crust in a photoshoot before tucking into a slice of pizza — as experts reveal the dish is the best food to calm football fans’ nerves.Laura, 25, is sure to be edgy as England ace boyfriend Jude Bellingham, 20, heads to Euro 2024.Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend Laura Celia Valk stuns ahead of the ace’s departure for Euro 2024Credit: PrettyLittleThingLaura tucking into a slice of pizza – which could help her relax while watching Jude in the footie tournamentCredit: Instagram @lauraceliavThe Sun exclusively revealed Laura had started dating Jude in AprilCredit: GettyBut tests on Pitch Side podcast host Theo Baker’s emotional state watching football clips found the taste and smell of pizza had soothing qualities.Professor Oli Buckley, from the University of East Anglia, said: “Pizza has a notable calming effect.”The Sun exclusively revealed Laura had started dating Bellingham in April.She was seen enjoying the slice of pizza, which is said to be one of her favourites snacks along with strawberries.READ MORE ON LAURA VELIA VALKThe 25-year-old had infatuated followers – of which there are nearly 500,000 – rushing to the comments of the post.One user said: “Cutiepieeeee.”A second said: “Very beautiful.”A third said: “How can you be so nice??”Most read in FootballAnother said: “Wishing I were a pizza.”A fifth added: “You look like a fictional character 🤍.”Jude Bellingham’s new flame Laura Celia falls down Netherland’s hottest women list More

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      Joy for Euro2024 England fans after Germans build ‘beer super highway’ to keep booze flowing in stadium

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      THE beer will be flowing long and smooth for England supporters at their opening Euros tie — in pipes three miles long.The high-tech German stadium at Gelsenkirchen has a cellar which is linked to taps by an ingenious “beer superhighway” rather than kegs.High-tech German stadium at Gelsenkirchen has installed a ‘beer superhighway’ with 3-mile beer pipes ahead of England’s clash against SerbiaCredit: GettyEngland fans will watch Harry Kane and the lads’ first match on June 16Credit: GettyIt accelerates the supply of the 50,000-plus litres of lager expected to be sold during the Serbia clash on June 16. And many of the 62,000 fans at the Veltins-Arena will be extra-thirsty as there are only two pubs within a 30-minute walk.Gary Davies, 50, from Preston, will be there to cheer on skipper Harry Kane and the lads, and his mouth is already watering. He said: “The beer pipeline is German engineering at its finest — and their beer’s not bad either.READ MORE ON EUROS“There’ll be no better way to watch our boys than with a perfectly chilled pilsner in my hand.”The ground is named after ­German brewer Veltins but has had to change its name for the Euros to the AufSchalke to avoid upsetting the tournament’s beer sponsor Bitburger.Officials wanted to ban booze for the Serbia clash but police said: “It has now been agreed beer will be offered in the stadium.”England played there in the 2006 World Cup — getting knocked out in the quarter-finals on penalties by Portugal after Wayne Rooney got sent off.Most read in Euro 2024How hosts Germany look to return to their best for Euro 2024 More

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      Rose Bertram wows in sexy blue bikini ahead of boyfriend Kylian Mbappe’s move to Real Madrid

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      ROSE Bertram looks like she’s licking forward to her boyfriend Kylian Mbappe moving to Real Madrid.The curly-haired Belgian beauty, 29, clutched a lollipop as she posed in a blue bikini for PrettyLittleThing.Model Rose Bertram clutched a lollipop as she posed in a blue bikini for PrettyLittleThingCredit: PrettyLittleThingThe Belgian stunner has been linked to football aces as well as actor Leonardo DiCaprioCredit: AFPIt comes after striker Mbappe, 25, confirmed his transfer from PSG.Real fans will hope he doesn’t suck. In May 2023, Rose was rumoured to be dating actor Leonardo ­DiCaprio, 49 — after being previously linked to then-24-year-old French football ace Kylian Mbappe.Rose previously dated Gregory van der Wiel, once of Ajax and capped 46 times by the Netherlands.READ MORE ON MODELSThe two got together when she was just 19, and had a whirlwind romance – where she followed his career from Paris to Istanbul to Sardinia and Toronto.They would welcome two children in their time together.But cracks began to form in their relationship as van der Wiel suffered some mental health problems such as anxiety and panic attacks, which began to affect the couple.In 2023, Rose said: “There are a lot of people who deal with this.Most read in Football”It’s not talked about enough and in my case if you don’t know enough about it, it’s very difficult to understand that person. “It hasn’t always been easy to deal with. It breaks my heart that he feels this way and that I can’t help it.”Kylian Mbappe’s crazy Real Madrid contractRose is currently dating Real Madrid star Kylian MbappeCredit: AFP More

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      Ex-England ace Emile Heskey ordered to pay almost £200,000 costs from legal battle with HMRC

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      EX-football ace Emile Heskey has been ordered to pay almost £200,000 costs from his legal battle with the taxman.The former England striker, 46, landed the bill in a dispute with HMRC over unpaid tax of £1.6million.Emile Heskey has been ordered to pay almost £200,000 in costs after a legal battle with the HMRCCredit: GettyHe was being taken to court over 15 penalty notices issued in 2005.Heskey was due to face a High Court trial in 2019 but it did not take place when he admitted liability for the debt.Specialist cost judge Mark Whelan ruled he should pay £194,794.42 in legal fees.He said the sum was “reasonable and proportionate” for the case.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSInterest is not included in the calculation, meaning that the star may end up paying even more.Heskey did not attend the hearing and was not represented.The former striker played for teams including Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City and Aston Villa in his club career.Emile Heskey’s relative Mateo Joseph chooses to represent Spain instead of England More

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      Prankster who paid fans to storm pitch at Champions League is branded ‘real villain’ as first invader appears in court

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      A PRANKSTER who paid fans to storm the pitch at the Champions League final was branded the “real villain” as the first invader appeared in court.Russian streamer Andrey Burim was singled out by the judge as he handed a football banning order to Ukrainian Manchester City fan Yevhenii Lubnenko, 29.Russian streamer Andrey Burim was singled out by the judgeCredit: MELLSTROYUkrainian Manchester City fan Yevhenii Lubnenko admitted breaching the Football Offences Act and was banned from matchesCredit: Dan CharityBurim is said to have offered each of the pitch invaders £250,000 for the stunt.Uber driver Lubnenko and two others tried to invade Wembley’s pitch on Saturday wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “Mellstroy” — Burim’s screen name.Lubnenko, who lives in Los Angeles, admitted breaching the Football Offences Act and was banned from attending any matches in England and Wales for three years and fined £264. But District Judge Michael Snow said: “The real villain is the Russian who is offering people money to take part in what you would describe as a prank.Read More on Football“But I can’t punish him as he is not here.”However, Judge Snow admitted that the banning order was “wildly irrelevant” as it would not stop Lubnenko from attending matches in the US. More