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      Ex-England captain Sol Campbell sued for more than £800k after pulling out of buying £3.85m flat

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      EX-England captain Sol Campbell is being sued for more than £800,000 after pulling out of buying a £3.85million flat.Sol, 49, and wife Fiona had put a ten per cent (£387,500) deposit down on the home in London’s swish Cadogan Square.
      Sol Campbell is being sued for more than £800,000 after pulling out of buying a multi-million pound flatCredit: Getty
      The flat’s owner Lady Jadranka Beresford-Peirse has lodged papers at the High Court which claim the pair signed a contract to buy in 2021 but failed to pay the balance due.
      Widow Lady Jadranka is seeking a total of about £810,000 in alleged losses and new sale costs.
      Ex-Spurs and Arsenal defender Sol played 73 times for England.
      Campbell then went on to manage Macclesfield Town and Southend United.
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      He married interior designer Fiona Barratt, granddaughter of Barratt Homes founder Sir Lawrie Barratt, in 2010.
      Lady Jadranka now accuses Sol and Fiona Campbell of breach of contract, saying they failed to pay the balance due for the flat, and threatened to sue them for specific performance of the contract if they failed to go ahead with the deal.
      She is seeking an order which would force them to have to buy the flat and pay her compensation.
      Lady Jadranka is seeking an order that would force him and his wife to have to buy the flat and pay her compensation.
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      She claims she lost £260,000 after being unable to go ahead with her purchase of a smaller flat. More

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      Twist in probe into £1m raid on Jack Grealish’s mansion as cops fear it may have been an inside job

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      POLICE suspect a £1million raid on Jack Grealish’s mansion may have been an inside job after dozens of workmen had recently been in the property.The Three Lions star and fiancée Sasha Attwood moved in five days before Christmas after tradesmen had been finishing renovations.
      Cops suspect a £1million raid on Jack Grealish’s mansion may have been an inside jobCredit: Rex
      Grealish and fiancée Sasha Attwood moved in five days before Christmas after tradesmen had been finishing renovationsCredit: Instagram
      A source said: ‘By the time Jack’s partner and family downstairs heard what was going on and raised the alarm, they were long gone’Credit: https://www.instagram.com/jackgrealish/
      And The Sun understands police are focussing on whether thieves who broke into the £5.6million pad via an upstairs balcony could have been tipped off.
      A source said: “The crooks went straight to safes and jewellery counters.
      “By the time Jack’s partner and family downstairs heard what was going on and raised the alarm, they were long gone.
      “The thieves may have had specific details provided by eyewitnesses who had been in the home.”
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      Another theory is the burglars were helped by the Man City star’s planning application for an extension, which reveals online the layout of his seven-bed home.
      The Sun revealed the lavish property in Cheshire was raided last Wednesday evening while the 28-year-old played in City’s 3-1 Prem win at Everton.
      Former Met top detective Mick Neville said cops would be “trying to establish who has had access to the property over the last few months”.
      He called for clubs to help give stars better home protection.
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      City boss Pep Guardiola has urged stars not to flaunt their wealth online as it emerged Jack had worn £500,000 of different watches in recent weeks.
      Jack’s agent and Cheshire Police were approached for comment.  
      The Sun revealed that the couple’s lavish property was raided last Wednesday eveningCredit: Tim Stewart More

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      Jermain Defoe brings on-off girlfriend Alisha LeMay back into his tangled love life

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      FOOTIE pundit Jermain Defoe has brought on-off girlfriend Alisha LeMay off the bench and back into his tangled love life.The ex-England star, 41, was seen jogging with the influencer, 31, near his Herts home.
      Jermain Defoe was seen jogging with on-off girlfriend Alisha LeMay near his Herts homeCredit: Splash
      Paige Mallabourn-Edmondson moved in with the footie ace in September
      They also had a recent date at Claridge’s in London.
      In September, they looked over as Paige Mallabourn-Edmondson, 29, moved in with him.
      He had earlier split from wife Donna Tierney, 40.
      Defoe got his start in youth football, playing from 1997-1999 before moving up to senior level.
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      He played professional football from 1994 until 2022 for a variety of Premier League teams.
      He began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, before moving to West Ham United when he was 16.
      Defoe made his first team appearance for West Ham in 2000 and was then loaned to AFC Bournemouth for a season.
      He returned to West Ham, establishing himself in their lineup before the team was relegated in 2003.
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      Following their relegation, Defoe moved to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2004.
      He played for Hotspur for four years before being sold to Portsmouth in January 2008.
      Donna Tierney married Jermain in June 2022 – but they split just months later More

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      Prem star ‘called apartment block concierge the N-word twice during drunken rant’ sparking police probe

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      A PREMIER League star is being investigated by police over claims he racially abused a staff member at a luxury apartment block.His alleged victim said the footballer hurled the N-word at him twice after turning up “agitated” and smelling of alcohol in the early hours.
      A Premier League star is being investigated by police over claims he racially abused a staff member at a luxury apartment block (stock picture)Credit: Getty
      His alleged victim, the concierge, said the footballer hurled the N-word at him twice
      The 50-year-old man claimed it happened when he was working as a concierge on December 10, after the player angrily demanded a key.
      He has reported his allegations to the Metropolitan Police and the player’s club, which have both confirmed a complaint has been made.
      The man was standing in as a temporary worker on reception, and said of the player: “He smelt like alcohol and was very agitated.
      “I wanted to help him.
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      “I wanted to get him in.
      “But as soon as he saw me he demanded, ‘My key?’
      “I asked him, ‘Please, Sir, can you write down your name, email, address and phone number, so I can try to help.’
      “I explained I was a temp worker and I would do my best to help.
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      “But my colleague, who was the supervisor, was on security patrol.
      “It was late. I could not get on the computer system.
      “The password I was given didn’t work.
      “Then he started losing his temper, telling me to give him the ‘f***ing key’.
      “Then he called me a ‘c***’.
      “I told him, ‘Wait a few minutes and my colleague will be back. He has access to the keys.’
      “Then he was swearing more at me and said, ‘Give me the key, you f***ing n*****.’
      “I draw the line at that.
      “I was appalled and disgusted.
      “I said to him, ‘I will not tolerate that.
      “Do not use that word towards me.’
      “He was shouting at me, ‘Do you know who I f***ing am? You will never work here again.’
      “He said the N-word again.”
      The concierge, who was born in England to Senegalese-Gambian parents, said he did not know who the player was at the time.
      He added: “I don’t follow football.
      “The development is a place with lots of very rich people. 
      “It is my job to make sure the place is safe. 
      “After he had gone, my colleague told me he is a famous footballer.
      “I was shocked.
      “I felt sick to the pit of my stomach.”
      The Met said: “On December 13, a 50-year-old man contacted police to report he had been racially abused by another man as he worked as a concierge.
      “There have been no arrests.
      “Enquiries continue.”
      The player’s club said: “It would be inappropriate to comment until the matter has been investigated fully by police.
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      The player is said to deny the allegations.
      The Premier League and the clubs that play in it say they are committed to tackling all forms of discrimination, on and off the pitch. More

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      Pep Guardiola warns Man City stars criminals are watching them on social media after £1m raid on Jack Grealish’s house

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      MAN City boss Pep Guardiola yesterday told his mega-wealthy stars they are always being watched on social media — so the “less the criminals know, the better”.He urged players not to flaunt their wealth online after we revealed raiders terrified Jack Grealish’s family at his new mansion.
      Concerned manager Pep Guardiola has warned players not to flaunt their wealth after a break-in at Jack Grealish’s homeCredit: Getty
      Jack, 28, and stunning influencer fiancée Sasha Attwood have been left devastated by the raidCredit: Instagram
      The City manager said they should share “not so much on social media — the less they know what you are doing the better. People are waiting. Waiting to see where you are”.
      Grealish’s partner Sasha Attwood and up to ten relatives were at his £5.6million Cheshire home on Wednesday night when they heard burglars upstairs.
      They pressed a panic alarm before the raiders fled with £1million of watches and gems, despite extensive perimeter fencing and security.
      Grealish, 28, who was playing away at Everton, had only just moved in to the property.
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      On Christmas Day he and Sasha posted a festive photo with their dog Skye, shared with more than 10 million followers.
      The England winger also posted a picture of a dining table with a Christmas Day menu.
      The Sun can reveal that detectives are speaking to the team that installed the security system at his home.
      The ordeal has also left model and influencer Sasha, 27, “absolutely devastated”.
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      Guardiola said his £100million man, expected to play today against Sheffield United, will find it “tough to process”. He added: “It is what it is today in the modern world.
      “Yes it was a bad moment for him and his family but, fortunately, the family was not hurt.”
      Guardiola compared it to the 2021 ordeal suffered by City’s defender Joao Cancelo, now on loan at Barcelona.
      The player was battered after confronting four raiders who broke into his home in Hale, Greater Manchester, while he was there with his family.
      The Spanish boss said of the spate of break-ins: “It has ­happened to Manchester United players as well. I don’t know much about London but it’s happened there.
      “They have security. But unfortunately it’s happened — it’s happened many times.
      “In the UK, in Catalonia where my family lives, many things happen. Today you have to be careful, definitely.
      “Unfortunately it happened with Joao Cancelo, which was so scary because the family was being attacked.
      “Jewellery, money, whatever — it’s tough — but the family being there is tough to process for Jack, as it was with Joao.”
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      Last year, then-City winger Riyad Mahrez had £500,000 of items stolen from his Manchester pad, including watches he had posted pictures of on social media.
      Cheshire Police are appealing for info on the latest break-in.
      Jack and Sasha had spent Christmas together at home with their dogCredit: Instagram
      Jack had posted an image to social media of his festive dining tableCredit:
      He had also shared a Christmas Day dinner menu on InstagramCredit: Instagram
      Guardiola has warned his players not to share details of their personal lives onlineCredit: Getty
      Former City defender Joao Cancelo was assaulted in his own home in 2021Credit: Instagram @jpcancelo More

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      England football legend tipped to join Dragon’s Den as judge gushes ‘he’s prepared to invest’

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      EX-footballer Gary Neville is tipped to become a full-time TV Dragon.He impressed as a guest investor on the new series of BBC One’s Dragons’ Den, to be shown next year.
      Gary Neville is tipped to become a full-time TV DragonCredit: PA
      The Sky Sports pundit and former Man Utd defender has millions invested in property and Beeb bosses want him to join the entrepreneur series on a more permanent basis.
      Show regular Deborah Meaden said: “You’d think he had been a Dragon his entire life. He instinctively asked the right questions.
      “He’s got a really good business brain on him. He was fantastic, I’m not kidding you, and he’s prepared to invest.”
      Meanwhile, Deborah will appear on Taskmaster’s New Year Treat on Tuesday but isn’t worried the madcap Channel 4 show may affect her reputation.
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      She said: “I didn’t get these laughter lines through sitting in a chair and being grumpy.”
      Em’s a UK TV buff
      NAKED ATTRACTION has made its way to Hollywood – well, to actress Emma Stone’s living room in the States at least.
      The La La Land film star, who joins Graham Norton on the telly sofa for his New Year’s Eve chat show special on BBC One, admits she enjoys tuning in to British programmes when relaxing between jobs.
      Emma Stone will join Graham Norton on the telly sofa for the New Year’s Eve special of his chat showCredit: PA
      Graham will also be joined by Mark Ruffalo, Claudia Winkleman, Rob Brydon and the Ezra CollectiveCredit: PA
      But it is far from high-brow viewing for Emma, who stars with Mark Ruffalo in new film Poor Things. In fact, she prefers a light-hearted reality and dating fix.
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      American Emma says: “My foray into it began with The Only Way Is Essex, and then I learned about Naked Attraction and Gogglebox. I became completely crazy about it and, in America, the two shows are a double feature. They are back-to-back.
      “So it’s cosy family viewing followed by nakedness. I love that.”
      As well as his movie A-lister guests, Graham will be joined by Claudia Winkleman and actor Rob Brydon, plus jazz band Ezra Collective.
      Gavin & Stacey’s Rob will reveal that Emma is not the only actress from across the Pond who is a big fan of British telly.
      He adds of being cast as Sugar Daddy Ken in Barbie: “It was bizarre, but I ended up in it apparently because MARGOT ROBBIE is a fan of Gavin & Stacey. I think that’s how it came about.”

      RUPAUL’S Drag Race UK Versus The World is to return on BBC Three for a second series early in 2024.
      The queens from this year’s British series are competing with Drag Racers from across the globe to be crowned the ultimate winner, and for the first time will receive a cash prize.

      David: My childish question
      JUST because Sir David Attenborough has been studying natural history for more than eight decades doesn’t mean he’s stopped asking schoolboy questions.
      On BBC One’s Attenborough And The Giant Sea Monster, to be shown on Monday night, the broadcaster learns all about the long-extinct ocean predator pliosaur, after a fossil is found in Dorset.
      Sir David Attenborough hasn’t stopped asking schoolboy questionsCredit: PA
      But when he sat down with an expert, Sir David asked how the sea creature would fare in a fight with T-rex.
      He said: “I asked the expert perhaps a rather childish question, because pliosaur was very big – it’s bigger than Tyrannosaurus Rex by a long way.
      “My schoolboy question was, ‘Supposing a Tyrannosaurus rex met this pliosaur, who would win?’.”

      EASTENDERS have confirmed tough-guy actor Alan Ford will head to Walford and take on the role of Billy Mitchell’s dad Stevie.
      As I exclusively revealed earlier this year, the Snatch star will turn up unannounced at the funeral of Aunt Sal.
      His scenes for the BBC One soap air in the New Year.

      ANT and Dec have become more like exam invigilators for the new series of their quiz show Limitless Win.
      The duo, who return to ITV1 on Saturday with a third outing, admit they have had to check contestants entering the studio to make sure they are not sneaking answers in.
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      Ant said: “Contestants are coming with proper research, spreadsheets and things written down on bits of paper. We’ve had to check their arms.”
      Dec added: “People have really been doing their research and coming prepared.” More

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      England ace Harry Kane earns whopping £25MILLION away from the pitch with lucrative side-hustles

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      ENGLAND captain Harry Kane has played a blinder off the pitch — with business assets soaring to almost £25million.The Bayern Munich striker has netted £14.7million from a property company and £10.2million from an image rights firm.
      Harry Kane’s assets have jumped by £11.8million in a year, thanks to side-hustles away from the pitch like his property companyCredit: Getty
      Figures signed off by Kane three days before Christmas revealed the assets have jumped by £11.8million in a year.
      The 30-year-old star — who became the most expensive player in Bundesliga history when he joined for £86million in August — runs buy-to-let company Edward James Investments.
      And income from his name, likeness and sponsorship is held by separate firm HK28.
      After famously failing to win a major trophy during his 14-year stint at Tottenham, Kane how has plenty of space to store medals if he starts picking them up at Bayern.
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      His property company’s latest buys include a £297,000 house in Folkestone, Kent and a £475,000 flat in East London.
      A source said: “Harry has an eye for business like his eye for a goal, and is very astute off the pitch as well as on it.
      “He has worked hard to ensure his family have a comfortable future — and that means working at business as well as at his game.”
      Kane earns £400,000 per week at Bayern and is the German league’s top scorer, chalking up 21 goals in 15 games.
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      The star, who has four children with wife Katie, revealed last week he had found a family home in Munich.
      And he finally moved out of a suite at the five-star Vier Jahreszeiten hotel, where he ran up a £1million tab.
      Kane posted on Instagram: “A massive thank you to the hotel staff who have made me feel at home.
      “It’s been a huge part of being able to settle in so well.” More

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      Jack Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood grabs Coleen Rooney’s queen of holidays crown after taking 17 trips this year

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      FOOTBALLER Jack Grealish’s girlfriend Sasha Attwood has run away with fellow Wag Coleen Rooney’s crown as queen of holidays by taking 17 trips this year. Birmingham City boss Wayne’s wife Coleen took just seven trips in 2023.
      Wag Sasha Atwood has racked up more than 37,000 air miles this year, taking 17 trips away in 2023Credit: INSTAGRAM
      Sasha, 27, has been dating Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish since she was 16Credit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
      Sasha has taken the travel crown off Coleen Rooney, who took just 7 trips this yearCredit: Vantage / Mega
      Her record in one year was 12, in 2015.
      Model Sasha, 27, who has been dating 28-year-old Manchester City and England star Grealish since she was 16, has racked up more than 37,000 air miles this year.
      Her jaunts include three trips to Paris as well as holidays in Dubai, Marbella, Madrid, Mykonos, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and the south of France.
      Meanwhile Coleen went to Verbier in Switzerland for a skiing trip in February, followed shortly after by a half-term break at Disneyland Paris.
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      At Easter she went to see 38-year-old Wayne in Washington DC, where he was coaching at the time, followed by breaks in Miami, Portugal, Turkey and Barcelona.
      This year, Coleen was also beaten in the breaks stakes by Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriquez, who had 11 holidays, and Keiran Trippier’s wife Charlotte, who managed nine trips.
      Rebekah Vardy, the 41-year-old wife of Leicester City striker Jamie, had eight holidays to places including Dubai, Las Vegas and Italy.
      Manchester United ace Scott McTominay’s girlfriend Cam Reading jetted off five times in 2023.
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      Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan, Little Mix star Perrie Edwards, partner of former Liverpool midfield Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Raheem Sterling’s girlfriend Paige Milian also took five trips this year.
      Katie Kane, wife of England captain Harry, took just three.
      Sasha went to Dubai, among other spotsCredit: Instagram
      Where Sasha has jetted off to in 2023
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