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    Chelsea star Mason Mount dating American model Claire Grossman

    ENGLAND footballer Mason Mount is dating American model Claire Grossman.The Chelsea midfielder, 24, has enjoyed a secret getaway to the Greek island of Hydra where he is believed to have been joined by New York-based Claire.
    Mason Mount is dating American model Claire GrossmanCredit: Getty
    A source said: ‘Mason and Claire have grown close in the last few months and have lots of friends in common’
    It comes as he is at the centre of a multi-million pound transfer bid by Manchester United as his contract with Chelsea is set to expire next summer.
    A source said: “Mason and Claire have grown close in the last few months and have lots of friends in common.
    “They both have a love of fashion and enjoy sharing their looks on social media from their trips abroad.”
    Mason – who was named Britain’s most eligible man by society mag Tatler last year – shared a glimpse inside his Greek holiday on TikTok last week where he posted footage from his boat tour around the islands.
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    Claire jetted to London last year and shared a clip of Mason playing at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge in a 1-0 win against Newcastle United in March.
    She also shared a snap of her visit to the Warner Bros.
    Studio Tour along with a trip to Westminster Abbey on Instagram.
    Meanwhile fans have also speculated on TikTok that Claire has set the lock screen on her phone to a snap of Mason.
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    It comes after The Sun reported that Mason had signed up to the celebrity dating app Raya following his split from long-term girlfriend model Chloe Wealleans-Watts in 2021.
    Manchester United’s third bid – reported to be worth £55 million – for Mason was rejected by Chelsea yesterday.
    Chelsea are said to be holding out for £58 million plus another £7 million in add-ons.
    The England ace, who has an estimated net worth of £20 million, has scored 33 goals in 195 appearances for Chelsea.
    We approached Mason’s agent for comment.
    The source added: ‘They both have a love of fashion and enjoy sharing their looks on social media from their trips abroad’
    Claire jetted to London last year and shared a clip of Mason playing in Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Newcastle United More

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    Man City ace Phil Foden delights starstruck tourists as he shows off ball skills on beach during holiday in Mykonos

    MANCHESTER City star Phil Foden keeps his eye on the ball – even when he’s on holiday.The treble-winning winger, 23, splashed about at a beachside resort in Mykonos whilst girlfriend Rebecca Cooke watched on.
    Phil Foden took a break from stardom to enjoy a day at Mykonos’ stunning Nammos beach with his partner Rebecca CookeCredit: BackGrid
    Rebecca, 22, took a dip in the sea wearing a strapless black swimsuitCredit: BackGrid
    Three Lions favourite Foden, paid £200,000 a week, delighted starstruck tourists at the luxury Nammos resort with his skills – even staging an impromptu kickabout with a volleyball.
    Mum-of-one Rebecca, 22, braved the sea in a strapless black swimsuit whilst her man turned his hand from footie to fishing.
    The pair looked happier than on their last posh beach break, where we revealed they had a blazing row when Rebecca looked at her man’s phone.
    The WAG yelled: “Do you think I’m a d*** head?” before they left a Corfu resort whilst stunned holidaymakers watched on.
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    She added: “We can’t take you anywhere, this always happens”.
    Whilst on England duty last week, Phil stunned teammate Bukayo Saka in a game of darts.
    While relaxing between training sessions, the pair decided to give darts a go.
    Ahead of their game against North Macedonia, the Three Lions were using Manchester United’s facilities.
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    As Foden, 23, grabbed a Man United-branded dart, Saka asked: “Can you get a bullseye mate?”
    Foden then nonchalantly did just that, before turning round and grinning.
    As his beach day continued, Phil turned his hand from footie to fishingCredit: BackGrid
    Foden recently lifted Man City’s first UCL trophy after dispatching Inter Milan 1-0 to secure an historic trebleCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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    Footballer Mason Greenwood drops biggest hint yet that he could leave Man Utd and move abroad

    FOOTBALLER Mason Greenwood’s mansion is up for let — suggesting the suspended Manchester United striker will soon be on the move.The six-bed, six-bath luxury home is being circulated privately among high-end lettings agents for more than £15,000 a month.
    Mason Greenwood’s mansion is up for let — suggesting the suspended Manchester United striker will soon be on the moveCredit: PA
    The property, in Bowdon, Cheshire, has a games room, a home office, a gym and staff accommodation and is billed as the “perfect family home”.
    The listing will fuel speculation the forward is preparing to leave the Premier League to join a foreign club on loan.
    Yesterday, The Sun revealed Greenwood, 21, had had a private training session at a public sports centre in Manchester.
    He has not played since January last year — when he was arrested after a woman made allegations of physical and sexual abuse.
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    He was due to stand trial this year but all the charges were dropped in February.
    Greenwood is still on the books at United, despite being suspended.
    The club is yet to make a decision on his future and is still to complete an internal investigation.
    It is unlikely it will try to sell him during the current transfer window.
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    But the home listing will fuel rumours that the £50million striker will go out on loan.
    United are said to have had contact with Italian teams Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan about a move.
    Reds boss Erik ten Hag and most first team players are said to be willing to give Greenwood, who is expecting a baby with his partner this summer, another chance.
    But executives would be afraid of the commercial implications. More

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    Mason Greenwood looks worlds away from Premier League as he returns to training with private coach after charges dropped

    FOOTBALLER Mason Greenwood is seen on a pitch for the first time since his arrest last year.The suspended Man United ace, 21, was put through his paces by a private coach at a public sports centre.
    Mason Greenwood has been snapped on a football pitch for the first time since his arrest
    Greenwood was put through his paces by a private coach
    The suspended Man Utd player was due to stand trial this year — but all the charges were dropped in February
    Our exclusive pictures show him working on his close control and shooting in a 90-minute session on an £85-an-hour pitch.
    He has grown his hair since he was last pictured — and was not wearing Nike boots after the firm ended their sponsorship deal.
    Greenwood, who is expecting a child with his partner this summer, was arrested in January 2022 after a woman made allegations of physical and sexual abuse.
    He was due to stand trial this year — but all the charges were dropped in February.
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    United’s owners are yet to make a decision on the £50million player’s future.
    The Sun reported this month that boss Erik ten Hag and most first-team players are willing to give him a second chance.
    A source said: “Like him or not, Mason wants to get back to playing football. It’s the thing he’s best at and the only way for him to successfully rebuild his life.
    “He is fed up with waiting around and he and his team now expect an answer one way or another from United.”
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    Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 after a woman made allegations of physical and sexual abuse
    United’s owners are yet to make a decision on the £50million player’s future
    The Sun reported this month that boss Erik ten Hag and most first-team players are willing to give Greenwood a second chanceCredit: AFP More

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    Work on Aaron Cresswell’s new £4million home drags on after endangered red squirrels spotted

    FOOTIE star Aaron Cresswell was forced into extra time while building a new £4million home — by endangered red squirrels.Work was delayed for a year after the protected critters were spotted in his garden.
    Work has been delayed on Aaron Cresswell’s £4million home after red squirrels were spotted in his gardenCredit: Rex Features
    It is illegal to disturb the protected creatures under the Wildlife and Countryside ActCredit: Getty
    West Ham defender Cresswell — compared to a squirrel by former teammate Mark Noble — got permission in February last year to demolish an existing property and build a six-bed pad with cinema, garden pavilion and playground.
    But the rural plot in Formby, Merseyside, is next to a National Trust red squirrel refuge.
    And it is illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act to disturb them.
    Cameras caught squirrels near a potential nest, halting work until after the breeding season.
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    Red squirrel populations have declined massively in recent decades as they have been replaced by larger grey squirrels.
    The species can only now be found in parts of northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
    Cresswell, 33, plans a sedum plants roof to boost biodiversity and a hedgehog home in his garden.
    Documents filed at the local council reveal Cresswell originally bought the property for £1.1million three years ago but it remained vacant while he lived in London.
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    Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard lives nearby and ex Reds and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole used to live in the same road.
    His planning agent said they had worked to ensure the design “supports local species, habitats and wildlife”. More

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    Premier League boss quizzed by cops over ‘rape of teenage girl who was attacked when she applied for job’

    A BOSS of a Premier League football club has been quizzed under caution over a historical allegation of rape, we can reveal.The well-known football figure raped a teenage girl a number of years ago, it is being alleged.
    A Premier League boss has been quizzed under caution over a historical allegation of rape
    Met Police detectives first received a crime report about the claim 21 months ago.
    The Prem boss named over the attack voluntarily attended a police station with his solicitor on Monday.
    He was interviewed under caution but not arrested.
    Further enquiries are being carried out before a decision is made whether to charge him or take no further action.
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    The Met Police said: “On Thursday, September 23, 2021, the Met received a crime report regarding an historic rape allegation.
    “On Monday, June 12, a man was interviewed under caution at a police station.’’
    The Sun is unable to identify the man for legal reasons. It is understood he denies the rape claim.
    One source told The Sun: “He is shocked by the allegation and totally refutes it.”
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    The accused man is said to have met the complainant when she applied to work for an organisation he was involved with at the time.
    The source stressed it had no connection to the Premier League club the man is currently involved with.
    They added: “The allegation goes back quite a few years when the complainant met the suspect after she applied for a job at a place he was involved with.
    “She was a teenage girl at the time and is now a mature woman.”
    Former Met Det Supt Michael Hames, a specialist sex crimes investigator, said: “With historic complaints in general, you lose potential evidence which could have been obtained earlier.
    “Very often it becomes one person’s word against another’s.” More

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    Footie cup winner Pablo Fornals gets wed to bride Tania in Spain hours after Europa Conference League victory

    FOOTIE cup winner Pablo Fornals stars in another big match — his wedding to bride Tania Lara.The West Ham midfielder, 27, married Tania, 26, in his native Spain 48 hours after helping the Hammers win the Europa Conference League trophy.
    West Ham’s Pablo Fornals stars in another big match — his wedding to bride Tania LaraCredit: Splash
    Ex-skipper Mark Noble was a guest at the ceremonyCredit: Splash
    Team-mate Michail Antonio was also on the guest listCredit: Splash
    Spaniard Pablo donned a dapper blue suit whilst his bride opted for flowing, capped-shouldered white wedding dress.
    Team-mates Michail Antonio and Angelo Ogbonna and ex-skipper Mark Noble were among guests.
    On Thursday, the players had embarked on an open-top bus parade around the streets of East London.
    And on Friday, the party continued for a third straight evening as Pablo and Tania tied the knot.
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    The pair then proceeded to sit down in a stunning courtyard as they took in the memorable occasion with friends and family.
    After the wedding, drum beaters dressed in colourful blinking lights provided the music for the guests to dance to.
    Before the big day, Fornals took to Instagram to post a short message.
    It read: “Best week of my life for sure. No worries my love, I’ll be there.”
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    Angelo Ogbonna was also there to see Pablo tie the knowCredit: Splash
    Pablo was part of the Europa Conference League Final winning team days beforeCredit: Getty More

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    Kyle Walker at centre of WAG feud as mothers of his kids clash with ex Lauryn Goodman blasting his wife ‘cruel & nasty’

    A WAG war has erupted between the mothers of England footballer Kyle Walker’s kids — with his ex branding his wife “cruel, vindictive and nasty”.Former partner Lauryn Goodman shared a photo of son Kairo, three, in a Man City shirt bearing his number 2 after the team’s treble triumph.
    A feud has erupted between the mothers of England footballer Kyle Walker’s childrenCredit: Getty
    Ex Lauryn Goodman posted a picture of son Kairo in a Man City shirt after the team’s treble triumphCredit: Splash News
    Wife Annie hit back with pictures of her with Kyle and their three boys on the pitch after the Champions League Final win over Inter Milan in IstanbulCredit: Xposure
    The influencer, 32 — who fell pregnant with Kairo during a brief relationship with Kyle — wrote: “2023 what a special year, history made. I understand we have skipped a few chapters here…@kairowalker always supporting.
    Wife Annie, 30, hit back with pictures of her with Kyle and their three boys — Riaan, Roman and Reign — on the pitch after the Champions League Final win over Inter Milan in Istanbul.
    She captioned her photo: “3 is the magic number.”
    Then said: “Winning the champions league with Your daddy. All these memories you get to have with your daddy.
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    “Nothing and no one will ever take that from you. We’ve got you 3.”
    Last night furious Lauryn told The Sun on Sunday: “I have had enough of this nastiness, it has been going on too long.
    “Kairo has done nothing wrong and Annie cannot eradicate him from existence. He is Kyle Walker’s son.
    “He doesn’t just have three sons. Annie needs to accept that.
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    “You hear the phrase ‘Wicked Stepmother’ in fairytales but you don’t think this will happen in real life.
    “Families come in all shapes and sizes these days, stepchildren, estranged children.
    “It is the job of the parents to act like adults and do the best for them, that’s what I try to do.
    “Annie, if you are reading this, just stop being so cruel to Kairo because our little boy has done nothing wrong and doesn’t deserve to have you so vindictively making digs at him and treating him like an outcast.
    “When Annie got back with Kyle she knew I was pregnant.
    “If she couldn’t handle the fact he was going to have another child she should never have got back with him.
    “Annie needs to talk to someone if she still has issues over Kyle being Kairo’s dad, instead of being so venomous to our child. She is taking it out on Kairo instead of Kyle.
    “You can’t sweep Kairo under the carpet, our son is not a dirty secret.”
    Lauryn told The Sun on Sunday that son Kairo ‘is not a dirty secret’Credit: Instagram
    Lauryn’s backers showed their support after Annie posted her photo onlineCredit: Supplied
    Kyle got back together with Annie after his son with Lauryn was bornCredit: Getty
    After Annie posted her photo last ­Saturday, Lauryn’s backers showed their support.
    One described Annie as “vile” and saying she “should know better”.
    Lauryn also posted Kairo’s birth certificate.
    Last night she said: “I shared the birth certificate because I am so sick of him being erased as Kyle’s son.
    “I wanted to show it there, in black and white on the paperwork.
    “I am not hugely proud of stooping to that level, but I have to defend our son however I can.
    “There are more than three children who call Kyle daddy — our son does too.
    “Annie seems to want to photoshop Kairo out of existence.
    “Obviously I understand why she doesn’t want to actually talk about him, but there is no need for the digs.
    “She is always writing that Kyle has three sons — but Kairo exists, that makes four sons.
    “If she talked about ‘her’ children with Kyle, instead of giving a number, then I wouldn’t be speaking out. But I am sick of it.
    “This week was the final straw. It was so nasty. Saying ‘Your daddy’. He is Kairo’s daddy too, he always will be, whether she likes it or not.
    “None of Kyle’s children deserve this. If Annie hates me, then fine, but don’t hate our innocent son.”
    Annie and £150,000-a-week Kyle, 33, have been together since they were teenagers.
    But they split in 2019 after reality star Laura Brown revealed she’d romped with him in his £200,000 Bentley.
    He moved out of the £3.5million family home in Cheshire and grew close to ex-Towie star Lauryn.
    She fell pregnant and Kairo was born in April 2020.
    Kyle and Annie then rekindled and got married in November 2021, after Kyle proposed to her with a £250,000 ring.
    Lauryn, who is now pregnant with a daughter but has not revealed the name of the father, said: “The cruelty towards Kairo has gone on for years.  
    “During the World Cup I was getting sent Annie’s social media posts from people saying how shocking they were.
    “In one she posted a picture of Kyle and her three boys saying, ‘Daddy’s three lions’. But people were defending Kairo saying, ‘He has more than three’.
    “I let it slide, I thought, ‘Whatever, just leave it’. But this latest attack is beyond ridiculous.”
    Lauryn, who lives in Hove, East Sussex, calls Kairo her “little miracle”.
    She believed she’d never be able to conceive naturally because she suffers from endometriosis and polycystic ovaries.
    She said: “I will do all I can to make him feel secure and loved.  
    “Kairo knows who his daddy is and he knows that he won last week. I didn’t let her dampen our celebrations at home.  
    “I want Kairo to be proud of who his daddy is.  I don’t want him to be abused over it.
    “Annie needs to stop being so nasty and cruel to her husband’s son.”
    Kyle was blasted earlier this year after CCTV footage showed him exposing himself at a bar.
    He was quizzed for indecent exposure but later dealt with for being drunk and disorderly and given an out-of-court disposal which does not form a part of a criminal record.
    He spent last week celebrating City’s treble win before joining the England squad for this weekend’s Euro 2024 qualifiers.
    Lauryn admitted she was pleased with how Kyle spoke about his family after the Champions League win.
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    Pundit Rio Ferdinand discussed how Kyle’s eldest kids were on the pitch and old enough to soak up the atmosphere.
    Lauryn said: “But instead of even mentioning his children, Kyle deflected the conversation to the fact his mum and dad were in the stand and how grateful he was to them. I respect Kyle for that.”
    Lauryn is now pregnant with a daughter but has not revealed the name of the fatherCredit: Splash News
    Annie first got together with Kyle when they were teenagersCredit: Xposure More