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      I’ll never forget coach’s reaction to my pregnancy… getting back to top was such a proud moment says Jessica Ennis-Hill

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      OLYMPIC golden girl Jessica Ennis-Hill dealt with many a challenge in her career, but one of the toughest was her coach’s chilling reaction when she told him she was pregnant.It was two years after she had won the heptathlon at the London 2012 Games when she broke the news to Toni Minichiello.Jessica Ennis-Hill at the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Awards last yearCredit: GettyJessica shows off her baby bump in 2014 while pregnant with the first of her two childrenCredit: Getty Images – GettyTrainer Toni Minichiello with Jessica at 2012 GamesCredit: GettyInstead of congratulating her, he instantly began scrolling through competition dates on his laptop to work out the bombshell implications.Jessica, who was made a dame in 2017 on the back of her Team GB Olympic glory, says of her pregnancy by childhood sweetheart Andy: “It was a bit of a surprise, it all happened sooner than we expected. “It was definitely a shock to all of my team.“My coach had this plan, ‘You’re going to do the Commonwealth Games in 2014, and then Worlds, then Olympics’.READ MORE IN SPORTS“I remember going to his house and being like, ‘I’ve got something to tell you — sit down’. “I was so nervous.“I said, ‘So I’m pregnant . . .’ “He was just so shocked. Most read in Athletics“He didn’t know what to say — he just kind of sat there“And then he got his laptop out and started looking at dates. Jessica Ennis-Hill stuns in bold outfit live on BBC for Paris Olympics as fans say ‘how I have missed you’ “He didn’t even say, ‘congratulations’, he was in such a fluster. “He said, ‘When’s he or she going to be born?’“I was sat there like, ‘Congratulations, you know, anything like that would be nice’. “Eventually he said, ‘Congratulations’.”Defining momentMinichiello was later banned from UK Athletics due to allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which he denied.Following the 2022 ruling, Jessica said she was never on the receiving end of any such misbehaviour.But she will never forget his cold response to being told back in 2014 that she was to become a mum at age 28.She adds: “It was quite a challenging time because everyone at that stage thought you don’t start your family during your career.“You do all your career stuff then start your family.“I think that’s since changed. I think a lot of women feel they have the support and policies in place to come back.”Jessica was forced to withdraw from the 2014 Commonwealth Games as a result.She was then determined to get back to her best, but acknowledged her body had changed, so her coach encouraged her not to ­compare how she was before — and just focus on the comeback.She says: “There’s a mental impact when you’re at the back of the group in training — and you’re the Olympic champion.“I would compare myself to me at my best. “When I looked at those times, I was nowhere near.“Eventually I did get stronger and those times came back, but I was never the same version I was before — but that was OK because of being a mum.”Her Olympic heroics at age 26 in front of an expectant home nation had capped an already stellar rise in the heptathlon — comprising the 200 and 800 metres, 100-metre hurdles, high and long jumps, shot put and javelin throw.She says: “My coach would say, ‘These are your post- pregnancy PBs’ [personal bests].”Jessica returned to training just ten weeks after baby Reggie arrived in her life, and initially struggled to rebuild her fitness.’Challenging time’She adds: “It was quite a tricky, challenging time because everyone at that stage thought you don’t start your family during your career, you kind of do all your career stuff and then start your family.“I think that’s since changed. I think a lot of women feel they have the support and policies in place to come back.” But she was forced to withdraw from the 2014 Commonwealth Games — and after she had son Reggie, who is now ten, Minichiello would compare her performances as “before” and “post” pregnancy.She says: “My coach would say ‘These are your post-pregnancy PBs [personal bests].”Jessica returned to training just ten weeks after Reggie arrived, and struggled to rebuild her fitness. She says: “There’s mental impact when you’re at the back of the group when you’re training — and you’re Olympic champion.Jessica beams after winning gold in the heptathlon at London 2012Credit: Times Newspapers LtdJessica competing in the long jump event during the heptathlon at London 2012Credit: Getty“I would compare myself to me at my best. When I looked at those times, I was nowhere near. “Eventually I did get stronger and those times came back, but I was never the same version I was before — but that was OK because of being a mum.”There’s mental impact when you’re at the back of the group when you’re training — and you’re Olympic championJessica Ennis-HillIt was more than OK, in fact, as just 13 weeks into motherhood she stormed back to win the 2015 World Championships in Beijing — then Olympic silver a year later in Rio de Janeiro.Jessica, who would retire the following year, now admits it was crazy trying to achieve again what she had done before her pregnancy.She says: “I thought, ‘What am I doing? What am I training for? This is hard’.“Your body changes so much. “It’s the hormones that go through your body for months after, the relaxing, that makes all your ligaments relax.“So my Achilles were loose and that’s not great when you’re trying to be this coil that needs to jump as high and far as you can.“I couldn’t train like I did before 2012.”But she made it her mission to return to the top of her sport — and soon revelled in the challenge.She says: “That journey was the hardest and the best — that feeling of beating the rest of the world, and those who doubted me, was the best.Greatest achievers“Your body is never going to be the same after having a child, whether it’s coming back to exercising or doing the Olympics.”While Jessica didn’t get a second Olympic gold, she wouldn’t change a thing.She says: “I was incredibly proud of what my body was able to achieve post-natally. “And having my son was the best thing ever. “But I might just get my silver one sprayed gold!”Jessica and Andy went on to have their second child Olivia in 2017 and she is now retired.When she married construction site manager Andy 12 years ago, she was already a national treasure.Her Olympic heroics at age 26 in front of an expectant home nation had capped an already stellar rise in the heptathlon — comprising the 200 and 800 metres, 100-metre hurdles, high and long jumps, shot put and javelin.In 2009, the Sheffield-born star won gold at the World Championships in Berlin and, in 2010, gold in the World Indoor Championships in Qatari ­capital Doha, plus the European Championships in Barcelona.In 2011, she claimed silver at the World Championships in South Korea and, five years later, that was upgraded to gold after Russian star Tatyana Chernova was found to have been doping.After silver at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, there then followed her defining moment atop the podium in London.Today, Jessica says she still gets competitive when she laces up her running shoes. Now aged 39, she adds: “I have done parkruns a few times — my husband was doing it quite a bit at one stage.“I still don’t want to get beaten, especially by someone with a buggy!”After retiring and being ennobled in the 2017 New Year Honours, Jessica won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award that year. She has also launched her own post-natal exercise advice app, become a patron of Sheffield Children’s Hospital and is a TV sports pundit. Oh, and she is launching her own podcast, Gold Minds, where she will chat to some of the world’s greatest achievers about how they overcame real-life challengesYour body is never going to be the same after having a child, whether it’s coming back to exercising or doing the OlympicsJessica Ennis-HillIt means she can finally use the psychology degree from Sheffield University that she gained after leaving school.She says of her podcast: “I get to speak to people about their golden moment that’s changed their life.“They also bring in three items that take us on their journey to reach that moment and the aftermath. “They’ve all been fascinating. “It’s delving into the psychology and mindset.”One of her guests will be British rowing cox Erin Kennedy — a two-time Paralympic champion. Erin, 32, was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, but has continued to win medals at the highest level, including gold at the 2024 Paris ­Paralympics.One of her guests will be British rowing cox Erin Kennedy — a two-time Paralympic champion.Erin, 32, was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago but has continued to win medals at the highest level, including gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics,.Jessica says of their chat: “Erin was incredible. “I was sat with my mouth wide open, blown away by what she has been through.“She brought in a wig because that was a huge part of her journey to getting back to ­­winning gold in Paris.”READ MORE SUN STORIESShe adds of podcast work: “As an athlete, you’re wanting to push your-self — and this was something out of my comfort zone I wanted to try.” Jessica’s Gold Minds podcast chats with former Olympic boxer Nicola Adams and former Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton are on all major platforms. New episodes land on Wednesdays, the next features sports presenter Gabby LoganJessica wearing the Union Flag after her Olympic triumph in front of her home nationCredit: The Times More

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      Kyle Walker party girls revealed as globe-trotting models – and lift lid on how star is enjoying his new life in Milan

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      TWO women pictured partying into the early hours with footie star Kyle Walker are Serbian models — who said he was buzzing about his new life.Marijana Vidovic and Dragana Draca are also globe-trotting fashion bosses who live the high life.Kyle Walker is said to be buzzing about his new life in MilanCredit: GettyMarijana Vidovic, who parted with the England star, is a model from SerbiaFellow Serbian model Dragana Draca also partied with WalkerThey frequently post sultry snaps in figure-hugging dresses, swimwear and gym gear from exotic locations including Dubai and Mexico.The girls drank with England ace Kyle, 34, just 24 hours after his long-suffering wife Annie Kilner visited him in Italy.Marijana told a friend: “Kyle is a lovely, charming guy who was buzzing to talk about his new life in Milan.”The Sun on Sunday last week published exclusive snaps of Kyle on a night out with the pair shortly after spending time with Annie, 32, and their four sons.Read More on SportRight-back Kyle, on loan to Italian giants AC Milan from Man City, met the women — who both bear a striking resemblance to Annie — in a private members’ bar.They were seen inside the Living Room at the swish Casa Cipriani Milano hotel until about 2am last Wednesday.After leaving there, £150,000-a-week Kyle — who was wearing his wedding ring — appeared to touch Marijana’s hair as she flicked it flirtatiously, before they all got into an electric BMW iX7.They then headed to join other pals at the star-studded Tocqueville 13 nightclub, where the group splashed out £2,474 to secure a table, plus £1,200 on a magnum of Dom Perignon champagne and £1,600 for a bottle of Clase Azul Reposado tequila.Most read in FootballKyle was said to have left before the rest of his pals, who stayed until 4am.Black-haired Marijana and Dragana are understood to be friends of Kyle’s Italian football agent, Dario Ristori, and both live in Milan.Inside Kyle Walker’s night with 2 party girls in Milan day after wife Annie flew home – & his whopping bar bill revealedMarijana, aged in her 30s, is the boss of 9am — a sustainable luxury fitwear brand which has deals flogging its clothes to companies in her Balkans country.Her business also ships its clothes worldwide and she is frequently seen modelling its goods on her Instagram page.She has 13,800 followers and has been travelling around Europe in recent days for major fashion events.Marijana, pictured in a burgundy coat while out with Kyle, then flew to France for Paris Fashion Week, where she was seen on Friday. While there, she posted snaps of the Eiffel Tower from afar and spent time at the five-star Hotel Costes.Meanwhile, Serbia-born Dragana — seen in a white fur coat when with Kyle — is the founder of a fashion brand called Maison D’Vie.Marijana was pictured in a burgundy coat while out with Kyle during Milan Fashion WeekCredit: BackGridDragana — seen in a white fur coat with Kyle — is the founder of a fashion brand called Maison D’VieCredit: BackGridAmong the items on sale on the brand’s website are a Vero rope navy dress for £1,047 and a Quinn navy velvet jacket costing £923.A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Marijana and Dragana are lovely women with good taste.“They are very successful women who enjoy the finer things in life.”It’s no wonder they mix in the same circles as wealthy high-profile footballers.”Sources stressed Kyle partied with the girls as friends of his agent and as part of a group. They also insisted Kyle did not drink alcohol on his night out in Milan.Marijana shared a picture of herself with Hollywood actor and musician Jared Leto, 53, on her Instagram on Thursday.In one of her sultry snaps online, globe-trotting Marijana is seen wearing a purple two-piece outfit during a night out in Tulum, Mexico, in January.And she often models garments from her company, posing in a white and black swimsuit in a swimming pool in another January post.On Dragana’s profile, she regularly flaunts her designer gear, including a black and silver dress which she wore on the red carpet at the Cannes premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.Kyle and Annie were reported to be going through a divorce after his affair with influencer Lauryn GoodmanCredit: BackGridShe captioned it: “Thank you Mr Harrison Ford.”Dragana also showed off her toned body on the beaches of Dubai — where she is based — wearing bikinis from her summer range Summervie.Kyle and Annie were reported to be going through a divorce after his affair with influencer Lauryn Goodman, with whom he fathered two children.He was booted out of his marital home after confessing in 2023 to having a second child with Lauryn, 34.Kyle, who played in Milan’s 3-2 win over Lecce yesterday, pleaded for forgiveness in an exclusive Sun interview in January last year, vowing to change his ways.READ MORE SUN STORIESBut Annie — who no longer wears her wedding ring — served Kyle with divorce papers in October.Marijana and Dragana did not respond to a request for comment yesterday. 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      Inside notorious ‘meat market’ Milan club where Kyle Walker ended up with two brunettes ‘who looked like wife Annie’

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      THE young dark-haired Italian woman squeezed her ample cleavage together and poured a shot of Don Julio tequila down the crevice.Her scantily clad pal, wearing a tight fitting and sparkly mini dress, crouched in front of her and lapped up every last drop of the high end booze as it dripped down her front.A dark-haired woman carries a sparkler on the dance floor of notorious night club Tocqueville 13A scantily-dressed woman carries alcohol with a bottle sparklerKyle Walker was pictured leaving Tocqueville 13, Milan’s hedonistic late night hot spot with two brunettesCredit: BackGridWalker treated the women to the club’s £5,000 Super VIP extravaganceCredit: BackGridReggaeton music boomed in the background as hundreds of revellers took to the dance floor.Welcome to Tocqueville 13, Milan’s hedonistic late night hot spot where the city’s wealthy footballers flock.This is the club where England and Man City footballer Kyle Walker ended up in the early hours of last Wednesday with two brunette women – described as lookalikes of his wife Annie.It’s 25 Euros entry for men and 10 Euros cheaper for women, so as to attract more of the fairer sex to the venue.READ MORE ON KYLE WALKERThe nightclub has built a reputation as a “meat-market” – a place where men are on the hunt for women.And as I survey the dance floor, it’s easy to see how men can find a suitor amid the thick fog machine haze that fills the air.The club’s Instagram page is crammed with images of scantily clad women writhing on the dance floor, and DJs spinning hip-hop, reggaeton and afrobeat music.The venue itself, which is spread over two floors and closes at 5am, has built a reputation for hedonistic late night partying.Most read in FootballOn social media revellers can be seen crossing the dance floor waving magnum bottles of Moet & Chandon champagne or Don Julio tequila, with bottle sparklers attached.A nightclub source told Sun Online: “Tocqueville 13 is notorious for footballers, basketballers and wealthy Milano men because it’s filled with hot women. Kyle Walker’s football agent at centre of drugs raid as cops uncover over 90 cannabis plants DAYS after AC Milan deal“Men can go there and splash their cash and are sure to end up with a woman on their arm.“The club doesn’t open until 11.30pm so is very much a late night spot and by the time it closes the sun is coming up.”And if you buy a table you are almost guaranteed to be surrounded by attractive young women.”The club has a “VIP Privè” area where a table and a premium bottle of booze can cost up to 1,500 (£1,237) Euros based on where you want to sit.According to the VIP menu the most expensive bottle of champagne available is a giant three litre Dom Perignon Luminous Jeroboam at 7,000 Euros (£5,774) or a six litre Moët & Chandon Mathusalem Bright Light at 3,000 Euros (£2,474).And to add a little excitement to your night, revellers can snap up a 1.75 litre bottle of Case Azul Reposado Tequila for 2,000 Euros (£1,649).Kyle, 34, was seen with his arm around one of the dark-haired womenCredit: BackGridThe nightclub has built a reputation as a ‘meat-market’ – a place where men are on the hunt for womenMen can go there and splash their cash and are sure to end up with a woman on their arm, a source revealedThe club doesn’t open until 11.30pm so is very much a late night spotCredit: BackGrid More

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      Inside Kyle Walker’s night with 2 party girls in Milan day after wife flew home – & group’s whopping bar bill revealed

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      FOOTIE love rat Kyle Walker hits the town with two party girls — 24 hours after wife Annie flew home to England.The Three Lions and AC Milan ace, 34, got touchy-feely with the Annie lookalikes at a hotel bar and club until around 2am.Kyle Walker hit the town with two party girls — 24 hours after wife Annie flew home to EnglandCredit: BackGridThe love rat got touchy-feely with the Annie lookalikes at a hotel bar and club until around 2amCredit: BackGridHe treated the pair to £5,300 Super VIP extravagance at the Italian city’s star-studded Tocqueville 13Credit: BackGridWalker has found a new club — whisking the two girls to the nightspot a day after his wife and boys ­jetted back to England.The Man City ace, on loan at AC Milan, enjoyed a £5,300 Super VIP extravagance with the pair at the Italian city’s star-studded Tocqueville 13.Sources at the nightclub say the group partied into the early hours.Earlier Kyle was seen with his arm around one of the dark-haired women, both lookalikes of wife Annie, as they left a hotel bar to go to the club at 2am. Read More on SportOur exclusive photos show Kyle, who was wearing his wedding ring, appearing to touch one woman’s hair as she flicks it back flirtatiously.At Tocqueville, the £150,000-a-week England defender’s group spent £2,474 on a table at the heart of the club. They paid £1,200 for a magnum of Dom Perignon champagne and £1,600 for a 1.75-litre bottle of Clase Azul Reposado tequila.Sources say the group partied until 4am, although Kyle left before then. Most read in FootballOne said: “Kyle made sure he got one of the best tables for him and the girls and didn’t hold back. He played it cool in terms of ­dancing — but seemed to have a great time.”A day earlier, on Monday, Kyle, Annie and their four boys were seen shopping in Milan.Kyle Walker’s wife Annie Kilner set to get £750k to star in Celeb Big Brother – but only if bosses agree to strict ruleKyle and Annie, currently going through a divorce, were seen leaving the Prada shop at tourist hotspot Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.She and the boys are thought to have flown back to the UK that evening.The following night, on Tuesday, Kyle, currently sidelined by injury, went to the Casa Cipriani Hotel where he arrived at 10.45pm.The hotel offers £1,000-a-night suites and a private members’ restaurant and bar, the Living Room, which was packed with celebrities for Milan Fashion Week including Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and his Italian girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti.Kyle, in blue trousers, white Prada T-shirt, a striped cardigan and baseball cap, is understood to have met the two women inside the Living Room, which has live entertainment and DJ sets.The women were seen giggling as they left the Living Room at around 2am on Wednesday.Kyle ushered them into an electric BMW iX7 which was driven two miles to Tocqueville 13. The women were dressed elegantly, with one in a white fur coat and the other a long burgundy coat.An onlooker said: “The women looked at ease in Kyle’s company, sticking close by his side.“It appeared as if they had spent a good few hours together, they were laughing and joking as Kyle’s driver collected keys at the valet.“At one point one woman flicked back her long brown hair and Kyle reached over to touch it.“He then had his arm around the woman’s waist. He looked like the cat that got the cream.An onlooker said: ‘The women looked at ease in Kyle’s company, sticking close by his side’Credit: BackGridThe women were dressed elegantly, with one in a white fur coat and the other a long burgundy coatCredit: BackGridThe onlooker said: ‘At one point one woman flicked back her long brown hair and Kyle reached over to touch it’Credit: BackGridA day earlier, on Monday, Kyle, Annie and their four boys were seen shopping in MilanCredit: BackGrid“Kyle was obviously having a good time, but whatever the situation, it doesn’t look good when Annie had just flown home following a family get-together.”Tocqueville 13’s Instagram page is crammed with images of scantily clad women writhing on the dance floor, and that night was dubbed ICON, with DJs spinning hip-hop, reggaeton and afrobeat music.The venue, which is spread over two floors and closes at 5am, has built a reputation for hedonistic late-night partying.On social media, revellers can be seen crossing the dance floor waving magnum bottles of Moët & Chandon champagne with bottle sparklers attached.Another Milan nightlife source said: “Tocqueville 13 is notorious for footballers, basketballers and wealthy Milano men because it’s filled with hot women.“They can go there and splash their cash and are sure to end up with a woman on their arm.Walker joined AC Milan on loan in the January transfer windowCredit: GettyThe love rat fathered two kids while still married to Annie with ex Lauryn Goodman“The club doesn’t open until 11.30pm so is very much a late-night spot and by the time it closes the sun is coming up.”Kyle’s two companions were spotted together the next day, later on Wednesday, wearing sunglasses, outside the swish Portrait Hotel.Sources close to Kyle said the women were friends of a man — his Italian agent — he was having ­dinner with in the private members’ club at Casa Cipriani Hotel and were sitting on a nearby table. The source said they were later joined by other people known to Kyle’s agent when they moved on to the club.They insisted Kyle didn’t drink any alcohol and left the club earlier than the others.Kyle joined AC Milan on loan in the January transfer window after asking Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola if he could leave for a new challenge.WHAT HE ORDERED£1,600 1.75l Reposado Tequila£1,200 magnum of Dom Perignon£2,474 for VIP tableKyle and wife Annie married in 2021 and have four sons — Roman, 12, Riaan, nine, Reign, seven and baby Rezon, born last April.The star has been at the centre of a love spat between Annie and his ex Lauryn Goodman, 34, with whom he fathered two kids while still married to Annie.After confessing to fathering the second child with Lauryn, Kyle was kicked out of the family home in December 2023.Annie, heavily pregnant at the time, vowed it was the last straw after several previous scandals and filed for divorce in August.In an exclusive interview with The Sun, the footie ace apologised and begged for forgiveness, vowing to clean up his act.Despite the strains placed on her relationship with Kyle, Annie brought the kids over to Italy to watch their dad’s AC Milan debut.Last month she whisked her kids to Dubai during half-term. While there they enjoyed a night out with the Rooneys, before flying to Milan to see Kyle again.Since his move Kyle has been staying in a suite at a five-star hotel in Milan.The right-back played through a muscular problem to his left thigh when AC Milan were knocked out of the Champions League by Feyenoord on February 18.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe has missed games against Torino and Bologna and was said to be unlikely to feature in tonight’s match against Lazio.Annie, who ditched her wedding ring weeks ago, was seen out in Cheshire on Friday.Big-time player to dad of 6 By RYAN PARRYKYLE Walker’s complex lovelife began in 2019 when he and sweetheart Annie Kilner briefly split.He had a fling with influencer Lauryn Goodman and she gave birth to son Kairo in April 2020.Kyle and Annie reconciled and wed in 2021. In 2023 Lauryn said she was pregnant again. Daughter Kinara was born in August.At Christmas 2023 Lauryn texted Annie to say Kyle was the dad.He apologised in a Sun exclusive in January 2024.That April Annie gave birth to fourth son Rezon.She filed for divorce from the ace last October. More

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      Lobster added to injury time at Premier League game when it put waitress in hospital

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      A LOBSTER added to injury time at a Premier League game when it put a waitress in hospital.It set off the worker’s allergy to shellfish, including crayfish, as she served customers at Liverpool’s stadium.A lobster added to injury time at a Premier League game when it put a waitress in hospitalCredit: Getty – ContributorDespite taking medication before her shift, her reaction was so severe an ambulance was called.The waitress was given an Epipen injection but had to be taken to hospital for more shots of adrenaline. The incident during a 1-1 draw with Wolves last March was one of 31 at Premier League grounds logged with the Health and Safety Executive last season.Others included a Man City fan who fractured his skull celebrating a 2-0 win at Spurs. Read More on SportHe crashed on to concrete when he leapt up to grab a flag above him and it came away.A celebrating Nottingham Forest fan needed 12 stitches in his calf after cutting himself on an upturned seat.And a drunk West Ham fan broke a leg tumbling from a handrail last March. The incidents are logged if the injured person needs at least seven days off work.Most read in Football More

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      Identity of mystery girl seen out with Jack Grealish is revealed after family man footballer said ‘she’s not with me’

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      A MYSTERY woman seen leaving a celeb nightspot with Jack ­Grealish is ex-model Emma Silverton, The Sun on Sunday can reveal.The Manchester City and England star was followed by Emma out of the ­Chiltern Firehouse in central London.Ex-model Emma Silverton was seen leaving a celeb nightspot with Jack GrealishGrealish was followed by Devon-born Emma out of the Chiltern Firehouse in central LondonCredit: SplashGrealish with girlfriend Sasha Attwood, who gave birth to his daughter in SeptemberCredit: InstagramNew dad Grealish, who was with pal Jaydon Gibbs, was heard shouting, “She’s not with me”, before doubling back inside. He re-emerged to get into a chauffeur-driven car.Witnesses said Emma then popped her head out of the window of a black cab to ask: “Are you guys coming or not?”Gibbs, whose twin Kieran is a former Arsenal defender, told the cab driver to “follow that car” before getting inside.Read More on SportThe next day Grealish, 29, celebrated Valentine’s Day with girlfriend Sasha Attwood, who gave birth to his daughter in September.Emma used to work as a hostess at the Chiltern Firehouse, looking after high- ­profile guests discreetly.The Brit was on the books of a New York modelling agency for six years and worked for designers including Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Sonia Rykiel and Burberry.For the last three years 5ft 11in Emma has worked as a freelance photographer, and on film and music video projects.Most read in FootballJack and influencer Sasha, 29, share a £6million mansion in Cheshire.Emma was approached for comment.’Jack Grealish was a Tottenham player’ – Ex-Spurs chief reveals two huge transfers to ‘replace irreplaceable’ fell apart More

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      Millionaire Prem star loses court battle with HMRC over thousands in unpaid tax

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      MILLIONAIRE Premier League star Alexander Zinchenko has lost a court battle with HMRC which was chasing him for thousands in unpaid tax.Tax officials wanted to close his company Alex Zinchenko Image Rights over an unpaid tax bill, but representatives promised the bill would be settled at a High Court hearing.Alexander Zinchenko has lost a court battle with HMRC which was chasing him for thousands in unpaid taxCredit: GettyThe company channelled some of his lucrative earnings from a hugely successful career which includes four Premier League titles with Manchester City before a £30million move to Arsenal.Last accounts for the business covering 2023 showed it had a corporation tax bill of £893,133 in 2023 and £834,164 the year before.No figures of the tax owed were made public at the hearing which lasted only a few minutes.The company accounts also showed that Zinchenko, who earns a reported £150,000 a week, had a £1.879 million loan from the business.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLHMRC began the action to wind up the company in September last year, but at the hearing in London this week the court heard a settlement had been reached and it would be confirmed in March.Zinchenko was a director of the company and owned the company’s only share until November 3, when fellow director Artemijs Rjabovs, an official who works for the Ukrainian FA took over.Ukrainian Zinchenko has been a vocal opponent of Russia’s war on his homeland and told the BBC he would fight for his country if he was called up.The star told a BBC interview that he donated more than £1million to help refugees suffering in the conflict and that he knew of hundreds of children whose parents have died in the war.Most read in FootballZinchenko reveals ‘secret agent’ turned up at his door with Arteta inside to convince him to complete Arsenal transferUnlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club. More

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      Man City ace Phil Foden’s WAG Rebecca Cooke spotted with huge diamond ring on engagement finger after romantic trip

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      ENGLAND star Phil Foden’s childhood sweetheart Rebecca Cooke has raised hopes of a glamorous WAG wedding after sporting a huge diamond ring on her engagement finger.The player, 24, is said to have whisked Rebecca, 23, away on New Year’s Eve for a romantic trip to Paris.Phil Foden’s childhood sweetheart Rebecca Cooke was spotted with a huge diamond ring on her engagement fingerCredit: SplashFoden is said to have whisked Rebecca away on New Year’s Eve for a romantic trip to ParisCredit: InstagramShe was wearing it in January when she and Phil headed into Manchester city centreCredit: BackGridAnd Rebecca has been wearing a huge diamond ring ever since.She was wearing it in January when she and Phil headed into Manchester city centre for a birthday party at the Shisha Lounge.And she wore it again when she attended fellow WAG Tanya Bardsley’s Mental Mummies event at Mottram Hall in Cheshire last week.Phil and Rebecca have been childhood sweethearts since their teenage years after meeting at a party and are now parents to three children.Read More on SportPhil flew back from the Euros to be at Rebecca’s side in the delivery room in June for their third child’s birth.Our source said. “The pair of them have been together since they were young and their family and friends have been expecting them to get engaged for a while.“The time seemed right for Phil to pop the question. He took her away to Paris for New Year’s Eve and when they came back Rebecca had a sparkling diamond ring on her engagement finger.“The ring is absolutely huge. It’s a massive diamond. She loves it and she’s very proud of wearing it although she hasn’t announced anything about it.Most read in Football“But all the wags know and all the players know in Manchester about the ring and everybody is looking forward to maybe an announcement soon that something has happened, maybe an engagement.“It would certainly be a massive wedding full of footballers and celebrities and Wags.Manchester City’s Phil Foden shuns posh holiday for £100 tent at a £14-a-day fishing lake in the Cotswolds“Rebecca loves a party and has hosted some amazing baby showers.”Phil became the youngest player to win six league titles when he helped Manchester City clinch their fourth consecutive Premier League last season.His growing wealth and status as one of the best young footballers in the world has transformed the fortunes of his entire family and he even bought a £3million, six-bed house in the north-west for his parents.The house is close to where he lives with Rebecca.The £11million-a-year star loves spoiling his family and at Christmas he bought his eldest son Ronnie a custom-built mini Mercedes G-Wagon.The electric Christmas gifts are modelled on the Man City star’s own £200,000 car.We approached the couple for comment.Phil flew back from the Euros to be at Rebecca’s side in the delivery room in June for their third child’s birth.Credit: Getty More