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      Tierney branded ‘Ice King’ as Arsenal star wears short sleeves and shorts while training in freezing temperature

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      KIERAN TIERNEY has been labelled the “Ice King” after he wore only a short sleeve top and shorts in freezing temperatures in training.The Arsenal defender was soon the talk of Twitter after Football Daily shared footage from the Gunners’ HQ.
      Kieran Tierney braved the baltic temperature at training earlierCredit: Twitter
      Fans hailed the defender as the ‘Ice King’ after seeing the footageCredit: Getty

      It showed Mikel Arteta’s squad taking part in some ball work.
      But it was Scottish left-back Tierney, 25, that got most people talking.
      While his team-mates opted tracksuit bottoms, long-armed training tops and even some gloves, the ex-Celtic ace opted for the more traditional summer wear.
      One fan responded to the clip on Twitter: “Real life Ice King; we also have the Ice Queen at Arsenal Women’s … looks like they were thrown into an icy pool first thing after birth.”
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      Another wrote: “Because it’s like summer for him.”
      Along with crying laughing emojis, another response said: “When everyone seems to be freezing.”
      However, not everyone was as nice, with one fan tweeting: “Only time he gets to wear shorts and a T-shirt. Most of the time he’s on the bench wearing what the others are now.”
      It is not the first time that Tierney has been the talk of the Gooners for braving the elements.
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      He warmed up in just a short-sleeved top in January 2021 in the snow at West Brom – before hitting a stunning opener in a 4-0 win.
      Tierney was then hailed a “Scottish psycho” for wearing shorts and T-shirt again for training during a blizzard.
      And in June the year previous he was hailed for his humbleness by turning up for an FA Cup quarter-final away to Sheffield United with his gear in a Tesco carrier bag.
      Tierney and Arsenal are currently riding high as they sit eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and are preparing to face Manchester United on Sunday.
      He has made 23 appearances this term for the Gunners, scoring once, but those have mostly come from the bench with summer signing Oleksandr Zinchenko preferred at left-back. More

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      ‘Funniest owner in Premier League history’ – Todd Boehly joins Chelsea fans’ Twitter space sending them into meltdown

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      TODD BOEHLY was called “the funniest owner in Premier League history” after he listened in to a Chelsea fans’ Twitter space chat. The American billionaire – who took over from Roman Abramovich in May – was all ears after the Blues 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
      Todd Boehly listened in to a Chelsea fans’ Twitter space chatCredit: Alamy
      Chelsea fans discussed the performance and players they would like to see join and leave the club.
      The discussion continued while Boehly was listed as a “listener” which left fans online stunned.
      One said: “Todd Boehly listening to a Chelsea twitter space!! We have the best owner in the world!”
      Another said: “Can’t believe Todd Boehly was in a twitter space and our fanbase just start listing off the players they want over the next two transfer windows.
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      “The funniest owner in Premier League history.”
      One added: “Todd Boehly in a Chelsea Twitter space, this man isn’t real, tell me what other owner would be doing this.”
      Another added: “Boehly is the funniest owner of all time.
      “Just finished hijacking two deals and he’s hopped on a twitter space to see who fans want next.”
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      Boehly made the unpopular decision in September to sack Thomas Tuchel, a Champions League winner at Chelsea, to hire Graham Potter.
      And Potter has so far struggled at Stamford Bridge, despite victory over Palace, with still leaves the Blues tenth.
      But Boehly is ready to back Potter’s project and has put his money where his mouth is to prove it.
      The investment tycoon has made 14 signings since his takeover, recently hijacking Arsenal’s deals for Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk.
      Mudryk was introduced to Chelsea fans at following his £97million move from Shaktar Donetsk.
      Mykhailo Mudryk introduced to Chelsea fansCredit: Getty More

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      Fans concerned as BT Sport coverage of Fulham vs Chelsea cuts out and shows repeated adverts

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      FANS viewing BT Sport’s coverage of Fulham’s clash against Chelsea were left concerned after it cut out and repeatedly showed adverts. Fans took to Twitter to voice their concerns.
      BT Sport’s coverage suddenly cut outCredit: Rex
      One wrote: “Hope it’s just a technical fault and not an issue with a person as the BT Sport coverage cut off all of a sudden.”
      A second said: “The more adverts they play BT Sport the more you worry something has just happened off camera…”
      A third commented: “Seems like something serious might have happened live on BT Sport, I hope not 😳”
      Fortunately, the outage was caused by a faulty generator, as confirmed by presenter Jake Humphrey.
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      He said: “There is a generator that lost power.
      “This doesn’t normally happen, Peter Crouch was running around with a wire.”
      Other fans joked about the situation, with one quipping: “No way BT Sports did a Joao Felix😭😭😭,” in reference to his sending off for a horrific challenge on his Blues debut.
      A second user joked: ” (Graham) Potter didn’t want to be interviewed by BT Sport, so he got Joao Felix to pull the plug 🔌 out of the wall.”
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      “@btsport just spared the Chelsea fans the embarrassment of listening to the analysis… or did they pull the plug on Boehly sacking Potter live on air,” wrote another.
      Chelsea’s result against their local rivals will be a painful one considering a number of factors which it exacerbates.
      Their injury list has been added to by Denis Zakaria going off injured; Felix is set to cost them roughly £2.3m just by being suspended following his straight red card, it is the first time they have lost to Fulham in the Prem for 17 years, and it is now one win in nine games.
      Potter has previously spoken about how tough the job is at Stamford Bridge.
      And it doesn’t appear to be helping that his reign at the club is, for now at least, cursed.
      Owner Todd Boehly has kept faith so far, but if results do not pick up soon he could be forced to make a big decision. More

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      Fulham troll Chelsea with hilarious ‘Adios Joao’ tweet after Felix red card as they mock rivals for deleting post

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      FULHAM’s social media team brutally trolled Chelsea new-boy Joao Felix after he was given his marching orders.Portugal international Felix – who arrived on loan from Atletico Madrid this week – was shown a straight red card in the second half of the Craven Cottage clash for a reckless challenge on Kenny Tete.
      Joao Felix saw red in his Chelsea debut on Thursday nightCredit: JAMIE MCPHILIMEY
      The Portugal star was dismissed for a reckless tackle on Fulham’s Kenny TeteCredit: GETTY
      The forward was brutally trolled by Fulham’s official Twitter account
      The dismissal marked the worst possible debut for the forward, who was the subject of a quick-witted jibe from Fulham’s official Twitter account.
      Shortly after he was sent off, Fulham’s admin tweeted: #AdiosJoao.”
      Footy fans couldn’t help but comment on the trolling, with one tweeting: “Love this.”
      Another said: “Fulham tweeted this then deleted it immediately. Brutal.”
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      And another said: “Only 1 thing to say: #AdiosJoao.”
      Another chimed in: “Tell me I’m not the only one who saw that “#AdiosJoao” tweet from the Fulham admin.”
      The tweet, however, didn’t stay up for long as it was deleted by the admin.
      It could’ve been deleted as adios is the Spanish for goodbye and Felix is Portuguese.
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      Felix’s red card added to the headache being experienced by under-fire Chelsea boss Graham Potter, but not as much as his team’s display.
      The Blues suffered a 2-1 defeat in the west London derby, with goals from former star Willian and Carlos Vinicius condemning the visitors to their SEVENTH defeat of the season.
      Potter’s troops are still toiling in TENTH place in the Premier League table and are a whopping ten points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.
      Chelsea will be back in action on Sunday afternoon, welcoming Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge in what could be a pivotal game for Potter’s future. More

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      Fans all saying same thing as Macclesfield allow star Tom Clare to join Love Island with Robbie Savage slammed

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      MACCLESFIELD have been slammed for allowing their player Tom Clare to join Love Island – with director of football Robbie Savage in the firing line.The forward, 23, will join the winter version of ITV’s popular hit reality TV series, filmed in South Africa.
      Macclesfield have allowed player Tom Clare to join Love Island
      Robbie Savage is Macclesfield’s director of footballCredit: Getty
      Love Island’s Twitter account posted his introduction video, with the caption, “Footballer Tom is ready to tackle the boys to get the girl of his dreams.”
      And even Macclesfield director of football Robbie Savage has backed the move, calling Clare “Mr Love Island”.
      The non-league club said in a statement: “Macclesfield FC can confirm that the Club have granted Tom Clare an extended period of leave in order to appear in this year’s Love Island competition.
      “Tom approached us with the request a number of weeks ago and we were happy to show the same loyalty that he has to us since becoming one of our first-ever signings back in 2021.
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      “Despite the fact that we are disappointed to lose a player of Tom’s calibre for the foreseeable future, we also recognise the incredible opportunity that this represents for both him and his family on a personal level.
      “Tom remains very much part of our plans here at the Leasing.com Stadium and has expressed his unwavering desire to return to the Club after the show.
      “We wish Tom every success and look forward to welcoming him back to the Club in due course.”
      The move caused uproar online and so did Savage’s support of it.
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      One said: “Absolutely embarrassing that you’re supporting this Robbie, the reality of football these days and the reality of men! F***king shit show.”
      Another added: “Football slips slowly further into the gutter… how is that commitment to your team asking for time out to go on a questionable reality show. Macclesfield fans should be fuming.”
      Clark becomes the latest footballer to join the show.
      Jamie Allen, 27, who played for Halifax and ex-Coventry City Under-18 player Reece Ford, 23, both starred.
      And so did Finn Tapp, 23, the former MK Dons academy star who won Love Island with partner Paige Turley.
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      Chelsea forced to delete Joao Felix transfer announcement after embarrassing gaffe called out by fans

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      CHELSEA were forced to delete their Joao Felix transfer announcement as it contained an embarrassing mistake.The 23-year-old arrives on loan from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season and the Blues proudly unveiled their new man.
      Chelsea’s unveiling of Joao Felix didn’t go to planCredit: Getty
      Joao Felix arrives on loan from Atletico MadridCredit: Getty
      However, fans noticed an error that resulted in Chelsea’s official Twitter account having to delete the initial post and re-write it, although it had already been seen by thousands.
      The announcement showed Felix in a blue shirt for the first time and the upload welcomed “the artist” to Stamford Bridge.
      They put a hashtag with it that read: “#HolaFelix”
      The word ‘Hola’ means hello in Spanish, but Felix is Portuguese and they don’t speak the language of their neighbouring country.
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      Chelsea should’ve dropped the ‘H’ as the Portuguese for hello is ‘Olá’.
      Fans picked up on the mistake, one said: “He’s Portuguese, not Spanish, you numbskulls. What is that hashtag?”
      A second realised the gaffe: “‘Hola’ is Spanish, Joao Felix is Portuguese…”
      One joked in reference to Jose Mourinho: “You’d think that a club whose most successful manager was Portuguese would know the difference.”
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      Felix joins Graham Potter’s side for a loan fee of £10million, the deal does not contain an option for Chelsea to make the switch permanent.
      The player has extended his contract at Atletico for an extra year, meaning his deal now runs until 2027 at the LaLiga side.
      The former Benfica star was supposedly on the wishlist of both Arsenal and Manchester United this month but snubbed them for the West Londoners.
      Felix is hoping to rejuvenate his career after a tough year under Diego Simeone where he has started only 44 per cent of league games.
      He joined Atleti back in 2019 for a massive £112million but he has failed to meet his potential, netting 34 times in 131 games. More

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      Laura Woods shares inspiring story of Crystal Palace fan and blogger who kept cerebral palsy secret for over a DECADE

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      LAURA WOODS has shared the inspiring story of a Crystal Palace fan who kept their disability secret for over a decade. Blogger Dan Cook runs the popular HLTCO account on Twitter, which has over 113,000 followers.
      Woods used her breakfast show to pay tribute to the bravery of one Palace podcasterCredit: TALKSPORT
      Dan Cook revealed his identity to fans earlier this weekCredit: TALKSPORT
      He revealed his identity to fans as he opened a YouTube account after 12 years of anonymity.
      TalkSPORT breakfast presenter Woods was moved by his story and shared it on air.
      She said: “[Dan] is a massive Palace and football fanatic. And he’s been doing this social media stuff since about 2011. And he’s always kept his identity completely silent.
      “When he was younger I think he wanted, like most people, to be a footballer. He couldn’t do it because he realised really quickly that his disability wouldn’t allow him to do that.
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      “Yesterday he revealed his identity – ‘my name is Dan and I have cerebral palsy.'”
      Woods adds that she had been on his podcast before and was not aware of his condition.
      The host, who also fronts ITV and Amazon football coverage, speaks about Dan’s fears of facing abuse for his disability.
      This took co-host Ally McCoist by surprise.
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      Woods said: “Ally, it’s social media. Everything happens on there.
      “Why did I want to share his story? It made me feel a certain way. It made me feel shocked and a bit guilty because I didn’t know.
      “And it also made me feel sad that someone would want to hide a part of themselves away, especially something like a disability.
      “And then I read the comments underneath and I found them so uplifting.”
      Dan Cook is huge supporter of Crystal Palace, led by Patrick VieiraCredit: Getty
      Cook was stunned by Woods mentioning his story on air.
      He tweeted: “Honestly, having @laura_woodsy take the time to say this about me on national radio is mind-blowing. Thank you so, so much. You’re a legend.”
      The Palace podcaster is likely enjoying the season so far with the South London side a comfortable mid-table under Patrick Vieira.
      However the Eagles have lost four of their last five games, including a surprise FA Cup exit at the hands of struggling Southampton. More

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      Stevenage brutally troll Philippe Coutinho on Twitter… BEFORE League Two side’s incredible last-gasp FA Cup comeback win

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      STEVENAGE gambled by slating Aston Villa’s Philippe Coutinho on social media – minutes BEFORE their incredible last-gasp FA Cup giant-killing.The League Two side taunted the ex-Liverpool and Barcelona playmaker online when he was taken off as Premier League Villa led 1-0.
      Philippe Coutinho was sunk by a Stevenage tweet as Prem side Aston Villa crashed out of the FA Cup to their League Two visitorsCredit: Rex
      Big-name Villa midfielder Coutinho was replaced by Emiliano Buendia on 66 minutes as the first of five Villa substitutionsCredit: Rex
      66′ – Philippe Coutinho comes off.The substitution took longer than usual as they had to dig him out of Luther James-Wildin’s back pocket.#AVFC 1-0 #SFC ⚪️🔵— Stevenage FC 🔴⚪ (@StevenageFC) January 8, 2023

      Fans waded in to warn the “embarrassing tweet” could backfire – but instead Stevenage struck twice in the final three minutes to triumph 2-1.
      The minnows had posted on their official account: “66′ – Philippe Coutinho comes off. The substitution took longer than usual as they had to dig him out of Luther James-Wildin’s back pocket.”
      And at first Stevenage were deluged with comments criticising their timing and judgement.
      One poster said: “This is the most cringe and forced tweet I think I’ve ever seen, not to mention you’re losing.”
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      Similar points included: “Be cocky when you’re winning” … “you’re losing fellas” … and “Oh dear, this type of tweet does not work when you’re losing”.
      Some fans, however, applauded Stevenage’s boldness.
      One said: “Savagery mid game you gotta love it.”
      Another added: “I hate Stevenage but that’s funny.”
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      And when the Hertfordshire outsiders pulled off their amazing turnaround success, the tone changed online too.
      Fans feasted on Villa’s misfortune with jibes like: “Few people deleting tweets now” and “look at the comments hahaha”.
      Some Villa fans, though, applauded Stevenage – for their victory and even for spotlighting Coutinho.”
      One said: “Fair play. He was poor for us today… and last week… and last year.”
      Stevenage cheekily hailed their former non-League right-back Luther James-Wildin for keeping Coutinho at bayCredit: Rex More