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      Gary Neville blasted by ‘overworked’ staff at his hotel as he makes £70M while lecturing on workers’ rights at World Cup

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      GARY Neville has been blasted by “overworked” former staff following his workers’ rights rant at the World Cup. Despite attacking the British government for “demonising” striking workers, he has previously been criticised for poor working conditions in his hotel.
      Gary Neville was slammed for launching into political rant during coverage of the World Cup finalCredit: ITV
      He has previously admitted to being a ‘champagne socialist’
      A former employee said they were ‘overworked and underappreciated’
      A former waitress at his Hotel Football said management ‘was not treating everybody equally’
      Neville, 47, has built an eye-watering £70million fortune whilst regularly posing himself as a people’s champion in the public eye.
      But the ex-England ace has been slammed by some former staff at his Hotel Football in Manchester, who say they were “overworked and underappreciated”.
      In a scathing review on job site Indeed, one worker said: “If you love being overworked and underappreciated then you’ve found you calling.
      “Typically understaffed and overworked. Training is non existent.
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      “Always work over my contracted hours and never get overtime pay, I was told to take time in lieu but that’s impossible when they are no staff to cover that.
      “Management only interested in turning a profit and don’t really care how they achieve this.
      “I wouldn’t recommend working here right now as I know for a fact that most of the key staff are looking to move on due to the conditions.”
      Another ex-waitress gave the hotel just two stars as she vented on the employee forum Glassdoor.
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      She branded the working situation as “unfair” and said there were “no pros from my personal experience.”
      “I didn’t feel welcome in the team and management was not treating everybody equally,” she added.
      And despite Neville hijacking ITV’s coverage to attack poor working conditions, one former hotel staffer blasted his business as “greedy”.
      “Senior management is more concerned about cutting costs rather than generating money, providing a good service and good working conditions,” they added.
      ‘ABSOLUTE PITTANCE’
      The Manchester United legend angered viewers as he launched into a rant in the run-up to Sunday’s World Cup final.
      The pundit likened the human rights abuses in scandal-hit Qatar to the strikes taking place in the UK.
      He said: “The working system of Kafala which obviously through football the conversation has started and it’s been removed here now in Qatar but it is abhorrent and we should detest low pay, we should detest poor accommodation and working conditions.
      “We can never accept that in this region or any other region and it is just worth mentioning we’ve got a current government in our country that are demonising rail workers, ambulance workers and terrifyingly nurses.
      “In our country we’ve got to look at workers’ rights but when football goes, we have to pick up on workers’ rights wherever it goes because people have got to be equal and treated equal.
      “We can’t have people being paid an absolute pittance to work, we can’t have people in accommodation that is unsavoury and disgusting. It shouldn’t happen here.
      “That shouldn’t happen here with the wealth that exists. 
      “But it shouldn’t happen with the nurses in our country either where our nurses are having to fight for an extra pound or two pounds.”
      ‘CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST’
      The pundit has in the past admitted to being a “champagne socialist”, and viewers were quick to agree following his tirade.
      One fumed: “Had to switch World Cup over earlier due to Gary Neville’s rant about the government.
      “A champagne socialist there to talk about the World Cup. Thinks he’s now a third-rate politician.”
      Another said: “Switched to BBC despite wanting to watch Keane.
      “You have Neville being thick forgetting about the estimated 6500 migrant deaths equating that with strikes in U.K.”
      A third said: “Turned off as soon as you went all hypocritical again. Picking up millions for working in Qatar while justifying it because nurses are on strike. Not the brightest are you.”
      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also waded into the debate as he defended the government’s record.
      He told the Mail: “I think when most people are tuning in to watch Gary Neville they want to hear about the football and watch the football.
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      “They don’t want to discuss politics.”
      The Sun has reached out to Hotel Football and Neville’s representatives for comment.
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      PSG chief confirms he will open talks with Lionel Messi over contract extension after Argentina star’s World Cup win

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has confirmed he will start talking to Lionel Messi about a contract extension.The 35-year-old superstar helped guide Argentina to their third World Cup trophy on Sunday night.
      PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has promised to talk contracts with Lionel Messi following his World Cup success.Credit: Instagram
      The thrilling final ended with a penalty shootout victory over France, following a 3-3 draw.
      And as Messi and his team-mates jet back to Buenos Aires with the trophy, his club chief has announced some more good news.
      Al-Khelafi was asked if he would tie down both the ex-Barcelona forward and final loser Kylian Mbappe.
      He told RMC Sport: “Keep Mbappe and Messi? Of course, one is the top scorer and the other is best player in the World Cup. ”
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      Messi’s contract expires at the end of this season.
      He will go back to the Ligue 1 champions after a short Christmas break.
      La Albiceleste celebrated long into the night as they won the already famous contest at the Lusail Stadium.
      The Argentine captain scored twice and then converted his penalty in the shootout as he finally got his hands on the famous trophy.
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      It all went down to pure penalty drama after Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick.
      Ultimately, Argentina held their nerve in the spot-kicks better than the French as Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed penalties and Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel scored the winner in the shootout.
      Mbappe had completed his trio in extra-time to send a sensational final into penalties after Messi had put Argentina back in front. More

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      Fans convinced Sergio Aguero has fashioned his own World Cup medal after joining Argentina’s celebration party

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      SERGIO AGUERO joined in the jubilant celebrations as Argentina lifted the World Cup, but fans spotted something rather peculiar. The former Manchester City ace posted a photo in the dressing room with the World Cup trophy in hand while smoking a cigar.
      Sergio Aguero celebrates with the World Cup trophyCredit: Getty
      Fans were convinced Aguero turned his ID around to try and claim it as a World Cup medal
      Aguero spotted celebrating with a medal and his IDCredit: Reuters
      However, fans noticed he had turned around his ID badge and they were left convinced he did so in order to claim it as a World Cup medal.
      One user said: “Can’t stop laughing at how he turned his ID badge around so it looks like a medal 😭”
      A second user said: “Aguero turned his ID badge around so it looks like a medal. He thinks we can’t see him 😭.”
      A third said: “Aguero turnt over his id badge so it looks like a medal☠️”
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      “Shameless 😭😭,” said another.
      Aguero was not in the Argentina squad after retiring from football in late 2021.
      It came after he was diagnosed with heart condition cardiac arrhythmia.
      Despite this, it did not stop the 34-year-old from donning a full Argentina kit as he joined the on-pitch celebrations.
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      This led to John Terry, who infamously did the same after Chelsea won the Champions League without him on the pitch in 2012, calling out the striker.
      He joked: “Aguero has gone for the full John Terry there hasn’t he?! I did it first.”
      He later added on Twitter: “If your going to do it, at least go for it and put the shin pads and boots on.”
      Aguero bizarrely aimed a dig at 20-year-old France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga as well. More

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      Famously harsh L’Equipe reveal WORST team of the World Cup with two Wales stars and a Premier League ace

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      L’EQUIPE have named their worst team of the World Cup… with TWO Wales players making the side.The French newspaper are well-known for their harsh critiquing of players’ performances.
      Matty Cash’s Poland were eliminated by France in the last-16Credit: Getty
      L’Equipe’s worst team of the 2022 World Cup
      Gareth Bale and Wayne Hennessey had disappointing tournaments for WalesCredit: Getty
      That has already been shown in their refusal to give Ousmane Dembele any form of rating for his performance in the final – which saw him hooked before half-time.
      They also only rated one player in their team of the tournament above a seven – that being Kylian Mbappe.
      Even Lionel Messi – the Player of the Tournament and winning captain – had to settle for a 6.71.
      But L’Equipe really got their claws into the flops of the past month with a worst team of the competition.
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      And two of Robert Page’s Welsh squad made the unwanted cut in the form of keeper Wayne Hennessey and captain Gareth Bale.
      Hennessy was sent off for a dreadfully rash challenge in his side’s second group game – which they went on to lose 2-0 to Iran.
      And while Bale did score a penalty in the 1-1 draw with USA, he was largely anonymous for The Dragons as they crashed out with just one point.
      Aside from Wales, only Poland have more than one player in L’Equipe’s worst team.
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      Despite getting to the last-16, three of Czeslaw Michniewicz’s side were named in the XI – Krystian Bielik, Piotr Zielinski and Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash.
      Qatar’s Boualem Khoukhi makes up one of the centre-back spots alongside Iran’s Hossein Kanaani – who played just 45 minutes but was booked without coming on in the loss to USA.
      Belgium flanker Yannick Carrasco slots in at left-back after a dismal campaign saw the 2018 semi-finalists exit in the group stage.
      Either side of central midfielders Bielik and Zielinski are Senegal’s Krepin Diatta And Denmark’s Andreas Skov Olsen.
      Then up front, Bale is joined by Costa Rica’s Anthony Contreras – who failed to score in any of his three matches in Qatar.
      Krystian Bielik and Piotr Zielinski had poor tournaments for PolandCredit: Getty
      Yannick Carrasco struggled to make any impact for a poor Belgium sideCredit: Getty More

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      Watch Brentford striker Ivan Toney score from near HALFWAY line vs Wolfsburg as he gets over World Cup heartbreak

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      IVAN TONEY looks to have stayed sharp during the World Cup break as he found the back of the net from the halfway line.Brentford drew 2-2 with German side Wolfsburg in a behind-closed-doors friendly.

      Brentford striker Ivan Toney scored from just inside the HALFWAY line in a behind-closed-doors friendlyCredit: Instagram @brentfordfc
      The striker was gutted to not make the World Cup squad but is hoping to carry on his fine club formCredit: PA
      And with the score level in the first period, the Bees striker, 26, picked up the ball on the halfway mark with eyes for goal.
      After hesitating for a second, the hot shot looked up and struck it from range.
      The Wolfsburg keeper was caught napping and the swirling effort hit the bottom corner, as seen on the club’s Instagram.
      Following some fine club form, the uncapped forward was hoping to gatecrash Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
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      Toney has 58 goals in 105 appearances for Brentford including 10 in 14 this term, but it was not enough to earn a call-up for Qatar 2022.
      Following the announcement in November, The Sun on Sunday revealed Toney is the subject of a seven-month probe over allegations of gambling during his lower league spells.
      The Brentford striker could face a huge ban after it was alleged he broke FA betting regulations 232 times between February 2017 and January 2021.
      Toney played for Northampton, Peterborough and on loan at four other EFL clubs before joining the Bees in 2020.
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      The striker took to Twitter to release a statement on the matter.
      He wrote: “I’m aware of a story about me in a national newspaper.
      “I have been assisting the Football Association with their enquiries and will not be making any comment until such investigation has reached its conclusion.
      “I am a proud Englishman and it has always been my childhood dream to play for my country at a World Cup finals.”
      Toney, who has captained his club seven times this season, did not make the plane but will be hoping to continue his goal-scoring streak into the second half of the Prem season.
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      Jordan Pickford denied World Cup Golden Glove despite joint most clean sheets due to Arsene Wenger’s Fifa group

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      JORDAN PICKFORD was denied the World Cup’s Golden Glove Award despite having the same number of clean sheets as winner Emiliano Martinez. Both goalkeepers picked up three clean sheets in their time in Qatar.
      Emiliano Martinez picked up the Golden Glove Award at the World CupCredit: Getty
      This is despite Jordan Pickford having the same amount of clean sheetsCredit: Getty
      A Fifa Technical Study Group gave Martinez the awardCredit: Rex
      Pickford, 28, conceded in only two of his five games for England, while Martinez, 30, kept three clean sheets across seven games for Argentina.
      Martinez conceded over double the amount of the Everton stopper but was given the accolade after a review from Fifa’s Technical Study Group – headed by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
      With a tie-break in hand – with Morocco’s Yassine Bounou also collecting three clean sheets – this year’s edition of the Golden Glove was deliberated over by the expert panel.
      It included a number of ex-pros and managers such as Jurgen Klinsmann, Alberto Zaccheroni, Cha Du-Ri, Sunday Oliseh, Faryd Mondragon and Pascal Zuberbuhler.
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      In addition, the group was supported by a team of analysts, data engineers and scientists in order to come to the best decision – which they ruled to be Martinez.
      The Aston Villa shot-stopper became the hero of his nation after a string of fine saves across the knockout rounds and in penalty shootouts.
      This included his huge last-minute save to deny Randal Kolo Muani in the final and drag the game to penalties.
      Martinez was slammed for his “despicable” behaviour during the shootout – not that he will care due to it helping to win Lionel Messi and Co a first World Cup since 1986.
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      In the event of needing a tiebreak in previous editions, the award simply came down to a number of factors.
      Firstly, how far the goalie had progressed into the tournament.
      It would then be followed by how many saves they had made and the minutes played.
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      Fans joke Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez is BANNED from celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win

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      FANS have been joking that Georgina Rodriguez has been BANNED from celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win. The model, born in Buenos Aires, spent the winter tournament in Qatar supporting Portugal for her beloved Cristiano Ronaldo.
      Georgina Rodriguez pictured during the World Cup
      Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal were dumped out in the quarter-finalCredit: Rex
      But it was Ronaldo’s great on-field rival Lionel Messi who at last got his hands on football’s most prized possession.
      Ronaldo, whose Portugal side were dumped out in the quarter-final stages, has remained radio silent after the thrilling showpiece game.
      And so too has his Argentine partner, leading to some hilarious reaction from fans online.
      One said: “Georgina Rodriguez is the only Argentine to not celebrate her nation winning the World Cup.
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      “Thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo the unemployed.”
      Another joked: “Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez should at least congratulate her country Argentina.”
      One added: “Georgina Rodriguez is the only Argentine who can’t celebrate their trophy.”
      Ronaldo, who left Manchester United while on international duty, failed to inspire Portugal past the last eight, losing to Morocco.
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      Meanwhile, Argentina beat holders France in a dramatic final that ended 3-3 after extra time, with Messi twice scoring.
      The game was decided on penalties where Emi Martinez was the hero of the shootout.
      Messi became the first Argentine to lift the World Cup since his idol Diego Maradona, almost four decades ago in 1986.
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      Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Emi Martinez pose with World Cup trophy on flight back to Buenos Aires for epic party

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      LIONEL MESSI and his Argentina team-mates were pictures of happiness as they jetted back to Buenos Aires with the World Cup trophy.The Paris Saint-Germain superstar helped guide La Ablisceleste to their third Jules Rimet Trophy on Sunday night with a penalty shootout victory over France – which came after pulsating 3-3 draw.
      Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup trophy on SundayCredit: REX
      Messi posed with the Jules Rimet on Argentina’s flight back to Buenos AiresCredit: INSTAGRAM@LEOMESSI
      Messi eventually let go of the trophy to allow Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez grab his picture with itCredit: TWITTER
      Angel DI Maria grinned like a Chesire cat as he held the iconic trophyCredit: Instagram @angeldimariajm
      Messi has seldom let the trophy leave his side in the last few hours, so much so he griped it tightly on Argentina’s flight back to Buenos Aires.
      The 35-year-old posted a picture of himself holding the trophy on the plane to his Instagram on Monday afternoon.
      And he was inundated with comments from his near 400 million followers, one of whom said: “Let’s go, champ.”
      Another said: “The best ever!”
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      And another said: “Greatest of all time.”
      One remarked: “The best in the world.”
      Another chimed in: “The greatest player of all time.”
      One said: “The greatest.”
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      Another of Messi’s loyal followers said: “Immortalised.”
      Messi, eventually, let his team-mates get a shot at holding the trophy at 30,000 feet.
      Former and current Manchester United stars Angel Di Maria and Lisandro Martinez also posed with the iconic golden trophy while they soared in the sky.
      Aston Villa stopper and extra-time hero Emi Martinez – who made an incredible save to deny the French a last-gasp victory – also posed with the trophy.
      An over-the-moon Messi reacted to the historic victory on Instagram a few hours after the thrilling match.
      Along with a series of snaps of himself holding the trophy, he wrote: “CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!.
      “So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don’t fall, I can’t believe it…
      “Thank you so much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us.
      Aston Villa stopper Emi Martinez made sure the trophy was safe by putting a seatbelt on itCredit: INSTAGRAM@EMI_MARTINEZ26
      The former Arsenal keeper looked loving at the trophy as he cradled itCredit: INSTAGRAM@EMI_MARTINEZ26
      Messi shut down the prospect of international retirementCredit: REX
      “We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim.
      “The merit is of this group, which is above individuals, is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the one of all Argentinians…
      “We did it!!! LET’S GO ARGENTINA DAMN!!!!!
      “We’re seeing each other very soon.”
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      Messi teased international retirement ahead of Qatar 2022 but has since performed a U-turn, telling TyC Sports: “I am not retiring from the Argentina national team.
      “I want to continue playing as a champion.” More