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Former Nottingham Forest and England defender Stuart Pearce is said to be in “great spirits” after recovering from a “medical emergency” while flying from Las Vegas to London last weekend. Pearce was on his way back from watching an English rugby league game between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves, which was staged in La Vegas…

In a repeat of the 2010 Champions League final, Inter snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg. Harry Kane missed a handful of good chances in the first half and saw that profligacy punished by Lautaro Martinez’s delightful strike shortly before the interval, after which Inter were happy to…

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde has spoken about his relationship with Lamine Yamal, revealing that the teenager loves to play pranks as well as explaining the ways in which he has helped him become even better. Kounde and Yamal share Barcelona‘s right flank and the former considers them a “complementary” pair in terms of both attacking…

Not everyone can adjust, but in Cunha we’ve got a player who doesn’t need to. That, for Schmeichel, is one of the most crucial aspects of the forward’s move to Old Trafford, and a key ingredient for success. “It’s nice we’ve signed within the Premier League,” the Dane added. “And, sometimes, you have to pay…

Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai and Real Madrid’s Arda Guler engaged in a spiky international break exchange which began on the pitch at Hungary’s Puskas Arena and bled into the realm of social media. Szoboszlai’s Hungary side were beaten 3-0 by Turkiye in the second leg of their Nations League promotion-relegation play-off on Sunday night. The nation’s…

NEW NUMBERS In addition to new signing Matheus Cunha sporting the no.10, we noticed other changes among some of the youngsters in the group. These included Shea Lacey, moving from no.72 to no.61, Bendito Mantato switching from no.85 to no.70 and Reece Munro trading no.79 for no.65. It is worth remembering that there are more…