LEWIS STEELE: On Tuesday, Real Madrid and their president Florentino Perez intended to knock on Liverpool 's door - but were chased down the street before they had set foot on the driveway.
CHRIS WHEELER: It has happened before, of course. United dropped out of the old First Division in 1974, just six years after winning the European Cup under Sir Matt Busby.
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This year features two Ashes series, a Lions tour to Australia and Women’s Euro 2025Novak Djokovic will be aiming to begin the new year by doing something he failed to do throughout 2024 – win a grand slam title. It is a somewhat remarkable drought for an athlete of Djokovic’s standards which in part explains why he has asked Andy Murray to coach him …
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SIMON JONES: Newcastle United have an offer from Brazil for Miguel Almiron but the Paraguay midfielder is waiting on more bids from Europe and the MLS.
SIMON JONES: Terms are still being finalised, but he is expected to be in charge for when they face Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.
SIMON JONES: The Brazilian has not started a league game for United this season but has found himself being used off the bench by Ruben Amorim.
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Nkunku is under contract at Stamford Bridge until June 2029, having signed a six-year deal upon his arrival from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2023. Chelsea paid Leipzig £52m for Nkunku.
Club also hope to obtain licence for Pau VíctorBarça have struggled to convince of compliance with FFPBarcelona applied for new players’ licences for Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor with the Spanish football federation (RFEF on Tuesday, while the club denied claims of requesting any delay from governing bodies for their registrations. The announcement was made …
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