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England stars Jude Bellingham and Jack Grealish both took a pop at former boss Gareth Southgate as Lee Carsley stepped down from his interim manager role. Carsley completed his six-game spell in charge of the Three Lions with a 5-0 demolition of Republic of Ireland at Wembley on Sunday night. Thomas Tuchel will now take over as permanent manager after Carsley managed five wins and one loss in his six outings, with the team scoring 16 goals under his stewardship. The 50-year-old will now return to his role as England Under-21 boss and he will do so after some glowing…

A surprise new name has entered the race to become the new Match of the Day host when Gary Lineker steps down at the end of the season. It was announced last week that Lineker would be leaving the flagship BBC show after 26 years, though he will continue to work for the corporation until the end of the 2026 World Cup. Speculation is rife as to who will step into the England legend’s shoes, with Mark Chapman, Alex Scott and Kelly Cates the early frontrunners. Plenty more names have been touted for the job including Gabby Logan and Kelly…

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen is expected to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Dane, 32, has enjoyed an impressive start to the current campaign. Despite United’s struggles, Erisken has scored four goals in 14 appearances – already bettering his best campaign at Old Trafford. Eriksen joined the club on a free transfer in 2022 and enjoyed a brilliant debut campaign, scoring twice in 44 appearances. His second season was more difficult, with Kobbie Mainoo replacing Eriksen in the starting XI. But, given his revival this term, it had been suggested that…

Virgil van Dijk has returned to Liverpool from the Netherlands camp ‘on medical grounds’ ahead of their clash with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday night. Both the centre-back and Barcelona’s Frenkie De Jong have been released by manager Ronald Koeman and will not feature in the Nations League contest in Zenica. The Reds defender and the Barca midfielder both started the 4-0 win over Hungary on Saturday, with Van Dijk playing the full match and De Jong substituted after 68 minutes. Koeman confirmed on Monday: ‘For both Frenkie and Virgil it is better for them to leave the training camp at this…

Nottingham Forest hope to have Ola Aina available for their trip Arsenal after returning from international duty with Nigeria ahead of schedule last week. Aina has been in superb form this season, almost ever-present in Nuno Espirito Santo’s starting XI with Forest riding high in fifth place. The right-back completed the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest prior to the international break and played 83 minutes for Nigeria in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin last Thursday. The former Chelsea youngster was replaced late on, subsequently receiving treatment for an issue suffered in the…

Former Premier League manager Ian Holloway claims his new club Swindon Town is ‘haunted’ and has asked his wife to ‘cleanse the area with sage’. After nearly four years away from the dugout, cult-hero Holloway recently made his managerial return to take charge of struggling League Two side Swindon. His arrival has yielded a turnaround in form, with the Robins winning two and drawing one of four games under the new boss. Both victories have come in the cup competitions however, with Holloway needing to improve the league form with his side just a point above the relegation zone. But…

Thank you Lee Carsley for a first-rate job as England’s interim manager. His six-match stint in charge of the Three Lions has been a colossal success with five victories seeing them return to the Nations League top bracket. Even the solitary defeat at home to Greece proved to be a valuable lesson. His team selection delighted fans who called for Gareth Southgate to shoehorn the incredible wealth of talent into his starting XI during this summer’s European Championship in Germany and the disjointed performance, which lacked any semblance of balance, merely provedtough decisions have to be made and feathers ruffled…

Tulisa Contostavlos has instantly made waves in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, complete with her famous ‘female boss’ tattoo. The singer, who is best-known for being a part of hip hop trio N-Dubz and the youngest ever judge on The X Factor, was crowned the first leader of camp on the 2024 ITV series with her teammate Alan Halsall. The 36-year-old star is part of a stacked lineup for the new series alongside the likes of Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones and danger Oti Mabuse. Before the new season began, Tulisa’s fans were hoping…

Davina McCall’s boyfriend has shared a heartwarming update after her shock announcement she was suffering from a rare brain tumour. The former Big Brother presenter, 57, revealed she had been diagnosed and was getting the ‘very rare’ colloid cyst removed via surgery. Her partner Michael Douglas has now confirmed she is out of the ICU following a short stay ‘as a precaution’. Taking to Instagram, he wrote: ‘Update folks. Thanks so much to all the well wishers. ❤️❤️❤️ ‘She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours. She is out of ICU. She is “loving awareness” ❤️🌈🪐🌎💥💕 Thank…

The 2025 Oscars could end up hosting a record-breaking win with an 8-minute performance considered the frontrunner for one of the major gongs. Historically, actors haven’t had to appear on screen for huge chunks of a film to be in with a shot at landing a best supporting actor or actress nomination – or even win. One of the most popular of these was, of course, Dame Judi Dench’s lively turn as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, which saw her crowned 2000’s best supporting actress at the Academy Awards after appearing in the movie for just five minutes…