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Inside Red Bull’s Christian Horner & F1 rival Toto Wolff’s toxic feud… & how wives Geri & Susie battle to keep the peace F1

Inside Red Bull’s Christian Horner & F1 rival Toto Wolff’s toxic feud… & how wives Geri & Susie battle to keep the peace IT’S a rivalry as fierce as that between the drivers on the track – and as the new Formula One season approaches it’s set to crank up a gear yet again. But Red Bull boss Christian Horner and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff’s feud dates back to long before Max Verstappen clinched that…

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Former Everton star Li Tie sentenced to life in prison Former Everton star Li Tie has been sentenced to life in prison for corruption in his home country of China, according to reports. Li made 40 appearances across all competitions for Everton having spent four years at the Premier League club from 2002 to 2006 after initially arriving on loan. The 46-year-old, who managed the China national team between 2019 and 2021, also had a…

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Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes history with Europa League goal record Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become the all-time top goalscorer in the Europa League after finding the net for Marseille on Thursday evening. The former Arsenal and Chelsea striker scored Marseille’s equaliser in their knockout round play-off against Shakhtar Donetsk to move to 31 goals in the Europa League. That puts him one clear of former Manchester United and Chelsea forward Radamel Falcao, who…

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Neymar’s family paid €150k to Dani Alves victim of nightclub rape The family of Brazil international footballer Neymar paid €150,000 (£128,500) in damages to the victim of Dani Alves, according to reports. Alves was found guilty of raping a woman in the bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub and sentenced to jail for four-and-a-half years on Thursday. The €150k payment was made before the verdict and would have been handed to the victim regardless of the…

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Thomas Tuchel slammed over treatment of Manchester United transfer target Mathys Tel at Bayern Munich: ‘It’s a slap in the face’ Lothar Matthaus has criticised Thomas Tuchel for his handling of Mathys Tel at Bayern Munich. The 18-year-old has shown plenty of promise following his €28.5 million (£24.4m) move from Rennes in July 2022 but has started just one Bundesliga game in nearly two seasons at Bayern. Reports in Germany have claimed that Manchester United…

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Champions League fixtures tonight – 21/02 – Arsenal face FC Porto, Barcelona in action The Champions League returns tonight with two hotly-anticipated matches in action, as English giants Arsenal face Porto and Spanish giants Barcelona take on Napoli. Arsenal are heading to Porto for the first leg of their last-16 tie as they bid to make the quarter-finals for the first time since 2009-10.  Champions League fixtures tonightKick-off Where to watchFC Porto vs Arsenal 20:00TNT…

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Premier League fixtures – 21/02 – Injury-hit Liverpool has chance to go four points clear at the top Liverpool will face Luton tonight in front of a home crowd, with a win seeing the Reds go four points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Liverpool have been hit with a string of high-profile injuries as of late, with Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones the latest to join the injury list. For Luton,…

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The back page of the Daily Star leads with the latest from the Premier League, as Manchester City narrowly beat Brentford last night, moving them into second place in the table. The paper says Erling Haaland’s single goal has helped end Man City’s jitters and turn up the title heat. 

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The back page of the Sun newspaper leads with last night’s Premier League game, which saw Manchester City narrowly beat Brentford to move into second place on the table.  There’s an update on the injuries facing Liverpool, as Klopp confirms striker Diago Jota is out for several months & Jim Racliffe’s purchase of 25% of Manchester United also makes the splash.

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The back page of the Daily Mirror leads on the latest from the Premier League – as Crystal Palace ‘threw away’ the lead to see their match against Everton end 1-1. Elsewhere, the Birmingham City boss has stepped back due to illness and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has apologised for comments made about Kalvin Phillip’s weight. 

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