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Top flight under-21 sides will be playing in a new competition involving non-league teamsA new competition involving Premier League clubs is poised to kick off in the new season after plans were revealed.The new top flight campaign begins on Friday, August 16, with Manchester United hosting Fulham at Old Trafford in an 8pm kick-off in the first weekend of new Premier League action.The EFL begins the previous weekend with the Championship, League One and League Two commencing and 46 gameweeks in store in those three divisions. The 2024/25 season in the Premier League concludes on May 25, 2025, with all 20 teams kicking…

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Cole Palmer reacted to Declan Rice’s Instagram post after England beat Switzerland on penalties.Fans have been stunned by Cole Palmer’s comment on Declan Rice’s Instagram after England beat Switzerland on penalties to reach the Euro 2024 semi finals.The Three Lions found themselves 1-0 down in the 75th minute of the quarter final in Dusseldorf but Bukayo Saka responded with an instant equaliser.The game went all the way to spot-kicks, where England were utterly faultless. Palmer stepped up first and was ice cold from 12 yards, with Jude Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold following to make it maximum conversion.Jordan Pickford made a key save…

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The Three Lions scored all five penalties to book a place in the semi-final against the NetherlandsEngland avoided the usual heartbreak with penalties by emerging victorious with a shootout victory over Switzerland – and appeared to use an interesting tactic to help secure victory.The Three Lions won 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra-time in Dusseldorf, after Bukayo Saka had cancelled out Breel Embolo’s opener.Gareth Southgate’s side will take on the Netherlands on Wednesday evening in the Euro 2024 semi-final, after the Dutch came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in their quarter-final. The victors of that clash will take on either France or Spain in…

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Trent Alexander-Arnold’s private chat was caught on cameraCameras spotted Trent Alexander-Arnold potentially drop an England bombshell following the win against Switzerland.The Liverpool defender was widely expected to start England’s quarter-final clash against the Swiss, with various reports claiming Gareth Southgate would move to a three-man defence.It was not to be as Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier retained their places in the starting XI and Alexander-Arnold was restricted to another appearance from the bench. Despite coming on in extra-time, the full-back was picked as England’s fifth spot-kick taker but made no mistake from 12 yards to send England into the semi-final.His assured penalty sparked wild celebrations in the…

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Gareth Southgate’s replacement may have been decided.The 2024 European Championships may be Gareth Southgate’s final tournament as England manager, and the FA may have already picked his replacement.The knockout stages of Euro 2024 are set to get underway this weekend as 16 of the best teams on the continent will face off to secure their place in the quarter-finals.After Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia, England finished on top of Group C with a total of five points.AdvertWith the final matches of the group stage still to be played, England will have to wait until Wednesday evening to discover who they will face on Sunday in…

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UEFA could be forced to hand out a punishmentUEFA might be forced to take action after the Euro 2024 quarter-final matches concluded.The final four nations in this summer’s European Championship were confirmed on Saturday.Host nation Germany were dumped out by Spain while Portugal crashed out at the hands of France. Meanwhile, England booked their place in the semi-final with a penalty shoot-out win against Switzerland and they will face the Netherlands who came from behind to defeat Turkiye.There was plenty of controversy heading into the final round of fixtures in the quarter-finals.England survived a scare when UEFA confirmed midfielder Jude Bellingham would be handed a…

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Manchester United eventually opted for another player.Manchester United were ‘very close’ to signing a Premier League star last summer until Erik ten Hag rejected the board’s decision.Following the departure of David de Gea last summer, Man United were in the market for a new goalkeeper.The club were linked with a host of players before Ten Hag opted for Andre Onana, who cost an initial £43.5 million from Ajax.But, according to the player’s agent, Emiliano Martinez was ‘very close’ to joining Man United before the Onana transfer. Gonzalo Gon claims ‘everyone at Man United’ thought Martinez was the ‘ideal’ goalkeeper to replace De Gea.“Last year he was very close to…

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The historic ground now lies in ruin.A stadium once used to host the Champions League and the Euros now lies completely abandoned.The historic Donbas Arena, former home of Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk, now lies deserted despite hosting some of Europe’s top competitions.The 52,000 capacity stadium, which is bigger than both Villa Park and Stamford Bridge, once hosted the European Championships and the Champions League but hasn’t held a game for a decade. This is due to conflicts in Ukraine that have forced the Shakhtar Donetsk team to move stadiums four times in the past ten years.And recent pictures gathered by The Sun have shown the severity of the damage caused to the stadium…

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“He called my phone, and I’ll never forget that.”Cristiano Ronaldo once phoned two Manchester United transfer targets and convinced them to join the club ahead of bitter rivals Arsenal.The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was deployed by Sir Alex Ferguson to secure the signings of twin full-backs Rafael and Fabio da Silva.Rafael told the UTD Podcast that he received a call from ‘CR7’ as a teenager and his influence helped them make their decision. “He called my phone, and I’ll never forget that,” the current Botafogo man beamed.“My phone had all the zeros [on the screen, to indicate an international call] and I was saying ‘Who…

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