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Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose is keen for a loan move to Paris Saint-Germain according to The Sun.

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The 28-year-old joined Spurs back in 2007 and has gone on to make over 100 league appearances for the club.

The England international suffered a serious injury in 2017 and was limited to nine Premier League starts last season as Ben Davies cemented the left-back spot in Mauricio Pochettino’s first XI.

Rose had been linked with a loan move to Schalke but according to the latest report, the Tottenham star is holding out for a move to PSG instead, with the French champions in the hunt for a new left-back.

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Even though the English transfer window has closed without Tottenham making a signing, they are still at risk from foreign clubs picking up their players.

While it would be good for Spurs to keep Rose on their books this season with little cover for Davies, it seems the star is set on a move away.

It may be best in the long run to give him the time he needs away from the club and he could come back next summer an improved player intent on staying at Spurs in the long run.

Nowadays, it is rare for managers to spend lengthy terms at a club due to the demand for instant success.

Frank de Boer was the first Premier League manager to get the boot this season as he lasted just 77 days at Crystal Palace.

The Dutchman arrived in the summer as a replacement for Sam Allardyce, who opted to step down and take a break from football after helping the Eagles retain their top-flight status.

De Boer’s spell was very short-lived as he oversaw just four league matches, all of which ended in defeat.

The 47-year-old earned a name for himself at Ajax after guiding the team to four Eredivisie titles, but since leaving Holland he has struggled.

The former Barcelona player spent just three months at Inter Milan before he was sacked, and now his experience in England has not gone much better.

On Instagram, De Boer appeared to make fun of his latest dismissal while celebrating the news that his daughter Jackie is to study English at Cambridge for six months.

Within the caption, the football manager wrote the hashtag: “#longerthanherdaddy”.

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Young prospect Nathan Tella has revealed that he is open to joining Southampton from Arsenal following a trial at the Premier League club.

What’s the word?

The 17-year-old is looking for pastures new after being told last month that he will not be offered a new deal at the Emirates, reports the Daily Star.

The youngster is said to have been looking around various English clubs, including Reading and Norwich City, but it appears that he is leaning towards Southampton.

In Arsenal’s matchday programme for the midweek Champions League last-16 game against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Tella opened up about his options.

According to the Daily Star, Tella wrote:

“I’m working hard in games and training and have been on trial with Southampton, Reading and Norwich, and all the teams have said that they want me back to have another look with a view to offering me a professional contract.

“I will be at Southampton this week and hopefully they like what they see and I can continue to build my career.”

Should Southampton take him on?

If a club of Arsenal’s stature are not prepared to keep a young talent, then it may raise a few questions for other clubs.

It is difficult to judge Tella’s quality due to the fact that he has never made a first-team squad nor has he featured in the Gunners’ Under-23s.

This season, though, the forward has made nine appearances for the Under-18 squad and has found the back of the net on one occasion.

One thing that can be said for the Saints’ academy is that they have developed plenty of talented players.

Gareth Bale is one such name who came through the ranks before making a name for himself at Tottenham Hotspur, and is now a Galactico at Real Madrid.

Theo Walcott, Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are among the Southampton graduates that have made it at the top level in England.

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In 2002, Denílson de Oliveira Araújo stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his teammates on the Brazilian football team and stormed to victory, robbing Germany of joy with a 2-0 score. Now, the iconic footballer, who was once the most expensive player on the planet, is joining forces with 888 Poker to become the brand ambassador and celebrity face of online poker for millions of new and current players worldwide. Denílson is very excited about this new phase in his career, stating:

“All my friends started to play poker, and so I got more and more interested in the game. Many of the qualities you need to be a successful footballer can help you improve your poker game. 888 Poker is one of the biggest and best poker platforms in the world, so I am very proud to become an 888 Poker ambassador. I hope it will help develop my own poker skills as well as encourage new players to get involved in this exciting game.”

On the pitch, Denílson, who played as a left winger, was known for his exceptional dribbling skills and creative approach to ball control. Like many of his Brazilian teammates, the star footballer was born in São Paulo and made his professional debut while still a teenager, first pulling on his boots for São Paulo FC aged just 17. This game kicked off a glittering career that saw Denílson involved in a few high stake moves. In 1998, for example, the gifted sportsman made the move from São Paulo FC to Real Betis for the price tag of $32 million. After retiring from football, Denílson retained his high-profile with football fans in Brazil and beyond as a much-respected sports commentator.

Denílson brings a number of fantastic attributes to the role of brand ambassador for 888 Poker. As well as being someone with the tactical approach and insight all top league professional footballers must have, over a long and impressive career he has won trophies including the Brazilian league, Copa America and Copa del Rey in Spain. The team at 888 Poker are looking forward to welcoming their new member on board. Denílson will be taking his place alongside Bruno Foster, Bruno Kawauti and Nicolau Villa-Lobos. However, he will be the very first team member never to have previously played professional, creating a challenge this competitive man is bound to rise to with determination.

Itai Pazner is the Senior Vice President and the Head of B2C at 888 Holdings. Speaking on behalf of everyone at 888 Poker, he said:

“Denílson played football with skill, enthusiasm and energy, bringing happiness to millions. We’re delighted to have signed him up as an ambassador, because we want poker players to approach the game in a similar way. It is a game of skill, it takes practice and intelligence, but we also want our players to have fun and enjoy themselves along the way.”

As Denílson limbers up for his exciting new role, picks up his chips and prepares to make his first forays into professional poker, it’s likely that a lifetime of thinking strategically, acting with discipline and psyching out opponents will serve him well on the 888 Poker team.

Manchester United are set to confirm Dan Ashworth as sporting director imminently after he informed Newcastle of their approach.

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• Ashworth told Newcastle of Man Utd offer
• Clubs to enter talks in near future
• Englishman keen to become sporting director

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  It was reported earlier on Wednesday that the Red Devils were confident of landing Ashworth as he wanted to accept their offer to take the role. Now, the 52-year-old has told Newcastle – where he has worked as sporting director for almost two years – of the offer he has received, reports.

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  United will now have to enter official negotiations with Newcastle to work out a deal with their Premier League rivals. Ashworth, who spent two years at Brighton as technical director, is under contract at St. James' Park so United may have to pay a substantial fee in order to get their man. According to a deal is expected to be reached next week.

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  The recruitment of Ashworth would come as another significant development at United since late-December. The club announced on Christmas Eve that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group have purchased a 25 per cent stake and will take over footballing operations. The club then managed to lure Omar Berrada from Manchester City to take on the CEO role last month.

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  United and Newcastle will likely begin formal talks about a deal for Ashworth in the coming days. The claims that he may have to undergo a period of gardening leave before he can begin identifying new targets for Erik ten Hag's team – a similar case to what happened after he agreed to join Newcastle from Brighton.

Barcelona midfielder Gavi was left sporting staples in his ear after suffering a nasty injury during a dramatic 2-1 victory over Osasuna.

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Teenager suffered gruesome knockMedical staff forced to stitch him upCompleted 90 minutes in dramatic winWHAT HAPPENED?

The 19-year-old playmaker picked up the gruesome knock following a coming together with Ruben Garcia at El Sadar, with the youngster left on the turf with blood pouring down his face. Medical staff were quick to tend to him, with the wound in question swiftly closed up.

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Gavi was able to complete the game, as he played the full 90 minutes, but does have a painful reminder of how much effort was required in order for the reigning La Liga champions to collect all three points.

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Barcelona feared that they had allowed two points to slip through their grasp when seeing Ezequiel Avila cancel out Jules Kounde’s opener. Robert Lewandowski was, however, to have the final say as he converted an 85th-minute penalty after Alejandro Catena had been sent off for the hosts.

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Gavi, along with a number of his club colleagues at Camp Nou, is now preparing to head off on international duty during the first domestic break of the 2023-24 campaign. He will form part of Spain’s squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers against Georgia and Cyprus, with fellow Barca starlets Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal also being included in Luis de la Fuente’s ranks.

With Socios.com providing an app for fans to have their say, Goal look back at five major decisions that formed one of Europe’s elite

Every fan has the right to make their voice heard, wherever they are in the world.

And Socios.com offers you the chance to do exactly that. A first-of-its-kind mobile app for football fans, Socios.com gets you closer to the team you love by allowing you – the superfan – to vote on club-specific decisions through Fan Tokens.

Fan Tokens are digital assets that give you the power to influence the decisions of your favourite teams.

The $ACM Fan Token will give you the power to help Milan fans make the right decisions, access VIP experiences, earn official products, and more.

The Rossoneri asked their fan token holders to choose an inspirational message that was featured inside the first team's changing rooms.

Examples of fans getting close to AC Milan through Fan Tokens include the opportunity to create a unique piece of art for club legend Franco Baresi, to choose the behind-the-scenes content they wanted from the club’s Summer Tour, and one $ACM token holder chose the message printed on a unique club kit given to Daniele Massaro for his 60th birthday.

Below, we look back on the five major decisions Milan made that helped transform them into the superpower they are today.

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  5Setting their colours to the mast

  Milan were founded in December 1899 by Englishmen Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin, who created the outfit as a joint football and cricket club. Indeed, that is why the team is known as the anglicised version of the city rather than Milano, as the locals would say.

  One of the most important decisions that they took was to kit the team out in the now famous red and black stripes that have become synonymous with the team the world over.

  Edwards and Kilpin chose the red to represent the fiery ardour while the black is said to represent the fear they strike into their opponents.

  It is a little ironic, then, that Milan fans consider their change kits, which is invariably all-white, as their ‘lucky’ kit. After all, the Rossoneri have won six of eight European Cup finals wearing that strip, compared to three in their traditional colours.

• 4The move to San Siro

  In 1926, Milan took up residence of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the San Siro district of the city. The stadium, which has been shared with rivals Inter since 1947, was built by Milan president Piero Pirelli over a period of little more than a year.

  It proved to be a pivotal move in the history of the club. Not only is the ground one of the most instantly recognisable in world football due to its iconic rounded pillars and unique roof, it also boasts one of the best atmospheres in Italy.

  Pirelli built the ground in the model of an English stadium and not a multipurpose ground that is often common on the continent. As such, fans are tight to the pitch, making it a cauldron for visiting teams.

  It has gone on to hold some iconic matches, not least the 2016 Champions League final.

  The future of the Giuseppe Meazza is presently under question but it will remain forever in footballing culture and an intrinsic part of Milan as a club.

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  3Plundering Swedish talent

  Milan’s first real Golden Age arrived in the 1950s and coincided with the arrivals of Swedish forwards Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. The formidable trio quickly became known as Gre-No-Li.

  That they were so successful with Milan should have come as no surprise. Indeed, it was likely their performances together at the 1948 Olympics in London that seduced Milan into purchasing all three of them. First to join was Nordalh but Gren and Liedholm soon followed.

  While all three were instantly prolific, it took them until 1951 to win the Scudetto. Another followed four years later, with the trio of Swedes still prominent. This set the foundations for further success in 1957 and 1959 – which Gren was still a part of – and in 1962, by which time all three had gone.

  These three players, though, were the catalyst to a period of success that stretched until 1963, when Milan won their first European Cup.

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  2Berlusconi buys Milan and appoints Sacchi

  In the mid-1980s, Milan were an ailing outfit, flirting with bankruptcy. Then in came entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi to save the club from financial peril and ultimately lead it through its most successful era.

  Berlusconi’s first masterstroke was appointing Arrigo Sacchi as head coach in 1987. At that time, he was an up-and-comer but frowned upon due to his lack of background as a professional footballer. Indeed, he was a shoe salesman.

  “I never realised that in order to become a jockey you have to have been a horse first,” he famously later quipped.

  Sacchi would become a managerial legend in Milan, with his pressing game the basis for a run of unprecedented success with the club.

  He was blessed with great talent, but he maximised the defensive qualities of Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Alessandro Costacurta by allying them with the attacking flair of Netherlands internationals Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard.

  The crowning glory of this period was back-to-back European Cup wins in 1989 and 1990 – a feat that would not be replicated until Zinedine Zidane took charge of Real Madrid more than 25 years later.

  To this day, Sacchi’s Milan are remembered as one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen.

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A letter to the ICC written by Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, has claimed that three top and regular IPL players received illegal payments – in cash and kind – from an Indian business house

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The ICC has confirmed receiving from Lalit Modi a letter that claimed that three top and regular IPL players received illegal payments – in cash and in kind – from an Indian business house. The former IPL chairman made the allegation in June 2013. The ICC has said it passed on the letter, as per procedure, to the ACSU, which in turn forwarded it to the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit. It was not clear whether the investigation had been completed, and whether the said players had been cleared of the charges.Curiously, this letter was not revealed by Modi, who has been on a contentious-document-sharing spree on Twitter ever since top politicians in the country came under fire for helping him out with travel documents. Instead, this was a tweet sent to Modi by a user with the handle @shyamswami158. This was also the first tweet from the account, posting an image of the letter and asking the question, “Whadya hav to say about this @LalitKModi ? Wat was @ICC response ….. This is shocking!!!!” Modi’s response to the tweet from @shyamswami158 was: “Ask @Icc @Bcci @Ipl why ask me. This is highly confidential. You should not be tweeting this”.The account @shyamswami158 does not exist any more, but the ICC has removed any doubts around the authenticity of the letter. “The ICC confirms that Mr Modi’s confidential e-mail, which was received in June 2013, and which has recently been published on Twitter, was provided to the ACSU at the time,” an ICC spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo. “The ACSU handled that information in accordance with its standard operating procedures, which included sharing it with the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit.”It is understood that in the e-mail sent to the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit, the ICC ACSU chief YP Singh told Ravi Sawani that the investigations would be carried out by the ICC ACSU because the three players were internationals.In the said letter, addressed to ICC CEO Dave Richardson, Modi claimed he had barred the said businessman from bidding for IPL teams because he was a “big punter and also book maker”. Modi accused one of the players had been given flats in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar and Noida, another a sea-facing apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra, and the third was paid in cash. The illegal payments, Modi alleged, were worth Rs 20 crores each.

علّق بيب جوارديولا، المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي، على تعادلهم المخيب في مباراة اليوم مع كريستال بالاس في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

واستضاف ملعب “الاتحاد” مباراة الفريقين في إطار منافسات الجولة السابعة عشر، حيث تعادلا بهدفين لمثليهما (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

وتلقى مانشستر سيتي هدف التعادل في الوقت القاتل، من ضربة جزاء، ليفقد حامل اللقب نقطتين ثمينتين.

وقال جوارديولا في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية: “لقد أهدرنا نقطتين بسبب قراراتنا، لقد حصل الخصم على ركلة الجزاء وكانت مستحقة لأن هذا لا يمكن أن يحدث ولكنه حدث”.

وأضاف: “لقد قدمنا أداءً جيدًا، وكانت كل التفاصيل جيدة حقًا، ولم نستقبل أي شيء، ودافعنا جيدًا عن الركلات الثابتة حيث كانوا أقوياء، ولعبنا بصبر لأنه كان لديهم 10 لاعبين خلف الكرة وهذا ليس بالأمر السهل”.

وواصل: “لقد صنعنا المزيد، ولم نستقبل أي شيء تقريبًا، لكننا لم نتمكن من الفوز بالمباريات، لقد حدث ذلك ضد توتنهام، وضد ليفربول، اليوم لم نتمكن من حصد النقاط، لا يمكننا أن نفعل أي شيء آخر”.

وفيما يتعلق باستقبال الأهداف في وقت متأخر، أجاب: “إنه ليس حظًا سيئًا، إنه أمر مُستحق، لقد أهدرنا نقطتين، إذا تسببت في ركلة الجزاء هذه، فأنت تستحق ذلك”.