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THERE will be no rancour, no recriminations, when Wayne Rooney walks away from Old Trafford one final time. Jose Mourinho has made sure of that. This has been a masterclass in management, juggling the needs of Manchester United with those of a fading superstar. He is going out a hero. Rooney is believed to be heading for a return to ...

REAL MADRID star Cristiano Ronaldo could find himself challenged by Kylian Mbappe if the Monaco star seals a stunning transfer this summer, reports claim. Real Madrid are currently pressing ahead with their transfer business as they aim to build on last year’s La Liga and Champions League double. The Spanish giants’ top target is Monaco’s Mbappe, who enjoyed a terrific ...

Venus Williams has filed an emergency court order in the wrongful death case brought by the family of a man killed in car crash involving the tennis star. Williams, 37, filed the emergency protective order on Wednesday claiming that the daughter of Jerome Barson, the man who died in the crash, gave Williams’ lawyer less than 24 hours notice that ...

CHELSEA looked to have been left standing last night after Manchester United turned the head of Romelu Lukaku with a five-year contract worth £250,000 a week. Sources close to the Everton striker had maintained all along that he had wanted to return to Chelsea, the club he left in 2014. But his agent, Mino Raiola, is close to United and ...

Eight people – including seven children – have died in a stampede ahead of a football match in Malawi, police say. Dozens more were injured in the crush at Lilongwe’s Bingu national stadium. The stampede happened as thousands of people rushed for seats ahead of a friendly between top sides Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers. Despite the deaths, the ...

MANCHESTER UNITED were reportedly just £4.4million apart in their talks with Real Madrid to sign Alvaro Morata before eventually turning their attention to Romelu Lukaku. Morata had been Jose Mourinho’s top target to become his lead striker at Manchester United. Personal terms had been finalised between Morata and United with just an agreement on a fee needed with Real Madrid ...

Costa was told by Chelsea boss Antonio Conte he was surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and could leave in the summer. The 28-year-old striker’s preference is to join Atletico Madrid and reports in Spain suggested a deal was imminent but they are yet to reach an agreement with Chelsea, who are reeling from Manchester United agreeing a £75million deal ...

Zinedine Zidane has allowed his son Enzo to leave Real Madrid and join Alaves. The 22-year-old midfielder has signed a three-year deal at Real’s La Liga rivals, who finished ninth last season, after ending his stay at the Bernabeu. Enzo Zidane, a product of the Madrid academy, scored on his only first-team appearance in the Copa del Rey victory over ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was back at Carrington on Wednesday as he steps up his recovery from the knee injury that ended his Manchester United career. The 35-year-old is now officially a free agent after Jose Mourinho decided against offering him an extension to his one-year contract last month. The Swede finished as United’s top scorer with 28 goals last season, but was ruled out of the final ...

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is set to rejoin full training within 10 days as he steps up his rehabilitation from knee surgery. The Senegal international missed the last eight matches of the season after sustaining meniscus damage during the Merseyside derby win over Everton on April 1. He has been undergoing individual sessions at Melwood over the summer to improve ...