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The competition, which has since its inception been backed by the likes of KSI, Gary Lineker and Ian Wright, sold out the O2 Arena for last season’s final, which was won by KSI’s Prime FC.

In a previous life, Sebastien Pocognoli was a young firebrand who certainly knew how to light the blue touchpaper back home in Belgium.

SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell has admitted that the current lack of top-class Scottish managers is an issue which needs to be urgently addressed by the governing body.

Chelsea have taken the unusual decision to rebrand their top youth sides as Cobham Next Gen.From the start of the new season, Chelsea’s Under-21s and Under-19s will play under the new moniker in the Premier League 2 and the UEFA Under-19 Youth League. Last season, Chelsea mainly used the same group of players across both teams, as domestic competition for elite-level academies in England is limited to Under-18s and Under-21s – while continental academy football is played at Under-19 level.Meanwhile, the age range of the Chelsea Under-21 outfit that finished top of the Premier League 2 last term resembled an Under-18s squad,…

Bill Rasmussen, the mastermind behind ESPN, has died at the age of 93, the network has announced. Rasmussen, who founded the sports broadcasting giant, passed away at his home in Florida from the effects of Parkinson’s disease on Tuesday.ESPN hailed the visionary entrepreneur, who created the out-of-the-box idea of a 24-hour cable sports network, as a ‘game-changer’ as tributes poured in. ‘Bill was a remarkable man – a visionary and an innovator who conceived the idea of a network entirely devoted to sports,’ said ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro. ‘Quite simply, none of us would be here today if it wasn’t for Bill’s passion and…

Even when signing his final new contract in November 2024, Pep Guardiola knew that change would soon be necessary at Manchester City.Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak could feel their time together coming to a close during a meeting in Abu Dhabi to decide on an extension amid the worst run of results throughout Guardiola’s gilded career.The Catalan didn’t feel as if he could leave City in the lurch, that he owed it to them to oversee the start of an overhaul, although had raised the prospect of parting ways so as not to burden the hierarchy, all of whom he counts…

Wayne Rooney has named Luke Shaw as the player that Manchester United ‘can’t rely on’ heading into the new season during the first episode of his new Red Devils-centric podcast. Man United were downed by former manager Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan 4-2 in their final pre-season friendly ahead of the start of the new Premier League season. Their opening clash against Hull on Saturday will mark the first competitive match of Michael Carrick’s tenure as permanent manager, but before the first ball is kicked, Rooney and his co-host of Stick to United Mark Goldbridge aired their concerns about Shaw’s abilities – and…

Wayne Rooney revealed that he has had to have plastic surgery to repair his nose after breaking it twice during his playing career. The England legend seemed a little bit worse for wear during his recording of the first episode of United-centric podcast Stick to United with co-host Mark Goldbridge, and explained that he was just a week out from undergoing an operation to fix long-term damage. ‘It’s actually really lucky I’ve got no black eyes, but I’ve still got two plastic tubes up my nose, which are coming out very soon,’ Rooney explained, the tubes also affecting his tone of voice.…

Oswaldo Jose Pirela, a minor-league catching coordinator for the San Diego Padres, has been detained by ICE in El Paso, Texas.Family members and ICE detainee records show Pirela was still in custody as of late Monday. According to his sister, the Venezuela-born coach was detained at around 5 a.m. on Sunday at El Paso International Airport while traveling for work with the Padres.His wife, Kemberly Avila, told The Athletic he was flying home to his family in Arizona. The Padres’ Triple-A affiliate is based in El Paso, and his brother shared that he was not carrying his work permit card…

The Premier League is back after the summer break with champions Arsenal getting the ball rolling as they face Coventry in the season opener.As teams chase glory, European qualification or simply bid to avoid relegation, Daily Mail Sport is handing YOU the chance to get in on the action with FOUR brilliant, exclusive new games to play this season. Think you know your icons? LEGENDS challenges you to identify the greatest players ever to grace the Premier League — with a different icon to collect every single day. Reckon you remember the moments that mattered?Fancy yourself a know-it-all? Our FOOTBALL QUIZ, updated…