Ronaldo on £288k A WEEK! Massive Real deal gives him almost double Bale's wage as chance of United return is scuppered

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a staggering five-year deal with Real Madrid — worth almost twice as much as Gareth Bale will be earning in Spain. Under the new agreement, which scuppers any immediate hope Manchester United have of persuading their former player to return, Ronaldo...
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Doncaster snap-up United outcast Macheda on inital one-month loan deal

Manchester United's Federico Macheda has been given the chance to prove he can still make it in English football by moving to Doncaster on a one-month loan. The striker, who memorably scored on his debut at 17 against Aston Villa in 2009 to give United a 3-2 win, has struggled...
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Bench-warmer Torres says striker rivalry with Eto'o is not turning bitter

Fernando Torres is in direct competition with Samuel Eto'o at Chelsea but the Spaniard insists their rivalry does not stop them being friends. The arrival of Eto'o at Stamford Bridge has pushed Torres down the strikers' roster and that was evident as the Cameroon international...
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Sturridge fit for Swansea clash after missing England duty with thigh problem

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to start Liverpool's game against Swansea tonight after coming through a full training session on Sunday. Sturridge was criticised for pulling out of the England squad with a thigh injury, but it's understood the forward could not...
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Van Persie wants to extend Man United contract as Dutchman targets 'two or three' trophies this season

Robin van Persie wants to extend his stay at Manchester United beyond the remaining three years of his contract. Van Persie enjoyed a stellar debut campaign with the Old Trafford outfit, collecting a second successive Golden Boot prize as he fired United to the Barclays Premier...
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Young's dive was worse than a leg-breaking tackle... and deserved a straight red, claims Parish

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has spoken out against diving by claiming acts of simulation are worse than 'so-called leg-breaking tackles' and deserve an instant red card. Manchester United forward Ashley Young was booked for diving before winning a dubious penalty that...
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Young is a cheat and should be banned for five matches to stop him conning referees

Ashley Young is a cheat and he should be banned for FIVE games — then he might stop diving to try and con referees. Both his past and present Manchester United managers have admitted he goes to ground far too easily and do not condone such actions. Referee Jon Moss rightly called...
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Rooney's back! But striker trains alone at Carrington and has only 50/50 chance of being fit for Manchester derby

Wayne Rooney is yet to resume full training with Manchester United as he aims to return from injury ahead of the derby against rivals City a week on Sunday. Rooney, 27, was working with United physios at the club’s Carrington training complex on Wednesday as he recovers from...
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Galacticos of F1! But Raikkonen's exit to join Alonso at Ferrari is a bunny old game

The rabbit was out of the bag long before Ferrari officially announced that former world champion Kimi Raikkonen was returning to the team. But extraordinarily it was 'the rabbit', not the driver, who caused the bigger stir. For Lotus, the team Raikkonen will be leaving at the...
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I had to quit Liverpool... I couldn't just sit on the bench and pick up the money

Jonjo Shelvey has never had a problem with his fiancee’s cooking, but he didn’t think twice about dropping his fork and charging out of the door on July 2. It just might be the most significant run of his career so far. That morning he’d reported for Liverpool’s first pre-season...
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Eventual winner Wiggins considered quitting 2012 Tour de France after issues with Froome

Bradley Wiggins has claimed Chris Froome’s antics almost led to him quitting the 2012 Tour de France, the year he won the race. Wiggins says what he perceived as Sky team-mate Froome’s aggressive riding in the mountains left him so disillusioned he wanted to walk away from the...
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Record buy Ozil set for debut at Sunderland as Arsenal injury crisis worsens

Mesut Ozil is in line for an instant Arsenal debut after Arsene Wenger’s injury problems worsened yesterday. The £42million man will report to the club’s London Colney HQ today for his first training session since arriving from Real Madrid. And Wenger is set to use the Germany...
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O'Neill is FAI's only choice to replace Trapattoni as Republic of Ireland manager and lead country's Euro 2016 campaign

The FAI will approach Martin O’Neill in the next 48 hours to become manager of the Republic of Ireland and the former Celtic and Sunderland boss is willing to discuss terms to replace Giovanni Trapattoni whose five-year reign was ended by 'mutual consent' on Tuesday. The management...
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Barton sticks the boot to Di Canio but Sunderland boss gets the last laugh as 50,000 watch man of the moment Harper miss penalty in spotkick defeat to AC Milan

It was lucky Paolo Di Canio was a late call-up to the AC Milan Glorie side to face a Newcastle Legends team for Steve Harper's testimonial. In a remarkably competitive tie the score finished goal-less, but Di Canio provided enough entertainment for the 50,793 fans who packed...
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'I drank nine bottles of wine a day' admits Sansom, as former England defender reveals battle against alcohol

Former Arsenal and England defender Kenny Sansom has admitted drinking up to nine bottles of wine a day during the recent period when he slept on the streets. The 54-year-old, who played 86 times for his country, has been sober for more than a month after being checked into Champneys...
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Relief for Liverpool as defender Johnson reveals injury isn't as bad as first feared

Liverpool have been handed some good news after Glen Johnson revealed his injury is not as bad as they initially thought. Johnson injured his ankle in the 1-0 victory over Manchester United and there were fears he could be out until Christmas after the defender left Anfield on...
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Tottenham fans have warned the FA that they will oppose their plans to introduce banning orders against Spurs supporters using the term 'Yid'. The FA on Wednesday night threatened that in addition to potential banning orders, 'unacceptable language' could result in criminal prosecution....
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Lineker ready to stand up and be counted and join the Dyke revolution to help save English football

Gary Lineker is willing to sit on FA chairman Greg Dyke’s crisis commission into the state of English football after smoothing over relations with England manager Roy Hodgson. Sportsmail can reveal that Lineker, who tweeted that England were ‘awful’ during the 0-0 World Cup...
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Wales 0-3 Serbia: Hosts humiliated as Bale returns off the bench

Getty Images Goals from Filip Djordjevic, Aleksandar Kolarov and Lazar Markovic at the Cardiff City Stadium gave Serbia the win as they completed the double over their Welsh counterparts in Group A.The home side rarely threatened the Serbia goal and a poor performance...
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Dave Shopland wins Barclays Football Photographer of the Season award

Sportsmail's Dave Shopland has been handed the coveted Barclays Football Photographer of the Season award for the stunning images he captured during the 2012-13 season.  Shopland landed the crown which searches for a range of images which 'capture the essence and emotion...
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Norman reveals why he 'choked' to allow Faldo to win 1996 Masters... and it was all due to a bad back

It is remembered as one of the greatest sporting ‘chokes’ of all time, but Greg Norman has finally revealed the real reason he blew the 1996 Masters — a bad back. Norman held a six-stroke lead over Nick Faldo heading into the final round at Augusta 17 years ago, then crashed...
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Nadal has 18 slams in his sights after picking up No 13 in New York

As Pete Sampras amassed his 14th Grand Slam title, the feeling was that men’s tennis was likely to prove too strong in future for anyone to better his benchmark. When Roger Federer swept past that and got up to what is his likely final tally of 17, the reaction was the same and...
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De La Hoya set to miss Mayweather-Alvarez mega fight after rushing in to rehab

Oscar De La Hoya has admitted himself into rehab at the start of a week in which he is supposed to be promoting the biggest fight of this century so far. The 40-year-old, the president of Golden Boy promotions, is battling well-documented alcohol and substance addiction problems...
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Messi after double strike helps Argentina book World Cup spot

Argentina booked its spot at next year's World Cup by winning 5-2 at Paraguay on Tuesday, sealing its place with two games to spare in South American qualifying.  Lionel Messi scored twice from the penalty spot for Argentina, while Sergio Aguero, Angel di Maria and Maxi...
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England friendlies and FA Cup replays are sure to be under threat for 2022

Alan Green, Radio 5 Live’s top football commentator, was conspicuous by his absence from the England game in Ukraine on Tuesday night. The controversial Green, who divides opinion among fans and those in the industry, had been expected to be in Kiev, having returned from holiday...
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