Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy's phone may be inspected as part of his wife Rebekah's libel case against Coleen Rooney, a judge at the High Court has ruled. At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, the court heard both women will be using experts to analyse Instagram data on relevant devices ahead of a trial. Vardy , 39, is suing Rooney , 35, after being publicly accused of leaking "false stories" to The Sun newspaper about her private life. Rooney, the wife of former England star Wayne , revealed her allegations on social media in 2019 following a months-long "sting operation" on Instagram that quickly saw her dubbed "Wagatha Christie". During the latest hearing, the court heard experts will be analysing data as part of the case. Advertisement However, Vardy and Rooney have not agreed on the scope of which devices, including phones, tablets or computers, should be included, the court was told. At a previous hearing, it emerged that …
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Leeds continue pursuit of midfielder, transfer target training alone, battle for Asensio
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds delivered after returning to the Premier League last season following a 16-year absence, finishing in an impressive ninth place. But Bielsa will be looking to build on this success and continue to add a number of worthy additions to his squad. Leeds have already been busy in the transfer window, bringing in Jack Harrison on a permanent basis from Manchester City, Junior Firpo from Barcelona, Kristoffer Klaesson and promising Chelsea academy prospect Lewis Bate. A number of names have also left the club including Pablo Hernandez, Leif Davis and Francisco Casilla. With just under four weeks to go in the window, there is little sign transfer business has come to a halt for the summer at Elland Road. And there’s plenty more transfer gossip coming out of Leeds with Daily Star Sport here to round-up the best bits… O’Brien deal still on Leeds are still interested in a deal to sign Huddersfield Town midfielder Lewis O’Brien. …
Chelsea keep or sell: Who Thomas Tuchel should ditch to fund Romelu Lukaku transfer
Chelsea are looking to fund a transfer for Romelu Lukaku and may need to sell players in order to make up the funds to complete the return of the impressive Belgian forward. The Blues have been looking to add Lukaku to add more goals to their forward line – last season, their top scorer in the league was Jorginho with seven and Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham were level on 12 if all competitions are considered. It was already reported that Inter rejected two bids but Chelsea are set to come back with a third and this time, it’s expected to be over £110m. Lukaku has scored 64 goals for Inter over the last two seasons, winning Serie A under Antonio Conte in the previous campaign, but due to Inter’s difficult financial situation, the club may be forced to sell. Chelsea, meanwhile, have already made around £60m from player sales this summer – mainly from the departures of Fikayo Tomori and Marc Guehi – but may need more. Here are some of the players that …
Jamie Carragher’s son earns first pro contract – and gets message from proud dad
James Carragher earned his first professional contract on Wednesday morning with dad Jamie leaving a message for his 18-year-old son underneath the announcement. Carragher Jr was named captain of Wigan Athletic 's under-18 team last season and skippered the side as they became Professional Development League National Champions. The young defender joined the Lactics at under-14 level having been released by Liverpool , where dad Jamie spent the entirety of his career. It was a proud moment for the player turned pundit who left a heartwarming message for his son in reply to the announcement: "Well done son, very proud of you," said Carragher Snr alongside three emojis of a football, a pen and a love heart. James Carragher becomes the latest addition to the first team set-up, with the Lactics mixing youth and experience in the hope that last season was just a one off. Wigan are set to start the 2021/22 campaign in League 1 having narrowly avoided …
Meet the youth football academy promoting equality and tackling bullying and racism
When the Khalsa Youth Football Academy started back in 1988, the aim was to address the under-representation of the Asian community in the sport – but it’s evolved into so much more than that. And now Khalsa, based in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, has had a real boost after securing funding for its Connecting Hope project from money raised through The Health Lottery. The newly launched Connecting Hope initiative will help a group of 14-to 18-year-olds in the local community learn the valuable skills they need to become mentors. “The incentive is to have a qualification that sits proudly on their CVs,” says co-founder Bal Singh, 49, “so it’s not just about football – it’s using transferable skillsets like effective communication and organising events.” How you could win big – and help others! Want to raise money to help your local community and be in with a chance to win a big jackpot? Why not play The Health Lottery ? There are five chances to win £25,000 in the …
Lee Collins: Clubs unite to raise funds for footballer’s family
Published 26 May Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The family of former Yeovil Town captain Lee Collins will be supported by a fundraising campaign backed by his former clubs. Collins was found dead at the Lanes Hotel, West Coker, Somerset on 31 March after he did not attend training. The fundraiser will give 10% of its donations to mental health charity YoungMinds. Yeovil manager Darren Sarll said this was their way of making sure Collins' family is "well looked after". "This is all about the future," he said. Mr Sarll added that the married father-of-three was "very much admired" by teammates and other footballers for "how much empathy, care and real support he gave to others" when they were going through difficult times. The fundraiser is being supported by Collins' former clubs, including Northampton, Mansfield and Forest Green Rovers. Mr Sarll said: …
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Supercomputer’s Premier League prediction is disastrous news for Arsenal fans
It wouldn’t be the start of a Premier League season without a prediction from a supercomputer - and this season’s makes good reading for Manchester City and a problematic one for Arsenal . The bettingexpert.com supercomputer believes that Pep Guardiola’s team will retain their Premier League title while Arsenal will miss out on Champions League football again. It also thinks that for a third-successive season, Manchester United , Chelsea and Liverpool will make up the rest of the top four alongside the Cityzens. However, Thomas Tuchel’s side will finish as Premier League runners-up after their Champions League heroics in May, Liverpool will be in third again while Manchester United will fall down to fourth from second, despite the investment in the team this summer. On the bottom half of the table, it is the same three of Norwich, Watford and Brentford that went up to go back down immediately, with the Canaries finish last and Brentford in 18th …
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Gareth Bale and Luka Modric’s Tottenham strikes revisited as Harry Kane skips training again
Harry Kane is still yet to report to training having missed the opening two days of pre-season under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo. The 28-year-old believes he has a 'gentleman's agreement' with Daniel Levy over a summer exit but the Spurs chairman has denied this claim and slapped a £160 million price-tag on his prized asset. With only individual awards to his name so far, Kane is keen to add trophies and titles to his collection and feels Manchester City is a club that matches his ambition. But the Premier League champions are yet to match Levy's valuation leaving Kane, so far, in limbo. A consumate professional throughout his career, this seems an out of character move for Kane who may have taken inspiration from Luka Modric and Gareth Bale , who have both managed to force a move away from Spurs in the last decade. Modric was the trendsetter in 2012 when he failed to report for training and also purposefully missed their flight to America for …
Anthony Taylor recalls harrowing look on Christian Eriksen’s face after collapsing
Referee Anthony Taylor, who was in charge of Denmark’s Euro 2020 fixture against Finland, when Christian Eriksen collapsed, has spoken about the worrying situation for the very first time. At Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium in June in Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game, Eriksen collapsed in the 43rd minute after suffering a cardiac arrest, and medical attention was quickly required to treat the player. The medics, along with Denmark captain Simon Kjaer, had a heroic role in protecting the player, and Taylor was also praised for his quick reactions to the situation, earning praise from UEFA chief refereeing officer Roberto Rosetti. Now, Taylor, during the installation of a defibrillator at Altrincham FC, one of 2000 plus recipients of the equipment made available through the Premier League Defibrillator Fund, discussed the situation. “The bottom line is that I was 10 metres away, looking directly at him, there was nobody near him,” he said. “I can clearly see …
Jadon Sancho to train with new Man Utd team-mates this week after extended break
Jadon Sancho will train with his new Manchester United team-mates this week after an extended break away following the culnimation of Euro 2020 . The tricky winger penned a five-year deal at Old Trafford this summer, transferring from Borussia Dortmund for £73 million. But so far he is yet to meet the rest of the squad having been entitled to a three-week break following his particpation with England at the European Championships. The 21-year-old is due to report to training for the first time on Friday ahead of United's final pre-season match against Everton on Saturday afternoon. Sancho has been holidaying in the Turks and Caicos Islands after a gruelling season with permission to miss both of Man Utd's training camps in Pennyhill Park and St. Andrews. It remains to be seen whether Sancho is fit enough to take part in the Red Devils final pre-season fixture at Old Trafford but the wideman will only have a week to get up to speed before …