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Jose has reportedly signed a pre contract with Man U
According to the Spanish newspaper El País on Saturday night, a source from his agent Jorge Mendes’s company Gestifute has now confirmed the 53-year-old has already signed an agreement to move to Old Trafford last month, although United still reserve the right to change their mind.
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Ouch Liverpool.
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Of course City lose at home to United ...Comment
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Probably the worst game I've seen from Michael Oliver in a long while. No idea how Blind doesn't get sent off for straight up kicking Aguero. Smalling could have been sent off like 10 times. United should have had 2 penalties as well.
2 yellow cards in the game. What a joke.Comment
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Mike Ashley... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...e-fans-7603937
Mike Ashley has an explosive message for his big spending Newcastle United.
He said on Monday: “All I say is, there is a bank account, when you have emptied it, it’s empty, don’t come crying to me for more money.....”
The club owner has watched his club spend £80m in transfer fees since the summer, self-financed by healthy club profits.
Ashley says the spree, on the likes of Aleksandar Mitrovic, Gini Wijnaldum and Jonjo Shelvey, represented having “a proper go at it this season...”
“I think everyone can agree with that,” Ashley added. “But the results haven’t been ideal.”
Critics would argue it simply patched up the club after a couple of years of under-investment and stagnation.
But with the club mired in the relegation zone, they are facing a huge cut in television income if they drop to the Championship – from a guaranteed £100m at least, to £37m in “parachute” payments.
With a wage bill estimated to be currently more than £80m, relegation could mean Newcastle need another emergency loan from Ashley.
Back in 2009 he had to loan £40m to secure the finances after relegation, and win promotion at the first attempt.
So when he was asked by the Mirror how much was left in the bank account for Newcastle, Ashley replied: “Virtually, nothing now. They have emptied it.”He said: “I have virtually nil affect on Newcastle United, in reality, because I only pick the board.”
Explaining his stewardship of Newcastle, he says “negativity” surrounding his ownership caused him to “step back” from the front line.
He added: “To get a football club to be the best it can be, you have to get the sun, the moons and the stars to align perfectly.
“But there is negativity around me as an individual when it comes to Newcastle, so the best thing was to make sure it was on solid ground and then step back and get them to self manage Newcastle.
“Create a board, get the board to appoint the manager, put the manager on the board as well and then not interfere.
“I don’t know what players they sign, I don’t know what team they are going to pick on a Saturday.Comment
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The whole league won with both Sunderland and Newcastle drawing.
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Bolton and Charlton facing relegation to League 1...Fulham just a point above the drop.
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Just got an email from Ticketmaster saying that Leicester is coming to the states this summer for the ICC. Good PR move by them.
Edit: Just saw Tim posted this in the Beautiful Game thread. Don't ban me Tim!Last edited by KG; 03-22-2016, 06:32 PM.Comment
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From the BBC:
Leicester will play Barcelona and Paris St-Germain in this summer's pre-season International Champions Cup.
The Premier League leaders will play Celtic in Glasgow on 23 July, PSG in Los Angeles on 30 July and Barcelona in Stockholm on 3 August.
The Foxes are among five Premier League clubs taking part in the pre-season tournament, based mainly in the United States.
Liverpool face Chelsea at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on 27 July.
The Reds will also play AC Milan in Santa Clara in California on 30 July and Barcelona on 6 August, at a venue to be announced.
Chelsea play Real Madrid on 30 July at a venue also not yet announced and then travel to Minneapolis to play AC Milan on 3 August.
The 10 teams in the main competition also include Bayern Munich, while Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will play standalone matches in China and Australia, respectively.
Meanwhile, Manchester United will take part in an eight-day, two-game tour of China this summer, where they will play Manchester City in Beijing.
The Premier League season will start later this year - on Saturday 13 August.
International Champions Cup schedule
23 July - Celtic v Leicester, Glasgow
24 July - Inter v PSG, Eugene
27 July - Real Madrid v PSG, Columbus
27 July - Bayern Munich v AC Milan, Chicago
27 July - Chelsea v Liverpool, Pasadena
30 July - Celtic v Barcelona, Dublin
30 July - Inter v Bayern Munich, Charlotte
30 July - AC Milan v Liverpool, Santa Clara
30 July - PSG v Leicester, LA
3 August - Barcelona v Leicester, Stockholm
3 August - Bayern Munich v Real Madrid, East Rutherford
3 August - AC Milan v Chelsea, Minnapolis
TBC - Liverpool v Barcelona
TBC - Inter v Celtic
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Former England soccer star Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years after being found guilty of three child sex charges.
What a loser.... its even more sad that sunderland knew he had engaged in sexual activities with an underage girl but waited until he was found guilty to release him.Comment
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