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Michael Walker

@mwalker2771

Freelance football reporter @TheAthleticFC & @IrishTimesSport NUJ

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Morgan Rogers trained with Middlesbrough today and is expected to be in the squad for Rotherham tomorrow at the Riverside. Boro have rejected Aston Villa's bids so far. Man City have a sell-on clause which presumably affects Boro's valuation.

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Joey Barton has been jailed, banned and sparked countless controversies.

Now, his offensive tweets about female pundits seem to have killed his hopes of one last comeback.

This is how football finally disowned one of its most toxic characters.

📝 Philip Buckingham

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE

Newcastle chair Yasir Al Rumayyan faces $74m lawsuit for allegedly “having carried out instructions” of Saudi Crown Prince MBS, with “malicious intent” of “harming, silencing & ultimately destroying” family of Saudi ex-intelligence chief

theathletic.com/5197880/2024/0…

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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Seven-time Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft says Disabled people in Britain are being 'almost criminalised' in the way they are treated.

'Britain is a really scary place to be as a Disabled person right now'

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Henderson has reached agreement with Al Etiffaq to leave Saudi Pro League club. 33yo & in process of finalising contract termination. Henderson has agreed in principle to join Ajax; now details/paperwork The Athletic | Football theathletic.com/5183065/2024/0…

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AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect.

Further updates on the new First Team coaching staff will follow imminently.

📄 asroma.com/en/news/70283/…

AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect. Further updates on the new First Team coaching staff will follow imminently. 📄 asroma.com/en/news/70283/… #ASRoma
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'Defeat in the play-off final at Wembley on penalties to Luton Town, followed by the blows of losing star men Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer in the summer transfer window would have been enough to rock most sides.' Mark Robins' work at Coventry – seven yrs – is so under-rated.

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'When they swarmed over Aston Villa in August, trouncing them 5-1, Howe brought on Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson, Callum Wilson (all now absent) and Sean Longstaff.'

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“Then he died in my arms.”

On January 6, Hani Al-Masdar was killed by an Israeli missile.

He was nicknamed ‘the Maestro’; crowds in Gaza compared him to Pirlo. He coached Palestine’s Olympic team. He ran outside to save his sister. He was a civilian.

theathletic.com/5195851/2024/0…

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Chelsea, who could not win at Middlesbrough in the League Cup, have yet to go to Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal & Aston Villa in the league. No wonder Mauricio Pochettino sounds as he does about the Chelsea he is looking at.

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First bit of content here. It’s about a country that won’t be competing. In fact, it never entered. It is…one of the most dangerous on the planet. theathletic.com/5181128/2024/0…

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Middlesbrough have a missing dozen tomorrow – injured, cup-tied, internationals, suspension – including the competition's top scorer Morgan Rogers, gk Seny Dieng, Riley McGree & Sam Greenwood. Still give Boro a chance.

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For all the dubious “project” talk, the driving factor behind Jordan Henderson’s move to Saudi Arabia seemed obvious.

The speed of his disillusionment reflects how great his regret must now be.

Oliver Kay explains Henderson's desire to return home...

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'They have some other good players but i can plan for every one of them, except Beckenbauer.' Alf Ramsey when asking Bobby Charlton to man-mark Beckenbauer in the 1966 World Cup final. 'This boy is the only German player who can beat us.'

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Derby Days: Sunderland vs Newcastle United

The Tyne-Wear derby has moved from sporting rivalry via civic fraternity to polarised enmity in its 136-year history.

But in terms of status, finance, structure and ambition, these clubs have never been further apart.

Michael Walker ⬇️

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Former Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray been appointed as the new Birmingham City manager.

More from Michael Walker ⬇️

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