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Manchester United take step towards potential 100,000-seat stadium

Task force report has completed initial feasibility work OTRTF claims huge value could be added to UK economy Old Trafford’s rebuild as a new 100,000-seater stadium and the wider regeneration of the local area could deliver an extra £7.3bn to the UK economy and bring more than 90,000 employment opportunities, according to the latest task

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Re-energised Arsenal find their solution from within as Renée Slegers appointed

The team are unbeaten under Slegers and Leah Williamson has emphasised the positive atmosphere during her time Sometimes, the grass is greenest in your own back garden. That may be a little cliched but it is the reality of Arsenal’s managerial hunt. The club have been at pains to stress how thorough a process they

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Haaland’s record-breaking deal is a coup but what happens if City are relegated? | Jamie Jackson

Norwegian’s near decade-long contract on £500,000 a week could backfire spectacularly if champions are punished Erling Haaland’s bumper nine-and-a-half-year record new contract with Manchester City is a certifiable coup for the champions and a life-changing deal for the 24-year-old that provokes several intriguing questions. The thorniest is what occurs if City are relegated should the

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Everton shirt sponsor Stake under investigation over social media posts

Gambling company’s logo superimposed on images Advertising Standards Authority assessing the posts The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating the trend of social media posts which superimpose the logo of the gambling company Stake on to viral images, many of which feature disturbing content. Stake, the Australian bookmaker which has been Everton’s front-of-shirt sponsor since the

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Denis Law: the balletic superstar who scored with an extrovert’s flourish

A goalscorer with a courageous flamboyance, Manchester United’s ace also pioneered the signature celebration Whoever first described football as the working man’s ballet – it may have been Tony Waddington, the long-serving Stoke City manager – they were surely thinking of Denis Law, whose balance and agility inside an opposition penalty area would have brought

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