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Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton v Bath and England rugby star Ollie Lawrence – and AI
7 November 2025 Off

Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton v Bath and England rugby star Ollie Lawrence – and AI

By Total Football News

Lawrence also excelled at football and cricket as a boy, and was with the academies of Aston Villa and Birmingham City, as well as Worcester Warriors, before focusing on rugby at the age of 16.

Sutton is a keen cricketer himself, and has regularly turned out for Norwich cricket club in recent years, but says his rugby career did not really take off.

“I only played rugby once, for my

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Mohammed Kudus: West Ham reject £50m bid from Tottenham for Ghana star
6 July 2025 Off

Mohammed Kudus: West Ham reject £50m bid from Tottenham for Ghana star

By Total Football News

West Ham have rejected a £50m offer from Tottenham for Mohammed Kudus.

The Ghana international is open to a move away from the London Stadium and is prioritising a switch to a Champions League side.

Spurs fit that bill after qualifying for the competition by winning the Europa League.

Talks are ongoing, with West Ham open to letting the 24-year-old attacking player leave.

Kudus, who joined West Ham in a

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Crowds mourn Liverpool star Jota in his Portuguese hometown
4 July 2025 Off

Crowds mourn Liverpool star Jota in his Portuguese hometown

By Total Football News

“He was one of those players you can easily take to, because of the manner in which he conducted himself on and off the pitch and the important goals he scored.”

Mr Millea said some fans at Anfield had broken into impromptu renditions of the chant while paying their respects.

“I’m sure we’ll hear it loud and clear at Wembley for the Community Shield and we’ll hear it at Preston

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Igor Jesus: Who is Brazilian Club World Cup star and Nottingham Forest ‘target’?
23 June 2025 Off

Igor Jesus: Who is Brazilian Club World Cup star and Nottingham Forest ‘target’?

By Total Football News

Jesus got his nickname ‘Sapinho’, meaning Little Frog, from his grandfather when he was a child. Depending on who you ask, it’s either because he made acrobatic saves as a goalkeeper, or because he had a very small body and a very big head.

He would also occasionally skip school to watch Japanese cartoon Dragon Ball Z.

In the show, protagonist Goku defeats baddies with a special

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Leeds United expert view: Daniel Farke’s star at its brightest
1 May 2025 Off

Leeds United expert view: Daniel Farke’s star at its brightest

By Total Football News

Rarely do the the stars align perfectly at Leeds United.

On Monday night they did just that to reveal a Farke phenomenon which could be seen inside Elland Road and heard in the skies above.

Old school colours of yellow scarves, bucket hats, smiley badges and shirts adorned the grand old stadium.

And the noise was something else. Old school too with bellowing choruses of club anthems, welcomes to jungles

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Mohamed Salah: Liverpool star shows his value days after signing new deal
13 April 2025 Off

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool star shows his value days after signing new deal

By Total Football News

Van Dijk, who marked his 100th match as Liverpool captain in the most dramatic fashion possible, dropped a hint of his own.

“Everyone knows how much I love this club so let’s see what next week will look like,” he said.

Asked about this, Slot played a forward defensive of which England cricketing legend Sir Alastair Cook would be proud.

“I think he means, let’s see what next week brings

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Mohamed Salah: Liverpool getting closer to new contract for Egypt star
9 April 2025 Off

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool getting closer to new contract for Egypt star

By Total Football News

Liverpool are moving closer to agreeing a new contract with forward Mohamed Salah.

Talks between all parties are ongoing and a final agreement is yet to be reached, but sources have indicated the club have made positive progress in their efforts and are hopeful a deal will be done.

Salah’s deal expires at the end of the season and there has been some uncertainty over his future, with clubs in

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JJ Watt: NFL star and Burnley investor on life at Turf Moor
19 March 2025 Off

JJ Watt: NFL star and Burnley investor on life at Turf Moor

By Total Football News

From Stan Kroenke to the Glazers, Todd Boehly to Shahid Khan, and Ryan Reynolds to Tom Brady, North American entrepreneurs and celebrities have been buying varying stakes in British football for some time now.

But what tempted Watt to sink some of the fortune he made from a stellar gridiron career into Burnley?

“There’s plenty of people with advice on what you’re supposed to do and how you’re supposed to

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Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal academy star lighting up Emirates
16 January 2025 Off

Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal academy star lighting up Emirates

By Total Football News

Arsenal do not have a prolific academy like Manchester City or Chelsea, who regularly produce elite youngsters who make the first team or are sold on for profit.

Arteta also spoke recently about his frustration at not being able to replicate Barcelona’s fabled La Masia academy in England because of post-Brexit restrictions on signing players under 18.

But with Bukayo Saka, 23, Nwaneri, 17, and Lewis-Skelly, they are among the

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Michael Baidoo: How Michael Essien inspired Plymouth Argyle star
16 January 2025 Off

Michael Baidoo: How Michael Essien inspired Plymouth Argyle star

By Total Football News

Baidoo was close to joining Plymouth in the summer, but Elfsborg’s progress in the Europa League put his move to England on hold.

He scored five goals in the group stage this year, including the winning penalty in a 1-0 victory over Italian giants Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, where the Ghanaian was also Elfsborg’s captain.

“That was a great moment. That’s my best football moment,” he said.

“Playing against

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