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Matt Hughes

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Matt Hughes
1 year
BBC desperately scrambling to secure a new presenter for Match of the Day, with Alex Scott and Mark Chapman both ruling themselves out following withdrawal of Alan Shearer and Ian Wright as pundits.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Roman Abramovich has personally taken the decision to put #Cfc stadium on hold after being denied a UK Visa. Unwilling to invest over £1billion into a country where he is not permitted to work.
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6 years
Early morning bike rides, Waitrose salads, Italian meals (if Arsenal have won), planting trees at the training ground, atheism, socialism and rushing back from a game to vote against Marine Le Pen: a glimpse into the off-field life of Arsene Wenger.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
Announcement that Prem Lge and EFL to be suspended until weekend of 4 April expected around 11am.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
Derby facing 21 point deduction and collapse of proposed takeover after being charged by EFL for making excess losses under FFP regulations. Lengthy legal battle looming.
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Matt Hughes
7 years
Pound for pound few better #cfc signings than Azpilicueta. Consistently outstanding, always fit in 3 diff positions over 5 years. For £6.5m.
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Matt Hughes
2 years
Ecuador face being kicked out of the World Cup after @mailsport obtains recording of shock admission from Byron Castillo that he was born in Colombia. FIFA’s Appeals Commission will hear the case on Thursday.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
EFL agree deal with Sky Sports allowing clubs in all three divisions to stream every match next season until stadiums at least 50 per cent full. Clubs to keep the revenue with Sky waiving compensation rights for loss of exclusivity.
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2 years
Segregated changing rooms at the training ground, routine use of the N word, calling Muslim players terrorists and suicide bombers: the shocking racism allegations against Crawley manager John Yems being investigated by the FA.
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Matt Hughes
1 year
Everton face being sued for £300m if found guilty of spending breaches, with Southampton, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham Forest and Burnley joining forces to inform Premier League they will demand compensation.
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Matt Hughes
2 years
National Crime Agency investigating possible involvement of Albanian mafia and convicted match fixer in mysterious Granit Xhaka booking last season.
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Matt Hughes
11 months
Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani agrees terms for a complete sale of the club to 49ers Enterprises, with EFL tasked with implementing Owners and Directors test
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Matt Hughes
3 years
Emma Raducanu’s US Open Final this evening will be broadcast live on Channel 4 after Amazon Prime agreed to share live rights with terrestrial broadcaster at 11th hour. More @MailSport
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Matt Hughes
7 months
Burnley, Leeds and Leicester have written to 777Partners with warning that they will sue Everton for £300million if the club are found guilty of breaching spending rules at independent hearing later this month.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Natalie Sawyer left Sky Sports after almost 20 years yesterday without any on air acknowledgment. Former colleagues upset by treatment of the Transfer Deadline Day presenter.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Romelu Lukaku taking legal advice following Farhad Moshiri's voodoo comments. Belgian striker's representatives say he's "sad and angry" at #Everton owner's claims. Lukaku doesn't believe in voodoo and is a Roman Catholic.
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Matt Hughes
9 years
English clubs only won 7 knockout ties in Champions League in the last three years - and 6 of them won by #Chelsea .
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Matt Hughes
2 months
Everton training camp in Portugal marred by altercation involving Sean Dyche at bonding dinner. A “jocular slap” from Dyche on Nathan Patterson led to tempers fraying, with James Tarkowski taking manager aside to calm matters. With ⁦ @LewisSteele_
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Matt Hughes
2 years
EFL consider ending 3pm Saturday blackout and making every game available for broadcast from 2024-25. Tender documents due out in next 24 hours call for a new approach and will target streaming giants.
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Matt Hughes
5 years
FA Cup to be exclusively on free-to-air TV for the first time in 33 years from 2021, with ITV set to join BBC as rights holders. ITV will have more matches, with both channels showing the final.
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Matt Hughes
3 years
Possibly most remarkable aspect of the @Channel4Cricket deal is the fact they're getting four Test matches featuring England and India for less than the price BT Sport paid to show Aston Villa v West Ham this evening.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
James Tarkowski will make England debut on left of 3-man defence against Italy this evening. Good news for @BrentfordFC , who will get a £500,000 payment from @BurnleyOfficial following his first international appearance.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
Red-ball county competition planned for this summer could be named the 'Bob Willis Trophy' following proposal from Sir Ian Botham
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Wise words from Gareth Southgate: "I'm involved in a sport I love, but an industry I don't like."
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Matt Hughes
5 years
Long read on Mauricio Pochettino, who faces an agonising decision over whether to pursue a move to #MUFC . Ambition, autonomy, family, his sons’ careers and Daniel Levy’s negotiating skills all factors in career-defining choice.
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Matt Hughes
8 years
David Sullivan's description of "over exuberant" #whufc fans is like saying he made his money selling portraits.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Gareth Southgate to watch Championship rather than Champions Lge this evening as he casts net wider. England manager will check on Mason Mount in Derby v Blackburn, with Steve Holland looking at Jack Grealish in Aston Villa v Rotherham. Sign of the times.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
@GaryLineker @FCBarcelona Barcelona have done plenty for Messi too. Surely they can’t be expected to write off over £600m as a gesture of goodwill?
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Matt Hughes
4 years
Champions League poised to return to terrestrial television with ITV submitting multiple bids to UEFA ahead of Monday’s deadline. BT Sport also under pressure from Sky Sports and DAZN.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Lukaku accepts #everton made him a very good offer to stay, which he rejected because he didn't believe in the project, not because of voodoo. Is consulting lawyers over potential legal action.
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Matt Hughes
7 years
Says a lot about English football that a player who only performed well in 1 out of 6 tournaments is hailed as a great.
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Matt Hughes
8 months
Rajasthan Royals launch £25m takeover bid for Yorkshire. IPL franchise offer convertible loan to cash-strapped club that would see them take full control at Headingley, leaving Yorkshire as first county with majority foreign ownership.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
ECB set to announce 10.30am start on any day after play has been lost. Significant change in playing conditions on the cards - from ⁦ @Paul_NewmanDM
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Matt Hughes
1 year
Everton at risk of points deduction this season after Premier Lge tell rival clubs disciplinary hearing could be concluded in next two months. Six clubs have written to PL demanding transparency and an expedited process.
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Matt Hughes
2 years
Liverpool to pay Wolves a multimillion bonus if they win the Premier League on Sunday as part of Diogo Jota transfer. No bonus due from City to Villa for Grealish if they win the league.
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Van Gaal will leave #mufc with a pay-off of £4,554,000, plus a £400,000 bonus for winning the FA Cup. Every cloud etc...
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Disappointing that Hodgson not fronting up today. After 4 years, £14m & 3 failed tournaments fans deserve more than a 300 word statement.
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Matt Hughes
5 years
Steven Gerrard rejects approach from #Derby to discuss manager's job as club seek replacement for Frank Lampard.
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Matt Hughes
9 years
Ranieri in mischievous mood as he reflected on a career of "getting sacked for finishing second. Maybe I should have managed #Arsenal ."
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Matt Hughes
5 years
Good point, brutally made by @davekidd_ in his typically excellent column today. "Chelsea's current squad, apparently impossible to motivate, have won more than 50 major honours between them. Sarri has won nothing."
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Think the @btsport Goals Show is the best sports programme on TV. All the action and goals delivered with wit and insight, without an army of pundits stating the obvious.
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Matt Hughes
7 months
Premier League and EFL agree to sell their TV rights together from 2028 for the first time - with lower divisions set for an £88m bonus payment this season before getting 14.75 per cent of pooled TV revenue from next season.
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Matt Hughes
7 years
David Luiz dropped by Conte as punishment for querying his tactics last week. Luiz told not to train last Fri & forced to train alone today.
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Liverpool into top four having only played one of 5 games at home, due to wins at Arsenal, Chelsea and a draw at Spurs. Very impressive.
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Matt Hughes
8 years
David Sullivan's comments about police being "too kind" to United by delaying the kick off are ludicrous and reflect very badly his club.
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Matt Hughes
5 years
Following #cafc 's extraordinary statement regarding #Bowyer told the club offered him a one-year contract worth just over £200,000. For context of Championship managerial pay Frank Lampard earns around £2m at Derby, who would speak to Bowyer if Lampard joins Chelsea.
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Kante has stayed on so #lcfc down to 13 men.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
#thfc ready to sell Alderweireld this summer after collapse of contract talks. Club unwilling to meet defender’s £150k-a-week wage demands so will consider sale before his value drops to £25m next year.
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Matt Hughes
5 years
#Chelsea given 18 months to cut loan army from 39 to eight players with FIFA set to introduce strict limits in 2020. FA and smaller Premier League clubs welcome measures to combat stockpiling.
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Matt Hughes
3 years
Lampard brought back to Chelsea to do two specific jobs - reconnect club with fans after Sarri & get the best out of youngsters when no other option. He was well qualified for those roles and accomplished both superbly last season in difficult circumstances.
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Matt Hughes
2 years
British property developer Nick Candy tells ⁦ @MailSport ⁩ he is in talks with US investors over a £2.5bn bid for Chelsea. Bid would include plans for a £1.5bn redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.
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Matt Hughes
4 years
Premier League PPV matches averaged 39,000 purchases over the first nine games, clubs told today. Three games got fewer than 10,000 viewers, none more than 100,000, two between 70,000 and 90,000. Story on @MailSport
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Matt Hughes
8 years
#Atletico turnover in last accounts £142m, similar to that of Everton and Newcastle. Euro for Euro Simeone surely the world's best manager.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Sean Dyche has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract at #BurnleyFC . Huge pay rise to £3.5m-a-year makes the manager the club's highest paid employee. More details in 5pm edition of @TimesSport .
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Matt Hughes
5 years
ECB facing revolt over the Hundred, with counties unhappy with ownership structure, governance, financial deal, downgrading of 50 over game & abuse of Icon Player rules. One county has lodged formal complaint about a partner, which ECB are investigating.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Alan Pardew has agreed a contract with #WestBrom until 2020. Appointment expected tomorrow.
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Matt Hughes
2 months
Leicester exploited loophole in PSR rules to avoid spending charges this season, by claiming to be a Premier Lge and EFL club at the same time. Club could face two points deductions next season if found in breach.
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Matt Hughes
6 months
Everton querying why compensation claim from Burnley, Leeds and Leicester will be heard by tsame panel that docked them 10 points. Commission chair David Phillips KC previously acted for Leeds and sat on panel that fined Everton £300,000 last season.
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Matt Hughes
7 years
And to the many people who've asked "but who do you support in the Premier League?" for the last few decades, the answer is HUDDERSFIELD!
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Must be the only journalist in Britain who wasn't influenced by Bowie, Prince or Cruyff and who won't miss going to Upton Park.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Love this cover of The Game tomorrow. Captures the national mood perfectly I think.
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Tom Clarke
6 years
Tomorrow’s cover of The Game
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Matt Hughes
6 years
FA plan to assign a BAME coach for every England team next season. Chris Powell earmarked to join Gareth Southgate’s staff; Darren Moore, Jason Euell, Chris Ramsey and Rachel Yankey in the frame for coaching roles with other England teams.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Blanking transfer chief Marina Granovskaia, picking on Carlo Cudicini and monstering administrative staff in the Cobham canteen: the rows and recriminations that made Antonio Conte's #Chelsea sacking inevitable.
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Matt Hughes
5 years
Updated #CricketWorldCupFinal viewing figures: peak total of 8.29m across Sky Sports and C4, a higher figure than climax to 2005 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. A huge breakthrough moment for cricket in this country.
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Matt Hughes
5 years
#Chelsea planning to pure Petr Cech back from #Arsenal with coaching or ambassadorial job after iconic goalkeeper announces his retirement.
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5 years
Neil Warnock’s son James under scrutiny as #Cardiff accused of breaching FA’s agent regulations. There are at least seven players linked to Warnock’s agency on Cardiff’s books.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Best bit of the Iwobi story is the claim that his party were refused entry to a club so rented an Airbnb instead. Very resourceful and quick-thinking these Millennial party animals.
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Matt Hughes
1 year
Wrexham's squad to share bonuses of £200,000 if they secure promotion with club to bank £1million from return to Football League. Players turned down weekly win bonuses in return for a bigger promotion prize pot.
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Matt Hughes
7 years
After two contrasting yet equally wonderful T20 nights at Richmond CC and The Oval really struggling to see need for a new competition.
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Matt Hughes
7 years
Wayne Shaw sacking ridiculous & sad. Made a stupid mistake but given club quick to take SunBets money they're hardly on moral high-ground.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
#Brentford assistant head coach Richard O'Kelly to join new manager Dean Smith at #AstonVilla as his number two, raising questions over John Terry's precise role at Villa Park.
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Matt Hughes
8 years
Favourite Pato anecdote: a top manager watching #cfc train last season thought Pato was "the fitness coach joining in" as so off the pace.
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Matt Hughes
4 months
Man United decline to trigger option extending Raphael Varane's £340,000-a-week contract, leaving him free to talk to other clubs, as they seek to cut wages. United plan talks with Varane over new contract on reduced terms in repeat of David De Gea saga.
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Matt Hughes
6 years
Excellent insight on the Ozil saga from @honigstein - seems desperately sad/depressing from this vantage point.
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