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June 26 was quite a special day for the Beckham family.

Sandra Beckham, the mother of the Manchester United legend and an all-time great, David, celebrated her 70th birthday and her son was quick to pay tribute to her on social media.

Beckham posted a heartfelt message on his

/BzLTmVaBQOm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link” data-lasso->Instagram profile, wishing his mother all the best and saying a couple of nice words to go along with it. Naturally, this attracted a lot of attention from the rest of the footballing world.

Beckham’s ex-teammates, his friends and even his rivals took to the platform to congratulate Sandra on her landmark birthday.

The likes of Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, his long-lasting fellow Red Devils, were among the first to the scene and they smothered the comment section with emojis and best wishes.

Robbie Keane and John Terry were also among the many legends replying and congratulating the whole family.

David Beckham spent eight years at Manchester United’s senior team after progressing through their younger squads, before he left for Real Madrid in 2003.

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Today’s Newcastle Transfer Roundup includes an update on the managerial position, the potential exit of one of the club’s midfielders and news on a Spanish forward.

Redfearn could take interim role

According to the Northern Echo, Neil Redfearn could be appointed as the interim boss at the North East club soon. The former Leeds boss is set to take early control of the club’s pre-season preparations whilst the Toon continue their search for a new full-time boss.

Solskjaer wants Longstaff

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told the Manchester United board that he wants Sean Longstaff signed by the end of this week, before the Red Devils embark on their pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East on July 8th, according to the Daily Star. The 21-year-old midfielder is the club’s priority, over the likes of Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes.

Perez wants contract talks or will push to leave

The Chronicle is reporting that Ayoze Perez expects to start talks in regards to a contract extension soon, otherwise he will push for an exit from the club. The Spaniard currently has two years left on his deal.

أشاد بول سكولز أسطورة مانشستر يونايتد، بفريق ليفربول، بعد الفوز الكبير الذي حققه برباعية نظيفة على ولفرهامبتون، ضمن الجولة 11 من الدوري الإنجليزي، موجها رسالة إلى الهولندي فينالدوم.

محمد صلاح قاد ليفربول للفوز على ولفرهامبتون برباعية نظيفة على ملعب أنفيلد مساء أمس الأحد، في المباراة الأولى لـ الريدز هذا الموسم بحضور جماهيري.

طالع أيضًا: ليس محمد صلاح.. الجماهير تختار رجل مباراة ليفربول وولفرهامبتون

وقال بول سكولز في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ليفربول إيكو” الإنجليزية، مازحًا: “لقد سئمت من كوني لطيفًا للغاية مع ليفربول”.

وأضاف: “ولفرهامبتون لم يتمكنوا من التعامل مع الضغط الهائل من ليفربول، إنهم ليسوا الفريق الأول الذي لا يستطيع التعامل معه، هناك حوالي 60 فريقًا فشل في ذلك”.

وأشار: “لم يكن ليفربول في أفضل حالاته على الإطلاق، لكن الأهداف رائعة حقًا، هدف فينالدوم رائع، وثلاثي وسط الملعب كانت لديهم أدوار مميزة”.

وتساءل: “لماذا يريد فينالدوم مغادرة ليفربول، في ظل الأداء المميز الذي يقدمه مع الفريق، ومشاركته أساسيًا في كل أسبوع؟”.

وينتهي عقد فينالدوم بنهاية الموسم الجاري، وحتى الآن لم يتوصل لاتفاق حول التمديد مع ليفربول، وهناك اهتمام كبير من برشلونة بضم اللاعب.

وأكمل سكولز: “أعلم أن هناك اهتماما من برشلونة، لكن الرحيل عن ليفربول في هذا الوقت سيكون عجيبًا، أنت تلعب لفريق كبير، ويمكنهم الفوز بالدوري مرة أخرى”.

واختتم: “برشلونة يكافح الآن، مع كامل احترامي لهم، نادٍ ضخم لكن رونالد كومان لن يبقى مدى الحياة هناك، لأن هذا هو الإغراء بالنسبة لـ فينالدوم”.

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Leeds United fans on Twitter have written off any speculation linking them to Fabian Delph.

Speculation has been rife that the Whites are interested in bringing the midfielder back to Elland Road after a report from The Sun stated that they have shown an initial interest.

The article states that the midfielder would cost £15 million, and for that reason, supporters of the Yorkshire club are understandably more than sceptical.

Andrea Radrizzani has already admitted that Leeds are in for a tough summer when it comes to transfers, and bringing in a Champions League regular for such a fee goes entirely against the Chairman’s words.

The England international spent a number of years at the club as a youngster before being sold to Aston Villa.

It remains to be seen whether or not Delph will return to his former side, but if he did, it would certainly raise a lot of eyebrows around the city.

Here’s what United supporters have been saying on Twitter…

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Charlton put Rochdale to the sword on Saturday, with goals from Lyle Taylor, Joe Aribo and Krystian Bielik, as well as some fortunate results elsewhere, meaning that the Addicks soared into third place in the standings.

Aribo has been a huge part of Lee Bowyer’s side’s success, chipping in with nine goals and five assists from midfield, and his exploits have seen him even linked with a move to Arsenal – a switch that could easily come to fruition, with the 22-year-old’s contract running out in the summer.

The Londoner’s all-action displays in the middle of the park have won him plenty of admirers at The Valley and elsewhere, clearly, although it could well be his last term in Charlton red if Roland Duchatelet and co don’t put a new deal in front of him as soon as possible.

The indoor football skills in the video below have to be seen to be believed…

The number 17 took to Twitter to express his delight at another great win and a fantastic season overall – a message which the SE7 faithful responded to in their numbers. You can check out the best of the reaction below…

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Aston Villa have been enjoying a fantastic period of late. They’ve sealed their place in the play-offs and are also currently on a 12 game unbeaten run.

However, controversy has been sparked on social media after the Villans announced their goal of the season winner.

It went to Jack Grealish for a fine individual effort against Rotherham.

But Villa fans were enraged that John McGinn wasn’t given the award instead. The Scot scored a thumping volley which soared into the top corner against Sheffield Wednesday but it appears to have gone unrecognised.

One fan reacted on Twitter by saying it was a robbery whilst another jokingly said the police should be called.

A further supporter called McGinn’s goal one of the best they’ve ever seen. Another tweet claimed it was a once in a lifetime strike. Given the award was fan voted in the first place, the reaction was rather bizarre.

The 24-year-old has been sublime this season after arriving from Hibernian. He’s featured in 40 Championship games, scoring six goals and claiming a further nine assists.

Here’s the best of the reaction.

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Manchester United fans will disagree with outspoken Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson on his prophecy for the upcoming Premier League clash with Manchester City and they’d be right to.

What’s he predicted, then?

An out-of-sorts Red Devils play host to the in-form Citizens at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening knowing that a win for their bitter rivals and visitors will put the title in their hands.

But there will be double motivation for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men aside from bragging rights as three points against Pep Guardiola’s side would boost their hopes of making a late dash back into the top four.

Predicting a 4-0 trouncing in City’s favour, here’s what Merson had to say ahead of the match:

“I think the league will be won here as I expect Manchester City to win easily.

“Manchester United are just not very good. It was embarrassing against Everton and the players should be ashamed of themselves.

“They need to work hard this week, which will not be enough, but it is the least they can do. To lose the way they did against Everton was mindblowing. They should be honoured to play for that club and they embarrassed it.”

That’s pure sensationalist, Merse

Predicting such a one-sided affair for this Manchester derby is pure sensationalist from Merson as it’s clear he’s just trying to wind up the United faithful.

Yes, there is a gulf-in-class between the two teams in terms of quality and form at the moment, but the Red Devils are going to put up more of a fight in front of their own fans at “The Theatre of Dreams” than that.

Home advantage is going to be key in this match-up and what happened on Sunday will only work in the favour of United, meaning their players will have a new determination to make it up to supporters and prevail in the big derby.

Just look at what happened when pundits would have predicted something similar from this fixture little over a year ago.

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Sheffield Wednesday fans on Twitter have been reminiscing after the club posted footage of a classic match at Hillsborough.

The video was shared on Twitter for World Theatre Day and featured a dramatic last-gasp winner from midfielder Kieran Lee, which was celebrated with a mini pitch invasion in the late-night Yorkshire rain.

The strike was the decider in a 3-2 Sky Bet Championship victory over Bristol City for the Owls in September 2016 and was scored after the visitors had led 2-0 at the break and the hosts had mounted a remarkable second-half comeback.

And Wednesday supporters were absolutely loving the clip, sharing memories from that evening on the social media platform in their droves.

Some simply posted comments such as “loved this game,” whilst others were just proud to say that they were there.

One fan even went as far as saying it was his “favourite home game in these last few years.”

Check out a selection of the best reactive Tweets from fans of the Sheffield club below…

The indoor football skills in the video below have to be seen to be believed…

It can sometimes be rather difficult to see how far a club have fallen in the space of a decade, although Portsmouth fans will not need to be reminded about what can happen. In 2008, Fratton Park was bouncing following a FA Cup triumph and then hosting the likes of AC Milan in the UEFA Cup in front of a packed stadium.

Harry Redknapp had managed to assemble a rather good side that was full of quality during their time in the Premier League before he ultimately left for a struggling Tottenham Hotspur and started to see the decline on the south coast.

One man that was part of the more successful times during his spell at Fratton Park was Lassana Diarra. The former Chelsea and Arsenal man signed for a fee of £5million in the January 2008 transfer window and made an immediate impact on the team.

He helped lead Portsmouth to the FA Cup final, which helped himself to a France call up for the European Championships that season before going on to play a role in the UEFA Cup and the Premier League.

Redknapp had later described the player as “an amazing player” and one that he will “never know” he signed him before admitting he “was hard work”.

Speaking to The Portsmouth News, he said: “Diarra was an amazing player. How we got him I’ll never know.

“But he was hard work, a strong character, if he didn’t like something then he wasn’t easy to deal with.”

Recounting the £5m, Redknapp admitted that it was a “crazy” buy-out clause and stated that it was a “crazy deal” to get him for that low.

Diarra certainly showed that he could play in the Premier League and was arguably a real coup for Portsmouth at the time, however, what was really strange was to see where his career took him after leaving Fratton Park.

A move in January 2009 to Real Madrid was completed for a fee thought to be worth £20m where he spent a couple of years before heading on a rather nomadic career with spells at Anzhi Makhachkala, Lokomotiv Moscow, Marseille, Al Jazira and Paris Saint-Germain.

He recently terminated his deal with the Ligue One giants and has subsequently retired from football, despite only being 34-years-old.

The France international was a player who had bundles of ability in the middle of the park, whether he was required to get involved with defensive duties or try and help build attacks. He was called “todocampista” by Spanish TV station La Sexta (via GOAL) during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu – which to us is a ‘Jack of all trades’.

Portsmouth and Kenny Jackett could certainly use a player of that skill set now as they seek to make a return to those heights Redknapp once brought to Fratton Park.

Portsmouth fans, what did you make of Diarra during his time at the club? Join in with the discussion below by sharing your thoughts with us.

استقر الجهاز الفني للزمالك على استبعاد حازم إمام الظهير الأيمن للفريق من مباراة حرس الحدود المقبلة في الدوري المصري.

ويتواجه الزمالك أمام منافسه حرس الحدود مساء الاثنين المقبل، ضمن منافسات الجولة 33 من المسابقة المحلية.

وعلم “بطولات” أن قرار الجهاز الفني للزمالك باستبعاد حازم إمام من مواجهة الحدود جاء بسبب معاناته من الإصابة بشد في العضلة الأمامية.

طالع | عبد المنصف: سأشجع الأهلي أمام بيراميدز من أجل مصلحة الزمالك

ويرغب الزمالك في الحفاظ على جهود اللاعب من أجل جاهزيته بشكل كامل لمباراة الرجاء المغربي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

يُذكر أن الزمالك سيواجه الرجاء المغربي مساء الأحد المُقبل في لقاء ذهاب نصف نهائي البطولة القارية.