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Sky Sports subscribers this month have once again been afforded the opportunity to catch up with the trails and tribulations of the Class of ’92 and their non-league outfit Salford City FC. The North-West team have had the eyes of the nation on them over the past few years as they have been transformed from a lowly, semi-professional club into full-time table-toppers. But as remarkable as their accomplishments are, a similar tale has escaped the gaze of the nation in...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Week 15 here. Week 16 here. I was tempted to cancel Christmas this week. A couple...

A grandmother obsessed with Jose Mourinho got a tattoo of the Manchester United boss wearing a Santa hat as a Christmas gift from her husband. Vivien Boycote, 60, got her latest tattoo four days before Christmas as a gift from devoted husband Tony, 77, who has splashed out more than £2,000 on his wife’s obsession. The cartoon portrait of the Special One wearing a Santa hat features the words 'Santa Baby' and is on her left leg. Lifelong Chelsea FC...

Trevor Sinclair arrives at Blackpool Magistrates Court, Lancs., The former footballer from Lytham, Lancs., is charged with drink driving, assaulting a police officer and racially aggravated public order. Mr Sinclair was arrested on 12 November after police were called to a disturbance at a house in Lytham. 19 December 2017. The 44-year-old former England international footballer and Match of the Day pundit Trevor Sinclair denied all charges and was represented by celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman. He pleded not guilty to...

This video captures the moment unidentified flying objects appear to zoom around in the early morning sky. In the footage the strange comet-like trails of light can be seen shooting around high above a football stadium - changing directions very quickly. The footage was captured by Peter Savage, 35, an electrical engineer at a security firm, on Friday (December 15) at about 7am. Peter was using the footage of the morning sky to calculate the distances between Mars, Venus, Earth...

Manchester City vs Tottenham Guardiola’s City have broken the record for most Premier League wins in a row – all but guaranteeing they will win the title this season. There certainly looks no way of beating them, with City comfortably dealing with Mourinho’s United. There’s been huge controversy following the derby, with the United manager criticising the way City celebrated – but after a victory like that, they have every right to celebrate strongly. They still face a tough ask...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Week 15 here. There’s a really settled feeling to the squad at the moment. Recent...

Promising footballer spared jail for breaking man's jaw - after he called him a "black b*****d" A promising footballer who broke a man’s jaw with a single punch has been spared jail after a court heard he had retaliated for being called a “black b*****d”. Emmanuel Atugo, 21, who had been on Birmingham City FC's books, had been out in a nightclub where he was “repeatedly wound up” by Ashley Murray. A court heard the pair were both in the...

Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen was yesterday outed as a potential closet Manchester United fan after he was spotted at Old Trafford for the Manchester derby. The Dane took over at the Yorkshire outfit at the start of the season and has enjoyed early success with the club. An away win against QPR this weekend left them just four points shy of the playoff spots, with home clashes against Norwich and Hull coming up. But there's doubt over whether Christiansen will...