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Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford unhurt after car crash
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford escaped unhurt after being involved in a car crash on Saturday night. The PA news agency understands the crash happened after Manchester United had returned to their Carrington training base following their Premier League victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. The players returned to the training ground by team bus to collect their own cars before setting off home. Pictures and footage posted online in the aftermath of the incident showed the damage suffered by Rashford’s Rolls Royce. It is understood emergency services attended the scene, but Rashford did not require medical attention and no arrests were made. The England international, 25, played the whole game at Turf Moor as United won 1-0. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-09-24 18:51

Leeds firm on Archie Gray sale stance amid Liverpool, Man City & Newcastle interest
Leeds United are not looking to sell teenage starlet Archie Gray despite rising interest in his services from across Europe. Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle United are all keeping close tabs on Gray.
2023-11-15 02:22

Marcus Rashford reveals pain that is ‘relighting the flame’ inside him
The viewing figures for the Champions League final dropped in the Manchester area before the silverware was presented to Ilkay Gundogan. In at least one household, anyway. Marcus Rashford faces the dilemma many a Manchester City player of previous years did: watch the neighbours claim the biggest prizes or ignore it and pretend it did not happen? The football fan in the forward dictated he saw City beat Inter Milan. The Manchester United supporter in him did not want to see the subsequent scenes of delight. “I like watching football, I like watching the best games and that is what I did,” he explained. “But after they won the game I don’t need to watch them celebrating, so TV off.” Rashford was at a friend’s house. He had a closer view of the second part of City’s historic treble, an opponent in the FA Cup final when the United players stayed on the pitch to see their local rivals lift the trophy. He had done his bit in a vain bid to prevent them from retaining the Premier League title, scoring a derby winner at Old Trafford in January. Seeing City win a treble previously only achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson’s United in 1999 was, he said, “not nice”. Rashford had scored 30 goals, the most in a campaign by any United player since Ferguson retired, but he can seem a player trapped in the wrong era. Growing up as a United fan in Wythenshawe, he was on their books from the age of seven. It was a point when the dominant force in the city was clear. Now he has appeared in the first team in eight seasons: in all eight, United have finished below City. With 123 goals, Rashford is their top scorer since Ferguson retired. It has never brought a title challenge in his career, let alone a prize the Scot won 13 times. Meanwhile, City have claimed five of the last six Premier Leagues. Rashford has become wearily accustomed to their excellence. “Let’s be honest, it is not anything new. The only thing new is that they managed to win all three,” he reflected. “They are a very good team and it is not just us that are trying to catch up to them, it is pretty much every team as well. Is it a challenge? Yeah, but we can’t shy away from it, we have to face it and do our best next season. It is up to the rest of us to catch them up.” A difference for United, however, is that City’s superiority feels more of an indictment of them. Their supporters have to live next to City’s. The parade in their home city was not for them. An international call-up allowed Rashford to miss it. “I don’t want to be worrying about what is going on in Manchester,” he said. The arrival of City’s five England players to link up with Gareth Southgate’s squad means he is likely to get reminders. “It is going to be funny but congratulations to them,” he said. “For me, they deserved it; they played the best football this year. The talking is done on the pitch and they did really well.” United’s objective is to overhaul them. “I think that was always the aim regardless of their success this year or the previous years,” Rashford said. Now, at least, he has renewed hope after Erik ten Hag’s debut season. Rashford was rejuvenated by the Dutchman. He was damning about the period before his appointment. “The manager came in and he wanted to win,” he said. “I feel at times we have lacked that ambition. He wasn’t [just] caring about getting into the top four, he just wanted to win trophies and when you strive for the best sometimes you are going to fall short as we did in areas this season. You have to look at the outcome. “We managed to win a trophy and get back in the Champions League spots, get to another final and it is definitely a progression from the previous year or a couple of years before. He just managed to motivate me and just relight the flame that was missing.” Relighting Rashford’s fire took him from five goals in 2021-22 to 30. The best season of his career was also the finest in City’s history. His club campaign ended at Wembley, amid City celebrations. “We fought – especially in that competition – very hard against some good opposition and we fell short in the end, it’s as simple as that,” he said bluntly. “We have to dust ourselves down and get ready for next season because we can’t change what happened.” All he could do on Saturday was to reach for the remote control, to ensure he didn’t see the trophy that proved City had completed their treble. Read More Marcus Rashford underlines commitment to England after missing recent games Keep or sell? The deadwood Manchester United must offload this summer FA Cup final reveals key summer questions for Manchester United Rashford underlines commitment to England after missing recent games England rock bucket hats at Lord’s – Friday’s sporting social De Bruyne v Casemiro and Haaland v Varane – The key FA Cup final battles
2023-06-15 05:51

Brian Cashman may have tanked Yankees chances with Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Brian Cashman's comments about Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton, who shares an agent with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, may come back to haunt him.
2023-11-15 02:22

MLB Rumors: Mike Soroka's future, Cardinals top prospect, Ohtani favorite
MLB Rumors: A favorite to land Shohei Ohtani?When Shohei Ohtani reaches free agency -- should he not be traded by the Los Angeles Angels first, which seems very unlikely at the moment -- he'll receive a contract north of $500 million, in all likelihood. Ohtani has earned that deal considering...
2023-05-30 22:23

Chargers' J.C. Jackson remains guarded yet optimistic that he will be ready for the opener
After not starting training camp on the physically unable to perform list, Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J
2023-08-02 05:46

MLB Rumors: Juan Soto-Yankees buzz, Arenado uncertainty, Red Sox return
MLB Rumors: Could the Yankees trade for Juan Soto this offseason, Cardinals questions with Nolan Arenado, Red Sox could get a big return for 2024.
2023-09-24 06:15

Kohli hits third fifty of World Cup
India star Virat Kohli struck his third fifty in four World Cup innings when he reached the landmark against Bangladesh...
2023-10-19 23:45

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal LIVE: Women's Super League result, final score and reaction
Arsenal made it five consecutive wins in the Women’s Premier League and six in all competitions with a convincing 3-0 victory over Brighton. Stina Blackstenius opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a shot into the top left-hand corner of the net before Caitlin Foord doubled their advantage with 10 minutes to go in front of a record crowd of 4,921 at a sold-out Broadfield Stadium. Frida Maanum sealed the three points in stoppage time with her first goal of the season after being teed up by Cloe Lacasse, leaving the second-placed Gunners three points behind leaders Chelsea in the table.
2023-11-20 02:51

Houston's Denzel Perryman has been suspended 3 games for repeatedly violating player safety rules
Houston Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman has been suspended without pay for three games for repeatedly violating player safety rules during Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals
2023-11-15 02:20
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