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Arsenal join Scott chase - Thursday's gossip

Arsenal contact Bournemouth about midfielder Alex Scott, Manchester United add two defenders to list of potential targets, Aston Villa weigh up move for Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia, plus more.

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Meeting of two lost souls: can Pochettino make it work at Manchester United? | Barney Ronay

Manager has been hurt by experiences at elite clubs but several players at Old Trafford could fit his playing style Welcome, Mauricio, to the meat grinder. Or rather, welcome back. We’ve been expecting you. There is nothing surprising in the news Manchester United may be on the verge of appointing Mauricio Pochettino. United are always on the verge of appointing Pochettino. This is a club that has spent 13 years hiring and firing the same structurally doomed manager – same shellshocked eyes, same irresolvable macro-problems – and the last eight years almost but not quite doing this to Pochetti

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‘I’ve had to prove people wrong’: Kane still striving before record England cap

Captain to surpass Shilton with 126th cap against Croatia Kane aims to increase record for younger players to catch Harry Kane says he still feels a pressure to prove his worth, even as he prepares to become England’s most capped men’s player, as he outlined his determination to set records that will stand for years. The captain will make his 126th appearance against Croatia at ­Wembley on Thursday night, moving him ahead of Peter Shilton on the all-time list. Kane is England’s record ­goalscorer with 91, comfortably clear of Wayne Rooney, who retired with 53. Continue reading...

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Complaint filed to IRS in relation to Fifa head Gianni Infantino’s housekeeper

It calls for inquiry into claims she was on Fifa payroll Fifa: Infantino personally pays for ‘any domestic staff’ A complaint has been filed to the United States Internal Revenue Service calling for an investigation into claims an individual on the Fifa payroll was working privately as a housekeeper for Gianni Infantino. If the IRS investigates and finds the claims to be proven then Fifa could lose its tax-exempt status in the US. Fifa has 501(c)(4) status in the country, a category for organisations “created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes”. C

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