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Sports Patrice Evra: Ferguson Used to Destroy Any Player Thinking He's Bigger Than the Team

Patrice Evra: Ferguson Used to Destroy Any Player Thinking He's Bigger Than the Team

“Sometimes I don’t want to talk about all these things because, inside, I’m crying,” Patrice Evra says as we sit on his favorite bench in London. The former…

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Sports Luke Campbell: 'I Was Burning up on the Inside, Getting Angry While Grieving'

Luke Campbell: 'I Was Burning up on the Inside, Getting Angry While Grieving'

“It’s been a mess,” Luke Campbell says bluntly in his kitchen which spreads out into a vast living area. His home, in a suburban mews on the leafy outskirts of…

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Sports Nigel Pearson: ‘It's the Right Decision to Stop Playing, Even If It Was Made Under Duress'

Nigel Pearson: ‘It's the Right Decision to Stop Playing, Even If It Was Made Under Duress'

The Watford manager, who recently lost his mother, says protecting people’s health during the coronavirus crisis is more important than his side’s relegation…

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Sports Rob McCracken: ‘Anthony Joshua Knows There’s No Room for Error’

Rob McCracken: ‘Anthony Joshua Knows There’s No Room for Error’

While Rob McCracken sits through a meeting that is partly about Anthony Joshua’s ring walk before he fights Andy Ruiz Jr in their intriguing rematch on 7…

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Sports Wilf Mcguinness: ‘I Thought Munich Was the End, That United Were Finished’

Wilf Mcguinness: ‘I Thought Munich Was the End, That United Were Finished’

Wilf McGuinness is 82 but his face lights up with vivid memories of the man who had such an impact on his life. “Matt Busby was a god,” McGuinness says simply…

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Sports James Milner: ‘I’m Not a Fan of VAR… the Atmosphere Is Being Ruined’

James Milner: ‘I’m Not a Fan of VAR… the Atmosphere Is Being Ruined’

James Milner: ‘Someone said to me, a few years back, that I’m going to have to rein it in in training, and look after myself a bit. I didn’t agree.’ Photograph…

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Sports Josh Taylor: ‘I Was Always Smaller Than Everyone … I Would Fight Them Straight Away’

Josh Taylor: ‘I Was Always Smaller Than Everyone … I Would Fight Them Straight Away’

“It’s hard to say this without sounding vicious, but you want to hurt him,” Josh Taylor suggests quietly on an otherwise ordinary Tuesday morning. “You want to…

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Sports Virgil Van Dijk: ‘I’m Never Nervous. If You’re Nervous, You Limit Your Quality’

Virgil Van Dijk: ‘I’m Never Nervous. If You’re Nervous, You Limit Your Quality’

In the dappled shade, away from the glare of the Spanish sun, Virgil van Dijk thinks about words such as tension and nerves with a little smile. This is meant…

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