Stories By Jamie Smith

• Sport

  Manchester United need rapid Ronaldo resolution

  There is a new manager at Manchester United, but it is the same old story at Old Trafford.   Another summer is being dominated by transfer sagas. What should be an exciting time for Red Devils supporters, the early weeks of the Erik ten Hag era, has instead been overshadowed.

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  Top contenders for promotion from the Championship

  Top contenders for promotion from the Championship   The new Championship season starts next weekend with Huddersfield Town hoping to get over their play-off heartbreak in the opener, with Vincent Kompany’s Burnley making the short trip.

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  How much should promoted teams spend on trying to survive?

  With the new Premier League season less than a month away, the three promoted clubs appear to be taking radically different approaches to building their squads for the step up in class.   Bournemouth have so far signed just two players, with right-back Ryan Fredericks joining from West Ham and midfielder Joe Rothwell arriving from Blackburn Rovers, both on free transfers.

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  Women’s Euros Golden Boot leading candidates

  Women’s Euros Golden Boot leading candidates   The Women’s Euros is upon us, with England among the favourites for a home tournament.   It was an England striker who took home the Golden Boot at the previous championships in 2017, with Jodie Taylor finding the net five times to claim the individual honour.

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  Top contenders to win the Women’s Euros

  The start of the Women’s Euro 2022 tournament is upon us, with England hoping home advantage proves key when they get the event under way against Austria on July 6.   Wembley will host the tournament’s final with 16 teams taking each on over the month.

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  Lukaku, Pogba and the biggest Premier League flops

  Lukaku, Pogba and the biggest Premier League flops   Romelu Lukaku’s move back to Inter concludes one of the oddest transfers in Premier League history. Lukaku’s £97.5 million switch to Chelsea last summer, returning to Stamford Bridge, was hailed as the final piece of the puzzle for a Blues side that had just won the Champions League.

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  Who are the top four contenders to replace Pochettino at PSG?

  Despite regaining the Ligue 1 title after missing out two years ago, PSG have decided to move on from Mauricio Pochettino, who will not see out the last year of his deal.   Pochettino’s failure to deliver the Champions League title to the French capital ultimately cost the Argentine his job, with PSG suffering a late collapse to Real Madrid in the round of 16.

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  Who are the top scorers in international football?

  Lionel Messi’s recent five-goal haul in a friendly against Estonia means that the Argentina attacker has now scored more times in his career than Pele.   Many of Messi’s goals have come for his country, with the magician long having since surpassed the great Pele’s tally of 77 goals in his 92 Brazil caps between 1957 and 1971.

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  Argentina, France, Brazil…England? Top contenders to win the World Cup

  Wales beating Ukraine last Sunday means the line up for Qatar 2022 is closer to completion.   While a few spots still remain, excitement is growing ahead of the big kick off on November 21.   Time is running out for international managers to make their plans, so who are some of the major contenders to be crowned at the Lusail Iconic Stadium just a week before Christmas?   Brazil   Five-time winners Brazil are always among the favourites and 2022 will be no different for them.

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  Six Championship players worthy of Premier League stardom

  Another dramatic Championship season is over, with Nottingham Forest triumphing at Wembley to secure a long-awaited return to the Premier League.   Steve Cooper’s side will join Fulham and Bournemouth in the top-flight but all three clubs will need to make additions to their squads if they are to survive in the fight against relegation.

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  No Mbappe, no Haaland…Who can Real Madrid sign this summer?

  Champions of Europe and Spain, Real Madrid might not need many new signings. But after missing out on both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland this summer, president Florentino Perez will be desperate to make a splash in the transfer market and add to Carlo Ancelotti’s squad.

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