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Concussion in sport: Gordon Taylor responds to Chris Sutton’s dementia criticism

Five members of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team have been diagnosed with dementiaProfessional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says his organisation has done “more than any other players’ union, sporting union or trade union” on the issue of dementia in football. His comments came after former England striker Chris Sutton told a parliamentary hearing…

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Everton to target Koulibaly as Ancelotti receives funds

Everton have emerged as a new contender for Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, according to reports. The 29-year-old has been heavily linked with both Liverpool and Manchester United in recent months. Jurgen Klopp supposedly wants Koulibaly to partner Virgil Van Dijk on the Dutchman’s return from injury. FEATURE: Fred or foe? Comparing the Man Utd man…

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Alpine F1 team “in good hands” with new management

The Enstone outfit confirmed recently that erstwhile team principal Cyril Abiteboul has left, and that former Suzuki MotoGP boss Davide Brivio has joined as racing director. Brivio reports to new Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi, who has overall responsibility for the sportscar manufacturer’s activities on road and track. Ocon hasn’t met his new bosses in person…

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Fred: Man Utd midfielder subjected to racist abuse online

Fred (left) was at fault for Leicester’s opener as Man Utd were knocked out of the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage on SundayManchester United midfielder Fred says we “cannot feed that culture” of racism, after he was racially abused on social media following his side’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Leicester. After the match…

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