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BREAKING: Mario Balotelli 'unharmed' after the Italian star suffers a serious car crash Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has avoided serious injury after a serious car crash in Brescia. According to the Italian newspaper Fatto Quotidiano,  the accident occurred in Orzinuovi, in Brescia, Balotelli's hometown, around 8.30pm. Balotelli, who now plays for Turkish side Adana Demirspor, was back home as he recovers from an injury. The 33-year-old reportedly lost control of his £100,000 Audi Q8 car crashed into a wall, with the impact of the collision forcing the air bags to go off. Balotelli was attended to by paramedics after climbing out of his car and lying on the ground. The forward reportedly escaped serious injuries following the crash. Sky Sport Italia reported that local police attempted give Balotelli a breathalyser test following the crash, which he refused. This led to police confiscating Balotelli's driving licence. His brother Enock Bar...

🚨🔴Man United 'could lose Wan-Bissaka to the Africa Cup of Nations in January' The Democratic Republic of the Congo have reportedly approached Aaron Wan-Bissaka over representing them at the Africa Cup of Nations next year. According to The Athletic, the Manchester United defender is considering the opportunity but is yet to make a decision. Wan-Bissaka has three England Under-21 caps and has been keen to pursue a senior career with the Three Lions. But there is huge competition at right back with Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James and Tino Livramento among the players competing for a role at right-back with Wan-Bissaka. And DR Congo have moved to take advantage of the impasse in the 25-year-old’s international career with England. Wan-Bissaka is of Congolese descent and has turned down previous attempts by the African nation to persuade him to commit his international future to them. The defender, who has played for DR Congo U20s, is yet to make...

Blues & Man City look set to face RELEGATION after Everton's 10-point deduction. Manchester City and Chelsea run the risk of relegation from the Premier League after Everton's 10-point deduction set a powerful precedent, according to a former financial advisor to the champions. The Toffees have been left reeling by the deduction, which plunges them to second bottom of the table, and plans to launch an appeal. City face 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League's financial rules and Chelsea could face scrutiny over alleged payments connected to former owner Roman Abramovich. Stefan Borson, a lawyer who has advised City, tweeted after Everton's news broke on Friday: 'Without seeing the judgement/award -10 points for Everton feels harsh for a straightforward FFP [Financial Fair Play] breach to me. 'But reinforces that sanctions against City [if proven] and now Chelsea [if charged and admitted on the off-books payments] will be potentially relegation inducing....

Former Chelsea defender William Gallas says they shouldn't move for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. Instead, Gallas insists they need to back Nicolas Jackson. He told Lord Ping: "Victor Osimhen joining Chelsea would harm the confidence of players like Nicolas Jackson. You have to be careful and really think about bringing in a new striker. As I said before, I think Chelsea should finish the season with Jackson and see how many goals he gets. "We also need to see how he improves. He has the quality to do so. Chelsea need to let Jackson get to work. Scoring goals will always boost the confidence of a striker, and Jackson's hat-trick against Tottenham will definitely boost him, and we'll see that confidence carry over into his next games. "Chelsea need a striker who'll score at least 20 goals a season. I don't know if Jackson will do that, but at least he's scoring. I hope more goals come for him. I think Chelsea should stick with the squad they have....

Sam Kerr engaged to Kristie Mewis after months of speculation she proposed an hour ago  /  autty Sam Kerr is engaged to her longterm girlfriend Kristie Mewis. Mewis, 30, exclusively revealed the news to People magazine on Friday, calling Kerr her 'biggest supporter' in an interview. '[She's] my biggest supporter, always listening to me nag and complain all, all of my crazy antics,' she said. Rumours have been rife that Kerr proposed after her US football star girlfriend celebrated her 30th birthday in September. Kerr and Mewis are the undisputed power couple of women's football and the pair amassing thousands of followers since their relationship has blossomed. Fans believed the pair got engaged in September after Mewis' left ring finger was obscured by a napkin one of their photos. Mewis headed back to the States to link up with her club side, Gotham FC, while Kerr went to London to begin pre-season training with Chelsea. Mewis featured in a promo clip for ...

Ex-Man Utd star De Gea ‘in talks with Real Betis’ as Old Trafford return stalls 3 hours ago  /  autty DAVID DE GEA is in talks with Spanish side Real Betis, according to reports. The goalkeeper remains without a club after his Manchester United return stalled. De Gea has been a free agent for over four months, having departed Old Trafford when his contract expired in the summer. He could now be set to find a new club, though, according to Spanish outlet ED. The report claims that Betis have opened talks with De Gea and plan to offer him short-term deal with reduced terms. However, the La Liga side would need to sell a player first as they are currently over the league's salary cap. As a result, De Gea is not expected to join until January if he can agree a deal, the report adds. Current stopper Rui Silva has been linked with an exit, having shared responsibilities with ex-Manchester City man Claudio Bravo this term. Betis' reported interest in De Gea dates back to September, w...

Luis Diaz’s father finally FREED by ELN guerrillas 12 days after being kidnapped an hour ago  /  POIvillager The dad of Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has finally been released today 12 days after he was kidnapped by ELN guerrillas in Colombia. Footage showed helicopters circling the border area between La Guajira and Cesar where the kidnappers would hand over Luis Manuel Díaz Jimenez. Colombian media report that after 12 days the 58-year-old is now safe at the hands of a UN committee. The release happened after it was agreed a commission from the United Nations and the Catholic Church would liaise with the ELN. The helicopter was waiting at the Valledupar airport after it was agreed the ELN would hand over the hostage to the committee somewhere in the Serranía del Perijá. Only humanitarian workers and the helicopter crew were allowed onboard the aircraft which is set to take the 58-year-old to a hospital for a checkup following his ordeal. The Colombian government announced on We...