KYLE WALKER’s stint with AC Milan has got off to a disastrous start.

The England international joined the Italian giants in the January transfer window on loan from Manchester City.

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Kyle Walker joined AC Milan on loan from Manchester City in January[/caption]

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Milan having Champions League football likely played a role in his decision to move to the San Siro[/caption]

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But they won’t be playing in Europe’s elite competition any more after being knocked out by Feyenoord[/caption]

The prospect of playing Champions League football at the iconic San Siro stadium was no doubt one of the things that attracted Walker to the move.

But just 25 days after his Milan move, the Rossoneiri are now no longer in Europe‘s elite club competition.

Milan were dumped out of the prestigious tournament thanks to a 2-1 aggregate defeat in their last-16 qualifier.

Feyenoord, who secured a stunning 3-3 draw with Walker’s parent club last year, went into the second leg leading the tie 1-0.

But Santiago Jiminez cancelled out their lead less than 60 seconds into the return leg and laid the foundations for a big comeback.

Sergio Conceicao’s troops huffed and puffed but failed to breach the vistors’ goal a second time.

And they paid the price in the 73rd minute when Julian Carranza struck to restore the visitor’s advantage and fire them into the last 16.

Walker and his Milan team-mates cut frustrated figures after the final whilst.

The visitors, on the other hand, were ecstatic with their famous progression through to the knockout stages.

It’s been a rough few days for Walker, who is currently renting a £10,000-a-week apartment in the heart of Milan.

The former Sheffield United and Spurs ace was hooked at HALF-TIME during AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Hellas Verona last weekend.

And to make matters worse, his replacement, Alex Jimenez, went on to help set up the winning goal.

Walker has made six appearances for Milan since his temporary transfer.

Milan have only won three of those matches, four of which Walker has played the full 90 minutes.

Walker and his team-mates will be back in action on Saturday evening, traveling to Turin to take on Torino.

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER dreams of owning the world’s seventh-richest sports club.

Now “The Money” has launched a buy-in bid for the New York Giants that is more jaw-dropping than any knockout blow he landed in the ring.

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Mayweather is keen to buy into the New York Giants[/caption]

The boxing legend, 47, is reportedly heading a group trying to purchase 10% of the NFL team… for around $700 million (£556m).

TMZ Sports say Mayweather and his business partner – real estate magnate Meyer Orbach – are preparing an offer.

It’s claimed $200m ((£159m) has already been put aside in an escrow account.

That’s an account where a neutral third party holds onto part of the money while a contract is sorted out.

US teams dominate the sporting rich list – Dallas Cowboys heading the pile with a $10.1bn valuation.

Four-time Super Bowl winners the Giants come in at $7.3bn, just behind the New York Patriots on $7.4bn.

The Stateside-led roll-call of wealth is broken below the top 10 by three of Europe’s biggest football clubs.

Real Madrid are joint 12th on $6.6bn, alongside 2025 Super Bowl winners Philadelphia Eagles.

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Next come Manchester United ($6.55bn), while Barcelona are 20th on $5.6bn.

It’s reckoned five-weight ex-world champion Mayweather and Orbach could soon be joined by another major investor in their attempt to buy part of the Giants.

TMZ quote Orbach as saying: “My partners and I are always looking at different opportunities, including ownership of sports teams. I can’t comment further than that.”

He already owns nearly 20% of basketball team Minnesota Timberwolves.

The interest in the Giants follows two of the team’s owners revealing they hope to sell some of their stake.

Now John Mara, who is club founder Tim Mara’s grandson, and Steve Tisch could soon be tested by an approach from Mayweather.

And the amount involved would absolutely dwarf his other spectacular investments, such as his $20m fleet of supercars.

THE Jam drummer Rick Buckler has died at the age of 69 after a short illness.

Rick was the drummer for the hit band from its formation in the early 1970s through to its break up in the early 1980s.

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Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler and Paul Weller[/caption]

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Rick Buckler performing live onstage[/caption]

Rick is survived by his wife Lesley and their two children, Jason and Holly.

His The Jam bandmates Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton confirmed the sad news in separate statements.

Weller wrote: “I’m shocked and saddened by Rick’s passing. I’m thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record.

“What a journey! We went far beyond our dreams and what we made stands the test of time. My deepest sympathy to all family and friends – P.W x.”

Bruce Foxton said: “I was shocked and devastated to hear the very sad news today. Rick was a good guy and a great drummer whose innovative drum patterns helped shape our songs.

“I’m glad we had the chance to work together as much as we did. My thoughts are with Leslie and his family at this very difficult time,”

Legendary musician Rick had been forced to cancel his recent spoken word tour due to “ongoing health issues”.

On February 1 his team posted a message about the cancellation on Facebook.

Between 1977 and 1982 The Jam had 18 consecutive UK Top 40 singles, including four number 1 hits, and were in part responsible for the mod revival movement in the UK.

After The Jam, Rick formed Time UK with Jimmy Edwards, Ray Simone, Danny Kustow, and the bassist Nick South.

The band released 3 singles and a posthumous singles/demos collection.

The latter collection also contained tracks Rick has recorded with Bruce Foxton and Edwards under the name of Sharp.

In the late 1980’s Rick became involved in production as the band split, running a studio in Islington.

Rick decoded to leave the professional music scene altogether in the mid-1990’s.

He decided to focus on carpentry and what would now be classed as ‘upscaling’ distressed furniture.

After years away from music, in 2005 he set up a new band, The Gift, named after The Jam’s final album, initially with Russell Hastings (lead vocals/guitar) and Dave Moore (Bass).

Two years later Bruce Foxton joined as the bass-player with Moore taking on rhythm guitar and keyboards.

The new band began touring under the name of From the Jam.

But after four years of touring, Rick quit in September 2009.

Since 2009 he revisited his musical past occasionally, performing as a drummer and also working in a management role.

Rick has had several books published about his time in The Jam, including Our Story (co-written with Foxton; That’s Entertainment.

Most recently, The Jam 1982 with Zoe Howe, was published which he promoted at the 2022 Louder Than Words Event.

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Punk/mod group The Jam, 19th December 1981. Left to right: singer and guitarist Paul Weller, drummer Rick Buckler and bassist Bruce Foxton. (Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images)[/caption]

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The Jam 1977 Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton and Paul Weller in San Francisco (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)[/caption]

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Huw John/Shutterstock (665609h)..Rick Buckler. The Jam featuring original members: guitarist/vocals Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler on drums…The Jam in concert, The Point, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, Britain – 18 May 2007[/caption]

MANCHESTER UNITED are in advanced talks to play in a pre-season tournament in the US.

But the Red Devils have only been pencilled into the line-up as their top-flight status for next season is not yet secured.

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Man Utd need to secure their Premier League status before their spot is confirmed[/caption]

Man Utd have been invited to feature in the Premier League Summer Series.

They are set to come up against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton in the pre-season event in July.

Atlanta, New Jersey and Chicago are all expected to host matches after the conclusion of the revamped Club World Cup.

Man Utd will also reportedly play a separate game from the tournament while in the US.

They also plan to head to Malaysia in a money-spinning tour that could see the club earn £7.96m, according to report.

Both Bournemouth and West Ham visited the US last summer before this season got underway.

The Cherries have heavy American involvement from owner Bill Foley and midfielder Tyler Adams.

Meanwhile, the Hammers played in last year’s Stateside Cup against Crystal Palace and Wolves.

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The Premier League Summer Series was cancelled last year due to complications organising the event.

Several sides had already made plans for pre-season when they were invited and broadcaster NBC had their TV schedule full due to the Olympics and Copa America.

The first edition of the tournament in 2023 saw each team play three fixtures.

Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Fulham and Newcastle were all involved, with the Blues lifting the cup after two wins and a draw.

LAUREN Goodger today showed off her shapely £5k bum as she stepped out in leggings, after revealing plans to go back to a more natural look.

Lauren, 38, who shot to fame on the first series of The Only Way Is Essex in 2010, has always been very open about the surgery she’s had done.

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Lauren Goodger was spotted out and about in her native Essex today[/caption]

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The Towie OG showed off her shapely £5K bum in her leggings[/caption]

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The reality star previously revealed she wanted to have her bum surgery reversed and go for a more ‘natural look’[/caption]

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Lauren was today seen enjoying a trip to the cinema[/caption]

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The star has been open and honest about the surgery she has had done[/caption]

Today the Towie legend was seen stepping out for a trip to the cinema in her native Essex.

The mum-of-one opted for tight leggings which hugged her figure and showed off her shapely bum.

Lauren – who has daughter called Larose – has previously admitted to having a Brazilian Bum Lift in 2017, which followed her boob job in 2014, which took her from 34D to an E.

Over the years she has also admitted to having “tweakments” like Botox and fillers.

WANTING MORE ‘NATURAL LOOK’

But despite spending thousands to enhance her looks, Lauren has previously admitted she wants to go back to a more “natural look”.

Speaking to Closer last year, Lauren said: “When I had everything done, I looked the b****ks.

“My boobs looked amazing, I loved how I looked in pictures and all the attention.

“But now I wish I’d never had anything. I want it all out.

“My bum and boobs make me look bigger and cause me pain. I want to reverse it all and go back to natural.”

Going on, the reality star added: “When you have kids, your boobs blow up! I’ve got lumps and bumps everywhere and it feels heavy and uncomfortable. I had lovely boobs, there was nothing wrong with them.

“I had a great time with them, but if I knew they’d only get bigger, I wouldn’t have had them.

“We don’t know the long-term effects of implants either.”

Lauren then revealed how her Brazilian Butt Lift surgery had left her riddled with back pain.

“My bum is absolutely mahoosive,” she said. “That Kardashian look was in fashion and everyone was going to one particular place in Turkey.”

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She then added: “I asked around and thought, ‘Let’s do it’.

“I was toned and slim, and just wanted a big bum too.

“Now, when I lift Larose, my back is in bits.”

BECOMING A STAR

Lauren shot to fame in the very first series of The Only Way Is Essex.

The OG reality star dated Mark Wright during her time on the show, but the pair officially split up in 2016.

After Towie she competed in the eighth series of Dancing On Ice.

She was eliminated in the second week and has since branded the judges as “vile”.

Lauren also starred in Celebrity Big Brother in 2014 and was the seventh housemate of the series to be evicted.

In 2024, she returned to Towie, much to the delight of fans.

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THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE knockout phase play-offs are about to claim eight victims – but what happens if scores are level after 90 minutes?

Europe’s elite club competition is in the business end of it’s first knockout phase in the new format.

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Manchester City have work to do as they travel to the Bernabeu, trailing Real Madrid 3-2 after Jude Bellingham’s late winner in the first leg.

Eight teams will miss out on the round of 16 after this round, and SunSport has everything you need to know about extra-time.

Is there extra-time in the Champions League knockout phase ties?

If the games are level on aggregate after 90 minutes, then yes, there will be extra time and potentially penalties.

Where there now is extra-time, there used to be the “away goals” rule, whereas whichever team had scored the most goals away would win if the game was level.

However, the rule was scrapped ahead of the 2021/22 season, with clubs now having to play extra time if the scores are level.

Extra time will be used in every round of the knockout stages in the Champions League if two sides are level after 90 minutes.

Should the sides still not be separated in the additional 30 minutes, a penalty shootout will decide which team progresses.

Who is playing in the Champions League knockout stage?

There are eight games of action over two nights, with half of the pack being eliminated from the Champions League, as part of their new format.

Tuesday, February 17:

• Milan (0) vs Feyenoord (1) – 5:45pm GMT
• Atalanta (1) vs Club Brugge (2) – 8pm GMT
• Bayern Munich (2) vs Celtic (1) – 8pm GMT
• Benfica (1) vs Monaco (0) – 8pm GMT

Wednesday, February 18:

• Dortmund (3) vs Sporting (0) – 5:45pm GMT
• Paris (3) vs Brest (0) – 8pm GMT
• Real Madrid (3) vs Manchester City (2) – 8pm GMT
• PSV (1) vs Juventus (2) – 8pm GMT

FANS of Suranne Jones rejoice because I can exclusively reveal that she is returning for a new series military murder thriller Vigil.

The actress is reprising her role as Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva, who we were introduced to in 2021, with a sequel two years later.

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Suranne says she ‘can’t wait to return to Vigil series three’[/caption]

Also returning for the new series, which will start filming later this year in Scotland, is Rose Leslie as Detective Inspector Kirsten Longacre, who is also Amy’s lover.

Suranne said: “I can’t wait to return to Vigil series three, see our brilliant team in Scotland and work with Rose again.”

Rose added: “I’m excited to get stuck into another season of Vigil. This time, Kirsten joins Amy on what’s set to be Vigil’s most high-stakes mission yet!”

The first episode of the most recent series of Vigil had a total of 8.8million viewers which is impressive, as the finale of 2023’s I’m A Celebrity – which rivalled the BBC one show on a Sunday night – got the smaller figure of 8.7million.

The new case in series three takes us to an Arctic research station, where a member of a covert British special forces mission has been shot dead.

The pair must catch the killer and diffuse an international conflict, framed by the power struggle for resources in the polar climate, with their careers and relationship on the line.

If that all sounds too serious, Suranne will also be appearing in BBC Three comedy drama Film Club later in the year.

Yes, Julia is Keeley a goner

FANS have long speculated over whether Keeley Hawes’ Julia Montague did really die in Bodyguard.

Many believed the fictional politician survived the explosion that seemingly killed her in the 2018 BBC One drama, as no funeral was shown.

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The theory grew more legs after Keeley’s appearance as the character in a Comic Relief skit the following year.

Now, she has set the record straight, saying bosses had run out of cash to give her a big send-off.

She told Waitrose’s Dish podcast: “Everybody thought I was still alive, but in the script there was, not a state funeral, but a big funeral because of her being the Home Secretary, but then they didn’t have the budget to shoot it.

“If there had been a bit more budget, there wouldn’t have been that question about whether I was coming back.”

Russell cops 7/7 drama

RUSSELL TOVEY will play a senior Met police officer in a new drama series about the 7/7 London bombings.

Suspect: The Shooting Of Jean Charles De Menezes will tell the story of the Brazilian man wrongly labelled a terrorist suspect and killed by police a fortnight after 52 people lost their lives in the attack on three Tube lines and a London bus.

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Actor Russell Tovey is set to play a Met officer in a new drama about the 7/7 London bombings[/caption]

Russell plays deputy assistant commiss-ioner Brian Paddick, alongside Emily Mortimer as senior police officer Dame Cressida Dick in the years before she was Met Police chief.

Game Of Thrones’ Conleth Hill plays Met commissioner Ian Blair, and Mad Dog’s Max Beesley is his assistant Andy Hayman.

Line Of Duty’s Daniel Mays features as a forensic officer, Gavin and Stacey’s Laura Aikman is an admin worker turned whistleblower and Edison Aclaide as victim Mr de Menezes.

The series will air on Disney+ in the spring.

Caravan dicey for Dyers

DANNY and Dani Dyer may have secured a new series all about the Great British holiday – but that doesn’t mean they think it’s going to be any good.

I exclusively revealed yesterday that the father-daughter duo are creating their dream mobile home destination for new Sky series The Dyers’ Caravan Park, launching later this year.

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Danny Dyer and daughter Dani Dyer are set to star in new Sky series The Dyers’ Caravan Park, launching later this year[/caption]

Discussing the series, Danny said: “I love a caravan, I love a caravan site, so I will try and make the greatest of British holidays cool again.

“Now this could be a triumph; or a complete f***ing failure. But there’s only one way to find out and that’s to roll the f***ing dice.”

Dani added: “Has my dad got what it takes to make a success of this? I think he has, just so long as people don’t decide to go to Magaluf.”

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JUST days after the sixth series was won by Pufferfish Samantha Barks, ITV has confirmed The Masked Singer will be back next year.

A source said of the ratings hit: “The calibre of celebrities have been really high and there are hopes to maintain those levels for the next series.”

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Three decades after they first got together, the Spice Girls are helping other music Wannabes – on TV in South Korea.

I can reveal Emma Bunton and Mel B secretly flew to Seoul in November to take part in a reality show where they sang with K-pop idols.

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The series called Kpopped, which is expected to air later this year, will feature a different Western act in each of the eight episodes, collaborating with big names from the world of K-pop to re-imagine one of their biggest hits.

I personally feel like the Spice Girls back catalogue is already top tier, so I’m not sure turning any of them into a high-octane banger will do many favours.

One of the other big names taking part will be Eighties legend Boy George, so they are clearly pushing the boat out when it comes to star power.

A music insider said: “A Spice Girls reunion is a way off.

“So having Emma and Mel back on stage singing a Spice Girls song together might be the closest fans get to a comeback, even though it will be with K-pop stars rather than Geri Horner, Melanie C and Victoria Beckham.

“They flew to South Korea at the end of last year and were on set for quite a few days as they battled it out with other pop veterans.

“With them alone on board, it is a big show. But there’s also Boy George and loads of other chart-topping stars, which will be enough to encourage people to tune in.”

Lionel Richie is an executive producer on the Apple TV+ show, which will also feature rapper Megan Thee Stallion and Gangnam Style singer Psy.

‘Get things right’

Next year will mark three decades since Spice Girls released their debut album Spice, and Melanie C reckons a reunion could well be on the cards.

She said earlier this month: “There has to be something befitting of 30 years since Wannabe. Once a Spice Girl, always a Spice Girl.

“We all feel like that. But we now are getting together because we know if we’re going to do anything, we have to start planning things to get things right.”

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