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XTRATAINIC Manchester City have been cleared to play in the Champions league next season  after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned their two-year ban from European competitions. On a day that will have far-reaching consequences for European football, governing body UEFA  suffered a historic defeat which could irreparably damage their flagship Financial Fair Play regulations. City will still pay a €10m (£11.4m) fine – down from an initial €30m – for failing to co-operate with Uefa’s investigation, but crucially CAS judged that City “did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions” and that the alleged breaches of FFP rules were “either not established or time-barred”. City denied any wrongdoing throughout the process and insisted that they would be vindicated by CAS. In a statement, the club said: “Whilst Manchester City and its legal advisors are yet to review the full ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the club welcomes th...

XTRATAINIC . . Aston Villa latest - The Daily Telegraph reports how Villa's leadership group consisting of Jack Grealish and Tyrone Mings have held discussions with the club's hierarchy over wage reductions Aston Villa's players are in talks to cut their wages, with the club confirming its non-playing staff will not be furloughed. The Vhouse reports "constructive talks" between the club and its players over reductions in pay during the pandemic crisis. It's been reported how Villa's leadership group of Jack Grealish, Tyrone Mings, Tom Heaton, club captain James Chester and Neil Taylor have been in deep discussions with chief executive Christian Purslow over pay reductions, with Villa's squad very much at ease with the situation. The Telegraph states that Villa's wage bill stands at around £65million and, after a £130million outlay last summer, a £45,000-per-week wage cap was placed on players, with only Jack Grealish earning mor...

XTRATAINIC . . Man United are finalising the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa: Vhouse_report Understandably, with the lack of actual football being played right now, media attention has turned to transfer stories. There have been several rumours linking Manchester United with different players, but the one we’ve covered most is a proposed Red Devils move for Jack Grealish. Today, we’ve been given the clearest indication yet that this deal is moving in the right direction. The scoop comes from Eurosport France journalist, Many lonjon. Earlier today, he tweeted that United are ‘finalising the arrival’ of the superstar 24-year-old attacker Grealish had been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons at the start of the lockdown, though it seems as if this hasn’t put off Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his coaching staff. I love Grealish, I think he’s an absolutely wonderful player who can do pretty much anything with a football at his feet. What I like most is he...

XTRATAINIC Premier League clubs are adamant that they would like to play out the rest of the current season rather than it be cancelled or ended at its current stage Premier League  clubs are all in total agreement that the season needs to be completed amid the Corona Virus pandemic. That is according to Crystal Palace  boss Roy Hodgson, who claims it is important for the current campaign to end without "artificial" methods of determining places. The league has been suspended since March 13 due to COVID-19 with Liverpool  25 points clear at the top. Premier League action will not return until April 30 at the very earliest due to fears about resuming games to soon. However, it's understood matches are more likely to return in the summer - and behind closed doors. Jurgen klopp  side need just two more wins to be certain of their first league title in 30 years and Hodgson is adamant the campaign must only finish once all games have been played. ...

XTRATAINIC Manchester United fans are growing increasingly excited that Jadon Sancho  could be on his way to Old Trafford this summer after the Borussia Dortmund star's latest hint. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a fine season in the Bundesliga, scoring 14 goals and registering 15 assists in just 23 appearances. Sancho is Manchester United top target this summer  as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer aims to recruit young British talent before eventually mounting a Premier League title challenge. The England international has been linked with a £120 million move to the Red Devils, with Chelsea also understood to be keen on the talented forward. But Sancho may have given his first indication that he is heading to Manchester during an Instagram Live session with his fans. The youngster was quizzed about several topics during the live broadcast and inevitably, the topic of his next club arose with a question from a fan. Sancho was asked by a fan to "take ...

XTRATAINIC... Arsenal and Manchester United are two of the clubs chasing Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso, according to a report in France. French media outlet  Foot Mercato , as quoted by the Daily Mail  is reporting that Arsenal and Manchester United are hoping to rescue Tolisso from Bayern after the 25-year-old fell out of favour at the Allianz Arena this term. The same article states that the France international is ready to kick-start his career at another club after growing frustrated at a lack of first-team opportunities under Bayern boss Hansi Flick. According to the same story, the Premier League duo will face a difficult battle to sign Tolisso because Serie A giants Juventus and Napoli, as well as Spanish side Atletico Madrid, are interested. Foot Mercato  go on to add that Bayern Munich are prepared to sell Tolisso despite signing the French midfielder in what was a club-record deal at the time. The World Cup winner has scored 14 time...

XTRATAINIC Odion Ighalo has revealed that Manchester United’s three Spanish-speaking players helped him settle in so quickly at Old Trafford. Ighalo has made a positive first impression since joining United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in January, scoring in each of the three games he has started. although Shanghai may try and get him to return to China given his impressive form. However, if he stays at United, he will have no trouble settling in to his new permanent surroundings, given the way he has already integrated into the group. Now, the Nigerian striker has revealed the secret to how he became so comfortable among his teammates so quickly. “I have a lot of guys there who have helped me. The guys in the dressing room are very good guys,” he said in an Instagram “The first time I stepped my feet in that dressing room – wow. There are two or three players that took me and made me feel welcome and comfortable. “After two or three days we started living like b...

XTRATAINIC... According to XTRATAINIC REPORT , Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea are among the clubs interested in Newcastle United midfielder Bobby Clark. Clark is 14 years of age and is hugely talented, and the teenage midfielder is in line to make his England Under-15 debut next month, according to the report. XTRATAINIC has claimed that Newcastle manager Steve Bruce rates the youngster highly and considers him as the best schoolboy prospect at the Magpies. It has been reported Tottenham, United, City, Chelsea and Bayern Munich all are looking at the possibility of landing the youngster. The report has further stated that Spurs are now the frontrunners for the 14-year-old. Season ahead Tottenham, Chelsea and Newcastle all are in action in the Premier League this weekend, with the two London clubs aiming to finish in the top four of the league table this season and the Magpies looking to avoid the dreaded drop to the Championship ...

XTRATAINIC Football fans are excited about Spurs sacking Mauricio Pochettino and appointing Jose Mourinho for one big reason, Amazon Prime cameras are currently following the club for a behind the scenes documentary. In recent seasons Manchester City and Sunderland are amongst the clubs to have had cameras closely following their seasons, with the latter on Netflix, and Spurs series is due to air late next year after this season is over. Fans will now be considering skipping ahead a couple of episodes after the last 12 hours saw Pochettino sacked and replaced by Mourinho. "Maybe the club need to change my title description, because my job now is to coach the team. It is not a question for me, it is a question for the club. Maybe the club are going to change my title description. "Of course I am the boss, deciding the strategy to play, training, mentality, philosophy in my area, but in another area, I think I am the coach the coach."

XTRATAINIC... Mauricho   Pochettino   has been relieved of his duties as Tottenham manager, and speculation is rife over who will replace him. Tottenham sacked the Argentine on Tuesday night after a torrid run of form, which has left them toiling in 14th place in the table. With Pochettino being ushered out of the door, attention has turned to who will replace the former Espanyol manager. Former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is the favourite to replace Pochettino and has repeatedly been linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Ex-PSG chief Carlo Ancelotti is also in contention to succeed the 47-year-old, who guided Spurs to the Champions League final last season. RB Leipzig’s is also a possible replacement, though he could prove to be very difficult to land. Leicester City and Bournemouth managers Brendan Rodgers and Eddie Howe are understood to be on the club’s shortlist of replacements for Pochettino, with the Spurs brass holdi...

XTRATAINIC . For every football fan who is enthralled by Lionel Messi's return to international football, there is an opponent who is utterly infuriated. First, the Argentine wriggled his way into Brazilian minds with the only goal in the Superclasico de las America, also telling Selecao boss Tite to 'shut up' for good measure.  On Monday, he turned his attention to Uruguay as the Albiceleste fought back for a 2-2 draw.  Edinson Cavani opened the scoring, only to be cancelled out by Sergio Aguero getting on the end of a Messi set-piece.  Luis Suarez then looked to have won it for Uruguay, before his Barcelona partner scored from the spot to level it up in the second minute of injury time.  However, the most extraordinary scenes of the night came not from the boots of one of a plethora of high-profile goalscorers. Indeed, the striker was actually seen offering Messi out for a fight at one stage. OLE claim Cavani said "let's fight" during his clas...

XTRATAINIC SPORTS Real Madrid are preparing a mega bid for Paul Pogba which includes their out of favour playmaker as they test Man Utd once again Realmadrid  are ready to continue their pursuit of Paul Pogba after several failed attempts in the summer. But the English club held firm on their stance that the World Cup winner wasn't for sale. Madrid are now ready to test their resolve once again with a cash plus player offer including Spanish playmaker Isco, according to Spanish publication  The 27-year-old has made just seven appearances this term as he struggles to fit into Zinedine Zidane's plans. United slapped a price tag on their record signing that exceeded £100m and that proved an issue with Los Blancos investing heavily last summer. Those new signings haven't made the impact Zidane had hoped for, but the club are ready to go again with £68.5m in cash and Isco. Those new signings haven't made the impact Zidane had hoped for, but the club ar...