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PEOPLES DAILY, WEDNESday, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
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non-league footballer died after collapsing on the pitch during a match on Monday, his club has announced. Shaw Lane defender Daniel Wilkinson, 26, collapsed during a cup game at Brighouse’s St Giles Road stadium. He was treated on the pitch before being taken to Calderdale Royal
Hospital in Halifax. “He was such a great lad. I don’t how we move on,” Craig Elliot, manager of the Barnsley-based club, who play in England’s eighth tier, told BBC Sport. “It’s just devastating. Everyone went to the hospital. We all deal with it in different ways, but we just have to support the family as much as we
can. “His mum and dad are such brave people. We signed him in pre-season, he had just finished university at Loughborough and moved in with his girlfriend in Sheffield.” The Northern Premier League Division One South side led the preliminary-round game 2-0 when Wilkinson collapsed with an hour
Fans hate us under Mourinho, says Pepe
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eal Madrid defender Pepe has admitted he was relieved to see Jose Mourinho’s time at the club come to an end because they were so strongly hated. Mourinho joined Madrid in 2010 after a successful spell with Inter, winning La Liga in 20112012 but falling short in the Champions League. The Portuguese exited the Santiago Bernabeu after making enemies inside and outside the club, having become embroiled in a bitter feud with thenBarcelona coach Pep Guardiola. Pepe endured a difficult relationship with
Mourinho, but the centre-back is loving life again under Zinedine Zidane, who took over from Rafael Benitez in January. “Mourinho has a lot of experience as a coach, with great clubs and players. Zidane has only just started in La Liga last year. But he has played at the highest level himself and always knows what’s expected on the pitch. Madrid, who defeated Atletico Madrid on penalties in the final of the last season’s Champions League, begins their defence of the competition at home to Sporting in Group F today.
Terry rules out of Liverpool clash with foot injury
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ohn Terry has been ruled out of action for “approximately 10 days” by Chelsea with strained foot ligaments, meaning the defender will miss Friday’s Premier League clash against Liverpool. Chelsea confirmed in a short statement that Terry, who picked up the injury in the final minutes of Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Swansea City and left the Liberty Stadium on crutches, will be out of action for approximately 10 days. It means the Chelsea captain is definitely out of Liverpool’s visit to Stamford Bridge as well as next Tuesday’s EFL Cup third-round tie against Leicester City, and faces a fight to recover for the Blues’ trip to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal on Sept. 24. In Terry’s absence, David Luiz is expected to make his first Chelsea appearance since finalising a shock return to Stamford Bridge after two years at Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day. The Brazilian, along with fellow new arrival Marcos Alonso, was an unused substitute against Swansea. Gary Cahill is expected to keep his place alongside Luiz after sources told ESPN FC that the England international will not be punished by the Football Association for his postmatch tweets and comments about referee Andre Marriner in the wake of the Swansea draw.
Pepe and Mourinho
Everton to donate £200K to Sunderland fan
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verton have pledged to donate £200, 000 pounds to five-year-old Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery in his battle against cancer, the Merseyside club said. Lowery was just two when he was first diagnosed with the lifethreatening illness. His parents have launched a fundraising campaign for his treatment in the United States which would cost 700 000 pounds. “Everton Football Club has pledged a donation of 200 000 pounds to support Bradley Lowery in his brave battle,” the club said in a statement. Everton, who secured a 3-0 win at Sunderland on Monday, host Middlesbrough on Saturday. Sunderland fan
played. The match was abandoned. Wilkinson started his career at Hull City, signing his first professional contract in 2010, before loan moves to Harrogate Town and North Ferriby United. He later played for Loughborough University, Scarborough Athletic and Goole, and joined Shaw Lane from Rushall Olympic in the summer.
John Terry