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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Gary Neville is 'STILL not welcome at Nottingham Forest' after Sky Sports pundit was banned from the last match of the season over criticism of owner Evangelos Marinakis
Gary Neville and Nottingham Forest are not thought to have resolved their differences, with the Sky Sports pundit still barred from the City Ground ahead of the new Premier League campaign, according to reports. The Manchester United legend was banned from the club's stadium in May after Neville criticised the conduct of owner Evangelos Marinakis on social media after he charged onto the pitch at full-time following a home draw with Leicester. Marinakis appeared to remonstrate head coach Nuno Espirito Santo - although the Greek tycoon asserted that he had been concerned for the welfare of Taiwo Awonyi, who had collided with the post but continued to play on. Awonyi later required abdominal surgery for the injury he had sustained. As a result of his barring, Neville was unable to cover the final match of the season against Chelsea at Forest, instead discussing the match from the studio after his request for media accreditation was denied. Despite Sky Sports holding talks with the Premier League over the stand-off, per the Guardian, the club is believed to have made up its mind that further 'assurances' are needed before Neville can return to the premises. Forest claim to have not formally banned Neville but - as is a club's prerogative in the top flight - have no wish to welcome to him to the City Ground until a resolution is found. However, the club are believed to be keen to find one should Neville commit to taking care when discussing Marinakis in the future. Neville had shared on X that he thought it was 'scandalous' behaviour from the Olympiacos owner to have come onto the pitch. 'Nuno should go and negotiate his exit tonight with him!' his post read. 'The Forest fans, players and manager do not deserve that. In their own statement after the incident, Forest indirectly hit out at the pundit while defending their owner's conduct, writing: 'We urge former coaches and players, and other public figures in the game, to resist the urge to rush to judgement and fake news online, especially when they do not have the full facts and context,' the club said. 'Baseless and ill-informed outrage for the purposes of personal social media traction serves no one - least of all the injured player.' Upon learning of Neville's snub, Sky Sports dubbed the decision 'unprecedented and unwelcome', with the pundit echoing those sentiments personally on Instagram. 'I've dished out my fair share of criticism and praise in the last 14 years of doing this job and have never come close to this unprecedented action,' Neville wrote. 'Personally, I think it's disappointing that a great club like Nottingham Forest have been reduced to making such a decision. Whilst they have every right to choose who they let into their own stadium, it's symptomatic of things that have happened over the last 12 months with the club. The flare-up of tensions came one year after Forest threatened the broadcaster with legal action over Neville's description of a club statement as being akin to one written by a 'mafia gang'. Forest had released the social media bombshell following their defeat to Everton in April 2024, claiming that they had been denied three penalties while also alleging bias from VAR Stuart Attwell. 'Three extremely poor decisions - three penalties not given - which we simply cannot accept,' the statement read. 'We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn't change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times. 'NFFC will now consider its options.' Neville said of the missive that it was 'like a mafia-gang statement'. 'I mean honestly, what the hell are they playing at? It's like a petulant child. It's embarrassing.' Neville added that due to the 'inference of cheating' in the statement's insinuation that Attwell was a Luton fan, Forest 'will pay'. Marinakis confirmed that lawyers had been in touch with Sky Sports over the comments in an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Sport. But after an apology from Sky Sports last July in which the broadcaster pledged that Neville had 'agreed not to use the same or similar terms in future coverage', no further action between the two parties was taken over the matter. Forest was however fined £750,000 by the Football Association for their post. The club lost their appeal against the verdict this March, with the appeal board noting the club's lack of 'genuine apology' and 'genuine remorse' over the initial statement.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
NFL quarterback gives perfect response to fan's mom who sent flirty message
Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Hartman showed his appreciation for some support from the mother of a fan who couldn't help but profess her admiration for his looks. Hartman, the former Wake Forest and Notre Dame signal caller, is set to enter his second year in the NFL. The 26-year-old hasn't gotten much playing time, but has still become something of a heartthrob in the eyes of the league's female fans thanks to his long hair and beard. With the NFL in the middle of preseason, fans have been able to watch practices. One practice saw Hartman interact with a fan, who asked the quarterback to send her mother a message. 'Sam, would you mind saying hi to my mom Susan? She thinks you're super hot,' the woman asked him. With a smile, Hartman replied, 'Susan, I don't discriminate from age, but I appreciate your support.' 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Commanders star QB Sam Hartman responding to a mom who called him hot. 'Sam, would you mind saying hi to my mom, Susan? She thinks you're super hot.' Sam: 'Susan, I don't discriminate from age." 😭😭😭 — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 12, 2025 Hartman had a strong college career - being named to the All-ACC team twice in his career and passing for over 15,500 yards and 134 touchdowns across his six years. After going undrafted in 2024, Hartman eventually inked a deal with the Commanders. He has not yet taken a snap in an NFL game in the regular season, but he did get some time with Washington in the preseason. Hartman completed 9-of-19 passes for 64 yards and one interception in the Commanders' 48-18 loss to the New England Patriots. It wasn't a strong case to make for Hartman, who is battling Marcus Mariota and Josh Johnson for a backup spot on the roster behind starter Jayden Daniels. The Commanders' next game is on August 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Sun
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- The Sun
Man Utd snap up genius behind Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes heroics – and he's already helped with two huge signings
MANCHESTER UNITED'S recruitment team has been given a boost after snapping up one of Lewis Hamilton's right hand men at Mercedes. Michael Sansoni formerly worked as the seven-time world champion 's performance engineer at Mercedes. 1 He has now switched to Manchester United as their new director of data and is giving the club' s approach to player recruitment a makeover. He has already helped with the transfers of Matehus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. Sansoni first linked up with Merc in 2014, juggling a number of roles at the team including senior performance simulation engineer. He was then promoted to Hamilton's trackside performance engineer for the 2023 season. Sansoni spent two-years working alongside the British 40-year-old before they parted ways. He helped Mercedes to eight constructor's titles and Hamilton to six driver's titles. A third of Toto Wolff's team are are owned by Jim Ratcliffe through his INEOS petrochemicals company. A United statement read: "Reporting to Omar Berrada, chief executive, Sansoni will be responsible for transforming the club's capabilities in data and artificial intelligence, "Drawing on his experience in machine learning and advanced modelling in Formula 1, "He has been tasked with establishing Manchester United as a data-led organisation, embedding predictive and AI-driven decision-making across football and the wider club. "To support these objectives, further recruitment is planned into a number of data, software and platform engineering roles in the coming months, as Sansoni builds out his team." In a LinkedIn post, Sansoni suggested that Cunha and Mbuemo who cost a combined £133.5million, were identified as a result of his data-led efforts. 'I'm absolutely useless' - Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari 'need to change driver' after Hungarian GP qualifying nightmare He wrote: "I am very lucky to have had not just one, but two dream jobs. After a phenomenal time in Formula 1, it is a privilege to now be part of the biggest club in world football. "Over the past few months, we have already made meaningful progress. With new methodologies starting to take shape and two fantastic signings, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, already reflecting some of that early work. "I have inherited a brilliant team: smart, committed, and hungry to make a difference and together we are building a world-class data and AI function to power decision-making across football and the wider club. The challenge is great, but so is the opportunity."
