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Manchester United scrap end of season awards ceremony after worst ever Premier League …

Club feel too embarrassed to hold the black tie event and instead want to draw a line under the past 10 months

Manchester United have scrapped their annual end of season awards ceremony after resolving that there was nothing to celebrate in the wake of their worst ever Premier League campaign.
The event has been held for more than a decade and is usually an opportunity to honour the club’s player of the year at first-team and academy level.
Ordinarily, the gala dinner is scheduled for the […]
Manchester United scrap end of season awards ceremony after worst ever Premier League …

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Erik ten Hag to attend Manchester United's final game of season against Crystal Palace

Ten Hag and his assistant Mitchell van der Gaag are expected to run the rule over the squad in person for the first time on Sunday

Erik ten Hag is expected to attend Manchester United’s final game of the season against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
United’s incoming manager flew to London by private jet on Wednesday afternoon in the company of his assistant Mitchell van der Gaag and the pair were due to meet staff at the club’s Mayfair offices in London on Thursday.
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Erik ten Hag to attend Manchester United's final game of season against Crystal Palace

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Salford City to take advantage of Manchester United's staff exodus – The Telegraph

Club’s Under-23 coach Neil Wood in pole position to become the new manager of League Two side

The exodus of senior staff at Manchester United has gathered fresh momentum with the club’s Under-23 coach Neil Wood in pole position to become the new manager of League Two side Salford City.
Wood, 39, is expected to become Salford’s fifth permanent manager in four years after Gary Bowyer was sacked this week after the club finished 10th in League Two and missed out on the play-offs.
News of […]
Salford City to take advantage of Manchester United's staff exodus – The Telegraph

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Joanne O'Riordan: Barcelona Femeni breaking barriers for women's soccer – The Irish Times

On Sunday, in a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid, Barça joined men’s teams such as Juventus, Arsenal, AC Milan and Celtic, and women’s teams such as Lyon, Bayern Munich and Juventus in being unbeaten in the league. Barcelona finished the incredible season with 30 wins in 30 matches, with 159 goals scored and just 11 conceded.
Socially, the women’s team has broken down barriers in Spain for women’s soccer. In 2020, there were nearly 77,500 female players registered in the Royal Spanish […]
Joanne O'Riordan: Barcelona Femeni breaking barriers for women's soccer – The Irish Times

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag eyeing Ajax raid for Lisandro Martinez – The Telegraph

Ten Hag is prepared to bring players he's worked with at Ajax to United in his bid to strengthen the squad

Argentina centre-back Lisandro Martínez has been added to the list of Manchester United targets ahead of Erik ten Hag’s arrival as manager. 
Martínez, 24, has been the cornerstone of Ten Hag’s defence for the last three seasons at Ajax and is seen as an ideal player in the Dutchman’s one-v-one defensive tactics that has brought him Eredivisie titles. 
Ten Hag’s backline […]
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag eyeing Ajax raid for Lisandro Martinez – The Telegraph