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Call me old-fashioned but isn’t international football supposed to be about one nation taking on another, with the players enjoying the ultimate honour of performing for their country?

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Sir Alf Ramsey led England to World Cup glory two decades after the end of World War 2[/caption]

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Thomas Tuchel has become England’s third foreign manager[/caption]

I know the lines have got blurred over the years — under Jack Charlton you were Irish if you liked a drop of Guinness.

But Thomas Tuchel’s appointment does really emphasise one glaring statistic… where have all the English managers gone?

And while every major nation in Europe has enjoyed some sort of tangible success and even some not-so-major ones such as Denmark and Greece, we continue to look back to 1966 when an English manager last led an English men’s team to a trophy.

That’s a bloody long time ago.

I know we have had foreign-born managers of the England team before — Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello — but they weren’t exactly a rip-roaring success.

And now we have a German in charge, who won the Champions League with Chelsea and by any measure is a fantastic manager.

We must compromise on romantic notions of an Englishman in charge of an English team.

As a result, we have a German bossing the men’s team and Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman holding court for the women’s squad.

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Whilst they are both fantastic managers, we really should be looking at ourselves and wondering how this has happened?

Why can’t we find good England coaches to manage our English teams — and what are we going to do about it?

Answers please from the FA.

Can you imagine what the boys of ’66 would have made of the England side being run by a German?

Sir Alf would have been apoplectic. That glorious Wembley day was only two decades after Ramsey’s East End of London had been flattened by the Luftwaffe.

But as I said that’s a bloody long time ago, and these days managing England is the so-called ‘impossible job’.

Some will accuse the FA of having compromised in order to win by appointing a foreign manager.

But I have sympathy for them as the last English-born manager to win the top flight was Howard Wilkinson, back when it was just the plain old First Division.

We have five English-born managers currently operating in the Premier League although two of them, Russell Martin and Kieran McKenna, played at international levels for Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

It suggests the nursery is thin on the ground.

But club football is one thing, the national team is another.

And as I’m a romantic at heart, I would much prefer to see our Three Lions led by a lion.

But what are the FA meant to do when the pickings are slimmer than our goal tally in a penalty shootout.

Tuchel has won some great trophies at a variety of clubs but so had Sven and so had Capello.

The latter was a disaster who couldn’t even be bothered to learn English and enjoyed little or no connection with his players, while Sven did passably, reaching a succession of quarter-finals.

I suppose we can console ourselves with the fact that Gareth Southgate showed it can be done and although he didn’t lead us to any silverware, at least he got damned close.

I wish Tuchel the very best of luck, as every Englishman’s footballing hopes and dreams are on his shoulders, and at some point he will feel the weight of that pressure.

He has had four managerial jobs in the last seven years and an England contract which is only 18 months suggests this is not one for the long-term.

RUGBY is set to introduce a second red card as part of a never-before-seen rule.

The new card will be trialled in the 2024 Autumn National Series.

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There will be a big difference between the new red card and the pre-existing one.

The referee will still be able to dish out red cards that will remove players for the rest of the game and leave a team a man down.

However, the new red will give them the option to send a player off for 20 minutes.

Once the time period is over, the offending team can send on a replacement player.

The permanent red card would be used for foul play deemed to be “deliberate and dangerous”.

But with “technical offices” then the 20 minute red card can be used.

World Rugby are believed to be planning a meeting next month in which the new card will be discussed.

Sky Sports have claimed that the governing body could make it the only red card “available to referees”.

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The Irish Rugby Football Union and the French Rugby Federation have both come out against the permanent usuage of the new card.

However, it is said that they are happy for it to be used in the Autumn Nations Series.

An IRFU statement read: “The IRFU does not support the permanent adoption of a 20-minute red card.

“Player welfare and safety are paramount to the core values of the game, and the option of a permanent red card for deliberate and intentional acts of foul play supports those values and protects the integrity of the game.

“The IRFU welcomes the variation to World Rugby‘s closed law trial, which will be adopted in the upcoming Autumn Nations Series.”

The FRF claimed that the permanent inclusion of the 20-minute red card would be “unacceptable and backwards”.

Chief of rugby at Six Nations Rugby Julie Paterson, however, defended the trial.

She said: “No trial or subsequent change is considered without utter confidence that player safety and welfare is front and centre.

“First and foremost, we need to look after the players and their interests, and the trials we have opted to use this November deliver on this commitment.”

MAFS bride Sacha broke down in tears as she revealed two of the MAFS UK cast have been ‘sneakily kissing’ despite being married to others.

Sacha can be seen at one of the commitment ceremonies with her fellow brides and grooms in the teaser for upcoming episode.

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MAFS bride Sacha broke down in tears as she revealed two of the MAFS UK cast have been ‘sneakily kissing’ despite being married to others[/caption]

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Mafs expert Mel looked shocked[/caption]

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Hannah and Orson have been embroiled in a ‘cheating’ scandal[/caption]

The narrator says: “The impact of the retreat hits home,” and shocked faces can be seen around the room.

Couples can be seen on the sofa in tense chats discussing their relationships with the experts, and then the voiceover goes: “But it’s a shocking revelation that delivers the biggest blow of the evening.”

Lacey says: “Have they not been sneakily kissing,” while not sharing who she’s referencing.

The experts look shocked as Mel turns around and questions: “They’ve what?”

Sacha can be seen with her head in her hands as the drama unfolds, and in a later clip she says: “You’re talking f****** s***.”

Sacha is then seen breaking down in tears as her husband Ross attempts to comfort her.

The tears come after it was revealed this week that Hannah Norburn cheated on her husband Stephen Nolson – with another groom.

The 33-year-old had a secret affair with Orson Nurse, 41, behind his wife Richelle’s back – and the shock scenes are set to play out on screen.

Orson’s wife Richelle had let slip how something had happened – after she cruelly trolled by viewers for her behaviour towards Orson.

She accused Orson of trying to recouple with another bride, telling fans: “People will see the truth. It’s a waiting game.”

The bombshell is set to be revealed at the upcoming commitment ceremony and will leave the cast blindsided.

In another dramatic moment for the cast, binman Ryan Livesey will walk in the coming weeks, meaning his wife Sionainn Carmichael will also have to leave MAFS UK.

The former semi-pro footballer decides to walk after becoming embroiled in a second wife swap drama.

An insider says: “Ryan has been a real hit with viewers and they will be shocked to see what unfolds in the next few weeks.

“Fans will see a very different side to him and other people in the show.

“He could make a return later on down the line but he feels it is right to walk when he does.”

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Lacey brings up the kissing[/caption]

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It’s been a tumultuous week on the show[/caption]

SIMON Cowell revealed when he last met with Liam Payne in his emotional statement this evening.

Music mogul Simon, 65, who managed One Direction before their solo ventures, paid tribute to the late singer with an Instagram post following his tragic death.

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Simon Cowell revealed when he last met with Liam Payne in his emotional statement[/caption]

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He paid tribute to the late singer with an Instagram post[/caption]

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Simon opened up on the bond he shared with Liam’s son, Bear[/caption]

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He posted the touching essay to his grid today[/caption]

It was confirmed on Wednesday evening Liam passed away after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Simon – who first met Liam when he was 14 – has shared a touching essay to his grid page on the platform today.

It read: “You never really know how you feel about someone until a moment like this happens.

“Liam I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty. And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.

“This is so difficult to put into words right now.

“I went outside today, and I thought about so many times we had together.

“I wanted to let you know what I would always say to the thousands of people who would always ask me. What is Liam like? And I would tell them you were kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble, focused.”

“And how much love you genuinely had for the fans.”

“I had to tell you when you were 14 that this wasn’t your time. And we both made a promise that we would meet again.

“A lot of people would have given up. You didn’t. You came back and within months the whole world know Liam.

“And you never forgot the fans. I watched you spending so much time with people who had wanted to meet you. You really cared.

“You came to see me last year. Not for a meeting. Just to sit and talk. And we reminisced about all of the fun times we had together.

“And how proud you were to be a Dad. After you left, I was reminded that you were still the sweet, kind boy I had met all of those years ago.”

The former Syco boss also opened up on the bond he shared with Liam’s seven-year-old son, Bear.

“I have met your son, Bear. He has your smile and that twinkle in his eye that you have,” he wrote.

“And he will be so proud of everything you achieved. And how you achieved it.”

In his third slide, Simon added: “I always thought the 5 of you in the band as brothers. And regarding their messages today I believe you were.

“And now Liam, I can see the effect you had on so many people. Because you left us too soon.”

He added: “Rest in peace my friend. And I am sending my love, thoughts and prayers to your family. Simon X.”

Liam I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty. And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you

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Liam first audition for Simon’s X Factor in 2008 but was unsuccessful. However he returned in 2010 and was put into One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.

After working alongside the boys for their massive international success, Simon once confessed he was “annoyed” when Liam chose another label for his solo career.

He told The Sun: “It is a bit annoying if I am honest with you – mainly because it is a another label who has now got your artist who you worked with for so many years.

“We had spoken a lot, him and I, about what he wanted to do next.

But Simon admitted that he should have reached out to Liam and expressed interest in working with him as a solo artist.

He continued: “And I am guessing this because I haven’t spoken to Liam, but I guess he read about Harry’s deal and thought we weren’t interested.

“My impression was that he wasn’t in any hurry to make a record because he discussed this last year.

“He was more into songwriting and I was teasing him saying ‘if you come up with a great song Liam make sure it is for you and don’t give it away. When you’re ready, I am’.

You came to see me last year. Not for a meeting. Just to sit and talk. And we reminisced about all of the fun times we had together.

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“So I was a bit surprised. You have to remember with Liam I auditioned him when he was 14 or 15 years old.

“He nearly made it as a solo artist, then he came back and ends up in One Direction.

“So of course, there is a part of you that goes ‘maybe we should have had the conversation’. That may be my fault but it has happened.”

Liam was was in Buenos Aires for pal and fellow 1D star Niall’s tour when he tragically plunged from the third floor on Wednesday afternoon.

Liam, who shared seven-year-old son Bear with ex Cheryl, shared a post on Snapchat only minutes before his death and showed him and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy looking into a mirror.

The singer-songwriter was staying at Hotel CasaSur in the neighbourhood of Palermo.

Crowds of heartbroken fans have now gathered behind a cordon outside the accommodation to pay tribute.

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Simon created the band in 2010 and they went on to become global sensations[/caption]

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They came in third place on the hit show after being mentored by Simon[/caption]

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One Direction went onto sell 70 million records worldwide[/caption]