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Awkward moment Damien Duff left hanging by Jose Mourinho with Chelsea icon loses £400 bet after winning Irish title
DAMIEN DUFF was left hanging by Jose Mourinho after calling him during the celebrations of Shelbourne’s League of Ireland title triumph.
Former Chelsea winger Duff, 45, won back-to-back Premier League titles under Mourinho during his time at Stamford Bridge.
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Nearly two decades on and Duff claimed his first title in management in thrilling fashion on Friday night.
Shelbourne led Shamrock Rovers by two points heading into their final game away at Derry City.
And a 1-0 win was enough to clinch the League of Ireland for Duff’s men – the club’s first title since 2006.
During the post-match celebrations, Duff, 45, pledged €500 (£420) to the party if ex-boss Mourinho did not pick up the phone to him.
The old Newcastle and Fulham man put it on speaker and let it ring as he and his players nervously awaited a response.
Awkwardly, Fenerbahce head coach Mourinho failed to pick up – with Duff pretending to have gotten an answer before putting his phone away.
While waiting, he also joked he would go “double or quits on the next one”.
Duff, who has been manager of the Irish club since 2021, revealed following Shelbourne’s title win that Mourinho had sent his players a message in the lead-up to the game.
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He said: “Why Jose?’ Because do I try and build, have we tried to build a siege mentality, us against the world like he did? Absolutely.
“It would be mad not to tap into him. So Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, there was posts on the Instagram page. Powerful lyrics, powerful words that would resonate and have a meaning to tie in for tonight.
“Then, in the team meeting, there was a private message from Jose speaking about what it takes to win a title as a team, as an individual.
“It blew the guys away. A video that was shown in the Everglades two hours before the game.”
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Belal Muhammad doesn’t believe an interim title fight makes sense for Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 following the welterweight champ’s withdrawal, but he’d be OK with it if the UFC goes in that direction.
“Remember the Name” was set to defend his title for the first time against the undefeated Rakhmonov in the main event of the Dec. 7 pay-per-view event, but a bone infection on his toe scratched Muhammad from the bout. Muhammad was asked on his podcast with Jason Anik what he thinks the promotion will do to fill that empty slot, and whether it could be a fight between Rakhmonov and former champion Kamaru Usman.
“I can see them trying to do something with Shavkat,” Muhammad said on his podcast. “He’s calling for an interim title fight. Interim title fight, bro? It’s six weeks, not six months that I’m off. But even for myself, if they just want to do that just to make it a main event, I don’t really care about it if they want to make an interim title fight, regardless because they know who has the real belt.
“So for me, I know who my next opponent is going to be. If he wants to wait, it’s going to be us. If it’s going to end up being him, the only person that makes sense now would be Kamaru since Buckley and Garry are out… and I think [Jack Della Maddalena] is injured, so there’s really nobody else out there. … It really doesn’t [make sense], but it’s one of those — when you’re in the middle of camp, it’s hard, and when you’re like six weeks left, you’re locked in. So I can understand it for him that he’s like, ‘Bro, I want to fight.’”
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the UFC is actively searching for a new main event, but as of now, nothing is set and “negotiations are ongoing.”
The news of Muhammad’s injury was a tough one for the new champ, and the MMA community as the fight between Muhammad and Rakhmonov was an anticipated one. Rakhmonov has finished all 18 of his opponents, while Muhammad is unbeaten in 11 fights, culminating with a championship win over Leon Edwards at UFC 304 in July.
Muhammad also revealed more details about why the infection spread the way that it did.
“They open it up and he’s like, ‘Bro, you had a broken toe, that’s what caused the infection to hit the bone much faster,’” Muhammad said. “He was able to fix the toe but the infection is still in there and [I] have to be on antibiotics for the next six weeks. And I’m shocked, I’m like, ‘Bro, are you kidding me right now?’ It was heartbreaking.”
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RUGBY Union’s Autumn Internationals have returned – and there are some cracking ties in store.
Steve Borthwick’s England are facing thrilling clashes at home to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as Japan.
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This year, TNT Sports will be broadcasting ALL of the fixtures for the first time.
Amazon Prime was the previous broadcaster after taking over from Sky Sports in 2020.
TNT also show the Gallagher Premiership and have now forayed into internationals.
Andrew Georgiou, President and MD, UK & Ireland and WBD Sports Europe said: “To bring the best of international rugby to our TNT Sports subscribers is hugely exciting and another important moment which demonstrates our premium sports rights offering in the UK and Ireland.
“The Autumn Nations Series gives rugby fans access to world-class battles between the northern and southern hemispheres and is one of the highlights in the rugby calendar.
“We are delighted to further extend our TNT Sports rugby portfolio for fans who already have plenty to look forward to for the rest of this season with Gallagher Premiership Rugby, European club rugby, Premiership Women’s Rugby and the HSBC SVNS Series.”
Rugby Autumn Internationals: Kick-off times, TV channels fixtures and results
Saturday, November 2
- England 22-24 New Zealand
- Scotland 57-17 Fiji
Friday, November 8
- 8.10pm: Ireland vs New Zealand, Aviva Stadium (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
Saturday, November 9
- 3.10pm: England vs Australia, Twickenham (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
- 5.40pm: Italy vs Argentina, Stadio Friuli (TNT Sports 2 and discovery+)
- 8.10pm: France vs Japan, Stade de France (TNT Sports 2 and discovery+)
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Sunday, November 10
- 1.40pm: Wales vs Fiji, Principality Stadium (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
- 4.10pm: Scotland vs South Africa, Murrayfield (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
Friday, November 15
- 8.10pm: Ireland vs Argentina, Aviva Stadium (TNT Sports TBC and discovery+)
Saturday, November 16
- 3.10pm: Scotland vs Portugal, Murrayfield (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
- 5.40pm: England vs South Africa, Twickenham (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
- 8.10pm: France vs New Zealand, Stade de France (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
Sunday, November 17
- 1.40pm: Italy vs Georgia, Stadio Luigi Ferraris (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
- 4.10pm: Wales vs Australia, Principality Stadium (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
Friday, November 22
- 8.10pm: France vs Argentina, Stade de France (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
Saturday, November 23
- 3.10pm: Ireland vs Fiji, Aviva Stadium (TNT Sports 2 and discovery+)
- 5.40pm: Wales vs South Africa, Principality Stadium (TNT Sports 2 and discovery+)
- 8.10pm: Italy vs New Zealand, Allianz Stadium, Turin (TNT Sports 2 and discovery+)
Sunday, November 24
- 1.40pm: Scotland vs Australia, Murrayfield (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
- 4.10pm: England vs Japan, Twickenham (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
Saturday, November 30
- 3.10pm: Ireland vs Australia, Aviva Stadium (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his team “couldn’t handle the intensity” of the game as the injury-depleted defending champions suffer a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League at the Vitality Stadium.
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