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Ann Marie Davies, who played Katrina Evans in Brookside, has "told friends of her heartache after splitting from her football manager husband Karl Robinson", according to the Mail Online. The publication reported that the 47-year-old actress is 'devastated' after she and Karl separated "seven months ago." Ann Marie and Karl married 13 years ago and share a 17 year old daughter Jasmine. While, Ann Marie declined to comment on the split, she told the Mail: "I am going through a divorce at the moment.

Police are continuing to investigate the death of a much-loved former teacher and football manager who died after being hit by a lorry. An inquest into the death of John Patrick McCafferty, also known as Paddy, was opened at Rochdale Coroners Court this morning (March 28).

Manchester City have announced a new partnership with Sports Interactive, the makers of the hugely popular computer game Football Manager.

Following damaging defeats against rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under pressure.

With the highly anticipated Football Manager 2022 being released this week, brand-new squad updates have arrived for every club, and there's a new number one player at Manchester United.

The best players in the Manchester City squad have been revealed by Football Manager 2022, with one player in the City squad the third-best in the world according to FM22.

Football Manager fans have already been enjoying early access to FM22 throughout the last week, with the beta version of the game out now for players who pre-ordered..

England have made it through to the finals of the 2020 European Championships and have been led by football manager Gareth Southgate. The 50 year old former Aston Villa player, who is hoping to re-write history after he missed a penalty against Germany in the 1996 Euros semi-final, has been married to his wife for 24 years.

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Football Manager 20 users have notched up a staggering 60,000 years of gameplay in the twelve months since its release.The impressive stat comes courtesy of game director Miles Jacobson, who has been revealing the game’s key figures ahead of Football Manager 21‘s launch next week.As Jacobson revealed on Twitter, the 60,000 years (59,320 years to be exact) of game-time on Steam and Epic also equates to a massive half a billion hours, which was just one of the biggest milestones in a year of huge

pic.twitter.com/BUApw2SyaL— Jamie (@_Jamaha) September 22, 2020Responding on Twitter, one fan referred to it as an “absolute banger”.

straight to your inboxManchester United's 2020/21 Premier League gets underway next Saturday, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side taking on Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.Ahead of the new campaign, United have strengthened their squad with the signing of midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax, who joined the club for a fee of £34.6m, which could reach up to £39m with add-ons.The Reds are still hoping to tie up signings before the transfer window closes, with Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho a

straight to your inboxMason Greenwood rescued a point for Manchester United earlier in the week and his reputation continues to grow as a result of his good form since the season resumed.Greenwood's goals and high level of performances over the last few weeks have led to plenty of ex-players, pundits and fans debating just how good Greenwood might go on to be.We used the comprehensive football database within hugely popular football management simulation game Football Manager 2020 to find out.Ma

This weekend should have seen all 20 Premier League teams play out the final day of the 2019/20 league campaign, with Manchester United facing Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, in what could have been a crucial game in their top four ambitions.

Manchester City's academy system is fast becoming one of the best youth production lines in world football, with players like Phil Foden, Eric Garcia, Claudio Gomes, Tommy Doyle, Taylor Harwood-Ellis all catching the eye in recent seasons, with more promising youngsters still to graduate.

The 2019/20 Premier League season may be on hold for the time being, but there's little doubt that when the season resumes Liverpool will eventually become champions, stopping Manchester City from winning three league titles in a row.

The coronavirus pandemic is having a massive impact on every aspect of everyday life, but it's also had a profound impact on football, as it's impossible to say at the moment when the 2019/20 Premier League season will return.

With professional football on hold for the foreseeable future, it's no surprise to see thousands of fans flock to Football Manager to get their fix.

To cope with the lack of football during the coronavirus pandemic, fans of the beautiful game have turned to the virtual edition of the game, with many playing Football Manager 2020 to get their football fix.

Before the 2019/20 Premier League season was officially suspended earlier this month, Manchester United were in fine form and well in contention for a place in the league's top four positions, which would mean a Champions League place for next season.

With the coronavirus pandemic stopping all sporting events for the foreseeable future, that means no football on show for fans to enjoy. But luckily, the next best thing, football management simulation game Football Manager 2020, is now free to play for seven days!

The football season is up in the air.

To add to Barcelona's problems, their star player Lionel Messi had a very public row with club director Eric Abidal on social media this week.

Manchester United's 0-2 defeat to Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday night has led to calls for the club to press on with their transfer dealings this month, with a whole host of players linked with a move to the club over the last few weeks.

Dessie Farrell has been appointed the new Dublin senior football manager.He succeeds five-in-a-row All-Ireland winning boss Jim Gavin and has been handed a three-year term.The appointment was announced at tonight’s Dublin GAA Annual Convention at Parnell Park by county board chairman Sean Shanley.Farrell, an All-Ireland winner as a player in 1995 before going on to manage the minor and under-21 sides to national success in more recent times, has yet to assemble his back room team though Shanley