Simon Stone
Senior Football Reporter at BBC
Football Reporter for BBC Sport. Part of BBC Sounds' 'How To Buy A Football Club' team.
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2 days ago |
bbc.com | Simon Stone |Sami Mokbel
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Matheus Cunha joined Wolves from Atletico Madrid in 2023Manchester United are interested in signing Wolves forward Matheus Cunha this summer. The Brazilian, who has a £62.5m release clause in his Wolves contract, is expected to leave Molineux at the end of the season. Multiple club sources have told BBC Sport the 25-year-old is one of a number of attacking options on United's shortlist, with Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, 22, also of interest.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Simon Stone |Andrew Benson
Sir Jim Ratcliffe could use Ineos' Formula 1 involvement to help revolutionise Manchester United's data analysis. Amid a wide range of criticisms of United, Ratcliffe used an interview with the United We Stand fanzine to claim the club was "still in the last century of data analysis" and that it "doesn't really exist here". Although the club does spend significant amounts of money on data, Ratcliffe is determined to improve the situation.
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Craig Nelson |Simon Stone
Milan players showed immediate concern after the collision, but defender Matteo Gabbia said after the game: "Fortunately, Mike is fine. We all asked the doctor how he was, and he reassured us by telling us that he's in the hospital for tests, but he's doing OK. He's a great captain."Milan manager Sergio Conceicao praised the home fans for the support they showed Maignan, cheering as he was carried off the pitch. "It impressed me. The player on the ground, the chaos around him...
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Simon Stone
"I was sat here before you were born!"Michael Carney's homemade placard aimed at Manchester United's hierarchy during Sunday's derby was blunt, impactful and certainly eye-catching. "74 years of loyal support - for what?" was written on the other side. Carney, 81, held his sign towards the Old Trafford directors' box midway through the second-half of Sunday's 0-0 draw with Manchester City.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Alex Brotherton |Simon Stone
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The chants could be heard when Foden was substituted in the 57th minuteAnti-discrimination charity Kick It Out says "sexism isn't banter" after derogatory chants about Phil Foden's mother were sung during Sunday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
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Statement from the ‘Rhône Prefecture’ on the issues at last night's game. https://t.co/itaSxBmcdA
Pep Guardiola on @ManCity transfer business this summer: "I don’t know what is going to happen. We are not going to have 45 players in the squad. We will have to see."
Pep Guardiola on situations involving Jack Grealish and Phil Foden at Old Trafford on Sunday: "It has happened everywhere. It is a crazy world. It is not about United, it is beyond that. It is not a specific club. It is everywhere."
