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The Old Firm derby is already making headlines before a ball is kicked, and not for good reasons. Sunday's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final at Ibrox will be played without Celtic fans in attendance, after a pattern of masked hooligans within the home support and ongoing failures to manage the stadium properly. Scott Brown has called it a disappointment, and frankly, it's hard to argue with him.
Shifting to Merseyside, Liverpool's midfield future is quietly taking shape. Reporter Ben Jacobs has identified three names on the club's radar ahead of a potential two thousand twenty seven overhaul, though early concerns about Alexis Mac Allister have cooled significantly after his crucial goal against Atletico Madrid gave the Reds real momentum in Europe.
And in the boxing world, Nigel Benn swore he was done making the ten thousand mile journey from Australia to corner his son. That promise lasted right up until Conor Benn stepped into the spotlight for a WBC welterweight title shot against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas, and the Dark Destroyer was right there at the press conference. Some bonds you just cannot break.
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