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Manchester United great Denis Law has revealed he has been diagnosed with dementia. The former United striker, who has scored 237 goals in 404 games for the Red Devils and is their third all-time all-time scorer, released a statement on Thursday announcing a diagnosis of "mixed dementia" - in his case, a combination of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. After former teammate Bobby Charlton was diagnosed in 2020, the former Scotland international becomes the last former footballer associated with the disease. Law, who won…

Manchester United legend Denis Law has revealed that he has been diagnosed with "mixed dementia" and wants to be open about his health and condition.Law, who turned 81 earlier this year, said he is already experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, which have caused him distress but are keen to address the situation while he still can.In a lengthy statement shared by the club, Law said: "I'm at the point where I feel I want to be open about my condition. I have been diagnosed with "mixed dementia",…

Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock has revealed he is considering quitting social media due to the racist abuse he has been subjected to online. Willock, who completed a permanent move from Arsenal to Newcastle last week, says more needs to be done to prevent individuals from sending such vile messages. "Every day I get messages," Willock told BBC Radio Newcastle. "Messages about my color or different things that are really gross. “There's not much you can do - you just have to try and ignore it. I don't think…

A new Serie A season is about to start, and there is a new reigning champion in town. Inter blew away the rest of the competition last year, when coach Antonio Conte put together a deadly winning machine. Wingback Achraf Hakimi delivered the ammunition to his attackers and Romelu Lukaku detonated bombs all over Italy. Official: Lukaku signs for Chelsea?- Lost a world-class coach.- One of the best defenders- and now their MVPTough summer for Inter fans pic.twitter.com/3PGf6FSi4J- Italian football TV (@IFTVofficial) August…

Marcus Rashford is making good progress in his recovery after shoulder surgery and may even be back in Manchester United training at the end of August.Despite scoring more than 20 goals in all competitions last season, the 23-year-old was unable to perform 100% due to an ongoing shoulder problem that plagued him throughout the year.Rashford delayed the operation until the summer, knowing that an operation would exclude him from England's Euro 2020 campaign, so he finally went under the knife in early August.Rashford was…

Liverpool are in talks with Mohamed Salah about a new contract at Anfield that would seek to extend his stay at the club by up to two years after the end of his current contract in 2023.Liverpool, although relatively quiet on the transfer front, have been busy with new contracts this summer and have already secured extensions with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk to keep the core parts of their title-winning team together.Salah signed his last long-term contract shortly after representing Egypt at…

Leicester City have given winger Harvey Barnes a new four-year contract. The 23-year-old has signed improved terms and is now linked with the Premier League club until June 2025, a year older than his previous contract. Barnes joined Leicester at the age of nine and has become a key first-team player since returning from loan spells with MK Dons, Barnsley and West Brom in recent years. He made his England debut last year but a knee injury in February ended his season early and dashed his hopes of making it to Euro 2020.…

Manchester City have begun talks with Ruben Dias about a new long-term contract, just a year after the Portuguese midfielder joined the Premier League champions. The 24-year-old was crucial to the citizens' title fee last season, which revolutionized a backline that ended the campaign with only 32 goals conceded in 38 matches. Dias will get a new contract in Manchester / Visionhaus / Getty ImagesDia's contribution was recognized in the form of the season's award for the 2020/21 campaign, but Man City want to reward him…

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is keen to seek a new challenge and wants to join another "top" European club in the next few years.The productive Poland has scored 297 goals in just 331 games for Bayern since joining as a free agent from Borussia Dortmund in 2014 and rising his numbers to another level in the last two years - he has scored 103 goals in just 87 games since the start of 2019/20 alone.But with this now his eighth season in Munich, Lewandowski is considering his next move and what he still wants to…

Premier League newcomers Watford have completed the signing of Turkish international Ozan Tufan from Fenerbahce on a first-season loan option. The 26-year-old has spent the last six seasons with Fenerbahce and his performances in recent years have attracted interest from all over Europe. It is Watford who have won the race for Tufan's signature and announce that he will be on a season loan on Thursday morning. The Hornets also have the right to make their move permanent at the end of the season, after introducing a call…