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Tyson Fury makes latest retirement U-turn amid ‘big’ £106m Old Trafford announcement
Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney will co-manage the England team at Soccer Aid's charity match this summer, with Fury potentially coming out of retirement to lead the squad at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 15. The annual event, which has raised over £106 million for Unicef since 2006, will feature a star-studded lineup including Paddy McGuinness, Gary Neville, Tom Grennan, and Louis Tomlinson, with Rooney expressing his excitement to return to the pitch alongside...
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