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KEVIN PIETERSEN

THE former England batsman has passed judgement on the Ben Stokes affair, saying that he and ‘some influential leaders in business’ watched the footage together and decided that the all-rounder cannot be taken to Australia for the Ashes. So for those of you who were wondering what the chief executive of Tesco thinks about this, now you know.

JIMMY FLOYD HASSELBAINK

LOVED at Burton Albion for the job he did there, it seemed like Hasselbaink was set for success in management. But the former Chelsea striker could not repeat the trick at QPR and now finds himself in the mire at Northampton. The Cobblers lost 6-0 at home last weekend and face AFC Wimbledon today having not won for six league games.

USA FOOTBALL

THE national team’s failure to qualify for Russia 2018 under coach Bruce Arena was a blow but beneath the surface things are worse. Research shows that many of America’s non-white community cannot afford to join the soccer clubs that produce most of the country’s top players. Whatever happened to jumpers for goalposts?