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Gordon Ramsay ‘takes aim at Adam Peaty’s family’ with ‘upsetting’ three-word comment

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Gordon Ramsay has been accused of making a dig at Adam Ramsay Peaty’s family in yet another comment amid the Olympian’s fallout with his relatives

Gordon Ramsay appears to have made a dig at Adam Ramsay Peaty’s family. In recent months, the former Strictly Come Dancing star has found himself at the centre of a family feud.

Adam, 31, once had an extremely close relationship with his family, but weeks before his wedding to Holly Ramsay Peaty on December 27, his entire family had been uninvited from the ceremony. This included his parents, Caroline and Mark, as well as his elderly aunt and uncle.

His brother, James, had also been set to be a groomsman on the big day, but he, too, was uninvited. It’s claimed that Adam’s brother had allegedly sent threatening messages to the swimmer. And reports claimed that Adam believed his parents were taking his brother’s side.

But now, his father-in-law, celebrity chef Gordon, has been accused of taking a swipe at Adam’s own family. This wouldn’t be the first time, with Gordon also making digs at the Peaty family during his father-of-the-bride speech at the wedding reception. Holly and Adam recently shared snaps taken the night before their wedding, but it was Gordon’s comment that people took an issue with.

Writing in the comment section, Gordon said: “Beautiful [red heart emoji] love you both dad @hollyramsaypeaty @adamramsaypeaty.” One social media user responed: “You can’t help yourself, can you? You have to keep making it upsetting for Adam’s parents. You made the wedding day a circus, and you are determined to make his family suffer shame on you.”

Another added: “What about his mom and dad?” “Your new son-in-law needs to stop putting all these things on, as it’s not very nice for his mother and father to see; they must be heartbroken,” responded a third.

But some people, however, rushed to defend Gordon’s comment, with one fan saying: “It’s his daughter’s Instagram page. He can comment as he pleases. You can leave if you don’t like it.” “What about them? What happened between them is exactly that, between them. No one else,” typed another.

During Gordon’s father-of-the-bride speech, he informed Holly and Adam that his wife, Tana would be a “good mum to them both.” He also told his new son-in-law that Adam was a “lucky man”. Looking at his own wife, Gordon said: “Look at Tana and that’s what you have to look forward to,” before making a dig at Adam’s parents, telling Holly: “Shame you don’t have the same.”

However, Adam’s family, including his mother, was said to be “outraged and hurt” by the comments. A source told the Daily Mail: “Caroline can’t believe Gordon brought their family troubles up his speech. It is outrageous and very hurtful. By him saying Tana will be a good mum to them both makes Caroline sound like a bad mum. It was a cruel dig at her.

“She has always done her best for all her children. She is a very good mum.” Hours before Adam and Holly tied the knot at Bath Abbey, his aunt, Louise, sent the swimmer a scathing text message. She said: “I hope you never suffer the depth of pain you have put your mother through and despite it all she loves you still. Shame on you both. Shame. Remember on this, your happiest day, and on each anniversary of your happiest day, that you hurt your mum so deeply her soul screams.”

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Adam, however, didn’t receive the message as he had already allegedly blocked his family from contacting him, minus his sister, Bethany, who was a bridesmaid for Holly.

Why has no English boss won Premier League – and who could be first?

Liam Rosenior’s arrival at Chelsea offers him the chance to change the course of Premier League history for English managers and head coaches.

Since the Premier League’s inception almost 34 years ago, one of its great anomalies is that no English names have appeared on the managerial roll of honour as winners.

Howard Wilkinson, now 82 and a long-time elder statesman of the game, was the last Englishman to lift the title with Leeds United in 1991-92, but in the league’s previous guise as the First Division.

Since then, 12 managers have led their team to Premier League triumph, but no English managers have claimed the coveted crown, the list dominated by proud Scot Sir Alex Ferguson’s 13 wins and Catalan Pep Guardiola’s six titles at Manchester City.

Rosenior, 41, is only the fourth permanent English manager currently in the Premier League after moving from Strasbourg – joining Nottingham Forest’s Sean Dyche, Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe and Burnley boss Scott Parker.

Michael Carrick is taking over from sacked Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, but only until the end of the season, and the fallen Old Trafford giants have a long road back to title aspirations.

This small ratio of English managers in the Premier League is way behind Europe’s accepted top five leagues when it comes to national representation.

Sixteen of the 20 top-flight managers in Italy are Italian, 11 of the 20 in Spain are Spanish, 12 of the 18 in Germany are German and 10 of the 18 in France are French.

Including caretakers and interim appointments, there have been 92 non-British and Irish managers in Premier League history.

The current table is led by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, followed by Guardiola at Manchester City and Aston Villa’s Unai Emery – three Spaniards.

Ferguson’s empire and the foreign greats

The advent of the Premier League in 1992-93 coincided with Ferguson ending Manchester United’s 26-year wait for a title, the first of an unprecedented 13 titles he brought to Old Trafford.

Aston Villa, under the management of Ron Atkinson, finished second that season, 10 points adrift. It was a rare case of an Englishman having a brush with this success.

Another Scot, Sir Kenny Dalglish, defied the Ferguson trend with Blackburn Rovers in 1994-95 before the Premier League became the adopted home of great European managers.

Arsene Wenger was welcomed with headlines asking “Arsene Who?” when he docked at Arsenal from Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan on 30 September 1996.

Only two foreign Premier League managers, Osvaldo Ardiles and Ruud Gullit, had preceded Wenger, who became a transformational figure with a revolutionary approach.

Chelsea then started a renaissance of their own under ‘The Special One’ Jose Mourinho, who arrived from Porto in 2004 as a Champions League winner, immediately ending a wait for a title stretching back to 1955.

This started the influx of title-winning managers from abroad, such as Italians Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte, Roberto Mancini and Claudio Ranieri, a Chilean in Manuel Pellegrini, then the German Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, who was followed by Dutchman Arne Slot.

Dion Dublin, who was in Manchester United’s 1992-93 squad, told BBC Sport: “A lot of the foreign managers that have come over here have had success in Europe and won trophies as well, so maybe they know how to do it. Maybe that’s why no English person or manager has won it.

“The Premier League started in 1992, so things have changed a lot since then. I believe an English manager will win the Premier League, no doubt about that. When? I’m not too sure.”

Have English managers had a chance?

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The instances of English managers being placed in charge of top clubs is now vastly reduced, although Newcastle United have been willing to trust managers such as Kevin Keegan – the only Englishman since Atkinson to finish runner-up when they conceded a 12-point lead to Manchester United in 1995/96 – and now Eddie Howe.

They have had the highest-placed English manager in nine seasons in the Premier League, compared to Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa’s three.

Former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has finished as the highest-ranked English manager in the Premier League five times, ahead of Howe on four then Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson, both on three occasions.

So is the dearth of English Premier League winners down to lack of opportunity – or simply not being as good as those parachuted in from abroad taking the elite jobs?

Rosenior landed at Chelsea through a new route, getting his chance at Chelsea through the club’s multi-ownership model with parent company BlueCo.

Would Rosenior, sacked by Hull City in May 2024 then leaving Strasbourg in seventh place in Ligue 1, have been considered by Chelsea without involvement in that set-up?

Wayne Rooney, who was assisted by Rosenior when manager at Derby County, said: “Young English managers don’t really get that chance and he’s gone and he’s put the work in.

Tony Pulis, who pitted his wits against the great European managerial names at Stoke City, believes there is one main reason why the Premier League’s list of winning managers has no English names.

“I would ask how many English managers have managed the top clubs in the past 25 years,” he told BBC Sport. “This is why no English manager has won it.

“You look at the clubs who have won multiple titles in that time. The teams are there, and the players are there, to win the title, but it’s usually been a foreign manager picking the team. If you haven’t got the best team, and the best players, you are not going to win the Premier League.”

Gary O’Neil, who has succeeded Rosenior at Stasbourg after managing AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers, has a different view, saying: “I think it will be easy to say that English managers don’t get given the opportunity, but I don’t think that’s the full truth and completely accurate.

Which English manager can end the drought?

Rosenior looks best placed given the resources, talent and willingness to invest at Chelsea – but others have hopes for Eddie Howe and Frank Lampard.

Howe won Newcastle’s first domestic trophy for 70 years, and their first silverware for 56 years, when they beat Liverpool in last season’s Carabao Cup final. He has also taken them into the Champions League for a second time.

Lampard’s managerial career is undergoing a successful rebuild at Championship leaders Coventry City after two spells at former club Chelsea, as well as Derby County and Everton.

Former Manchester United and England defender Phil Jones told BBC Sport: “I think the number one would be Eddie Howe.

“The job that he did at Bournemouth was incredible, what he’s done now at Newcastle – and I think given time, given the squad, given the licence to go about it and have a real go at it and a real shot at it, I think he could potentially be the one to get over the line.

Dublin, added: “I think Frank Lampard is at the top of the list along with Sean Dyche at the moment. Whether they’re going to do it at the clubs they are at now or whether they get a move or they get poached we don’t know.”

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Why has no English boss won Premier League – and who could be first?

Liam Rosenior’s arrival at Chelsea offers him the chance to change the course of Premier League history for English managers and head coaches.

Since the Premier League’s inception almost 34 years ago, one of its great anomalies is that no English names have appeared on the managerial roll of honour as winners.

Howard Wilkinson, now 82 and a long-time elder statesman of the game, was the last Englishman to lift the title with Leeds United in 1991-92, but in the league’s previous guise as the First Division.

Since then, 12 managers have led their team to Premier League triumph, but no English managers have claimed the coveted crown, the list dominated by proud Scot Sir Alex Ferguson’s 13 wins and Catalan Pep Guardiola’s six titles at Manchester City.

Rosenior, 41, is only the fourth permanent English manager currently in the Premier League after moving from Strasbourg – joining Nottingham Forest’s Sean Dyche, Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe and Burnley boss Scott Parker.

Michael Carrick is taking over from sacked Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, but only until the end of the season, and the fallen Old Trafford giants have a long road back to title aspirations.

This small ratio of English managers in the Premier League is way behind Europe’s accepted top five leagues when it comes to national representation.

Sixteen of the 20 top-flight managers in Italy are Italian, 11 of the 20 in Spain are Spanish, 12 of the 18 in Germany are German and 10 of the 18 in France are French.

Including caretakers and interim appointments, there have been 92 non-British and Irish managers in Premier League history.

The current table is led by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, followed by Guardiola at Manchester City and Aston Villa’s Unai Emery – three Spaniards.

Ferguson’s empire and the foreign greats

The advent of the Premier League in 1992-93 coincided with Ferguson ending Manchester United’s 26-year wait for a title, the first of an unprecedented 13 titles he brought to Old Trafford.

Aston Villa, under the management of Ron Atkinson, finished second that season, 10 points adrift. It was a rare case of an Englishman having a brush with this success.

Another Scot, Sir Kenny Dalglish, defied the Ferguson trend with Blackburn Rovers in 1994-95 before the Premier League became the adopted home of great European managers.

Arsene Wenger was welcomed with headlines asking “Arsene Who?” when he docked at Arsenal from Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan on 30 September 1996.

Only two foreign Premier League managers, Osvaldo Ardiles and Ruud Gullit, had preceded Wenger, who became a transformational figure with a revolutionary approach.

Chelsea then started a renaissance of their own under ‘The Special One’ Jose Mourinho, who arrived from Porto in 2004 as a Champions League winner, immediately ending a wait for a title stretching back to 1955.

This started the influx of title-winning managers from abroad, such as Italians Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte, Roberto Mancini and Claudio Ranieri, a Chilean in Manuel Pellegrini, then the German Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, who was followed by Dutchman Arne Slot.

Dion Dublin, who was in Manchester United’s 1992-93 squad, told BBC Sport: “A lot of the foreign managers that have come over here have had success in Europe and won trophies as well, so maybe they know how to do it. Maybe that’s why no English person or manager has won it.

“The Premier League started in 1992, so things have changed a lot since then. I believe an English manager will win the Premier League, no doubt about that. When? I’m not too sure.”

Have English managers had a chance?

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

The instances of English managers being placed in charge of top clubs is now vastly reduced, although Newcastle United have been willing to trust managers such as Kevin Keegan – the only Englishman since Atkinson to finish runner-up when they conceded a 12-point lead to Manchester United in 1995/96 – and now Eddie Howe.

They have had the highest-placed English manager in nine seasons in the Premier League, compared to Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa’s three.

Former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has finished as the highest-ranked English manager in the Premier League five times, ahead of Howe on four then Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson, both on three occasions.

So is the dearth of English Premier League winners down to lack of opportunity – or simply not being as good as those parachuted in from abroad taking the elite jobs?

Rosenior landed at Chelsea through a new route, getting his chance at Chelsea through the club’s multi-ownership model with parent company BlueCo.

Would Rosenior, sacked by Hull City in May 2024 then leaving Strasbourg in seventh place in Ligue 1, have been considered by Chelsea without involvement in that set-up?

Wayne Rooney, who was assisted by Rosenior when manager at Derby County, said: “Young English managers don’t really get that chance and he’s gone and he’s put the work in.

Tony Pulis, who pitted his wits against the great European managerial names at Stoke City, believes there is one main reason why the Premier League’s list of winning managers has no English names.

“I would ask how many English managers have managed the top clubs in the past 25 years,” he told BBC Sport. “This is why no English manager has won it.

“You look at the clubs who have won multiple titles in that time. The teams are there, and the players are there, to win the title, but it’s usually been a foreign manager picking the team. If you haven’t got the best team, and the best players, you are not going to win the Premier League.”

Gary O’Neil, who has succeeded Rosenior at Stasbourg after managing AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers, has a different view, saying: “I think it will be easy to say that English managers don’t get given the opportunity, but I don’t think that’s the full truth and completely accurate.

Which English manager can end the drought?

Rosenior looks best placed given the resources, talent and willingness to invest at Chelsea – but others have hopes for Eddie Howe and Frank Lampard.

Howe won Newcastle’s first domestic trophy for 70 years, and their first silverware for 56 years, when they beat Liverpool in last season’s Carabao Cup final. He has also taken them into the Champions League for a second time.

Lampard’s managerial career is undergoing a successful rebuild at Championship leaders Coventry City after two spells at former club Chelsea, as well as Derby County and Everton.

Former Manchester United and England defender Phil Jones told BBC Sport: “I think the number one would be Eddie Howe.

“The job that he did at Bournemouth was incredible, what he’s done now at Newcastle – and I think given time, given the squad, given the licence to go about it and have a real go at it and a real shot at it, I think he could potentially be the one to get over the line.

Dublin, added: “I think Frank Lampard is at the top of the list along with Sean Dyche at the moment. Whether they’re going to do it at the clubs they are at now or whether they get a move or they get poached we don’t know.”

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Analysis: Why Greenland and Europe might have to offer Trump concessions

What can small nations do to prevent being gobbled up by bigger, more powerful ones?

This is no abstract question for Greenland right now. It’s very real. And it has no easy answers. Greenland’s autonomy, its future, hangs in the balance.

Greenland is a territory of Denmark. Since 2009, it’s been largely self-governing, and has the right to pursue independence at a time of its choosing. Independence is the wish of all its political parties. But with economic self-sufficiency some way off, it’s sticking with Denmark for now.

Not if United States President Donald Trump has his way. He wants Greenland for the US. Since the bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro, realisation has dawned that he is deadly serious about this. The White House has pointedly refused to take military force off the table, although the real estate mogul-turned-president would likely prefer a simple cash deal.

Europe is in diplomatic crisis mode. Denmark is a NATO member. The idea of NATO’s chief guarantor – the US – annexing territory from a member state seemed preposterous until recently. No longer.

So what can Denmark’s friends do to stop it?

The uncomfortable truth is that if Donald Trump sends in troops, Greenland would likely fall in days, perhaps hours. Trump has mocked Denmark’s forces there as “two dogsleds”. And though this doesn’t meet any truth test, his point holds. Greenland is sparsely defended. Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command in Greenland consists of a handful of warships and search and rescue teams.

The US, meanwhile, already has a major base in northwestern Greenland, under a 1951 pact that also allows Washington to set up more bases on the island. Nearly 650 personnel are stationed at the base, including US Air Force and Space Force members.

Copenhagen is tooling up. It has announced $4.2bn in extra defence spending for the Arctic. And it is buying 16 more F-35 fighter jets (from, of course, the US). But even so, Denmark would have little chance against the full might of the US military.

So a diplomatic united front has been launched. As with other Trump-created crises, Europe’s leaders are adopting an approach that could be called transatlantic judo. Like judo wrestlers, they’re trying to redirect Trump’s energy – his strident, America First unilateralism – and persuade him that the best expression of this is collegiate, transatlantic multilaterism.

Essentially, they’re saying, “Yes, Donald. You’re absolutely right to raise Arctic security as a big problem. We totally agree. While we’re not sure that invading Greenland is the answer, NATO is the solution.”

We’ve heard this message from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in recent days. And the British and German governments have both suggested NATO forces be deployed to Greenland to boost Arctic security. A German delegation was in Washington, DC, before Wednesday’s meeting between State Secretary Marco Rubio and the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers.

While the Europeans try their judo, Donald Trump’s approach is more sumo. Wielding the great geopolitical heft of the US, the president is unyielding. To all entreaties from bewildered Europeans, he remains unmoved.

When they say he can have all the US military presence on Greenland that he wants under the 1951 treaty with Denmark, he says he wants more. When they say a unilateral annexation of Greenland would be the end of NATO, he shrugs as if that might be a price worth paying. When they question his claims that Russia and China are poised to take over Greenland themselves, he just repeats them.

Appeasement or capitulation is possible. If the Europeans were panicked enough, they could lean on Denmark to give Greenlanders the independence referendum that’s been talked about for years. If Greenlanders chose full sovereignty – as a majority ultimately want – Europe could claim Greenland’s fate wasn’t their problem any more. But we’re not in that place yet.

For now, European leaders are united behind Copenhagen and Nuuk. Denmark’s sovereignty is inviolable, they say. And Greenland is not for sale.