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The top 10 footballers that have racked up the most transfer fees in history

Some players are so sorely sought after, that clubs will break the bank to have their names on the books. Sportsmail takes a look at the top 10 players that have accumulated the most in transfer fees.




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Billy Porter makes history as first gay black man to get lead Emmy nomination

Billy Porter, a veteran theater actor, can add a new honor to his list: being the first openly gay African American man to be nominated for a Lead Actor Emmy.




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Fallon Sherrock makes history by becoming the first woman to win a World Darts Championship match

Mother-of-one Fallon Sherrock, 25, was left speechless after she beat 22-year-old Ted Evetts 3-2 at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday.




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Luke Woodhouse creates PDC Darts Home Tour history by scoring first ever kitchen nine-darter

On just the second evening of the tour, world No 57 Luke Woodhouse hit a 113.9 average and also beat Ted Evetts and Rowby-John Rodriguez to ensure a 100 per cent record in Group Two.




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Ann Brightwell triumphed with Tokyo gold in 1964... but she nearly turned down Olympic history

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Then known as Ann Packer, she took gold in the 800m as Sportsmail caught up with one of Britain's sporting heroes at her lovely home in Congleton, Cheshire.




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The feats and records consigned to history's scrapheap if the 2019-20 season ends up null and void  

The prospect of the 2019-20 season being declared 'null and void' looms large over football. We take a look at some of the records, achievements and landmarks that could be erased from history.




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Sashi Cheliah beats Ben Borsht to win MasterChef Australia with highest score in show's history

MasterChef promised it's most challenging finale of all time and it certainly delivered.




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Cross-code footy star signs a huge $10MILLION contract to become the highest paid player in history

New Zealand football superstar Sonny Bill Williams has signed an incredible $10milion deal with Canadian team the Toronto Wolfpack to return to rugby league.




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Kate Ritchie's husband Stuart Webb's shocking drink driving history revealed

The husband of Home and Away icon Kate Ritchie has been caught drink driving by police five times, court documents have revealed - as he jumps back behind the wheel.




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San Francisco 49ers assistant coach is first female AND first openly gay coach in Super Bowl history

Katie Sowers, 33, of the San Francisco 49ers made history on two fronts in Super Bowl 2020, when she became the first female and LGBT coach to reach the championship game this past Sunday.




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History maker! Cristiano Ronaldo wins RECORD 10th Portuguese Player of the Year award

Ronaldo beat off competition from Atletico Madrid starlet Joao Felix, Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes and Wolves' Ruben Neves.




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Joelinton is the WORST transfer in recent Premier League history

CRAIG HOPE: It was put to Steve Bruce ahead of Tuesday's FA Cup tie at West Brom that Joelinton may not score another Premier League goal this season yet could still emerge as a Cup hero.




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Why Deontay Wilder's the biggest puncher in boxing history: Top ten heavyweight hitters

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Deontay Wilder has emerged from sleepy Tuscaloosa in deep Alabama to challenge all the old pre-conceptions with the highest KO ratio yet.




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35 years ago, Hagler and Hearns traded blows in the most primeval three rounds in boxing history

JEFF POWELL: For once in her bubbly lifetime of mischievous laughter, Joan Rivers was not being funny as she shielded her eyes and in hushed tones asked at ringside: 'Is it always like this?'




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England vs Sweden football history revealed ahead of 2018 World Cup fixture on Saturday

With England through to the quarter-finals, here is all you need to know about the history of England vs Sweden matches including the results, head-to-head stats and the 2002 World Cup meeting.




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Two-goal Aaron Ramsey wants Wales to make history after booking their place at Euro 2020

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN CARDIFF: Aaron Ramsey is determined to help Wales eclipse their memorable Euro 2016 campaign after scoring twice to send them to next year's Finals.




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Tony Awards 2019: Oklahoma!'s Ali Stroker makes history with win

In her speech, Stroker said that 'every kid who is watching tonight who has a disability ... who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena ... you are!'




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Selena Gomez makes history as first artist to hold #1 spot on Billboard 100 and Rolling Stone 100

Selena Gomez made history on Monday when she not only got her first number one, but became the first artist to get both a Billboard 100 and Rolling Stone 100 with Lose You to Love Me.




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Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England have 20 major honours between them... but the top half of the Euro 2016 knockout draw have won nothing in their history

One of Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Wales are guaranteed a place in the final - none of whom have a major international honour to their name.




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Bombshell review: A film that powerfully captures a key turning point in social history

I first saw Bombshell a few weeks ago, and when I told people what a treat they had heading their way, they naturally wanted to know what it was about.




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The Personal History Of David Copperfield review: 'An unbridled joy'

As nomination season for the big film awards comes to a close, it is clear there are both winners - basically Joker, 1917, The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - and losers.




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Stay here Lewis... and make history: Toto Wolff reveals contract talks with Hamilton have begun

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Mercedes have opened contract talks with Lewis Hamilton in an attempt to help him write the most successful story in Formula One history.




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Victorian priest Cardinal John Henry Newman set to make history as he is canonised at the Vatican

Cardinal John Henry Newman is to be canonised at the Vatican in Rome tomorrow. Prince Charles will make speech and woman claiming miracle after praying to Cardinal will be there.




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Florida man arrested for threatening to shoot up a Walmart had history of racist social media posts

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, posting on Facebook under the name Jared Janota, expressed racist language and stereotypes. He also about white supremacist leanings, cops say.




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Hillary Clinton pledges to 'make history together' while Donald Trump blasts 'political establishment' 

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump released their final campaign ads on Monday night ahead of America going to the polls on Tuesday. The videos are remarkably different from one another.




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Laura Trott takes omnium gold to become most successful rider in European Track Clycing Championships history 

Laura Trott secured victory in the omnium to take her third gold medal of the European Track Cycling Championships. Trott had already won gold in the women's team pursuit and the scratch race.




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History-maker Khadijah Mellah to be part of panel at 2020 Aintree Grand Women's Summit

Held on Ladies Day at the Aintree festival, the summit brings women in sport and business together to discuss how they continue to break down barriers and inspire others to follow suit.




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Tiger Roll can still make Grand National history, even if it is in a virtual world

It is just for fun but go on, admit it, you're just a little bit curious to see if Tiger Roll can make Grand National history - even if it is only in a virtual world.




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It's virtual history! Potters Corner claims victory in computer-simulated Grand National

MARCUS TOWNEND: We've had the void Grand National, the bomb scare Grand National and dramas like Devon Loch collapsing on the run-in with the race at his mercy in 1956.




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Our critic has always loved The Kinks. But he despairs at this joyless history

Doyle follows an ever-increasing line of academics who attempt to sanctify pop music with stuffiness. In so doing, they extinguish its fire in a great whoosh of homogenous jargon




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UK weather: Britain is set for its HOTTEST August Bank Holiday in history

This bank holiday weekend is set to be the hottest on record with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of up to 91F (33C), meaning millions of people will hit the roads for day trips to the seaside.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which my search history reveals all

You can tell a lot about someone's psyche by looking at their search history. Here's mine. On just one day, I searched 124 sites.




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How sexism blighted history of sex: The Romans entombed errant Virgins and Victorians feared cycling

Kate Lister, author of A History of Sex, makes plain people have always wanted to turn sex 'into a moral issue', with complex social structures and taboos.




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HISTORY 

The utterly beguiling characters from Pulley's debut The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street make a much-anticipated reappearance here.




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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker features first-ever same-sex kiss in franchise's 40-year history

Two female members of the Resistance shared a kiss in one celebration scene in the film - a first for the franchise's 40-year history on the silver screen.




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A real-estate tycoon's virtually undriven car collection is heading to auction soon, including one of the most famous Ferraris in history — take a look at all of the cars




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Rihanna makes history by wearing a durag on British Vogue cover

Rihanna makes history in May 2020 issue of British Vogue, becoming the first person to ever wear a durag on the cover of the prestigious fashion publication. 




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Today in History, May 10

Highlights in history on this date:1307 - Scottish king Robert the Bruce heavily defeats an English cavalry force at the battle of Loudoun Hill in...




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Team GB boxer Nicola Adams targeting history at first European Games in Baku  

Nicola Adams has targeted boxing history as she steps up her plans for her Olympic title defence. The 32-year-old will fight for Team GB in the first European Games in Baku this month.




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PIERS MORGAN: This was the worst, wokest Oscars in history

It took all of ten seconds for the first winner at last night's Oscars to unleash an angry political statement against President Trump. Frankly, I'm only surprised it took that long.




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Shane Sutton accused of being a 'serial liar and doper with a doping history' ahead of Freeman trial

Shane Sutton sensationally stormed out of the Richard Freeman medical tribunal on Tuesday after branding the former Team Sky and British Cycling medic a 'spineless liar'.




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Russia WILL appeal four-year ban as Putin says sanctions 'unlike anything in history of humankind'

Speaking about the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision, Putin said Russia were 'being punished for the same thing twice - we've never had anything like this in the history of humankind.'




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Johanna Konta set to make history at the French Open:

As the British number 1 gears up to play unseeded Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday, here's a look back on Johanna Konta's life and amazing career before the French Open semifinal.




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Nigel Farage hails Brexit as 'the most significant moment in modern British history'

The arch-Brexiteer whipped up jubilant crowds in London's Parliament Square on Friday night moments before the historic divorce from the bloc.




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The biggest fight in history, hundreds of millions on offer... will Khabib and McGregor fight again?

'He's focused on Khabib. He wants the Khabib fight. He'll wait for that.'  UFC President Dana White ushered the words that every Conor McGregor fan wanted to hear.




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Ronnie Scott's has seen it all in its 60-year history: Princess Diana and her lover, the Kray twins

Ronnie Scott's jazz club in Soho has welcomed a star-studded guest list over the years, with visitors including Princess Diana, the Rolling Stones and Elton John. It is turning 60 this year.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which my search history reveals all

You can tell a lot about someone's psyche by looking at their search history. Here's mine. On just one day, I searched 124 sites.




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Dow Jones suffers largest one-day point drop in HISTORY

Industry analysts continue to sound the alarm as they assessed the impact of the coronavirus, with Goldman Sachs saying U.S. companies will generate no earnings growth in 2020.




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Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn and Baby Rani make history on cover of People's Most Beautiful issue

The 41-year-old Oscar nominee, her 74-year-old mother, and her 18-month-old toddler were photographed in early February before the COVID-19 quarantine




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Lionel Messi's history of Argentina failures after yet more heartbreak at Copa America

When five-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona star Lionel Messi eventually hangs up his boots, he might just have one huge regret lingering in the back of his mind.