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MAYA LE TISSIER joked that Sir Alex Ferguson left her speechless when the pair chatted about her Manchester United captaincy.

And the Red Devils ace wants to be a skipper who wears her heart on her sleeve with her team ready to take down their WSL title rivals.

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The Red Devils defender (left) intends to continue giving her all in her new role[/caption]

Tomorrow Le Tissier, 22, will lead her team-mates out as captain for the first time at Old Trafford.

Marc Skinner’s side will face West Ham in the opening fixture of the new Women’s Super League season.

The 12midday clash comes 19 days after the England defender spoke with Sir Alex about what it means to be a Man United captain.

The duo were watching Erik ten Hag’s men’s side take on Liverpool at Old Trafford, a Prem clash that United lost 3-0.

Le Tissier recalled: “It was unbelievable. There are not many people who leave me speechless and I didn’t know what to say to him.

“It was at half time when they (the men’s team) played Liverpool.

“They were losing at that point and I was thinking I don’t know what mood he’s going to be in. 

“But he was so nice and it was so surreal and he spoke to me about the responsibility of being captain. It was great to meet him.”

Since her July 2022 Manchester move from Brighton, Le Tissier has become a first team regular appearing in every single one of United’s league games in the past two seasons.

The defender, whose side finished fifth last term, hopes to bring consistency on the pitch as captain and good vibes off it. 

She added: “It’s definitely about consistency first of all, and to make myself available for every game.

“I think that’s the best thing you can give to your team-mates and to staff.

“That’s my job to be there ready and to help the team.

“On the pitch I wear my heart on my sleeve.

“People know I’m with them, committed to them and will fight for them every single time.

“Now there’s a bit more responsibility on the pitch to make things a little bit calmer.

“It’s not something that I’ve had to really do, so I’ll make sure that I can really improve that.

“Off the pitch, I’m just a sociable person.

“I like to chat to anyone to be fair, unless it’s Sir Alex and then I don’t know what to say!”

Le Tissier receiving the skipper’s armband this month, coincided with her United and England team-mate Ella Toone, 25, being named vice-captain.

The Euros-winning midfielder, who scored in her side’s first-ever FA Cup final win in May, has made more than 150 United appearances .

Le Tissier added: “Ella has been in so many finals and delivered in every single big moment.

“It’s amazing to be on the same journey with her and to work together.

“We’ve made it really clear that it’s not just being captain.

“It’s me, her and the rest of the team and the leadership group as well.

“It means a lot for me and Toons to be a part of it, especially her being a United fan who is from Manchester.”

Since beginning her senior career five years ago at Albion, Le Tissier has emerged as one of the biggest football talents to come from Guernsey.

If I can give the next generation a bit more support, I’ll feel like I’ve done my job.

Maya Le Tissier

Another star from the island who took the sport by storm is Southampton icon Matt Le Tissier, although the pair are not related.

Like her namesake the defender, whose football journey began at a boys’ team called St Martins, hopes to be an inspiration for young players back home.

Le Tissier said: “It means a lot to me to show them that you can do it, you can get to the top.

“That’s not to say that I’m there now, but I’m on my way.

“If I can create some here and there and give the next generation a bit more support, I’ll feel like I’ve done my job.”

“I remember (when I was living in Guernsey) I just wanted go over to the Women’s Super League and play as a pro.

“That was the only thing I had in my mind.

“When I went to Brighton, I thought (to myself), ‘I’m just going to go all the way now’.

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Le Tissier, Toone and their team-mates hope to put in a solid challenge for this term’s WSL title[/caption]

“I’m in it for the long run so I’m just going to do as best as I can.

“And that’s brought me here today as captain

“I’m really appreciative of the opportunities that have come my way and I can’t wait to see what else comes.”

AS THE wife of former WWE boss Vince McMahon, Linda’s life has been in the spotlight for a very long time.

Since her husband announced he was retiring, following multiple scandals, fans are eager to learn more about her.

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Linda met Vince McMahon when she was 13 and he was 16[/caption]

 

Born on October 4, 1948, in New Bern, North Carolina, Linda McMahon is the wife of former WWE CEO and chairman, Vince McMahon.

The couple tied the knot in 1966 and went on to found WWE together.

Her husband Vince retired as CEO in July 2022, amid sexual misconduct claims.

In July 2023, the former boss had spinal surgery, which was a “major, life-altering operation”.

Linda served as CEO of the WWE  from 1997 until 2009 but stepped down to pursue a career in public office.

She ran twice for a US Senate seat in Connecticut in 2010 and 2012 but was unsuccessful.

On September 25, 2024, Netflix are releasing a documentary about her husband called Mr. McMahon.

Walking down the aisle 

Linda met Vince McMahon when she was 13, and he was 16.

The young pair then dated during their time in High School.

Shortly after she graduated, he asked her to marry him. 

They wed on August 26, 1966, when she was 17, and he was 21.

Their son Shane was born in 1970, followed by daughter Stephanie in 1976.

Working for the White House

Linda McMahon was picked by Donald Trump to serve as the administrator of the Small Business Administration in late 2016.

At the time, Trump said: “Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one of the country’s top female executives advising businesses around the globe.

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Linda McMahon and her husband in the ring during Vince’s 64th birthday[/caption]

He continued: “Linda is going to be a phenomenal leader and champion for small businesses and unleash America’s entrepreneurial spirit all across the country.”

Linda’s cabinet-level position lasted from February 2017 until April 2019.

The department’s role is to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business concerns.

The McMahons had crossed paths with Trump before Linda’s appointment, when the tycoon-turned-President appeared in a WWE bout with Mr McMahon in Wrestlemania 23, in a fight dubbed the ‘Battle of the Billionaires.’

Intercontinental Champion Umaga represented McMahon while Bobby Lashley fought for Trump.

The former president famously tackled McMahon to the floor before shaving his head in the ring.

A BURGLAR has been awarded a £5.5 million payout after claiming he was left with a phobia of kitchens following a knife attack in a prison canteen.

Steven Wilson – who has a 20-year criminal record – suffered a torn liver, fractured spine and lacerated spinal cord during the incident in July 2018.

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Former HMP Chelmsford inmate Steven Wilson outside London’s High Court today[/caption]

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Knife murderer Patrick Chandler attacked Wilson in the prison kitchen[/caption]

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The incident happened at HMP Chelmsford in Essex in 2018[/caption]

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Chandler murdered John Comer in December 2017[/caption]

Convicted murderer Patrick Chandler attacked him “out of the blue” with a nine-inch knife whilst they both worked in the kitchen at HMP Chelmsford.

Wilson, 36, of Clacton-on -Sea, Essex, was on remand for an aggravated burglary – of which he was later convicted – when he was attacked.

He was later sentenced to six-and-a-half years’ imprisonment.

His previous offences involve criminal damage, theft, driving, breach of community orders and violence.

He successfully sued the Ministry of Justice, claiming the Government department had failed to adequately assess whether lifer Chandler was safe to work in such an environment.

‘YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND’

“When I see knives I feel cold,” Wilson said from the witness box at the High Court this morning.

“You don’t understand the chill I get when I see a knife.

“I can’t be in a kitchen or around knives because it reminds me of the attack.”

He was stabbed to the stomach with such force that it lifted him off the ground.

The MoJ admitted liability and agreed that Wilson is due compensation but contested the amount.

Government lawyers argued that due to Wilson’s long record, with “next to no history” of having earned an honest penny, he should not get the £5m-plus damages he was claiming.

However, Judge Melissa Clarke disagreed, awarding him the multi-million pound payout and ordered the Government to pay his £546,000 lawyers’ bill on top.

At the time, Chandler was only 24 days into a life sentence, imposed for the brutal knife murder of John Comer, 45, in Lawford, Essex, in December 2017.

The formerly “fit and fearless” Wilson recalled Chandler “looking at him strangely” before he lashed out, as if he was “looking straight through him”.

Chandler later admitted attempting to murder Wilson and received an additional life sentence and 10-year minimum term in November 2018.

Chandler’s overall risk rating had been assessed by the MoJ as “medium”, court documents disclosed.

This was despite two weeks before the attack having allegedly told his supervisor that “he had fantasised about violence and what he was going to do to people and about making weapons”.

Wilson’s barrister, Giles Mooney KC, told the judge that, once off the operating table, he was treated in hospital for over two months and had to use a wheelchair.

He now needs a stick to get around, is plagued by chronic pain and cannot work due to the legacy of his attack.

Giving evidence, Wilson told the judge: “I went in there a perfectly fit young man and came out in a wheelchair.”

His ordeal has triggered flashbacks, PTSD and nightmares, he said, telling the court: “When I came out I kept seeing this man.

“I knew that he was behind bars, but I kept seeing him, I had dreams that he was chasing me and I’d wake up in a pool of sweat.”

During the trial of the case, MoJ barrister Richard Wheeler KC told the judge: “While the defendant accepts the claimant must be compensated for his injuries, that compensation must be fair, reasonable and just.”

He added that Wilson had a lengthy criminal record.

Although he had at one point claimed to have earned £800-a-week prior to going to jail, he had put forward “no evidence” of how he did this, the barrister said.

The MoJ argued that Wilson has made improvements in his condition since the attack and so does not need the level of care going forward that he claimed.

Mr Mooney, however, insisted that the MoJ had “seriously undervalued” the claim and that he deserves the payout he claimed.

“It is entirely accepted that Mr Wilson had a somewhat troubled and criminal past prior to the attack on him,” he told the judge.

“However, the attack has left him with very serious injuries. He has extensive care, therapeutic and accommodation needs.”

Handing down judgment this morning, Judge Clarke said that some of the experts put forward by the Government Legal Department had during the trial “departed from an initial fair and independent approach to Mr Wilson’s case”.

One expert was criticised for “cherry picking” excerpts from video surveillance evidence, whilst another had “lost sight of the fact that his first duty was to the court and was actively seeking to persuade the court to make a lower award,” the judge said.

“I have asked that there should be some introspection by the Government Legal Department on this and whether experts were asked to move away to more partisan and unfair analysis,” she said.

“I understand there has now been some such introspection by the Government Legal Department and I shall say no more about it.”

She went on to award a compensation payout of just under £5.5m, with Wilson’s legal bill of £546,030.99 on top.

The judge ordered the Government to pay £400,000 up front in regard to the legal costs bill.

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