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FRANK LAMPARD came close to landing the Rangers job when Philippe Clement was appointed.
Now THREE of his former team-mates reckon the Gers should be looking at their star-studded Stamford Bridge squad again.
Joe Cole, Carlton Cole and Wayne Bridge had halcyon days in west London.
The Blues enjoyed mid-noughties success during the first coming of Jose Mourinho with captain John Terry lifting the Premier League title twice and Frank Lampard scoring from midfield.
And the trio reckon there was a future Gers gaffer amongst them.
But not Lampard – now in charge at Coventry City.
And not his old pal John Terry either – most recently coach at Leicester.
Instead the trio have pulled another name out of the blue – not widely linked with the job. At least, not so far.
Lampard and Kevin Muscat have been mentioned – as previous candidates – so too has out of work ex-bosses Steven Gerrard and Gio van Bronckhorst, plus the likes of Steve Cooper, Sean Dyche and Gary O’Neil.
Sunsport revealed Russell Martin is a name being considered by the Ibrox hierarchy in the immediate aftermath of Philippe Clement‘s sacking.
However the team at The Dressing Room podcast reckon another Englishman is being unfairly over-looked.
Step forward former England first-team coach – Ashley Cole.
Wayne Bridge said: “He was a great player, obviously one of the best but also like he he knows football. He’s read the game.
“You can see the dedication he’s put into the coaching.”
And Joe Cole, who raised his name, explained: “I’m gonna throw him in because, I know he’s got a great job working in England under-21s but Rangers had such a great spell with Stevie G – another ex-England legend.
“I can see Coley going to that job.
” I worked with him doing a bit of media in foreign country. We were sitting with an afternoon off on the sun beds lounging at the pool.
“We ordered a cup of drinks, laughing and I thought ‘this is all good, just watching the world go by in 90 degrees.
“But he just gets out his laptop and he’s showing me throw-ins! That’s dedication. I love him. That would be perfect for him.”
Gerrard leads the permanent betting market at 7/1 alongside Russell Martin.
Interim boss Barry Ferguson is next, followed by David Wagner (10/1), Derek McInnes (12/1), Sean Dyche and Jesse Marsch (both 16/1).
Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
DONALD Trump has proposed offering a “Gold Card” visa to bring the world’s elite to the US, setting them back $5million for the VIP ticket.
This immigration program could also offer oligarchs, seeking refuge from dictator Putin, a route to the US but this is how the special pass will work.
Trump sensationally announced the VIP visa could start in as little as two weeks and dubbed this new visa the “gold card”.
This path will also come with a route to citizenship for some of the world’s richest foreign businessmen in what Trump said was “somewhat like a green card, but at a higher level of sophistication”.
Trump told reporters in The White House: “You have a green card, this is a gold card.”
He also emphasised that this route will be open to investors planning to create jobs for Americans.
Trump added: “Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card.
“They’ll be wealthy and they’ll be successful and they’ll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people.”
Trump revealed this route was for people “of wealth or people of great talent”.
He also announced this program will be a way to bring in investors who will build companies and provide jobs.
He did not give specific job creation requirements but said applicants will go through vetting to ensure they are “wonderful, world-class global citizens”.
Trump did not confirm if there will be a cap on the number of gold visas handed out but he suggested around one million could be sold to generate money for the government.
He added that more details about the big money visa will be revealed in two weeks.
This new visa will set the wealthy back around $5million per application.
The program will not give buyers American citizenship straight away.
Gold visa recipients will be lawful residents of the US and will have the right to work towards citizenship.
Typical green card holders must spend five years in the US before they can apply for a US passport.
It is not clear if this timeline will be different for Trump’s new visa holders.
EB-5 visas are open to foreign nationals who invest $1million in an American business that employs at least 10 people.
This path, which was introduced in 1990, gave these rich internationals green cards and the eventual route to citizenship.
The EB-5 has a limit of 10,000 visas per year for people who “make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States”.
Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce, explained that the Trump administration intends to end the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and “replace it with the Trump gold card.”
He described the EB-5 program as “full of nonsense, make-believe and fraud,” adding, “It was a way to get a green card that was low priced.”
The US currently offers a range of visas for foreigners who want to live and work in the country, each with its own set of requirements and limitations.
Broadly, visas fall into two categories: non-immigrant visas, which are temporary and typically issued for work, study, or tourism, and immigrant visas, which provide a pathway to permanent residency (a Green Card).
For those seeking long-term residency, the Green Card application process can be rigorous and time-consuming, often taking years.
Some applicants obtain Green Cards through family sponsorship, employer sponsorship, or humanitarian programs such as refugee or asylum status.
Others may qualify through investment-based programs like the EB-5 visa, which allows individuals to apply for permanent residency if they invest a significant amount of money in a US business and create jobs.
Nonimmigrant visas, on the other hand, include work-based visas such as the H-1B for skilled workers, L-1 for intra-company transfers, and O-1 for individuals with extraordinary abilities.
Many of these visas have strict eligibility criteria and annual caps, making them highly competitive.
The complexity and length of the US immigration process mean that many foreign nationals face long wait times and significant legal hurdles before securing the right to live and work in the country permanently.
Trump did not rule against Russian oligarchs possibly benefiting from this new visa.
He explained that any of these Putin escapees would be vetted and could pass if they are “global citizens”.
Trump said: “Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.”
This golden ticket to the US has been a sharp contrast to Trump’s mass deportation flights for “criminals” and “illegals” in the US.
Seven countries so far have agreed to take back deportees just weeks after Trump reentered The White House.
These nations include India, Honduras, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
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JOHN HIGGINS survived a funny tummy sparked by too many Chinese HOT POTS as he showed off his hot-potting on the table!
The Scotsman, 49, had a dodgy stomach as he knocked out Zhou Yuelong 5-4 from the last-16 of the Yushan event.
During the past week in China, the world No.13 has been enjoying nights out at local restaurants where he has indulged in piping-hot liquid meat dishes.
The four-time world champion stopped worrying about the scoreline – he fell 4-2 down to Zhou – because he was doing everything possible to avoid rushing off to the loo during every frame.
Candid Higgo – who came from behind with breaks of 60, 74 and 72 – said: “I’ve got to be honest, I’ve not been feeling great all day.
“My stomach has been very bad. I’ve been enjoying the hot pots too many times.
“Listen, from 4-2 behind, it probably helped me. I was running…aye, it was really bad.
“It probably relaxed my mind because I wasn’t even thinking about the match.
“I was thinking about not running to the toilet. And that’s the God’s honest truth.
“It probably relaxed my mind, not thinking about the pressures of the game. Just the pressure of something else!
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“No hot pot this evening. Nothing. Just bread and water…”
Higgins now plays China’s No.26 seed Pang Junxu on Friday over the best of nine frames as he chases the £170,000 top prize.
It is a record-equalling 146th ranking event quarter-final, which sees him draw level with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Higgins laughed: “Only one more to go. A 147 would be nice.
“Listen, it has been a good career, a long career, maybe that’s why I’ve been able to rack up a lot of numbers.
“I’m proud I’m still going. I still love competing. I really want to win one more big event. That’s what I am trying my hardest to do.
“It felt good to win here. As I have been on the wrong end of a lot of deciders lately.
“To win that was very pleasing. I am delighted. Zhou was looking really strong. A great win for me.”
Essex lad Zak Surety, 33, reached his first ranking quarter-final as he beat Liu Hongyu 5-2, scoring breaks of 97, 126, 86 and 65.
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
Most World Titles (modern era)
A SECTION of the busy M20 in Limerick, which is used by thousands of drivers every day, has been closed this afternoon due to a multi-vehicle collision.
An alert has been issued to road users on the route to expect “significant delays”.
The stretch is closed between Junction 4 and Junction 5 near Patrickswell in Limerick, with all lanes affected by the collision.
Diversions have been put in place but Gardai warn delays in the area are expected.
Posting an alert on social media Gardai said: “The M20 has been closed between Junctions 4 and 5 southbound.
“Diversions are in place. Delays are expected if travelling in this area.”
Transport Infrastructure Ireland warned: “Road closure due to a multi vehicle collision. All lanes affected.
“Significant delays to your journey will occur. Please use a different route for your journey.”
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