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Lamine Yamal 'living the dream' after record-breaking Spain debut
Lamine Yamal 'living the dream' after record-breaking Spain debut
Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal admits he is living the dream after his record-breaking appearance for Spain.
2023-09-09 17:15
Threads is finally adding a search function
Threads is finally adding a search function
There are a lot of things that Threads, Meta's Twitter (X?) replacement, cannot do. Users
2023-09-01 00:13
Al Ittihad keen on record Mohamed Salah deal
Al Ittihad keen on record Mohamed Salah deal
Sources believe that Al Ittihad are still looking to sign Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.
2023-09-01 00:00
China, Russia Use Security Forum to Show Off Ties Yet Again
China, Russia Use Security Forum to Show Off Ties Yet Again
China and Russia used a military forum in Beijing to publicly reinforce their bond, a move that defies
2023-10-30 18:03
Arizona secretary of state's office subpoenaed in special counsel probe into 2020 election interference
Arizona secretary of state's office subpoenaed in special counsel probe into 2020 election interference
Special counsel Jack Smith issued a subpoena to the Arizona secretary of state's office in May as part of the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, CNN has confirmed.
2023-07-07 05:21
Pete Alonso homers twice to help the Mets beat the Nationals 5-1
Pete Alonso homers twice to help the Mets beat the Nationals 5-1
Pete Alonso homered twice to become the second player in Mets history with four 30-homer seasons, leading retooling New York to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night
2023-07-29 10:06
'I would've loved that': David Gordon Green hoped that William Friedkin would live to see The Exorcist: Believer
'I would've loved that': David Gordon Green hoped that William Friedkin would live to see The Exorcist: Believer
David Gordon Green is heartbroken that 'The Exorcist' director William Friedkin passed away before the release of his sequel 'The Exorcist: Believer'.
2023-10-05 17:00
Driussi propels Austin to 4-1 victory over Minnesota United
Driussi propels Austin to 4-1 victory over Minnesota United
Sebastián Driussi scored a pair of goals, the first one on a penalty kick, and Austin FC breezed to a 4-1 victory over Minnesota United
2023-07-09 12:41
F1 23 Bahrain Setup: Best Race Build
F1 23 Bahrain Setup: Best Race Build
Check out the best F1 23 Bahrain setup for the Bahrain International Circuit, including aerodynamics, brakes, and tyre settings, to win the first Grand Prix of the season.
2023-06-15 04:36
Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza
Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza
As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, many ask why neighboring Egypt or other Arab countries don’t take them in
2023-10-19 08:36
The fresh perspective driving Kevin De Bruyne to Champions League glory
The fresh perspective driving Kevin De Bruyne to Champions League glory
For a footballer who has been voted the best player in the Bundesliga in one season and the Premier League in two more, Kevin De Bruyne could be forgiven for feeling a bit undervalued and underappreciated. Not by his peers, however, but by his family. It transpires he is not even the most popular player in the De Bruyne household. His seven-year-old son, Mason, had a kickabout on the Etihad Stadium pitch with his favourite footballer as Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title win. It wasn’t his father. He prefers the man with 52 goals, Erling Haaland, to the one with 28 assists, his dad. "It is not a problem,” said De Bruyne. “All three children have long hair. Erling is a superstar. I see that with the kids at [their] school too. They all have hair like that. It's funny. My children have all become interested in football this year. They attend more games. They are also starting to play football themselves. My eldest in particular is starting to realise a little more what is going on. He wants to come to games more. He came to see Bayern. He begins to experience and enjoy it more. As long as they like it, it's okay." All of which was a characteristically unflustered response. De Bruyne’s first Champions League final ended abruptly when he was clattered by Antonio Rudiger, leaving him with a broken nose and fractured eye socket. Another might have talked of revenge or lucklessness. Not De Bruyne. “I don't look at what happened two years ago with bad feelings. You go on, you move on,” he said. It is why he has been City’s down-to-earth superstar. Asked what is different from 2021, he gave a grounded response. “I have a daughter now. So that’s a change,” he said. He marked their FA Cup win last weekend by going home, looking after his children for a couple of days and playing football and games with them. “My wife had to do some stuff somewhere else,” he shrugged. Winning the Champions League, he smiled, would be a relief because he would no longer have to face questions if his career was complete without it. He can be eminently reasonable about it. “I always want to give the best Kevin on the field,” he rationalised. “I know that sometimes things go less and sometimes better. But as I say: we want to win everything, but it is also not possible to win everything.” And yet, irritating and repetitive as some of the questions may be, there is a point. For an astonishingly successful player, arguably the finest in both City and Belgium’s greatest teams, De Bruyne has been denied the very biggest prizes. Belgium’s golden generation almost certainly won’t win anything now, their disastrous World Cup seeming to bring an era to an end. Meanwhile De Bruyne may now be the best footballer of his generation who has not won the Champions League. Of the top 10 finishers in last year’s Ballon d’Or voting, seven have done it. There is plenty of time for Kylian Mbappe and Haaland, still both in their early twenties. De Bruyne turns 32 this month. He is the exception. He often is: the 2021 top 10 consisted of seven Champions League winners, Mbappe, Gianluigi Donnarumma, named player of the tournament in Euro 2020, and De Bruyne. The Belgian can be animated when arguing with Pep Guardiola during games – “moments between competitive persons… I don’t see a problem with that” – but his overall outlook is rather calmer. “I’m happy with the way that I am,” he said. “Obviously I know it will help whatever people say about me and the team. It doesn’t put me in bad or good places. I’ve been here eight years and it’s been incredible. Could I come here and think about all the amount of games and trophies we would win in eight years? Probably not.” That sense of perspective might be an asset. De Bruyne has won the Premier League five times in six seasons. He is not about to say it is too many, but there is a routine feel to it. He recognises it is a strange kind of normal. “I think that we are getting a bit used to the success that we are experiencing now,” he said. “Maybe that's a bit of a pity. But I think, eventually when my career is over, there will be times when I look back on things that have been accomplished.” Which is a lengthy list. But the immediate focus is on what could be accomplished. De Bruyne is the sole survivor of City’s first Champions League semi-final, under Manuel Pellegrini in 2016. Seven years on, he is the constant, Haaland the exciting newcomer who has captured his children’s imagination. But perhaps a Haaland winner in the Champions League final would suit both Mason and Kevin de Bruyne. Read More How to cure ‘City-itis’? Pep Guardiola has new template to end Champions League woe First golf, now football? Saudi Arabia’s grand plan and the 72 hours that changed everything Kyle Walker recalls ‘tough’ memory and reveals three teams Man City want to emulate
2023-06-09 00:13
Drone attack hits building in central Moscow
Drone attack hits building in central Moscow
Russian officials say air defences shot down the drone and its debris landed on the city's Expo Center.
2023-08-18 10:42