4 d. ago European football 'is corrupt' as Vladimir Putin official slams agents and VAR

Vladimir Putin official and passionate fan Sergei Stepashin, has slammed European football as corrupt and taken aim at VAR and footballers' agents

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1 week ago Search launched for Aaron Ramsey's missing dog and there's a big reward

The former Arsenal and Cardiff City star has taken to social media to issue a desperate plea for information after his beloved pet beagle Halo went missing

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1 week ago Debbie McGee wades into Strictly dance training row after 'passionately angry' backlash from fans over Amber Davies' West End experience

The backlash continued over the weekend as the BBC competition rolled on into its third week, after it was revealed a number of this year's famous faces have dance training.

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2 w. ago Thomas Tuchel wanted more passion from England fans at Wembley

Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka were on target.

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2 w. ago The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill

Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibesIn many ways I am the ideal reader for this queer haunted house novel from the author of the 2022 short-story collection Parallel Hells. As a teenager I was a passionate fan of gothic literature; I love a haunted house novel, and believe The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters’s masterpiece of the genre, is yet to be bettered. It’s an admiration that Leon Craig shares. She also cites Donna Tartt’s The Secret History as an influence, which gives some clue to the setup that greets the reader in The Decadence. Namely, privileged university friends retreat to a haunted country house – inherited, naturally, by one of the group – to indulge in an array of illegal substances and sexual configurations. Bring it on, I thought.But though I tried very much to care about them, the twists and turns in the characters’ relationships did not make much of an impre...

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3 w. ago Georgia man learns his fate after biting DEA agent and cop during ‘pure methamphetamine’ arrest

The Georgia man, DeWayne Allen McGill, was already a twice-convicted felon

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3 w. ago NCIS: Origins fans 'in tears' as season 2 trailer keeps agent's fate a secret after shock cliffhanger

NCIS: Origins is set to return for a second season on CBS and Paramount+ in the coming weeks

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3 w. ago NCIS: Origins fans make passionate plea as beloved agent's fate still up in the air

NCIS: Origins season two is just around the corner, but the latest trailer has left fans fearing the worst for Lala Dominguez

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3 w. ago Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nationsThree years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans.In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become ...

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3 w. ago Keegan Bradley defends US Ryder Cup fans as just ‘passionate’ amid chaos

Captain rejects suggestions his team stoked up trouble‘I don’t appreciate those words that you just said’Keegan Bradley refused to condemn American Ryder Cup fans after the grim scenes that formed a backdrop to day two at Bethpage Black. Bradley went so far as to curiously suggest spectators had been “violent” during the Ryder Cup in Rome two years ago. Bradley’s approach was in stark contrast to that of his European counterpart, Luke Donald, who believes some those in the galleries engaged in unacceptable conduct.Europe lead their hosts 11½-4½ heading into the final day. Just as striking on Saturday, though, was a series of unacceptable shouts towards European players. These were personal – especially in the direction of Rory McIlroy – and regularly delivered as golfers were preparing to play. McIlroy and Shane Lowry completed a fourball victory with state troopers lining holes. Continue reading...

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