11 h. ago Pundits’ showy partisanship reflects football’s embrace of fan

The coverage of Manchester United’s win over Lyon last week was just the latest sign that fandom is consuming everythingImpartiality fan here – for my sins! – but you have to say Robbie Savage and Rio Ferdinand during the closing minutes of Manchester United v Lyon on Thursday night were absolute class. It all starts in the 118th minute, with United 6-5 down on aggregate, and the TNT Sports camera lingering on the face of a crying boy in the crowd. “Let’s hope we can put a smile on that young man’s face by the time we finish,” the commentator Darren Fletcher says.And it’s worth unpacking those 17 words, because contained within them are at least three layers of assumption. Foremost among which is the assumption that it would be a good thing, all round, if United won. The child is crying. Is there any cause more catholic or universal, any image more reliably guaranteed to tug at the tear ducts, than a crying child? The coefficient can wait for now. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago The Last of Us fans say they’re ‘robbed’ after ‘missing’ video game scene from season two

The second episode of season two didn’t follow its source material to the letter

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50 h. ago Robbie Williams shares honest anxiety admission about fans and is backed by Kris Jenner

Robbie Williams took to Instagram to share a candid message with his followers and was met with an influx of support by famous faces including Kris Jenner and Paris Hilton

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3 d. ago Robbie Williams speaks candidly about the pressures of being a celebrity as he reveals how fans asking for selfies can cause him to 'panic'

Robbie Williams opened up with his fans about how he really struggles being recognised and asked for selfies when out and about. 

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3 d. ago Corontation Street's Betsy Swain 'lashes out' as she takes 'revenge' after Rob Donovan shooting

As fans of the ITV soap know, Betsy was the victim of Rob's hostage situation last month when the convicted murderer returned to the street

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4 d. ago Robbie Williams says he feels ‘panic’ when fans approach in public

Pop star posts on Instagram about his fright and ‘discomfort’ when asked for photos and autographsRobbie Williams has spoken of the “discomfort” and “panic” he feels when he is approached for photos and autographs by fans.In a post on Instagram, the pop star said he was able to “mask” the reality that social interactions frighten him. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Robbie Williams says being approached by fans leaves him ‘crawling inside’

The singer is pleading for fans to give celebrities ‘the dignity of their privacy’

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4 d. ago Robbie Williams tells fans selfies and approaches cause ‘discomfort and panic’

The Let Me Entertain You singer, 51, has a well-documented history of depression and has also fought drug and alcohol abuse.

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4 d. ago Luke Littler has fans in stitches as he 'does a James Wade' with brilliant reaction

Luke Littler had darts fans in stitches with a brilliant reaction to Rob Cross almost taking out 150 during their brilliant battle in Rotterdam

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6 d. ago Game of Thrones star 'apologised after every scene' for reason making fans melt

Charles Dance appeared in HBO's Game of Thrones for several seasons – with Dance playing the role of the sadistic Tywin Lannister and often apologising for his dialogue

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9 d. ago Israeli air strike destroys part of 'last fully functional hospital' in Gaza

Witnesses said the strike caused major damage to the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital - with video online showing huge flames after missiles hit the two-storey building

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9 d. ago Emmerdale's Jurell Carter demands 'justice' after Nate Robinson's tragic demise on ITV soap

Emmerdale fans were left devastated after Nate Robinson was killed off in the soap, with Jurell Carter, who played Nate, now demanding 'justice' for his character

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1 week ago EastEnders star unrecognisable after moving to Hollywood amid calls for him to return

Rob Kazinsky remains an EastEnders fan favourite more than three years after he was last seen on the show - his decision to quit Walford to try his luck in Hollywood was a risk which definitely paid off

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1 week ago Minecraft Movie fans ‘robbed’ after learning who originally played Jack Black role

The 'chicken jockey' scene could have been even better

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1 week ago Minecraft Movie fans ‘robbed’ after learning who was originally wanted for Jack Black role

The 'chicken jockey' scene could have been even better

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1 week ago Emmerdale fans praise 'sinister' John Sugden move in Nate Robinson's death

Viewers watched Nate Robinson's final moments alive as John Sugden tried to save him

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1 week ago What happened to Nate in Emmerdale? Death plot revisited amid John Sugden 'twist'

Emmerdale fans will finally find out what happened to Nate Robinson after he was last seen in the village in September

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1 week ago Rob Beckett almost got into fight with drunk fan after being filmed in toilet

Comedian and Last One Laughing star Rob Beckett revealed he almost got into a fight with a 'drunk geezer', who approached him while in the toilets of a venue he was performing at

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1 week ago Astonishing escape from behind enemy lines that mimicked Tarantino's famous Inglourious Basterds scene: How disguised Ukrainians joined drunk Russians... before slip

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze and his band of Rogue Heroes were the first men into Kursk leading the audacious incursion last August that shocked America and paralysed Moscow

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1 week ago Astonishing escape from behind enemy lines that mimicked Tarantino's famous Inglourious Basterds scene: How disguised Ukrainians joined drunk Russians' poker game... before slip

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze and his band of Rogue Heroes were the first men into Kursk leading the audacious incursion last August that shocked America and paralysed Moscow

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