Gareth Southgate faced the media after revealing his 25-man England squad for this month’s Wembley double-header against Brazil and Belgium on Thursday afternoon. And there was plenty to discuss. Ben White’s absence was the headline story, while the Three Lions boss has dropped Kalvin Phillips from his squad. Anthony Gordon …
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Nineteen league games played, the halfway point of the Premier League season, and Liverpool are top of the table, with the fewest goals conceded and fewest defeats. It’s not something many would have predicted back in August, when the closing stages of the summer transfer window saw failed moves for …
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She also advised ladies to avoid bending to the pressures to get married fast. Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has detailed how she was affected when her marriage to JJC Skillz was on the rocks, as well as how she got past the loss.
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Her face was her favourite part of her body before the incident. Evicted Big Brother All Stars housemate Princess has detailed the process of accepting the scar on her face. …
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The path, more of a faint depression in the field I had just crossed, disappeared into a wood: yes, I could see an opening in the vegetation. The day before, I had left the official walking route of the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimate route from Canterbury to Rome, to …
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Brian Kilmeade was on Friday’s episode of Fox & Friends and he dove in to a discussion of Lionel Messi’ impending move to Inter Miami. Kilmeade said the one thing that concerned him about Messi’s arrival in Major League Soccer was that he doesn’t speak English. He then said something …
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Among the barrage of falsehoods and bluster, former President Donald J. Trump laid markers down on several major and divisive issues at the CNN town-hall meeting on Wednesday night. Mr. Trump spoke of several actions he might take if re-elected, at times with a specificity he often dodges in speeches …
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Ahead of the 2023 Draft, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sat down with ESPN’s Mike Greenberg for an interview on the state of the league, as he typically does during the hours leading up to the first round. Goodell touched on a number of topics, and here are three things we …
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