The gender-neutral pair of Adidas Predator Freak boots were conjured up by the World Cup-winner and the daughter of Beatle Paul and late animal rights campaigner Linda during lockdown. Applied to the latest edition of the iconic Adidas offshoot famously worn by the likes of David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane in …
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The sitcom centres on Al, an interpreter from Afghanistan who relocates to Columbus, Ohio and moves in with the family of Riley, a Marine Corps veteran he worked with in Afghanistan. OMG, Culture Clash! The low-brow nature of this premise is epitomised by the third episode, when Al becomes unnerved …
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United supporters sang the song towards Hee-Chan Hwang, the South Korea international who plays for Premier League side Wolves, when they traveled to Molineux for a match in August, according to the former Old Trafford favorite. The Seoul-born midfielder says that he believes the chant will have made Hwang feel …
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Few could have foreseen the frustration Ronaldo would have to endure before he finally broke legendary Iran striker Ali Daei’s all-time international goals total, spurning the simplest of chances to finally reach 110 goals when his 15th-minute penalty was saved by 19-year-old Ireland and Manchester City goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. Ireland …
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Lord knows the European Union could do with a win, so it’s no surprise that the video of a beaming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is all over the place as she celebrates the news that 70% of the bloc’s adults have now been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. …
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Never one to be upstaged, the Portugal superstar just couldn’t let it lie. Failing at Euro 2020 despite surpassing Michel Platini’s goalscoring record in the competition and leveling Ali Daie’s in international football overall, did you really think he would idly watch on as generational rival Lionel Messi lifted the …
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It’s that time of year again. When the world loses it over a spy scandal, it gets endless wall-to-wall coverage, pundits shout at each other on TV, governments release boilerplate statements that use words without saying anything – and in a few days or weeks, it all blows over, and …
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The chilling image appeared in the Washington Post on Sunday, showing the ethnically partitioned map of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and neighboring Serbia and Croatia – with the name “Yugoslavia” superimposed over the silhouette of the lower 48 states. WaPo’s grayscale rendering doesn’t do justice to the original image, showing the divisions in …
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A well-thought-out article in the New York Times asks an interesting question: “Is the United States done being the world’s cop?” Most people will understand what that description means: the discursive image that America is the global policeman, framing itself as a country that apparently constantly engages in overseas military …
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Some sections of the crowd at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium could be heard jeering the England team as they took a knee prior to their 1-0 friendly win against Austria in midweek – a scene which has also been witnessed at several Premier League grounds across the country since fans were allowed …
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