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☆ DR Congo, Mauritania and Mozambique qualify for Cup of Nations finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CAPE TOWN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania and Mozambique qualified for the next Africa Cup of Nations finals with wins on Saturday, but the games were overshadowed by the earthquake in Morocco that killed more than 1,000 people. The Gambia and Congo teams had to evacuate their hotel rooms when the quake hit on Friday and spent the night sleeping next to their respective hotel swimming pools. Mozambique booked their place earlier on Saturday with a last-gasp 3-2 home win over Benin in Maputo. On top of hosts Ivory Coast and Saturday's successful trio, the other finalists are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, the Cape Verde Islands, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia. Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pierre, Emerick, Jean Noel Amonome, Theo Bongonda, Saturday's, Mark Gleeson, Ken Ferris Organizations: Democratic, Africa, Nations, U.S . Geological, Reuters, Confederation of African Football, DR, Belgium, Congolese, Clesio, Ivory Coast, Thomson Locations: CAPE, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Mozambique, Morocco, Liberia, Gambia, Congo, Marrakech, The Gambia, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Sudan, Gabon, Kinshasa, Mayele, Benin, Maputo, Senegal, Burundi, Cameroon, Namibia, Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Cape Town

☆ Brentford deepen Chelsea's slump with 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( William Schomberg | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The loss left toothless Chelsea 11th in the Premier League table, stumbling towards possibly their worst campaign since the 1993/94 season - when they finished 14th under Glenn Hoddle - despite their new U.S. owners' huge outlay on players. The three points pushed Brentford up a spot to ninth in the league, eight points ahead of their big-spending west London neighbours for whom this season cannot finish quickly enough. Media reports said Chelsea were close to hiring former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino as coach from next season. It doesn’t come in football because the Premier League moves so fast, it’s competitive," the former midfielder who is Chelsea's all-time top scorer, said. Brentford coach Thomas Frank was able to celebrate surpassing his side's points tally for all of last season - their first in the Premier League - with Wednesday's win.

☆ Chelsea: How American billionaire owner blew over $600 million but ended up with nothing this season
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —“We’re all in – 100%,” US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly told Chelsea fans upon his arrival at the club in May 2022. Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League after losing to Real Madrid 4-0 on aggregate. Following the loss against Real Madrid, Chelsea captain Thiago Silva spoke candidly to reporters on the issues that come with this kind of spending. Besides Kai Havertz and Marc Cucurella, no Chelsea outfield player has started more than 20 games in the Premier League this season. The Blues are on course to have their lowest scoring season in Premier League history with their current total of 30 goals.

☆ Chelsea's new signings starting to settle despite poor results - Havertz
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chelsea forward Kai Havertz said he was encouraged by the way the club's new signings are gelling with the team despite the side recording only one win in 2023. Since manager Graham Potter took over in September Chelsea have scored only 25 goals in 24 games and managed only three in their last eight. Last month's 1-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace remains their only victory in nine games this year. "I don't think we should be too unhappy with our performance because we created the opportunities, but it's just frustrating that we couldn't take any of them," Havertz said. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How to Craft Successful Sustainability Programs
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Sustainability executives shared insights on how to execute sustainability programs that work at panels hosted by WSJ Pro Sustainable Business on Thursday. Now, Scandinavian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen AS A is looking to develop a new type of wind-powered ship. “We could be coming full circle here,” said Roger Strevens, vice president of global sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen. “What we typically think about in terms of mentoring is the senior executive mentoring the next level employee,” Ms. Evans said. The unnamed executive said she would include lessons from the mentoring program in her future meetings, Ms. Evans said.

☆ Chelsea drop more points in top-four pursuit after draw at Forest
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Peter Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NOTTINGHAM, England, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Chelsea dropped more points in their quest to climb back up the Premier League standings as Serge Aurier earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Graham Potter's side on Sunday. Forest improved after the break and were desperately unlucky not to equalise early in the second half as Morgan Gibbs-White's drilled half volley hit the underside of the crossbar but bounced on the goal line and away. They could not complete the turnaround, however, with Chelsea hanging on for a point that leaves them eighth in the standings, seven points behind Manchester United in fourth. The hosts remain in the relegation zone but climbed to 18th, level on 14 points with West Ham United above them. The second half we didn't control it well enough."

☆ Decisive Odegaard leads from front as Arsenal scale new heights
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Rohith Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"(City's) Kevin De Bruyne sees it, Odegaard sees it. But I don't think any other player in the Premier League sees it open up." Having initially signed the midfielder on loan from Real Madrid, the 35 million euros ($37.46 million) Arsenal paid to make his move permanent now looks a steal. Odegaard's transformation has drawn parallels with former club captain Cesc Fabregas, who was tasked with leading the side at the tender age of 21 by ex-manager Arsene Wenger. "He has represented the values of this football club, the team... in the best possible way," Arteta said.

☆ Alex Jones said he was 'so stressed out' during his January 6 examination that he was unable to spell his own middle name correctly
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The January 6 committee released the transcript of its interview with Alex Jones on Wednesday. The far-right radio host pleaded the fifth to almost all of the questions asked by investigators. He also misspelled his own middle name, stating he was "so stressed out, I can't even spell it." an investigator, whose identity was redacted in the report, asked Jones. Jones later said on his radio show after the examination that investigators "were polite, but they were dogged."

☆ Gabriel goal at Chelsea sends Arsenal back to the top
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A 63rd-minute toe-poke on the goal line from Brazilian defender Gabriel earned Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and lifted them back to the top of the Premier League. Gabriel, lurking at the far post, got on the end of a Bukayo Saka corner that flew past a line of Chelsea defenders. Arsenal, pressing hard and moving the ball at pace, had the better of a highly-charged London derby but were profligate in front of goal, with Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Ben White missing chances against Graham Potter's side. Chelsea's best efforts came on the counter-attack but they could produce only half-chances for Kai Havertz, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling. Reporting by Clare Lovell, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Villarreal va evolua în ultimul act al Ligii Europei, în care se va confrunta cu Manchester United
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Villarreal s-a calificat în premieră în finala unei cupe europene. „Submarinul galben” va evolua în ultimul act al Ligii Europei, în care se va confrunta cu Manchester United.Trupa lui Unai Emery a remizat cu Arsenal Londra în a doua manșă a semifinalelor, scor 0-0 și a ajuns în finală grație victoriei din tur cu 2-1. În meciul de aseară, disputat pe Emirates, „tunarii” au trecut în câteva rânduri pe lângă golul atât de necesar. Nicolas Pepe, Rob Holding, Emile Smith Rowe și Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang au ratat ocazii mari de a marca.În cealaltă partidă, AS Roma a învins pe Manchester United cu scorul de 3-2, însă „diavolii roșii” s-au calificat în finală, deoarece se impuseseră în tur cu 6-2.În meciul de pe Stadio Olimpico, Edinson Cavani a deschis scorul în prima repriză. În 2017, United a cucerit trofeul, după ce a dispus de Ajax Amsterdam cu 2-0.

Persons: Villarreal, Manchester, Unai Emery, Nicolas Pepe, Rob Holding, Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre, Bryan Cristante.Mai, Alex Telles Organizations: Europei, Arsenal Londra, AS Roma, Manchester United, Villarreal, United, Ajax Amsterdam Locations: Gdansk, Polonia

☆ Arsenal Londra s-a impus aseară în fața formației Newcastle United cu scorul de 3-0
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Arsenal Londra continuă parcursul bun în Premier League. Londonezii s-au impus aseară în fața formației Newcastle United cu scorul de 3-0 în ultimul meci din cadrul etapei a 18-a. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a deschis scorul în minutul 50, iar Bukayo Saka a dublat avantajul echipei sale peste 10 minute. Grație acestei victorii, Arsenal a urcat pe locul 10 în clasamentul campionatului englez. "Tunarii" vor juca următorul meci din Premier League peste o săptămână cu Southampton, după care au programată partida cu liderul clasamentului Manchester United.

Persons: Londonezii, Pierre, Emerick, Saka, Aubameyang, englez . Londonezii Organizations: Arsenal Londra, Premier League, Newcastle United, Arsenal, englez, Manchester United Locations: Southampton

☆ Liverpool a învins Tottenham, scor 2-1, în Premier League
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

FC Liverpool a învins pe "Anfield" cu 2-1 pe Tottenham Hotspur în capul de afiș al etapei a 13-a din Premier League. "Cormoranii" au deschis scorul în minutul 26 prin Mohamed Salah. Nu a durat mult și Hotspur a restabilit echilibrul peste 7 minute grație golului înscris de Heung-Min Son.În actul secund, Tottenham a fost foarte aproape de a prelua conducerea, însă Steven Bergwijn a nimerit bara.De partea cealaltă, atacantul gazdelor Sadio Mane i-a dat emoții portarului Hugo Lloris. Când suporterii se obișnuiau cu ideea unui egal, Roberto Firmino a adus victoria echipei antrenate de Jurgh în ultimul minut.În urma acestui succes, FC Liverpool a devenit lider autoritar al clasamentului și s-a distanțat la 3 puncte de Tottenham.Un alt meci al etapei dintre Arsenal Londra și Southampton s-a încheiat nedecis, scor 1-1.Theo Walcott a punctat pentru gruparea oaspete, iar "tunarii" au egalat prin Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.Arsenal se află abia pe poziția a 15-a, iar Southampton împarte cu Leicester City treptele 3 și 4.

Persons: Tottenham Hotspur, Mohamed Salah, Hotspur, Min, Tottenham, Steven Bergwijn, Hugo Lloris, Roberto Firmino, Theo Walcott, Pierre Organizations: FC Liverpool, Premier League, Arsenal Londra, Leicester City Locations: Southampton

☆ S-a întocmit topul autografelor de fotbaliști! Cât valorează semnăturile lui Messi și Cristiano Ronaldo
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

De exemplu, Pele și Diego Maradona sunt considerați cei mai buni fotbaliști din toate timpurile, dar nu figurează în top 5. Semnătura lui Pele valorează în jur de 550 de euro, în timp ce a lui Maradona este mai scumpă, fiind evaluată la 600 de euro. Dar un compatriot și fost ginere al lui Maradona se poate lăuda cu cel mai scump autograf din lumea fotbalului. Interesant este că doi dintre cei mai buni jucători din lume, Leo Messi și Cristiano Ronaldo nu intră în primii 5! Un autograf cu vedeta Barcelonei s-ar vinde cu 530 de euro, iar al portughezului valorează aproape 500 de euro.

Persons: Pele, Diego Maradona, Maradona, Sergio Aguero, David Beckham, Pierre, Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Organizations: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelonei

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