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☆ Queens Park Ladies Joined a Boys’ League. Then They Went Undefeated.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With about four games left in the season, it became mathematically clear to the players and coaches of the Queens Park Ladies, an under-12 girls’ soccer team in Bournemouth, England, that they would win their league. But rather than resting on their laurels and enjoying their guaranteed victory, they decided to take it a step further: What if they not only won their league, but also did so without losing a match? If that wasn’t enough, they would be pulling it off as the only girls’ team in a boys’ league. The Queens Park Ladies did not lose any of their 22 matches, earning them the elusive nickname “Invincibles,” one that conjures the memory of Arsenal’s undefeated 2003-04 Premier League season under Arsène Wenger. “I just thought it was incredible that we’ve gone so far to beat some boys that are probably more physical than us,” Millie Ray, 11, a midfielder, said.

Persons: Arsène Wenger, “, Millie Ray, ” Organizations: Queens Park Ladies, soccer, Queens Park, Premier League Locations: Bournemouth, England

☆ Stuart Webber: Former soccer club official criticized for ‘lazy stereotyping’ of Black players
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Webber’s comments came during an interview about his upcoming four-week expedition to climb Mount Everest for charity. Julian Finney/Getty ImagesCNN has attempted to contact Webber for comment. Webber and his wife Zoe are co-founders of the Summit Foundation, which works with other charitable organizations to create programs to help young people. According to the foundation’s website, one of its aims is to help break the poverty cycle through education. CNN has contacted Norwich City, which plays in the second tier of English soccer, for comment.

Persons: CNN —, ” Stuart Webber, – Jonny Rowe, Abu Kamara, Max Aarons, Jamal Lewis, Raheem Sterling –, Webber’s, ”, “, ” Raheem Sterling, Julian Finney, Webber, Zoe, we’ll, Kamara –, Norwich City –, Aarons, Amber, Lewis ’, Catrina, – Webber Organizations: CNN, Norwich City, England, Getty, Summit Foundation, League One, Portsmouth, Norwich City –, Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers, Liverpool, Wrexham Locations: England, Wales, Norwich, Iran, “

☆ AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes criticized for LinkedIn post showing topless massage during meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The head of low-cost airline AirAsia has deleted a social media post apparently showing him taking a business meeting while topless and receiving a massage after it sparked heavy criticism. Tony Fernandes wrote in a LinkedIn post accompanying the picture on Monday: "Got to love Indonesia and AirAsia culture that I Can [sic] have a massage and do a management meeting." Social media users were quick to criticize the post, with many saying it would make employees uncomfortable and was highly inapproriate. He is a frequest social media user and, since the furor, has posted twice more on LinkedIn, while not referencing the massage post. And you know who your friends and supporters are and who would be the first to throw the stone," he wrote in a LinkedIn post Wednesday.

Persons: Tony Fernandes, Fernandes Organizations: AirAsia, Twitter, Berhad, Malaysian, Queens Park Rangers Football Club, Caterham, One, LinkedIn, CNBC Locations: Indonesia, Malaysia

☆ Britain's first million pound player Francis dies of heart attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 24 (Reuters) - Former England forward Trevor Francis, Britain's first one million pound ($1.28 million) player, has died at the age of 69 after suffering a heart attack, his family said on Monday. "Trevor Francis has died at the age of 69. Francis won the European Cup in 1979 and 1980 and the European Super Cup in 1979 with Forest under Brian Clough. "Nottingham Forest is deeply saddened to learn the passing of two-time European Cup winner, Trevor Francis," the Premier League club said. "Manchester City are deeply saddened at the passing of our former player Trevor Francis," City tweeted.

Persons: Trevor Francis, Britain's, Francis, We're, Trevor Francis ., Brian Clough, Trevor, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Ken Ferris Organizations: Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Malmo, England, Football Association, European, Forest, Coppa Italia, Sampdoria, Premier League, Queens Park Rangers, Crystal, Thomson Locations: England, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham, Forest, Spain, commiserations, Andrew's, Bengaluru

☆ Final de eră la Manchester City. Sergio Aguero va părăsi echipa la finalul acestui sezon
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Final de eră la Manchester City! Golgheterul Sergio Aguero va părăsi echipa la finalul acestui sezon, când i se va încheia contractul. Anunțul a fost făcut pe site-ul oficial al clubului englez, urmat de un mesaj al lui Aguero pe rețele de socializare.Conform oficialilor clubului, Aguero va fi onorat cu o statuie la "Etihad Stadium", alături de Vincent Kompany şi David Silva. Ultimul an la City a fost însă unul de coşmar pentru jucător, până acum. Mai întâi accidentat la genunchi, apoi bolnav de Covid-19, Aguero a fost puţin folosit de Pep Guardiola, doar în 14 partide, din care numai cinci ca titular.Conform presei internaționale, următoarea destinaţie a lui Aguero ar putea fi FC Barcelona.

Persons: Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, David Silva ., americanul, Aguero, Guardiola Organizations: Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Queens Park Rangers, Premier League, FC Barcelona Locations: englez, Queens, Angliei, City

☆ Paolo Sousa este noul selecționer al echipei naționale de fotbal a Poloniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Paolo Sousa este noul selecționer al echipei naționale de fotbal a Poloniei. Tehnicianul portughez l-a înlocuit pe Jerzy Brzeczek, care a fost demis luni. Polonia este o ţară a fotbalului! Primul club din cariera de antrenor a lui Paolo Sousa a fost Queens Park Rangers, după care a mai fost pe banca lui Swansea, Leicester, Videoton, Maccabi Tel Aviv, FC Basel, Fiorentina și Tianjin Tianhai. Printre trofeele câștigate ca tehnician, sunt un titlu de campion al Elveției și o Cupă a Israelului.

Persons: Paolo, Jerzy Brzeczek, El, Paolo Sousa Organizations: Girondins, Queens Park Rangers, Maccabi, FC Basel, Sporting, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Panathinaikos, Espanyol Locations: Paolo Sousa, Poloniei, Girondins Bordeaux, Polonia, Queens, Swansea, Leicester, Videoton, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Fiorentina, Tianjin, Elveției, Israelului, Portugaliei, Benfica, Inter, Parma

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