The Japan star, a former team-mate of Mata at Manchester United, is the 18th footballer to join the pledge to donate one per cent of his salary to a charitable fund. “Football has given me so many opportunities in life and now I want to play my role in supporting others through the game,” Kagawa said in a video posted on social media. “Common Goal is quickly growing around the world and I’m proud to help lead the movement forward in Japan....
Citizens 21/10 to lead Saints at HT by 2+ goals As a former World Player of the Year and World Cup winner, the talented playmaker was a man in high demand around that time. City had recently been acquired by Sheikh Mansour and were busy setting about putting his injection of cash to good use. Kaka was targeted in an ambitious move, and he concedes that mulling over a switch away from his beloved AC Milan caused him plenty of problems....
The Stadio San Paolo outfit settled for a 0-0 stalemate against Fiorentina on Sunday - their third in the Italian top-flight this season. After losing their unbeaten run of 15 league games in a 1-0 defeat to Juventus, Maurizio Sarri’s men are yet to score a goal in two consecutive league games at home. And the former Genk defender is upbeat that the Naples outfit can get back to winning ways in their next game after putting up a good performance against Stefano Pioli’s men....
Her comments came during an extended diplomatic visit to the Munich Security Conference in Germany. During her visit, Harris pressed the notion to American allies that the threat posed by Russia’s plans for Ukraine is dire and called for a unified response should the invasion go forward. Harris on Sunday told the press that the fallout of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent economic sanctions would almost certainly see energy costs, including gas prices, rise for U....
Harris’s office announced the June 25 trip on Wednesday, stating she’d be accompanied to the Lone Star State by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The trip comes as Harris has been heavily criticized, primarily by Republicans, for not traveling to the southern border since she was tapped by President Joe Biden to lead the efforts to curb migration. But on Thursday, Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar rebuked Harris for visiting El Paso instead of the Rio Grande Valley....
Harris arrived in Illinois days after Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an emergency disaster proclamation to aid hundreds of undocumented immigrants transported to the state via bus by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The efforts by Abbott to send migrants to Illinois are part of an ongoing push by the Republican governor to defy the administration of President Joe Biden over its stance on immigration. Abbott also sent undocumented immigrants to Washington, D....
The first female VP made the tongue-in-cheek comment whilst appearing as a guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers. She also discussed life with a heavy security detail, Joe Biden’s marijuana pardon plan, and the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it a “travesty of justice.” Taking a break from serious topics, the 57-year-old was asked by talk show host Seth Meyers about how her life had changed since becoming the 49th vice president....
Harris spoke at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Saturday and said that the U.S. and its allies had achieved “remarkable unity” on the approach to Russia. The vice president’s comments came on the same day that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned during a visit to Lithuania that Russia was “poised to strike” Ukraine. Harris told the security conference: “Let me be clear, I can say with absolute certainty if Russia further invades Ukraine, the United States, together with our allies and partners, will impose significant and unprecedented economic costs....
Kane scored a brace as Mauricio Pochettino’s men hammered Liverpool 4-1 at Wembley on Sunday. Spurs 10/1 to win PL with dabblebet Spurs have finished third and second the past two seasons, and sit five points behind league leaders Manchester City. Kane, who tops the goalscoring charts in a bid for a third consecutive Premier League Golden Boot, believes his side are capable of delivering a first top-flight league title for Spurs since 1961....
Now, a church in the city has gained attention for a sign they used to wish the quarterback a quick recovery. According to channel 5 news in Kansas City, the Asbury United Methodist Church planned on possibly holding a healing service to pray for Mahomes’ lingering ankle injury. “With the last two games, we kind of thought that they may need some type of help,” said Dave Burton, facilities director at Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village....
The money, which was donated to a Gofundme campaign, will go directly to the band and its scholarship fund. MORE: Great bands in college football K-State’s “Star Wars” and “Star Trek”-themed performance came under scrutiny for its depiction of the Starship Enterprise destroying a Jayhawk — the mascot of rival Kansas. The formation the band created didn’t quite look like that. The school and the band later apologized for the formation....
Cristiano Ronaldo won the award for the fifth time in his career on Thursday. Kante finished eighth in the overall list and was ranked higher than any other Premier League player, with Harry Kane finishing 10th and Eden Hazard 19th. Kante won a host of individual honours in England last season for his performances in Chelsea’s Premier League title-winning season but was unable to secure any international awards. Conte, a former Italy international, dreamed of winning the Ballon d’Or but thinks that a defensive midfielder will never get the chance to take home the trophy, with attackers dominating the voting....
As concern mounts for the rapper’s health, West is continuing to post several erratic tweets on the social media platform. In a tweet posted Tuesday night, the 2020 presidential hopeful also said he is trying to divorce his wife Kim Kardashian. In a bizarre tweet, the father-of-four wrote: “They tried to fly in with 2 doctors to 51/50 me I been trying to get divorced since Kim met with Meek at the Warldolf for ‘prison reform’ I got 200 more to go....
Throughout history this same conspiracy theory has reared its ugly head in a variety of forms. Religious antisemitism presents Jews as “Christ-killers,” developing over time into the antisemitic canard of “blood libel,” in which Jews were accused of murdering Christians or other non-Jewish children and using their blood in religious rituals. Economic, social, and ideological antisemitism presents Jews as a devious and subversive force on the national or international scene, deliberately undermining the structure of civilization for their own benefit, whether it be through warfare, political influence, or financial control....
The rapper probably wished the mic had stopped working when he jumped on stage to defend Beyonce’s honor years ago. But he wasn’t expecting technical difficulties during the closing ceremony for the Pan Am Games on Sunday. Unfortunately, things don’t always go Mr. West’s way. MORE: Excellence at the Pan Am Games | Drake’s kickball skills are charged up Right in the middle of West’s performance of “Good Life,” his mic cuts off....
Yesterday, the Jesus is King artist spoke to The Wall Street Journal about his latest plans for the Wyoming ranch. Plans include a vegetable garden, orchards, and a pond. In the rapper’s profile piece, architect Claudio Silvestrin and renowned light artist James Turrell provided insight into the construction plans. The illustration behind the urine garden revealed an ecological system that would transform human waste into plant food. Once readers, like this writer, get over the “ick” factor, recycling urine into a garden actually makes sense....
Speaking with Fox News anchor Carlson, Ye touched on numerous things that he has made no secret about on his Instagram account. These included addressing his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, commenting on Lizzo’s weight, and saying Kris Jenner’s partner Corey Gamble and Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson were “practically made in a laboratory.” However, one of the big topics of conversation during the interview was Ye’s “White Lives Matter” T-shirt, which he debuted at his Yeezy Season 9 show during Paris Fashion Week on Monday....
The Basketball Hall of Famer spent his 68th birthday Thursday undergoing quadruple heart bypass surgery at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery. MORE: Kareem’s second career: Writing | Abdul-Jabbar does spoof on ‘Airplane!’ Abdul-Jabbar was admitted to the hospital last week with cardiovascular disease, the UCLA Medical Center confirmed. After an All-American career at UCLA, he was drafted by the Bucks in 1969 and then traded to the Lakers in 1975, where he remained until 1989....
On Tuesday night, Lake filed an appeal in her election lawsuit days after a Maricopa County judge ruled against her and confirmed Governor-elect Katie Hobbs, who defeated Lake by more than 17,000 votes, as the winner of the election. After a two-day trial, Maricopa County Superior Judge Peter Thompson ruled that “every single witness” refuted Lake’s claims of misconduct and that the court could not “accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence....
Now, those same words used to prop up her side of the story could come back to haunt her. On the heels of her court loss challenging the election result Monday, Lake posted an opinion column from conservative news site TownHall.com on her Twitter account decrying her loss, claiming Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson’s ruling against her was potentially ghostwritten by attorneys aligned with Democrats and her opponent, Governor-elect Katie Hobbs....
