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Arsenal come up short against Atletico in Arsene Wenger s final European bid

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:26:32 +0100

Story highlightsAtletico Madrid 1-0 Arsenal (Aggregate 2-1)Atleti reach Europa League final (CNN)Arsene Wenger’s final foray in Europe as Arsenal manager came to a limp end at the hands of Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital.Going into the game level after a first leg in which they should have put the tie to bed, Wenger’s men looked the better side for much of the 90 minutes. But one lapse in concentration on the brink of half time allowed Diego Costa to score the only goal of the night, putting Atleti through to the Europa League final with a narrow 2-1 aggregate win.‘We feel over the two legs there was enough to go through,’ Wenger told BT Sport after the match. 'If you look at the two games, we didn’t manage the important moments well. 'We conceded a stupid goal with one minute to go on the counter-attack, they are vital moments in a game of that stature. They played with a bit of fear and once they were 1-0 up they had a little cushion, that’s why that goal was absolutely vital tonight.'Read MoreAnd on not being able to lift a European trophy as Arsenal manager, a visibly emotional Wenger said: 'It’s very sad, very, very, very sad. I’m very sad tonight but unfortunately our game is like that. 'It can be very cruel, it can be kind but the suffering is very strong tonight.'Diego Costa celebrates his winning goal which put Ateltico Madrid in the Europe League final.To reach the final, Arsenal would have to do what no other visiting team at the Wanda Metropolitano had done in the last three and a half months: score a goal.Atletico had not conceded in their last 11 home games and had only conceded nine goals in their shiny new stadium all season, six of those coming from crosses.It was a weakness which Arsenal repeatedly exploited in the first leg, with Alexandre Lacazette eventually getting his goal with a header from a delivery out wide.It was a tactic Arsenal again turned to in Madrid, though early crosses in promising positions from Danny Welbeck and Hector Bellerin lacked any quality.Another early cross, whipped across the face of goal by Lacazette after good play from Mesut Ozil, tested the early concentration of Atletico’s back line.The first real opening came after six minutes as Diego Costa latched onto a through ball and charged through a feeble challenge by Nacho Monreal, but his shot was skewed horribly wide with Antoine Griezmann better placed in front of goal.JUST WATCHEDArsenal icon David Seaman on Wenger departureMUST WATCHArsenal icon David Seaman on Wenger departure 03:40Arsenal were then dealt a sizable blow as captain Laurent Koscielny was stretchered off in agony after twisting his ankle awkwardly in the turf.It was later confirmed that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles, ending his hopes of playing in what would surely have been his last World Cup.His replacement Calum Chambers, almost a decade Koscielny’s junior, provided far less European experience but slotted seamlessly into Arsenal’s back line, corralling Costa and Griezmann comfortably. The opening 25 minutes were tense and nervous, the two former heavyweight champions tentatively sparring, but the game came to life soon after as Arsenal began to exert an authority on proceedings.Lacazette was played through on goal but a poor second touch saw the ball get away from him when he really should have tested Jan Oblak in the Atleti goal.Ozil drilled the follow-up back into the box where Aaron Ramsay was waiting to turn the ball home but Diego Godin, as he has done on countless occasions throughout his career, put his body in the way to block the ball.JUST WATCHEDCOPA90: How Wenger’s Arsenal changed the PLMUST WATCHCOPA90: How Wenger’s Arsenal changed the PL 05:19As the first half drew to a close, there was a palpable frustration growing inside the Wanda from both Atletico’s fans and players, who perhaps felt surprised they weren’t having things go their way.Gabi and Costa in particular were persistently remonstrating with referee Gianluca Rocchi, while two Griezmann misses – the second a difficult chance after a clever turn – were met with the sound of 60,000 simultaneous groans.But just as the first half felt like it was petering out, Arsenal found themselves a goal behind with less than 60 seconds of stoppage time remaining.Chambers’ defensive header was picked up in midfield by Griezmann and the Frenchman slotted a ball through to Costa – lost by the daydreaming Bellerin – who lifted it over David Ospina.Diego Simeone, cutting a solitary figure up in the executive boxes after his sending off in the first leg, pumped his fists wildly as the rest of the Wanda Metropolitano finally came to life.Costa, so often the scourge of Arsenal during his time in a Chelsea shirt, had once again returned to haunt Wenger with his fourth goal in seven games against the Gunners.Towards the end of the first half, Arsenal were having little joy as they began attacking through Atletico’s congested center.Wenger’s half-time team talk will have highlighted as much, as Arsenal again began focusing on Atleti’s fragile wide areas when the sides emerged for the restart.Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone celebrates as his side reaches the Europa League final.Welbeck’s pace and Lacazette’s clever movement were pulling Atletico’s defense apart and only a cynical tackle by Diego Godin on the former prevented a dangerous counter-attack.As the clock ticked past the hour mark, Arsenal, through Ozil’s trickery down the left, began creating chances at will. It felt like a crucial period; now or never for Wenger in his final shot at a European trophy.It was now 17 and a half hours since Atletico last conceded a goal at home, though they were perhaps now looking more likely than ever to let one in.Atletico did, however, continue mustering chances of their own on the break. Costa went close first, before fabulous work from the Spaniard set up Griezmann but Chambers got across to make a superb block.In truth, Arsenal’s attacking threat waned considerably as the half wore on, perhaps demoralized in the knowledge their chance to level the match had been and gone.It seemed fitting, then, that a tie in which Arsenal had flattered to deceive for 180 minutes, but eventually came up short in, spelled the end for Wenger in Europe.At the full time whistle, Wenger, like most of his players, was crouched, dejected, on his haunches as Atletico’s players began to celebrate wildly in front of their fans.It will be another European final for Madrid’s second club, their fifth in nine years, where they will meet Marseille on May 16 in Lyon. https://shp-constructions.com/nos-services/plaquiste-marseille/

Catalonian president calls for negotiations with Spain after fifth night of violent unrest

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:26:18 +0100

(CNN)Catalonia president Quim Torra has called for talks with the Spanish government after a in the streets of Barcelona, and other parts of the region, as anger over the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders continued. More than half a million gathered Friday in the Catalan capital, the local police said, for a peaceful march which converged on the city center. But violence broke out and fires were set in the evening, leading to 64 people being detained and 89 wounded, according to a spokesman for the Interior Ministry. Since protests began on Monday, over 300 people have been detained, the spokesman told CNN, with nine remaining in custody, while about 200 police officers have been injured and 171 vehicles damaged. At a press conference on Saturday, Torra urged Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ‘set day and time for a negotiating table.'Read More'It is their responsibility and obligation. It is more urgent than ever. We have long demanded it for a political resolution to the conflict,’ he added. Members of the public view the damage on Saturday after the night of rioting in Barcelona.The Spanish government responded by saying that Torra had to 'strongly condemn’ the violence, adding that it was 'something he has not done so far.’ A spokesperson for Sanchez’s office told CNN: 'In order for the dialogue to be effective, as PSC (Socialists’ Party of Catalonia) leader Miquel Iceta has said, Mr .Torra should recognize the other side of Catalans, who are not pro-independence, and who are demanding to rebuild the coexistence damaged by the independence movement,’ adding, 'Coexistence, lately, [is] even more damaged by the violent independence movement.“The government of Spain reiterates that the problem of Catalonia is not independence, which will not happen, because it is not legal, nor do most Catalans want it, but coexistence,’ the spokesperson added.'His referendum proposal is not wanted by the majority of Catalans or, apparently, the majority of his own government. The first thing to restore is the condemnation of violence, something that Mr. Torra has not done.’ Court ruling spurs protestsFires burn in Barcelona on Friday following another evening of protests The protesters have been out in force every night since Monday, when by the Spanish Supreme Court for their role in an independence movement that tried to separate Catalonia from the rest of Spain two years ago.Video from the scenes on Friday showed riot police facing off against protestors, some of whom threw objects at the police. Garbage containers were set on fire, a common sight in the past week. The Barcelona City Council said that 700 bins have been burned during the riots over the past three nights. Trees, pavement, traffic lights and public signs were damaged, with the total cost to the city so far reaching more than €1.5 million ($1.7 million). Dozens of roads in and around Barcelona remained closed to traffic.Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Spain’s interior minister, told reporters on Saturday that Spanish security forces had done 'an extraordinary job’ and insisted the state was not overwhelmed. Grande-Marlaska also criticized Torra for not condemning the violence. 'No one understands that they speak minutes and minutes and do not condemn,’ he said. 'They must choose the path of the democratic institutions, because there is no other way.'Earlier this week, Torra – who has been criticized in some quarters for calling for civil disobedience while sending in Catalan riot police to restore order – had blamed the violence on infiltrators trying to undermine the pro-independence movement and also Heavy sentences for independence leadersThe protests erupted after the Supreme Court judgment Monday. Oriol Junqueras, the former vice president of Catalonia, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and banned from holding public office for the same amount of time. He was found guilty of sedition and misuse of public funds.Spanish national police officers stand in the smoke as they protect the police headquarters in Barcelona.Protesters clash with police in central Barcelona on Friday.Former Catalan foreign minister Raul Romeva, former Catalan government spokesman Jordi Turull and ex-labor minister Dolors Bassa were convicted of the same offenses and sentenced to 12 years in prison. They were also banned from holding public office for 12 years.Five other officials and activists were sentenced to between nine and 11 years each, with three more people sentenced for shorter periods of time for lesser offenses.Their supporters accuse Madrid of political persecution and are calling for another independence referendum, which Madrid says would be illegal.The pro-independence group CDR has called for demonstrators to set up a permanent camp in the city center. Police said that while they know about the plans, no tents have been put up yet. Earlier on Friday, the Spanish Football Federation until later this month because of the ongoing Catalan protests.El Clasico is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the football calendar, with the bitter rivalry drawing in millions of viewers worldwide.CNN’s and Simon Cullen contributed to this report. https://shp-constructions.com/nos-services/plaquiste-marseille/

Hapoel Katamon: Football club brings Arabs and Israelis together

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:26:05 +0100

Story highlightsHapoel Katamon leading bold new approach in Israeli soccerFan-owned club uses sport to unite communitiesClub admired by Barcelona and Werder BremenJerusalem (CNN)Eitan Perry does not stop singing.It’s a Monday night in Jerusalem, the players are on the pitch and Perry goes through his well-rehearsed rendition of songs and chants.‘Yalla! Yalla Hapoel!’ (Come on Hapoel!) the 33-year-old shouts in support of his team, while fellow spectators look on with a certain amusement. There would be nothing out of the ordinary about Perry’s enthusiasm – except this football match is between the club’s Under-12 girls’ team and a side from Netanya, with an attendance of 20 as well as a couple of rather disinterested dogs.Admired by European champion Barcelona and a partner with top-flight German side Werder Bremen, is Israel’s first fan-owned club and a team very much on the up.Read MoreIts ability to bring together Arabs and Israelis within the local community in one of the world’s most volatile regions has been one of the city’s greatest success stories.The team in the red and black of Katamon, a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, brings together girls from Jewish settlements with those who live in the impoverished eastern party of the city.At watching Jerusalem’s only girls team made up of Arabs & Israelis. Fan-owned club doing great work. — James Masters (@Masters_JamesD) 'In Jerusalem, it’s such a political atmosphere. What we’re trying to do hasn’t been done before on such a scale by a professional club and it’s working,’ Perry tells CNN.'We have kids from settlements coming together with Arab players from East Jerusalem.'We had one occasion where the parents from the settlements didn’t want their Jewish kids playing with the Arab kids – but the children told their parents, 'We want to play, they’re our friends.“Even outside of the program, those kids are playing football on a pitch between the settlement and the city – that’s unheard of for Israeli and Arab kids. It shows what football can do.'Hapoel’s girls trudge off the field after a 6-1 defeat, but it’s an achievement to have even made the game at all.Those from the Jewish settlement of Efrat in the West Bank say goodbye to their friends, who will travel back towards East Jerusalem and the traditionally Arab part of the city.Show your love for Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem for promoting! See you in Liga Leumit! Yalla Hapoel! — Hapoel Katamon JlmFC (@HapoelKatamon) Hapoel is certainly unique within Israel. Formed in 2007 by people frustrated with the management at Hapoel Jerusalem and another local team, its senior side has made its way up through the leagues.Last season, it won promotion from the third tier and will now play in the national league, one division below the likes of city rival Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv, which won its 21st Israeli title.Hapoel, funded by its members and a number of local businessmen, holds elections for committee positions; four of the seven seats are open to supporters. Last season the club had 520 members, each of whom paid around $320 to join. Membership gives them a vote at elections and a season ticket to games.Perry recently relinquished his place on the committee after seven years, having overseen the club’s rapid rise both on the field and off it. He says committee decisions are discussed until they are passed with unanimity. Hapoel hosts a number of different programs for the local community, with players leading training sessions for local schoolchildren, educational seminars to ensure homework gets done and free tickets for those who participate.Twice a week, around 100 children from all over Jerusalem – Arab and Jewish – receive coaching from first-team players.Whether it be the goalkeeper or star striker, the players are all involved. It is remarkable given the club’s lack of resources – it does not even own its own training ground but instead has to rent from the local council.At another venue a five-minute drive away from Hapoel’s neighborhood sports facility, the humdrum of noise increases as a side from Abu Ghosh – an Arab village better known for its hummus rather than its brand of football – takes on another local team.The mix of Hebrew and Arabic fills the air as the teams begin to show off their skills on the concrete court.טורניר סיכום ליגת השווים. — Daphne Goldschmidt (@Daphss) Hapoel hosts tournaments for such teams from local schools and villages from some of the poorest neighborhoods, while it also recently adopted a disabled team after hearing that the players involved were being bullied by rivals in their league.'We are the only club in Israel who has a clause in the contract of the players that they have to do a certain number of social work projects,’ Perry says.'The training sessions, they’re brilliant for the kids. They get to work with the players and then on matchday they get to watch them in action, some will hold their hands when they walk out onto the pitch.'It’s one big family and it shows you the power of when fans can run their own club.'The kids must enroll in the educational program alongside the football too, completing homework before being allowed to play.They also receive free tickets to matches – a popular incentive.Hapoel is often seen as a contrast to , its illustrious neighbor, which draws more nationalist fans.Last season, Beitar was fined and docked points by the Israeli Football Association because of racial abuse by some of their supporters.In its Europa League defeat at Belgian side Charleroi earlier this month, some of its fans were heavily criticized for violent behavior and more racist chanting. The club’s owner, Eli Tabib, was so disgusted by the while one of the team’s sponsors withdrew from its deal.CNN contacted Beitar Jerusalem for comment on their work in the community and the comparison to Hapoel, but has yet to receive a reply.On my desk a anti Homophobia sticker featuring and Paul Scholes. Love it! — Ouriel Daskal (@Soccerissue) ’[Hapoel] Katamon is like a team from a parallel world,’ , a leading Israeli sports writer, told CNN. 'It is owned by their supporters, it’s sustainable, democratic and open to all races and religions, of which there are plenty in Jerusalem.'It also invests in the neighborhoods around the club. Even FC Barcelona has been impressed by the community programs.’'These guys are special, they learn from all over the world and in my modest opinion, these guys should be everyone’s second team – if not the first.'Hapoel hopes its inclusive approach, characterized by using corner flags emblazoned with the colors of the rainbow, will tempt more liberal-minded people to pull on the red and black shirt.Its work has already won admirers from across Europe, including Werder Bremen. The Bundesliga team has already invited Hapoel officials to Germany to discuss their ideas.It marks an incredible rise for a club which has risen through the leagues after starting from the very bottom of the football pyramid.Maybe you haven’t noticed the rainbow corner flags in our 3:1W at Teddy yesterday. Say ! — Hapoel Katamon JlmFC (@HapoelKatamon) 'When Hapoel Jerusalem went out of the league, there were around 70 of us at the final game,’ Perry recalls.'We knew we were not only losing our football club – we were losing our voice. 'As fans we had to fight to ensure our messages were not lost, especially in Jerusalem, which is such a political city.'The rebirth of Hapoel Katamon has been one of Israeli football’s more positive stories, though the next chapter could prove even more exciting.The club is planning to build its own training facilities, and is hopeful that with the right investment and marketing it can become one of the best-supported teams in the country.At the moment, Hapoel Katamon hosts its home games at Teddy Stadium, home of Beitar, but Perry has big dreams for his club. deleg’ met w Dr. Hubertus Hess-Grunewald, president,for an interesting conversation — Hapoel Katamon JlmFC (@HapoelKatamon) 'To find space to build in Jerusalem is very difficult if you’re looking to make a new stadium,’ he says.'Perhaps we’ll have to move just outside but I think we are going in the right direction.'Pausing for a moment, he takes a bite of his falafel wrapped in a laffa bread, soaked through with tehina, and points towards a group of children wearing the black and yellow shirts of Beitar.'You see those kids?’ he asks. 'One day, I dream that we will see children walking around Jerusalem in the red and black of Katamon. It can happen.'Then he goes back to his falafel, and smiles.Read: https://shp-constructions.com/nos-services/plombier-marseille/

Roaring Lion claims victory at Irish Champion Stakes

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:25:51 +0100

(CNN)One of racing’s greatest rivalries met for the last time at the Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday, ending in a thrilling head-to-head showdown as Roaring Lion edged out Saxon Warrior and claimed victory.It was the pair’s sixth meeting – with Roaring Lion the favorite to win the 10-furlong feature on day one of . Prior to the race, Saxon Warrior’s jockey Ryan Moore was forced to dash across the track at Leopardstown with only minutes to spare after flying in by helicopter from Yorkshire, England to Ireland after securing victory with Kew Gardens at the St Leger Stakes in Doncaster.Jockey Ryan Moore races across the track after arriving from Doncaster Racecourse by helicopter.Saxon Warrior got off to a flying start but Roaring Lion jockey Oisin Murphy kicked the three-year-old colt into gear and narrowed the gap between the two with just 200 yards to go.Read MoreRoaring Lion eventually crossed the winning line by a neck, totaling the score to four wins out of six against Saxon Warrior.It was Murphy’s first success at an Irish Group One race and he told reporters much of Saturday was ‘learning on the job.“I had the right horse and this win in my home country means the world to me,’ he said. 'The complexion of the race changed a few times. Saxon Warrior had first run on us but once my horse balanced out after the bend I always thought I’d get there.'Oisin Murphy told reporters it 'meant the world’ to win in his home country.The race turned out to be Saxon Warrior’s last, after trainer Aiden O'Brien confirmed the three-year-old colt was retiring after badly damaging a tendon during the race on Saturday.O'Brien told RTE Racing that there was a 'significant tear’ in the colt’s core tendon. 'It’s a big pity,’ O'Brien said of the thoroughbred’s retirement. 'Coming in this year, I thought he was a horse that had a chance of winning the Triple Crown.'Saxon Warrior is to retire after badly damaging a tendon.Saxon Warrior’s career has been a successful one, after winning the 2,000 Guineas earlier this year and both the Beresford Stakes and Racing Post Trophy in 2017.Both colts have been hailed the best in their field, with Roaring Lion named theand Saxon Warrior one of the best colts of his generation in Europe.Next month, the world’s richest race on turf takes place at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomph, a highlight of France’s sporting and cultural calendar.British and Irish-trained horses have dominated previous years, with Roaring Lion’s British trainer, John Gosden winning the the Arc in 2017 with Enable and 2015 with Golden Horn and Saxon Warrior’s Irish trainer, O'Brien, leading Found to victory in 2016. https://shp-constructions.com/chauffagiste-marseille/

Inspiring young girls to define success on their own terms

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:25:38 +0100

Story highlightsI'mPOSSIBLE is a social enterprise aiming to inspire young girls of color by promoting role modelsThey have hosted platforms with leading ethnic minority professional womenI'mPOSSIBLE teamed up with Diane Abbott’s Black Women Mean Business initiative for an event at the House of Commons Earnst&Young study found that lack of role models forms one of the top barriers to female success at workFemale role models are a very powerful and positive image to implant into young girls’ psyches. In a recent of 1000 UK women aged 18 to 60, the lack of role-models emerged as one of the top barriers to female success in the workplace. A mindset shift in girls cannot be achieved by inspirational Instagram memes and philosophical Facebook statuses, but by closing the gap between the success they see or have heard of, and the ideas that they hold about themselves. Founded in 2011, I'mPOSSIBLE seeks to empower young girls and women, specifically those of color, to define success on their own terms, and inspire them through life stories of those who never lost sight of their possibilities. Last Thursday I held the first at the UK House of Commons, in partnership with UK MP Diane Abbott. Simone Bresi-AndoThe event was organized to commemorate the 21st anniversary of Bring Your Daughters to Work Day, which shares the same goals of giving young girls the opportunity to express how they envisage their future. Having the chance to see parental figures in professional roles helps schoolgirls combat gender stereotypes, addresses self-esteem issues, and provides them with tangible examples of role models from their own culture and ethnicity. Michelle Obama is a of the day and brings over 180 children to the White House to spend the morning discovering different paths their futures may hold. Over 37 million participants marked the day in the U.S. last year, and we took part in the only official UK event of the program, which was acknowledged by the Obamas in a personal message sent to us. Leading by exampleIn its short existence I'mPOSSIBLE has already hosted numerous trailblazing professionals such as , head of legal services at John Lewis, , a space scientist, and , England women’s football coach.The youth edition welcomed five successful young women of color from the worlds of media, film, and law who all shared their life stories with girls aged 12 to 18 from London schools and youth projects. We hope that these girls, sitting in the home of the UK government, felt inspired by leading women from similar backgrounds to theirs, who faced many of the same challenges but nonetheless carved a path to success, while staying true to themselves. https://shp-constructions.com/entreprise-plomberie-marseille/

Investing in football: a Real Oviedo shareholder s tale

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:25:24 +0100

Story highlightsWhy would a Nottingham Forest fan invest $52 in third-tier Spanish club Real Oviedo?Jonathan Hawkins interest in Oviedo piqued by British journalist Sid LoweHawkins bought four shares allowing him to attend Oviedo’s annual general meetingThe third division club had had until November 17 to avoid extinctionLast Wednesday, in a move that I still don’t fully understand, I became a shareholder in the Spanish football club Real Oviedo.In terms of my relationship with football, I should probably lay my cards on the table. I am a Nottingham Forest fan. Anyone of a certain age with a passing interest in the game will understand that I’m familiar with disappointment.Having watched Forest fall from the heights of back-to-back European Cup wins to the depths of English football’s third tier I know, all too well, the emotions involved in witnessing a distressing decline.This doubtless explains why some sense of faded glamour or a struggle against adversity tends to attract me to a club. To illustrate this point, my favorite Italian team is Sampdoria, currently lying 14th in Serie A. Winning, as they say, isn’t everything.I realise this is perverse, but I’ve never been able to understand the appeal of supporting a football giant, going into a season in the confident expectation of wins and trophies. Jerry MaguireSo a couple of weeks ago, when I first heard of the plight of Oviedo, something clicked.I found myself Googling the club, reading about the city of Oviedo, admiring the jagged hills of Asturias. Photos: Dortmund’s training pays dividends Photos: Dortmund’s training pays dividendsThe final frontier? – The ‘Footbonaut’ – is a robotic cage which footballers can use to improve passing, spatial awareness and control. The machine is being used by German champions Borussia Dortmund.Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: Dortmund’s training pays dividendsA giant leap for soccer training? – Once inside the 'Footbonaut’, a player is fed balls by eight different machines and then has deliver the ball to one of the 72 panels - - which is indciated by a flashing green light – that make up the space-age contraption before they receive another ball. This picture shows Dortmund’s German star Mario Gotze testing himself against the machine.Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: Dortmund’s training pays dividendsHigh-klass Klopp – German coach Jurgen Klopp has overseen Dortmund’s recent domination of German football. Dortmund have won the Bundesliga in each of the last two seasons, winning plaudits for the adventurous style of play. Klopp’s team also currently sit top of a European Champions League group containing Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax.Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: Dortmund’s training pays dividendsPolish power – Dortmund’s rise to prominence has forced their attractive young squad into the limelight. None more so than Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who was strongly linked with a move to Manchester United earlier this year.Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: Dortmund’s training pays dividendsBorussia’s best – One player who did swap Dortmund for Manchester was Shinji Kagawa. The Japanese playmaker had made a promising start to his Old Trafford career before being sidelined with a knee injury last month. Another player developed by Dortmund was Nuri Sahin, the Turkish midfielder who signed for Real Madrid in 2011 before joining Liverpool on a season-long loan deal in August.Hide Caption 5 of 5 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survival Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Real Oviedo fans show their support for the club in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere with a banner reading 'For the future of Real Oviedo’ before a game with Real Madrid’s reserve team on November 11, 2012.Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – The Real Oviedo players huddle on the pitch before the match.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Real Oviedo fans hold up a banner as they march through the northern city on their way to the game.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Fans demonstrate against the demise of their club, which needs to raise $2.4 million by November 17.Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Oviedo fans display a banner in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere reading: 'Happen what may, Oviedistas until death.'Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – World Cup winner Juan Mata is one of the stars produced by Oviedo’s youth system. He now plays for England’s European champions Chelsea.Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Arsenal’s midfield maestro Santi Cazorla is another big-name player from Oviedo’s academy who is helping to save his former club.Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Real Oviedo’s fight for survivalReal Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Michu was a Real Oviedo player for four years and has been campaigning on Twitter to save the club. He now plays in the English Premier League with Welsh club Swansea.Hide Caption 8 of 8My attention was piqued by , the British journalist whose animated appreciation of Spanish football has brought La Liga to life for many outside Spain.Lowe ignited the international campaign to save the club, while also warning that investors were highly unlikely to see any return. To paraphrase Jerry Maguire, he had me at 'unlikely’. Here was a potentially lost cause that I was powerless to resist. I stepped up my research and prepared to delve into the insanity of football club ownership.By the time I was ready to take the plunge, Real’s global coalition of the willing had swelled considerably and the club was almost half way to safety. The share offer’s website looked reassuringly professional, and was helpfully available in English. Estadio Carlos TartiereI had initially thought of just buying one share, but then I discovered that owning four shares would entitle me to attend the annual general meeting. Influence, I thought. I imagined myself turning up at the airport, being feted as an arriving hero and bought drinks in Oviedo’s tapas bars just for being me. I rejected any thoughts that this scenario was somewhat far-fetched. I inputted my passport number, transferred the cash, sat back and enjoyed the warm glow of owning something of no apparent value whatsoever.The weird thing is that it really was a glow. I had another look at the impressive Estadio Carlos Tartiere and smiled to myself. I wondered how much flights would cost, and how I would persuade my wife that a weekend in Asturias was a good idea. I started following Oviedo types on Twitter. I re-tweeted a link to the club’s soon-to-be-opened online shop.Mexican TycoonAs the club’s deadline day of November 17 approached, I kept an eye on the increasingly positive news coming from northern Spain; this people’s club, now partly my club, looked close to completing its path to safety.Then came the news of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s intervention. As a push over the line goes it could hardly be more emphatic, and suddenly the need to gather more shareholders became irrelevant. Oviedo was in the clear; 13,000 shareholders and the world’s richest man had made it happen. Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacks Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksSpanish duopoly – Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (left) and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (right) – widely considered the two best players in the world – shake hands before the 'El Classico’ derby between Spain’s two biggest clubs. But is the huge wealth of Barca and Real damaging the rest of Spanish football?Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksRevenue dwarfs rivals – Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho (left) and Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova (right) shake hands at the derby between the two clubs. Real’s revenue is $695 million, $42 million more than Barca and $526 million more than that of Valencia.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksTalent at a price – Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo were all nominated for the prestigious Balon d'Or award this year. The last time the Barca-Real league monopoly was broken was in 2004 when Rafael Benitez’s Valencia won La Liga.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksWill Falcao stay at Atletico? – Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao is arguably the best striker in the world, but the Colombian is likely to be sold at the end of the season.Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksOviedo fans show support – Real Oviedo fans show their support for the club in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere with a banner reading 'For the future of Real Oviedo’. The third-tier club’s financial problems are so great that they have turned to their fans for help, offering them the right to buy shares in Oviedo.Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksFund raising – The Real Oviedo team huddle on the pitch before taking on Real Madrid’s reserve team in Asturias. Oviedo need to raise $2.4 million to save the club.Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksFans protest – Real Oviedo fans hold up banner as they march through the city on their way to the league match to protest against the possible closure of the club due to financial difficulties.Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Spanish football hit by sponsorship cutbacksSpanish austerity – The Spanish financial crisis has led to a raft of anti-austerity measures. Protests against cuts have been seen on the streets of Madrid, where a minority of protesters have been involved in violent clashes with the police.Hide Caption 8 of 8 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio Perez Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezMexican Wunderkind – Sergio 'Checo’ Perez has been the surprise package of the 2012 Formula One season – just his second year in the elite division of motorsport. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezChampagne moment – Perez’s second place at the Malaysian GP in March was the Mexican’s first podium finish in F1. He followed that up with third in Canada and another runner-up position in Italy. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezMcLaren switch – After Lewis Hamilton (left) opted to join Mercedes for the 2013 season, McLaren signed Perez to partner Jenson Button (right) next year.Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezMcLaren expectation – 'Bear in mind that when we took on Lewis he was the same age as Sergio is today and he was incredibly young, incredibly raw and incredibly talented,’ said McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh. 'Now when Sergio gets to Australia in 2013 he will arrive with the kind of pressure that he can’t imagine right now.'Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezMexico’s rising star – Seen here driving in an exhibition through the streets of his home city Guadalajara, Perez was already winning kart races by the age of six.Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezChicharito connection – Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez was also born in Guadalajara – and Perez is close friends with the footballer, whose nickname is 'Chicharito.'Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezDrugs war – Mexico is embroiled in a battle against drugs, which in the last six years has accounted for 60,000 deaths, with 16,000 bodies remaining unidentified and 24,000 people missing. 'My country is really only in the media for drugs and violence, which is sad,’ said Perez.Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezMotorsport in the genes – Perez’s father, center, leaves the paddock after the F1 driver’s crash during qualifying for the Monaco GP in 2011. Perez’s younger brother Antonio is also involved in motorsport and drives in the NASCAR-sponsored race league in Mexico.Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezSlim support – When Perez joined Sauber he was sponsored by telecommunications giant Telmex, which is owned by world’s richest man and fellow Mexican Carlos Slim.Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: The rise and rise of Sergio PerezPerez ranking – Ahead of this weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix, the penultimate race of 2012, Perez was 10th in the drivers’ standings with 66 points.Hide Caption 10 of 10However. I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about this new development. The idea that a multi-billionaire was now bankrolling the club was anathema to me; I still feel that the age of the oligarch has done little but damage to football, at least in England. But it also opened up a world of possibilities. have appeared at pains to show the club’s fans that they intend to do things 'the right way’. Maybe Carlos Slim would be the same.So far my only proof of ownership is my receipt from Paypal, which almost a week on makes me slightly uneasy but I hope is just a sign of how unbelievably successful this escapade has been for the club. I have a genuine feeling of being part of something, and a sense that this is the start of an exciting story. I also fully intend to make it to a game at the earliest available opportunity. I suppose I should probably think about how I explain to my wife that I’ve spent a chunk of our weekly shopping money on a Spanish third division football team. She’s a Napoli fan; surely she’ll understand?For now though I’m waiting patiently for my share certificate to arrive in the post.Whatever happens at the very least I have to buy a Real Oviedo mug. https://shp-constructions.com/nos-services/plaquiste-marseille/

Roddick exits early at French Open as Venus survives first round scare

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:25:11 +0100

Story highlightsAndy Roddick loses in first round of the French Open to Nicolas MahutRoddick has been plagued by injuries and has slipped to 29th in the worldJo-Wilfred Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro battle into second round Venus Williams survives scare to progress at Roland GarrosAndy Roddick made a sorry first round exit at the French Open Sunday with a four sets defeat to Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.The 29-year-old American has been plagued by injury this season and proved no match for Mahut as he lost 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2.Mahut, best known for his world record marathon match against John Isner at Wimbledon, is not noted for his own ability on clay and it is only the second time he has made the second round.Former U.S. Open champion Roddick has never gone further than the third round either in 10 visits to Roland Garros and lost all three of his warm-up matches in Dusseldorf last week in the World Team Cup.Roddick has slipped to No.29 in the world after hamstring and hip problems and admitted that he was never likely to make an impression on clay, preferring the faster grass of Wimbledon.‘You know, there are a lot of guys who know how to play on clay, and it’s just second nature to them. I feel that way on grass, so, you know, hopefully I can turn it around there,’ he told gathered reporters.He confirmed he will next play at Queen’s Club before going to Wimbledon where he has been runner-up three times to Roger Federer.Roddick also said that he wanted to represent the United States in the London Olympics on the same courts.Roddick’s fellow American veteran Venus Williams also looked in trouble when she trailed Argentine teenager Paula Ormaechea by a set but recovered to win 4-6 6-1 6-3 on a sparsely populated Court Phillip Chatrier. But Williams, a seven-time grand slam title winner, faces a tough second round match against fancied third seed Agnieszka Radwanska, if the Pole can get past Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia in her opener.Earlier, 2010 runner-up Samantha Stosur of Australia became the first player into the last 64 as the reigning U.S Open chamption beat Elena Baltacha of Britain 6-4 6-0. The opening day of the second grand slam of the season did not feature the leading attractions, but French hope and fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave the home crowd some cheer with a four sets win over Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov.Tsonga was swept aside in the first set but quickly regained control to win 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round.He will face Germany’s Cedrik-Marcel Stebbe for a place in the last 32.'It’s not my favorite surface at the moment. Trust me, I’ll have more pressure at Wimbledon,’ Tsonga admitted after his victory.Ninth seed Juan Martin del Potro was also taken to four sets before the Argentine beat Spanish veteran Albert Montanes 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-1.Del Potro had beaten Montanes for the Estoril title in April. He is shaping as a possible quarterfinal opponent for Roger Federer. https://shp-constructions.com/entreprise-plomberie-marseille/

Photograph believed to show Titanic Iceberg up for auction

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:24:57 +0100

Story highlightsThe photo was taken from a passing ship hours after the sinkingThe chief steward who took the photo says he saw red paint on the icebergIt is possible the red paint came from the Titanic’s hull (CNN)The grainy black-and-white photograph shows a pointy iceberg in the middle of a calm sea, with puffy clouds barely visible in the sky. But the simple picture, taken more than a century ago, just may show the most infamous iceberg in history – the one that sank the Titanic.It was taken by the chief steward of the ocean liner Prinz Adalbert on the morning of April 15, 1912, hours after the RMS Titanic sank following its collision with an iceberg the previous evening. The Titanic had sunk by the time the Prinz Adalbert came along, and the chief steward was unaware what had happened.The photo has been cited in historical accounts as possibly being of the iceberg the ship hit. What sets this photograph apart from others that purported to show the famous berg is a note the chief steward wrote to accompany the picture. In it, the steward says he saw red paint ‘plainly visible’ on the iceberg that appeared to have been left by the scraping of a vessel.The Titanic was on its maiden voyage crossing the Atlantic when it hit the iceberg, carrying just over 2,200 passengers and crew, of whom 1,517 died.Read MoreA telling noteThe Titanic tipping into the watersThe photograph hung for decades on the walls of the law firm representing the Titanic’s owners, White Star Line. The firm closed in 2002, and the four partners of the firm are now putting it up for auction, along with the note, according to the auction house.Both are being offered by in Devizes, Great Britain, with a presale estimate of 10-15,000 pounds ($15,400-$23,200). The auction is scheduled for Saturday, October 24.While impossible to verify, the contemporaneous account from the man who took the picture and the description of the paint he saw lend credibility to the idea that the Titanic’s hull collided with the iceberg in the photograph.The note reads, 'On the day after the sinking of the Titanic, the steamer Prinz Adalbert passes the iceberg shown in this photograph. The Titanic disaster was not yet known by us. On one side red paint was plainly visible, which has the appearance of having been made by the scraping of a vessel on the iceberg. SS Prinz Adalbert Hamburg America Line.'It is then signed by the chief steward, who wrote his name only as M. Linoenewald, and three crewmen.Paint on an iceberg? Photos: Photos: Titanic artifacts hit the auction block – Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon, a prominent fashion designer, became tabloid fodder after surviving the sinking of the Titanic. Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Titanic artifacts hit the auction block – Her letter to a friend, dated May 27, 1912, complains of 'disgraceful’ treatment. Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: Titanic artifacts hit the auction block – This scarce Titanic cup and saucer were, 'destined for the bottom of the Atlantic,’ RR Auction house said.Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Titanic artifacts hit the auction block – Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia drew this sketch of Berkeley’s Greek Theatre after the band played the venue for the first time. Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Titanic artifacts hit the auction block – Johnny Ramone’s Mosrite guitar is signed on the body in black felt tip, 'Best Always, Johnny Ramone, 52290.’ Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: Titanic artifacts hit the auction block – Malcolm X wrote this letter to a friend while serving time in Norfolk, Virginia. He discusses the temptation of the Boston jazz music scene. Hide Caption 6 of 6Experts who study icebergs say it’s certainly possible that red paint could have have been left on the iceberg from a passing ship.Steve Bruneau, a professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, and who studies icebergs, said paint could certainly be scraped off and crushed into the ice in such a collision. It could stay there a day or more if it was cool enough and out of the water, he said.Any observation of paint have to be made relatively soon after the accident, said Martin Truffer, a professor with the Glaciers Group at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.When the Titanic struck the iceberg, Truffer said, the ice would have behaved like a rock and it would have been possible for paint to be left behind.The auction house said the firm representing the Titanic’s owners, Burlingham, Montgomery & Beecher, acquired the 16-by-20-inch photograph not long after the sinking. Another client, Hamburg American Lines, sent the photograph to them when it learned the firm was defending the Titanic’s owners in litigation over the sinking, the auction house said.Generations of Burlingham’s maritime lawyers saw the photograph on the wall and regarded it as 'The Titanic Iceberg.’ The photo was even used in the 1955 book 'A Night to Remember,’ an account of the Titanic disaster, alongside the caption 'The Iceberg that sank Titanic?’ https://shp-constructions.com/nos-services/plaquiste-marseille/

Taxi drivers turn off their meters, offer stranded Manchester victims free rides

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:24:45 +0100

(CNN)People have responded with extraordinary acts of kindness following Monday night’s deadly bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. In the face of the attack, which left many concertgoers stranded, taxi drivers turned off their meters and began taking people away from the venue to safety. One of them was Sam Arshad, owner of Street Cars Manchester, who realized something wasn’t right when he drove past Manchester Arena around 10:30 p.m. .m-infographic–1495539219480 { background: url(i.cdn.turner.comcnn.einteractivehtml5-video-media20170523ManchesterAttack_arena375px.png) no-repeat 0 0 transparent; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-top: 210.63829787234042%; width: 100%; -moz-background-size: cover; -o-background-size: cover; -webkit-background-size: cover; background-size: cover; } @media (min-width: 640px) { .m-infographic–1495539219480{ background-image: url(i.cdn.turner.comcnn.einteractivehtml5-video-media20170523ManchesterAttack_arena780pxNEW.png); padding-top: 58.13060179257362%; } } @media (min-width: 1120px) { .m-infographic–1495539219480{ background-image: url(i.cdn.turner.comcnn.einteractivehtml5-video-media20170523ManchesterAttack_arena780pxNEW.png); padding-top: 58.13060179257362%; } } ‘I saw children screaming and running,’ he told CNN. 'It was horrifying to see young children running, just to imagine what they were going through.'Arshad said it wasn’t long before his company began receiving phone calls from 'panicked parents’.Read More Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople in Manchester, England, gather in St. Ann’s Square on Thursday, May 25. They were observing a national minute of silence to remember of a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert.Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II speaks to 15-year-old Millie Robson and her mother, Marie, during on May 25. The Queen was visiting those injured in the attack.Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA police officer guards a house in Manchester as investigations continued on May 25. Police say a man carrying explosives and died in the blast.Hide Caption 3 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertFlowers and tribute messages are left for victims in St. Ann’s Square.Hide Caption 4 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA women sheds tears after observing the minute of silence in St. Ann’s Square.Hide Caption 5 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA Manchester road is closed off as police raids continued on May 25.Hide Caption 6 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertLocal residents hold Manchester City and Manchester United soccer jerseys during the national minute of silence.Hide Caption 7 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPolice officers deliver flowers to a makeshift memorial in Manchester on Wednesday, May 24.Hide Caption 8 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertWomen cry after placing flowers in Manchester on May 24.Hide Caption 9 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA forensics team works at the scene of the explosion on Tuesday, May 23.Hide Caption 10 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertBritish Prime Minister Theresa May condemns the 'callous terrorist attack’ as she in London on May 23.Hide Caption 11 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPolice help someone after the attack at Manchester Arena on Monday, May 22.Hide Caption 12 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople gather outside the arena. 'We can confirm there was an incident as people were leaving the Ariana Grande show last night,’ police said on Twitter early on Tuesday. 'The incident took place outside the venue in a public space. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims.'Hide Caption 13 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople receive medical attention at a railway station close to the arena. The incident happened shortly after Grande had left the stage, shortly after 10:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. ET) according to eyewitnesses. Calvin Welsford, an 18-year-old concertgoer, said that he heard a 'loud bang’ a couple of minutes after Grande’s set had finished.Hide Caption 14 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertParamedics respond to the scene.Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertEmergency workers and concert attendees gather outside the arena.Hide Caption 16 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople stand by a cordoned-off street close to the arena.Hide Caption 17 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertGreater Manchester Police tweeted that emergency services were 'responding to (a) serious incident at Manchester Arena. Avoid the area. More details will follow as soon as available.'Hide Caption 18 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople are escorted away from the arena.Hide Caption 19 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople sit outside near the arena. The crowd was made up of mainly younger people who had come to see Grande in her first of three scheduled concerts in the UK.Hide Caption 20 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertAn injured man is helped at the scene.Hide Caption 21 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople hug near armed police who responded to the scene.Hide Caption 22 of 22'The volume of calls was enormous.Sam Arshad, owner of Street Cars Manchester.'It was clear from the calls that it was a very young audience, they were literally children and didn’t have any money to pay for taxi fares.'He says in that moment the team at Street Cars Manchester agreed that they would provide free transport to anyone who had been stranded in the Manchester area due to the terror attack.'Whoever was stranded in the city center and didn’t have the means to get home, we would transport for free – child or adult.'Arshad said his team offered 33 free rides to those in need.'I could understand (parents) pain, so we took it upon ourselves to take the children to safety, and thanks to all our drivers they did a great job.'Separately, and began offering help and spare rooms to strangers who couldn’t get home.In the face of previous attacks, strangers have reached out to help with similar overtures that surfaced on social media after events such as the in November 2015 and in March 2016. https://shp-constructions.com/chauffagiste-marseille/

American billionaire agrees deal to buy Italian football giant AS Roma

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:24:30 +0100

(CNN)US billionaire Dan Friedkin has agreed a deal to purchase , the Italian soccer giant confirmed on Thursday.The Serie A side said formal contracts with Friedkin’s consortium were signed on Wednesday, in a deal worth 591 million euros ($700m). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of August.Friedkin is the owner of Gulf States Toyota, a franchise distributor that sells Toyotas in a number of southern US states. His net worth is estimated at $4.1 billion by Forbes. He will replace James Pallotta, an American businessman who The side has not won a league title since 2001, finishing as runners-up nine times during that span. The team has missed out on qualification for the Champions League in each of the last two seasons.Read MoreFriedkin’s net worth is valued at more than $4 billion by Forbes.‘Over the last month, Dan and Ryan Friedkin have demonstrated their total commitment to finalizing this deal and taking the club forward in a positive way. I am sure they will be great future owners for AS Roma,’ Pallotta said in a statement Thursday.Friedkin inherited his Toyota distributor from his father, Thomas H. Friedkin. The business has exclusive rights to sell Toyota vehicles in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.His consortium, The Friedkin Group, also owns the Imperative Entertainment studio, aerial cinematography company Pursuit Aviation, and the newly created production company NEON, which was involved in producing or distributing movies including 'I, Tonya,’ 'Apollo 11’ and 'Parasite.“All of us at The Friedkin Group are so happy to have taken the steps to become a part of this iconic city and club,’ he said in a statement. 'We look forward to closing the purchase as soon as possible and immersing ourselves in the AS Roma family.'Friedkin takes over a club boasting a number of high-profile players, including veteran striker Edin Džeko and highly touted forward Justin Kluivert.The club finished fifth in Serie A this season, and restarts its Europa League campaign on Thursday against Sevilla. Founded in 1927 and based in Italy’s capital, Roma is one of the country’s most followed teams. The club has a passionate rivalry with local rivals Lazio, with whom it shares a stadium, but has lost ground to Juventus in recent years. https://shp-constructions.com/entreprise-plomberie-marseille/