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There are always Sliding Doors moments in a player’s career; points when a lifetime’s path takes a critical turn, based on what feels like a coin toss. In Leny Yoro’s case, it happened in the form of a red card. On October 20, 2021, Baptiste Rolland’s dismissal for Lille Under-19s against their Sevilla counterparts in…
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Thousands of protesters who descended on central London with chants of ‘we want our country back’ for a Tommy Robinson rally. The demonstrators, waving flags and singing songs, have gathered at the Royal Courts of Justice ahead of a march to Trafalgar Square this afternoon. Cries of ‘Rule Britannia’ have been seen before the event,…
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Marvel Studios Spoilers for “Deadpool & Wolverine” to follow. In “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) learns from the Time Variance Authority (TVA) that his universe is dying. This is mostly because Marvel Studios parent company Disney bought 20th Century Fox (home of the “X-Men” movie franchise…
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Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. CNN — Bringing the second day of this year’s Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became…
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Real Madrid’s long-awaited signing of Kylian Mbappe has plenty of upside for the reigning Spanish and European champions — but there are some question marks. One of them is how Mbappe fits into the starting line-up, given his preferred position is on the left wing, which is where Vinicius Junior, last season’s 24-goal top scorer,…
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‘Just use your card man, this is a p***take’. I’m in McDonalds in the heart of London‘s bustling West End attempting to pay for a single hamburger in 2 pence coins. The cost is £1.19, which equates to 60 two pence coins with one pence change. ‘Hold on’, I stammer as my fat fingers thumb…
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Jay Maidment/Marvel Studios With all his foul-mouthed bluster and propensity for extreme violence, it’s easy to miss just how lonely the Deadpool character is. In his first two vehicles, Ryan Reynolds’ motor-mouthed mercenary spends a lot of time alone and separated from the people he cares about, be…
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Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In September, we’re celebrating superlatives as we look at some of the world’s biggest, tallest and most expensive attractions and destinations. CNN — Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty…
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Coco Gauff will become the first tennis player in history to act as Team USA flag bearer when she joins LeBron James at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gauff, 20, is the world No. 2 and defending U.S. Open champion. She will also become the youngest American flag bearer in Olympic history,…
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The wife of a lieutenant colonel who was stabbed outside an Army barracks in Kent, may have saved her husband’s life by pulling his attacker off him and screaming for help from residents and fellow soldiers. Eileen Teeton, née Duffy, rushed out from the family home close to the scene of the attack in Gillingham,…