How Arsene Wenger arrived, cut back on booze culture at Arsenal and began bagging trophies
Iconic midfielder Patrick Vieira once had his car keys taken from him during a legendary Arsenal Christmas party. The Frenchman arrived at the club’s festive bash expecting a quiet one… but it ended up being a boozy celebration. Arsenal were known for their drinking culture before the days of Arsene...
UN report details spike in atrocities committed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo since February
The accounts are haunting. Abductions, torture, rapes. Scores of civilians including women and children have been killed by the M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the latest UN report on the conflict in the central African nation. In addition, the M23 rebels have forced children to...
Starved of transfer funds, Man United boss Eirk ten Hag looks to call Rashford and Martial to arms
Erik ten Hag has challenged Marcus Rashford to plunder 20 league goals a season for Manchester United, saying he should be capable of that target. The United boss had better hope his prediction is spot on – and he might as well add a similar one for Anthony Martial, too,...
Ethiopia government sends delegation to Tigray to create joint monitoring team for peace accord
A high-level Ethiopian team left the capital Addis Ababa on Monday to go to the capital of the rebel-held Tigray region for talks on implementing a peace deal to end over two years of conflict. Addis Ababa and Tigray’s rebel forces have agreed to create a joint monitoring body to...
Excitement shoots to the heavens after Arsenal make $65 million bid for Ukraine winger Mudryk
Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk insists he wouldn’t say “no” to Arsenal this winter after reports emerged on Monday that the Gunnes have made a “formal offer”. The Gunners are looking to add the right players to their squad in January as they look to mount a serious title bid...
Bombshell! Man United are financially hamstrung, can’t afford quality players
Erik ten Hag has grown accustomed to facing questions about Cody Gakpo since it became clear Manchester United would need a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo in the January transfer window. Looking ahead to Tuesday night’s Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford, for instance, Ten Hag was informed...
How Liverpool outfoxed Man United in the race to sign PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo
Liverpool have beaten Manchester United in the race for World Cup star Cody Gakpo. And victory will taste even sweeter for Jurgen Klopp after his dawdling rivals were left shocked by Liverpool’s swiftness. But Klopp’s stunning £37 million swoop wasn’t even being talked about before Christmas. Indeed, Gakpo was widely...
Making fascism great again: In Trump’s America, democracy rested and kakistocracy became a pursuit
Scholars have long debated the distinction between fascism and authoritarianism. Fascist states create an all-engulfing power that rules over every facet of political and social life. Elections are abolished; mass arrests occur without habeas corpus; all opposition media are shut down; freedoms of speech and assembly are curtailed; courts, if...
Fascism: While voters did not stop pro-Trump true believers from office, democracy remains on trial in US
Just in case you didn’t notice, authoritarianism was on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections. An unprecedented majority of candidates from one of the nation’s two major political parties were committed to undemocratic policies and outcomes. You would have to go back to the Democratic Party-dominated segregationist South of...
World Cup break did not help Spurs recharge, they’re still the imponderables they’ve been in past six years
Spurs at home, you say? On Boxing Day? A lunchtime kick-off? And eight days after the end of the World Cup? With Hugo Lloris and Cristian Romero rested and Fraser Forster making his first appearance in goal for them and Richarlison injured? You can only imagine the extent to which...
