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The Telegraph
Portugal confront the unthinkable: Is it time to drop Cristiano Ronaldo?
Fernando Santos thought he was done with it. So much so that before the 2018 World Cup last-16 clash against Uruguay, the 66-year-old coach made a bet with Portugal’s press officer, Onofre Costa, believing that he would not be asked for the umpteenth time in Russia about his side’s dependence on Cristiano Ronaldo. When the inevitable question came, his face immediately broke into a grin. “Onofre has just won another free coffee,” Santos chuckled. But as Portugal head into a first major tournamen
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The Telegraph
Cristiano Ronaldo and the Coke bottles: anti-obesity campaigners praise Portugal star
Cristiano Ronaldo has been praised by anti-obesity campaigners for removing two bottles of Coca-Cola during a European Championship press conference before declaring: “Drink water.” Ronaldo’s public show of disdain for one of the biggest sponsors of the tournament has gone viral on social media, forcing Uefa to consider whether to continue to place the products in front of one of the world’s greatest players. Caroline Cerny, Alliance Lead at Obesity Health Alliance told Telegraph Sport: “Junk fo
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NextShark
Identical Triplets Who Just Graduated From UCSD Ready to Embark on New, Separate Journey
Identical triplets Tiara, Taylor and Tiger Nguyen, 22, have graduated together with similar degrees from UC San Diego on Sunday. The details: The Nguyen sisters from Fremont, Calif., have done everything together, from applying to UCSD, getting into the university and declaring similar majors, according to ABC10 News. Tiara received a degree in computer science, while Taylor got a cognitive science degree with a specialization in machine learning and Tiger with a computer engineering degree.
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AFP
Messi frustrated after Argentina draw with Chile at Copa America
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick but Chile hit back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Copa America on Monday. Messi’s magical left foot gave dominant Argentina a deserved first half lead but Eduardo Vargas equalized in the second half after Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved veteran midfielder Arturo Vidal’s penalty.
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The Telegraph
‘My children found out I had been in a sex cult’
“Mum,” said my 15-year-old son as I drove him to school in Surrey a couple of years back. “Were you in a sex cult?” I froze. He’d found my papers in a box: my teenage diary, court documents, media reports. It was time to tell my children. It feels like long ago now, but it wasn’t very far away: just 40-odd miles from where I live a normal home counties life with my husband and sons. Rewind three decades, and I was living on a residential street in north London. Here, inside a large suburban hous
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The Telegraph
England unveil new trick against Croatia: the inventive ‘inside’ throw-in
It was the moment Gareth Southgate knew Raheem Sterling was sharp and engaged: “Right from the start there was a throw-in inside and he was running at their defence and looked a threat.” Sterling would have to wait until the second half for his match-winning moment, but that early move led to Phil Foden striking the post with a cracking shot which epitomised England’s strong start. Its provenance was also a regulation throw-in from inside their own half, and England employed a novel and inventiv
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Axios
Denver aims to become to national leader in homelessness resolution
Denver is striving to become a leader other policymakers look to when it comes to tackling homelessness.Why it matters: Addressing the issue has taken on new urgency in cities across the country over the past year, as officials grapple with a growing unhoused population and the need to preserve public safety during the coronavirus pandemic.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Driving the news: At a news conference Thursday honoring the city’s third sanctione
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AFP
Mbappe ‘affected’ by Giroud criticism but keen to move on
Kylian Mbappe admitted he was “affected” by public comments perceived as criticism from fellow forward Olivier Giroud following a friendly against Bulgaria, but insisted he did not want it to become a distraction for France at Euro 2020.
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Axios
Netanyahu uses last speech as prime minister to attack Biden on Iran
Hours before a vote to oust him, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Biden of endangering Israel’s security by taking a soft line on Iran, and claimed his successor, Naftali Bennett, would be too weak to stand up to Washington.Why it matters: Netanyahu waged a desperate but unsuccessful campaign to stop a “change coalition” from joining together to replace him after an inconclusive election in March. Facing an imminent demotion to opposition leader, he foreshadow