f Football quiz: the players who missed out By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:50:46Z Not everyone can win everything. Do you know which achievements these players have missed out on in their careers?Who has scored the most Premier League goals without ever winning the trophy?Jermain Defoe Robbie FowlerJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Harry Kane And who has made the most appearances without winning the Premier League? David JamesGary Speed Emile Heskey Steven Gerrard Who is the only England player to win 50 caps yet never appear at a World Cup or European Championship finals?Glen Johnson Colin Bell Emlyn HughesGary CahillWho scored 434 league goals, an English record, yet never played for his country?Brian Clough Arthur RowleySteve Bull Kerry DixonWho is the last Ballon d’Or winner never to win the Champions League?Fabio CannavaroPavel Nedved Thierry Henry Michael Owen Gary Lineker never won the top division in England, but for how many clubs did he finish as top scorer in the league?NoneOneTwoThreeWho has scored the most Champions League goals without winning the competition? Ruud van Nistelrooy Edinson Cavani Robert LewandowskiZlatan Ibrahimovic Who was Serie A’s leading scorer three times in the 1990s yet never won the title? Oliver Bierhoff Gabriel Batistuta Enrico Chiesa Giuseppe SignoriWhich of these players has never won the Premier League Golden Boot? Wayne RooneyLuis Suárez Alan Shearer Andy ColeWhich of these greats never won the Ballon d’Or?Pavel Nedved XaviHristo Stoichkov EusébioHow many goals have Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi scored between them in the knockout stages of the World Cup?NoneTwoFive143 and above.You missed out too.4 and above.You missed out too.5 and above.A fine score6 and above.A fine score7 and above.A superb score8 and above.A superb score9 and above.A superb score10 and above.A superb score11 and above.You missed nothing2 and above.You missed out too.0 and above.You missed out too1 and above.You missed out too. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Premier League World Cup
f Player wages and contracts will bankrupt EFL clubs: it's time for the PFA to act | Mark Palios By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T07:00:30Z A radical solution is needed and the PFA has the money and the power to step in and help clubs that have no income for the foreseeable futureLast month I said the EFL was entering the most critical period in its history as it struggled to respond to the abrupt cessation of football. What we have seen since has elegantly illustrated the game’s inability to act decisively to protect professional football’s future. This is not a criticism of the individuals involved in negotiations, who are trying their best, but reflects structural flaws that prevent cohesive action. Put simply, it is clear the EFL and Professional Footballers’ Association cannot bring the key counter-parties to the table.The first phase was characterised by the fight for cash given the disappearance of gate-related income. Although there was relatively swift agreement that a player wage deferral would help, it has been left to clubs and players to agree arrangements. Some players have deferred, some have not, and and the scale varies from club to club. The outcome was, in my view, too little and too late for many clubs. Continue reading... Full Article Football League Football Football politics Sport
f The struggle is real but is women's football facing an existential threat? | Suzanne Wrack By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T18:00:12Z Investment is bound to suffer in the post-Covid weeks of return but the outlook is cautiously positive for the women’s game Ominous warnings have been sounded by the international players’ union that women’s football faces an existential threat. When AFC Fylde disbanded their women’s team last week it was probably the tip of an iceberg – but how gloomy is the game’s future?Although everyone agrees there will be casualties, opinion is split about the extent of any setback. Alan Naigeon offers his assessment from a position of authority as a managing partner of the agency A&V Sports, which represents players such as Chelsea’s Sam Kerr and Lyon’s Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg. Continue reading... Full Article Women's football Women's Super League Football Sport
f Football and coronavirus: 'This could be the end of the grassroots game' By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:00:01Z In the latest in our series on how Covid-19 will change football, we look at its impact at grassroots and non-league levelThis could be the end of grassroots football. The impact is going to be horrendous. The main problem now is we’re not getting money we would usually receive from training-session fees or fundraising, because they’re not taking place. That money goes towards subsidising teams for the next season, helping them with pitch fees, league fees, trophy presentations, etc. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport
f ‘This is horrible': Cambuur stunned after dream season turns to dust By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T18:45:04Z The club from Leeuwarden were 11 points clear of the play-off places and heading for the Eredivisie when the Dutch season was annulledIt took only two games of the season for Erik Schouten to realise Cambuur were on to something. Nobody knew how a brand new team, which had almost entirely changed during the summer, would click but their first home fixture of 2019-20 dispelled any concerns. Go Ahead Eagles were beaten 5-0, succumbing to wave after wave of blistering raids, and a pattern for the next seven months had been emphatically set.“That was the moment we believed everything was possible,” says Schouten, who had arrived from Volendam and was immediately made captain. “Playing attacking football, playing fast, defeating a really good side. We knew then that, if we played well, we could beat anyone.” Continue reading... Full Article Eredivisie Football European club football Sport
f Alan Pardew leaves Den Haag by mutual consent days after relegation reprieve By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T21:29:28Z Pardew departs Dutch club after just eight games in chargeAssistants Chris Powell and Paul Butler also leave the clubAlan Pardew has left his position as the manager of Eredivisie club Den Haag by mutual consent, days after the Dutch season was cancelled.Pardew was appointed in December and tasked with saving the club from relegation. The 58-year-old was unable to lead them out of the relegation zone, but the team were reprieved when the season was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading... Full Article Alan Pardew European club football Eredivisie Football Sport
f For MLS, anything less than astronomical losses could be a victory By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T10:00:13Z The league’s centralised structure should help during the pandemic but it is also vulnerable in a way that European competitions are notThe warning from Adrian Hanauer was stark. According to the Seattle Sounders majority owner, the shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could result in “astronomical” losses for Major League Soccer teams. “Hundreds of millions, billions, really big numbers,” he told the Sounder At Heart podcast earlier this month.Hanauer’s remarks were in line with much of what is being said around the soccer world. The sport has never experienced anything like this with entire seasons on hold, soon to be abandoned in some cases, and competitions such as Euro 2020 and Women’s Euro 2021 pushed back a whole year. For all the meetings that have been held and contingency plans drawn up, nobody can guarantee when play will resume. Continue reading... Full Article MLS Football US sports Sport
f Jair Bolsonaro wants football to start up again despite Covid-19 deaths in Brazil By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T01:38:09Z President calls for resumption of football despite crisisBrazil has more than 5,900 deaths due to the coronavirusBrazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro wants to see football competitions restart soon despite the country’s high number of coronavirus cases, arguing that players are less likely to die from Covid-19 because of their physical fitness.Bolsonaro is one of the few world leaders that still downplays the risks brought by the coronavirus, which he has likened to “a little flu”. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Jair Bolsonaro Americas Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Brazil
f Amiens and Lyon threaten further action after Ligue 1 issues final table By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T13:21:05Z Amiens relegated, Lyon miss out on European qualificationLyon president says club will seek damages for financial lossesAmiens and Lyon have both reacted angrily to Ligue 1’s decision to officially end their season on Thursday and determine final league placings, European qualification and relegation amid the Covid-19 crisis.The 2019-20 campaign was suspended as part of the French government’s steps to contain the spread of coronavirus last month. With some teams having played 27 matches and others 28, the French league (LFP) drew up the final standings according to a performance index – number of points per game weighed by head-to-head record. Continue reading... Full Article Ligue 1 European club football Amiens Football Sport Lyon
f Haiti FA president accused of sexually abusing young female players By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T14:47:59Z Claims of abuse by Yves Jean-Bart at national centreJean-Bart denies all allegations made against him The president of the Haitian football federation has been accused of sexually abusing young female footballers at the country’s national training centre.Yves Jean-Bart, known as “Dadou”, the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF) since 2000, denies accusations that he coerced several players at the Centre Technique National in Croix-des-Bouquets into having sex. The alleged incidents are understood to have taken place within the last five years. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Haiti Fifa
f The Englishman who lost his job after guiding New Zealand to the Olympics By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T10:39:47Z Des Buckingham followed Under-20 World Cup success by qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics but lost his job last weekThere is a word that Des Buckingham, during almost six years working in New Zealand, has used as a mantra to live by. In the Maori language, Mana represents a spiritual essence that almost defies translation but in everyday use it broadly applies thus: a way of holding oneself through dignity, respect, humanity and authority.It has been invaluable over the past five days because Buckingham is navigating one of the biggest disappointments of a young coaching career that, since he moved to the other side of the world after leaving Oxford United in 2014, had rarely let up. Continue reading... Full Article New Zealand Football Sport
f Eibar players say they fear 'terrible consequences' of La Liga resumption By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T14:49:35Z Team issues joint statement before planned return to trainingLa Liga: ‘Playing football safer than going to supermarket’Eibar have become the first La Liga side to publicly express concerns about the planned return to training, and have called for “responsibility” from league officials.Clubs in Spain’s top two division are due to start individual training this week after testing for Covid-19 with matches behind closed doors planned for June. But in a strongly worded joint statement, the Basque club have raised doubts about the plan. Continue reading... Full Article Eibar La Liga Football European club football Sport Spain
f Sadio Mané: Made in Senegal, trailer for documentary on Liverpool forward – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-07T11:14:01Z Made in Senegal takes an in-depth look at the rise of Liverpool forward Sadio Mané, who is the current African player of the year. The documentary will be exclusively available across Europe on Rakuten TV’s free Rakuten Stories channel from 8 April. Continue reading... Full Article Liverpool Senegal football team Senegal Football Sport
f Neck stalls and sole juggles: freestyler Liv Cooke’s lockdown challenges – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-10T10:24:29Z With football on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, one of the world’s leading freestylers is helping fans remain active under lockdown. Every day, Liv Cooke a four-time world record holder, posts footage of herself performing a freestyle trick with instructions on how to follow suit at homeA trick a day: how freestyler Liv Cooke is bringing light to the lockdown Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Fitness
f Lockdown, Bayern and growing up as a refugee: Gary Lineker meets Alphonso Davies – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T18:00:23Z Alphonso Davies was born in a refugee camp after his parents fled civil war in Liberia. He has since become the youngest footballer to play for Canada and won a Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich. The 19-year-old talks to Gary Lineker about his incredible journey Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Bayern Munich Canada Gary Lineker
f Andrés Iniesta calls children born because of his goal against Chelsea in 2009 – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T14:09:10Z Barcelona icon Andrés Iniesta has video-called the children born because of his famous goal against Chelsea in 2009. The late winner at Stamford Bridge led to a spike in pregnancies. 'Has your mum shown you the goal?' Iniesta asks Ignacio, born on 18 January. Of course she had, Ignacio says: 'You were a star.'Happy conception day: Andrés Iniesta calls children born because of his goal Continue reading... Full Article Andrés Iniesta Barcelona Football Sport
f Project Restart: what hurdles are facing the Premier League? – video explainer By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T18:03:01Z As the Premier League weighs up a possible return in June, many questions remain unanswered. From testing regimes to where games will be played, Paul MacInnes takes a look at the key hurdlesProject Restart: the hurdles Premier League football must clear to resume Continue reading... Full Article Premier League Football Sport The FA
f Project Restart: the hurdles Premier League football must clear to resume | Paul MacInnes By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T19:00:13Z Many questions need answers, not least where games will be played and the not-insignificant 100 concerns of club doctors Without government endorsement of a return to play, nothing can happen. Since the beginning of March, when games were still being played in front of paying crowds, the Premier League has said it would follow government advice on the best way to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading... Full Article Premier League Football Sport
f Jonjoe Kenny: 'I came to the Bundesliga to push my comfort zone' By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T18:00:05Z The Everton right-back joined Schalke on loan in pre-season and hopes to play against Borussia Dortmund on 16 MayAs Jonjoe Kenny remembers the sights and smells that defined his childhood it is tempting, more so at a time such as this, to close your eyes and travel back with him. He can tell what, with a few bumps here and there, is the textbook story of a local boy made good, and Everton games were the focal points throughout. Kenny grew up in Kirkdale, virtually on the doorstep of Goodison Park, and the glimpse of a buzzing County Road brought the kind of sensory assault that would leave thousands pining today.“It’s about a five-minute walk round the corner,” Kenny says. “On matchdays going to the stadium it was always busy in our area. The chippies were packed, the pubs were packed, and when you’re walking to the game through it all there’s no better feeling. As a kid growing up, it was such a big thing.” Continue reading... Full Article Everton Schalke Bundesliga Football Sport
f Jacqui Oatley's career and Bundesliga returns – Football Weekly Extra By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:56:05Z Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning talk to Jacqui Oatley about the ups and downs of being the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day and her love of Wolves. Also, Archie Rhind-Tutt on the impending return of the BundesligaJoin the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Max and Barry talk with Jacqui Oatley about her love of football, how her career came about and how she learned to deal with the enormous level of scrutiny which came with becoming the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Bundesliga Premier League European club football
f Peak Pochettino: how a golden age of recruitment transformed Tottenham | Richard Jolly By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T07:00:20Z Spurs’ former scout David Webb tells the story of how four supremely shrewd acquisitions helped take the team to the Champions League finalThe anniversary falls on Friday. In the second extraordinary semi-final comeback in as many days, Tottenham overcame Ajax courtesy of a 96th-minute winner from their most recent recruit. A year and a half into his Spurs career, Lucas Moura completed his hat-trick. It was an advertisement for enforced continuity, an antidote to the obsession with spending as the only team in the top five European leagues to go through the season without signing anyone became Champions League finalists.But it was not entirely true to call Tottenham the team without transfers. There was a golden age of recruitment under Mauricio Pochettino: not in 2018-19, but a seven-month spell in 2015 when Spurs brought in Dele Alli, Son Heung-min, Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld all for less than £45m. Four years, and four top-four finishes later, each of a quartet which could have been valued at a combined £250m started the Champions League final. Continue reading... Full Article Tottenham Hotspur Football Sport Mauricio Pochettino
f My favourite game: Arsenal v Newcastle, 1998 FA Cup final | Suzanne Wrack By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T11:00:25Z A trip to Devon meant updates were via a classmate’s radio but it gave me my first real glimpse of the power of footballIt seems a little odd pitching a game I’ve not seen for this series. I wasn’t at Wembley, I didn’t watch on TV and I didn’t listen to it on the radio. How, then, I hear you say, can the 1998 FA Cup final between Arsenal and Newcastle possibly be my favourite game?I had always been an Arsenal fan, I didn’t have a choice. I grew up in a council flat in Hackney where if you left the windows open on matchdays you could faintly hear the Highbury goal celebrations. I went to a primary school in Islington. My dad supported Arsenal, so did my grandad. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport Arsenal Newcastle United
f Brighton chief says follow Bundesliga and scrap neutral venues plan By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T21:37:50Z Premier League can resume home and away, says Paul Barber‘If Germany can, why can’t we make it happen’Brighton’s chief executive, Paul Barber, has urged Premier League clubs to follow the Bundesliga’s lead and rethink proposals to complete the season at neutral venues.“If Germany can, why can’t we?” said Barber, who believes the English top flight could resume behind closed doors with home and away matches, as planned in Germany from 16 May. Continue reading... Full Article Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League Football Sport
f Neutral venue plan has 'no rationale', says former football police commander By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T09:04:36Z Premier League could be played as normal, says Owen West‘Tone demonises fans who have been very mature’Police advice that Premier League clubs must play at neutral venues if they resume the season has “no rationale” and risks demonising supporters by assuming they will gather unsafely outside grounds, a former football policing commander has said.Owen West, a recently retired West Yorkshire chief superintendent, told the Guardian that football clubs can help give a lead as local community organisations to any gradual easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and do not need to be switched from their home grounds to play games. Continue reading... Full Article Premier League Football Sport
f Kyle Walker hits back at 'harassment' after breaching Covid-19 lockdown By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:15:56Z Manchester City defender admits visiting sister and parentsClub will not discipline him due to extenuating circumstancesKyle Walker believes he is being harassed by the media after contravening lockdown rules again when visiting his parents and sister, with Manchester City deciding against disciplinary action due to extenuating circumstances.The Sun reported that Walker travelled to Sheffield on Wednesday to visit his sister and parents. This came after the defender apologised following a report he held a party at his house with two sex workers present last month, breaking lockdown rules. Continue reading... Full Article Manchester City Football Sport
f Ole Gunnar Solskjær says Manchester United will not force players to return By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T14:50:49Z Some of them may not be mentally ready because of Covid-19‘You wouldn’t hold anything against them,’ manager saysOle Gunnar Solskjær says he would not force any Manchester United footballer to play if they did not feel “mentally ready” due to concerns about coronavirus.The Premier League hopes to get the go-ahead for a mid-June return and Solskjær has all his squad back in the country for a potential resumption of training. Yet the manager is conscious some may have reservations about doing so. Continue reading... Full Article Manchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Football Sport
f SPFL directors hit back at Rangers, Hearts face drop with restructure off By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T14:26:06Z Statement dismisses Rangers complaints as ‘self-serving’Proposals for three-tier league system are abandonedDirectors of the Scottish Professional Football League have snapped back at allegations raised in a dossier issued by Rangers and urged clubs not to back calls for an independent investigation into the handling of a vote to abandon this season.Rangers, who last month called for the suspension of the SPFL’s chief executive and legal adviser, distributed an extensive document to fellow league members on Thursday as they seek to win the 75% support needed at Tuesday’s extraordinary general meeting to trigger an inquiry. Rangers raised a series of questions over the conduct and governance of the SPFL, whose board was firm in its recommendation the season vote should pass. Continue reading... Full Article Rangers Scottish Premiership Football Sport
f It's back: all eyes on Jeonju as football returns with K-League kick-off By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T16:06:33Z In an empty stadium with strict coronavirus protocols enforced, probably the first spit- and snot-free match in football history drew legions of online fans to South KoreaSo football is back. Jeonbuk Motors and Suwon Bluewings opened the coronavirus-delayed K-League season in an empty stadium in the south-west city of Jeonju on Friday evening and for legions of online fans around the world, starved of football by the pandemic, the exertions were a sporting balm. It is fair to say that no football match played on South Korean soil had attracted this level of international interest since the 2002 World Cup finals.With the exceptions of Belarus, Burundi, Tajikistan and Nicaragua, the global game has been at a virtual standstill, presenting the K-League with an opportunity to fill the hole left by the postponement or cancellation of all other major competitions. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport South Korea
f From Australia to the US: when will football start again around the world? By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T18:09:43Z As football prepares to start or resume seasons we look at 17 countries to see how close they are to a return Clubs and the football federation hope for an August restart with a July training phase to step up for a resumption of the A-League, which was postponed indefinitely on 24 March. Five rounds of games, plus the finals, remain. All games are likely to be played in Sydney without spectators, with Wellington Phoenix to be based in NSW for a two-week quarantine before playing. The National Rugby League has the green light to restart on 28 May, which may lead to fixture clashes at cross-code venues such as Kogarah and Bankwest Stadium. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport
f Premier League clubs to debate whether to dump VAR for rest of season By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T16:40:04Z Ifab gives green light but clubs expected to stick with itVote needed on whether to allow five substitutionsPremier League clubs will debate whether to dump VAR for the remainder of the season – if it can be completed – after the International Football Association Board (Ifab) said that individual competitions can do so if they want to.The clubs, who will hold a conference call on Monday, must also vote on another Ifab temporary amendment – whether to agree to the use of five substitutes in matches. Continue reading... Full Article Premier League Video assistant referees (VARs) Football Sport
f Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic suffers freak foot injury while training at home By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T23:01:39Z Heel fracture discovered on striker’s return to training centreInjury adds to difficult first season in Spain for €65m signingThe Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic has suffered a foot injury while training at home and is unlikely to be fit for the potential restart of the La Liga season in mid-June.The Spanish club have confirmed that their medical team discovered a fracture in the Serbian striker’s heel bone during routine tests carried out prior to the resumption of individual training on Monday. Continue reading... Full Article Real Madrid Football Sport European club football Serbia
f Covid-19's impact on football: 'It could take 10 years to get where we were' By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T19:00:35Z Figures from across the men’s professional game including managers, players and a scout, discuss how football will alterWhen life has finally returned to normal, I think football will change for the better. We should see the reversal of a power balance that has swung the wrong way for too long, switching it back in favour of the clubs. I would certainly expect that to happen in the divisions below the Premier League, where the financial implications of Covid-19 are hitting particularly hard. Players and agents will have to lower their expectations, and we will see fewer instances of football clubs being held to ransom over deals and contracts. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport
f Watford chairman questions integrity of 'distorted mini-league' at neutral venues By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:55:18Z Scott Duxbury: ‘How is there any semblance of fairness?’League would ‘bear no resemblance to the one we started’Watford have joined Aston Villa and Brighton in voicing objections to the Premier League’s plan to play out the season at neutral venues on police advice, claiming it would be unfair to relegate clubs on the basis of a competition that “bears no resemblance to the one that was started”.Sitting just above the bottom three when the league was suspended and uncomfortably aware Villa could leapfrog them if they play and win their game in hand, Watford were due to play five of their remaining nine fixtures at Vicarage Road and feel that being deprived of home advantage could affect the number of points they gather. Continue reading... Full Article Watford Football Sport Premier League
f Julie Felix obituary By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-03-24T13:58:00Z Folk singer whose TV appearances on The Frost Report in the 1960s made her a household nameIn 1966, at the height of the folk music boom in Britain, David Frost’s satirical television show The Frost Report featured a young American folk singer whose thoughtful songs, strong voice, charm and good looks endeared her to audiences, turning her into a household name. Within a year, Julie Felix, who has died aged 81, was hosting her own television series, with an impressive list of special guests.Having landed in England in 1964, Felix performed in folk clubs in London, including the famous Troubadour in Earls Court, and on the strength of a tape of her singing that was sent to Decca, she was signed to the record label. Living on the third floor of a Chelsea block of flats, she was on her way to her debut album’s launch when she met Frost, a fifth floor resident, in the lift. Frost tagged along and, impressed by her singing, persuaded the BBC to engage her for his forthcoming television series. Continue reading... Full Article Folk music Music Television Leonard Cohen David Frost UK news
f The Marquess of Bath obituary By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-05T16:18:16Z Eccentric aristocrat and chatelain of the Longleat safari park who was a favourite of newspaper gossip columnsAs the chatelain of Longleat, one of the grandest Tudor mansions in Britain, the Marquess of Bath, who has died aged 87 after contracting Covid-19, devoted his life to a remorseless and self-conscious campaign to preserve the English aristocracy’s reputation for eccentricity.An imposing 6ft 5in figure with flowing shoulder-length hair and a straggly beard, colourful waistcoats, shirts and trousers, often topped with a fez, he was a tabloid favourite, not only for his picturesque appearance and peculiar artistic tastes but for his string of mistresses, whom he referred to as his wifelets (he reckoned there to have been around 74 of them). Continue reading... Full Article Aristocracy UK news Media Books
f Letter: Lord May of Oxford obituary By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:28:46Z Bob May and I met through the game of bridge at Sydney University in the 1960s and he never forgot the daring “psych” no trump bid he pulled off against the US national team.When members of an exclusive Sydney chess club declined to appear until after dinner, Bob led the university team in breaking into the cupboards, setting up the boards and starting the clocks in their absence. Continue reading... Full Article Science
f Florian Schneider obituary By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T15:24:52Z Co-founder of the pioneering German electronic band KraftwerkAs one of the chief architects of the electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider, who has died of cancer aged 73, helped revolutionise popular music. Where guitars, bass and drums had long been considered its essential building blocks, Kraftwerk paved the way for synth-pop, techno, hip-hop and electronica, in the process proving that microchips and machines could have not only soul, but a sense of humour too. The list of artists whose work is indebted to Kraftwerk, even if they did not always know it, is endless, but includes David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, New Order, The Orb, Madonna, Neil Young, Jay-Z, Afrika Bambaataa, Coldplay and Daft Punk. In 1997 the New York Times described Kraftwerk as “the Beatles of electronic dance music”.With Schneider and Ralf Hütter proving the main creative impetus, Kraftwerk (German for “power station”) reached their pivotal moment with the release of their fourth album, Autobahn (1974), whose 23-minute title track – a euphoric electronic ode to the joys of driving on Germany’s high-speed motorways, delivered with a light and whimsical touch – became emblematic of the group’s sound and approach. The album reached No 4 in Britain, while the single version of Autobahn reached the the UK Top 20 and the German Top 10. This revolution in synthetic music earned Kraftwerk a spot on BBC television’s science programme Tomorrow’s World in 1975. They subsequently scored a UK chart-topping single, The Model, released with Computer Love (1981), but Kraftwerk’s influence was much further-reaching than mere chart positions would suggest. Continue reading... Full Article Kraftwerk Music Germany Europe Pop and rock Electronic music
f Little Richard – a life in pictures By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T14:41:15Z Pioneering musician, whose songs Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally were among the most flamboyant of the rock’n’roll era, has died aged 87. We look back over his life and career Little Richard dies aged 87 Continue reading... Full Article Little Richard Pop and rock Music Culture US news Georgia World news
f Aditya Birla Sun Life Resurgent Inida Fund - Series 7 - Regular Plan-Growth By portal.amfiindia.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 Category Growth NAV 6.06 Repurchase Price Sale Price Date 08-May-2020 Full Article
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