Steve Douglas and Rob Harris, Ap Sports Writers Updated 2:36 am PST, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 LONDON (AP) — Gordon Banks, the World Cup-winning England goalkeeper who was also known for blocking a shot from Pele that many consider to be the greatest save in soccer history, has died. He was 81. English soccer club Stoke, one of Banks' former teams, posted a statement from his family on Twitter on Tuesday. "It is with great sadness that we announce that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight," the statement on Twitter said. "We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud of him." No cause of death was given. Known for his reflexes, Banks was one of English soccer's most revered players after helping the team win the 1966 World Cup on home soil. He conceded only one goal in five games before England beat West Germany 4-2 in the final at Wembley Stadium. Four years later at the next World Cup in Mexico, Banks … [Read more...] about World Cup-winning England goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies at 81
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In this sexist world, it doesn’t matter if Ada Hegerberg won the Ballon d’Or – what matters is if she can twerk
By Rahima Sohail Published: December 8, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Ada Hegerberg (R) looks on next to French former player and presenter David Ginola and French DJ and co-host Martin Solveig (C) after receiving the women's 2018 Women's Ballon d'Or award for best player of the year on December 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP Just in case someone still needed proof that sexism is still alive and well in sports, get a load of this. After winning an award declaring her the best female football player in the world, Ada Hegerberg was asked on stage, in front of millions, if she knew how to twerk. Let that sink in for a minute. A 23-year-old female footballer who has thus far scored almost 250 goals in her career and helped her club last season to the French League title and the UEFA Women’s Champions League Trophy, was asked if she could twerk. Hegerberg, who has achieved more than any of us probably will in our entire lives, gave a speech about the importance of … [Read more...] about In this sexist world, it doesn’t matter if Ada Hegerberg won the Ballon d’Or – what matters is if she can twerk
Venezuela’s Opposition Welcome Brazil’s Conservative President-Elect Bolsonaro
Prominent members of the anti-socialist opposition in Venezuela congratulated Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Monday for his election victory this weekend. Bolsonaro made fighting socialism a pillar of his campaign policy, promising to cut financial ties with the dictatorship in Caracas. A member of the conservative Social Liberal Party (PSL), Bolsonaro repeatedly condemned the socialist Workers’ Party (PT) for using their nearly two decades in power to bring Brazil out of the orbit of the United States and the West and instead strengthen ties to rogue regimes like Cuba and Venezuela.Several members of Venezuela’s opposition congratulated him on his victory, expressing optimism that a right-leaning Brazil would play a major role in containing the regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro. “From Venezuela, we congratulate the people of Brazil and Jair Bolsonaro, their new president. He takes on a great challenge in a region that demands politics with ethics … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Opposition Welcome Brazil’s Conservative President-Elect Bolsonaro
Martel: Bolsonaro Won Brazil’s Presidency by Not Interrupting the Left’s Mistakes
“Jair Bolsonaro being president was a ridiculous proposition two years ago,” wrote Igor Gielow in Brazil’s Folha de Sao Paulo on Sunday about the president-elect. In many ways, Bolsonaro – a former military captain advocating smaller government, harder crackdowns on state corruption, and expanding gun rights and religious freedoms – had essentially won the election almost precisely two years ago, when nearly four million Brazilians took the streets of major cities nationwide demanding impeachment for socialist President Dilma Rousseff.The 2018 presidential campaign was always his to lose, as the only viable conservative candidate with no known corruption history, and he did almost lose it. Bolsonaro prior to mid-2018 was quick to defend military dictators, lob childish insults against political rivals, and lament Brazil’s sexually liberal culture in a country whose citizens just wanted to know what happened to their money under the … [Read more...] about Martel: Bolsonaro Won Brazil’s Presidency by Not Interrupting the Left’s Mistakes
Without Messi and Ronaldo, El Clasico is now anyone’s game
By Muneeb Farrukh Published: October 27, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Real Madrid are in a rut but it would be unfair to say that all of it is down to head coach Julen Lopetegui’s tactics. Looking for a match that won’t bore the living daylights out of you? Fancy some enterprising and expansive football? Is an obstinately boisterous crowd support your cup of tea? Then El Clasico is for you. Fair to say that whenever arch rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona share the same pitch, the stakes are incredibly high and losing is just not an option. Real Madrid are in a rutBy the time the referee blew the final whistle at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Real Madrid’s last home fixture against Levante, the home side’s poor run of form in La Liga alone had stretched to three defeats and one draw in four matches, having just managed a solitary goal and shipping six in return. It never rains but it pours, huh? Jose Luis Morales of Levante celebrates … [Read more...] about Without Messi and Ronaldo, El Clasico is now anyone’s game