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December 15, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Donna Williams

Chelsea Agree 40M Deal With Paris Saint Germain For David Luiz Most Expensive Deal For A Defender

Luiz, who can play as a centre back and as a defensive midfielder, had three years left in his contract after he had signed a five year deal with the Blues in September 2012. The Brazilian had joined Chelsea in January 2011 for a fee of £21.3m. Although there was a lot of intereset from Barcelona, PSG have snapped him up in spite of the club being in trouble with UEFA over Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules....

December 15, 2022 · 2 min · 284 words · Timothy Silva

Chelsea Are Title Favourites Says Conte

The Blues claimed a second title in three years in Conte’s first season in charge, finishing seven points clear of Tottenham after winning 30 of their 38 matches. Get 4/5 on Chelsea to beat Inter Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City in particular have invested heavily in their squads ahead of what promises to be a fiercely-contested title race next term. And although he has warned his players against becoming complacent, Conte feels they deserve to start the season as favourites....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 532 words · George Sanchez

Chelsea Complain To Uefa Over Police Brutality In Barcelona

The Premier League champions said after the encounter in March that “a number of Chelsea fans were hurt” in incidents outside Camp Nou prior to kick-off. After conducting an internal investigation, Chelsea released a statement on Friday to confirm a complaint has been filed with European football’s governing body. “Following the match, we issued a plea for information to those fans who may have been involved in these incidents,” the Chelsea statement said....

December 15, 2022 · 1 min · 212 words · Larry Manuel

Chelsea Forward Pedro In Talks With Barcelona

The 28-year-old, who is currently on international duty with Spain at Euro 2016, was signed for 22 million pounds from the reigning La Liga champions last summer, but struggled to make an impact during his debut season in the Premier League. Italy boss Antonio Conte will become Chelsea head coach following the conclusion of Euro 2016 and his first job could be to convince Pedro to remain at the club....

December 15, 2022 · 2 min · 284 words · John Gibbs

Championship West Brom Go Top After Leeds Suffer Sheffield Wednesday Defeat

Two late goals saw Leeds fall to a 2-0 Yorkshire derby defeat at Elland Road, which meant West Brom moved to the summit despite dropping points in a dramatic 2-2 draw at Charlton Athletic. Brentford and Fulham are third and fourth respectively after wins over QPR and Hull City, with Nottingham Forest dropping to fifth after they were held to a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Reading. Bristol City, Birmingham City and Barnsley were the other winners, while there were draws when Blackburn Rovers hosted Preston North End, Middlesbrough took on Derby County and Stoke City faced Millwall....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 473 words · Jeremy Farris

Championship Dna Chris Paul Devin Booker S Clutch Dominance Separates Suns From Other Title Hopefuls

Most of Phoenix’s games have been decided long before the start of the fourth quarter. The thing is, most of the ones that haven’t been decided heading into the final frame have ended in a similar fashion. According to NBA.com, the Suns have played 38 clutch games this season, meaning the game was within five points heading into the final five minutes. Phoenix’s record in those contests? 32-6, marking the fewest losses a team has suffered in those situations since the 2015-16 Warriors, who broke the Bulls’ single-season wins record that was long thought to be unbreakable....

December 14, 2022 · 5 min · 880 words · Marsha Leak

Championship Play Offs Fixtures Dates Teams In The Race To The Premier League

Promotion to the Premier League not only brings the prestige of playing in one of the biggest competitions in world football, it also provides an insanely lucrative boost to the tune of hundreds of millions. In recent seasons, the influx of television money to England’s top division has increased its allure and, as a result of that, the Championship play-off final has been popularly dubbed as the £170 million game in recent years due to the minimum monetary uplift that is estimated to await the victor....

December 14, 2022 · 5 min · 935 words · Rhonda Pate

Championship Review Leeds And Forest Slip Up Derby Win Seven Goal Thriller

Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds team went into their clash with Hull City on the back of seven consecutive wins but goals either side of half-time from Jarrod Bowen earned the Tigers a deserved victory at Elland Road. Norwich might have hoped for a quieter afternoon following their dramatic 3-3 draw with Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day, but they were involved in another feast of goals as Jack Marriott’s stoppage-time strike gave Derby County a 4-3 win at Carrow Road....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 503 words · Tara Huland

Changes Made By The Dead Space Remake

RELATED: Dead Space: How Long Does it Take to Beat? This goes beyond the space setting too, although that is part of the gimmick. Going into zero gravity and floating around the ship made for some memorable moments. The location system was innovative at the time too, along with all of the cool guns. Now, fifteen years later, EA is revisiting Dead Space via a remake instead of making a new entry....

December 14, 2022 · 5 min · 883 words · Lisa Mayfield

Channing Tatum Responds To Kristen Bell S Magic Mike Live Reaction

Warner Bros.’ Magic Mike was directed by Ocean’s Elevens’ Steven Soderbergh, and it is actually roughly based on Tatum’s personal experience as a male stripper. Magic Mike effortlessly garnered massive success with audiences. Therefore, the possibility of a sequel was almost a no-brainer to fans. The highly-anticipated sequel, Magic Mike XXL, hit theaters back in 2015, this time around with director George Jacobs at the helm. Due to how popular the Magic Mike series quickly became, Tatum decided to produce a live show based on the original movies, Magic Mike Live....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 406 words · Wanda Wilson

Chapecoense Pay Tribute To Eternal Champions

Only six people survived after the plane, flying to Medellin, crashed in Cerro Gordo, La Union, on Monday. In a video on Facebook, accompanied by the words ‘Eternal champions’, Chapecoense paid tribute to their lost players. The club were flying to Colombia to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional. “Today, we woke up with a new challenge. “As life has taught us a different lesson....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 128 words · Benny Holton

Chargers Fined Eric Weddle 10K For Watching Daughter Dance At Halftime

MORE: Best Week 16 Photos | Clay Matthews was a real jerk to Carson Palmer During his Twitter outburst, Weddle’s agent claims the team fined him last week “for seeing his daughter perform at halftime.” He claims they didn’t make the information public because they are “classy,” but is willing to say it now because he’s upset about how the team handled Weddle’s injury situation. The San Diego Union Tribune confirmed Weddle was fined, and reported the amount was for $10,000....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 182 words · Patrick Gonzalez

Chargers Gm On Melvin Gordon S Holdout I Haven T Solved This One Yet

“I’m disappointed it has lasted this long. I pride myself in having solutions to problems, and I haven’t solved this one yet,” Telesco said (via ESPN). “We know what he means to our team, and even bigger than that what he means to our organization. “But the other side is we have a big game coming up this week with the Colts, and I’m confident in the players that we have on the field right now will play well....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 326 words · Elizabeth Shummon

Chargers Rally Past Steelers

Quarterback Philip Rivers put together an impressive second half after being held to a single touchdown through the first two quarters and he set up Badgley for the game-winning field-goal attempt from 39 yards away. But, he missed just left of the upright with no time left on the clock. However, a flag on the play gave Badgley one more chance. This time, it was blocked, but again the Steelers jumped offsides....

December 14, 2022 · 4 min · 691 words · Jeannette Tisdale

Charismatic Striker Nikkin Thimmaiah To Lead Hockey Karnataka At The Bangalore Cup Invitation All India Hockey Tournament Men

Goalkeeper Jagdeep Dayal, who was recently part of the Hockey India Special goalkeepers Camp in SAI, Bengaluru and AC Subramani will guard the goalpost. Defenders named in the squad are CA Ponnanna, Deekshith SP, Abhishek HS, Veeranna Gowda while list of mid-fielders include Pradhan Somanna, KR Bharath, Puneeth R, KP Somaiah, and Acchaiah DM. Forward line will see Nikkin play a pivotal role with able support from Mokshith Uthappa, Harish Mutgar, Pawan Madivalar, Pruthvi Raj, Rajendra and Manjeet....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 268 words · Maria Fine

Charlie Cox Doesn T Want Daredevil To Pick Up Right After Season 3

Daredevil will reportedly be keeping the story of the Netflix series as canon while also giving the character a fresh new take. How Daredevil moves forward in the MCU remains unknown, but Cox has at least one idea. RELATED: Deadpool Fights Thanos’ Minion In Unused Shang-Chi Concept Art During a panel, Cox admitted that with the MCU’s introduction of the multiverse, this is the perfect time to have a new start with Daredevil....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 460 words · Cynthia Boone

Charlie Cox Reveals Sad Audience Reaction To His Spider Man Cameo

Rumors of Cox’s Daredevil appearing in Spider-Man: No Way Home persisted for months prior to the film’s release. While most fans were thrilled when Cox’s Matt Murdock showed up for a brief Spider-Man: No Way Home cameo, it appears at least one crowd of moviegoers wasn’t nearly as impressed. RELATED: Charlie Cox Hopes Daredevil Crosses Paths With Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin In Future MCU Stories While sneaking into a showing of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Cox was under the impression that Marvel fans would go nuts to see his return to Marvel as blind attorney-at-law Matt Murdock, ie Daredevil....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 508 words · Juanita Obhof

Charlie Cox S Daredevil Will Appear In Spider Man Freshman Year

The announcements related to Spider-Man: Freshman Year were made during the San Diego Comic-Con, as part of a panel hosted by the studios’ Animation boss Brad Winderbaum and the series creator Jeff Trammell. Many fans have complained that the MCU’s Spider-Man did not have an origin story, and this animated series promises to fix that. Fan service is just an added benefit. RELATED: Why Sony’s Spider-Man Spinoffs Don’t Work...

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 413 words · Richard Keegan

Charlie Cox Wants To Make A Change To His Daredevil Suit In The Mcu

Cox starred as the blind lawyer/vigilante for three seasons in Netflix’s Daredevil before the series was eventually canceled in 2018. In the show, he dons two different suits, one a more homemade all-black look and the other a red with black armor suit that has the iconic horns on his cowl. In the Daredevil comics, the character goes through five suits in his crime fighting career. RELATED: Charlie Cox Confirms Return As Daredevil In Upcoming MCU Project...

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 530 words · Stacy Jernigan