Chile had been in a position to qualify for the summer showpiece in Russia, but a loss to Brazil, combined with results elsewhere, saw them fall out of both the automatic qualification spot and the playoff against New Zealand, the latter of which instead went to Peru on the basis of goal difference. Bayern 13/2 for CL Cryptic messages on Instagram following the loss led many to believe the 30-year-old Vidal would take a similar path to his club team-mate at Bayern Munich, Arjen Robben, who Tuesday announced his retirement from international football following the Netherlands’ elimination from the 2018 World Cup....

The towering centre-back, 32, struggled with a knee injury during 2016-17 and made his first start in more than a year as Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the FA Cup at the end of May. Mertesacker was called upon by Arsene Wenger with Laurent Koscielny (suspended), Gabriel (injury) and Shkodran Mustafi (illness) all unavailable and he turned in a commanding display as the Premier League champions were denied a double....

Over the course of 11 years, I have learned that the reasons people cheat are complicated, varied, and rarely what they first seem. I have seen examples where cheating has been a cry for help, a sign one or both partners are not coping, a desperate attempt to save the relationship, or an indicator that one partner is feeling trapped. Sometimes, it’s even part of a wider pattern of addictive, self-destructive behaviour....

In his first stint at the helm of the La Liga giants, Perez helped Madrid sign the likes of Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Ronaldo and Luis Figo. Madrid 6/1 to beat Levante 3-0 The 70-year-old, who first took over as president in 2000, said Messi – who arrived at Barcelona in 2001, coming through the club’s youth academy to develop into one of the greatest players of all time – may have been one of those signings, if he had been at his current level then....

Ozil: I won’t change my style The Dutchman scored the goal that won the Catalan side their first European Cup back in 1992, and has been linked with a return to Camp Nou this summer, when Luis Enrique steps down from his position as head coach. However, Koeman does not envisage leaving Goodison Park immediately. “In my life as a professional coach, I have two dreams to fulfil,” he told Sport....

The Nickelodeon show first aired in 2007 and saw mass success over the course of its five-year run. iCarly told the story of best friends Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) and Sam (Jennette McCurdy) who accidentally go viral after their friend Freddie (Nathan Kress) shares a clip of them at an audition online. Their new-found internet fame sparks them to create a webcast that ultimately becomes a hit. The revival is set to welcome original stars Cosgrove, Kress and Jerry Trainor, who played Carly’s older brother Spencer on the show....

The first episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story centers around the case of Paula Jones, starting in 1994. Her story served as the catalyst for the exposure of the Lewinsky-Clinton affair, after both Clinton and Lewinsky falsely denied having “sexual relations” with one another in a deposition and affidavit, respectively. Jones claimed Clinton sexually harassed her by exposing himself to her in a hotel room in May 1991, when Jones was working as an Arkansas State Employee at the Annual Governor’s Quality Conference at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock and Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas....

Liverpool reach a new level of embarrassing The Italy international is currently playing with Paris Saint-Germain, having moved to France from Pescara in 2012, and has established himself as one of the game’s outstanding midfielders while with the Ligue 1 champions. Berti, however, would like to see the 24-year-old back in his homeland. “Who would I sign? I’d take Verratti in place of Geoffrey Kondogbia, as I’m not really a fan,” he told Gazzamercato....

In a tweet on Monday, Cornyn complained about Biden’s lackluster tweets and alleged that the president was unavailable for press interviews. The senator’s remarks came amid a wave of GOP criticism against Biden, with some suggesting he may not be running the White House. “The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional. The public comments are largely scripted....

Then last Thursday, Herder saw that Barton was back in the All-Tech trading room, dressed in baggy shorts that he often wore. Herder noticed something odd: despite the air conditioning, Barton was sweating profusely. Barton disappeared into the manager’s office and Herder heard three shots ring out. When Barton came back to the trading room, he was brandishing a .45 automatic and 9mm pistol and firing wildly. Panicked, Herder tried to duck under his desk....

Born to a Senegalese father and a Guinean mother, Sarr who has been in splendid form for Olympique Marseille this season has pledged his allegiance to France. His assertion came after he met with officials from the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF). “It’s France and nothing else, nothing else is a big word, but I always dreamed of playing for the France team,” the Marseille defender told French radio station RMC as reported by BBC Sport....

Strikes from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez consigned Pochettino to his first defeat in a north London derby, but the first goal in particular drew the Argentine’s ire. Utd 5/1 to beat Newcastle 1-0 Davinson Sanchez was penalised for a foul on namesake Alexis. Although he appeared to win the ball, referee Mike Dean indicated it was for a shirt pull in the challenge. Goalscorer Mustafi then appeared offside when man-of-the-match Mesut Ozil delivered a free-kick, with Pochettino also uncertain whether Alexandre Lacazette was onside before assisting the Gunners’ second....

The Monaco loanee, whose move is set to be made permanent for next season, netted on debut to put PSG 2-1 ahead after Benoit Assou-Ekotto had been sent off for a strong challenge on the teenager. 5/1 for PSG and Celtic to draw Edinson Cavani scored twice, while Neymar and Lucas Moura were also on target for Unai Emery’s men, affording Mbappe – who fired home after his attempted pass to Neymar fell back to his feet from Ivan Balliu’s failed clearance – an enjoyable maiden outing for the title favourites....

Spain secured their progression to Russia as Group G winners on Friday, meaning Italy will have to settle for a place in the second round of qualifying. Although Italy will likely be considered among the favourites in the play-offs, Ventura is demanding that they perform better after a disappointing showing against Macedonia. Giorgio Chiellini gave them the lead just before the break, but a late equaliser saw Italy slump to a poor result and Ventura was alarmed by their performance in the second period, even if he stressed that Macedonia are better than people give them credit for....

In J. Cole’s single “False Prophets,” released in December 2016, the artist takes aim at West and warns against idolizing celebs. “When he tell us he a genius but it’s clearer lately / It’s been hard for him to look into the mirror lately,” Cole raps at one point in the song. Although he doesn’t name-check Ye per se, the latter has frequently labeled himself a “creative genius.” The song also includes the lines: “Ego in charge of every move, he’s a star / And we can’t look away due to the days that he caught our hearts....

The engineering manager arrived on Jeopardy! with force, unseating five-day champ Andrew He during Trans Awareness Week in November, before going on to become the first openly transgender woman to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. With California-based Schneider’s run continuing to captivate fans, she took to Twitter on Wednesday to reveal her joy at being named among the honorees at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, set to take place later this year....

Amodio, who is a Ph.D. computer science student at Yale, was seen hitting another major milestone on Friday, when he became the third contestant in the entire history of Jeopardy! to pass $1 million in earnings from non-tournament play. And while he continues to attract fans with his broad range of knowledge and quirky style of answering clues, Amodio has admitted that the attention his 28-game win streak has attracted is one of his least favorite elements of the show....

The former Jeopardy! champ, 43, made the announcement on her social-media accounts on Tuesday night as she said that she and Davis “couldn’t wait” to tie the knot, though they will be having a traditional ceremony in 2023. Sharing photos of herself and Davis wearing simple white dresses and floral headpieces at their ceremony in Oakland, California, Schneider wrote on Instagram: “Genevieve and I are delighted to announce that on Monday, May 9, we were married in a small private ceremony at the Alameda County Recorder....

The storm has been so fierce that when CBS’ John Dickerson asked far-left Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) about the growing use of the word “apartheid” to demonize Israel, Sanders advised: “We should tone down the rhetoric.” As some progressives unfairly view Israel’s national conflict with Palestinians through an overly simplistic racial prism, Israel’s harshest critics have mainstreamed an even more poisonous phrase, this time straight out of the Nazi handbook—“Jewish supremacy....

When does Katy Keene start? Katy Keene the character will make her debut in Riverdale Season 4, Episode 12, titled “Men of Honour,” when Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) comes to New York to visit her friend Katy. Per TVFanatic, Katy Keene (and Riverdale) executive producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Michael Grassi said: “Before Katy Keene officially premieres, we all thought it would be super fun to do a crossover that took Veronica to Katy’s world—New York City—and established Katy in the Riverdale universe....