France Football are set to reveal the winner of world football’s most coveted individual award next Thursday, with competition between the era’s dominant players as fierce as ever. Messi has shown stunning individual form for club and country, helping Barcelona to establish a healthy lead at the top of La Liga after dragging Argentina into the 2018 World Cup. Ronaldo has arguably failed to match his old rival in terms of virtuoso performances but a stunning goalscoring run in the knockout stages inspired Madrid’s run to back-to-back Champions League triumphs and they also pipped Barcelona to top-flight glory in Spain last season....

The video was posted in Reddit’s “Cats” forum on Monday by u/almond0373 in a post titled, “Fake Injury = House Entry.” The post has amassed more than 45,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments from Redditors who joked that the cat, named Susan, was smarter than the average orange feline. In the video, Susan stands on a porch—presumably, u/almond0373’s—with her right paw slightly raised. From behind the closed sliding glass door separating the two, u/almond0373 asks: “Something wrong with your paw, Susan?...

How Trump almost bought a soccer club The controversial businessman and reality TV star drew no shortage of attention from the footballing world over the course of the campaign, and that certainly continued when Barack Obama stepped aside and Trump’s presidency formally began with the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Here are a few of the notable reactions from social media as current and former players paid tribute to Obama while addressing the start of the Trump presidency …

Friday, Nintendo revealed what Animal Crossing: New Horizons players could expect in the fall season, including some Halloween-themed activities and DIY recipes. But that announcement also brought word that the special systems making a comeback at local retailers. Originally released back in March, the special edition console came and went as fast as pre-orders of the Xbox Series X and PS5. Now, Nintendo is bringing the Animal Crossing-themed Switch back just in time for the holidays....

The trend sees users place various foods onto pieces of cardboard and label them appropriately. It doesn’t take long for hoards of ants to choose to dine at the hottest, albeit only, restaurant in town. @finn.tuna.gnocchi made the most popular restaurant on the app, gaining over 31 million views on their July upload, which used food coloring on honey. At one point a worm, or suspected “critic” as they dubbed him, joined in....

The Gunners have been heavily linked with both men over recent weeks as they piece together plans for the summer transfer window. Lacazette has been on Arsene Wenger’s radar for some time, while Mbappe has emerged as one of Europe’s hottest prospects and is reported to have already been the subject of a big-money bid from the Emirates. WATCH: Arsenal’s top goals of the season Oxlade-Chamberlain acknowledges that either would be fine additions to the Arsenal squad, with it possible that he could line up against both in England’s international friendly date with France on Tuesday....

Craig, a former Detroit police chief, said that if he were to be elected governor, he would go even further than lawmakers in Florida, banning classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation beyond kindergarten through third grade all the way up to middle school. “I’d be a little more aggressive with it. I would go beyond the third grade. Maybe the sixth grade. It shouldn’t be a conversation with teachers and students; that’s up to the parents,” Craig initially told WJBK last Thursday....

Locating RaptorClaus & GachaClaus RaptorClaus and GachaClaus are the stars of Winter Wonderland, and only one of them is easy to find. While the Santa-hat-wearing GachaClaus can be seen just about everywhere on any map, RaptorClaus is a little trickier. To find a RaptorClaus, players must wait till the in-game day-night clock strikes midnight. This can be checked by pressing H on PC or by going into the server’s pause menu on console....

As the Gunners prepare to part with one creative influence, with a move to Manchester United edging ever closer, Arsene Wenger is being linked with several others. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is set to arrive at Emirates Stadium as part of the Sanchez trade, while Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is another top target. Both would add considerable threat for Arsenal in the final third, but Campbell fears Wenger may end up with too many options, while leaving his team exposed in midfield and at the back....

Laurent Koscielny was shown a straight red card for a wild lunge on Enner Valencia early on in a result that did not prove enough to secure Champions League qualification as both Manchester City and Liverpool won to consign the Gunners to fifth. ‘Kroenke Out!’ Arsenal must listen To make matters worse, Gabriel was carried off on a stretcher during the second period with a serious-looking left knee injury....

Despite this, the show has not been renewed for Season 2 yet, leaving fans wondering exactly if and when the show will get more episodes ordered. The fact that Netflix has not commissioned Away Season 2 should not be too much of a concern for fans. The streamer usually likes to wait at least 30 days before making any announcements about the future of a show, so that they can look at a month’s worth of viewing data to see exactly how popular the show is with viewers and how many new subscribers it brings in....

Underwood spoke about his time in the closet on the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen After-Show. The conversation was spurred by a fan question to fellow guest, Summer House’s Danielle Olivera, about her opinions on whether castmate Craig Conover was “boyfriend material.” Following the question, host Andy Cohen asked Underwood if he was familiar with the “oeuvre of Craig.” Underwood said he “saw Craig on Instagram once or twice,” and the two segue into a conversation about being closeted....

The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner revealed Gwozdz “died as a result of opioid toxicity (heroin),” in a conversation with E! News. His use of the drug prior to his death was confirmed by his ex-girlfriend in documents obtained by the site. Gwozdz was 29 at the time of his shocking passing. His death was considered an “accident” at the time. It came just months after he was seen competing for Hannah Brown’s heart on The Bachelorette....

Here’s a look at the best of Week 8, from West Virginia’s duo of Clint Trickett and Kevin White leading an upset over No. 4 Baylor to Kansas State QB Jake Waters’ clutch outing as the Wildcats beat Oklahoma on the Sooners’ turf. RB Devontae Booker, Utah The junior college transfer keeps getting better and better. He ran 32 times for a career-high 229 yards and three TDs, including the game-winning 19-yarder in overtime Thursday to beat Oregon State....

Netflix subscribers and Big Mouth fans are in luck, as Netflix made a huge announcement this year about not only Season 4 but a whole host of other content from its creators Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett. Will there be another season of Big Mouth? In July, Netflix announced that it had ordered three more seasons of Big Mouth from the group’s animation production company Brutus Pink....

He is the chair of Relevent Sports, the American company that organises the International Champions Cup every summer. It has grown to become the biggest pre-season tournament in the world since its relaunch in 2013. It has such significant lure among famous clubs these days that many fans fear that the ICC will eventually usurp the Champions League and become some kind of European Super League one day. Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona and more are regular visitors Stateside where their every demand is met by the punctilious Stillitano....

If you do not recognize the name of Heron from your studies of Greek mythology, that is because he is a character invented for Blood of Zeus. However, the world that he lives in is straight out of mythology. At the start of the Blood of Zeus, we get the history of this anime’s world. Way before the events of the Netflix show, the Gods waged an epic war against the Titans and, when the last Titan fell, he swore a curse against the Gods and created a race of giants....

Series odds: The Blue Jays slipped to +115 dogs to win the best-of-seven ALCS after getting shutout 5-0 last night by Edinson Volquez, who was darn right nasty. Prior to Game 1 oddsmakers were dealing Toronto -135. The Royals are now priced as -135 favorites with the one-game edge. Game 2 line: Blue Jays -150, Total: 7.5 Line movement: Toronto opened as a -145 favorite at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook less than 24 hours ago....

The video was posted to TikTok last week by Gavin Sturrock (@blasterbrawls), who wrote: “I opened the door and saw this.” It has garnered over 188,000 views and dozens of comments from charmed viewers who were impressed by the “hero” cat’s bravery. “Tigger vs. Big Black Bear,” read the video’s text overlay. “Who will win?” In the video, Tigger arches his back and slowly inches toward the black bear standing next to Sturrock’s car....

The Selecao marched through their qualifying group in impressive form. In 18 fixtures, they won 12 times and lost only once, scoring a formidable 41 goals to boot and conceding a mere 11. The former attacker claimed the world title on three occasions, the first of which as a teenager in 1958, and says the current generation have the potential to replicate that success, in part thanks to their head coach....