Stats show only Ronaldo compares to Zlatan Totti, 40, joined Roma at an early age and has spent almost 24 years in the capital club’s first-team, winning the Serie A title in 2000-01 - having been a runner up eight times - while taking home consecutive Coppa Italia crowns and the Supercoppa Italiana on two occasions. As well as a glittering club career, Totti won the 2006 World Cup was runner up at Euro 2000 with Italy....
On February 12, I was out on the mountains in South Lake Tahoe with my cousin, Josh. There was about 15 inches of fresh snow and we went to one of the runs we had skied many times to warm up. It was beautiful; the snow was exactly how we wanted it to be and we were feeling really confident. As far as snow safety, everything seemed to be in good order....
Despite how overprotective my parents were, my mom and I were very close. I always admired how selfless she was. She’d donate food, clothes, or small amounts of money to those in need and she’d camp out in hospital rooms for days if my dad, grandmother, or I were ever sick. When I was a kid, we’d sit side-by-side, as I worked on my homework and Mom updated her lesson plans....
I understood then that there was a different way to look at the world. Growing up, I was always the guy with the little film camera taking pictures of my friends and playing around in the darkroom at school. So over time I transitioned from full-time to freelance consultancy work and started doing a lot of wildlife, travel and sports photography. I have a good friend in Kenya who runs a safari company, so I’ve been going to Africa every year for 18 years....
With scores level at 0-0, Ritchie was shown a yellow card for a high boot on Alfie Mawson as the Swans defender stooped to head a loose ball. Newcastle 11/8 to beat Stoke The incident reignited debate around Mane’s sending off just 24 hours earlier, when the Liverpool attacker was dismissed for catching onrushing Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson in similar circumstances. Scotland international Ritchie, who later supplied the corner for Jamaal Lascelles’ winner, was relieved to see referee Mike Jones only issue a yellow at the Liberty Stadium....
NARROW ESCAPES: One night the troops raided the house next door. They broke down the door and screamed, “Get out or we’ll kill you.” It was totally useless to try to escape, but they never entered our house. We knew we had to move again. At 3 a.m. we went out. There was an enormous silence. The neighborhood was completely empty. We walked past piles of IDs and passports, paramilitaries driving home with looted goods, Gypsies with stuff from looted shops....
“I was supposed to die there,” camp survivor Paul Tomita, told Newsweek. “Executive Order 9066 is the worst thing that could have happened to Japanese Americans.” Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, fear and distrust towards the Japanese community in the U.S. was at its peak, and President Roosevelt was under increasing pressure to address growing concerns of sabotage and foreign attacks. Therefore, the president signed the executive order, which was branded as a means of ensuring national security and preventing any foreign espionage on U....
Just as I made my way down a little side street, a complete stranger rolled down their car window and shouted: “I’ve got a son but he’s not a f***** like you.” There wasn’t time for me to react. The older guy driving the car had sped off in a matter of seconds. But I shouldn’t have been surprised. Homophobes are cowards. This one didn’t even give me time to respond....
I got married when I was 19. My wife, Janet, was 18. At the time I was a student pastor for the United Methodist Church up in east Texas. The first time I became violent with her we had gone to a meeting, and I thought she was creating a public display, so once I got her alone, I slapped her to get her to quiet down. And she did....
Edin Dzeko’s goal looked to have set Roma on their way to victory against an Inter side coached by former boss Luciano Spalletti, but Mauro Icardi’s brace and Matias Vecino’s clinching strike turned the game on its head late in the second half. Roma 4/1 to win Champions League Group C And while Di Francesco conceded that his team should have been more clinical, he was pleased with the performance in a disappointing reverse....
Legendary midfielder Zidane led the Spanish side to the Champions League crown in his first spell as head coach and followed that up by making them the first team to retain the title in its current format. The Frenchman has received a great deal of criticism this term, however, as Madrid’s lousy start to their league campaign has seen them fall far behind Barcelona. Saturday’s 4-1 win over third-placed Valencia may have given Madrid a boost, but they remain with a 16-point deficit to clear....
Boston is different and the city’s sports fans know it and love it. The city’s third championship in less than eight months is within reach pending Wednesday’s Game 7 against the Blues and words like spoiled, old hat and bored are being thrown around outside of New England. Yet, inside, not one of these championship runs has seen a dwindled fandom or lack of excitement for the team. After all, just like great movies or great books don’t get old, championship runs don’t either....
It was a dramatic encounter at the Stade Velodrome, with Neymar often at the centre of things, as he cancelled out Luiz Gustavo’s 16th-minute opener just after the half-hour mark. PSG 17/4 favs to win CL with dabblebet Numerous times throughout the match, however, he found himself the target of some home fans, many of whom threw objects onto the pitch. Neymar was later sent off for a second booking after clashing with Lucas Ocampos, before Edinson Cavani rescued PSG with a last-gasp equaliser, much to the despair of Marseille, who had looked set to win the game through Florian Thauvin....
She got her way last week. The indictments she issued against Milosevic and four other top Serb officials were a victory in a larger battle: how to make international courts strong and independent. In its six years of life, the U.N. tribunal has only seven low-level convictions to show for its attempts to punish atrocities in the former Yugoslavia. But under Arbour, who assumed the post in October 1996, suspects are slowly being indicted and apprehended, largely because of her efforts to force the international community to take the court seriously....
Spurs finished third in the Premier League last season, while they are second this term - just four points behind leaders Chelsea. Conte: Costa will fire Chelsea to glory And although Pochettino would like to guide Tottenham to the title - or the FA Cup, ahead of a semi-final clash with Chelsea - he insists a top-four place represents success to the club. “Here at Tottenham is a massive success,” he said ahead of Saturday’s cup clash....
Liverpool ran rampant in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie, with hat-trick hero Sadio Mane leading the way in their 5-0 win. Roberto Firmino and Salah also got into the act, with the Egyptian winger’s goal arguably the highlight of the contest. After a James Milner shot hit the post, Salah pounced on the rebound, chipped it over Porto goalkeeper Jose Sa, headed it to himself past a diving Diego Reyes and then put it into the empty net to give Liverpool a 2-0 lead....
The pair go head-to-head at Old Trafford on Sunday with Chelsea looking to go level on points with the home side. Conte referred to Mourinho as a “little man” earlier this season after the Portuguese appeared to raise the former’s 2012 suspension for match-fixing, for which he was later acquitted. The barb was the latest in a long sequence of insults which Conte suggested was now over. However, the former Italy coach declined to answer whether he would shake Mourinho’s hand on Sunday....
WATCH: Depay scores halfway line goal The Germany international replaced Javi Martinez in the second half of Saturday’s game, having recovered from a chest muscle injury, as Bayern extended their advantage at the top of the table to 10 points. Boateng’s return is timely as Bayern have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, with the treble in their sights. “It’s always a comfortable feeling when you come into the game and the score is 3-0,” Boateng told the DFB website....
With Aliou Cissé’s men needing only a victory over Bafana Bafana to qualify for the global showpiece, Mane helped deliver the goods against Stuart Baxter’s men. Although the 25-year-old admitted that there was enormous pressure on him to deliver for his team, he is pleased to make a difference in the outing. “It was not easy but I had to keep pushing. It wasn’t easy for me, there was too much pressure on me but that has become normal,” Mane said after the match....
United went down 3-2 at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night, but still managed to progress to the Europa League final 8-5 on aggregate courtesy of their 6-2 victory at Old Trafford last week. Maguire was relieved that the Red Devils were able to qualify for the showpiece after an under-par showing in Rome, and singled out Edinson Cavani for special praise for his two-goal showing. What’s been said? “It’s a great achievement to get to the final,” the United captain told BT Sport....
