Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field

A lowly Scottish soccer club which once had “James Bond” actor Sean Connery on its books has been given a six-point deduction for having a sloping field

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

With Reality Labs, Meta risks heading down slippery slope of overspending again

Zuckerberg said that he is going to keep building out Meta’s infrastructure and data centers, because the opportunity is so huge, even if investors don’t like it.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Tom Brady won’t be barred from working Raiders games as TV analyst — which may become slippery slope

Brady's minority ownership stake in the Raiders was unanimously approved earlier this week, and while he can't take part in regular broadcast prep, he'll still have access to all that info on other ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Sephora says it did not donate to Trump, after online calls for boycott

Amid calls for holiday season boycotts, Sephora and other large retailers refute claims of political donations.

Morrissey donates £50k to help save youth club

The Smiths singer makes a donation to the Salford Lads Club, which features on one of the band's album sleeve.

Manchester United’s stock climbs after soccer club fires manager Erik ten Hag

Shares of Manchester United Ltd. were up 4.5% in premarket trading after the English soccer giant fired manager Erik ten Hag.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Texas fined $250,000 by SEC for fans throwing objects on field after controversial call

The pass interference call was reversed while the field was cleaned up.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

SEC fines Texas $250K, wants ban for fans who threw trash on field after controversial call in loss to Georgia

The SEC says Texas must punish fans who threw bottles and other objects onto the field at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Texas apologizes for fans throwing debris on field after controversial overturned call in loss to Georgia

The SEC office says its officials followed the correct procedures and admonished Texas fans for throwing trash on the field

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

WATCH: Ohio State fans litter field with trash after questionable targeting call in win over Nebraska

Unlike fans in Austin last weekend, the act did not result in an overturned call

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

Former Turkish soccer club president sentenced to prison for attacking referee

A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game match last season

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

Former Turkish club president given prison term for attacking referee on field

Faruk Koca punched the referee Halil Umut Meler Court in Ankara sentences him to three-and-a-half years A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

IRS Increases Standard Deductions for 2025

Inflation pushes up the deductions to $15,000 for single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately and $30,000 for couples who file jointly.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Bloomberg, After Months of Pressure, Donates $50 Million to Help Harris

The former mayor of New York City is known for making political donations late in the campaign season. Democrats had been lobbying him to spend more.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

Organ donations drop after reports of man mistakenly declared dead

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations after reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead.

Bill Gates congratulates Trump after reported $50M donation backing Harris

Billionaire Bill Gates, who reportedly gave $50 million to a PAC backing Vice President Harris in this year’s election, congratulated President-elect Trump on Thursday afternoon following his ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Liverpool vs. Chelsea headlines the return of club soccer; NWSL playoff hunt has two spots left

Elsewhere on the Golazo Starting XI, mixed results from Mauricio Pochettino's first USMNT window in charge

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

NWSL's Chicago Red Stars to become Chicago Stars Football Club: How the women's soccer team got a new identity

Chicago Stars Football Club will be the new name of the organization come the end of the 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

How one of France's top soccer clubs ended up fighting for its very survival in the lower leagues

Inside Bordeaux’s training complex a giant map shows every soccer club it has ever faced in European competition, including AC Milan, Bayern Munich and Juventus

Sports - ABC News - October 25

German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying it has become a 'hate machine' under Musk

German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying the social media platform has become a “hate machine” that could influence upcoming German elections

Sports - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Catfish killer who abused thousands brought down by phone calls and seized devices

How does a Northern Ireland teenager end up as one of the UK's most prolific online child sex abusers?

Antisemitic Attacks Prompt Emergency Flights for Israeli Soccer Fans

Dutch and Israeli officials said the fans had been attacked in Amsterdam after tensions flared around an Israeli team’s visit.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Brazilian soccer fan dies after ambush by rivals

Brazilian authorities said a Cruzeiro soccer fan has died after a roadside ambush by rival supporters in São Paulo state on Sunday morning.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Bipartisan House members call for tighter sanctions on oil field servicers in Russia

A bipartisan coalition of more than 50 congressional representatives called on the Biden administration to tighten sanctions on Russian oil and specifically address a major U.S. oil field ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Club World Cup: No player rest days after WCQs

Teams competing in next year's FIFA Club World Cup must arrive in the United States three to five days before their first game, FIFA confirmed on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Aaron Boone will be back as Yankees manager after club exercises option

Boone has managed the Yankees since 2018, leading them to the ALCS three times and the 2024 World Series.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami break Major League Soccer's single-season points record.

Sports - ABC News - October 19

People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead

Health - ABC News - October 28

The commercial real estate recovery is on, but the rebound may be uneven

The Fed's shift in policy is "the most notable green shoot" for the CRE market, according to Wells Fargo analysts.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Loss, Confusion and Anger in Greece after the Death of a Soccer Player

Those who knew George Baldock speak of the day he died and what has happened since.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

Brazilian soccer fan dies after ambush by rival supporters

Brazilian authorities say a Cruzeiro soccer fan has died after a roadside ambush by rival supporters in São Paulo state on Sunday morning

Sports - ABC News - October 27

Israeli soccer fans attacked after game in Amsterdam, 5 hospitalized

Israeli and Dutch leaders have condemned a mass attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam as clear and violent antisemitism.

Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, authorities say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that two rescue planes be sent immediately to Amsterdam following “a very violent incident” targeting Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv after a ...

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