‘I don’t have time for tourism’: Xabi Alonso returns to Liverpool with Leverkusen

Anfield will forever celebrate their hero of Istanbul but the Leverkusen head coach returns with a new fairytale to write. Xabi Alonso took centre stage at Anfield elegantly, considered his options ...

World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago

Why is Alonso the most sought-after manager in Europe?

Rory Smith breaks down why Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso turned down Liverpool and Bayern Munich last summer, but could well end up as the next Real Madrid manager.

‘I don’t trust my financial guy.’ I’m 67 and trying to live on $2.2K-a-month Social Security. I have $500K with an adviser, who charges 2%, but last year the return was 26%. What’s my move?

We spotted a lot of too-common red flags.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Man City eye move for Xabi Alonso as Pep Guardiola’s potential replacement

Manchester City have identified Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso as a potential successor to Pep Guardiola, according to The Athletic.Speculation is rife about the Spanish tactician’s long-term ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Slot lauds 'special' Xabi Alonso ahead of UCL game

Arne Slot has called Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso a "special manager" ahead of Liverpool's Champions League clash against the German champions on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - 9 hours ago

This Halloween, I’m not buying candy for trick or treaters. I have better things to spend my money on. Am I a bad person?

“Nor am I going to turn off the lights and pretend I’m not home.”

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Andrea Bocelli: ‘I don’t like lies. They always have short legs, especially the ones we tell ourselves’

The opera singer on getting advice from Pavarotti, singing as a superpower, and what happens when we die. Born in Tuscany, Italy, Andrea Bocelli, 66, became blind at the age of 12. Discovered by ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

‘Don’t be naïve’: I have a wake-up call for divorcing women — you’ve been giving up too much for too long. Am I wrong?

“You deserve what’s rightfully yours.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

My mother nursed a life-affirming 25-year grudge. Hard as I try, I don’t have the attention span | Zoe Williams

It turns out long-held resentments exist even in the animal kingdom. Does that mean they hold an evolutionary advantage?. The best thing that happened to me during the whole of the pandemic was a ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen lineups live stream: Where to watch UEFA Champions League online, TV channel

Xabi Alonso returns to face the Reds as he leads the German titleholders in Champions League action

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 hours ago

‘Does time heal? I don’t think so’: Richard E Grant on love, loss – and bonking

The raw intensity and personal honesty that Richard E Grant brought to Withnail and I was real and has never left him. Now the actor and diarist, still grieving the loss of his wife, talks openly ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

‘I don’t have much hope for a Harris presidency’: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israeli apartheid and what the media gets wrong about Palestine

One of the most penetrating critics of US racism discusses the reception to his new book and why talking about Palestine offered him a way to understand the world. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book The ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Fernando Alonso: an F1 genius too often in wrong place at wrong time

The 43-year-old will be the first to race 400 grands prix but fearsome ambition has proved both asset and drawback. Fernando Alonso may not be in the title fight, indeed he will almost certainly ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Arsenal 'should have won' against Liverpool - Arteta

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal "should have won" against Liverpool in the Premier League, having led twice at Emirates Stadium but been pegged back to draw 2-2.

West Virginia's Neal Brown offers plea for fan support: 'What I would say is -- did they have a good time?'

West Virginia is off to a 3-3 start to the 2024 season with two losses coming to chief rivals

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

Marcel Desailly: ‘I don’t know if I was a star, but I’m now a legend’

The World Cup winner has firm grip on the game’s pulse and praises those players taking on the right in his native France. “I love watching the Championship,” Marcel Desailly says. “Usually I don’t ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

I knew I could have a stroke, but not at 31

Angharad Dennis said she was upset in hospital after her stroke, but now has a new outlook on life.

Slot: I don't talk to Van Dijk about Liverpool future

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has admitted that he doesn't talk to Virgil van Dijk about his contract situation.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Don’t let Arsenal v Liverpool fool you. Elite teams are evolving away from all-out attack

After its harum-scarum years, the game is now about denying the opposition and keeping possession in dangerous areas. Sign up to Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here It finished 2-2 . Twice ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Contenders or pretenders: do Liverpool and Slot have what it takes?

After a favourable start, Klopp’s successor faces first proper test with seven tough games coming over the next 21 days. It cannot be media hype to herald Chelsea’s visit to Anfield on Sunday as ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Why Slot's Liverpool still have a lot to learn - Benitez

Ex-Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez explains how new Reds boss Arne Slot will learn about the character of his side, for the times they need it most.

Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'If we don’t win a championship, I might get traded'

The Bucks are not going to trade Antetokounmpo unless he demands one. Would he?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Charlamagne tha God on Walz as VP: 'I don’t see the impact'

Radio host Charlamagne tha God critiqued Vice President Harris’s choice of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) as a running mate in a Friday discussion on his show The Breakfast Club. “I don’t think he’s ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

I Don’t Want to Live in a Monoculture, and Neither Do You

Few things can change your perspective for the better more than being attacked from both sides of America’s culture war.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 20

‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

KAWS, the Collector, Says, ‘I Don’t Feel Like Anything Is Mine.’

Some collectors treat artworks like poker chips and flip work by young artists. That’s not Brian Donnelly. Now his finds star in a show.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

UK bookmakers don’t want to (and probably won’t have to) pay more tax

Won’t somebody please think of Queen Camilla?

Business - Financial Times - October 14

In These D.I.Y. Groups, ‘You Don’t Have to Prove That You Belong’

With help from online tutorials, Facebook groups and in-person workshops, home improvement is becoming far more inclusive to people beyond straight men.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 15

If you became rich, what luxuries would you want? For some, it’s all about new socks (seriously).

When asked what they would do with ‘FU money,’ people often choose relatively inexpensive things

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

In the Aftermath of Hurricane Milton, the Rays Still Don’t Have a Home

M.L.B.’s preference is for the team to stay in Florida, where there is no shortage of spring training and minor-league facilities.

Sports - The New York Times - October 26

Have You (Badly) Misjudged Your Target Audience? Don’t Panic—Pivot

Misjudging your audience at launch could devastate your startup. But with the right mindset, you can turn it around.

Business - Inc. - October 28

I don’t know who is going to win, but I know why Trump or Harris might lose

If Harris loses the election, it will be because she couldn't answer the question "How would you be different from Joe Biden?" and if Trump loses, it will be due to the events of Jan. 6.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Dolly Parton: ‘I was sorry when Dolly the sheep died – though I don’t want to be cloned’

As she launches a new LP and her own wine, the country legend answers your questions on her tough childhood, how she recorded Jolene, and why she’ll never retire. How important were the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Reports: Leverkusen's Boniface in car accident

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface was involved in a car crash following the club's 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, German media reported on Sunday.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Naby Keïta: ‘Even today, wherever I meet Liverpool fans, they show me love’

Sidelined in Bremen’s under-23s, the midfielder talks about Anfield regrets and discipline controversy at his club. Naby Keïta’s memories are inevitably tinged with regret when he looks back on his ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

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

‘I have plenty of rhythm when I rap, but not so much when I have sex’: Professor Green’s honest playlist

The rapper is an ‘indie grunge boy’ at heart who belts out Nirvana at karaoke. But why does he blame his nan for his early taste in music?. The first song I fell in love with Incredible by M-Beat ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

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