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A former New England Patriots head coach is on the move in the football world. The New England Patriots are tied for the most Super Bowl victories in NFL history, and they collected all of them with one head coach at the helm, that being Bill Belichick. The 72-year-old walked away from the club just 15 wins away from being the winningest coach in NFL history. While Belichick doesn’t officially hold the record, as of now, he is highly regarded as the greatest head coach in league history — while also having a great reputation as a general manager from his time wearing both hats for the Patriots. Recently, Belichick took a college football coaching job at the University of North Carolina — which will keep him away from the NFL coaching gig for the time being. According to Bill Simmons, coaching the 2025 Patriots would have been the perfect job for him, though. Simmons claims the 2025 Patriots would have been perfect for Belichick The Patriots are currently 3-10 . They haven’t found great success in the post-Tom Brady era , and even less success since they parted ways with Belichick. However, they finally have a young quarterback and rising squad with Drake Maye under center , conveniently a product of UNC. According to Simmons, the best job that Belichick could have taken before next year would have been the Patriots. “The irony of all of this is the best job for him, I think, would have been the Patriots for 2025,” Simmons claimed. “With like, some pieces they desperately needed a stable hand and they have an awesome quarterback, which is the thing he didn’t have for six years. “The funniest thing about all of this, is that that was the perfect job for him but it never would have happened.” In nine games, Maye has thrown for 1,696 yards and 11 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He’s far from perfect, but his inaugural season has shown the potential he has in the NFL as a signal-caller — which is incredibly important for a club. Still, Belichick is taking over the Tar Heels for a new challenge. Belichick is looking for success in Chapel Hill at the collegiate level For years, the difference between the NFL and college football was substantial. In recent years, that line has been blurred. Recruiting was relationship-based. Players had four, maybe five years to develop, and it was a pipeline for the NFL. It was a part of the football system. Now, the college football world is an extension of pro football. It’s a four-year professional league. However, there are no regulations to the transfer portals and NIL, making it a free-for-all free agency. Belichick moving to college football was going to be a challenge as is, and now he’s facing murky waters and blurred lines. However, he’s bringing a professional approach. He can potentially set some guidelines in the new era of college football and what it means to run a program — which could leave a mark on a second level of football, something that might have been enticing as he made the move. This article first appeared on NFL Analysis Network and was syndicated with permission.None
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Alex Berenguer prodded the hosts ahead after 53 minutes before Mbappe – who failed to convert a Champions League penalty against Liverpool last week – sent his kick too close to Bilbao goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala. Jude Bellingham appeared to have rescued a point for Real after scoring for the fourth successive league game 12 minutes from time. 📸 PORTERAZO. JULEN, JULEN! JULEN JULEN! #AthleticRealMadrid #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/w260s6xo79 — Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) December 4, 2024 But Federico Valverde’s mistake two minutes later gifted Gorka Guruzeta the winner in front of a delirious San Mames crowd. On a busy night of second-round Copa del Rey action, Villarreal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Pontevedra while there were wins for Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano and Valencia. Fiorentina went out of the Coppa Italia to Empoli on penalties on an emotional night at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Viola were back in action after Edoardo Bove’s health scare forced their weekend league fixture with Inter Milan to be abandoned during the first half. Midfielder Bove collapsed on the pitch and required emergency medical treatment. He was taken to hospital but regained consciousness in intensive care. Esposito's penalty books Empoli's place in the next round 💪 #FiorentinaEmpoli pic.twitter.com/UUxghH9l6b — Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) December 4, 2024 Empoli led at half-time through Emmanuel Ekong’s fourth-minute opener before Moise Kean and Riccardo Sottil put Fiorentina ahead. Sebastiano Esposito struck 15 minutes from time to make it 2-2 and take the last-16 tie into extra time, Empoli eventually winning 4-3 on penalties. Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring and Luis Openda struck twice as RB Leipzig brushed aside Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the German DFB Pokal. Second-half goals from Denis Vavro, Jonas Wind and Yannick Gerhardt saw Wolfsburg beat Hoffenheim 3-0. Cologne knocked out Hertha Berlin 2-1 after extra time with Dejan Ljubicic converting a penalty in the final seconds, while Augsburg prevailed 5-4 on penalties against Karlsruhe after a 2-2 draw.
The town's high street is set to be redeveloped Nearly £2m will be given to redevelop a town's high street seven years after it was destroyed in an explosion. New Ferry town centre is currently undergoing redevelopment as part of Wirral Council's plans to revive the town. The explosion in a former furniture store off Boundary Road tore through the town’s high street injuring 81 people, making 78 people homeless and leaving 28 businesses closed behind police cordons. Seven businesses were destroyed and never reopened and since then, those who live in the town argue it has continued to see a decline. A multi-claim civil litigation was recently settled after claimants argued two major UK gas suppliers contributed to the explosion by failing to disconnect the gas supply. Two housing developments are also currently underway while a third is in the pipeline providing over 70 new homes. At an economy, housing, and regeneration committee meeting on December 4, councillors approved giving another £1.2m towards the project, bringing the total funding to £1,829,842. However this falls far short of the £5.2m needed to deliver plans developed by the local authority. It came from a funding pot of £3.1m leftover from two cancelled projects. Other projects awarded extra funding included the new U-boat museum, Future Yard, a new health and wellbeing hub called Joy, business centre Start Yard, Birkenhead Priory, and expanded plans for the ferry village in Woodside. The money will go towards works to improve the town’s high street on Bebington Road. The plan is to “make the shopping areas more attractive for traders, visitors and residents and will include traffic-calming measures, new planting and seating, additional CCTV to deter anti-social behaviour and a re-provided public car park.” A council report had originally included a recommendation that council officers re-allocated any future funds to help reach £5.2m if other projects fell through, but this was later removed. Director of Regeneration Marcus Shaw said a review of projects needed to take place before any funding commitment could be given. Bromborough councillor Jo Bird, who represents New Ferry, raised concerns about the funding gap, adding: “It’s a brilliant scheme, it’s well needed, it’s shovel ready and there’s new homes being built as we speak.” She said the high street needed some funding as the explosion had devastated the town and the current funding available would mean change was “pretty basic,” adding she was surprised plans were changed last minute and delays would make the project harder to deliver. Mr Shaw in response said: “This is about giving you confidence that we know what we’re doing as a directorate and at the moment, I don’t feel comfortable putting this to members to make a decision. I want to come back with the confidence that we have a better understanding of our financial position.” The council also approved two masterplans for the areas around Woodside as well as Wallasey Town Hall and have the greenlight to move ahead with six selective licensing schemes around Birkenhead town centre looking at improving housing standards.Ter Stegen, who joined Barcelona in 2014 from Borussia Mönchengladbach, has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the world during his time at the Camp Nou. His exceptional shot-stopping abilities, commanding presence in the box, and exceptional distribution skills have endeared him to the Barcelona faithful and made him an integral part of the team.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living" and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States . Organizers said that over 100,000 had turned out, while Barcelona’s police said they estimated some 22,000 marched. Either way, the throngs of people clogging the streets recalled the massive separatist rallies at the heigh of the previous decade’s Catalan independence movement. Now, social concerns led by housing have displaced political crusades. That is because the average rent for Spain has doubled in last 10 years. The price per square meter has risen from 7.2 euros ($7.5) in 2014 to 13 euros this year, according to the popular online real estate website Idealista. The growth is even more acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid. Incomes meanwhile have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Protestor Samuel Saintot said he is “frustrated and scared” after being told by the owners of the apartment he has rented for the past 15 years in Barcelona’s city center that he must vacate the premises. He suspects that the owners want him out so they can renovate it and boost the price. “Even looking in a 20- or 30-kilometer radius outside town, I can’t even find anything within the price range I can afford,” he told The Associated Press. “And I consider myself a very fortunate person, because I earn a decent salary. And even in my case, I may be forced to leave town.” A report by the Bank of Spain indicates that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent dedicate an average of 40% of their income to paying rents and utilities, compared to the European Union average of 27% of renters who do so. “We are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes,” said Ignasi Martí, professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory. The rise in rents is causing significant pain in Spain, where traditionally people seek to own their homes. Rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Many migrants to Spain are also disproportionately hit by the high rents because they often do not have enough savings. Spain is near the bottom end of OECD countries with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent. The OECD average is 7%. Spain is far behind France, with 14%, Britain with 16%, and the Netherlands with 34%. Carme Arcarazo, spokesperson for Barcelona’s Tenants Union which helped organize the protest, said that renters should consider a “rent strike” and cease paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement. “I think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can’t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,” Arcarazo told the AP. “So, if they (the owners) won’t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it." The Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid. The rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain’s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia’s regional government and Barcelona’s city hall. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided over what the government termed a “housing summit” including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona’s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate. The leading government measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be “highly stressed” by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona. Many locals blame the million of tourists who visit Barcelona, and the rest of Spain, each year for the high prices. Barcelona’s town hall has pledged to completely eliminate the city’s 10,000 so called “tourist apartments,” or dwellings with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.
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Starmer says ‘bulging benefits bill’ is ‘blighting our society’Retail outlets have not been left out of the economic windfall brought about by the Taylor Swift tour. Fans have been flocking to local shopping centers and boutiques to stock up on merchandise, apparel, and memorabilia related to the pop sensation. The retail sector has witnessed an uptick in sales, with Swifties eager to flaunt their fandom through their purchases.Sam Asghari is trying to "keep it positive" following his divorce from Britney Spears. The 30-year-old actor was married to pop superstar Britney, 42, from June 2022 until July 2023 and more than a year on from their split, has admitted that he just has to "learn" how to deal with the divorce and "stay grounded" amid the period of moving on. Asked how he’s adjusted to his new life without the 'Toxic' hitmaker, he told People: "It's the bed that you make yourself, and you got to learn how to lay in it, so it's part of the lifestyle. "You just got to keep it positive. You got to stay grounded and understand what the truth is and really just live with that rather than other people's opinions or anything like that." The 'Jackpot' star - who met Britney in 2016 on the set for her music video 'Slumber Party' - previously insisted that he doesn't have any bitter feelings towards the pop icon. Asked if he's recently been in touch with Britney, Sam told 'Extra': "I just wish her the best." Just after their split, the '...Baby One More Time' hitmaker took to social media to admit that she was "a little shocked" about their break-up. Britney wrote on Instagram at the time: "As everyone knows, Hesam and I are no longer together ... six years is a long time to be with someone so, I’m a little shocked but ... I’m not here to explain why because it’s honestly nobody’s business. But, I couldn’t take the pain any more, honestly." Britney also thanked her fans for their support. She said: "In some sort of telepathic way, I have been receiving so many messages that melt my heart from friends and I thank you. "I’ve been playing it strong for way too long and my Instagram may seem perfect but it’s far from reality and I think we all know that. I would love to show my emotions and tears on how I really feel but for some reason I’ve always had to hide my weaknesses."Chennai: A packed hall at Sankara Nethralaya in Nungambakkam buzzed with conversations prompted by fond memories. A year has gone by since Dr S S Badrinath , founder of the eye hospital, passed away at the age of 83 in Chennai following age-related ailments. Friends, colleagues, and family came together to honour the man who turned a 17-bed hospital in a College Road bungalow into a world-class institution of ophthalmological excellence . Among those paying tribute was Dr P Namperumalsamy, chairman emeritus of Aravind eye care system, and Badrinath's friend. Namperumalsamy recalled Badrinath's fellowship in vitreoretinal services at the Massachusetts eye and ear infirmary, Boston, under Dr Charles L Schepens from 1968 to 1970. During this period, Badrinath cleared prestigious qualifications, including the fellow of the royal college of surgeons (Canada) and the American board examination in ophthalmology. Yet, it was his return to India to apply his expertise that defined his legacy. He was spiritual too. "Back in 1974, Acharya Jayendra Saraswathi from the Kanchi Mutt inspired Badrinath, both in his spiritual life and his work. He made him realise how important it was to have hospitals in India that were affordable and yet offered top-notch care," Namperumalsamy said. This vision took shape as Sankara Nethralaya, an institution that introduced photorefractive keratectomy and laser treatments for refractive errors. But beyond technological breakthroughs, it was Badrinath's commitment to accessibility that made his work revolutionary. Maharashtra Jharkhand Maharashtra Alliance View i Party View Seats: 288 Results Majority: 145 BJP+ 229 MVA 47 OTH 12 Results : 288 / 288 BJP+ WON Jharkhand Alliance View i Party View Seats: 81 Results Majority: 41 INDIA 56 NDA 24 OTH 1 Results : 81 / 81 INDIA WON Source: PValue "In 1978, my mother's friend who lost an eye in Kathmandu sought his help," recalled senior journalist N Ram. "Badrinath praised the Nepalese doctors for their work but readily offered to assist further. He also treated a political journalist with the same dedication as he did an autorickshaw driver seated beside him," he added. For those who knew him, such moments defined who he was. To senior consultant (cornea and refractive surgery) Dr Prema Padmanabhan, a former student, Badrinath was an inspiring yet exacting mentor. "His attention to detail and commitment to excellence challenged everyone around him to aim higher and we will continue his legacy," she said.
In conclusion, Serge Aurier's decision to disable his social media accounts sheds light on the darker side of online interactions and the need for greater awareness and action against cyberbullying in football. As the football community reflects on this incident, it is crucial to prioritize the mental health and well-being of players and foster a culture of positivity and support within the sport.
Furthermore, Phillips' work ethic and professional attitude make him an ideal fit for the club as they look to rebuild and challenge for top honors once again. His defensive contributions would also bolster a midfield that has often been criticized for its lack of protection for the backline, potentially providing the stability needed to support the team's attacking endeavors.Players have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Sky Child, eager to test out his abilities and incorporate him into their strategies. With his high mobility and ranged attacks, Sky Child offers a playstyle that is both exciting and challenging, appealing to players of all skill levels.Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the “bulging benefits bill blighting our society”. The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to “get to grips” with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will announce a package of legislation next week designed to “get Britain working” amid Government concerns about the projected rise. Official forecasts published by her department this week show that the number of people claiming incapacity benefits is expected to climb from a pre-pandemic figure of around 2.5 million in 2019 to around 4.2 million in 2029. Last year there were just over three million claimants. The Prime Minister wrote: “In the coming months, Mail on Sunday readers will see even more sweeping changes. Because make no mistake, we will get to grips with the bulging benefits bill blighting our society. “Don’t get me wrong, we will crack down hard on anyone who tries to game the system, to tackle fraud so we can take cash straight from the banks of fraudsters. “There will be a zero-tolerance approach to these criminals. My pledge to Mail on Sunday readers is this: I will grip this problem once and for all.” Ms Kendall’s white paper is expected to include the placement of work coaches in mental health clinics and a “youth guarantee” aimed at ensuring those aged 18-21 are working or studying.
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The Battle of Rohan, a pivotal moment in the epic tale, was brought to life in stunning fashion. The clash of swords, the roar of war cries, and the thunder of hooves created a sense of urgency and tension that had audiences on the edge of their seats. As heroes and villains alike fought for the fate of Middle-earth, emotions ran high, and the sheer scale of the battle left viewers in awe.Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say