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eveningstandard--2019-01-24--Deloitteaposs Football Money League Real Madrid knock Man Utd off top spot as Tottenham make top
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Deloitte's Football Money League: Real Madrid knock Man Utd off top spot as Tottenham make top 10
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Manchester United have been knocked off their perch at the top of Deloitte's annual Football Money League by Real Madrid but Tottenham's rise means England's 'big six' make the top 10 for the first time. Now in its 22nd year, the Deloitte list ranks clubs by how much money they earn from broadcasting, commercial deals and match-day revenues during the 2017/18 season. After two years in first place, United slipped to third behind Real and their Spanish rivals Barcelona, with Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs completing the top 10. Real, buoyed by their third consecutive Champions League win, generated a record 750.9million euros (£674.6million), retaking the Money League title for the 12th time but the first since 2014/15. All the British clubs were slightly affected by a three per cent year-on-year decline in the value of sterling against the euro but the real reasons for United's fall from first were below-par contributions from the Champions League broadcast pot and the remarkable growth in the Spanish duo's commercial income. That does not mean, though, that United or the rest of the Premier League are on their uppers - far from it. While revenues at Old Trafford grew by only two per cent, they still earned £590million last season and the latest forecasts suggest they should surge past £615million this season. Manchester City, Chelsea and Spurs, making the top 10 for only the second time, all enjoyed healthy increases in their turnover, while Liverpool's run to the Champions League saw their revenue increase by a massive £90.6million, largely thanks to £222.6million in broadcast earnings. While the extended stay at the national stadium is starting to annoy fans, the Wembley effect helped Spurs increase their matchday revenues by £26.5million. Arsenal saw their income fall by nearly £30million and they fell from sixth to ninth in the table, a slide that illustrates the importance of Champions League TV money to every big club's bottom line. Further down the table, Everton and West Ham hold on to their 17th and 20th placings, respectively, but Leicester and Southampton dropped out of the top 20 to 22nd and 23rd. Newcastle, however, climbed to 19th, giving the Premier League nine teams in the top 20, one fewer than last year. As well as Leicester and Southampton, Crystal Palace (24th) and Brighton (29th) are in the top 30 - a significant achievement for the latter considering they earned just over £1million in 1996/97, when they were fighting against relegation from the English Football League, but brought in £139.4million last season. Taken together, the top 20 earning clubs, who all come from one of Europe's 'big five' leagues, earned £7.4billion, up six per cent on last year, and Real, Barca and United earned almost as much as the entire top 20 reported in 2000. Outside of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, the only clubs to make the top 30 were Russia's Zenit St Petersburg (25th), Turkish side Besiktas (26th) and Portugal's Benfica (30th). Broadcast revenue remained the largest individual income stream for the top clubs, accounting for 43 per cent of total revenue, but as pointed out by UEFA's Club Licensing Benchmark Report last week, a noticeable trend is the growth of commercial income, including the lucrative business of pre-season friendlies. In a statement, the report's author Dan Jones, a partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: "European football remains a bull market, with annual revenue growth of almost 450 million euros (£390million) in this year's Football Money League. "At the top, we have seen Real Madrid shatter records, becoming the first club to break the three-quarters of a billion euro mark and claim a record twelfth Money League title in the process. "Most of our top 10 are through to the last 16 of the Champions League and forecasting further revenue growth, meaning their relative performances in UEFA's flagship competition this season could have a noticeable impact on our rankings next year." Looking ahead, Deloitte's Sam Boor sounded a note of caution when he said last year's slightly disappointing domestic TV rights auction for 2019-22 means Premier League clubs "will be unable to rely on explosive growth in broadcast distributions as a source of future growth, as has been the case in recent years". This, Boor believes, will put on "an even greater emphasis among these clubs on generating their own growth in the coming season, and in particular the optimisation of commercial revenue, which has been a key area for differentiating growth across most of Europe's leading clubs in recent years".
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Matt Slater
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/deloitte-s-football-money-league-real-madrid-knock-man-utd-off-top-spot-as-tottenham-make-top-10-a4046931.html
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2019-01-24 03:08:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-27--Crystal Palace vs Tottenham LIVE FA Cup football as it happened - Spurs knocked out
| 2019-01-27T00:00:00 |
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Crystal Palace vs Tottenham LIVE: FA Cup football as it happened - Spurs knocked out
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Tottenham have been eliminated from two cup competitions in four days after losing 2-0 at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday. A penalty shootout saw Chelsea reach the EFL Cup final at Tottenham's expense on Thursday night, and another cup exit will prompt fresh concerns over Spurs' trophy drought. Palace took a ninth-minute lead when Jeff Schlupp's shot was saved by Paulo Gazzaniga but he could only push the ball into the path of Connor Wickham, and the injury-plagued converted off his thigh on his first appearance for 792 days. The home side extended their advantage after Kyle Walker-Peters handled in the penalty area with Wickham lurking. Former Spurs winger Andros Townsend slammed the resulting spot-kick straight down the middle. Spurs tried in vain to fight back into the match in the second half, but lacked quality and fight to leave the Premier League title and Champions League as their only remaining trophy opportunities this season. Can't see the blog? Click here for the desktop version. Spurs made seven changes - Fernando Llorente was handed another start in attack while Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was named in their starting XI for the first time since January 2017. Ben Davies and Moussa Sissoko missed out through injury. Connor Wickham started up front for Crystal Palace but there were no places in the squad for new signings Lucas Perri or Bakary Sako.
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Jack Rosser, Malik Ouzia
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-vs-tottenham-live-stream-online-fa-cup-2019-commentary-score-tv-prediction-a4049866.html
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eveningstandard--2019-02-06--Arsenal aposdeserveapos Champions League football insists Lucas Torreira
| 2019-02-06T00:00:00 |
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Arsenal 'deserve' Champions League football, insists Lucas Torreira
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Arsenal "deserve" to be playing Champions League football, according to Gunners midfielder Lucas Torreira. The Gunners, who have failed to qualify for Europe's premier club competition for the past two seasons, are currently off the pace in the battle for a top-four Premier League finish. Unai Emery's side sit sixth on the back of Sunday's 3-1 loss at champions Manchester City, a point below Manchester United and three behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Uruguay midfielder Torreira admits his team must improve their recent form, which has seen them collect only 10 points from the last 21 available, if they are to achieve their primary objective. "Just a few weeks ago, (Manchester) United were obviously behind us but it's happened and it's something we have to deal with," the 22-year-old told Sky Sports News. "We obviously don't want that form to happen again. As players, you always need to be fighting for an objective when you walk out onto the pitch and for us that means qualifying for the Champions League. "We know it's not going to be easy, that's for sure, because we are up against some great teams such as Chelsea and Manchester United but we need to try and stand firm as a team and as a group and battle in every game. "The squad is focused on qualifying for the Champions League because a big club like Arsenal deserves to be playing in that competition."
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Tom Doyle
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal/arsenal-deserve-champions-league-football-lucas-torreira-a4059496.html
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2019-02-06 16:14:24+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-09--Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid result LaLiga football as it happened - LIVE
| 2019-02-09T00:00:00 |
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Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid result: LaLiga football as it happened - LIVE!
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More players than you might imagine have been on the books of both Madrid clubs in recent years. Current Atletico full-backs Filipe Luis and Juanfran and midfielder Saul Niguez all spent time at the Bernabeu as youngsters, while back-up goalkeeper Antonio Adan had four years in the Real Madrid senior squad. Going the other way was current Real Sociedad defender Theo Hernandez, who made a memorable move from Atletico to Real in summer 2017. But here are five players who made a really big impression on both sides of the derby divide, leading to mixed emotions throughout the city. Morata’s arrival at Atletico de Madrid from Chelsea on an 18-month loan deal has caused plenty of debate, with the new signing being keen to talk about his boyhood as a rojiblanco fan and time in Atletico’s youth ranks as a youngster. Los Blancos fans will of course remember that Morata made his senior debut for their side, scoring 25 goals in 63 LaLiga Santander appearances, and winning 10 trophies with the Bernabeu outfit including the 2011/12 and 2016/17 titles. During that time, Morata played twice in LaLiga for Real against Atletico, without finding the net, with one win for each side. The 26-year-old has declined to reveal whether he will celebrate if he scores a first derby goal at the Wanda Metropolitano this weekend. Real Madrid coach Santi Solari has made his love of the Bernabeu side very clear since taking over on the bench from Julen Lopetegui last October, although it mustn’t be forgotten that the former Argentina international played his first LaLiga season across the city at Atletico. Solari arrived at Atleti from River Plate in January 1999 and scored six goals in 36 LaLiga games during 18 months wearing the rojiblanco colours. After joining cross-city rivals Real in 2000, the versatile left-sided midfielder scored 10 goals and provided seven assists in 130 games, winning seven trophies including LaLiga Santander titles in 2000/01 and 2002/03, before leaving for Inter Milan in summer 2005. The Argentine has an enviable unbeaten record in LaLiga derbies… on both sides of the divide. Three games with Atletico featured two victories and a goal in a 1-1 draw. He then won all four games with Real, scoring twice against his former club. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also knows what it is like on both sides of the derby divide. During his three seasons at Atletico, Courtois played 111 league games, keeping an impressive 56 clean sheets and winning the LaLiga Santander title alongside Filipe Luis and Juanfran in 2013/14. The Belgium international played in six LaLiga derbies, being sent off in his first meeting with Madrid at the Bernabeu in November 2011. Similar to Morata, Courtois proclaimed himself a boyhood fan of his new team on arrival last summer, with photos to prove it. The 26-year-old kept a clean sheet when the teams met in the first derby of the season, October's 0-0 draw at the Bernabeu. Former Mexico international Hugo Sanchez is another Latin American who played his first LaLiga seasons with Atletico, before going on to more fame and fortune across the city at Real. Sanchez was a regular in an Atletico shirt between 1981 and 1985, then spent seven years at the Bernabeu, winning LaLiga titles in each of his first five seasons with Los Blancos. He remains the only player to have won LaLiga’s ‘pichichi’ topscorer award while playing at both clubs. The powerful centre-forward scored twice in an Atletico shirt against Real, including one in a famous 4-0 victory at the Bernabeu in 84/85. After the switch, he found the net twice in nine more derbies. Later in his career he spent the 1992/93 season at a third Madrid club, Rayo Vallecano. Like Morata, Raul started out in Atletico’s youth system and came to prominence at Real, although in his case there was no chance of an emotional return later in his career. Forever associated with the Bernabeu club, Raul is Madrid’s all-time record LaLiga appearance holder, with 550 games between 1994 and 2010. A six-time LaLiga Santander winner, his 228 goals in the competition was also a club record until passed by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2015. Raul’s first LaLiga goal came in a 4-2 derby win when he was still just 17. A total of 27 games against Atletico brought 11 goals, seven assists and just two defeats over 16 years. The Madrid native is now back at the Bernabeu as a youth team coach.
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Ben Hayward
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/atletico-madrid-vs-real-madrid-derby-live-stream-online-laliga-2019-commentary-score-tv-prediction-a4062116.html
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2019-02-09 12:05:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-10--Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona LIVE LaLiga football as it happened
| 2019-02-10T00:00:00 |
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Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona LIVE: LaLiga football as it happened
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Barcelona missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the summit of La Liga after being held to a goalless draw against Athletic Bilbao. Marc-Andre ter Stegen pulled off a string of stunning saves to keep the Basques at bay but a toothless performance at the other end of the pitch ensured a stalemate played out at San Mames. After beating neighbours Atletico Madrid to move into second place on Saturday, Real Madrid now sit just six points behind their arch-rivals. Barcelona would have fallen behind after just 17 minutes if it were not for the heroics of ter Stegen in goal. Markel Susaeta’s curled effort from the edge of the box looked to be destined for the top corner only to be brilliantly palmed away by the German goalkeeper. Lionel Messi, back in the starting XI after his recent injury, thought he had given his side the lead, beating goalkeeper Iago Herrerín with a sumptuous lob from 30 yards out after pouncing on a poor clearance. His effort bounced off the top of the bar, however, denying him his 30th goal of the season in all competitions. Ter Stegen was again Barcelona’s saviour in the second-half, demonstrating outstanding reflexes to keep out Inaki Williams’ blasted effort from six yards out in the final 10 minutes. Barcelona felt they should have been awarded a penalty deep into injury time after Nelson Semedo went down inside the box but the hosts survived a VAR review to claim a hugely deserved point.
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Ben Hayward
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/barcelona/athletic-bilbao-vs-barcelona-live-stream-online-la-liga-2019-commentary-messi-score-tv-prediction-a4062506.html
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2019-02-10 18:41:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-12--Man Utd vs PSG channel How to watch Champions League football tonight - live stream online and TV i
| 2019-02-12T00:00:00 |
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Man Utd vs PSG channel: How to watch Champions League football tonight - live stream online and TV info
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In the competition where he enjoyed his finest moment as a Man Utd player, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s managerial honeymoon came to an abrupt end. Against a PSG side missing Neymar and Edinson Cavani, Solskjaer lost two of his own dynamic front three before the start of the second half, and then watched as strikes from Fresnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe earned PSG a 2-0 win and left United needing another memorable European comeback - and they will have to do it without Paul Pogba, who was sent off in the second half. Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard returned to the United line-up, having been rested in the stroll against Fulham on Saturday, with Eric Bailly’s inclusion ahead of Phil Jones at centre half designed to counter the pace of Mbappe. Early on, there was all the intensity about United that we have come to expect from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, but little of the quality on the ball, with Rashford’s deflected cross forcing Gianluigi Buffon into his only meaningful save of the first half. PSG’s profligacy in front of goal twice denied VAR its first airing on debut night in the Champions League, with Mbappe and Angel Di Maria both missing when one-on-one from offside positions. Instead, the on-field official, Daniele Orsato took centre stage, dishing out before the break, though Ashley Young’s naughty late shove to send Di Maria hurtling into a painful collision with the railings went unpunished, with the Englishman already in the book. That card had come when he was forced to haul Mbappe down, the 20-year-old for the most part isolated, but on two occasions displaying an electric a 50-yard burst and a clean pair of heels. Having gifted him the chance to face PSG without two of their best players because of injury, the footballing gods turned on Solskjaer, as Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial both went down late in the first half. Martial made it to the interval before being replaced by Juan Mata, while Lingard didn’t even get that far, making way for Alexis Sanchez in stoppage time. The changes cost United some of their rhythm and impetus at the start of the second half, but they could not be blamed for Nemanja Matic’s baffling decision to let Kimpembe run free to open the scoring. The Frenchman had had a torrid first half, being harried in possession, and perhaps lucky to escape a second yellow, but he galloped in at the back post unmarked to volley Di Maria’s corner past De Gea for a huge away goal. And things got worse less than ten minutes later, as Mbappe gave both Lindelof and Bailly a ten yard head start and still got between the pair to slide Di Maria’s perfectly-weighted cross home. United were on the ropes, PSG not nearly as bothered by the threat of Sanchez and Mata as they had been Martial and, in particular, Lingard. Mbappe should’ve made it three, but could only dink straight at De Gea after a poor touch forced him wide, before the Spaniard had to tip over from Bernat. United weathered the storm, and in doing so, probably just about kept themselves in the tie. Indeed, the fact that Solskjaer withdrew Rashford, rather than a more defensive player when throwing Romelu Lukaku into the mix late on, suggest he things 2-0 is a reversible deficit. But they did little here, barely creating a chance against the colossal Thiago Silva, and Marquinhos, man-of-the-match and ludicrously comfortable in midfield, to suggest they will find a way through in Paris, where there will be no homecoming for Pogba, sent off late on for a horrible high challenge Dani Alves. Can't see the Man Utd 0 PSG 2 blog? Click here to access our desktop page.
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Tom Doyle
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-vs-psg-uk-channel-champions-league-live-stream-online-tv-how-to-watch-tonight-a4064776.html
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2019-02-12 15:25:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-14--Malmo vs Chelsea LIVE Europa League football as it happened
| 2019-02-14T00:00:00 |
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Malmo vs Chelsea LIVE: Europa League football as it happened
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The Europa League might not have been a priority for Chelsea at the start of the season but they are now hoping it can be the catalyst to turn their campaign around — just like six years ago. The humiliation of Manchester City’s 6-0 victory over them on Sunday, which was their fourth successive away defeat in 2019 without scoring a goal, is fresh in everyone’s minds as they take on Malmo in Sweden. This is not the first time Chelsea have entered the knock-out phase of the much-maligned tournament on Valentine’s Day with a manager under pressure after a string of disappointing results. There are a number of similarities between what Maurizio Sarri is going through now and Rafael Benitez’s situation in 2013. Granted, Benitez was only an interim coach and Chelsea had dropped into the Europa League after finishing third in the Champions League group stage but the feelings of angst around the club were just as prevalent. The former Liverpool boss was not popular with many fans, there were strong suggestions he would not see the season out and the club were struggling to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition via a top-four finish in the Premier League. Spot the difference? Back then, Chelsea arrived in Prague to take on Sparta after a miserable run of just four wins in their previous 11 games. Confidence was at a low, having been knocked out of the League Cup semi-finals by Swansea as well as losing to QPR at home and Newcastle away in the League. Benitez’s men even struggled to secure a 2-2 draw against Brentford, who were a League One outfit at the time, in the FA Cup. But form and confidence gradually started to return and it appeared to coincide with Chelsea starting their bid to win the Europa League. Few remember the scrappy 1-0 triumph secured by substitute Oscar against Sparta Prague with just eight minutes to go. In the team that night were two key members of the present squad — Cesar Azpilicueta and Eden Hazard — while David Luiz became more involved in the latter rounds. Lifting the Europa League in 2013 did not have the added bonus of a Champions League spot as it does now but progressing to the final — where they beat Benfica — did seem to have a knock-on effect and they finished third in the Premier League. How Sarri could do with history repeating itself, although with one significant difference — Benitez did not get to carry on in the post, with Chelsea deciding to appoint Jose Mourinho.
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JOE KRISHNAN
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/malmo-vs-chelsea-live-stream-online-europa-league-2019-commentary-score-tv-prediction-a4067331.html
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2019-02-14 18:12:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-18--Chelsea vs Man Utd channel How to watch FA Cup football for free live on TV and online tonight
| 2019-02-18T00:00:00 |
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Chelsea vs Man Utd channel: How to watch FA Cup football for free live on TV and online tonight
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Paul Pogba delivered a man-of-the-match performance to help Manchester United seal a 2-0 win over Chelsea and book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Despite Chelsea's vastly improved showing at Stamford Bridge on Monday night, it was United who made the most of their chances - with Pogba the architect of both goals. The Frenchman first delivered a superb ball into Ander Herrera, who headed in the opener in the 31st minute before Pogba started and finished off the move that saw United double their lead seconds before the break. It was a positive performance from United, off the back of their Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, while the defeat heaps yet more pressure on Maurizio Sarri - who faces a crucial two weeks that could determine his future at Chelsea. Yet it wasn't just Sarri who found himself under pressure ahead of the fifth-round tie in west London as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was also under scrutiny, though of a different kind, after United's 11-game unbeaten run in all competitions under his management came to an end in their 2-0 loss to PSG on Tuesday night. Sarri, meanwhile, may have elicited a response from his side in their 2-1 win over Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday night, but Chelsea's 6-0 loss away to Manchester City prior to that would still have been a sore point for his players. But against United on Monday, Chelsea displayed a much-improved performance as they quickly went about pressurising the visitors and creating chances. Only a superb double save by Sergio Romero could keep out David Luiz's free-kick and then Pedro's effort on the rebound while Eden Hazard came close to scoring only to drive wide from Marcos Alonso's lay-off before Gonzalo Higuain headed wide. Chelsea, at this point, appeared firmly in control. And, yet, the hosts were made to rue their several missed chances when Pogba delivered a pinpoint cross from the left to Herrera on the right in the 31st minute. The Spaniard got past his marker Alonso all too easily and headed in the opener to spark jubilant celebrations from Solskjaer and the United backroom staff. Sarri's side seemed to recover well from the disappointment of conceding first but, things took another turn for the worse just before the break, when Pogba won the ball in midfield before passing to Rashford out on the right. The 21-year-old proceeded to race forward before sending in a ball that Pogba headed past Kepa Arrizabalaga to double United's advantage. The Red Devils could have put the game out of reach for Chelsea after the re-start when Rashford managed to run down the entire length of the pitch only to see his cross intended for Lukaku cleared by Luiz and a penalty shout for handball on Cesar Azpilicueta turned down. But Chelsea had grievances of their own when former Blues midfielder Nemanja Matic escaped a sending off for fouling N'Golo Kante, having picked up a yellow card in the first half, and Antonio Rudiger was not awarded a penalty when Chris Smalling appeared to haul him down from behind in the box. Yet the Chelsea fans were not in a forgiving mood as they booed Sarri's decision to take off Mateo Kovacic and, later, send on Davide Zappacosta while a cry of "What are you doing" could be heard from one disgruntled Chelsea fan. Sarri will really fear for his long-term future after yet another loss, and one to a top-four rival while, in contrast, Solskjaer will feel he has responded well to his first defeat at United and shown the board once again why he is a serious contender for the permanent managerial spot at Old Trafford.
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Tom Doyle
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-vs-man-utd-channel-tonight-watch-fa-cup-football-free-live-online-tv-a4069981.html
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2019-02-18 18:36:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-03-14--Arsenal vs Rennes TV channel How to watch Europa League football today via live stream online and o
| 2019-03-14T00:00:00 |
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Arsenal vs Rennes TV channel: How to watch Europa League football today via live stream online and on TV
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Arsenal beat Rennes 3-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and in doing so became only the second side in the competition’s history to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck either side of Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ first goal at the Emirates as the Gunners progressed 4-3 on aggregate. Only a week ago that seemed unlikely when Arsenal lost 3-1 in Rennes, but they wiped out that deficit in the first 15 minutes of this match. In truth they should have put the game to bed in the first half, but it was not until Aubameyang’s second goal 18 minutes from time that they could breathe easy. It completed an impressive comeback from Arsenal and indeed they are only the second side in Europa League history to achieve such a feat, with Fulham doing the same against Juventus back in 2010. Despite the first-leg deficit facing Arsenal, there was no shortage of optimism at the Emirates before kick-off given the Gunners had beaten Manchester United 2-0 at the weekend. Off the back of that win, Unai Emery made just two changes for the visit of Rennes as Petr Cech replaced Bernd Leno in goal and Shkodran Mustafi came in at centre-back for the suspended Sokratis. The Greece international had been sent off in the first leg as Arsenal slumped to a 3-1 defeat in France. However, there was no sense of a hangover from that loss here as the Gunners started this match at a blistering pace. They were all over Rennes from the off and after five minutes they had their first goal of the night through Aubameyang. Maitland-Niles did well down the right and found Aaron Ramsey, who slid the ball across goal for Aubameyang to tap home. Spurred on by that, Arsenal refused to take their foot off the gas and 10 minutes later they duly had their second goal, which cancelled out Rennes’ first-leg lead. This time it was Maitland-Niles getting on the scoresheet as the wing-back headed home Aubameyang’s cross, although it looked as though the Gabon international was offside from Ramsey’s pass in the build-up. After racing into a two-goal lead, you expected Arsenal to go on and kill the tie but Rennes held firm and got through to half-time unscathed. That allowed them to regroup and they almost took the lead right at the start of the second half, but striker M’Baye Niang saw his effort crash against the post. Indeed, Rennes looked a much better side after the interval and Arsenal had to hold firm to keep them at bay. But, just when it looked as though the French side may stage a comeback of their own, Arsenal got the killer third goal in the 72nd minute. This time they found joy down the left flank and Sead Kolasinac expertly picked out Aubameyang with his cross to allow the striker to grab his second of the night. He could have added to his tally twice more before full-time, but on both occasions he fluffed his lines. Follow Arsenal vs Rennes LIVE reaction from the Emirates! Can't see the blog? Click here for the desktop version.
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Tony Mogan
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/arsenal-vs-rennes-uk-channel-europa-league-live-stream-online-tv-how-to-watch-tonight-a4091321.html
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2019-03-14 07:53:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-03-14--Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea TV channel How to watch Europa League football today via live stream online
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Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea TV channel: How to watch Europa League football today via live stream online and on TV
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Olivier Giroud starred for Chelsea in the Europa League yet again as his first hat-trick for the club helped them cruise into the quarter-finals. Chelsea made a mockery of Maurizio Sarri's complaints of a ‘dangerous pitch’ to sweep their bewildered hosts aside and can look forward to Friday's draw with confidence. Dynamo Kiev weren’t expected to overcome the 3-0 deficit from the first leg at Stamford Bridge, but with over 64,000 fans in attendance, there was the potential at least for a more difficult contest. But Giroud silenced the expectant crowd in the fifth minute by doing what he’s done for the past four months in this competition - finding the net. It was all too easy as Willian’s cross was flicked on by Ruben Loftus-Cheek at the near post and the France international converted from close range. Giroud spent the first three months of the season without a goal for Chelsea, but that all changed when he scored the winner at BATE Borisov. Now he can’t stop making the difference in Europe as just after the half-hour mark, he made it a fine brace. It was a lovely move too, Loftus-Cheek rolled his man, Marcos Alonso delivered a sublime cross and Giroud did the rest. With that effort, it not only meant his tally read an impressive eight in his last seven Europa League appearances, it also made him the top scorer in the competition. Sarri made seven changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Wolves on Sunday, leaving the likes of Eden Hazard, Jorginho and David Luiz on the bench. But the Italian still chose a strong line-up packed full of experience as was shown by N’Golo Kante’s presence on the field. Sarri was wary ahead of the game over the possibility of Dynamo staging a comeback and his line-up reflected that. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but the Ukrainian side didn’t offer much of a threat in the first encounter at Stamford Bridge – they didn’t even have a shot on target. It was more of the same here and in truth, Sarri’s decision not to have youngster Ethan Ampadu on the bench seemed a wasted opportunity. In fairness, he at least started Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi, although the latter took a while to show his quality. But when it came it was worth the wait. A lovely one-two with Giroud played the teenager in and Alonso had a simple finish from the ensuing cross to put Chelsea 3-0 up on the night just before the half-time whistle. It seemed like a case of how many Sarri’s side would get after the interval, but to their credit Dynamo went in pursuit of a consolation. They almost got it too. Serhiy Sydorchuk was denied from close range by Kepa Arrizabalaga and then saw a follow-up hit the post. But inevitably it was that man Giroud who added another to the scoreline, heading home Willian’s free kick to make it a memorable personal outing for him. The 32-year-old wasn’t finished there either, rolling a sublime pass for Hudson-Odoi to break clear and finish the rout. It was the 18-year-old’s fourth Europa League goal. Chelsea will surely be made to work a lot harder to win the competition from here on out, but no-one can fault their approach to the tournament so far. Can't see the blog? Click here for the desktop version.
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Tony Mogan
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eveningstandard--2019-03-17--Everton vs Chelsea TV channel How to watch Premier League football today via live stream online and
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Chelsea head to Everton this afternoon aiming to close the gap to the top four. The Blues sit three points outside the Champions League places but a significantly inferior goal difference means it is unlikely they will leapfrog fourth-place Arsenal this afternoon. Head coach Maurizio Sarri feels his team have tightened up defensively during a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions which has dragged him back from the brink of dismissal. But the Blues remain the lowest scoring of the Premier League's top six clubs with 50 goals in 29 matches. Meanwhile, wins for West Ham and Leciester on Saturday left Everton needing victory to keep the heat on in the race to finish seventh. The Toffees are seven points behind Wolves, while wins for Leicester and West Ham on Saturday saw Marco Silva's men lose more ground in the battle at the bottom of the top half. Here's how you can follow all the action... The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app. You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
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TOM DUTTON
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/everton-vs-chelsea-tv-channel-how-to-watch-premier-league-football-today-via-live-stream-online-and-a4093856.html
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2019-03-17 11:47:51+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-04-09--Liverpool vs Porto LIVE stream and channel How to watch todayaposs Champions League football on T
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Liverpool put themselves within touching distance of a second successive Champions League semi-final with a 2-0 victory over FC Porto in their last-eight clash at Anfield. First-half goals from Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino secured an all-important first-leg lead, and though Jurgen Klopp’s side had chances to put the tie out of sight, they will be strong favourites to set up a mouth-watering meeting with either Manchester United or Barcelona. Klopp sprung a surprise by giving Dejan Lovren his first start since January at the heart of the defence, with James Milner deputising for the suspended Andy Robertson at left-back and Joe Gomez back in the matchday squad for the first time since his return from a broken leg. Porto arrived with suspension issues of their own, robbed of skipper Hector Herrera and their most experienced defender in Pepe, and within five minutes the latter’s absence was keenly felt. It was deputy full-back Milner who started the move with a sweeping pass out to Sadio Mane, who in turn fed Firmino. Milner’s shift to the backline ensured a start for Keita in midfield, and it was the number eight who arrived onto Firmino’s typically unselfish lay-off to fire past Iker Casillas with the help of a sizeable deflection, and net his second goal for the club less than a week after his first. Liverpool were purring, with Mohamed Salah, like Keita, looking revitalised after ending a scoring drought of his own against Southampton on Friday night. The Egyptian should have made it two, pouncing on a woeful back-pass to stride clean through on goal, only to slide past the far post. Before half hour was on the clock, though, the Reds had their second after a wonderfully worked move, which saw Jordan Henderson again demonstrate his oft-questioned attacking capabilities with a peach of a pass inside the full-back for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who rolled across goal for Firmino to tuck home. The warning signs were there at the other end, in particular from Moussa Marega, looking to score in a seventh successive Champions League game, and he forced a good stop from the feet of Alisson. There was a heart-in-mouth moment for the Anfield faithful when Alisson slapped the ball onto the arm of Alexander-Arnold from close range, and given the precedent set by Uefa elsewhere this season, you feared that the harshest of spot-kicks might be inevitable. Thankfully, though not entirely consistently, common sense prevailed. Henderson almost teed up a third on two occasions, one either side of half-time, first crossing for Firmino to blaze into the Kop and then seeing Mane find the back of the net from his ball, only for the most marginal of offside calls to deny the hosts. With the second leg falling between two crucial games in the Premier League title run-in, you sensed the Reds saw an opportunity to get the tie sealed on the night. Salah twice saw shots at goal blocked by his own team-mates, though not quite in the fashion of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. The Portuguese side had scored in every European road game this season, and surely knew the value of an away goal to take back to the Estadio do Dragao. However, as the game ticked into its final quarter of an hour, they seemed to place more emphasis on not conceding a third. That this competition represents only part of Liverpool’s ambitions in the final weeks of this season was emphasised when Klopp took the chance to give Mane and Firmino breathers late on, and the Reds now prepare to host Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday with dreams of a historic double still alive. Relive all the action with Standard Sport! Can't see the live blog? Click here for the desktop version.
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Tony Mogan
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool/liverpool-vs-porto-tv-channel-and-live-stream-online-how-to-watch-todays-champions-league-football-a4113131.html
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eveningstandard--2019-04-18--Chelsea vs Slavia Prague LIVE stream and channel How to watch tonightaposs Europa League football
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Chelsea vs Slavia Prague LIVE stream and channel: How to watch tonight's Europa League football on TV and online
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Pedro scored twice and created another to fire Chelsea into the Europa League semi-finals following a thrilling 4-3 (5-3 aggregate) win over Slavia Prague on Thursday night. The Spaniard saw his delightful chipped effort open the scoring in just the fifth minute before he struck the post but saw the ball rebound off Simon Deli's face and into the net five minutes later. Olivier Giroud then netted his 10th Europa League goal of the season from Pedro's pass before Slavia Prague captain Tomas Soucek handed the visitors hope with a fierce effort from a corner kick. Despite Pedro's 27th-minute goal seemingly taking the game out of reach for Slavia Prague, Petr Sevcik's stunning second-half brace highlighted once again the startling difference in performances for Chelsea in the first and second halves of many matches this season. However, Maurizio Sarri's side survived a second-half scare to progress to the Europa League last four where they will face Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite the fact that Chelsea came into the second-leg clash with Slavia Prague leading the tie 1-0, Sarri decided to field a strong side for fear of seeing the visitors, who created several chances and remained relatively organised in defence last week, stunning the Blues. But any fears Sarri may have had about Slavia Prague beginning the game strongly were quashed within just five minutes when Pedro - back in the starting line-up along with four other changes to the side that lost 2-0 away to Liverpool on Sunday - opened the scoring. Following some lovely collective build-up play by the Blues, Giroud played the key, one-touch pass into Pedro who chipped the ball over goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar. It then took just four minutes for Chelsea to score another, this time Pedro's near-post effort from Eden Hazard's cross crashed off the post only to hit Simon Deli in the face and fly into the back of his own net. The Spaniard was clearly enjoying his time on the pitch, but so too was Giroud - the Europa League's top scorer this season - who did not just create the opener but also played a role in Chelsea's second. A goal was all that was missing from the striker's performance on Thursday night, and the 32-year-old got it in the 17th minute when he coolly drove in Pedro's cross from the right. Chelsea were dominant in the first half of the contest, but the Blues didn't have it all their own way. Indeed, Kepa Arrizabalaga was forced to save Deli's header from a free-kick, which led to a corner kick from which Tomas Soucek scored from. But if the visitors thought they had hauled themselves back into the tie, they suffered a sucker-punch just a minute later when Pedro netted to make it 4-1. Perhaps Slavia Prague had watched replays of Chelsea's two recent away losses to Everton and Liverpool - in which the Blues had two differing first and second halves - because they emerged from the break in blistering fashion and were rewarded with two goals in the space of four minutes. Sevcik was the goalscorer on both occasions, with two almost identical goals - the first, a long-range effort that Kepa will feel he should have saved at his near post and the second, a stunner that flew into the top corner of the left-hand side of the net. Sarri sent on Jorginho and Willian in a bid to steady the ship, and that they did. There was one last nervy moment for Chelsea, however, when David Luiz gave away a free-kick in a dangerous position after handling the ball. But Miroslav Sotch hit the wall as Chelsea nervously advanced to the semi-finals of a competition they are aiming to win because of how tight the top-four race has become in the Premier League. Can't see the blog? Click here for the desktop version.
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George Flood
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/chelsea-vs-slavia-prague-live-stream-and-channel-how-to-watch-tonights-europa-league-football-on-tv-a4121006.html
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eveningstandard--2019-04-23--Tottenham vs Brighton LIVE stream and channel How to watch Premier League football on TV and online
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Tottenham vs Brighton LIVE stream and channel: How to watch Premier League football on TV and online
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Tottenham took a significant step forward in the battle for the Premier League’s top four thanks to an 88th-minute winner against a dogged, defensive and determined Brighton. After their top-four rivals had all faltered over the Easter weekend, Mauricio Pochettino’s side had the chance to move clear of those in the chasing pack against a team without a win in six matches who had not scored a goal in 570 minutes of top-flight football. Having ended a five-matching losing run at Wolves over the weekend, Brighton put on another unrelenting defensive performance before Christian Eriksen finally sent Spurs clear in the race for the top four with his late strike from range. The south coast side, with just three points keeping them from the final relegation spot, sat deep and invited Spurs to break them down, Fernando Llorente left to battle Shane Duffy and Lewis Dunk in the middle with both Heung-min Son and Lucas Moura stretching from either flank. Back-to-back Brighton corners aside, after Victor Wanyama lashed the ball over, Tottenham were well in control, but had to wait until the 20th minute for a first clear-cut chance as Dunk threw himself in front of Jan Vertonghen’s close-range effort in the scramble after Eriksen’s low free-kick was hooked clear. Chris Hughton’s side were sinking deeper with every minute that passed and Spurs were struggling to find clear passage, Vertonghen often found floating on the edge of the Brighton area. They finally began to create some openings after Lucas made his way over to the left flank, the Brazilian causing relentless problems for Martin Montoya and fizzing an effort under Mat Ryan which Dunk was forced to clear just yards from goal, though it was perhaps destined to sneak just past the far post. Danny Rose and Dele Alli too found spaces beyond the Brighton right-back and an opener seemed inevitable. It almost came at the other end, however. Florin Andone, leading the line for Brighton and just booked for a challenge on Rose midway inside the visitors' half, found the space to break and charged towards Hugo Lloris, only to see roles reversed as Rose flew in to win the ball and earn raucous applause from the home support. Andone was arguably lucky not to receive a second yellow card moments later following a trip on Son back in his own half. He stayed put, however, and continued to sit at the front of Brighton’s green bus, again defiant when Kieran Trippier’s looping ball was majestically brought under control by Alli before Ryan got a hand to his poked effort allowing time for Duffy to clear on the line. Tottenham had not played out a goalless draw in 67 previous games, and Pochettino’s side ramped things up a little after the restart. Passes were shorter and quicker but still Brighton held on, Eriksen restricted to sending an effort over the bar and into the looming 17,500-seat South Stand. Rose had found himself in space down the left on a couple of occasions but could not bring the ball under control. At the third attempt, the England full-back cut inside and whipped a wicked right-footed effort towards Ryan who reacted sharply to beat the strike clear. Spurs inched closer and closer, all 11 Brighton shirts crammed into their own defensive third before Toby Alderweireld thought he had found the breakthrough. The Belgian swivelled and sent a low effort onto the foot of the right-hand post only to watch as it agonisingly rebounded across the face of the goal and past the other upright. Still no way through. Hughton sent on Glenn Murray and Solly March, offering little more than an illusion that Brighton were going to look for a goal, though Pochettino had limited options on the bench. Vincent Janssen’s half-hearted warm-ups suggested that perhaps even the Dutchman doubted that he would get a chance, but as the only attacking option at his manager’s disposal, on he went, a first Tottenham appearance since August 2017, their maiden Premier League game at Wembley. It was almost a dream return. Eriksen cracked a low effort through the Brighton defence, Ryan parried to the feet of Janssen before it was clipped away at the last second. Tottenham could still find no way through and were restricted to further efforts from range. The hosts had racked up 20 shots from outside the box, their most in just over four years, before, finally, the 21st shattered the nerves and frustration inside Spurs’ new home. Eriksen found himself again in the spot which had almost offered Janssen a chance, and again with no other option but to shoot through a gaggle of Brighton bodies. He whipped another strike low and to Ryan’s left, but this time the Australian could not get down to it and the Dane wheeled away, Tottenham a step closer to a fourth consecutive season in Europe’s premier club competition. They will now relish a London derby with West Ham to keep their 100 per cent record at the new stadium intact. Relive all the action with Standard Sport! Can't see the blog? Click here for the desktop version.
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ALEX YOUNG
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham/tottenham-vs-brighton-live-stream-and-channel-how-to-watch-premier-league-football-on-tv-and-online-a4123426.html
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eveningstandard--2019-05-02--Liverpool shown the power of elite footballaposs fine margins as brutal Barcelona get the job done
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Liverpool shown the power of elite football's fine margins as brutal Barcelona get the job done
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It is testament to Jurgen Klopp’s sunny disposition that he could so quickly identify the positives from Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Barcelona. The Reds had been beaten by a scoreline convincing enough to suggest that their Champions League hopes had died in Catalonia, as well as their bid to avoid a seventh consecutive trophyless campaign. And yet Klopp spent his post-match press conference hailing what he viewed as his team’s best away performance in Europe this season. He said: “From my point of view my boys gained a lot of respect for the way they played, and I am so happy with how they developed. “I had so much fun out of that game but in the end we lost it, which is not funny really. I am long enough in the business that I have learned to accept it. “Whatever happens, these boys, I couldn’t be more proud of them. People who haven’t seen the game will see the result and say strange things about it, but they always strike back in these kind of games. “How brave they are, I just like it. And in the end it is still 3-0, it will not change. “There will be a moment when I can convince the boys again how important this game was for our development because I really think this was our best Champions League away performance. “That is another important message for us not the world outside because they look at the result.” In fairness to Klopp, he was completely right. Liverpool outshot and outpassed their hosts over the course of 90 minutes - not something Camp Nou regulars are used to seeing. Unfortunately, they did not outfinish Barcelona and, as ever, that was all that mattered when the final whistle blew. These are the cruel fine margins at the elite end of the sporting spectrum, where the biggest competitions are decided by the big moments. It is something a decorated player such as James Milner knows all too well, a fact that meant he was no mood to praise the Reds’ performance at full-time. "I think at this stage of the competition the result is the only thing that matters really," he told beIN Sports. "Maybe we can take heart that we created chances in the game and we should have probably taken a couple of those, but it didn't happen and they are a top team who are always going to create chances and they took them. "We can be proud of our play, but at this stage of the competition you need to get the result." It is not difficult to make the case that, for Liverpool, injuries have tended to play a part in their inability to come down on the right side of those fine margins, particularly under Klopp. The absence of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and early loss of Mohamed Salah in Kiev certainly played a part in last season’s European run coming to an unsatisfactory conclusion. And here, the Reds were already without Roberto Firmino before the increasingly influential Naby Keita was forced out of the game with 20 minutes gone. But that is an issue for the manager to ponder over the summer; now, he must focus fully on the seemingly impossible job that awaits at Anfield next week. Of course, in true Klopp fashion, he still believes it is possible. He said: “Because it is football, yes, but before this game we had a bigger chance, let me say it like this. It is difficult. “It is Barcelona and they can play for counter attacks, which doesn’t help us a lot. Because it is football, we should still try but it didn’t make our life easier. “It is not the night to be mouthy and saying it was exactly what we wanted, if we score an early goal and all that s***. It will be another really difficult game.” Perhaps the truest test of the German’s always-positive outlook will come in June, when Liverpool will finally know whether it is their turn to pick up the winners’ medals.
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David Lynch
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool/liverpool-fc-shown-the-power-of-elite-football-s-fine-margins-as-brutal-barcelona-get-the-job-done-a4132111.html
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eveningstandard--2019-05-29--No Champions League football for Arsenal next season as Chelsea consign Gunners to Europa League
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No Champions League football for Arsenal next season as Chelsea consign Gunners to Europa League
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Arsenal will be playing Europa League football again next season after defeat against Chelsea in Baku saw the Gunners miss out on potential Champions League qualification. The Gunners headed into Wednesday night's Europa League Final knowing that only a win would see them qualify for the 2019-20 Champions League. Unai Emery's side had looked odds-on to qualify for Europe's elite club competition via a top-four finish during the Premier League run-in, but a disastrous string of results saw them finish fifth in the table. That left winning the Europa League as their final chance of reaching the Champions League next term, but Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in Baku to extinguish those hopes. Arsenal's failure to qualify for the Champions League is also set to have a knock-on effect for their summer transfer plans, with Emery set to have a smaller budget as a result. The Gunners join Manchester United in the Europa League next season, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Red Devils missing out after finishing sixth in the table.
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Tom Doyle
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal/arsenal-no-champions-league-football-next-season-chelsea-europa-league-a4154551.html
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2019-05-29 19:50:56+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-07-02--England vs USA time and TV channel How to watch football World Cup semi-final as Lionesses take on
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England vs USA time and TV channel: How to watch football World Cup semi-final as Lionesses take on the USWNT
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England's Lionesses will face a tough challenge as they take on the tournament favourites USA in tonight's World Cup semi-final. Phil Neville's side are now just two games away from World Cup glory, but standing in between them is a USA side who are heading into the match off the back of an impressive win over holders France. But the Lionesses will be no pushover either, and after winning a feisty last-16 encounter against Cameroon they put in a ruthlessly professional performance to dismantle Norway 3-0 in the quarter-finals. So how can you watch England vs USA in the World Cup semi-final? Here's how to keep up to date with all the action. The World Cup semi-final kicks off on Tuesday July 2, at 8pm BST or 3pm ET. England and the USA both met back in March during the She Belives Cup, with the score tied at 2-2. BBC Sport has live coverage of every match on television, via the red button and through the BBC Sport website. The competition’s opener will be broadcast live on BBC One with live coverage beginning from 7:30pm, and streamed online via the BBC iPlayer. Standard Sport will have full coverage of the match via our LIVE blog. The final will be held at 4pm on Sunday, July 7 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France.
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Tom Herbert
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/internationalfootball/england-usa-football-world-cup-time-channel-semi-final-a4180216.html
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2019-07-02 09:18:44+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-08-25--Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis LIVE La Liga 2019-20 football as it happened - Griezmann nets brace in rou
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Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis LIVE: La Liga 2019-20 football as it happened - Griezmann nets brace in rout
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Antoine Griezmann hit his first goals for Barcelona as the champions came from behind to thrash Real Betis 5-2 at Camp Nou on Sunday. Ernesto Valverde’s side had lost their LaLiga opener to Athletic Club nine days ago and were without Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele for this one because of injuries. They had lost this fixture 4-3 to Betis last season and despite dominating the first half, they found themselves behind against the run of play when Loren Moron spotted a run from Nabil Fekir and the France midfielder slotted a fine finish into the corner from an angle. Barca dipped slightly after that, but backed by their vocal fans, the Catalans continued to attack and Griezmann levelled four minutes before the break as he latched onto a fine ball by Sergi Roberto and hit a volley past Dani Martin, who perhaps should have done better. Griezmann then fired Barca ahead in spectacular style early in the second half when he bent a brilliant curler past Martin with his left foot from the corner of the area and celebrated with his arms aloft in front of the home fans. Young striker Carles Perez then picked his spot to send a low shot past Martin from the edge of the box after 56 minutes and the match effectively ended as a contest as Jordi Alba made it 4-1 on the hour when he ran onto a Busquets pass and hit a low effort inside the goalkeeper’s left-hand post. Substitute Arturo Vidal thumped in a fifth with 12 minutes left and although Loren pulled one back with a fierce drive from outside the box at the other end, Valverde’s side were in full control. There was also a debut for 16-year-old Guinea-Bissau-born forward Ansu Fati and he showed glimpses of his talent in the final minutes as Barca impressed in the absence of Messi and Suarez to show that they remain the team to beat in La Liga this season. Scroll down to see the game as it happened with our LIVE coverage below... Can’t see the Barcelona vs Real Betis LIVE: La Liga commentary stream blog? Click here to access our desktop page. Fans of LaLiga in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the competition after all as ITV announced plans to show one game per week. There was no buyer when rights for LaLiga were auctioned in July, but ITV confirmed one day before the season started that they would show one live game in each of the first three matchdays. The match will be screened live for free on ITV4, and can be streamed online via the ITV Hub.
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Ben Hayward
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/barcelona/barcelona-vs-real-betis-live-stream-online-la-liga-2019-commentary-score-tv-prediction-a4221111.html
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2019-08-25 17:58:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-09-07--FA WSL LIVE Womenaposs football commentary from Man City v Man Utd as Womenaposs Super League 2
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FA WSL LIVE! Women's football commentary from Man City v Man Utd as Women's Super League 2019-20 begins
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Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the opening weekend of the FA Women's Super League. The campaign kicks off today with an expanded 12-team roster, with Manchester United - founded in May 2018 - and Tottenham gaining promotion from the championship last term. Today's action sees Manchester City host Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium with James Robson in attendance, while Bristol City and Brighton face off at Ashton Gate. Follow all the FA WSL action with Standard Sport this weekend! Can't see the FA WSL LIVE! Women’s football commentary from Man City vs Man Utd as Women’s Super League 2019-20 begins blog? Click here for the desktop version. The Football Association has seized the opportunity of the men's international break to kick off the season with two derby matches to be held at Premier League grounds. Click here for the FA's website for a full run-down of the 2019-20 fixture list and calendar. Click here for the FA's website for more information on how to buy tickets for every WSL and Women's Championship club. The WSL will be broadcast overseas for the first time during the 2019-20 season. A new three-year media rights deal has been struck with Sky Mexico and Scandinavian broadcaster NENT which will see the competition shown live to viewers in Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Monday also marked the launch of The FA Player - a new global streaming service - which will provide free access to over 150 games along with selected match highlights from the Women's FA Cup, Lionesses games and the FA Women's Continental League Cup, starting from September 7. The six-figure revenue from the deals is set to be reinvested into further broadcasting of women's football, including the development of The FA Player.
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James Robson, Richard Parry
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fa-wsl-live-women-s-football-commentary-stream-from-man-city-v-man-utd-as-women-s-super-league-a4230891.html
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2019-09-07 07:07:00+00:00
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powerlineblog--2019-03-15--English teams dominate in European football
| 2019-03-15T00:00:00 |
powerlineblog
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English teams dominate in European football
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The English Premier League (EPL) has been presenting outstanding soccer for many years. However, its excellence hasn’t fully been reflected in European club competitions. English clubs have won the top European competition — the Champions League — only three times this century (Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea once each). By contrast, the two top Spanish clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, have won it a combined nine times. This is a far cry from my early years of soccer fandom when English teams won six straight European championships (Liverpool 3, Nottingham Forest 2, and Aston Villa 1). This year, however, English clubs are ascendant. All four clubs that competed in the Champions League have made it to the quarterfinals. Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester United join Barcelona, Juventus (Italy), Ajax (Holland), and Porto (Portugal) in the last eight. German soccer is the loser. The Bundesliga, often the EPL’s rival for best of the rest after La Liga, suffered the humiliation of seeing three teams lose to English sides in the round of 16. Bayern Munich, the best of the lot, lost to Liverpool, the second place EPL team. Over the two matches, Liverpool prevailed by a combined score of 3-1. The fabled Bavarian side was clearly second best. Tottenham, currently in third place, handily bested Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on aggregate. Dortmund is currently in second place, just behind Bayern Munich. Manchester United faced French opposition — namely Paris St. Germain a powerhouse built on Middle Eastern wealth. Man U is only in fifth place in the EPL, while PSG is miles ahead of the pack in the French top division. Nonetheless, Man U prevailed on a penalty kick (dubiously awarded) in the dying seconds of the second match. United was a bit lucky in my view, but its grit in coming from two goals behind cannot be denied. Two English teams also have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, Europe’s competition for also-rans. Chelsea crushed Dynamo Kiev, a perennial power in Europe, 8-0 on aggregate. Arsenal squeaked past French overachievers Rennes by a 4-3 margin. I suppose the EPL won’t be able to declare victory unless it wins at least one of these competitions this year, preferably the Champions League. It won’t be easy. Barcelona and Juventus are arguably the favorites, followed closely by Man City and Liverpool. We’ll have a better fix on the odds when quarterfinal pairings are announced. In the other competition, Arsenal and Chelsea should be among the favorites. (The latter club seems to have gotten through the crisis that arose from its goalkeeper’s insubordination in a recent domestic Cup Final). Both sides were probably happy to see Sevilla, which has won this tournament three times in the past five years, eliminated on penalty kicks by upstarts Slavia Prague. However Benfica (Portugal) and Napoli must be rated as at least the equals of Arsenal and Chelsea among the final eight. One problem with the EPL is its top-heaviness. There are no truly good teams after the top six. However, all of the major European Leagues are top-heavy. In fact, there are few that even go six deep. The Championship League resumes on April 9. I’ll be rooting for Tottenham. UPDATE: The draw for the Champions League quarterfinals is in. The matchups are: In the Europa League, Arsenal drew Napoli while Chelsea drew Slavia Prague.
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Paul Mirengoff
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https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/03/english-teams-dominate-in-european-football.php
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2019-03-15 04:04:30+00:00
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france24--2019-03-16--Le Classique French footballs fallen icon
| 2019-03-16T00:00:00 |
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'Le Classique', French football's fallen icon
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Boris Horvat, AFP | Supporters cheer during the French L1 football match between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Velodrome stadium, in Marseille, on October 28, 2018. Le Classique, the match between PSG and Marseille, was once a clash of two strong forces, akin to Spain’s Clasico pitting Real Madrid against Barcelona. But in light of PSG’s hegemony over Ligue 1, Sunday’s game is expected to be one-sided. The Paris Saint-Germain v. Olympique de Marseille fixture transcends football. Many in France see it as a battle between the north and the south, the country’s first city against its second city, the seat of the French establishment against the often restive port city on the Mediterranean coast. However, only a brave pundit would predict anything other than a PSG victory in Sunday’s clash at the Parc des Princes. Since Marseille’s most recent Classique triumph in November 2011 – just before PSG started reaping the rewards of the gargantuan quantities of petrodollars pumped in by their new owner, Oryx Qatar Sports Investments – the Parisian club have won a whopping 15 of the 18 Classiques. The other three were draws. Since 2013, PSG have won Ligue 1 every season except 2016-17, when Monaco claimed the title. Marseille, by contrast, have failed to finish in the top three since 2012-2013 (when they came second to PSG). This season, the Parisian club are perched firmly at the top of Ligue 1, 17 points ahead of Lille in second place, and 27 points in front of fourth-placed Marseille. Despite their March 6 Champions League defeat at the hands of a resurgent Manchester United – which sent them crashing out of Europe’s top competition – PSG’s squad contains more than enough quality for them to dominate the French league, with superstars Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Edinson Cavani up front and the world-class playmaker Marco Verratti in midfield. That’s while Marseille currently have little in the way of renowned talent – their only player to command major international name-recognition is the erratic but gifted striker Mario Balotelli, who has scored five goals in since games since joining the club in January. Fierce clashes of the ’80s and ’90s Today’s state of affairs is a far cry from the epic PSG-Marseille encounters of the late '80s and '90s, from which their burning rivalry emerged. Set up in 1899, Marseille were a significant force in the French game throughout most of the twentieth century. PSG were only founded in 1970 – before innovative manager Gérard Houllier steered them to their first Ligue 1 title in 1986. But unfortunately for the Parisian side, this was while Les Phocéens – as their southern adversaries are nicknamed – were just entering their golden age. French businessman and politician Bernard Tapie bought Marseille in 1986. He poured forth money to recruit top talent such as Ghanaian attacking midfielder Abedi Pelé, French defender Basile Boli and English winger Chris Waddle. Outstanding young players were also cultivated – most notably Eric Cantona, Didier Deschamps and Marcel Desailly, who all went on to become French footballing icons. In the Tapie era, Les Phocéens won three successive Ligue 1 titles from 1989 to 1992, came second in the 1991 European Cup, then won that tournament in its first incarnation as the Champions League, in 1993. The Marseille of that era were arguably the greatest team in the history of French football. Yet their Parisian adversaries were still good enough to provide tough competition. Most notably, towards the end of the 1989-90 season, when Marseille were swaggering along to their inevitable capture of the Ligue 1 title, PSG managed to rain on their parade with a 2-1 victory, gifted by a late, great header from Croatian striker Zlatko Vujovic. Then, in 1991, PSG got their own sugar daddy – or, rather, sugar corporation. Canal +, France’s biggest pay TV network, bought the Parisian club and injected the necessary funds to buy gifted players such as Liberian striker George Weah – widely regarded as the greatest African footballer of all time – and iconic French midfielder David Ginola. It became clear just how much PSG had upped their game in a famous match in May 1993, which would decide that season’s Ligue 1 title. At the apex of their glory days, Marseille had just returned to France after winning the Champions League. Flagging after their European victory and celebrations, Les Phocéens initially proffered little opposition against a fiercely determined PSG side that went 1-0 up in the 8th minute and were unlucky not to have made it into a rout. Nevertheless, Marseille soon burst into life, turning the game around with three goals, including an astonishing ensemble effort consummated by a Basile Boli header. Dwindling fortunes but lively matches in the 2000s Both clubs’ fortunes dwindled in the ’90s. Tapie was jailed in a 1994 match-fixing scandal, in which Marseille were punished with relegation to Ligue 2. Although Les Phocéens soon bounced back into the top flight, their new owner was not so keen to splurge in the transfer market. Likewise, Canal +’s money taps dried up for PSG in the mid-'90s. But, for a long while, Le Classique remained just as lively. For example, in 1999, Marseille were locked in a title battle with Bordeaux, only to be overcome in a 2-1 victory for otherwise floundering PSG side. Les Phocéens ended up second in the league, one point behind Bordeaux – deprived of the title by their Parisian arch-rivals. Similarly, PSG and Marseille squared off against each other as relative equals in the 2000s. The presence of such luminaries as Brazilians Ronaldinho and Pauleta belied the Parisians’ often disappointing Ligue 1 results; their southern rivals were much more frequent, if erratic, title contenders. Nevertheless, PSG tended to come good against their bitterest rivals. Most memorably, despite coming six places behind Marseilles in the 2005-06 Ligue 1, they eked out a 2-1 victory over Les Phocéens in that year’s French Cup final. However, the most recent Marseille victory – their 3-0 victory at home in November 2011 – constituted the final act of a 25-year rivalry of relative equals. The subsequent asymmetry between the two clubs is a direct product of the asymmetry between their two balance sheets. In 2016, Les Phocéens’ new owner, American businessman Frank McCourt, pledged to spend €200 million over four years to bolster the team’s chances. The following summer, PSG’s owners forked out €222 million just to sign Neymar. That said, recent Champions League results show that money isn’t everything in football. PSG’s financial largesse did little to help them in the face of Manchester United’s lacerating counter-attacks on March 6. The previous night, Real Madrid’s status as the richest club in the world was no defence against a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Ajax. Meanwhile, the Parisians are somewhat weakened due to injuries to Neymar, Cavani and winger Julian Draxler. In this context – and with an in-form Balotelli likely to pose a fierce threat up front – Marseille fans could be forgiven for hoping that Sunday will be their night.
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Tom WHEELDON
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190316-classique-french-football-psg-marseille-ligue-1
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2019-03-16 16:45:59+00:00
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france24--2019-07-02--Womens Football World Cup set for semi-final clashes in Lyon
| 2019-07-02T00:00:00 |
france24
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Women’s Football World Cup set for semi-final clashes in Lyon
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Three European sides feature in the final four as the Women’s Football World Cup moves to Lyon for both semi-finals: England meets the USA on Tuesday in what could well have been a final while Sweden seeks revenge over The Netherlands on Wednesday. Of the two semi-finals, the England-USA match-up is surely the most tantalising. The two nations have met only once before in a World Cup – in 2007, when the United States eliminated England in a 3-0 quarter-final blowout. But 12 years on, the gap between the two squads has narrowed. The Three Lionesses have made enormous progress in recent years, to the point of counting among the favourites for this World Cup in France. Semi-finalists four years ago before a 2-1 ouster at the hands of Japan, England is looking to power through to the final this time. From the start of this competition, the English have made good on their offensive talent, with five wins to their credit, including two 3-0 victories over Cameroon and Norway. Playing the defending champion USA is a whole different story, but England held their own during the pair’s most recent meeting. Back in March, at the SheBelieves Cup, England managed a 2-2 tie with the Americans before going on to win the tournament. USA coach Jill Ellis’s squad, meanwhile, showed during their Round of 16 win against Spain and again in the quarter-final against hosts France that they can be caught off balance and betrayed defensive weaknesses apt to be exploited by their European counterparts on Tuesday. The duel is poised to be very interesting to watch on offense. On the one hand, Americans Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe have scored five goals each in this World Cup. On the other, England’s Ellen White has also netted five. Lucy Bronze, the English defender who plies her trade locally for French powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais (OL), will be looking for success in front of her fans at her home away from home. But OL alumni Morgan and Rapinoe, too, are no strangers to winning football in Lyon. Reigning European champions, the Dutch, will play their first-ever World Cup semi-final on Wednesday after beating Italy for the privilege. After making their first World Cup appearance in 2015, The Netherlands have gone from strength to strength. Now eighth in FIFA’s rankings, they must get past ninth-placed Sweden for a coveted place in Sunday’s final. The Scandinavians, for their part, are veterans of this sort of meeting; Sweden made the World Cup semis in 1991 and 2011 and the finals in 2003. After a dip in form in recent years, the Swedes are looking to rekindle past glory. On that score, they are off to a good start, after upsetting favourites Germany in the quarters. But two years ago, at Euro 2017, it was the Dutch that got the better of Sweden in the quarterfinals in a 2-0 victory on the way to winning that tournament. Wednesday’s game looks set to be wide open. On the attack, The Netherlands’ Vivianne Miedema has scored three times in this World Cup while Kosovare Asllani and Stina Blackstenius, with two goals each so far, are the Swedish scoring threats to keep a particularly close eye on. This article has been adapted from the original in French.
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Stéphanie TROUILLARD
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190702-football-women-world-cup-semi-finals-lyon-usa-england-sweden-netherlands
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2019-07-02 10:28:02+00:00
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powerlineblog--2019-03-15--English teams dominate in European football UPDATED
| 2019-03-15T00:00:00 |
powerlineblog
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English teams dominate in European football [UPDATED]
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The English Premier League (EPL) has been presenting outstanding soccer for many years. However, its excellence hasn’t fully been reflected in European club competitions. English clubs have won the top European competition — the Champions League — only three times this century (Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea once each). By contrast, the two top Spanish clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, have won it a combined nine times. This is a far cry from my early years of soccer fandom when English teams won six straight European championships (Liverpool 3, Nottingham Forest 2, and Aston Villa 1). This year, however, English clubs are ascendant. All four clubs that competed in the Champions League have made it to the quarterfinals. Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester United join Barcelona, Juventus (Italy), Ajax (Holland), and Porto (Portugal) in the last eight. German soccer is the loser. The Bundesliga, often the EPL’s rival for best of the rest after La Liga, suffered the humiliation of seeing three teams lose to English sides in the round of 16. Bayern Munich, the best of the lot, lost to Liverpool, the second place EPL team. Over the two matches, Liverpool prevailed by a combined score of 3-1. The fabled Bavarian side was clearly second best. Tottenham, currently in third place, handily bested Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on aggregate. Dortmund is currently in second place, just behind Bayern Munich. Manchester United faced French opposition — namely Paris St. Germain a powerhouse built on Middle Eastern wealth. Man U is only in fifth place in the EPL, while PSG is miles ahead of the pack in the French top division. Nonetheless, Man U prevailed on a penalty kick (dubiously awarded) in the dying seconds of the second match. United was a bit lucky in my view, but its grit in coming from two goals behind cannot be denied. Two English teams also have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, Europe’s competition for also-rans. Chelsea crushed Dynamo Kiev, a perennial power in Europe, 8-0 on aggregate. Arsenal squeaked past French overachievers Rennes by a 4-3 margin. I suppose the EPL won’t be able to declare victory unless it wins at least one of these competitions this year, preferably the Champions League. It won’t be easy. Barcelona and Juventus are arguably the favorites, followed closely by Man City and Liverpool. We’ll have a better fix on the odds when quarterfinal pairings are announced. In the other competition, Arsenal and Chelsea should be among the favorites. (The latter club seems to have gotten through the crisis that arose from its goalkeeper’s insubordination in a recent domestic Cup Final). Both sides were probably happy to see Sevilla, which has won this tournament three times in the past five years, eliminated on penalty kicks by upstarts Slavia Prague. However Benfica (Portugal) and Napoli must be rated as at least the equals of Arsenal and Chelsea among the final eight. One problem with the EPL is its top-heaviness. There are no truly good teams after the top six. However, all of the major European Leagues are top-heavy. In fact, there are few that even go six deep. The Championship League resumes on April 9. I’ll be rooting for Tottenham. UPDATE: The draw for the Champions League quarterfinals is in. The matchups are: In the Europa League, Arsenal drew Napoli while Chelsea drew Slavia Prague.
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Paul Mirengoff
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https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/03/english-teams-dominate-in-european-football.php
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2019-03-15 04:04:30+00:00
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sputnik--2019-08-09--The Sputnik Intelligent Punters Guide to the 201920 Football Season Part Two - The Premiership
| 2019-08-09T00:00:00 |
sputnik
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The Sputnik Intelligent Punter’s Guide to the 2019/20 Football Season: Part Two - The Premiership
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How will the division pan out this year - and what are the best bets? A few key stats are worth bearing in mind before placing ante-post bets. Unlike in the Championship (previewed by me here last week) market leaders have an excellent record. Only once this century (Chelsea in 2015/6), has the favourite failed to finish in the first three. The favourite or the second favourite has won the Premiership in 13 of the last 15 seasons. The most spectacular exception was, of course, Leicester City's fabulous 5000-1 win in 2015/6. While it pays to focus on the top two on the betting for 'win' purposes, there is sometimes good each-way value about placed teams. Turning our attention to relegation, in 21 of the last 24 seasons at least one of the relegated teams had been promoted the previous season. Last year two promoted sides (Cardiff and Fulham) went straight back down, so in your relegation portfolio, it makes sense to include at least one promoted side. Teams that only narrowly avoided relegation in May have a relatively high chance of being relegated the following season, with Huddersfield, 16th in 2017/8, and then bottom in 2018/9, being the latest example of this trend. It's also worth looking at whether a team is on a downward trajectory, standing still, or has forward momentum. A number of relegated teams ended the previous year in poor form, West Brom in 2018/9, a good example. Now let's take a closer look at the 20 Premiership teams and their prospects, in alphabetical order. Improved their points tally by seven last year to finish fifth (just two points off third), and with further modest improvement likely given squad additions the Gunners are a tempting each-way bet at currents odds to finish third, especially as there’s question marks about their rivals for a top-four berth. Promoted last year via the play-offs; the stats tell us that teams that go up by that route are in special danger of being relegated the season afterwards. However, the last two times the Villains were promoted to the top flight (in 1975 and 1988), they stayed around for 12 years and 28 years respectively and while it should be close, history suggests they may just be able to survive. Eddie Howe's men started last season very brightly but had a poor second half of the season, and that gives real grounds for concern for this campaign. That said Howe has strengthened the defence and with a bit more solidity they’ll probably gain enough points to stay up. Although they reached the FA Cup semi-finals, their League form slumped alarmingly from the turn of the year and they ended up avoiding relegation by just two points. Graham Potter replaces Chris Hughton in the dug-out, but without major squad strengthening he faces a tough job in keeping the Seagulls up. If anything, the way manager Sean Dyche turned things around last season, after a terrible start, was as impressive as the work he did to take Burnley to 7th place in 2017/8. There are no Europa League distractions this time around and with a strengthened squad, mid-table security should be achieved. The club’s taken quite a risk appointing the relatively inexperienced Frank Lampard as manager and there’s also the departure of influential Eden Hazard- and the transfer embargo to factor in. It looks like a season of transition is on the cards at Stamford Bridge, where Cup success and maintaining a top-four position would probably please most fans. Zaha stays- at least for the time being, which is important, but Palace, who are excellent away, need to improve their home form (only five wins last year), if they are to kick on and leave relegation worries far behind them. After a poor mid-season the Toffees finished 2018/9 quite strongly, particularly at home. That gives grounds for optimism that Marco Silva’s men will be able to challenge for a top six-position. Maguire has gone to Man Utd, which is a blow, but Brendan Rodgers started well at the Foxes last season and with plenty of bite in the final third they should be able to maintain a mid-table or upper mid-table position quite comfortably. Despite losing just one match they narrowly failed to take the title last year, but improved their points haul by 22 points, and so the momentum is very much with them. Another very close tussle with Man City looks on the cards, but this time, the Reds may just have the edge. Winner for the past two seasons, acquiring an aggregate total of 198 points, it’s hard to back against them, but winning the title for third year running won’t be easy and the focus on landing the Champions League for the very first time may just impact on League results in the final part of the season. Results improved at first under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Mourinho exited but then there was another demoralising slump at the finish, which doesn’t bode well for this campaign. James, Maguire and Wan-Bissaka have been brought in but other transfer targets missed and overall the squad doesn’t look strong enough to compete for the title. Losing the brilliant Benitez is a big blow and new gaffer Steve Bruce will face a big challenge matching last season’s 13th place finish. Another battle with relegation looks likely, but one suspects they’ll just have enough about them to stay up. The Canaries scored for fun when winning the Championship last season and fans will be hoping they’ll be the new Bournemouth, and not the new Blackpool, as they return to the top flight after a three-year absence. They’re likely to be involved in some high-scoring matches, and while it’s likely to be a hard campaign, they might just have enough about them to avoid relegation. Chris Wilder worked wonders getting the Blades promoted last season- just two years after being in League One, but it will be an even greater feat keeping them up, bearing in mind the last time they were promoted, in 2005/6 they went straight back down. They’re capable of causing some surprises particularly in the early stages of the season, and while you can’t rule out them doing better than expected, the trends suggest they’re likely to go down. The Saints have finished 17th and 16th the last two seasons, and although they did look a lot brighter after Ralph Hasenhuttl took over in December the danger signs are most definitely there. It could be nip and tuck, but there are goals in this side and that may help keep them afloat once again. Reaching the final of the Champions League was a terrific achievement but their exploits in that competition may have contributed to a gradual falling away in their league form in the second half of the season. Playing in their new stadium is a boost though and while matching last year’s third position could be hard, they should still keep a top-four berth. The Hornets attained their highest finishing position (11th) since 1987 but their league form did tail off towards the closing weeks of the campaign and this year could be tougher. While a season of struggle and even a flirt with relegation can’t be ruled out they are most likely to finish in lower mid-table. The Hammers finished strongly and they’ve made some decent additions to the squad, so there are genuine grounds for believing that a good season could be on the cards. At best, Manuel Pellegrini’s men could be surprising challengers in the top six, (or even the top four), more likely they’ll be around eighth or ninth. Had a great first season back up in the top flight last year but with the added distraction of Europa League football this year, which will place extra pressures on the squad, improving on 9th place could be tricky. They have far too much quality to struggle, but they may slip back a few places in the league. Last year Man City won the title and Liverpool the Champions League, but there are reasons for believing it could be the other way round in 2019/20. There’s nothing Liverpool fans would love more than for the club to win its first league title for 30 years, and there’s nothing City fans (and its owners) would love more than to finally win the Champions League In the closing weeks of the campaign, where the main focus of the clubs lie could prove decisive. Elsewhere, the battle for the other top four places is likely to be tight again, with marginal preference for improving Arsenal at 50-1 making it into third. The battle for relegation could involve several clubs, with Sheffield Utd and Brighton looking in particular danger. The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Sputnik.
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https://sputniknews.com/columnists/201908091076514708-the-sputnik-intelligent-punters-guide-to-the-2019-20-football-season/
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2019-08-09 15:20:57+00:00
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sputnik--2019-08-30--UEFA Europa League 201920 Draw Red Carpet Association Football Arrivals in Monte Carlo - Video
| 2019-08-30T00:00:00 |
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UEFA Europa League 2019/20 Draw: Red Carpet Association Football Arrivals in Monte Carlo - Video
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VIPs from the footballing world will join the ceremony, where the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Roma, CSKA Moscow and Porto will be pitted against teams from around Europe in the continent’s secondary competition. During the ceremony, awards will be presented to the best player of the Europa League last season. In the group stage of the Europa League, the teams will play in two rounds, the matches are scheduled for 19 September, 3 and 24 October, 7 and 28 November, as well as 12 December. The Europa League is a football tournament for European clubs which is considered second in importance after the Champions League.
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https://sputniknews.com/sport/201908301076677745-uefa-europa-league-201920-draw--red-carpet-association-football-arrivals-in-monte-carlo---video/
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2019-08-30 10:09:22+00:00
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tass--2019-06-03--Russia football squad to take on San Marino Cyprus in front of sold-out crowd
| 2019-06-03T00:00:00 |
tass
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Russia football squad to take on San Marino, Cyprus in front of sold-out crowd
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MOSCOW, June 3. /TASS/. The organizers of Russia’s football matches against the San Marino and Cypriot teams, as part of the qualifying competition for the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, expect the stadiums to be sold- out, head of the Commercial Department of the Russian Football Union Vladimir Karpovich told TASS in a phone interview on Monday. Russia will play against San Marino on June 8 in Saransk at the Mordovia Arena, which can accommodate over 44,000 spectators. On June 11, Russia will take on Cyprus at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, which has up to 45,000 seats. Both arenas hosted matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. "There are 2,000 to 3,000 tickets still on sale for each match at the stadiums. We expect the stadiums to be sold-out for the Russia team’s next matches, but that is just a prediction. I think that the information about the precise number of tickets sold will appear during the days of the matches," Karpovich said. After two stages of the qualifying competition, Belgium (six points) leads in Group I, while Russia, Kazakhstan, Cyprus and Scotland secured three points each, and San Marino has zero points. In other media
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http://tass.com/sport/1061460
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2019-06-03 13:23:37+00:00
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tass--2019-12-23--UEFA lists four Russian football clubs among Champions League’s All-Time Top-100
| 2019-12-23T00:00:00 |
tass
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UEFA lists four Russian football clubs among Champions League’s All-Time Top-100
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Spartak Moscow FC became the best among the football clubs from Russia in the Top-100 as it has been ranked 34th with 111 points. CSKA Moscow FC is 45th with 92 points, Zenit St. Petersburg 57th with 70 points and Lokomotiv Moscow FC is ranked as 97th with 36 points. According to the statement from UEFA’s press service, the Top-100 ranking of the European clubs between 1955 and 2019 was based "on theoretical points total — two points win, one point draw, results after extra time count, all matches that went to penalties count as draw." MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has listed four Russian football clubs among the Top-100 of all-time best clubs of the Champions League, UEFA’s press service said in a statement on Monday. Throughout its almost one century-long history, Spartak Moscow FC was 12-time USSR champion, ten-time Russia champion and winner of other numerous awards and trophies. Spain’s Real Madrid FC tops the list of UEFA’s all-time Champions League Top-100 with an impressive score of 600 points. "When it comes to Europe's top club competition, Real Madrid are some way out in front: as well as having won the most trophies, they have played, won, drawn and lost more games than any other side, as well as scoring and conceding more goals," the statement from UEFA reads. "They [Real Madrid] have played in 50 editions of the European Cup and UEFA Champions League in total - 11 more than their closest rivals Benfica - and their total of 437 games in the elite competition is fully 90 more than the second-ranked team, Bayern Munich," the statement added. Germany’s FC Bayern Munich is ranked second with 474 points after Real Madrid and another Spanish club, FC Barcelona, is ranked third with 446 points. The rest of the Top-10 after the leading trio are: England’s Manchester United (4th with 374 points); Italy’s Juventus (5th with 349 points); Italy’s AC Milan (6th with 314 points); England’s Liverpool (7th with 289 points); Portugal’s Benfica (8th with 287 points); Portugal’s Porto (9th with 277 points); and Dutch football club Ajax in 10th place with 266 points.
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https://tass.com/sport/1102643
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Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:53:32 +0300
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theguardianuk--2019-01-28--FA Cup giantkilling Tottenham troubles and Big Alan Football Weekly
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FA Cup giantkilling, Tottenham troubles and 'Big Alan' – Football Weekly
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Max Rushden , Barry Glendenning , Sam Diss and Lars Sivertsen discuss FA Cup giantkillings, Spurs limping out of a second cup competition in a week, VAR and the absence of VAR – Schrödinger’s VAR and Notts County Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. We look back at the weekend of football just gone, starting with Millwall and AFC Wimbledon booting out Premier League opposition in front of rapturous support. Spurs lost at Crystal Palace to take a second cup competition out of their schedule in the space of four days, while Chelsea were the only Premier League side who managed to negotiate their way past lower-league opposition at the first time of asking. We cover the Football League, where the big story came via a misjudged screenshot, football north of the border, and then to the continent where Paolo Bandini and Archie Rhind-Tutt fill us in on the weekend’s action across the biggest leagues in Europe. Back on Thursday, as will – hopefully – comments. PS: we have a new show at EartH in east London – Max, Barry plus two – more information and tickets can be found here.
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Produced by Jonathan Fisher and presented by Max Rushden; with Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Sam Diss
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/audio/2019/jan/28/fa-cup-giantkilling-tottenham-troubles-and-big-alan-football-weekly-podcast
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theguardianuk--2019-03-19--Wanda Metropolitanos record crowd shows English football the way Suzanne Wrack
| 2019-03-19T00:00:00 |
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Wanda Metropolitano’s record crowd shows English football the way | Suzanne Wrack
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When 60,739 fans filed into the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday to watch Atlético Madrid take on their title rivals Barcelona, a 99-year record was broken. On 26 December 1920, and just under a year before the Football Association banned women’s football – a ban that lasted 50 years – 53,000 people filled Goodison Park, with a further 14,000 reportedly turned away, to watch [the famous Dick, Kerr Ladies](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/10/england-womens- football-team) beat St Helens 4-0. The attendance in Madrid was the first to topple that historic number for a club game. Others have come close. On 30 January, Athletic Club welcomed 48,212 to Bilbao for their 2-0 defeat by Atlético. In May last year, in the Liga MX final in Mexico, 51,211 watched Tigres beat Monterrey to the title on penalties and 45,423 watched Chelsea defeat Arsenal 3-1 at Wembley [in the FA Cup final](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/05/arsenal-chelsea- womens-fa-cup-final-match-report). In addition to those in situ in Madrid at the weekend 330,000 watched the match on the free-to-air channel Gol TV, peaking at 413,000. That figure was 4.27% of the total audience share and the biggest viewing figure on Gol that week. Slowly the more healthy international attendances (the biggest of which was the 90,185 who watched USA’s victory against China in the 1999 World Cup final on home soil at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena) are filtering into some domestic leagues. These may be one-off showpiece games, picked for their marketability, but they do suggest an “if you build it, they will come” mentality is starting to develop. Accessible grounds, the chance to attend big stadiums cheaply, and top-level football are ripe conditions for any marketing team to be working with. But they need to go beyond marketing; they need to be campaigning for the crowds. The signs were good for Atlético. Their Copa de la Reina semi-final against Barcelona last month was set to take place at the Wanda but the scheduling would not work. So instead they had a sold-out crowd of 3,800 at their training ground and usual home, the Mini Estadio Cerro del Espino. Bea Redondo, a women’s football journalist who was in the crowd on Sunday, told the Guardian there are two main reasons for the ability of clubs to pull in big numbers for big games. “First of all, there’s an increase in media exposure generally, which generates an increase of interest in people that wouldn’t usually follow the women’s game,” she said. “Then the teams carefully pick which games are going to be played at men’s stadiums [generally one a year but some such as Athletic Bilbao or Real Sociedad are doing two in a couple of months] and do big promotional campaigns to get people to the matches. The English forward Toni Duggan wheels away after scoring the second Barcelona goal in their 2-0 victory. Photograph: Kiko Huesca/EPA “For this one Atleti had buses circulating round Madrid with the women’s faces on it, had the players signing at the club’s store ahead of the game, and did a big reveal of three commemorative nameplates of players who have reached 100 caps a few days before. It’s about getting people to know about it, and getting people excited, beyond the usual social media push.” The majority of the record attendances of recent years were helped by promotions, such as free tickets for kids and season-ticket holders, while offers to local clubs and schools are the norm. At the Wanda it was no different, though of that record attendance, 26,912 – 44% – bought a ticket at €5-€10. In England there is not quite the same scale of promotion and Redondo noticed the difference, having watched both leagues. “I have been to games in England and I think the only ones that felt similar, in terms of the levels of promotion and general marketing, were the FA Cup finals at Wembley,” she says. “I’ve been to matches where teams have done cool stuff, like a Chelsea v Liverpool game where they gave away jerseys to everyone in attendance, but I remember I found out about that one only because I knew where to look for the information. I think it’s all about investing the money to get the message out there and in front of those that wouldn’t usually go looking for it.” The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email. Goals from Asisat Oshoala and England forward Toni Duggan ensured victory for Barcelona, who closed the gap on Atlético to three points. And the atmosphere was “amazing”, Redondo says. “It was quite surreal, too, how natural it felt. At points I was questioning whether it was really happening and then at other points, when we were all excited about whatever was happening on the pitch, I forgot it was even a big thing. The usual crowd and supporter groups were there, with the same chants and singing.” One day on from the best-attended domestic game in world history, the FA announced the first stop on its Road to France Series – against Canada at Manchester City’s Academy Stadium – has sold out. But, given the context, it is hard to be buoyed by the sale of 7,000 tickets. England have returned from the US [with the SheBelieves Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/06/japan-england-women- shebelieves-cup-match-report), wins against two top-10 nations and a credible draw with the reigning world champions, USA. We are two months from a World Cup with a side capable of doing big things and, it should be noted, almost 10,000 watched the side play Sweden at Rotherham last year in less favourable conditions. When England play in front of 7,000 fans on 7 April, across the bridge the 55,000-seat Etihad Stadium will sit idle. When will the women’s game in this country think big? ## Talking points • Manchester City have been drawn against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final – their seventh cup last-four meeting in six years. The holders travel north having won all three of their previous semi-finals in the competition, while City have beaten the London team in their three Continental League Cup semi- finals. Reading welcome WSL newcomers West Ham in the other game. The matches will be played on the 14 April. Ji So-yun in action for Chelsea in their win at Durham. Photograph: Richard Lee/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock • The Fifa Council voted on Friday to approve the use of VAR at the Women’s World Cup. It will be the first time the system will have been used in any women’s competition. • Wolfsburg stayed ahead of Bayern Munich on goal difference at the top of the Frauen Bundesliga having come from behind at Freiburg. The hosts took the lead in the sixth minute before goals from Pernille Harder, Pia Wolter and Ewa Pajor gave the title holders the win. Bayern put five past Turbine Potsdam to keep themselves neck and neck. • Brighton have confirmed the departure of Jenna Legg. The 21-year-old midfielder joined the Seagulls from Chelsea in 2017 and helped the side to secure a second-place finish in the second division. Legg has made eight appearances for the club this season. • West Ham’s Leanne Kiernan has been named Senior Player of the Year by the Irish Football Association. Meanwhile, the former Arsenal goalkeeper Emma Byrne became the first women’s player inducted into the FAI Hall of Fame.
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Suzanne Wrack
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/19/wanda-metropolitano-atletico-madrid-barcelona-womens-football
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theguardianuk--2019-04-10--Manchester United defence proves no match for Messis footballing third eye Barney Ronay
| 2019-04-10T00:00:00 |
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Manchester United defence proves no match for Messi’s footballing third eye | Barney Ronay
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It is the sign of an undeniably great player. Even when you take away his space, push him to the fringes for 80 minutes, make him look a shadow of his true universe-boss self; he still somehow ends up winning the day. There was a degree of amusement before this [Champions League](https://www.theguardian.com/football/championsleague) quarter-final when Chris Smalling suggested he was looking forward to facing Lionel Messi, that the greatest club footballer ever should come and “bring it on”. Oh, Chris. Don’t. Please. No. Chris. Stop it. But what else was Smalling supposed to say? Messi doesn’t operate to the usual rules. When the hour strikes Messi o’clock there is no sensible form of virtualisation, no tactical prep that can lessen his impact. You are simply an extra in his game, a prop, another zombie in his shoot-em-up. May as well enjoy it if you can. In the event United did bring it on, making Messi look like a regular human in a competition where he so often seems to be breathing a lighter air than everyone else. In the process Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team were rewarded with arguably Messi’s most ineffective performance in England since he was a pup being kicked by Chelsea. If this is an achievement in itself, it is another sporting paradox that United could still lose a game 1-0 where Scott McTominay and Fred dominated midfield against one of the great club sides of the modern age; and that they could still be undone by a single breath of that Messi genius, the whole tie skewed one way with 12 minutes gone. Old Trafford had been a boisterous place as [Barcelona](https://www.theguardian.com/football/barcelona) kicked off, those huge clanky corrugated stands gusting with cheers and songs. The goal came from a moment of La Masia gold. But it was the period of possession before that was vital, a nerve-stretching passage where the ball was shuttled in front of United’s defence, all jabs and feints and flickers, before dissolving into a perfectly-timed change of pace. Messi had been lingering in an inside right position. Seeing Sergio Busquets take the ball he set off on a diagonal run, a vicious little thing like a knife jabbed into the guts, finding a sliver of space.  Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images Europe The pass from Busquets was wonderful, flighted into that scurrying stride. Messi took the ball the way he does, hoovering it up into his feet by some as- yet unidentified process of adhesive magic, then sent it back the other way, to the yellow shirt his footballing third eye had seen lurking at the far post. It was a lovely cross, looped up high over the defenders, then dipping down to the unmarked Luis Suárez, who nodded the ball into the corner of the net off Luke Shaw. VAR intervened with great success, overruling a duff offside flag and leaving Suárez leaping about weirdly on his own in front of the Stretford end as the referee conjured a goal from his earpiece. Solskjær: PSG result gives Manchester United hope after home loss to Barça – video After which United pressed and got close at times, all the while never quite getting close enough. In the middle of which Smalling did bring it on, with a moment of arm-flailing aggression that did seem to change the flow. It wasn’t a foul, but it was a little gruesome. Messi was waiting under a high ball. From behind him Smalling came through with great force, won the ball, then caught Messi with an arm to the nose that left a gush of that precious DNA leaking on to the Old Trafford turf. Messi sat and gathered his thoughts, then got up with his eye still dripping blood. Looking at his baffled expression – a victim of ambient force, generalised aggression – the thought occurred that this is one reason why Messi won’t ever play in England. He’d still tear up the league and score 30 goals. But you can bet something similar would happen three times a game. This place puts years on you, takes out chunks, demands a degree of pain and additional muscle. Messi is, lest we forget, 5ft 6in and blessed with skills that bring him into constant physical contact. Everything he has achieved has been a triumph in the face of this. The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email. For long periods Diogo Dalot and Shaw mustered up a loose double-team on him, passing the No 10 shirt between them. In one little spell McTominay kicked at Messi three times, daring him to snap back in the way Harry Kane had the night before against Manchester City. Messi didn’t flicker. He has, dear boy, been here before. By now the red-shirted press was working, let down only by a lack of precision. This is not a Barcelona team full of peak-career gun players. Take Messi out of that lineup and it looks human, something that can be managed and reeled in. The only problem being, nobody has taken Messi out. He’s still here, a walking, talking away goal, a 1-0 head start made flesh. That away goal leaves Barcelona overwhelming favourites to go through. But United will be proud of their performance and will retain the certainty that they can chase this team down; even if Messi, on perhaps his poorest night in England, remains impossible to tame completely.
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Barney Ronay at Old Trafford
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/apr/10/manchester-united-barcelona-defence-no-match-lionel-messi-third-eye
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2019-04-10 21:43:46+00:00
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theguardianuk--2019-04-29--Tottenhams story wont be repeated in football says Mauricio Pochettino
| 2019-04-29T00:00:00 |
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Tottenham’s story won’t be repeated in football, says Mauricio Pochettino
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[Mauricio Pochettino](https://www.theguardian.com/football/mauricio- pochettino) says he is living his dream as he prepares to lead Tottenham into the Champions League semi-final against Ajax and he believes the club’s progress owes everything to the power of positive thinking. Spurs entertain [Ajax](https://www.theguardian.com/football/ajax) in Tuesday night’s first-leg at their £1bn stadium and it will be only the second time in their history they have competed in the last four of Europe’s elite competition. The first was in 1962 when they lost to Benfica 4-3 on aggregate. Pochettino is proud of the work he has done during his five seasons as the Spurs manager, making the team more competitive while money has been poured into improving the club’s facilities. “Not in the history of football can another story like Tottenham’s be repeated,” he said. But Pochettino has always been a person to dream big; he borrowed a line from the Disney cartoon hero Buzz Lightyear when he said that “you need to settle your dreams in the infinity and beyond” – which drew a few smiles. It was plain that Pochettino intended to keep on reaching for the stars. Erik ten Hag on Ajax's 'unfair advantage' in Champions match at Spurs – video “I am already living my dream,” Pochettino said. “To be in the semi-final with Tottenham was a dream five years ago and we are living the dream. But you must always dream with the moon if you want to get to the sky. When you are ambitious and you want to achieve big things, you need to set your dream. “I was always a dreamer. When I was very young, I dreamed in my home town of Murphy that one day I would be a football player and I achieved that. It was tough to achieve all that I dreamed but I always believe there is some energy, the power in your mind, and when you are determined to achieve the things that you dream, it’s only about waiting and working hard to try to get them. When you achieve things in life, it’s because first of all you’ve dreamed them and put them in your mind.” Pochettino reflected on a journey at Spurs that began when he attended a meeting with Daniel Levy at the chairman’s house. “He was without shoes, dressed in pyjamas, but it was the afternoon, not the night – it’s the truth,” the manager said. “We talked first of all about the squad and they showed me it was 34 or 35 players. I said: ‘It’s an NFL squad. How are you going to handle that?’ “The principle objective was to help the club to build – to finish the training ground, to build the new stadium and to be competitive at the same time. We have done that and, after five years, we must congratulate everyone here. Maybe we still haven’t won a trophy but what we are doing now is more than just a trophy.”  Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images Europe Pochettino has selection problems. Son Heung-min is suspended, Harry Kane, Harry Winks, Érik Lamela and Serge Aurier are injured, and Moussa Sissoko is doubtful with a groin problem. Winks has undergone groin surgery and he will miss the remainder of the domestic season, though he could return for the [Champions League](https://www.theguardian.com/football/championsleague) final on 1 June if Spurs were to beat Ajax. Sissoko, who suffered his injury in the second leg of the quarter-final at Manchester City on 17 April, was able to train on Monday, together with Jan Vertonghen, [who sat out Saturday’s Premier League defeat against West Ham](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/27/tottenham-hotspur-west- ham-united-premier-league-match-report) as a precaution, having felt muscle fatigue. Pochettino’s resources have been stretched at the least opportune moment – “We are very limited,” he admitted – while his players looked tired in the second half against West Ham. Ajax, by contrast, were granted the weekend off by the Dutch Football Association. Pochettino said “stress and fatigue” had been a factor after the West Ham game but he had changed his tune on Monday. “We ran four kilometres more than West Ham – 114kms to 110kms,” Pochettino said. “When you lose it’s easy to say ‘tired’ but it’s wrong. The problem we had was they were clinical and we were not. This semi-final is a game where it’s impossible to be tired. It’s all mental. And the energy is going to be there. “We are not worried [about the absentees] because we are competitive like a team. Our strength is that we think like this. To play a semi-final in our new stadium is something nobody could think about a few months ago and we feel a responsibility now we are here. But the excitement, motivation and happiness are bigger than any responsibility.” The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email. Pochettino repeated his contention that Ajax’s greater preparation time is an unfair advantage, although he said he would not use it as an excuse. Erik ten Hag, the Amsterdam club’s manager, gave the talking point short shrift. “We play in the Eredivisie and we get 10 million euros from TV and Tottenham gets much more,” Ten Hag said. “Is that unfair for us? Those are the circumstances. You just have to deal with them.” Ajax opened their pre-match training session at Spurs’ stadium to the public, which seemed to reflect their confidence. Most clubs practise behind closed doors – apart from the 15-minute window they have to grant to the media – and around 100 Ajax supporters turned up to watch. “It’s become a tradition for us,” Ten Hag added. “It gives you a good vibe with your fans.”
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David Hytner
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/29/tottenham-dream-mauricio-pochettino-champions-leaghue-semi-ajax
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theguardianuk--2019-05-14--Vatican launches womens football team with popes blessing
| 2019-05-14T00:00:00 |
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Vatican launches women's football team with pope's blessing
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The Vatican has launched its first women’s football team, with a debut challenge against AS Roma’s Serie A women’s squad on 26 May. More than half of the team is made up of staff working within the Vatican, as well as employees’ wives and daughters. “Pope Francis has given considerable impulse to women within the Vatican, therefore this initiative is an extension of that,” Danilo Zennaro, a representative of Sport in Vaticano, an association that organises the Vatican’s football activities, told the Guardian. “We’ve had a men’s team for 48 years so it was only right to offer the possibility to women who work within the Vatican to practise the sport.” Most of the players are at amateur level, although three have played football at a high level in the past, including the captain and striker Eugene Tcheugoue, from Cameroon. The team is being managed by Susan Volpini, the secretary of the Women in the Vatican Association. The players are training for their friendly against AS Roma, which will be followed by an international match in Vienna in June, by taking part in a tournament organised by the Vatican’s children’s hospital, Bambino Gesù. “This will allow them to reach their best fitness and practise tactical solutions,” Volpini said. The game against AS Roma, who came fourth in its first season in the Serie A women’s league, will be tough, but Zennaro said it was not just about winning. “Even if they lose 30-0, this doesn’t matter,” he said. “What matters is that these women get the opportunity to know professional players. Win or lose, it’s also about creating connections and friendships.” The Vatican launched an athletics team in January, with the aim of competing in international competitions, including the Olympics. Swiss Guards, priests, nuns and pharmacists were among the first to sign up.
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/14/vatican-launches-womens-football-team-with-popes-blessing
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theguardianuk--2019-09-04--Euro 2020 qualifiers and international football 10 things to look out for
| 2019-09-04T00:00:00 |
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Euro 2020 qualifiers and international football: 10 things to look out for
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## 1) Pressure on Dutch as entertaining foes meet again Before October 2018, the Netherlands had not kicked a ball in anger against Germany for six years. When the teams walk out for the Group C qualifier in Hamburg, it will be the fourth time the fierce rivals have faced each other in 11 months. Not that neutrals should be complaining. There have been 12 goals in the two Nations League matches and one Euro 2020 qualifier that have been played since – and some scintillating football. Nico Schulz’s 90th-minute strike for Germany sealed a 3-2 victory in [a pulsating qualifier](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/24/netherlands- germany-euro2020-qualifying-match-report) at the Johan Cruyff Arena in March that left the Dutch on three points from two matches and facing a tricky game of catch-up to ensure automatic qualification. Northern Ireland’s flawless start has powered them to the top of Group C on 12 points and piled pressure on Ronald Koeman’s side, who will have to go on the attack at the Volksparkstadion. Expect another entertaining open game from two vibrant young sides. **Gregg Bakowski** **• Germany v [Netherlands](https://www.theguardian.com/football/holland), 7.45pm (all times BST), Friday** ## 2) Finland close in on their finest hour Football has rarely been able to dent ice hockey’s primacy in Finland but Markku Kanerva’s team are on the verge of changing that. Over the next week they face two of the most important games in their history and, if at least one of Greece and Italy can be seen off in Tampere, a place at Euro 2020 should be within touching distance. They sit second in Group J, three points clear of Armenia and five in front of Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a golden opportunity for a country that has only once come close to reaching a major tournament, when they fell just short of Euro 2008. Finland are formidable at home, they have not conceded in their last eight games, and in Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki they have one of Europe’s hottest centre-forwards. They may fancy their chances of toppling the injury-hit Italians, who will miss Lorenzo Insigne and Giorgio Chiellini and could be caught at the top when they meet on Sunday if all goes to plan. And if it unravels spectacularly? [Finland](https://www.theguardian.com/football/finland) would have the fallback of entering the play-offs, in that case, having been one of the winners in Nations League C. The opportunity that lies ahead could hardly be greater. **Nick Ames** The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email. ## 3) Romanian fledglings have chance to show they can fly Romania had their most exciting footballing summer since 1994 thanks to the entertaining under-21 side that reached the semi-finals at the European Championships. Ianis Hagi, son of the legendary Gheorghe, was the star , earning a move to Genk, although Ajax were also linked to the playmaker. He is joined in Cosmin Contra’s squad to face Spain and Malta by six teammates from that under-21 squad, who became known for their attacking football as they [defeated England](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/21/england- romania-european-under-21-championship-match-report) and Croatia, and they will be given the chance to prove themselves at full international level against Spain in Bucharest. Whether Hagi can follow in his famous father’s footsteps is unknown but he can be as influential for this generation and their first test could be telling, not that they will be afraid. **Will Unwin** • **Romania v Spain, 7.45pm, Thursday** Romania training in Bucharest on Wednesday. Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA ## 4) Republic can take huge step towards qualifying against Swiss Three wins and a draw from their first four matches have taken the [Republic of Ireland](https://www.theguardian.com/football/republicofireland) top of Group D on 10 points and given them a big psychological advantage over third- placed Switzerland as they prepare to meet in Dublin. Vladimir Petkovic’s side are similarly unbeaten but have played only two games, a win over Georgia and a hugely deflating 3-3 draw with Denmark in which they let a three-goal lead slip in the final six minutes. This means Mick McCarthy’s side can open up a nine-point advantage over the only other realistic contenders for automatic qualification. McCarthy’s preparations have not been entirely smooth, however, with James McCarthy, Kieren Westwood, Matt Doherty and Sean Maguire withdrawing through injury. **GB** **• Rep of Ireland v [Switzerland](https://www.theguardian.com/football/switzerland), 7.45pm, Thursday** ## 5) Brighton’s Mac Allister looking to make his mark for Argentina With Lionel Messi suspended from international football for his [corruption comments](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/06/lionel-messi- controversial-red-card-argentina-chile-match-report) during the Copa América, the Argentina manager, Lionel Scaloni, has drafted in seven upcapped players for the friendlies against Chile and Mexico, one of who is Alexis Mac Allister. The son of the former international Carlos Mac Allister – whose unusual name originates from his family roots in Fife, Scotland – signed for Brighton last year, but work permit issues led to him being loaned to Boca Juniors this season. The 20-year-old plays alongside his older brother, [Kevin Mac Allister](https://twitter.com/Sheila9Bruno/status/1090018908084625408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1090018908084625408&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishexaminer.com%2Fbreakingnews%2Fsport%2Fsoccer %2Fboca-juniors-buy-a-player-called-kevin-mac-allister-with-inevitable- consequences-900980.html), and scored [this worldie winner](https://twitter.com/fotmob/status/1154385718447353856) in the Copa Libertadores on his first start for the club. Alexis’ international call-up is good news for Brighton – the diminutive central midfielder could secure a British work permit next season if he continues to be involved with Argentina. It will be interesting to see if he makes his debut on Friday against Chile, who are missing their own Alexis, with Sánchez still in Italy after [completing his loan move to Inter](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/03/alexis-sanchez- manchester-united-dont-know-why-dropped-no-regrets). **Michael Butler** **• Chile v [Argentina](https://www.theguardian.com/football/argentina), 3am, Friday** Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister, on loan at Boca Juniors, has been called up to the Argentina squad for the first time. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images ## 6) McBurnie must show he cares by letting his feet do the talking Scotland are in a curious position under Steve Clarke; the scars from that [embarrassing defeat in Astana](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/21/kazakhstan-scotland- euro-2020-qualifier-match-report) are yet to heal, but two paths remain open to qualify for Euro 2020, where they would be among the host nations. Clarke needs his squad to gel quickly, and said at his unveiling that his players [need to be “100% committed”](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/20 /steve-clarke-appointed-scotland-football-manager-three-year-deal). In that context, Oli McBurnie’s gaffe this week was particularly unfortunate, with the Sheffield United striker caught on camera sounding less than thrilled at the prospect of an international break. It was a snippet taken from a light- hearted exchange and McBurnie has dealt with it maturely, addressing his teammates in private. Outside of his Twitter mentions, all is forgiven. Now would be a good time for the Yorkshireman to do his talking on the pitch and find a first international goal. Scotland welcome Russia and Belgium to Hampden in this round of fixtures – matches that will surely shape the group. **Niall McVeigh** **• [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/football/scotland) v Russia, 7.45pm, Friday.** ## 7) Japan drop experience for youth as Olympics near This is an important time for Japan, who start their qualification campaign for the World Cup this month in Myanmar, but whose priority is to prepare for the Olympic Games at home next summer. With just three players aged over 23 permitted at Tokyo 2020, the head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, has opted for a young squad for the friendly against Paraguay, dropping Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki, both of whom this summer signed for clubs in the Spanish second tier. While Kagawa has impressed for Real Zaragoza, [scoring against Ponferradina](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zV9FiOniSM), Okazaki left Málaga on Tuesday after 34 days, [without making an appearance](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/sep/04/malaga- shinji-okazaki-la-liga-release). Japan’s investment in youth means much is expected of **** Takefusa Kubo, who impressed in pre-season [at Real Madrid](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/16/takefusa-kubo-real- madrid-signing) and has joined Mallorca on loan. Without Kagawa, the 18-year- old is, perhaps unfairly, the headline name in this burgeoning team. **MB** **• [Japan](https://www.theguardian.com/football/japan) v Paraguay, 11.20pm, Thursday** Shinji Kagawa has been dropped from Japan’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images ## 8) Turkey mix experience and youth to propel team forward Since the return of Senol Gunes for his second spell as Turkey head coach there has been an increasing focus on youth. Twenty of the players called up to face Andorra and Moldova are under the age of 25, including hot prospects Abdulkadir Omur of Trabzonspor and Besiktas striker Guven Yalcin. Despite this new focus, Gunes knows the importance of experience and the most capped player in the squad, captain Emre Belozoglu, will earn his 100th a few days shy of his 39th birthday. He is required to influence those flair players alongside him to give [Turkey](https://www.theguardian.com/football/turkey) momentum from two supposedly simple qualifiers. Even if they fail to qualify this time around, there is greater hope for the Turkish national team than there has been for a while. **WU** **• Turkey v Andorra, 7.45pm, Saturday** ## 9) Kosovo shorn of their star turns before England clash Kosovo’s success story is well told by now and they will bounce into St Mary’s next Tuesday on the back of a 14-game unbeaten run, which included an eyecatching win in Bulgaria last time out. They are Europe’s youngest international team and, these days, a deadly serious one; anyone expecting an [England](https://www.theguardian.com/football/england) walkover should think again but it is a shame they travel without their two biggest threats. Milot Rashica and Arber Zeneli are two of the most exciting wingers around but both are injured. Their absence dilutes a realistic chance of reaching Euro 2020 and Benjamin Kololli and Hekuran Kryeziu will miss out too. But Kosovo have other threats, such as the in-form Fenerbahce striker Vedat Muriqi and Swansea’s Bersant Celina, so if they can emerge from Saturday’s home tie with the Czech Republic unscathed then perhaps a shock in Southampton will be on. **NA** ## 10) Chad seek success after four-year sabbatical How many matches do you think Chad’s senior team have contested since their last tilt at World Cup qualifying, which ended with a 4-0 defeat to Egypt in November 2015? One, is the answer, and that fixture has since been expunged from the records. They have not taken to the field since losing to Tanzania the following March, after which they withdrew from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition on financial grounds, and were banned from the 2019 edition as a result. A squad of players based in France, Belgium, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal, Indonesia and the local league will have had some catching up to do before facing Sudan in Thursday’s first-round, first leg qualifier for Qatar 2022 in N’Djamena. The Frenchman Emmanuel Trégoat has returned as coach in the hope of leading them into a new era. Chad is far from the only country that has had sustained issues putting a football team out but it goes to show that international football is not something anyone should take for granted. **NA** • **Chad v Sudan, 3.30pm, Thursday**
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/sep/05/euro-2020-qualifiers-and-international-football-10-things-to-look-out-for
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theguardianuk--2019-10-31--Is Carabao Cup the world's best tournament? – Football Weekly Extra
| 2019-10-31T00:00:00 |
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Is Carabao Cup the world's best tournament? – Football Weekly Extra
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Max Rushden , Barry Glendenning , John Brewin and Marcus Bean discuss an extraordinary Anfield contest, Ole regaining control of the Manchester United wheel, Richard Keogh’s sacking, Colchester history and beans Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. We start by discussing Liverpool’s penalty shootout win over Arsenal after a 5-5 draw in the Carabao Cup – a competition devoid of VAR checks and high on entertainment. Manchester United continued their mini-revival as they beat Chelsea for the second time this season and Manchester City beat Southampton for the first, and possibly not the last, time this week. We also discuss Richard Keogh’s contract termination at Derby and the punishment handed down by Uefa to the Bulgarian FA following the racist abuse of England players a fortnight ago. PS: our Christmas special is the last opportunity to see Football Weekly Live in London this year, at Indigo at the O2. Max, Barry, Jonathan Wilson, Elis James - more info and tickets here. PPS: we are also returning to Leeds in December – Max, Lars Sivertsen, Jonathan Wilson plus one TBA, click here. PPPS: if you’re on the other side of the Irish Sea, come and see us in Dublin! Max and Barry plus two more in January – first date sold out, but get your tickets for the second date, while stocks last, here.
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Produced by Jonathan Fisher and presented by Max Rushden; with Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Marcus Bean in the studio and Nicky Bandini down the phone
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2019/oct/31/football-weekly-extra-carabao-cup-liverpool-arsenal-manchester-united-uefa
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theindependent--2019-03-14--Champions League Liverpool win vs Bayern sees Rio Ferdinand claim English football set for new era
| 2019-03-14T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Champions League: Liverpool win vs Bayern sees Rio Ferdinand claim English football set for new era of dominance
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Rio Ferdinand believes English football is on the cusp of a new era of dominance after four Premier League sides qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United are all in the last eight, the first time England’s full contingent have made it to that stage in a decade. And the former United star believes there is a new cycle in European football with English sides set to feature prominently in the latter stages of the competition. “We mentioned the cycle before the game and it seems like it’s turning in England’s favour,” Ferdinand told BT Sport. “Four teams have come through. No, it wasn’t a great performance from Liverpool. We’ve seen them play better but at this stage, knockout football is not about performing sometimes. “It’s about coming here and getting a win. Listen, I wouldn’t put this Bayern team up there with the teams I’ve seen over the last five to eight years but it doesn’t matter. “They’ve still got the history. They’ve got pedigree and the talent in their team and this Liverpool team came here and won and it’s a great sign and [Sadio] Mane was the difference.” The English quartet will now wait to learn their quarter-final fate with the draw set to take place on Friday. Keep up to date with all the latest news with expert comment and analysis from our award-winning writers
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Jack Rathborn
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/champions-league-rio-ferdinand-liverpool-bayern-man-united-city-tottenham-a8822276.html
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2019-03-14 08:46:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-04-15--Juventus vs Ajax Can Dutch underdogs maintain their fearless brand of football
| 2019-04-15T00:00:00 |
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Juventus vs Ajax: Can Dutch underdogs maintain their fearless brand of football?
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Ajax are in the unknown now and they want to keep going. Win this and they will be in their first Champions League semi-final since 1997, when they were beaten Juventus, back then the reigning European champions. They won that title on penalties against Ajax the previous year but that was a different football generation. This was before Bosman, before the rise of the Premier League, before international benefactor owners. Ajax were the dukes of the old order, an order that has been washed away by foreign money, largely channelled through England. And they have had to build a new team from a position of weakness, made of players who only know about the glory days second-hand. Matthijs De Ligt and Frenkie De Jong were not even born for the 1997 semis. Even the players brought in last year to provide some experience are miles outside of their comfort zone. Dusan Tadic had never played in the Champions League before arriving at Ajax, the furthest Daley Blind got at Manchester United was the the group stage, twice. So all Ajax have to fall back on on Tuesday night in Turin is themselves and their ability. But the one thing they have shown this season is that they can beat any other team in the world on their day. What other lesson can you draw from their 4-1 win at the Bernabeu last month, against the team who had just won this unrepeatable competition three years in a row? Even in other games that they did not win - the 2-1 home defeat to Real Madrid, the two group stage draws with Bayern Munich, last week’s 1-1 draw in Amsterdam - Ajax showed how at home they are at this level. They were better than Juventus in the first leg, dominating possession and creating enough chances to win. Frenkie De Jong was the best player on the pitch, and it was not even close. So the question ahead of Tuesday night’s game is whether Ajax can do this all over again. Can they play the same fearless Ajax football even in this, their biggest game for a generation? Can they push eight outfield players up the pitch, leaving only the centre-backs behind, without exposing themselves on the counter? In short, can they make up in quality and bravery what they lack in experience? Because on Tuesday night Ajax are up against the team who has been here before more than almost anyone else. Juventus, of course, lost the 2015 and 2017 finals, and are desperate to go one better this year. So desperate, in fact, that they added Cristiano Ronaldo - five time Champions League winner - to a team that already knew how to handle itself in these occasions. Ronaldo has already made exactly the difference Juventus wanted. The greatest match-winner in the history of this competition scored a second-leg hat-trick against Atletico Madrid - the best defence out there - to get Juventus into the quarters. And he started and finished a counter-attack in Amsterdam to give Juventus an away goal they may well need on Tuesday. The last 10 years of the Champions League have been dominated by Ronaldo at the quarter-final stage: the header against Roma 2008, the long-ranger against Porto 2009, home and away against Atletico 2011, the hat-trick against Wolfsburg 2016, the clinical leadership against Bayern 2017, best of all the overhead kick against Juventus 2018. So he will be relishing Tuesday night and the chance to give himself yet another shot at the greatest trophy of them all. He does this every year, and he will be up against a side for whom all of this is new. And yet as much as we lean on experience as a decider and predictor of games we know that it is not. If it was then Ajax would not even be here. There is always a gap in football for surprises. Ajax just have to find their way through it on Tuesday.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/juventus-vs-ajax-champions-league-preview-fearless-brand-football-a8871491.html
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2019-04-15 15:23:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-05-08--Liverpool vs Barcelona Yet another reminder of the changing psychology of Champions League football
| 2019-05-08T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Liverpool vs Barcelona: Yet another reminder of the changing psychology of Champions League football
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In the Barcelona dressing room “the scene was like a funeral”. The silence was only disrupted by the sound of sobbing, most notably from Lionel Messi. One coach’s attempt to look for explanations was met with blank looks In the Liverpool dressing room the scene was like a carnival. The dancing was only disrupted by players like Trent Alexander-Arnold suddenly bowing their head to their hands, as if overcome by what they’d just done. Extremely different reactions from the most extreme of dramas – the sort of which have become the new norm for the Champions League. If recent trends are to go by, previously staggering comebacks are now to be expected in the later stages of the competition. This was the sixth second-leg comeback from two goals down or more since the start of 2017. That is as many as in the 22 years of Champions League football before that. There have similarly been three comebacks from three goals or more in the last two-and-a-half years. That is again as many as in 31 years of the competition before that. The frequency of such drastic transformations in these ties thereby represents a drastic change in history, but not just in terms of results. They have transformed the entire feel of the Champions League. It isn’t too long ago that a 2-0 lead felt almost insurmountable, precisely because one of the elements that elevated European football was the ability of the top teams to lock games down, to see them out to victory. The abiding image is of Serie A sides, or a strutting Steffen Effenberg, keeping the opposition at bay. Even the concession of a goal in such circumstances felt little more than a consolation, a glimmer of hope. No longer. Such second-leg goals instead provoke a visible change in matches and the mindsets of both teams. One is invigorated, the other seemingly incapacitated. Such psychology alone is fascinating, and could start to explain how the fantastical has become so frequent. Barcelona themselves are someway responsible for instigating this. Their 6-1 win from 4-0 down against Paris Saint-Germain remains the biggest comeback in European Cup history, and was also thereby the big bang in terms of such recoveries. It gave other teams a tangible example of what was possible, but also distilled a spirit of abandon and chaos in the competition; that the previously improbable was now probable. After all, none of this is to even include how Juventus took Real Madrid to within a penalty of such a recovery last season, or how Roma took Liverpool to within a goal. There’s an element of psychological contagion here, in the same way that certain types of goals – like Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s scorpion kick two years ago – suddenly become replicated because they’re front and present in players’ minds. This partly explains how even a side as accomplished as this Barcelona one can get so panicked at conceding a second-leg goal to make it 3-1. Anxiety afflicts them in a way it never would if a second-half goal made it 3-1 in a single 90-minute game, which is in itself remarkable and speaks to the psychology of it all. Players like Gerard Pique have spoken about how you can sense the change. Everyone else can see it. This is a mental process only further exacerbated by the modern tactical evolution of the game. There isn’t just a spirit of abandon, but an approach of abandon. Attacking football reigns. Goal averages have shot up since 2008, to around three a match. Games cannot be locked down in the same way, even if teams try. The very pattern of matches thereby favours the side that needs the attack. Meetings are open, just as the chasing team needs them to be. In this sense, it is little wonder that chaos now rules supreme. The momentum is all going one way – as are a number of other secondary factors. Changes in the laws of the game, like with offside and set-piece defending, further favour attackers. Changes to the economic distribution of the game mean the wealthiest sides are less used to stronger challenges, or having big leads properly tested. That was so evident at Anfield. Barcelona couldn’t cope. It all means that such comebacks should probably no longer be described as “miracles”, since they’ve genuinely become too mundane. They doesn’t mean they aren’t still the extremes of entertainment and drama. Extremity, however, is now what the Champions League is all about. It feels like it’s going to be a long time since we come back from that.
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Miguel Delaney
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/liverpool-vs-barcelona-2019-champions-league-final-latest-goals-a8905191.html
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2019-05-08 14:12:00+00:00
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thesun--2019-10-16--Chelsea to dominate Newcastle, a Man City backlash at Palace and Man Utd vs Liverpool stalemate – fo
| 2019-10-16T00:00:00 |
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Chelsea to dominate Newcastle, a Man City backlash at Palace and Man Utd vs Liverpool stalemate – football betting tips
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INTERNATIONAL week is behind us and it's time to return to the nitty gritty of the Premier League. There's a feast of action on offer this weekend and our selections cover Chelsea's game against Newcastle, City's visit to Selhurst Park and the Sunday showdown between Man Utd and Liverpool. BIG FRANK is starting to hit his stride in West London. Transfer ban or no transfer ban, Lampard can do no wrong in the eyes of many Chelsea fans. Four wins on the spin in all competitions is nothing to be sniffed at - and the Blues were at their ruthless best last time out at Southampton. In Tammy Abraham they have a natural goalscorer, a player who from his time out on loan knows how to regularly hit the net. Newcastle arrive on the back of a 1-0 win over Man Utd - their second narrow victory over one of the Big Six this term. Steve Bruce has eased the pressure with that crucial three points and will be cut some slack here - it's a free hit. The Toon are likely to set up as they did at Spurs, looking to nullify Chelsea's flair players and look for Joelinton and Almiron to do damage on the break. We don't see lightning striking for a third time. It took Chelsea four home matches to record their first Premier League win infront of their own fans this term. That 2-0 win over Brighton was as routine as you like, with the Seagulls failing to land a glove on what was a fragile Blues side at the time. We like Chelsea to win to nil here at 11/10, which is a juicy price. Newcastle's record here is dismal and they've lost seven on the bounce at Stamford Bridge, scoring in just three of those games. Abraham netted a brace against Sheff Utd before his defence imploded back in September - back him to score first again here at 23/10. The last time Chelsea failed to score less than two against the Toon on home soil was 2012. There's nothing wrong with having a play on them to score three or more. Tammy Abraham to score first against Newcastle: 23/10 Blues to score three or more: 11/10 When City lose, they invariably lash out on the next team they face. Earlier this term they were stunned 3-2 at Carrow Road - and promptly stuck EIGHT past Watford. Palace must beware then as Man City arrive after their 2-0 defeat at home to Wolves before the international break. The Eagles have won just one of their last nine meetings with City at Selhurst Park, going all the way back to the visitors' pre-takeover days in 2001. After that loss to Wolves, anything but three points here and the title race already looks over in October. Pep will have told his side so and we expect them to respond in style. City are a tiny 1/4 to win the game, but there's value to be found in the goals markets. The visitors to win and over 2.5 goals is a more tempting 8/13, whilst we are all over the City victory and both teams to score at a whopping 23/20. Guardiola's side have real issues at the back and with Selhurst Park rocking under the lights will concede. Palace are riding high this season and sit just outside the top-six going into this one - and Roy Hodgson should be given every credit. They could be on the cusp of a third-straight league win, but we reckon this one will just be a stretch too far. Sergio Aguero netted in six straight games to start the new season, but hasn't found the net in his last three. That's a drought by his high standards - back him to open the scoring on what should be a good day for the visitors. Man City to win and over 2.5 goals: 8/13 Both teams to score at Selhurst Park: 5/6 HOW the mighty have fallen. Manchester United - the mighty Manchester United - are 16/5 to win a HOME game in the Premier League. For a tenner, you're getting back £46 on Ole's men to win in the 90 minutes. Yikes. If you needed further proof that United really are in a hole, the bookies are giving you clear indication right here. Liverpool have won all eight of their Premier League games so far and the title race could be over before it's really begun. Jurgen Klopp's side know how to win pretty - but they're pretty good at winning ugly, too. United have seemingly forgotten how to win full stop. They sit 12th in the league, still with single-figure points after eight matches - with just two league wins to their name. Liverpool haven't won a Premier League game here since 2014, when Steven Gerrard netted twice from the spot and Luis Suarez capped off a thumping 3-0 win. The international break came at just the right time for Solskjaer, with his side demoralised and in pieces following the 1-0 surrender up at Newcastle. Are we really backing them to end Liverpool's unbeaten start to the season here? Nope. But we do have a feeling that Klopp's men won't be heading back along the M62 with all three points. This fixture always promises plenty but doesn't always produce slick, attacking football - with just five goals in the last three Premier League meetings here. Chances are often at a premium - and we reckon a play on United double chance is the best way forward. That covers a shock United win and the draw, with a tempting price of 11/10. We just don't see many goals in this one and a bore draw might be the best way to play - with under 2.5 goals a steal at evens. Man Utd to either draw or win: 11/10 1-1 draw at the Theatre of Dreams: 6/1 *All odds correct at time of publication
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Jim Sheridan
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10130780/football-betting-tips-uk-weekend-acca-premier-league-predictions/
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eveningstandard--2019-01-06--Tottenham vs Chelsea Score prediction team news live stream TV betting tickets EFL Cup 2018-
| 2019-01-06T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Tottenham vs Chelsea: Score prediction, team news, live stream, TV, betting, tickets – EFL Cup 2018-19 preview
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Tottenham host Chelsea in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals tonight. Spurs were behind Chelsea’s first Premier League defeat this season back in November with Mauricio Pochettino’s side largely playing their rivals off the pitch at this same venue. The Argentine is desperate to bring silverware to north London with Maurizio Sarri and his side eager to avenge November’s defeat. Paulo Gazzaniga is expected to start in goal for Spurs this evening as Pochettino continues to field the Argentine in the cup competitions. Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele are targeting a return to action in time for Tuesday's match. Centre-half Vertonghen has not played since Tottenham’s 1-1 draw at Barcelona on December 11 due to a thigh injury, while midfielder Dembele has been on the sidelines for two months with ankle trouble. Yet both returned to training last Thursday, raising hopes they could be involved in the clash with the Blues at Wembley - though it is unlikely that either will start. Meanwhile, Chelsea coach Carlo Cudicini has revealed Ruben Loftus-Cheek may have to take some time out to resolve a back injury, labelling the set-back as a "pity" for the midfielder. Loftus-Cheek started Chelsea's FA Cup third-round game against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, but was forced off only in the 42nd minute with a knock. The 22-year-old looked emotional as he headed straight down the players' tunnel to receive treatment on the injury, before he told Standard Sport after the game that his injury was "not good". How we think the sides will line up... With this being a two-legged affair, expect a cagey first leg at Wembley as both sides seek to remain in the tie. It would be no surprise to see either side edge a win considering recent shock defeats for both teams, while Spurs may feel a little short of cover in attack with Heung-min Son off at the Asian Cup. Click here to find the latest match odds and place a bet. The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app. You can also follow the match LIVE with Standard Sport. This will be the 162nd edition of this famous old fixture with Chelsea claiming 68 wins over the years. Spurs are catching up with 53 of their own however and have won the last two by the scoreline of 3-1.
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Tony Mogan
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-vs-chelsea-efl-cup-2018-prediction-team-news-betting-live-stream-tv-preview-a4031616.html
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2019-01-06 16:34:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-24--Carabao Cup final 2019 date and tickets How to watch Chelsea vs Man City TV channel and live strea
| 2019-01-24T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Carabao Cup final 2019 date and tickets: How to watch Chelsea vs Man City, TV channel and live stream
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Manchester City will take on Chelsea with the first piece of silverware of the season up for grabs in the EFL Cup final. A 10-0 aggregate victory over Burton Albion saw City saunter into February’s final. They are back at Wembley in this competition for the third time in four years, having swatted Arsenal away to lift the trophy last year. Chelsea meanwhile trailed to Tottenham after the first-leg of their all-London affair. But goals from N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard hauled them back into the contest with David Luiz scoring the decisive spot kick in a thrilling penalty shoot-out. Maurizio Sarri is in a final in his first season in English football and is out to win his first piece of silverware as a manager. Here’s all you need to know about February’s final… The EFL Cup final takes place at Wembley on Sunday February 24 at Wembley. Kick-off time for this year’s final is still to be determined. Last year’s game was given a 4:30pm GMT slot. The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app. For ticket availability click here to head to Club Wembley's official website.
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Tony Mogan
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/when-is-the-efl-cup-final-date-kickoff-time-tv-channel-and-live-stream-a4048101.html
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2019-01-24 15:54:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-04-25--Man Utd vs Chelsea Prediction team news odds live stream TV channel Premier League 2018-19 pr
| 2019-04-25T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Man Utd vs Chelsea: Prediction, team news, odds, live stream, TV channel – Premier League 2018-19 preview
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Manchester United’s top four hopes suffered a potentially fatal blow as another David De Gea howler gifted Chelsea a share of the points in their Premier League clash at Old Trafford. The Spanish goalkeeper’s fumble allowed Marcos Alonso to equalise late in the first half after Juan Mata had given the hosts a deserved lead, and Maurizio Sarri’s men know victories against Watford and Leicester will guarantee them Champions League football next season. Up until De Gea’s mistake, it had been a much improved showing from Solskjaer’s men, but they have now won just two of their last ten games in all competitions, and stay sixth, three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, with an inferior goal difference and just two games to play. United made five changes to the side that had lost in the Manchester derby in midweek, with Ander Herrera fit to return in midfield and Romelu Lukaku coming in to lead the line. Chelsea were boosted by the availability of N’Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger after injury scares, while Willian came in to replace Callum Hudson-Odoi, whose season was ended in the 2-2 draw with Burnley on Monday. Solskjaer had admitted this was a must-win game for United’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season, and they began like a side with a point to prove, taking the lead with a wonderfully worked goal inside a quarter of an hour. Lukaku was the architect, scooping over the top to find Luke Shaw, and the England full back squared for Juan Mata to squeeze home his first goal against his former side since quitting Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford in January 2014. Lukaku in particular was energised, surging away from two Chelsea men to tee-up Marcus Rashford on one powerful run, before delighting the home crowd by sending Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta flying into an unsuspecting cameraman with a bullish but fair shoulder-to-shoulder challenge. Eric Bailly, making his first league start since the beginning of March, almost made it two with a cracking header from Ashley Young’s whipped corner, and when Nemanja Matic got away with a stray arm into the face of Azpilicueta it seemed that everything was going swimmingly for Solskjaer’s men. On the stroke of half-time though, disaster struck as De Gea’s recent woeful run of form continued with another high-profile clanger, spilling Rudiger’s long range effort to allow Alonso to level from a tight angle. The combination of that error and the interval disrupted United’s rhythm, and the second half began as a much more even affair, albeit a stop-start one, as both sides were forced into changes. Rudiger’s return had been a welcome surprise for Chelsea, but he hobbled down the tunnel just after the hour mark, with Andreas Christensen sent on in his place. United, meanwhile, had Rashford limp off, replaced by Alexis Sanchez, before Bailly went down with what appeared to be a serious knee injury. His replacement, Marcos Rojo, was lucky not to compound United’s misery with a red card within minutes of his introduction, after a typically rash challenge on Willian, but he also came mighty close to winning it in stoppage time as his header was cleared on the line by Pedro. Can't see the blog? Click here for the desktop version.
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Richard Parry
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-vs-chelsea-prediction-team-news-odds-live-stream-tv-channel-premier-league-201819-preview-a4126206.html
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2019-04-25 10:37:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-05-14--How to get to Baku for Europa League final Azerbaijan flights and Chelsea vs Arsenal travel info
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How to get to Baku for Europa League final: Azerbaijan flights and Chelsea vs Arsenal travel info
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Chelsea and Arsenal will meet in an all-English Europa League final later this month, but fans face a nightmare journey to see it. Despite the teams being separated by only a few miles, the London rivals will fight it out for the trophy 2,469 miles away in Baku, Azerbaijan. Both teams booked their spots in the final of Europe's secondary club competition earlier this month, but the journey to the eastern edge of Europe is a daunting prospect at best. Direct flights to a capital which is further east than Baghdad have already sold out and the only safe driving route would take 59 hours non-stop. So, how can you get to Baku for the final on May 29 and how long will it take? We take a look... Baku is served by just three direct overnight flights form Heathrow - 10.05pm on Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays on Azerbaijan Airlines. But the flight out on May 28 - the day before the final - and the return flights on the following days are full. You can still get tickets for the flight on Saturday, May 25 but this is three days before the match takes place. It's also just as hard coming back as return flights are just as limited. There are flights to Heathrow on Tuesday, June 4 but this is nearly a week after the game finishes. It means that flying direct to the final could cost you nearly £600 and an 11-day trip for just one football game. There are other options of course, but only if you're prepared to spend a lot of money or face a mammoth journey. Thomas Cook Sport is offering return economy flights for a day trip, but with prices starting at £979 per person it isn't particularly cheap. Skyscanner has a number flights out the day before and returning the day after but these will set you back at least £1,100. Not only will you have to contend with eye-watering costs, but none of these fly direct and all have lengthy stop-overs in Turkey or France, meaning that some journeys will take you nearly 23 hours. Some could opt to fly out a bit earlier and head home a bit later for less money, but these require multiple stop-overs in European countries. To make things even harder, most flights leave late at night - around 10pm from London and the early hours of the morning from Baku. You could, however, choose to fly to Tiblisi in Georgia and catch a bus or the night train over to Azerbaijan. Flights seem fairly reasonable at around £300 but the journey from Georgia will take a minimum of 12 hours. Of course, there is always the option of driving. However, because Baku sits on the coast of the Caspian sea, this is no easy feat. The direct route would take you at least 57 hours of non-stop driving and with absolutely no traffic, according to Google Maps. This route would take you through the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. However, there is a closed border between the Ukraine and Russia over ongoing political tensions, requiring you to take an alternative route which will take longer, most likely heading through Istanbul in Turkey. When you factor in time taken to eat and sleep, setting off over the weekend would be best. While this is a viable option, it's probably the least likely one. The whole journey takes over four days and will take you through seven different countries. There are number of different routes you can opt for but all are incredibly convoluted and difficult, with some of the more direct routes including 13 different changes. One of the options could see you taking a two-day train from Kharkiv in Ukraine to Baku while another, arguably more scenic route, will see you head to Istanbul across continental Europe the former route of the Orient Express. From Istanbul, you can catch the night train to Erzurum or Kars where a bus will take you to Tiblisi. From there, you can catch the night train or bus to Baku.
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Tom Herbert
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/baku-chelsea-arsenal-europa-league-final-travel-information-a4142056.html
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2019-05-14 14:54:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-05-21--Europa League Final Chelsea vs Arsenal live stream to be shown free by BT on TV online and on YouT
| 2019-05-21T00:00:00 |
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Europa League Final: Chelsea vs Arsenal live stream to be shown free by BT on TV, online and on YouTube
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London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal meet in an all-English Europa League Final at the end of May, with plenty at stake for both clubs. Maurizio Sarri is yet to win a trophy during his managerial career, but is now just one match away from ending a chaotic season with tangible success. Sarri appeared to be in danger of being ousted at numerous points of his debut year in England, but a Europa League triumph - coupled with the club's improbable third-placed Premier League finish - would represent a fine campaign for the Italian. As for Arsenal, finishing fifth in the table means victory in Baku is a must for Champions League football next season - but thankfully for Gunners fans, Unai Emery is a Europa League specialist having won the trophy with Sevilla in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Blues are hoping that N'Golo Kante will be ready for the Final, with Sarri rating the French midfielder's chances as '50-50'. Antonio Rudiger is definitely ruled out after undergoing knee surgery, while Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will miss out following Achilles surgeries. Sarri faces a big call on whether to start Olivier Giroud or Gonzalo Higuain up front, though the former should get the nod given that he is the Europa League's joint-top scorer with 10 goals. Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss the Europa League Final after Arsenal failed to receive sufficient assurances from Uefa over his safety in Azerbaijan. The Gunners confirmed they have made the decision the 30-year-old should not travel to Baku next week amid political tensions between Azerbaijan and Mkhitaryan’s birthplace, Armenia, over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Arsenal were unsatisfied that Mkhitaryan would be protected and after lengthy discussions with his family, there were also fears expressed about the reaction in Armenia if he opted to make the 6,000-mile round trip. Aaron Ramsey meanwhile will not have the chance to sign off in style, with the Juventus-bound midfielder ruled out with a thigh injury. Hector Bellerin (knee), Rob Holding (knee), Danny Welbeck (ankle) and Denis Suarez (groin) are all out as well. There is better news for Gunners fans with Petr Cech fit for the last game of his professional career - a fitting end for the goalkeeper, considering it comes against his former club. It is difficult to separate the sides heading into the final, though Chelsea's strong run-in, coupled with Arsenal's collapse in League form, should make the Blues slight favourites. While Arsenal's front line is a match for anyone, their defence has struggled time and again this season - and that will give Sarri's side the edge if Hazard is anywhere near his best form. Emery is a strong European tactician, but the Gunners' end-of-season slump means he needs a number of players to regain form against a Chelsea side who found their stride at the perfect time. Click here to find the latest match odds and place a bet. The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting from 7pm. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app. BT will also make the game free-to-air for those without subscriptions, meaning fans can watch via the BT Sport website and the mobile app. You can follow all the build-up and action with Standard Sport's match blog . Arsenal and Chelsea must be getting sick of the sight of each other, with the clubs meeting in an FA Cup Final, Community Shield and a two-legged EFL Cup semi-final along with the League commitments over the past three seasons. Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in the 2017 FA Cup Final, and got the better of Chelsea on penalties in the 2017 Community Shield as well as in their EFL Cup semi last year. The sides have only met once in an official Uefa competition, with Chelsea beating Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate in the Champions League quarter-finals back in 2004. As for their overall record, Arsenal edge results with 77 wins to Chelsea's 63, and 57 draws thrown in for good measure.
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Tom Doyle
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/europa-league-final-chelsea-vs-arsenal-live-stream-free-bt-tv-online-youtube-a4147831.html
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2019-05-21 13:26:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-06-01--Uefa Super Cup 2019 Liverpool vs Chelsea When and where will European winners meet
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Uefa Super Cup 2019, Liverpool vs Chelsea: When and where will European winners meet?
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With English football dominating this season’s European finals, two Premier League sides will go head-to-head on the continent once more later this year when they contest the Uefa Super Cup. Liverpool triumphed over Tottenham in Madrid in the first all-English Champions League Final in over a decade, and will take on Europa League champions Chelsea - who swept aside Arsenal in Wednesday's final in Baku. The Uefa Super Cup, last won by an English team in 2005 when then European champions Liverpool beat CSKA Moscow in Monaco, has been running since 1972 and is contested by the winners of Uefa’s top two club competitions each year. In last year's final, Europa League winners Atletico Madrid beat rivals Real Madrid 4-2 after extra time. Here is everything you need to know about the 2019 Uefa Super Cup… The Uefa Super Cup will take place on Wednesday, August 14 and will kick off at 8pm BST. With the Premier League season starting on August 10 it will perhaps serve as a distraction to early progress as the finalists look to get their domestic campaigns off to a best possible start. The Super Cup is set to be held at Vodafone Park in Istanbul, Turkey. The stadium is home to Besiktas and holds just over 41,000 fans.
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Jack Rosser
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/uefa-super-cup-2019-liverpool-fc-vs-chelsea-when-and-where-will-european-winners-meet-a4157126.html
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theindependent--2019-01-19--Arsenal vs Chelsea LIVE - Latest score and goal updates how to watch on TV and online
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Arsenal vs Chelsea LIVE - Latest score and goal updates, how to watch on TV and online
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Follow the latest score and updates from the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea as the London derby wraps up the day's action in the evening kick-off. With both teams chasing a place in the top four, Arsenal host Chelsea on Saturday evening in what is a pivotal encounter in the hunt for European football. The Gunners have stumbled in recent weeks following their 22-match unbeaten run, and slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at West Ham last week; now on the same points as Manchester United, they need a win to keep in touch with the Blues. Maurizio Sarri’s side narrowly beat Newcastle last Saturday, and are six points clear of Arsenal on 47 points; crucially, they are now also just a point off Spurs in third. Follow the live action below. What time does it start? Arsenal vs Chelsea kicks off at 5:30pm (GMT) on Saturday 19 January. Where can I watch it? Arsenal vs Chelsea will be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 5:00pm (GMT). BT Sport subscribers can watch the action on the BT Sport app. Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One. Willian: The Brazilian has been a firm fixture in Maurizio Sarri’s starting XI all season and scored a beauty to clinch three points against Newcastle. The 30-year-old has played in all but one of Chelsea’s Premier League fixtures, and has scored five goals in all competitions. With Eden Hazard playing up front in recent weeks, Willian and Pedro are Sarri’s preferred options out wide, keeping Callum Hudson-Odoi out of the team. Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news, rumours and done deals throughout the January window
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Harry Latham-Coyle, Kieran Jackson
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-vs-chelsea-live-stream-latest-score-goals-updates-watch-tv-channel-where-prediction-epl-a8734531.html
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theindependent--2019-02-14--Malmo vs Chelsea predicted line-ups What time what channel how can I watch online team news h2h
| 2019-02-14T00:00:00 |
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Malmo vs Chelsea predicted line-ups: What time, what channel, how can I watch online, team news, h2h, odds and more
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Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea side require a resounding response to their weekend showing in their first leg round-of-32 match against Malmo at the Swedbank Stadion. Although the Chelsea boss is under pressure from all sides, including rumours that Zinedine Zidane may have already been lined up to replace him, a weakened team can be expected in the first of four consecutive cup fixtures over 10 days. Sarri will opt to reserve his main firepower for two fixtures that could have more of a bearing on the decision regarding his tenure. Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round on Monday night and the Carabao Cup Final against Man City the following Sunday. Unbeaten in the Europa League this campaign, Chelsea have been strong and will hope to get back on track. Only once before have Chelsea reached this round of the Europa League. They won the competition on that occasion and will be encouraged by that statistic. Dropping out the Europa League could scupper Chelsea’s only chance to secure Champions League football next season if Sarri’s side were to miss out on fourth. What time does it start? Malmo vs Chelsea kicks off at 8pm on Thursday 14 February. Where can I watch it? The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 8pm. BT Sport subscribers can also watch via the website or app. This fixture will be the first meeting between the clubs. Keep up to date with all the latest news with expert comment and analysis from our award-winning writers
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Louis Mitchell
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/malmo-vs-chelsea-prediction-time-tv-channel-team-news-lineups-h2h-odds-a8777411.html
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2019-02-14 11:50:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-03-30--Cardiff vs Chelsea aposFighterapos Ross Barkley making all the right noise for Maurizio Sarri
| 2019-03-30T00:00:00 |
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Cardiff vs Chelsea: 'Fighter' Ross Barkley making all the right noise for Maurizio Sarri
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Chelsea travel to Cardiff today certain to face a stern test from a home side sent out to battle for their Premier League survival by Neil Warnock. With Maurizio Sarri’s men recently looking a soft touch on their travels, Cardiff will be favourites in many eyes to inflict a fifth defeat on the London club in six league away games. However, one ray of hope for Sarri is the improvement shown by Ross Barkley, who looked authoritative in the England midfield during the international break and may be the club’s most improved player this season. “He improved a lot tactically,” Sarri said. “Also physically, I think. As you know very well, in the last season, he played only 200 minutes [after recovering from a hamstring injury]. And so he needed to stay on the pitch. Fortunately, now, he is going very well with the leg, and has improved a lot during the season. A very, very good player.” Barkley’s tactical improvement has been most pronounced when Chelsea are without the ball. “I think that he improved a lot in the defensive phase,” Sarri said. “Because, technically, he was and is a very good player. In the offensive phase he's able to score seven or eight goals every season. Now I think he's a good player also in the defensive phase. He's not a defensive midfielder, of course, but he's good enough now.” Sarri resisted attempts to paint Barkley as either a new N’Golo Kante or a fist-shaking leader in the mould of a John Terry. “He has different characteristics, I think. He is more offensive [than Kante]. He is important in our midfield, and he played a lot of matches. “Probably he is not a leader in that [John Terry] way. He is not able to lead the other players, but he's a fighter. So he is able to fight in every match. I think it's a question of personality. Sometimes you have a very young player with a very high level of personality. Sometimes not. It's not easy to change. It's an individual characteristic, I think.” However, Barkley’s run in the side this season, with a total of 40 appearances in all competitions, has boosted his self-belief. “Of course, at the beginning of the season, he had less confidence because last season was really very hard for him,” Sarris said. “Then, after three, four or five matches in the starting eleven, he changed. Now he's a very important player for us.” Gonzalo Higuain might have more to prove as he continues to adjust to the physicality and the refereeing standards of British football after moving to Stamford Bridge on loan from Juventus in January. The Argentinian has decided to retire from international football but Sarri refused to take that as a sign that the striker wants to concentrate on a Chelsea career beyond the end of this season. “I don't know. I'd like to see him at the top in the last two months [of the season]. At the moment, only this is really very important. We need Gonzalo at the top. It's not easy, I think, to get used to this championship. The level is different. The way of playing is different. I think, especially for a striker, it's really very difficult to get used to the Premier League in only one or two months. “He said to me that it's difficult because the physical impact of the defenders here is really very strong. The referees here are really very different to in Italy. And so, it's another football for him. Especially for strikers and goalkeepers, it's really very different. So I think that he needs time, but we have no time. We need him at his top level in the last two months.” Keep up to date with all the latest news with expert comment and analysis from our award-winning writers
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Nick Szczepanik
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/cardiff-vs-chelsea-team-news-ross-barkley-latest-maurizio-sarri-a8846901.html
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2019-03-30 12:53:25+00:00
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theindependent--2019-05-01--Eintracht Frankfurt vs Chelsea prediction Europa League semi-final team news predicted line-ups s
| 2019-05-01T00:00:00 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt vs Chelsea prediction: Europa League semi-final team news, predicted line-ups, squad, odds, TV channel, live stream and more
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Chelsea travel to Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night. In the quarter-finals, Chelsea overcame Slavia Prague 5-3 on aggregate, while Frankfurt eliminated Portugese side Benfica on away goals in a stunning 4-4 tie. Both Chelsea and Frankfurt sit fourth in their respective leagues, but neither team is in electrifying form - the London club have three victories in their last six matches, and the German side have won just two of their last six games. The Europa League may therefore represent as good an opportunity for Champions League football next season as the clubs’ domestic ventures. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Chelsea kicks off at 8pm (GMT). The match will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm. Subscribers can also watch the game on BTSport.com and the broadcaster’s app. Thursday evening’s clash will mark the first time the two clubs have played each other in official competition. Frankfurt showed a lot of heart and determination in the quarter-finals, progressing on away goals after overturning a 4-2 first leg defeat, which included a sending off for the German side. The team’s celebration at full-time in the second leg showed what the Europa League means to them, so expect Frankfurt to be fired up for Thursday’s fixture. Adi Hutter’s side will be without Ante Rebic in their front line, however, as the Croatian sees out the final days of a suspension, while Chelsea have their own absentees in Callum Hudson-Odoi - whose Achilles injury has ruled him out for the rest of the season - and Willian. With Gonzalo Higuain failing to impress at the weekend, Olivier Giroud is likely to start as striker for the Blues, and the tournament’s top scorer will be eager to add to his tally of 10 goals in the Europa League this season. Chelsea must also beware Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic, though, who has eight goals in the competition this term - the second highest return after Giroud.
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Alex Pattle
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/frankfurt-vs-chelsea-prediction-europa-league-team-news-lineups-squad-odds-tv-live-stream-a8895106.html
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2019-05-01 15:04:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-05-01--Frankfurt vs Chelsea predicted line-up Olivier Giroud likely to partner Eden Hazard in attack
| 2019-05-01T00:00:00 |
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Frankfurt vs Chelsea predicted line-up: Olivier Giroud likely to partner Eden Hazard in attack
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Eintracht Frankfurt host Chelsea in a Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday night. In the last round, Chelsea defeated Slavia Prague 5-3 over two legs, while Frankfurt knocked out Portugal’s Benfica on away goals in a scintillating 4-4 quarter-final tie. Both Frankfurt and Chelsea are fourth-placed in their respective leagues, but neither team is in remarkable form - the Londoners have three wins in their last six matches, and the German side have only won two of their last six games. The Europa League may therefore prove to be as good an opportunity for Champions League football next season as the clubs’ domestic ventures. Adi Hutter’s side will be without Ante Rebic in their front line, as the Croatia international sees out the final days of a suspension. Chelsea have their own absentees in Callum Hudson-Odoi - whose Achilles injury will keep him out of the last few games of the season - and Willian. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Chelsea kicks off at 8pm (GMT). The match will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm. Subscribers can also watch the game on BTSport.com and the broadcaster’s app. Thursday evening’s clash will mark the first time the two clubs have played each other in official competition. Frankfurt’s jubilation after overturning a 4-2 first leg defeat in the quarter-finals showed what the Europa League means to them, so expect the German team to be fired up for Thursday’s fixture. Meanwhile, Chelsea are stuttering in the Premier League, but Maurizio Sarri’s side have saved some of their best performances this season for the Europa League, and they should possess enough quality to beat Frankfurt, even on foreign soil. In any case, it will be a battle of the strikers, with Chelsea likely to field Olivier Giroud up front - the competition’s top scorer with 10 goals so far - and Frankfurt expected to utilise Serbia’s Luka Jovic, whose eight goals in the tournament mark the second highest return after Giroud.
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Alex Pattle
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/frankfurt-vs-chelsea-line-up-team-news-europa-league-eden-hazard-squad-odds-tv-live-stream-a8895176.html
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theindependent--2019-05-01--Frankfurt vs Chelsea preview Europa League semi-final team news predicted line-ups squad odds T
| 2019-05-01T00:00:00 |
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Frankfurt vs Chelsea preview: Europa League semi-final team news, predicted line-ups, squad, odds, TV channel, live stream and more
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Chelsea travel to Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night. In the quarter-finals, Chelsea overcame Slavia Prague 5-3 on aggregate, while Frankfurt eliminated Portugese side Benfica on away goals in a stunning 4-4 tie. Both Chelsea and Frankfurt sit fourth in their respective leagues, but neither team is in electrifying form - the London club have three victories in their last six matches, and the German side have won just two of their last six games. The Europa League may therefore represent as good an opportunity for Champions League football next season as the clubs’ domestic ventures. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Chelsea kicks off at 8pm (GMT). The match will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm. Subscribers can also watch the game on BTSport.com and the broadcaster’s app. Thursday evening’s clash will mark the first time the two clubs have played each other in official competition. Frankfurt showed a lot of heart and determination in the quarter-finals, progressing on away goals after overturning a 4-2 first leg defeat, which included a sending off for the German side. The team’s celebration at full-time in the second leg showed what the Europa League means to them, so expect Frankfurt to be fired up for Thursday’s fixture. Adi Hutter’s side will be without Ante Rebic in their front line, however, as the Croatian sees out the final days of a suspension, while Chelsea have their own absentees in Callum Hudson-Odoi - whose Achilles injury has ruled him out for the rest of the season - and Willian. With Gonzalo Higuain failing to impress at the weekend, Olivier Giroud is likely to start as striker for the Blues, and the tournament’s top scorer will be eager to add to his tally of 10 goals in the Europa League this season. Chelsea must also beware Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic, though, who has eight goals in the competition this term - the second highest return after Giroud.
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Alex Pattle
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/frankfurt-vs-chelsea-prediction-europa-league-team-news-lineups-squad-odds-tv-live-stream-a8895251.html
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2019-05-01 15:38:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-05-02--Frankfurt vs Chelsea predicted line-up Olivier Giroud likely to partner Eden Hazard in attack
| 2019-05-02T00:00:00 |
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Frankfurt vs Chelsea predicted line-up: Olivier Giroud likely to partner Eden Hazard in attack
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Eintracht Frankfurt host Chelsea in a Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday night. In the last round, Chelsea defeated Slavia Prague 5-3 over two legs, while Frankfurt knocked out Portugal’s Benfica on away goals in a scintillating 4-4 quarter-final tie. Both Frankfurt and Chelsea are fourth-placed in their respective leagues, but neither team is in remarkable form - the Londoners have three wins in their last six matches, and the German side have only won two of their last six games. The Europa League may therefore prove to be as good an opportunity for Champions League football next season as the clubs’ domestic ventures. Adi Hutter’s side will be without Ante Rebic in their front line, as the Croatia international sees out the final days of a suspension. Chelsea have their own absentees in Callum Hudson-Odoi - whose Achilles injury will keep him out of the last few games of the season - and Willian. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Chelsea kicks off at 8pm (GMT). The match will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm. Subscribers can also watch the game on BTSport.com and the broadcaster’s app. Thursday evening’s clash will mark the first time the two clubs have played each other in official competition. Frankfurt’s jubilation after overturning a 4-2 first leg defeat in the quarter-finals showed what the Europa League means to them, so expect the German team to be fired up for Thursday’s fixture. Meanwhile, Chelsea are stuttering in the Premier League, but Maurizio Sarri’s side have saved some of their best performances this season for the Europa League, and they should possess enough quality to beat Frankfurt, even on foreign soil. In any case, it will be a battle of the strikers, with Chelsea likely to field Olivier Giroud up front - the competition’s top scorer with 10 goals so far - and Frankfurt expected to utilise Serbia’s Luka Jovic, whose eight goals in the tournament mark the second highest return after Giroud.
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Alex Pattle
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/frankfurt-vs-chelsea-line-up-team-news-europa-league-eden-hazard-squad-odds-tv-live-stream-a8895176.html
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2019-05-02 11:09:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-08-11--Manchester United vs Chelsea Frank Lampard hopes to follow in Jose Mourinhoaposs footsteps
| 2019-08-11T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Manchester United vs Chelsea: Frank Lampard hopes to follow in Jose Mourinho's footsteps
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Frank Lampard hopes to emulate Jose Mourinho’s successful start as Chelsea manager by securing a positive result against Manchester United. Lampard takes charge of the Blues in a competitive match for the first time at Old Trafford. Mourinho lifted the Premier League trophy three times across two spells at Stamford Bridge after beginning his initial tenure with a 1-0 home success against United 15 years ago following a goal from Eidur Gudjohnsen. Former midfielder Lampard, the west London club’s record scorer with 211 goals, played in that fixture in August 2004 and is keen for his squad to gain similar early-season momentum. “I remember the game, we didn’t play particularly well, it wasn’t a great game. We won 1-0 and it was a nice start for us because we’d had a good pre-season and all of our standards were lifted by Jose Mourinho,” said Lampard. “It would be great to have that momentum after a first game – it’s the same because it’s both the same teams we are talking about but it’s not the end of the story. “We’re going to a tough place in Old Trafford. The thing with football, and especially the top of the Premier League, is you can lose at those places. But we have to have a bigger picture than that. “But, yes, of course, if we can get the early momentum by going there and getting a result, it certainly helped in the Jose Mourinho days and it will help us.” Lampard received supportive messages from Mourinho after leaving Derby to take the Chelsea job last month but has not spoken with his former boss. The 56-year-old Portuguese has been out of management since being sacked by United in December. Lampard played under numerous other successful coaches, including Guus Hiddink, Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez, but would not reveal which one was the most influential while stressing his desire to be his own man. “I have too many experiences with managers that to name one would feel almost be disrespectful to the others,” he said. “What I would say is I can take tips or ideas from all of my managers. I try and be myself through that, I don’t try and be a Jose Mourinho or a Carlo Ancelotti, Guus Hiddink. “I try and be myself but with influences from them because some managers are more people managers, some managers are more tactical managers. I think if you strive to try and find that, it’s not natural. “I was fortunate enough to play under a lot and get tips but I’m not going to give you one name.” Lampard will come up against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this weekend. The Norwegian initially succeeded Mourinho on a caretaker basis before being appointed permanently on a three-year contract in late March. After winning 14 of his opening 17 fixtures in all competitions, former United striker Solskjaer lost eight of the next 12 as his side limped over the line to finish sixth. Lampard believes criticism of his fellow manager has been slightly unfair but acknowledges working for a high-profile club brings constant scrutiny. “When you manage a club like Manchester United or Chelsea it comes with the territory,” said Lampard. “It can be excessive, not just for Ole, but for everyone in football. You have to have a thick skin. “It is possibly harsh as it is something that he came in to and he had a great lift. “I think it’s his real chance to make a stamp on that team with a window and a pre-season behind him. “And I’m trying to make a stamp here, so it makes for a competitive match. It is up to him and it is up to me.”
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Ed Elliot
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-vs-chelsea-frank-lampard-jose-mourinho-manager-a9051826.html
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2019-08-11 07:29:00+00:00
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themanchestereveningnews--2019-02-24--How Man City should line up vs Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final
| 2019-02-24T00:00:00 |
themanchestereveningnews
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How Man City should line up vs Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final
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Manchester City can make a huge statement by beating Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final, retaining the title they won 12 months ago. Lifting the season's first major silverware on offer would keep City's hopes of a historic quadruple alive, and show their Premier League and European rivals that they mean business in every competition they are in. City will be the first to admit their run to the final has been generous, as they have survived potential upsets at Oxford United and Burton Albion, as well as beating Fulham and Leicester. But those fixtures have given Pep Guardiola the chance to rotate his squad and hand younger members of his squad some valuable experience. Now City are in the final, that has created problems of their own for Guardiola. Does the manager reward players like Aro Muric and Phil Foden who have produced matchwinning displays in City's Carabao Cup campaign, or does he field a full-strength side similar to the one that beat Chelsea 6-0 two weeks ago? Guardiola also has to contend with the fitness of John Stones, Gabriel Jesus and Benjamin Mendy - who are all doubts. Read how our writers think Guardiola should line up his team at Wembley, and pick your own side at the bottom of the page: Guardiola made Aro Muric his cup goalkeeper knowing there was a good chance of reaching the final. The youngster has shown his worth so far, and should get the nod between the sticks once more. At the back, Vincent Kompany's experience can be invaluable, especially after his starring role in last season's final win. Like Muric, Phil Foden deserves the chance to feature after playing most of his football this season in the cups. He excelled against Chelsea in the Community Shield, and there's no reason he can't do the same again at Wembley - especially if supported by Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho. Riyad Mahrez is another one who has been used in the Carabao Cup, and there's no bigger stage to show what he's got than the final. It would be a big chance for him, and his exclusion would say a lot about his place in Pep Guardiola's plans. Guardiola once again lined-up with Fernandinho in the heart of defence against Schalke and while City did win the game, they did get away with another flat performance. It's obvious that Fernandinho is far more comfortable in midfield than in defence, so if Stones is back fit he should start at centre-back alongside Laporte, with the impressive Zinchenko coming in at left-back and the Brazilian returning to the middle of the park. If Stones isn't fit maybe Kompany will come back in for the final? Muric could count himself unlucky for not getting the nod after some good performances in the tournament, but in a final against Chelsea no chances can be taken and Ederson has to get the nod. Elsewhere the City side picks itself with star players Aguero, Sterling and De Bruyne certain to start and the ever improving Gundogan and Bernardo more than worthy of their places in big games.
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Joe Bray
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-chelsea-team-news-15874765
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2019-02-24 08:00:00+00:00
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themanchestereveningnews--2019-02-24--Pep Guardiola explains Man City team selection for Carabao Cup Final vs Chelsea
| 2019-02-24T00:00:00 |
themanchestereveningnews
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Pep Guardiola explains Man City team selection for Carabao Cup Final vs Chelsea
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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City youngsters Phil Foden and Aro Muric were unlucky not to be named in his starting XI for the Carabao Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley. Foden, 18, and the 20-year-old goalkeeper Muric had played every minute of the Blues' Carabao Cup defence but were both named on the bench for the final against Maurizio Sarri's side. Muric was the hero at the quarter-final stage with two saves in the penalty shoot-out securing the Blues' semi-final date with Burton Albion, while Foden scored in the third-round defeat of Oxford and the semi-final first leg against the Brewers. Ederson was named in goal for the final against Chelsea, while Guardiola's midfield trio comprised of Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva. "A lot," Guardiola replied when asked whether Muric was unlucky not to get the nod. "Like Phil Foden, who played all the minutes in the competition, so it’s tough. "But the way they play and with what we have to do, Ederson is so important to us." Brazil international Ederson had little to do when City faced Chelsea in the Premier League on February 10, with the Blues running out 6-0 winners. But Guardiola believes the Stamford Bridge outfit will present City with a fresh set of challenges at Wembley. "All the players have pride and want to avoid defeat. But it’s a different competition," he explained. "It was a great game for us, but this is a final. It's a different competition. "Hopefully we can play a game like a final deserves to be played." The Carabao Cup success last season, when City beat Arsenal 3-0, was Guardiola's first trophy in English football and the City boss is focused on replicating the feat. "I am here on behalf of Manchester City, the club, the players," he added. "To be here is a huge success, now we need to win."
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Dan O'Toole
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-chelsea-team-news-15879874
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2019-02-24 16:17:41+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-12-16--Huw Edwards speaks out over BBC General Election 'bias' accusations
| 2019-12-16T00:00:00 |
birminghammail
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Huw Edwards speaks out over BBC General Election 'bias' accusations
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Huw Edwards has hit back at suggestions of BBC bias during coverage of the General Election campaign. The broadcaster was criticised by both the Left and the Right in the weeks before the poll. Edwards, 58, who led the BBC's coverage on the night after taking over from David Dimbleby, criticised "toxic cynicism and accusations of bias (from all sides)". He wrote on LinkedIn: "You realise yet again that the real purpose of many of the attacks is to undermine trust in institutions which have been sources of stability over many decades. "The apparent purpose, in short, is to cause chaos and confusion." He said colleagues had to resist "relentlessly vitriolic attacks" and "the sometimes appalling levels of pressure from political parties and their puppets in parts of the press and elsewhere". Edwards, who has covered every general election since 1987, said: "We sometimes make mistakes which we deeply regret." But the News At Ten presenter denied "the most curious notion of all (promoted with great energy by the BBC's critics on both left and right) ... that these mistakes are often 'deliberate', carefully planned to undermine one party and boost another." His comments came as former BBC chairman Lord Grade criticised broadcasters for their response to politicians who turn down appearances or interviews. Andrew Neil was wrong to broadcast a monologue after Boris Johnson snubbed his programme and Channel 4 should not have replaced the Prime Minister with an ice sculpture when he refused to take part in a debate, the Conservative peer said. "The issue here is impartiality, and broadcasters have a statutory duty to respect that. "It is not their job to use the airwaves to cajole and try to coerce politicians into interviews or to shame them publicly if they exercise their right to refuse," he wrote in the Daily Mail. The Prime Minister is reported to be looking into consulting on whether people who do not pay the £154.50 licence fee for watching television or BBC's iPlayer catch-up service should be prosecuted.
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newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (James Rodger)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/huw-edwards-speaks-out-over-17426956
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Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:22:11 +0000
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channel4uk--2019-05-28--Thousands of EU citizens in UK unable to vote in elections
| 2019-05-28T00:00:00 |
channel4uk
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Thousands of EU citizens in UK ‘unable to vote’ in elections
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Thousands of EU citizens who live in the UK say they were unable to vote in last week’s European elections, claiming when they arrived at polling stations they found their names had been crossed off the ballot. Thousands of EU citizens who live in the UK say they were unable to vote in last week’s European elections, claiming when they arrived at polling stations they found their names had been crossed off the ballot. Some Britons living overseas have also complained that their ballot papers arrived too late or went astray in the post. We have been speaking to some of those who say they were denied their vote.
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Ciaran Jenkins
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https://www.channel4.com/news/thousands-of-eu-citizens-in-uk-unable-to-vote-in-elections
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2019-05-28 19:26:26+00:00
| 1,559,085,986 | 1,567,540,005 |
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cnbc--2019-02-21--North Carolina board orders a new election in US House race tainted by fraud accusations
| 2019-02-21T00:00:00 |
cnbc
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North Carolina board orders a new election in US House race tainted by fraud accusations
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A North Carolina board ordered a new election Thursday in last year's final undecided U.S. House race after an investigation into election fraud accusations. The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously for a new race in the state's 9th District after four days of hearings on whether to certify the result. Allegations of absentee ballot tampering roiled November's election, in which Republican Mark Harris led Democrat Dan McCready by about 900 votes. Harris, who previously pushed for the elections board to certify the result, unexpectedly called for a new election during testimony Thursday. This week, North Carolina's elections director said operative McCrae Dowless carried out an illegal and well-funded ballot harvesting operation as he worked for Harris' campaign during the election last year. "I believe a new election should be called," Harris said. "It's become clear to me that the public's confidence in the 9th District seat general election has been undermined to an extent that a new election is warranted." The House did not seat Harris amid the fraud allegations. In a tweet, the elections board said it will "set the dates of the election at a subsequent meeting." It will hold new primary and general elections. Dowless is accused of leading an effort to illegally collect and send in absentee ballots. His workers testified that they were told to forge signatures or gather blank or partially completed ballots from voters. In a tweeted statement Thursday, Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party, said, "We support" Harris' decision and "will do everything we can to help the process and system improve in the future." In testimony Wednesday, Harris' son, John, said he advised his father not to hire Dowless. The younger Harris does not think his father joined in the absentee ballot operation. However, McCready's lawyers argued the testimony showed inconsistencies from statements Republican candidate Mark Harris made suggesting he was caught off guard by the concerns about Dowless. On Thursday, Harris said he believed at the time that Dowless' methods were legal. Harris, a 52-year-old pastor, surprised incumbent GOP Rep. Robert Pittenger in a May 2018 primary. Inconsistencies in several counties — in which Harris won an unlikely proportion of absentee votes in both the primary and general elections — did not surface until after November's general election. Democrats currently hold a 235-197 majority in the House. North Carolina's 9th District is one of three seats currently vacant. Nonpartisan elections handicapper Cook Political Report will rate the 9th District race a toss-up, the outlet's House editor, Dave Wasserman, said. — The Associated Press contributed to this report
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/mark-harris-calls-for-new-election-in-north-carolina-9th-district.html
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2019-02-21 19:55:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-12-16--Huw Edwards defends BBC against accusations of bias in General Election campaign coverage
| 2019-12-16T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Huw Edwards defends BBC against accusations of bias in General Election campaign coverage
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Huw Edwards has hit back at suggestions of BBC bias during coverage of the General Election campaign. The broadcaster was criticised by both the Left and the Right in the weeks before the poll. Edwards, 58, who led the BBC's coverage on the night after taking over from David Dimbleby, criticised "toxic cynicism and accusations of bias (from all sides)". He wrote on LinkedIn: "You realise yet again that the real purpose of many of the attacks is to undermine trust in institutions which have been sources of stability over many decades. "The apparent purpose, in short, is to cause chaos and confusion." He said colleagues had to resist "relentlessly vitriolic attacks" and "the sometimes appalling levels of pressure from political parties and their puppets in parts of the press and elsewhere". Edwards, who has covered every general election since 1987, said: "We sometimes make mistakes which we deeply regret." But the News At Ten presenter denied "the most curious notion of all (promoted with great energy by the BBC's critics on both left and right) ... that these mistakes are often 'deliberate', carefully planned to undermine one party and boost another." His comments came as former BBC chairman Lord Grade criticised broadcasters for their response to politicians who turn down appearances or interviews. Andrew Neil was wrong to broadcast a monologue after Boris Johnson snubbed his programme and Channel 4 should not have replaced the Prime Minister with an ice sculpture when he refused to take part in a debate , the Conservative peer said. "The issue here is impartiality, and broadcasters have a statutory duty to respect that. "It is not their job to use the airwaves to cajole and try to coerce politicians into interviews or to shame them publicly if they exercise their right to refuse," he wrote in the Daily Mail. Elsewhere, senior Labour MP Andy McDonald accused the BBC of "consciously" playing a role in the party's defeat at the General Election . During an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, presenter Justin Webb asked Mr McDonald about Labour's heavy losses and whether the party's leader played a part in that. Mr McDonald said: "Don't get me started on the media, Justin. I'm very worried about our public service broadcaster." "Are you saying that the BBC was in part responsible for Mr Corbyn's loss?" Webb asked. Mr McDonald replied: "I am saying that they played a part. I'm really worried about the drift. You've seen the catalogue of criticisms that we're making. "We've accepted that the print media are rained against us, but my goodness me. I'm going to look at us. "We're the important part here. We got this wrong, but if the BBC are going to hold themselves out as somehow having conducted themselves in an impartial manner, I think they've really got to have a look in the mirror. We've got a lot to say about this." Asked if the BBC "consciously" played a part, Mr McDonald replied: "Consciously, yes." The Prime Minister is reported to be looking into consulting on whether people who do not pay the £154.50 licence fee for watching television or BBC's iPlayer catch-up service should be prosecuted .
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Stephanie Cockroft
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/huw-edwards-bbc-election-coverage-bias-a4314586.html
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Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:33:00 GMT
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france24--2019-07-20--Thousands rally in Moscow for free and fair local elections
| 2019-07-20T00:00:00 |
france24
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Thousands rally in Moscow for free and fair local elections
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Maxim Zmeyev, AFP | Demonstrators take part in a rally to support opposition and independent candidates after authorities refused to register them for September elections to the Moscow City Duma, Moscow, July 20, 2019. More than 20,000 people packed a Moscow square Saturday to protest the authorities' refusal to allow opposition candidates to register for local polls. Joined by opposition leaders such as Alexei Navalny, protesters gathered in the capital after authorities refused to register independent politicians seeking to contest the September vote for the capital's parliament. The crowd chanted: "This is my city!" White Counter, an NGO that tracks participation in protest rallies, said about 21,500 people took part in Saturday's rally. "We will show them this is a dangerous game," Navalny bellowed from a stage set up on the protest square. "We should fight for our candidates," he said as the huge crowed cheered and waved Russian flags. The 43-year-old threatened an even bigger rally next week, near the mayor's office, unless Moscow's electoral authorities register a new crop of popular politicians including Ilya Yashin, Lyubov Sobol and Dmitry Gudkov for the vote within seven days. "We will not give up!" added Navalny ally Sobol, who has been on a hunger strike for a week to protest the authorities' refusal to allow her to run. "I am sure that we will win," said the 31-year-old lawyer, propped up by an ally on stage. Fellow opposition contender Gudkov accused the authorities of stealing not only people's money and votes but their very future. "We've been living in an occupied country for the past 20 years," the former lawmaker said. Opposition candidates fought tooth and nail to get on the ballot paper as they seek to capitalise on popular discontent with the Russian authorities, falling approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin, and anger over declining living standards and unchecked corruption. We are not 'dead souls' They were made to jump through countless hoops, with each having to collect 5,000 signatures from supporters to be eligible. Electoral authorities this week still refused to register a number of the would-be candidates, accusing them of faking some of the signatures. Critics said some of the officials' reasoning bordered on the absurd. The Kremlin dismissed the opposition's complaints, but many Russians are furious at what they perceive as electoral interference. Greg Yudin, a lecturer at the Higher School of Economics, who supported an independent candidate but whose signature was not recognised, said he was surprised to discover -- along with thousands of other Muscovites -- that he apparently did not exist. "All of us are ghosts. We are the nobodies," he said on Facebook. Political observer Kirill Rogov said the independent candidates' exclusion was "one of the largest frauds in Russia's electoral history". "We are witnessing a major large-scale crime," he wrote on his blog. Some 7.2 million Muscovites are eligible to elect 45 lawmakers to the local parliament, currently dominated by the United Russia ruling party.
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NEWS WIRES
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190720-thousands-rally-moscow-local-elections
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2019-07-20 15:59:08+00:00
| 1,563,652,748 | 1,567,536,348 |
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newsweek--2019-01-09--Russia Has Never Interfered In Elections Kremlin Claims Over Accusations of Meddling In Israel
| 2019-01-09T00:00:00 |
newsweek
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'Russia Has Never Interfered In Elections' Kremlin Claims Over Accusations of Meddling In Israel
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Russia has claimed it has never interfered in elections in any country following an implication that Moscow was preparing to meddle in Israel’s upcoming elections. The Kremlin felt it needed to explicitly rebuff insinuations that Russia was intent on influencing Israel’s April parliamentary elections after the nation’s internal security chief said a “foreign country” was intending to interfere in the poll. Read more: Israeli Former Cabinet Minister Convicted of Spying for Iran Moscow “did not intervene, does not intervene and does not intend to intervene in the elections in any country in the world,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported. In response, a message was posted by the Twitter account for the Russian diplomatic mission to Israel. “It is out of the question. Russia has never interfered in elections in any country and has no plans to do it in the future,” the tweet read, attributing the quote to Peskov. A sarcastic meme accompanied the tweet and read: “Keep calm and blame Russia or Russian hackers.” Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman made further veiled comments about Russia at the closed conference of the Friends of Tel Aviv University organization. A restriction on the comments was eventually lifted and broadcast in a report aired by the Israel Television Company. He said it was unclear what the unidentified country’s political interests were but, he explained, “it will meddle—and I know what I am talking about.” “Shin Bet would like to make clear that the State of Israel and the intelligence community have the tools and capabilities to identify, monitor and thwart foreign influence efforts, should there be any," a later statement released by the Shin Bet said. "The Israeli defense apparatus is able to enable democratic and free elections to be held in Israel," it added. In comments passed on to Newsweek by email, Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, senior fellow and head of the Democracy in the Information Age Project at the Israel Democracy Institute, said she believed Russia was unlikely to support one political group through its interference in the upcoming election. “I don’t think that the Russians would try to support one political side in Israel. Frankly, I don’t think Netanyahu needs Putin’s support in order to win the elections,” she said. I think what the Russians are trying to do, and we’ve seen it both in America and in Europe, is to destabilize the political system and reduce public trust in liberal democracy as a system,” Shwartz Altshuler added. In 2017 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in the United States declassified a report into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The report stated that the Kremlin had orchestrated a campaign to spread propaganda supporting President Donald Trump’s bid. It also blamed Russia for hacking the DNC. A total of eight U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in the last presidential election.
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https://www.newsweek.com/russia-has-never-interfered-elections-kremlin-claims-over-accusations-1285294?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution
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2019-01-09 16:51:52+00:00
| 1,547,070,712 | 1,567,553,212 |
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newyorkpost--2019-08-31--Thousands attend banned protest to demand free elections in Moscow
| 2019-08-31T00:00:00 |
newyorkpost
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Thousands attend banned protest to demand free elections in Moscow
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Thousands of Russians filled the streets of central Moscow Saturday, calling for free elections to the city’s legislature. The protest was the latest in a series that stem from the exclusion of some opposition and independent candidates from the Moscow City Council, Reuters reported. The unauthorized march following recent demonstrations in which thousands were detained and many beaten by police, The Associated Press reported. Charges filed against 14 people arrested in earlier protests could send them to prison for up to eight years. The protests, including a sanctioned one this month that attracted some 60,000 people, are the largest outburst of dissent in Russia since 2011-12.
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Eileen AJ Connelly
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https://nypost.com/2019/08/31/thousands-attend-banned-protest-to-demand-free-elections-in-moscow/
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2019-08-31 14:18:39+00:00
| 1,567,275,519 | 1,569,416,874 |
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rferl--2019-10-06--Thousands In Kyiv Protest President's Plan For Local Elections In Eastern Ukraine
| 2019-10-06T00:00:00 |
rferl
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Thousands In Kyiv Protest President's Plan For Local Elections In Eastern Ukraine
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Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in Kyiv against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s plan to hold local elections in eastern Ukrainian territory that is under the control of Russia-backed separatists. Protesters at the rally denounced the plan as capitulation to Russia. On October 1, Ukraine, Russia, and mediators Germany and France signed a tentative agreement with the separatists on guidelines for holding local elections in eastern Ukraine. Zelenskiy has described the deal as a necessary intermediate step ahead of organizing a summit with the leaders of Russia, France, and Germany to push for a peace deal. In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which is under Kyiv's control, about 300 people gathered outside of the regional state administration headquarters on October 6 to protest the election plan. Participants of public organizations, activists, and representatives of political parties joined the all-Ukrainian protest rally in Kharkiv. Their main demand is for an extraordinary session of the Kharkiv Regional Council in order to draw up a formal complaint against the plan -- in particular, the introduction of a special status for the Donbas region and the removal of Ukrainian government troops from the current front lines. Participants of the rally also announced the creation of what they call "Capitulation Headquarters," which includes representatives of various political and public associations. The five-year conflict between the separatists and Ukrainian government forces has killed more than 13,000 people. Zelenskiy has vowed that elections would not be held in separatist-held areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions until all armed formations have left the area and Ukraine regains control over about 400 kilometers of borderland with Russia. "There cannot be and will not be elections held at gunpoint," Zelenskiy said on October 2. "There will be no capitulation." The regions would receive self-governing status once they hold elections that are deemed to be free and fair by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to what is known as the Steinmeier Formula, a component of an overall road map for attaining peace. The Kremlin has said that it approves of the deal. On October 6, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said the signing of the Steinmeier Formula has increased the chances of organizing a summit that includes Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany. Moscow had demanded that Kyiv agree to the Steinmeier Formula before it would consent to four-way peace talks with Ukraine. The four countries have not met for peace talks since October 2016. With reporting by AP, Reuters, and Interfax
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https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-thousands-protest-zelenskiy-plan-local-elections-eastern-ukraine/30201851.html
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Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:58:52 +0000
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rightwingwatch--2019-11-01--Virginia Elections Take a Spooky Turn With Accusations of ‘Impeachment Witch Hunt’
| 2019-11-01T00:00:00 |
rightwingwatch
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Virginia Elections Take a Spooky Turn With Accusations of ‘Impeachment Witch Hunt’
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The Virginia elections took a spooky national turn on Halloween thanks to the Republican Party of Virginia. In mailers, first reported on by BlueVirginia’s lowkell, the state party accused national Democratic leaders of carrying out a witch hunt in their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, evoking a religious right call to protect Trump from witchcraft. The mailers show Rep. Adam Schiff and the right’s favorite two women to demonize, Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in witch hats next to the text “STOP THE IMPEACHMENT WITCH HUNT” in spooky orange lettering. The backside of the mailer features Clinton’s image, despite the fact that she is no longer in or running for public office. Next to it is a quote presumably designed to make recipients believe was said by Clinton, which reads, “DONALD TRUMP’S GOING TO BE ‘VERY, VERY HARD’ TO BEAT IF HE’S NOT IMPEACHED.” The quote is, in fact, a misleading Breitbart headline. The mailer asks readers to “VOTE REPUBLICAN NOVEMBER 5TH.” Virginia Republicans aren’t the only ones worried about witches in the lead up to Halloween. As Right Wing Watch’s Peter Montgomery reported last week, Intercessors for America has been very concerned about "occultic activity" against Trump. “Witches, warlocks, occultists, and resisters of President Trump are focusing their negative energy and spiritual power toward President Trump right now,” Intercessors for America said in a new prayer guide. Right Wing Watch also reported on “Prophetic” author Lance Wallanu’s plans to broadcast on how to break witches’ curses this week, while anti-LGBTQ activist Mike Brown warned of Jezebel, which has led to the rise of “witchcraft and sorcery” in America. It may come of no surprise that religious right figures like Brown and end-times writer Jonathan Cahn have compared Clinton to Jezebel, while ardent Trump supporter and right-wing activist Theodore Shoebat has argued that Clinton should be put to death for witchcraft. With just days to go until statewide elections, Virginia Republicans are facing the possibility that they will lose their majorities in the Virginia House and Senate, and have turned to more incendiary messaging to rile up the base. Perhaps Republicans willingness to portray Clinton and Pelosi as witches, as the religious right has, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
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Kristen Doerer
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http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/virginia-elections-take-a-spooky-turn-with-accusations-of-impeachment-witch-hunt/
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Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:48:26 +0000
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shareblue--2019-07-31--Susan Collins claims to support bill protecting elections she trashed just a month ago
| 2019-07-31T00:00:00 |
shareblue
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Susan Collins claims to support bill protecting elections she trashed just a month ago
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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) completely reversed her position on keeping American elections secure in just a little over a month. The radical change in her position comes after Collins bolstered efforts by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to keep elections vulnerable against interference from international actors like Russia. "Russia's efforts to interfere in our elections remain relentless," Collins wrote on Monday. "I'm proud to join Sen. @MarkWarner in cosponsoring the bipartisan FIRE Act to require presidential candidates to immediately call the FBI if they are contacted by a foreign power attempting to target our elections." But just a few weeks before, in mid-June, Collins was against Warner's proposed legislation. "Susan Collins also told me Mark Warner's legislation requiring reporting to FBI of offers of campaign assistance from foreign government agents is overly broad," Bloomberg reported. "She said Canada shouldn't be in the same category as Russia." Senate Republicans have been under fire for opposing legislation offered up by Democrats to protect American elections. Prominent figures like special counsel Robert Mueller have made it clear that Russia attacked the election before and are currently engaged in doing so now. "We can't let modern-day McCarthyism win," McConnell complained in a speech on the floor of the Senate, responding to criticism of his disinterest in election protections. Collins has been someone McConnell can rely on. In August of last year, she voted against an amendment to a bill that would have provided election security grants to states to shore up election protection. That June, she also opposed an amendment in her role on the Senate Appropriations Committee that would have given $250 million in appropriations for election security. Collins has seen her fortunes plummet to the point now where surveys within Maine rank her as the second most unpopular senator in America — second only to McConnell. She has marched in lockstep with Trump and her fellow Republicans, voting with Trump 93.3% of the time. Her approval rating is 45%, down from the 78% that she had four years ago. Collins told a reporter that "dark money" was to blame for her woes. Her actions, however, show an interest in positioning herself with senators like Warner, who are working to secure the election. But her fingerprints are all over McConnell's work and it may be too late to fool Maine residents into thinking otherwise. Published with permission of The American Independent.
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Oliver Willis
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https://shareblue.com/susan-collins-claims-support-bill-protecting-elections-trashed-month-ago/
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2019-07-31 17:58:10+00:00
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shareblue--2019-11-15--Susan Collins loses key endorsement ahead of 2020 election
| 2019-11-15T00:00:00 |
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Susan Collins loses key endorsement ahead of 2020 election
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The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) snubbed Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Thursday, choosing to endorse her likely Democratic opponent, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. "From her time as a town councilor to her tenure as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Speaker Gideon has been a leader fighting the climate crisis, promoting clean energy, & banning offshore drilling in Maine," the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund said in a statement. The LCV has more than 2 million members, making it one of the largest environmental groups in the nation. According to its website, the group "advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues." The same group endorsed Collins in both 2008 and 2014, and as recently as 2017 praised her as "an extremely important ally in the fight to protect the environment." In 2002, Collins said that the LCV was "the leading environmental group in the country," saying she "must be doing something right" to have received its endorsement. In receiving LCV's endorsement this year, Gideon highlighted her environmental work in the state. "Here in Maine, we took bold action to create an example for what can be done across the nation to fight climate change, move towards a clean and renewable energy system, protect our essential industries and boost our economy," Gideon said in a statement. "That's exactly the kind of action we need at the federal level," she added. While Collins previously had a relatively good environmental record, she received a score of just 21% on the latest LCV scorecard, which evaluates votes that members take on environmental issues. The loss of the LCV endorsement is the latest blow to Collins' reelection campaign. In the most recent fundraising quarter, Gideon raised $3.2 million, over $1 million more than Collins. And recent polling shows Mainers disapprove of Collins' job performance more than they disapprove of Donald Trump. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority in the Senate, and Democrats are eyeing Maine as a possible state to flip on their way to a possible majority after the 2020 election. Published with permission of The American Independent.
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Dan Desai Martin
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https://shareblue.com/susan-collins-loses-environmental-endorsement-maine-2020-election-sara-gideon-league-of-conservation-voters/
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Fri, 15 Nov 2019 19:13:31 +0000
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slate--2019-03-22--Ukraines Election Has Bribery Accusations and a Politically Inexperienced Actor Topping the Polls
| 2019-03-22T00:00:00 |
slate
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Ukraine’s Election Has Bribery Accusations and a Politically Inexperienced Actor Topping the Polls
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When Ukrainians cast their votes in the upcoming presidential elections on March 31, they’ll be faced with a peculiar choice: Tymoshenko or Tymoshenko or Shevchenko or Shevchenko. Of the 39 candidates officially vying for the Ukrainian presidency, two pairs of candidates have identical last names. While Ihor and Olexandr Shevchenko only share a surname, Yulia and Yuriy Tymoshenko have a lot more in common and are players in what one party leader told Bloomberg is the “dirtiest and most shameful” election in Ukrainian history. The Tymoshenkos also share first and middle initials (Y.V.) and the same job title (People’s Deputy of Ukraine, the official title of all members of the Ukrainian Parliament). Yulia is by far the more high-profile of the two, having served as prime minister twice, run for president twice, and been imprisoned twice. Yuriy, on the other hand, is a political unknown, an independent MP previously unheard of in national politics. Yulia and Yuriy are not related, and their shared surnames appear to be a coincidence. These commonalities could lead to confusion at the ballot box and cost Yulia valuable votes, according to a lawsuit filed by one of her supporters before the Ukrainian Supreme Court. (The court ruled that the lawsuit was not grounded in existing evidence.) Yulia herself has openly accused the incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko, of using Yuriy to strip her of votes. “This is what they expect, in such a fraudulently humiliating way—to take some percents from me in the elections and transfer them to a person who has nothing to do with the presidency,” she said during a TV talk show in February. The latest poll by a Kiev-based agency shows Poroshenko at 13.25 percent and Yulia Tymoshenko at 9.5 percent. Yuriy Tymoshenko maintains that he is a genuine candidate and says Yulia was the one sent to upend his chances of victory. “I hope that our voters are wise enough and it will be so easy for them to understand where is Yulia and where is Yuriy,” he told Reuters. The election became even more absurd when two men were arrested on March 6 for attempting to bribe Yuriy with about $185,000 to drop out of the race. One of the men worked for pro-Russia presidential candidate Yuriy Boyko in 2014—and, you guessed it, Boyko’s running this year, too. The man claims the whole arrest was planned by the current presidential administration and the prosecutor general—the man who indicted him for bribery. He says Yuriy Tymoshenko had asked him to help pay off a loan he took out to cover his presidential registration fee, and when the accused brought Tymoshenko the money, he was arrested. Why the president would orchestrate a fake bribing of a low-polling candidate—the same one that Yulia Tymoshenko claims he hired to upset her election—is unclear. To top it off, neither of the Tymoshenkos nor the sitting president is leading in the polls. The man who’s projected to earn more than 20 percent of the vote, far outpacing the runners-up, is Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy’s only experience in politics comes from playing a high school teacher turned president in Servant of the People, a popular Ukrainian TV show. That’s also the name of his newly formed political party. Ukraine is no stranger to dirty elections. Back in 2004, then-candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by dioxin, and the majority of the West believes that Russian security forces were behind it. (Yushchenko recovered and went on to win a highly contested election.) But no matter who wins next week’s vote, the drama will likely continue well into the second round, scheduled for April 21.
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Tamara Evdokimova
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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/ukraine-election-tymoshenko-poroshenko.html?via=rss
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2019-03-22 22:47:02+00:00
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sottnet--2019-02-12--Thousands of Palestinian Bedouins have no access to vote in upcoming Israeli elections
| 2019-02-12T00:00:00 |
sottnet
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Thousands of Palestinian Bedouins have no access to vote in upcoming Israeli elections
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As the Israeli campaign trail moves full speed ahead to the upcoming April 9th elections, rights groups are demanding authorities provide thousands of Palestinian Bedouin citizens of Israel with adequate access to polling stations.Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel released a statement Monday saying the group is appealing to the Israeli Central Elections Committee Chairman and Interior Minister, demanding that polling stations be placed in 11 "unrecognized" Bedouin villages in the Negev desert.The group added that many of the villages' residents would have to travel on foot, given that the communities lack public transportation and many residents do not own private vehicles."The absence of polling stations in the Bedouin villages is one of the main reasons for the low voter turnout among this population," Adalah said, adding that "harming citizens' access to polling stations constitutes a grave and disproportionate violation of the constitutional right to vote enshrined in Israel's Basic Law: The Knesset (Article 4)."According to Adalah, the group filed a similar appeal before the last national elections, but were rejected on the basis that the public transportation lines situated along main highways were "sufficient."The group, however, has maintained that low voter turnout from the previous elections "indicate that this failed to remedy the situation.""The Central Elections Committee must allow all citizens to vote without having to embark on unreasonable journeys in order to do so," Zaher said.More than half of the approximately 160,000 Negev Bedouins reside in villages "unrecognized" by the state of Israel, according to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI).Due to the fact that many Bedouins generally lack titles to the lands their ancestors historically grazed and lived on, it is difficult for them to prove their right to live and work on the lands, which were declared property of the state of Israel in 1948.As a result, Bedouin communities in the Negev are constantly at risk of forcible displacement at the hands of Israeli authorities. Last month, Israeli authorities announced a plan to forcibly transfer 36,000 Palestinian Bedouins living in unrecognized villages in the Negev region in order to expand military training areas and implement so-called "economic development" projects.Rights groups have claimed that such actions in Bedouin communities are an Israeli policy aimed at removing the indigenous Palestinian population from the region to make room for the expansion of Jewish-Israeli communities.
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https://www.sott.net/article/407068-Thousands-of-Palestinian-Bedouins-have-no-access-to-vote-in-upcoming-Israeli-elections
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2019-02-12 17:32:22+00:00
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sottnet--2019-10-07--Kiev: Thousands protest Zelenskiy's plan for local elections in eastern Ukraine
| 2019-10-07T00:00:00 |
sottnet
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Kiev: Thousands protest Zelenskiy's plan for local elections in eastern Ukraine
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Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in Kyiv against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's plan to hold local elections in eastern Ukrainian territory that is under the control of Russia-backed separatists. Protesters at the rally denounced the plan as capitulation to Russia.. Zelenskiy has described the deal as a necessary intermediate step ahead of organizing a summit with the leaders of Russia, France, and Germany to push for a peace deal.In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which is under Kyiv's control, aboutgathered outside of the regional state administration headquarters on October 6 to protest the election plan. Participants of public organizations, activists, and representatives of political parties joined the all-Ukrainian protest rally in Kharkiv.Their main demand is for an extraordinary session of the Kharkiv Regional Council in order to draw up a formal complaint against the plan --Participants of the rally also announced the creation of what they call "Capitulation Headquarters," which includes representatives of various political and public associations.The five-year conflict between the separatists and Ukrainian government forces has killed more than 13,000 people."There cannot be and will not be elections held at gunpoint," Zelenskiy said on October 2. "There will be no capitulation."The regions would receive self-governing status once they hold elections that are deemed to be free and fair by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to what is known as the Steinmeier Formula, a component of an overall road map for attaining peace.. On October 6, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said the signing of the Steinmeier Formula has increased the chances of organizing a summit that includes Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany.Moscow had demanded that Kyiv agree to the Steinmeier Formula before it would consent to four-way peace talks with Ukraine.The four countries have not met for peace talks since October 2016.
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https://www.sott.net/article/421609-Kiev-Thousands-protest-Zelenskiys-plan-for-local-elections-in-eastern-Ukraine
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Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:58:18 +0000
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sottnet--2019-11-10--Evo Morales has agreed to new elections due to uproar over fraud accusations and results dispute
| 2019-11-10T00:00:00 |
sottnet
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Evo Morales has agreed to new elections due to uproar over fraud accusations and results dispute
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The Bolivian president, Evo Morales, is to call fresh elections after international monitors identified serious irregularities in the last vote and recommended a new ballot.and the military said it would not "confront the people" who had taken to the streets.In a televised news conference on Sunday,Morales, who has been Bolivia's president for nearly 14 years, announcedThe body has been heavily criticised after an unexplained 24-hour halt in the vote count on 20 October, which showed a shift in favour of Morales when it resumed.But Bolivia's opposition leaders say the call for a fresh vote comes too late. Luis Fernando Camacho, a civic leader from the opposition stronghold Santa Cruz, said the OAS audit shows fraud and that Morales should resign.from participating in new elections as they were behind an attempt to rig the vote.Other civic groups and political parties voiced agreement with Mesa while Bolivia's trade union federation union, the COB - a one-time ally of Morales - called on the president to resign.The OAS's preliminary report said it had foundand said it could not verify a first-round victory for Morales.to get to the bottom of it and assign responsibility in this serious case," it said.The report added that it was "statistically improbable that Morales had obtained the 10% difference to avoid a second round". Morales had claimed victory before the final count with just enough votes to avoid a run-off, which some polls had indicated he could lose."The first round of the elections held on 20 October must be annulled and the electoral process must begin again," the OAS added in a separate statement.Following violent clashes in El Alto on Saturday between Morales supporters and protestersGovernment supporters in the countryside stoned caravans of protesters heading to the demonstrations in La Paz.Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous leader, and South America's longest-standing contemporary leader, defended his election win butHe has decried a coup attempt backed by "violent groups" and the opposition to oust him from power and refused to resign amid mounting calls to step down.At least three people have died in the unrest. The latest reported death was that of a 20-year-old student last week. More than 300 people have been injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and Morales supporters since the election.
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https://www.sott.net/article/423649-Evo-Morales-has-agreed-to-new-elections-due-to-uproar-over-fraud-accusations-and-results-dispute
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Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:06:38 +0000
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sottnet--2019-11-12--Competition for Moscow? UK election meddling accusations spread from Russia, to India... to Hillary
| 2019-11-12T00:00:00 |
sottnet
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Competition for Moscow? UK election meddling accusations spread from Russia, to India... to Hillary
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If you believe the daily reports, Britain's ongoing election campaign is facing more interference than an old analogue television during a rainstorm, and amazingly, it's not just Russians being accused of being behind it.A sense of old world grandeur is easily inflated by convincing yourself that you're so important that the whole world wants to swing your election.Representing the old US of A this morning on the BBC was one Hillary Rodham Clinton. I know she isn't an official representative of Washington, but I'm not sure she does, so her input is significant, especially as the old glutton for punishment has been hinting she might take another tilt at the White House.But first to those Indians. It's been recently reported that a UK support group for the BJP, India's ruling Hindu nationalist party, has been campaigning for the Conservative party in 48 marginal seats. It's also claimed that Whatsapp messages have been sent to Hindus in Britain suggesting they shouldn't vote for "anti-India" Labour.The Guardian went to speak to a community of Hindus, the majority of which rejected the idea that they would let outside forces influence their vote. One Labour MP has been quoted as saying Hindus would never be swayed by this kind of outside interference.It would be remiss not to finish with the latest allegation against Russia, and here it is. No sooner had the Labour party announced that it had suffered a cyber attack on its online operations than those trusty old unnamed sources were wheeled out in the media to throw accusations in Moscow's direction.This will be confusing to a lot of people who were under the impression that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was a fully paid up Russian stooge, which would make his party a strange target for Moscow. Still, the strangeness of an accusation doesn't usually much matter in these circumstances.
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https://www.sott.net/article/423779-Competition-for-Moscow-UK-election-meddling-accusations-spread-from-Russia-to-India-to-Hillary
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Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:00:53 +0000
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sputnik--2019-02-26--Thousands of Students in Algeria Protest Presidents Reelection Bid
| 2019-02-26T00:00:00 |
sputnik
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Thousands of Students in Algeria Protest President’s Reelection Bid
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The 81-year-old announced he would stand for office in a written statement on 10 February. He reportedly suffered a stroke in 2013 and has been in and out of hospitals for years. Students demonstrated at campuses in the country’s centre, west, east and south, as well as in the national capital Algiers, after police barred them from taking to the streets. Algerians will go to the polls on 18 April. The opposition remains split ahead of the election after initially trying to field a single candidate to challenge the incumbent president.
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https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201902261072765668-algeria-bouteflika-reelection-protest/
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2019-02-26 16:25:00+00:00
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sputnik--2019-09-10--Corbyn is Preposterous Coward Says Johnson Following House of Commons Refusal to Hold Snap Electio
| 2019-09-10T00:00:00 |
sputnik
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Corbyn is ‘Preposterous Coward’ Says Johnson Following House of Commons Refusal to Hold Snap Elections
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Boris Johnson fired shots at oppositionist Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn by calling him a "yellow-belly" who tried to hide his "preposterous cowardice" by refusing Johnson a snap election early Tuesday morning. "The Surrender Act has now passed. It has gained Royal Assent. He [Jeremy Corbyn] has done his level best to wreck this country's chances of a successful negotiation," said Johnson directly referring to Labour party leader. "By his own logic and his own argument, he must now back an election." Referring to other Labour MPs, Johnson added that this, however, is not the case, as most of the oppositionists fear that Corbyn will lose, while "a small and sensible minority don't want it because they're terrified he might actually win." "I will not ask for another delay," the PM reiterated, "If honourable members want another delay, the only proper way to do this is to ask permission from our masters, the voters." Boris Johnson continued his attack on MPs who didn't support his proposal to hold a general election to break the Brexit deadlock before 31 October, saying that they had "denied the British people their say". "While the opposition runs from their duty to those who put us here, they cannot hide forever," Johnson added. Corbyn later hit back by saying that he wanted to “turf out this reckless government, but we will not walk into his trap”. Boris Johnson earlier pledged to take Britain out of the European Union by 31 October with or without a deal. British Parliament is now prorogued until 14 October, with re-opening just a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. On Tuesday the House of Commons rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposal to hold a general election for the second time, meaning that a national vote is now unlikely to happen before November.
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https://sputniknews.com/europe/201909101076767796-corbyn-is-preposterous-coward-says-johnson-following-house-of-commons-refusal-to-hold-snap/
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2019-09-10 11:35:00+00:00
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tass--2019-01-09--Moscow sees no evidence to back US accusations of election meddling
| 2019-01-09T00:00:00 |
tass
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Moscow sees no evidence to back US accusations of election meddling
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NEW DELHI, January 9. /TASS/. The United States has not presented any physical evidence of Russia’s alleged interference in the US presidential election, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said at the Raisina Dialogue international conference on Wednesday. "I am aware that many in the United States strongly believe that Russia did something wrong in influencing the election, in hacking and so on. We have repeatedly requested this [US] administration along with the Obama administration to discuss the issue in a pragmatic manner between agencies, dealing with IP addresses, individuals and legal entities," Ryabkov said. "The answer was no or there was no answer." According to Ryabkov, amid a lack of trust between Moscow and Washington, Russia cannot take for granted the US accusations, including the ones emerging in US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump. "In recent years, we have not seen anything proving US officials’ accusations against Russia," the senior diplomat stressed. In mid-February 2018, the US authorities brought official charges against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations accusing them of trying to meddle with political processes and the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States. The 37-page indictment was released by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Among those charged are 12 employees of Russia’s Internet Research Agency, which, according to the indictment, had been engaged in operations seeking to interfere into political processes in the United States since 2014. Apart from that, Mueller brought charges against Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin accusing him of funding the anti-US information campaign conducted by the Internet Research Agency. The funds, according to US investigators, came from Prigozhin and his companies, including Concord Management and Consulting and Concord Catering. Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Mueller’s investigation was absolutely futile. Moscow had been repeatedly denying its involvement in any attempts to influence elections in the United States. In other media
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http://tass.com/world/1039299
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2019-01-09 18:18:09+00:00
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tass--2019-06-16--Moscow dismisses Wests absurd accusations about Russian meddling in EU elections
| 2019-06-16T00:00:00 |
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Moscow dismisses West’s ‘absurd’ accusations about Russian meddling in EU elections
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MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/ Western media allegations about Russia’s meddling with the elections in the European Parliament are absolutely absurd, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov said in an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on Sunday. "Western media allegations that Russia is profoundly interested in the victory of rightist parties at the elections to the European Parliament are utter absurdity. What Russia is really interested is a strong and stable Europe where countries are not conductors of alien interests but instead build relations with foreign partners on the basis of their own national priorities and interests of European security," he said. "The hackneyed Western topic about alleged ‘Russia’s interference’ has become a trivial tool of settling political scores," he stressed. He said it was wrong to divide European parties into pro-Russian and anti-Russian as all European parties have Russia-friendly politicians standing for constructive relations with Russia. At the same time, anti-Russian rhetoric could be heard from right-wing parties, especially in the Baltic countries, in Poland and Scandinavia, Elections to the European Parliament were held on May 23-26. Europe’s leading centrist parties, such as Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, which had shaped the European Union’s policy for decades, for the first time lost the majority. The elections also demonstrated the growth of popularity of radical forces on both ends of the political spectrum.
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https://tass.com/politics/1064054
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2019-06-16 17:22:53+00:00
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tass--2019-07-24--Moscow rejects FBI chiefs election meddling accusations says senior diplomat
| 2019-07-24T00:00:00 |
tass
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Moscow rejects FBI chief’s election meddling accusations, says senior diplomat
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MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. Russia rejects new allegations by FBI Director Christopher Wray of meddling in US elections, there are no grounds for that whatsoever, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. "Our stance has remained unchanged. There are no grounds whatsoever for asserting that Russia tried or is going to meddle [in US elections], as the FBI head said recently," Ryabkov stressed. "We will follow Robert Mueller’s speech," he said when asked whether Moscow would follow former US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s speech in the lower house of Congress on the alleged meddling in US elections. "We will read and see how much his speech differs from what his report states." FBI Director Robert Mueller earlier said while testifying to the US Senate Judiciary Committee that Russia continued to meddle in the electoral processes in the United States. On April 18, the US Department of Justice published Mueller’s report, in which the special counsel stated that Russia had attempted to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, however, the investigation failed to furnish evidence of Trump’s collusion with Russia.
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https://tass.com/politics/1070159
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2019-07-24 12:02:52+00:00
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theguardianuk--2019-08-10--Thousands march in Moscow demanding open city elections
| 2019-08-10T00:00:00 |
theguardianuk
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Thousands march in Moscow demanding open city elections
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Russia’s opposition held its largest protest in years in central Moscow in a show of strength and defiance after previous rallies were forcefully dispersed with mass arrests. Monitors from the White Counter group, an NGO that counts participants at rallies, reported that nearly 50,000 people attended the demonstration on Saturday, making it the largest opposition rally since 2013. By 7pm, police had made more than 100 arrests, many coming after a group of protesters left the larger, sanctioned demonstration and walked toward Russia’s presidential administration building. OVD-Info, a monitoring body, later reported that 229 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration in Moscow and 81 at another demonstration in St Petersburg. Riot police in balaclavas wielding nightsticks picked demonstrators out of the crowd and dragged them to nearby police vans, marking the third successive week of protesting in Russia’s capital marked by mass arrests. Military vans carrying troops in body armour were also seen in downtown Moscow. As mass arrests began, some protesters unsuccessfully sought refuge in an upscale hotel. One protester in the process of being detained said: “The demonstration ended and we came here to walk. Now they’re just picking people and detaining them.” Police also detained opposition leaders and raided a media studio tied to anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny. Earlier, chanting “dopuskai!” or “let them through”, members of Russia’s opposition had called for independent candidates to be allowed to appear in Moscow’s municipal elections. Shortly before the demonstration, police officers wearing masks detained Lyubov Sobol, an opposition activist who has declared a hunger strike over her disqualification from the elections. The police said she was planning a “provocation” at the rally. The rally had been permitted to go ahead by the city government, even though some speakers called for a march on the presidential administration building. Monitors allied with the opposition said they counted 49,900 people at the protest at 4pm Moscow time, although police estimated the crowd at 20,000. Municipal election fraud is an unlikely cause célèbre in Russia, and several months ago few expected the elections to attract widespread attention. But the disqualification of independent candidates and then thousands of arrests at unsanctioned rallies in the past two weeks served to bolster attendance at Saturday’s event. “Everyone has his own reason to be here,” said Maria Ostozheva, 53, standing in a plastic poncho on a cold and rainy summer afternoon. “The elections are just part of it. Nothing is changing. We need change.” Many attendees held signs saying “I have a right to a choice” or photographs of those charged with inciting protests in the past two weeks. Russian police have cracked down on the protesters more forcefully than usual, opening criminal cases, checking debt and military service records, and even initiating a process to take an infant son from her protesting parents. The case was later dropped. “It’s a police state,” said a young protester who gave his name as Mikhail. “My parents know I am here today. They support me. And I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t protest.” The protest was attended by a number of prominent musicians, including the rappers Face and Oxxxymiron, the popular video blogger Yury Dud and others with mainstream appeal among younger Russians. “I honestly don’t get politics,” said Face, whose real name is Ivan Dryomin. “But I believe that freedom is life. And I hope that we’ll have it one day.” Russia’s protesters have grown younger in recent years, with high school and college students who grew up under president Vladimir Putin more vocal in their calls for change.
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Andrew Roth in Moscow
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/10/thousands-march-in-moscow-disqualification-city-elections
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2019-08-10 23:22:57+00:00
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theguardianuk--2019-12-13--Thousands march in Algeria after controversial election result
| 2019-12-13T00:00:00 |
theguardianuk
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Thousands march in Algeria after controversial election result
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Huge crowds have massed in Algeria’s capital to protest against the election of a former loyalist of the deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika as president in a widely boycotted poll. Demonstrators who flooded central Algiers on Friday vowed to keep up their campaign for the total dismantling of the political establishment following Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s victory in Thursday’s election. “Tebboune is worse than Bouteflika. He’s known for being one of the thieves,” said Meriem, a 31-year-old civil servant. “We did not vote and we will not back down.” Mohammed Charfi, head of Algeria’s electoral commission, said Tebboune, a 74-year-old former prime minister, had won 58% of the vote, according to preliminary results. Charfi said 40% of voters took part in the election, which state media cast as a high enough turnout to vindicate the decision to hold the poll in spite of a boycott. The poll and its legitimacy is a crucial trial of strength pitting the ruling party and a powerful military, who hope it will end months of protests and instability, against an informal coalition of protesters. Ahmed Mizab, a commentator on state television, said it showed the decision to hold the elections was “propitious and right”. “The turnout is satisfying and it will give the new president enough backing to implement his reforms,” he said. The opposition movement, which has mounted weekly demonstrations since February – forcing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down after two decades in office – said the contest between five officially sanctioned candidates was a ploy to protect the interests of the political establishment. Protesters in Algiers chanted “the vote was rigged” as they marched through the capital’s streets. Tebboune, who is known to be close to Algeria’s military, won by a clear margin. However he will struggle to be accepted by the electorate in Algeria, where many see the regime as inept, corrupt and unable to manage the flagging economy. Riad Mekersi, 24, who has participated in all the Hirak protests since 22 February, said the movement would continue no matter who won. “We have toppled Bouteflika, and we will topple all the system’s men. We won’t give up,” he said. The protest movement began when Bouteflika, 82, announced in February he would seek a fifth term. It has since moved on to demanding the total dismantling of the system that has ruled Algeria since independence from France in 1962. The military high command, which long wielded power from the shadows, has been forced to take a more visible role and has pushed for the election as a way to resolve the political crisis. A previous poll set for July was scrapped due to a lack of viable candidates, and the interim president, Abdelkader Bensalah, technically ended his term five months ago. All the candidates struggled to campaign, with hostile crowds gathering outside poorly attended rallies in heavily guarded venues. Election posters have been repeatedly torn down. The poll on Thursday was marred by scattered clashes with police, a wave of arrests and sizeable protests. The army and the National Liberation Front (FLN), the party that won independence from France in 1962 and has ruled ever since, have pledged that the vote will be free. Algerian courts this week handed down heavy jail sentences in high-profile corruption trials for two former senior officials, Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal. But those verdicts did little to win over the protesters, who saw the trials as little more than a high-level purge in a struggle between still-powerful regime insiders.
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Jason Burke Africa correspondent
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/13/algeria-braced-for-protests-as-former-pm-wins-presidential-election
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Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:08:49 GMT
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theindependent--2019-07-21--Moscow protests Tens of thousands march after opposition candidates denied chance to run in electio
| 2019-07-21T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Moscow protests: Tens of thousands march after opposition candidates denied chance to run in elections
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Thousands of people took to the streets in Moscow over the weekend in what opposition politicians and local media are calling the ‘largest demonstration in recent years’ in Russia. Independent NGO White Counter says some 22,500 people rallied yesterday to protest against the exclusion of dozens of independent candidates from the city council elections. Police put the number at 12,000. “I haven’t been to such a huge rally since 2012,” tweeted Alexei Navalny, the leader of the opposition, after he attended the protest. “I am very happy that tens of thousands of Muscovites did not remain silent, did not swallow humiliation, and came out to express their anger.” The protest – which was authorised by authorities – caps a week of smaller demonstrations against the decision of the electoral commission to bar some 30 high-profile independent candidates, all outspoken critics of the Kremlin, from standing for election to the Moscow Duma. Candidates have to collect around 5,000 signatures from city residents to be allowed to run in Moscow’s local elections. While all of the candidates did, the electoral commission said some of the signatures were fake or belonged to dead people. Candidates and their supporters deny the allegation. Some of the people who gave their signatures used social media to prove that they are not dead. Lyubov Sobol, an investigative lawyer who was prevented from running, wrote on Twitter that the electoral commission even denounced her sister’s signature as a fake. Ms Sobol has been on hunger strike for over a week to protest against the decision to bar her from running. The Moscow Times reported that Mr Navalny called for another protest on Saturday in front of city hall, near the Kremlin, if the election commission does not backtrack on its decision. “I am glad that in our city there are people who do not want to obediently accept when their signatures are declared fake, and they themselves dead or non-existent,” he wrote on his website. But a protest near the Kremlin is unlikely to be authorised, which might result in mass detention – or low turnout. Last weekend, some 1,000 rallied to support the candidates and authorities briefly detained about 40. Russian laws passed in recent years have made it more difficult for independent candidates to run for office. The protests come after Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings dropped and Russians’ living standards declined.
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Alessio Perrone
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-protests-police-navalny-vladimir-putin-russia-kremlin-a9014591.html
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2019-07-21 17:03:23+00:00
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theindependent--2019-09-04--Tens of thousands of young people register to vote in just 48 hours as general election looms
| 2019-09-04T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Tens of thousands of young people register to vote in just 48 hours as general election looms
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Thousands of young people have applied to register to vote in the past 48 hours as a general election seems increasingly likely to take place within the next few weeks. More than 100,000 people applied, with 58 per cent of applications submitted by people aged 34 and under. A total of 52,408 applications were submitted on Monday, followed by 64,485 on Tuesday. The numbers are well above the usual average, which came to around 27,000 applications per day in the last month. The significant jump reflects a growing public expectation that an election is looming. On Tuesday Boris Johnson said he intended to request a snap election if legislation in the Commons to block a no-deal Brexit is passed. Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, however, he must secure a two-thirds majority if the poll is to go ahead. However, Labour have said they will not agree to an election unless the bill blocking no-deal Brexit is passed into law. In 2017 voters aged 18 to 24 were more likely to vote Labour, while older voters were more likely to vote Conservative. Just eight per cent of the people who applied to register in the last two days were aged 65 or over. But John Curtice, the polling expert and and professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, warned against drawing broad conclusions from the data. “I would take any figures about applying to be registered with a large pinch of salt,” he told The Independent. “This is par for the course. “Younger voters always apply in greater numbers because they are less likely to be on the register [in the first place]. “Many will already be registered. You cannot infer motivation from those figures.” If a snap general election were to take place on 15 October, the proposed date, the deadline for applying to register to vote would be 27 September.
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Zamira Rahim
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-snap-register-vote-boris-johnson-brexit-a9091421.html
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2019-09-04 11:30:30+00:00
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themoscowtimes--2019-06-16--Russia Dismisses Accusations of Meddling in EU Elections
| 2019-06-16T00:00:00 |
themoscowtimes
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Russia Dismisses Accusations of Meddling in EU Elections
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An official from Russia's security council described as absurd accusations that Moscow used disinformation to sway voters towards right-wing parties in last month's European Union elections, the state-run Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper reported on Sunday. An EU review into elections to its parliament, published on Friday, said there was evidence both Russian and European online sources had sought to promote extreme views and polarise debate on issues such as migration and religion. The preliminary report is the latest in a string of allegations from Western governments that Russia has used online disinformation techniques, including the creation of fake social media accounts, to try to influence voters. Sites such as Facebook have come under particular pressure to tackle the issue since the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, when Russian troll accounts and bots allegedly flooded social media platforms with content aimed at undermining Democrat candidates and promoting the victory of current U.S. President Donald Trump. "Statements made in the Western media that Russia was allegedly deeply interested in the victory of right-wing parties during elections to the European parliament are completely absurd," Russian security council deputy secretary Alexander Venediktov was quoted by Rossiyskaya Gazeta as saying in an interview on Sunday. "Let me remind you that, until today, no convincing evidence has been presented to the global community to prove that Moscow allegedly tried to influence the elections in the United States or in Europe," Venediktov was quoted as saying. Friday's EU report found "a continued and sustained disinformation activity by Russian sources aiming to suppress turnout and influence voter preferences." It called on social networks to do more to protect elections from foreign meddling.
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https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/16/russia-dismisses-accusations-of-meddling-in-eu-elections-a66020
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2019-06-16 16:00:00+00:00
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thesun--2019-12-08--Boris Johnson’s election victory could be scuppered by a few thousand tactical voters, major poll re
| 2019-12-08T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Boris Johnson’s election victory could be scuppered by a few thousand tactical voters, major poll reveals
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BORIS Johnson chances of winning a Commons majority rest with just a few thousand voters across the country, it emerged. The PM could be denied his desired election victory if fewer than 41,000 people voted tactically in just 36 seats, a major poll showed. Tory candidates in these seats could be defeated by 2,500 or fewer anti-Brexit voters switching their votes. Best for Britain, who want a second referendum, say the PM’s projected seat haul has more than halved in just a fortnight when it was at 82. Tactical voting would have the most impact in places such as Dewsbury, West Bromwich West and Bedford. The survey was based on a sample size of 28,272 British adults between November 4 and December 5, the Sunday Times revealed. • GOT a story? RING The Sun 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk
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Adam Sonin
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10506617/boris-johnson-election-tactical-voters/
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Sun, 08 Dec 2019 01:57:41 +0000
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thetelegraph--2019-04-11--Spains election campaign to launch amid accusations of Watergate-style espionage
| 2019-04-11T00:00:00 |
thetelegraph
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Spain's election campaign to launch amid accusations of 'Watergate'-style espionage
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Campaigning for Spain’s general election opens on Friday amid accusations of political espionage described as the country’s ‘Watergate’. Last month Spain’s judiciary launched a probe into an alleged conspiracy by secret police and the former conservative government led by Mariano Rajoy to smear the reputation of the left-wing Podemos party founded in 2014. On April 1 Spain’s Socialist administration claimed to have deactivated the so-called “patriotic brigade” of senior police officers. But Podemos’s leader Pablo Iglesias has since claimed the dirty tricks campaign against his party did not end when the more ideologically-aligned Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez came to power last June. Last weekend Mr Sánchez’s deputy press officer, Alberto Pozas, was summoned by a judge in connection with the theft of data from a mobile phone belonging to Mr Iglesias’s former aide. The phone was stolen in November 2015, weeks before the first general election in which Podemos took part, when Mr Pozas was editor of a now-defunct sensationalist news weekly called Interviú. Investigators found data from the mobile phone among the files of former police officer José Manuel Villarejo, jailed since 2017 while a court probes his role as alleged leading member of the “patriotic brigade”.
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James Badcock
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/11/spains-election-campaign-launch-amid-accusations-ofwatergate/
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2019-04-11 16:43:16+00:00
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thetorontostar--2019-06-20--Police fire tear gas as thousands in Malawi protest election
| 2019-06-20T00:00:00 |
thetorontostar
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Police fire tear gas as thousands in Malawi protest election
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BLANTYRE, Malawi - Police in Malawi fired tear gas at some protesters on Thursday as thousands demonstrated in major cities over last month’s disputed election. The confrontation in Blantyre occurred as some protesters tore down and burned billboards showing President Peter Mutharika, who narrowly won a second term. The protesters in this southern African nation have demanded the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission chairwoman Jane Ansah. A Human Rights Defenders Coalition statement alleged that the commission did not properly deal with more than 140 election-related complaints, and it accused Ansah of a “scandalous approach and stubborn attitude” in managing voters’ concerns. Opposition leaders Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima, who finished second and third in the election, respectively, joined the protesters in the capital, Lilongwe. Both are challenging the election results in court, alleging irregularities. Also present was former Chief Justice Richard Banda, the husband of former President Joyce Banda. The protesters in Lilongwe delivered a petition listing grievances to the president’s office. Protesters on Wednesday in Lilongwe scuffled with police as they blocked the road the 78-year-old Mutharika was meant to travel to speak to parliament, forcing his motorcade to use a different route. The president in response to the weeks of unrest has urged unity and calm while accusing the opposition of “mobilizing illegal demonstrations” and trying to cause chaos after the peaceful election. In one incident in Lilongwe earlier this month, police used tear gas on Chakwera’s Malawi Congress Party headquarters while the opposition leader was meeting with the U.S. ambassador , and some of the gas wafted into the nearby U.S. Embassy. Police later told The Associated Press they had not been aware the ambassador was there.
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Gregory Gondwe - The Associated Press
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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/2019/06/20/police-fire-tear-gas-as-thousands-in-malawi-protest-election.html
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2019-06-20 14:38:23+00:00
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unian--2019-11-11--Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid election fraud accusations
| 2019-11-11T00:00:00 |
unian
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Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid election fraud accusations
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The Vice-President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, and Senate President Adriana Salvatierra, also stepped down. Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned after nearly 14 years in power, amid turmoil following his disputed re-election last month. The head of the army had called on him to go after protests over his election win, according to the BBC. Auditors found irregularities with the poll but Mr Morales said he had been the victim of a coup. He said he was leaving to help protect families of political allies, after their homes were burned down. In a televised address, Mr Morales urged protesters to "stop attacking the brothers and sisters, stop burning and attacking". While for many he was an undemocratic leader holding on to power, for others, especially poor Bolivians, Evo Morales was a president who gave a voice to millions. The first indigenous leader Bolivia ever had, he succeeded in making a deeply unequal society more inclusive. His supporters have called this a coup – his detractors the end of tyranny. These are uncertain days in South America's poorest nation. The Vice-President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, and Senate President Adriana Salvatierra, also resigned. Protesters took to the streets to celebrate, chanting "yes we could" and setting off fire crackers. Read alsoRussia, China, Iran will try to meddle in 2020 U.S. elections, security officials say Bolivia has been rattled by weeks of anti-government protests, following the reports of election fraud. Tensions first flared on the night of the presidential election after the results count was inexplicably stopped for 24 hours. The final result gave Mr Morales slightly more than the 10-percentage-point lead he needed to win outright in the first round of the race. At least three people died during clashes that followed. Some uniformed police officers also joined the protesters. On Sunday, the Organization of American States, which monitored the elections, said it had found evidence of wide-scale data manipulation, and could not certify the result of the previous polls. Pressure continued to build on Mr Morales during the day, as several of his political allies resigned, some citing fears for the safety of their families. The army chief, General Williams Kaliman, also urged Mr Morales to resign "to allow for pacification and the maintaining of stability". The military also said it would conduct operations to "neutralize" any armed groups that attacked the protesters.
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https://www.unian.info/world/10749885-bolivian-president-evo-morales-resigns-amid-election-fraud-accusations.html
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Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:40:00 +0200
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usatoday--2019-11-11--Thousands of Twitter 'bots' targeted Kentucky with fake news on election night
| 2019-11-11T00:00:00 |
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Thousands of Twitter 'bots' targeted Kentucky with fake news on election night
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LOUISVILLE — As the final votes trickled in during last week's Kentucky gubernatorial election, a network of automated Twitter accounts suddenly sprang into action. They spread misinformation about the election being rigged, according to the CEO of a company that tracks political misinformation on social media. Gideon Blocq, the founder and CEO of VineSight, told The Courier Journal his company witnessed thousands of accounts with "bot-like" automated behavior spreading misinformation about the race, including a screenshot of a tweet by one account claiming to have destroyed ballots with votes for incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. "Immediately at the end of the counting of the votes, these stories started popping up in parallel, all about the election being rigged," Block said. One of the tweets spreading the furthest came from user @Overlordkraken1, which tweeted at 8:39 p.m. he had "just shredded a box of Republican mail in ballots," adding "Bye bye Bevin." The tweet listed the user's location as Louisville, though it misspelled the word. Bevin would end up losing to Democratic Andy Beshear by 5,189 votes, though the governor told supporters at 10 p.m. Tuesday that he would not concede the race, sighting unspecified voting "irregularities." The next day, Bevin requested an official recanvass of the vote, alleging widespread fraud and "thousands of absentee ballots that were illegally counted." In a Courier Journal fact check of Bevin's claims, local elections officials refer to the allegations as "ridiculous" and "flatly not true." The governor has not provided any proof for such claims, and spokespersons for his office and campaign have not responded to questions asking if this tweet plays into Bevin's allegations. After being retweeted at least 91 times, the account was suspended — though Blocq said a screenshot of the tweet was then posted Tuesday night and "we saw huge bot networks just pushing it around." While the suspended account was likely a real person just "trolling" with the shredding tweet, Blocq said "thousands" of bot accounts spread the screenshot in parallel with other tweets alleging that the election was rigged, showing "this is not a small operation... it is not just one person doing this." By early Wednesday, someone created a meme suggesting thousands of votes for Bevin were not counted because every other Republican candidate on the ballot did so well. That also spread rapidly among social media. For example, one Twitter account with more than 117,000 followers tweeted the meme along with the word "rigged!" which was retweeted more than 1,000 times over the next day, mostly by bot accounts. Blocq said by Thursday evening, a simple search for the Kentucky election on Twitter would turn up tweets including the screenshot, meme and other claims about the election being rigged in its top results. While the influence of Kremlin-backed groups to spread misinformation in the 2016 presidential campaign is well documented, Blocq said he could not determine the origin of the bot network pushing tweets about the Kentucky race, as he can only see publicly-available data. However, he said that those working at Twitter would have more answers about the location of the bots. Kentucky governor's race:'I knew he was in big trouble': An inside look at 24 crazy hours in Bevin vs. Beshear Twitter told The New York Times this weekend that the spread of misinformation regarding the Kentucky race for governor largely appeared to originate in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security tracks foreign interference in U.S. elections that exploits divisions through the spread of misinformation on social networks. Bevin's requested recanvass will take place on Thursday, with voting officials in each county checking to make sure they transmitted the correct numbers to the secretary of state. Republican state legislators have expressed skepticism that the recanvass will significantly change the official vote totals and warned against Bevin creating a "fishing expedition" by contesting the election in the legislature if that is the case. Some legislators have also urged the governor to present evidence of fraud or voting irregularities to the public if he has any, saying making such claims without any proof undermines faith in the democratic system. "Any attempt by Gov. Bevin to undermine these results in the legislature is wrong and should be viewed as a direct attack on the democratic process." state Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, said. "Once the recanvass is complete, the General Assembly must accept the outcome of this election and help Gov.-elect Beshear prepare for the 2020 budget. Reach reporter Joe Sonka at jsonka@courierjournal.com or 502-582-4472 and follow him on Twitter at @joesonka. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courierjournal.com/subscribe.
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Joe Sonka, Louisville Courier Journal
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usatoday--2019-12-14--Why Trump's Senate GOP allies are pushing accusations of Ukraine election meddling
| 2019-12-14T00:00:00 |
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Why Trump's Senate GOP allies are pushing accusations of Ukraine election meddling
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WASHINGTON – Former White House Russia adviser Fiona Hill warned House lawmakers last month not to buy into the "fictional narrative" that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This week, FBI Director Christopher Wray sought to debunk the theory of election meddling by Ukraine. "We have no information that indicates that Ukraine interfered with the 2016 presidential election," Wray told ABC in an interview that aired on Monday. Yet several Republican senators, who will serve as jurors in a likely impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, have pushed the notion of Ukrainian meddling. The strategy, experts said, was to sow enough doubts about Ukraine's actions to build a case that Trump's pressure on the country stemmed from legitimate policy concerns, and was not part of a politically motivated shakedown, as Democrats contend. "I don't think they need to have a coherent counter-narrative as much as they need to say there's reason for Trump to worry about corruption in Ukraine and that there's a long history of corruption there," said William Howell, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, Sunday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he believed there was "considerable evidence" that "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." Last month, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. raised eyebrows when he told Fox News Sunday he didn't know whether it was Russia or Ukraine that was behind the 2016 hack of Democratic emails. "It could also be Ukraine," Kennedy said, adding: "I'm not saying that I know one way or the other." Though he later backtracked on the suggestion that Ukraine might have been behind the email hack, Kennedy told CNN that when it came to 2016 interference in general, "there is a lot of evidence, proven and unproven, everybody's got an opinion that Ukraine did try to interfere, along with Russia, and probably others, in the 2016 election." Trump's dealings with Ukraine are at the center of two articles of impeachment – on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – that were approved Friday by the House Judiciary Committee. If the articles are adopted by the Democratic-led House, as is widely expected, the matter would go to the GOP-controlled Senate for a trial in January where a two-thirds majority would be required to remove Trump from office. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News on Thursday that he will be in "total coordination" with the White House on the strategy for a trial and said he sees "no chance" the president would be removed. What's the impeachment process?How it works, where we are Democrats have accused Trump of withholding a meeting and military aid from Ukraine to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce investigations that would further his political interests. During a July 25 phone call with Zelensky, Trump asked the Ukraine president to "do us a favor." He urged Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, whose son Hunter once sat on the board of a Ukrainian energy company, and to look into allegations of Ukrainian election interference in 2016. Such allegations have been pushed by Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in numerous media interviews. He has spent months trying to prod Ukraine to investigate the claims and traveled to Ukraine earlier this month. Giuliani told USA TODAY he has "compelling evidence of Ukrainians giving DNC and other [Democrats] dirty information" to influence the 2016 election. Several Republican senators have echoed Trump in saying someone should look into claims that Kyiv interfered in the 2016 election, but most have not gone as far as the president and Giuliani in alleging a widespread effort to intervene. Instead, many GOP senators have couched their comments by saying they have "questions" about Ukraine's actions. Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Chuck Grassley of Iowa have called for the release of records on whether former Democratic National Committee consultant Alexandra Chalupa sought damaging information from Ukraine's embassy on Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman. “Contrary to the popular narrative in the ‘mainstream media’ that Ukrainian involvement in the 2016 election has been debunked, or ‘no evidence exists,’ there are many unanswered questions that have festered for years," Johnson said in a press release announcing the request for documents. Republicans have argued that Trump's request for an investigation was driven by policy priorities, not by politics, and that his aim was to push Ukraine to root out corruption. Defying intelligence: Despite Fiona Hill warning, Sen. John Kennedy says Ukraine may be behind 2016 DNC hack But Howell criticized the willingness of Trump's allies in Congress to give credence to the theory of Ukrainian interference. "This is a party that is caught in the thrall of Trump," Howell said, "and Trump is about to be impeached." Karen Finney, a veteran Democratic strategist who worked on Clinton's 2016 campaign, said she believed the strategy was about confusing Americans who may not be closely following the impeachment inquiry. "It also exemplifies the intellectually dishonest knots that Republicans are having to tie themselves into in order to defend the president," she said. Trump's claims about Ukraine, now at the center of the impeachment inquiry, can be traced to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling. Trump has long railed against the Mueller probe, which found that Moscow waged a "sweeping and systemic" interference campaign in the 2016 presidential election. Trump has also repeatedly downplayed the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia interfered. Intelligence agencies concluded nearly three years ago that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the effort to "undermine public faith in the U.S. democratic process, denigrate Secretary [Hillary] Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency," according to a January 2017 report from the Director of National Intelligence. The report also found the Kremlin "developed a clear preference" for Trump. The Ukraine meddling narrative Trump has raised as early as 2017 has been spread on right-wing websites and promoted by Giuliani. The discredited theory the president and Giuliani have repeatedly raised is the role of CrowdStrike, a private cybersecurity firm that investigated the breach of the DNC's computers in 2016. "I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say CrowdStrike...I guess you have one of your wealthy people...the server, they say Ukraine has it," Trump told Zelensky on the July 25 call. When it investigated the DNC hack, CrowdStrike concluded the theft was the work of hackers connected to Russian intelligence services. Mueller confirmed those findings in his own probe, indicting 12 Russian military intelligence officers for the hacking scheme, which targeted the DNC and Clinton's presidential campaign as part of the Kremlin's effort to undermine the 2016 election. But Trump has floated the possibility that Ukraine was behind the hack and framed Russia. He has also claimed – falsely – that CrowdStrike is owned by a wealthy Ukrainian who sought to cover up the crime by refusing to hand over a physical server to the FBI in its own investigation into the DNC hack. Trump has suggested that server is being concealed in Ukraine. He repeated the claim during a Nov. 22 Fox and Friends interview. “And I still want to see that server. You know, the FBI has never gotten that server. That’s a big part of this whole thing. Why did they give it to a Ukrainian company?” When pressed if he believed Ukraine was hiding a server, Trump said: "Well, that’s what the word is." CrowdStrike is a California-based company founded by American entrepreneur George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch, a Russia-born U.S. citizen who spent all of his adult life in the United States and "has no connection to Ukraine," according to the company. DNC Communications Director Adrienne Watson said not only was there more than one server, but none of the physical and cloud-based servers used in 2015 and 2016 are missing. "All of the physical servers are accounted for, and anything to suggest otherwise has no basis in fact," she said. "As we have publicly stated numerous times, we provided copies of all of the servers and related information that the FBI asked for to the FBI in 2016 and continued to cooperate with their investigations." More:The articles of impeachment explained - and what happens next Thomas Rid, a Johns Hopkins security studies professor, said investigators aren't interested in the hardware, focusing instead on the adversaries' command and control structure and how they move files out. "The idea that you physically had an unplugged machine that would contain a smoking gun — that idea just makes no sense." During the forensic investigation, CrowdStrike used a process called "imaging," which includes creating a "byte-for-byte copy of the hard drives," according to a company statement. Investigators also made copies of the hard drive's memory, capturing evidence that could be lost in a reboot while also monitoring the network's traffic. Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said Trump's strategy in pushing the conspiracy theories on CrowdStrike is to provide a competing narrative. “I don’t think anybody who is spouting these theories can coherently explain them and I think that’s exactly the point. It’s to confuse people and just kind of paint Ukraine as a corrupt place that needs someone to ride in on horseback and save,” said Jankowicz, who is writing a book entitled, "How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict." Accusations of Ukrainian interference were floated as early as 2016 by Manafort, according to FBI testimony from Manafort's former deputy Rick Gates. Manafort is now in prison for concealing millions of dollars he earned from a once-secret lobbying deal he had with Ukraine’s former pro-Russia president. Giuliani has accused Ukrainian officials of releasing damaging information on Manafort to the U.S. media to tarnish the Trump campaign. Giuliani has questioned the credibility of the so-called "black ledger," a document obtained by Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau that showed Manafort received millions in secret cash payments from former President Viktor Yanukovych. Manafort ultimately pleaded guilty to tax fraud for illegally routing that money to offshore accounts. 'A lot of it started with Ukraine':Why the Trump-Zelensky call isn't just about Joe Biden A 2017 Politico story has been widely cited by Republicans to back up their argument that Ukraine tried to help Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. While the story said individual Ukrainian government officials sought to undercut Trump by questioning his fitness for office, it also said there was "little evidence" of a top-down effort by Ukraine that resembled the Russian interference. The story discussed efforts by Chalupa to seek damaging information from the Ukrainian embassy on Manafort. “If I asked a question, they would provide guidance, or if there was someone I needed to follow up with,” Chalupa told Politico. “There were no documents given, nothing like that.” While Chalupa described the embassy as helpful, Ukrainian embassy official Oksana Shulyar denied working with Chalupa or any reporters to get information on Trump or Manafort. “We have never worked to research and disseminate damaging information about Donald Trump and Paul Manafort,” Shulyar said. The DNC said it was not involved with any of her research. "The unfortunate truth is that Russia was the foreign power that systematically attacked our democratic institutions in 2016," Fiona Hill, the former Russia adviser with the White House National Security Council, told the House Intelligence Committee at a hearing last month. "It is beyond dispute, even if some of the underlying details must remain classified." In contrast to Trump and Giuliani, most Republican senators have steered clear of embracing the theory that the DNC hack originated in Ukraine. They also have emphasized that they do not dispute the finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. But several Republican senators have reinforced the theory of Ukrainian interference by suggesting there are "unanswered questions" about Kyiv's actions that deserve to be investigated. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah who often breaks with fellow Republicans when it comes to matters involving the president, rejected the theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. “I know that the leaders of other countries may be pulling for one candidate or another in our elections, but it's one thing to pull for the candidate. It's another thing to interfere as Russia did.” John Weaver, a longtime Republican strategist and vocal Trump critic, said promoting the Ukraine meddling narrative could backfire for GOP senators at the ballot box. "They're looking for any way out of passing the hard judgment on a corrupt president," he said. "These actions are going to put the Senate at risk for Republicans." But Howell, the University of Chicago political scientist, said the strategy might work to the benefit of some Republican senators, given the increasingly populist tilt of the party. "They're raising concerns about procedure, they're raising concerns about the Democratic party and they're breathing a little bit of life into these conspiracy theories," he said. "Populism worldwide traffics in conspiracy theories so, in that sense, I'm not sure we should be all that surprised." Thomas Patterson, a Harvard University professor of government and the press who has written extensively on political disinformation, said that even though experts have debunked the theories about Ukraine interference, they could have a major impact not by convincing everyone but by sowing just enough doubt with just enough people. “It’s just one more thing that gets out there and muddies the water and Trump is very good at muddying the waters,” he said. “You get enough people to believe it and it clouds people’s judgment.”
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21stcenturywire--2019-11-08--Blair’s War on Corbyn: Warns ‘Antisemitism’ Smear Campaign Will Intensify Before Election
| 2019-11-08T00:00:00 |
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Blair’s War on Corbyn: Warns ‘Antisemitism’ Smear Campaign Will Intensify Before Election
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Ever since the popular emergence of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2015, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been busy – diligently working in the background, organising various columns of opposition within the Labour Party and through other well-funded special interest groups, with a singular objective: to take down the Labour leader and force his party back to its previous right-of-centre position during 12 years of New Labour. One of the main phalanxes for bringing down Corbyn and his party allies, has been a sophisticated multi-pronged “antisemitism” smear campaign, designed to weaken both party and public confidence in Corbyn’s leadership ability, and ultimately to split the Labour by using the contrived crisis to create artificial division within the party. Looking back at 2019, this plan seems to have worked, so far. To help reinforce Blair’s ‘antisemitism’ bona fides, in June 2015 he was gifted the role of chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, said to be in charge of “tackling antisemitism” across the continent. Enter 2017, when the “antisemitism in Labour” political and media campaign began accelerating. This smear operation was coordinated out of the Israeli Embassy in London, and incredibly, the entire blueprint for this operation was exposed in detail in Al Jazeera’s 2017 investigative documentary, The Lobby. To help with the task of bringing down Corbyn, Blair has enjoyed tactical support from Britain’s mainstream corporate media, and in particular, his old ally Rupert Murdoch and his UK paper, The Times. The Israeli Lobby could also count on the full support of the Tory government in helping to promulgate this weaponised libel campaign of “antisemitism in Labour.” Thus far, their defamation campaign has been cold and efficient, and has effectively split the Parliamentary Labour Party, although the grassroots membership are for the most part still loyal to the leadership. With the country’s General Election only five weeks away, Tony Blair has finally come out from behind the shadows to declare open warfare against the Labour leader, all but threatening to bludgeon the left-wing leader with the full force of The Lobby and its loyal media network. During a meeting earlier this week with the Board of Deputies of British Jews president’s dinner, Blair revealed his true intentions, issuing what can only be described as a not-so-veiled threat to destroy Jeremy Corbyn: “Let me be frank, there is going to be a complete battle in the Labour Party because what has happened over these past years — particularly over antisemitism — is absolutely killing the party.” Blair went on to explain to a friendly audience of Jewish community luminaries how he intends to re-frame the issue of Israel and Palestine to the British public and electorate, in a way that’s more palatable to Israeli interests, by insisting that there is “a need to explain Zionism and the way Israel was created and why it deserves support today .… Israeli democracy is a real democracy.” Here Blair reveals the key objective of this entire ‘antisemitism in Labour’ smear campaign. It’s about inverting reality. The campaign will only work if charges of ‘antisemitism’ against Corbyn and other Labour members like Chris Williamson are based solely on the false premise that anyone who supports the basic human rights of the Palestinian people, or demands an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories – will be framed as anti-Jewish and then defamed and libeled as a racist and an ‘antisemite.’ Here, the US, Israel and much the British establishment are ‘shoulder to shoulder’ – they will not allow any leader or party to take control of Downing Street which might be sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, or hostile to Israeli expansion, and which might lean towards a non-interventionist foreign policy. The Lobby took their defamation campaign up a level this week, by pushing the completely fraudulent claim that fearful British Jews are going to flee the country in droves if Jeremy Corbyn wins the upcoming General Election and becomes Prime Minister. This latest phase the smear campaign was fronted by the Jewish Chronicle which ran a completely over-the-top front page on Thursday, which read: “This front page is addressed not to our usual readers — but to those who would not normally read the Jewish Chronicle. In other words, to non-Jews. This is why:” The paper then went on to claim, “that nearly half (47 per cent) of the Jewish community said in that same poll that they would “seriously consider” emigrating if Mr Corbyn wins on December 12…” A baseless claim for sure, but it is indicative of just how desperate Blair, Murdoch, Tory elites, and the Israeli Lobby are to head-off any chance of a successful Corbyn run at Downing Street. To aid in their efforts, Blair and The Lobby have found a willing accomplice in the Liberal Democrat Party and its leader divisive leader Jo Swinson, who has openly endorsed the Jewish Chronicle’s outlandish fear claims: It is yet unclear exactly how far Blair will go in his quest to slander the current Labour leader. It would not be at all surprising if Blair took to the road over the next month and traveled to the European continent and the US in order to build-up international fear and revulsion towards a potential Corbyn government, just as he did this past summer while touring Israel in an effort to convince Israelis that Corbyn was indeed an antisemite. Regardless of the election outcome in December, history will have noted the marked demise of intellectual and moral standards in British politics – a mission which has been spearheaded by one of Britain’s most reviled political figures ever – and a man who was caught red-handed, lying to the electorate in order to take the country into an illegal war in Iraq in 2003. Longtime Labour supporter and famous British comedian, Alexei Sayle, put it best when he said, “The search for antisemitism in the Labour Party is the ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ of our age.” Indeed, no evidence could be found in either case. As with Iraq, Blair’s latest campaign of deception will not end well for the belligerent parties either.
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https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/11/08/blair-declares-war-on-corbyn-antisemitism-smear-campaign-will-intensify-before-election/
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21stcenturywire--2019-11-08--Henningsen: New UK ‘Russia-Brexit Interference’ Report Will Flop, Distracts from Real Election Issue
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Henningsen: New UK ‘Russia-Brexit Interference’ Report Will Flop, Distracts from Real Election Issues
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This week, Russia mania has taken over the UK General Election agenda, as both parties revert to hurling ‘pro-Kremlin’ accusations at each other in an attempt to extract the last remaining drops of political capital from an increasingly dilapidated Russiagate narrative. Among the items being thrown in this cross-bench brawl is the accusation by Labour MPs that PM Boris Johnson is intentionally suppressing a new report by Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) on alleged ‘Russian interference‘ in British politics, and specifically in the Brexit referendum. Interestingly, one of the report’s star witnesses is none other than the infamous Christopher Steele from the notorious UK-based private intelligence firm, Orbis. On Wednesday Nov. 6th, RT International spoke with 21WIRE editor Patrick Henningsen about the ridiculous political circus that’s unfolding, as opponents ramp-up old Skripal and ‘antisemitism’ smears against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and also why both parties might prefer to obscure this new ‘Russia’ report due to its lack of substance. Watch:
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https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/11/08/henningsen-new-uk-russia-brexit-interference-report-will-flop-distracting-from-real-election-issues/
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Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:45:11 +0000
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21stcenturywire--2019-11-21--Facts Now Reveal How OAS Lied About Bolivian ‘Election Irregularities’
| 2019-11-21T00:00:00 |
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Facts Now Reveal How OAS Lied About Bolivian ‘Election Irregularities’
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Opinion: The OAS lied to the public about the Bolivian election, and covered-up the subsequent military coup. Facts show there was nothing suspicious about the re-election of President Evo Morales. According to data compiled in the report below, but also from the recent study available at CEPR, there was no election fraud in Bolivia, which means that the ouster of President Evo Morales was indeed a coup d’etat… What is the difference between an outright lie — stating something as a fact while knowing that it is false — and a deliberate material representation that accomplishes the same end? Here is an example that really pushes the boundary between the two, to the point where the distinction practically vanishes. And the consequences are quite serious; this misrepresentation (or lie) has already played a major role in a military coup in Bolivia last week. This military coup overthrew the government of President Evo Morales before his current term was finished — a term to which nobody disputes that he was democratically elected in 2014. More violent repression and even a civil war could follow. The Organization of American States (OAS) sent an Electoral Observation Mission to Bolivia, entrusted with monitoring the Oct. 20 national election there. The day after the election, before all the votes were even counted, the mission put out a press release announcing its “deep concern and surprise at the drastic and hard-to-explain change in the trend of the preliminary results…” Here is what the OAS was referring to: there is an unofficial “quick count” of the voting results that involves contractors who upload results at intervals, as the tally sheets are available. At 7:40 p.m. on election day, they had reported about 84% of the votes and then stopped reporting for 23 hours (more on that below). When they resumed reporting results at 95% of votes counted, Morales’s lead had increased from 7.9% before the interruption to just over 10%. This margin was important because in order to win without a second-round runoff, a candidate needs either an absolute majority, or at least 40% and a 10-point margin over the second-place finisher. This margin — which grew to 10.6% when all the votes were counted in the official count — re-elected Morales without a second round. Now, if you had any experience with elections or maybe even arithmetic, what is the first thing you would want to know about the votes that came in after the interruption? You might ask, were people in those areas any different from people in the average precinct in the first 84%? And was the change in Morales’s margin sudden, or was it a gradual trend that continued as more vote tally sheets were reported? You might even want to ask these questions before expressing “deep concern and surprise” about what happened, especially in a politically very polarized situation that was already turning violent. This graph shows that the lead held by President Evo Morales (light blue dots) and by his party in parliamentary elections (dark blue dots) rose at a steady rate for most of the vote counting. There was no sudden surge at the end to put him over the 10% threshold. A look at that data shows that the change in Morales’s lead was actually gradual and continuous, and started rising many hours before the break in reporting of the quick count. You can see that in a graph of the results. Why did it happen? The answer is simple and not that uncommon: the people in later-reporting areas were more pro-MAS (Morales’s party, the Movement Toward Socialism) than those in areas that reported earlier. Hence the gradual and continuous rise in Morales’s lead, in which the votes after the interruption put him over the top. The OAS has published two press releases, one preliminary report, and one preliminary audit on the election. How many of these contained the disparagement of the election results implied by the “deep concern and surprise” quoted above? Three. How many contained anything about the difference between the percentage of MAS/Morales voters in areas with later returns versus earlier? Zero. As it turns out, the interruption in the quick count was not a sign of foul play either. The quick count is separate from the official count, and has no legal status to determine the results. It’s never been intended or promised to be a complete count; in prior elections it did not even near 84%. It’s just a quick series of snapshots, done by contractors, to provide early results before the official count is done. It makes sense that the electoral authorities might not want two sets of voting results, which are inherently different, coming out at the same time in a violently polarized political situation. For those who like numbers better than graphs: Morales’s margin after the first 84% of votes was 7.9%, as noted. If we look at the remaining 16% of precincts, and we ask, what is Morales’s pre-interruption margin in the areas where these later-reporting precincts were located? That margin is about 22%. Again, a simple explanation of how his margin increased as it did with later returns. For a more powerful statistical analysis, we can project the remaining (and thus total) vote count on the basis of the first 84% reported. And — no surprise here — Morales’s projected final margin based on the first 84% of votes turns out to be slightly more than 10%. It is difficult, almost impossible, to believe that this OAS mission, or those above them in the OAS Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation, felt “deep concern and surprise” and yet were too incompetent to even look at this data. That is why I would say that they lied at least three times: in the first press release, the preliminary report, and the preliminary audit. And that is why I would regard with great skepticism the allegations presented in their preliminary audit, and further publications — unless these can be verified by independent investigators from publicly available data. And the OAS isn’t all that independent at the moment, with the Trump administration actively promoting this military coup, and Washington having more right-wing allies in the OAS than they did just a few years ago. Not to mention that the U.S. supplies 60% of its budget. But the OAS has horribly abused its mandate in election monitoring before, helping to reverse election results as the U.S. and its allies wanted: most destructively, in 2000 in Haiti; and also in the same country in 2011. More evidence: in the last three weeks, the OAS has refused to answer questions from journalists, on the record, about their statements or reports since the election. Maybe they are afraid that a curious reporter would ask questions like these: Is there a difference between the political preferences of people who live in later-reporting areas as compared to earlier ones? Doesn’t this explain how Morales’s lead rose to more than 10% as votes from more pro-Morales areas came in? Did you even look at this question? Since I am an economist, I believe in incentives: I am offering a $500 reward for the first journalist who can get a substantive answer to these questions from an OAS official, on the record. Even if turns out to be a lie.
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21wire
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https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/11/21/facts-now-reveal-oas-lied-about-bolivian-election-irregularities/
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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:31:30 +0000
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21stcenturywire--2019-12-13--UK Post-Election Analysis: The Winner, Losers and Collateral Damage
| 2019-12-13T00:00:00 |
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UK Post-Election Analysis: The Winner, Losers and Collateral Damage
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Last night saw UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Tory Party win big in the UK general election, meaning that he will likely be able to fulfill his pledge to “get Brexit done” by the end of January 2002. But the drama did not end there – as the Labour Party descends into chaos as the party’s Blairite faction attempts oust leader Jeremy Corbyn following last night’s crushing defeat. Who is to blame? Who will reap a backlash? All this and more. . SEE MORE UK COLUMN EPISODES HERE
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https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/12/13/uk-post-election-analysis-the-winner-losers-and-collateral-damage/
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21stcenturywire--2019-12-25--William Binney on RussiaGate, UkraineGate and British Meddling in US Elections
| 2019-12-25T00:00:00 |
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William Binney on RussiaGate, UkraineGate and British Meddling in US Elections
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Going into 2020, Donald Trump continues to face one poliical crisis after another, and now becoming only the fourth US president behind Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton – to face Impeachment. But how much of what is being reported in the mainstream media is fact, or fiction? This week, UK Column’s Mike Robinson spoke with former NSA Techinal Director, William Binney, about new forensic findings which strongly indicate that the DNC emails from 2016 were leaked to WikiLeaks and not hacked, as well as evidence of likely CIA or clandestine involvement with the online cut-out ‘Guccifer 2.0’, and evidence of British interference in the 2016 election, as well as perspectives on UkraineGate and the hysterical Impeachment circus on Capital Hill, Russiagate and UK, not Russian, interference in the US election process. Watch:
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21wire
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https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/12/25/william-binney-on-russiagate-ukrainegate-and-british-meddling-in-us-elections/
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abcnews--2019-01-01--Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system
| 2019-01-01T00:00:00 |
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Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system
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Georgia's outdated election system has drawn criticism from cybersecurity experts and voting integrity advocates, and now a commission tasked with examining potential replacements is preparing to make recommendations to lawmakers. The paperless system was closely scrutinized during last year's nationally watched gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp, who was Georgia's secretary of state and chief elections official. Abrams and her allies accused Kemp of suppressing minority votes and mismanaging the election, including by neglecting elections infrastructure. Kemp, now governor-elect, has vehemently denied those allegations. Cybersecurity experts have warned that the touchscreen voting machines Georgia has used since 2002 are unreliable and vulnerable to hacking, and provide no way to do an audit or confirm that votes have been recorded correctly because there's no paper trail. The state's voting system has been challenged in lawsuits, including one filed after the November election by Fair Fight Action, a nonprofit backed by Abrams. In addition to the outdated machines, critics also raised concerns after security lapses exposed the personal information of Georgia voters. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg wrote in September that Georgia election officials had stalled too long in the face of "a mounting tide of evidence of the inadequacy and security risks" of the state's voting system. She declined to order the state to use paper ballots in the midterm elections, saying there was not enough time before voting began. But she warned that "these same arguments would hold much less sway in the future." Kemp has insisted that the current system is secure and reliable. But after legislative efforts to replace it failed earlier this year, he established the Secure, Accessible and Fair Elections, or SAFE, Commission in April to study potential replacements. Made up of lawmakers, political party representatives, voters and election officials, the commission is expected to make recommendations before the legislative session begins Jan. 14. A vendor demonstration of election technology is scheduled for Thursday. Ryan Germany, general counsel for the secretary of state's office, told the commission at a meeting last month in Macon that Georgia must act quickly. "The 2020 election cycle is an aggressive goal, but I think it's the correct goal," he said, adding that the state would almost certainly face additional litigation if a new system isn't in place by then. The commissioners seemed to agree Georgia's system should produce a paper record and that election officials should conduct post-election audits. Some commission members said they support paper ballots that voters mark by hand, filling in bubbles with a pen or pencil. But others prefer touchscreen ballot-marking machines that print a paper record. Republican State Rep. Barry Fleming, who co-chairs the commission, said costs vary widely. Initial expenditures would be roughly $50 million for a hand-marked paper ballot system and about $150 million for a ballot-marking machine system, he said at last month's meeting. Georgia Tech computer science professor Wenke Lee, the only computer and cybersecurity expert on the commission, told his fellow commissioners that technology evolves quickly and investing in an expensive, tech-heavy system could leave Georgia with an outdated system again within just a few years. He recommended hand-marked paper ballots read by optical scanner. "From a cybersecurity point of view, that's the best available solution," he said at the meeting. "Now, if you say we don't want that, you need to justify why." Supporters of ballot-marking machines argue that they reduce voter error and provide better accessibility for voters with disabilities. They say the touchscreen machines are similar to those in use now, so voters already know how to use them. Critics say such machines are no more secure than the current system and don't actually allow voters to verify their votes. The machines print out barcodes that correspond to the voter's selections, as well as a separate list that's readable by a voter. But votes are counted by machines that scan the barcodes, so there's no way for voters to know whether what's scanned actually reflects their votes, said Marilyn Marks, executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance, which has sued the state over the current system. Additionally, she said, voters may not notice if a race is missing or may not remember how they voted on, say, "Statewide Referendum B." Wenke said voters might not bother to review a printout. If what the machine recorded is incorrect and the voter doesn't catch it, the ability to audit is meaningless, he said. Commission member Darin McCoy, the probate judge and election superintendent in Evans County, dismissed that concern. "If we provide the voter with a paper ballot of what they've done and they don't take the time to look at that and verify, there's nothing we can do," he said. "That's the voter's responsibility." After the commission makes its recommendations, lawmakers would have to pass legislation to change the state's election laws. Funding would have to be secured and the system purchased in time to educate election workers and voters. Whatever they decide, the timeline is tight. Commission members seemed to agree they'd like to have a trial run during the November 2019 municipal elections and implement a new system statewide for the 2020 election cycle.
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Kate Brumback, Associated Press
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ahead-criticized-georgia-election-system-60105228
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abcnews--2019-01-16--Senators nearing subpoena for Michael Cohen in Russian election interference probe
| 2019-01-16T00:00:00 |
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Senators nearing subpoena for Michael Cohen in Russian election interference probe
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A key Senate panel is moving closer to issuing a subpoena for Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal attorney and fixer, as part of its ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Asked Wednesday whether it is fair to say the Senate Intelligence Committee is moving closer to issuing a subpoena to Cohen after trying for some time to get him to agree to testify, the panel’s chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., told ABC News, “Fair.” Cohen was sentenced in December to three years in prison for financial crimes, two violations of campaign finance law, and lying to Congress – a charge based on false testimony he provided to the Senate and House intelligence committees in the fall of 2017. He met twice with the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee in September and October of 2017, but the first interview was hastily cut short by “disappointed” committee leadership after Cohen released his own statement to the press beforehand. Burr’s comment comes less than a week after the House Oversight Committee announced that Cohen had agreed to appear in an open session next month. The committee has been trying for months to bring Cohen back to the Hill. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has also expressed interest in scheduling Cohen to appear before his panel in a closed session. President Trump, in an interview with Fox News over the weekend, accused Cohen of agreeing to testify before Congress as part of an effort “to get his sentence reduced,” and suggested without evidence that Cohen’s father-in-law might face legal exposure because “that’s the money in the family.” The president’s comments prompted a statement from three top Democrats, Reps. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and Schiff, warning Trump to cease any “efforts to discourage, intimidate, or otherwise pressure [Cohen] not to provide testimony to Congress.” Cohen’s hearing in front of the House Oversight committee is scheduled for February 7. He is due to report to federal prison on March 6.
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Trish Turner, Lucien Bruggeman
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senators-nearing-subpoena-michael-cohen/story?id=60424006
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2019-01-16 20:51:36+00:00
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politics
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abcnews--2019-01-24--Special election set for May to replace Marino in US House
| 2019-01-24T00:00:00 |
abcnews
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Special election set for May to replace Marino in US House
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Voters in heavily Republican northcentral Pennsylvania have a special election date set to elect a new representative to the U.S. House after the five-term incumbent resigned just three weeks into the new congressional term. Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday he scheduled the special election to coincide with Pennsylvania's primary election on May 21. Republican Tom Marino's last day in office was Wednesday. Marino was a strong ally of President Donald Trump and easily won a fifth term in November, but the 66-year-old abruptly announced his resignation last week, saying only that he's taking a job outside government. The sprawling congressional district covers all or parts of 15 counties, and Republicans are heavily favored, with about 100,000 more registered voters than Democrats.
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The Associated Press
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/special-election-set-replace-marino-us-house-60594489
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2019-01-24 14:50:54+00:00
| 1,548,359,454 | 1,567,551,020 |
politics
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election
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2,488 |
abcnews--2019-11-21--Somali official: 2020 could see first election in 50 years
| 2019-11-21T00:00:00 |
abcnews
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Somali official: 2020 could see first election in 50 years
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The head of Somalia’s electoral commission told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that 2020 is “a pivotal year” for the country whose citizens have been denied the right to political participation for 50 years and are hoping for an election with universal voting. Halima Ismail Ibrahim said the country’s political leaders must follow through on agreements since 2011 to holding a one-person, one-vote election as a replacement for “clan-based power-sharing.” In presidential elections most recently in 2017, lawmakers were chosen by about 14,000 clan delegates and they in turn elected a president. Ibrahim urged Somali leaders to treat one-person, one-vote elections in 2020-2021 “as a constitutional obligation and a national priority and provide the necessary political and financial support” for the National Independent Electoral Commission which she chairs to conduct an election with universal voting next year. Since Somalia became an independent nation in 1960, she said, “universal suffrage elections have only been conducted twice, 1964 and 1969.” Later that year, a coup brought military leader Siad Barre to power. After three decades of civil war, extremist attacks and famine, Somalia established a functioning transitional government in 2012 and has been working to rebuild stability. But U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the government must still tackle violent extremism, terrorism, armed conflict, political instability and corruption. James Swan, the U.N. envoy for Somalia, told the Security Council that “political dynamics” in the country are increasingly focusing on the 2020 election and the federal government has committed to adopting an amended federal constitution by June 2020, but significant challenges remain. First and foremost, he pointed to the lack of “effective cooperation” between the central government and states for more than a year, which has become “an obstacle to achieving important national priorities.” “Somalia’s leaders must act urgently to break this stalemate between the central and the federal member states in the interest of the nation,” Swan said. He also urged parliament to approve the electoral code and amendments to the law on political parties in December, warning that any delay “puts the 2020 electoral calendar at risk.” Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman told the council the government is continuing to make preparations to hold one-person, one-vote elections in the last quarter of 2020. And it has made a commitment to pass the electoral law by the end of December and to conclude the review of the constitution by June 2020, he said. Osman said President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s meeting Wednesday with two former presidents “sends a strong signal of Somalia’s commitment to ... truly historic, democratic elections next year.” He said the government recognizes it will not meet its goals and reform agenda without the cooperation and engagement of member states — but this requires “genuine reconciliation efforts and holding fair, transparent and inclusive elections” in the states. “Where electoral process does not meet those criteria, the federal government will not recognize the outcomes and so should our partners,” he said. U.N. envoy Swan stressed that “insecurity remains a major challenge to progress in Somalia” because al-Qaida linked al-Shabab militants continue “to execute deadly terrorist attacks against civilians as well as military targets.”
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/somali-official-2020-election-50-years-67215261
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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:22:09 -0500
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politics
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election
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abcnews--2019-11-22--US working with Taiwan to combat China election interference
| 2019-11-22T00:00:00 |
abcnews
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US working with Taiwan to combat China election interference
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The top U.S. representative in Taiwan says Washington is working with it to combat efforts by Beijing to influence upcoming elections on the island. The U.S. is “aware that China is attempting to apply pressure through various means on Taiwan ... to influence Taiwan's democratic process,” Brent Christensen told reporters on Friday. "We believe that malign actors are using disinformation campaigns to make people lose faith in democratic institutions,” said Christensen, who serves as the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taipei. The U.S. and Taiwan have been “working very closely to combat these disinformation efforts” by sharing information and experience and mobilizing civil society, he said. Independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen is seeking a second term in the Jan. 11 vote for head of state and lawmakers. China is believed to strongly favor Tsai’s main opponent in the race, Han Kuo-yu of the Beijing-friendly Nationalist Party. Self-governing Taiwan split from China in 1949 and transitioned to full democracy in the 1990s. China claims the island as its own territory, which it threatens to annex by military force, and opposes all official contact between the U.S. and the island. Despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations, the U.S. is legally bound to ensure the island can defend itself and to treat all threats to it as matters of “grave concern.” Christensen’s remarks came days after Tsai told reporters that China’s Communist leaders were “using every means they can” to interfere in the election campaign. China’s previous efforts to influence Taiwan’s democracy have yielded mixed results and could become a liability for Han, who in March met with Chinese officials on a visit to China, Macao and Hong Kong and has struggled to shake accusations of collusion with Beijing. Han held an early lead in public opinion surveys but has trailed Tsai, often by several percentage points, since June. Several of the National candidates for at-large seats in the legislature — those that are distributed according to the party’s proportion of the popular vote — also have strong China connections and have spoken in favor of unification with China. One, retired Lt. Gen. Wu Sz-huai, has been heavily criticized for leading a delegation of retired officers to a ceremony held at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, at which he stood for the Chinese national anthem and listened to an address by President and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. Wu was also a leader of a pro-China group that staged violent protests outside the legislature last year, at one point invading a nearby children’s hospital. Those protests were ostensibly sparked by plans to reduce pension benefits for retired officers and other public servants that had been criticized for being overly generous. Some accused China of spreading misinformation exaggerating the size and impact of the cuts. Election interference would be a continuation of Beijing’s unrelenting campaign to undermine Tsai’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party government through increasing diplomatic, military and economic pressure. That has included wooing away Taiwan’s remaining handful of diplomatic allies and barring its participation in international gatherings, in a campaign to demoralize and isolate the island. A total of seven countries have switched recognition to China since Tsai was elected in 1996, leaving just 15 nations that maintain formal ties with Taiwan. China has also stepped up its military threat through words and deeds. The sailing of China’s Type 001A aircraft carrier and accompanying ships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday was viewed by some as its latest display of saber rattling.
| null |
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-working-taiwan-combat-china-election-interference-67222343
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Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:19:39 -0500
| 1,574,421,579 | 1,574,424,352 |
politics
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election
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3,999 |
activistpost--2019-02-10--Most Expensive Midterm Election Ever Special Interests Paid Billions in 2018 for a Shot to Rule Ove
| 2019-02-10T00:00:00 |
activistpost
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Most Expensive Midterm Election Ever: Special Interests Paid Billions in 2018 for a Shot to Rule Over You
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When I first started out as an independent journalist in 2007, I remember interviewing a congressional candidate who put his law career on hold to seek public office. Through my naive and hopeful eyes, before the interview, I looked from afar and wondered what may have inspired him to serve the public. Was it to reform corruption, stop the wholesale fleecing of the citizens of Louisiana by their criminal government, or was he standing up for a noble cause? Turns out, I was wrong on all fronts. When I asked him why he chose to run for Congress, his answer back to me—knowing that this was going to go on record—was “I thought I could win.” There was no desire to right any wrongs—no desire to seek positive change and create a better life. The entire impetus behind his campaign was due to the the notion that he thought he could win. I thought to myself at the time that surely this man was an anomaly and most other politicians must be motivated by some selfless concern for the well-being of others, otherwise known as altruism. But I was dead wrong. The anomaly is actually the reverse. The politician who seeks office for personal gain is the rule, not the exception. Self-interested narcissists fill the halls of Washington stomping on anyone who gets in their way and unafraid to lie, cheat, and steal to get there. The politician who risks their career to stand for what they believe in and to serve the people, however, is the actual anomaly. Our politicians, they tell us, commit themselves to a life of government so they can serve their constituents and represent them at a national level to further the democratic process and uphold our rights. Promises of lower taxes, free stuff, more freedom, and more security flow from the mouths of political candidates like treated water from a sewage plant. But it’s the exact same story once they all get elected—sell out to lobbyists and push more war. The opportunity of public office has become such a position of power and control people are paying billions of dollars just for a crack at landing their candidate a job in D.C. In fact, according to a report this week, the cost of the 2018 was the most expensive midterm election in history. As OpenSecrets.org reported, with more than $5.7 billion shelled out by candidates, parties, committees, PACs and outside groups, the 2018 midterm leapfrogs even the then-record breaking 2008 presidential election which saw nearly $5.3 billion in total spending. It also smashes the previous midterm spending record of $3.8 billion in 2014. “Just as the 2018 elections brought historic wins for a more diverse group of candidates, they also saw greater spending than we’ve ever seen or anticipated for a midterm election, capitalizing on years of loosened campaign finance regulation and oversight,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics. It would be irresponsible reporting not to mention that a little less than 17 percent of this money came from individuals in the form of small donations. But this likely has more to do with candidates getting better at appealing to emotion than it does with any grassroots movements affecting real change. The following chart shows just how much money people continue to pour into the opportunity to sell you out to special interests. If you think that people are spending record amounts of money just to have the opportunity to act as or support a public servant, think again. The election process has morphed into a circus in which billionaires vie for your attention through their shill candidates or shill candidates vie for your attention through their appeals to emotion. All of it is a charade to get into power and if voting actually accomplished anything resembling real change, it would likely be illegal. Even if you vote, or not, and your party wins, or not, because this system is set up this way, the police state will continue. Constantly voting for the lesser of two evils has manifested into an inevitable cycle in which the government gets more powerful and the people get poorer. But don’t take my word for it, just look at the current state of America. 50 percent of all American workers make less than $30,533 a year. In the meantime, however, the politically connected elite made up of the 0.1% have increased their wealth by more than $1 trillion in the past year. One trillion also happens to be the same amount of money that the US taxpayer has had placed on their backs in the form of government debt in the last year too. Coincidence? Probably not. “But if the Republicans keep the house we will make America great,” right? Or, “if the Dems take the house, we can finally have nice things,” right? Wrong. The reality of the situation is that no matter who gets elected, these politicians have already made a Faustian bargain to keep the police and warfare state in power. In today’s political climate, it is no longer a question of which party is in power, or which party will usher in totalitarianism. Instead, we have reached a point of simply waiting for the hammer to finally fall. Donald Trump ran on a platform to make government smaller, get America out of these endless wars, cease the chaotic and out-of-control spending, and rein in the overreaching executive. Instead, he’s continued wars, increased spending, and followed in his predecessor’s footsteps in using his position of president to write executive order after executive order—most recently threatening to alter the very Constitution with one. We’re not only speeding toward the edge of a perilous cliff, but arguing over who should steer the wheel — leaving no one competent enough available to man the brakes. Any politician who attempts to apply the proverbial brakes is laughed out of Congress, pushed to the fringes, and never sees the light of day in the mainstream media unless it is to smear them. Case in point: Justin Amash and Tulsi Gabbard. The ruling elite have no problem flaunting this in front of our faces either. In fact, one Congressman even spoke out in a book, bragging about how voting doesn’t matter and that the US government views the citizens as “sheep.” In 2016, the Internet exploded when the book Congressman X was published. In it, the supposed current or former congressman explained that voting is what keeps assholes like him in power. “My main job is to keep my job, to get reelected,” Congressman X asserts in the book. “It takes precedence over everything.” In regard to how the political class views the citizens, Congressman X did not hold back. “Voters are incredibly ignorant and know little about our form of government and how it works,” he says. “It’s far easier than you think to manipulate a nation of naive, self-absorbed sheep who crave instant gratification.” “Voters claim they want substance and detailed position papers, but what they really crave are cutesy cat videos, celebrity gossip, top 10 lists, reality TV shows, tabloid tripe, and the next f**king Twitter message,” he rants. This craving for ignorance is why these politicians and their supporters are spending billions on your attention. If they keep you distracted long enough to take power, they have won. We have got to wake up to this system of fraud and extortion that we call government before they have taken all we have left. We need to stop being tricked by the slick-tongued snakes in suits with red and blue ties when promising us golden unicorns. We need to reclaim our rights as humans before they are legislated out of existence for our perceived safety. And, we need to never be silenced for calling out this corruption because once we reach critical mass, true change will be on the horizon. No army can stop an idea whose time has come. Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project, where this article first appeared. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
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Activist Post
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https://www.activistpost.com/2019/02/most-expensive-midterm-election-2018-rule.html
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2019-02-10 19:58:27+00:00
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election
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6,158 |
activistpost--2019-12-03--PA County Election Turned Into “Nightmare” After Voting Machines Malfunctioned
| 2019-12-03T00:00:00 |
activistpost
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PA County Election Turned Into “Nightmare” After Voting Machines Malfunctioned
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A couple of minutes after polls closed in Easton, Pennsylvania on Election Day, the chairwoman of the county Republicans, Lee Snover, realized something had gone horribly wrong. When vote totals began to come in for the Northampton County judge’s race, it was obvious there was a problem. The Democratic candidate, Abe Kassis, only had 164 votes out of 55,000 ballots across 100 precincts. In an area where you can vote for a straight party ticket, it was near a “statistical impossibility”, according to the New York Times. When paper backup ballots were recounted, they showed Kassis winning narrowly, 26,142 to 25,137, over his opponent, the Republican Victor Scomillio. Snover said at about 9:30PM on November 5, her “anxiety began to pick up”. “I’m coming down there and you better let me in,” she told someone at the election office after eventually getting through to them on the phone. Matthew Munsey, the chairman of the Northampton County Democrats who helped with the paper ballot recount said: “People were questioning, and even I questioned, that if some of the numbers are wrong, how do we know that there aren’t mistakes with anything else?” The issue in Northampton County continues to highlight fears and mistrust over election security that the nation is feeling on a broader scale heading into 2020. The machines used in Northampton County were also used in Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, crucial areas for next year’s Presidential election. Calibration of the voting ecosystem is often invoked by those who lose by a small margin. Snover echoed voter concerns: “There are concerns for 2020. Nothing went right on Election Day. Everything went wrong. That’s a problem.” Voters around the country say that machines exacerbate an already grueling voting process that is replete with long lines and frustrated poll workers. Michelle Broadhecke of Easton, like many others who watched their Democratic candidate go down in flames in 2016, said her anxiety about elections began after Trump won. She said: “It made me sad because with everything that’s going on, you kind of worry about: Was something tampered with, or was it just a mistake. There’s just too much going on that you worry about those things. And you don’t want the wrong people in the wrong places.” No study has been conducted to determine why the machines malfunctioned in Northampton County. The machines stay locked away for 20 days after the election, per state law. The prevailing theory has been a bug in the software and there have been no visible signs of outside meddling, according to a senior intelligence official. Or as Democrats call it, “Russian interference”. County officials say the machines worked as they should have, with the paper ballot backup process working as advertised. Katina Granger, a spokeswoman for Election Systems & Software, the manufacturer of the machines said: “We also need to focus on the outcome, which is that voter-verified paper ballots provided fair, accurate and legal election results, as indicated by the county’s official results reporting and successful postelection risk-limiting audit. The election was legal and fair.” Others say the mess highlights a lack of uniformity for purchasing voting systems on a national scale. Federal testing standards for election machines haven’t been updated since 2005, when a large percentage of the machines were not digital, the Times notes.Kevin Skoglund, a senior technical adviser for the National Election Defense Coalition, a nonpartisan group that focuses on election security issues, commented: “Not only is that a decade before the current cybersecurity threats to our elections, it is two years before the first iPhone. There is a newer 2015 standard, but the Election Assistance Commission lets voting system vendors choose which one to use.” The machines that broke are called the ExpressVoteXL and are made by Election Systems & Software. It is among the most high end machine is being called a “luxury one-stop” voting system that combines a 32 inch screen with a paper printer. There are nearly 6,300 ExpressVoteXL machines in use across the country and the way they were chosen for use in Philadelphia has drawn significant scrutiny. Since 2013, ES&S had been lobbying two Philadelphia city commissioners and had donated $28,000 in campaign contributions and direct lobbying of Al Schmidt, one of the city’s commissioners. But the machines are supposed to be able to test themselves to prevent what happened in Northampton County. According to the Times: Skoglund continued: “It doesn’t test if the touch screen or the scanner work. It doesn’t even cast votes for everyone on the ballot. It is especially concerning that it can send made-up votes to the vote counting software without needing a real ballot. Fake ballots are a feature no voting machine should have.” The automatic tests in Northampton proved to be problematic in that they didn’t even cast votes for every candidate. The machines were rolled out and used anyway. This article was sourced from ZeroHedge.com Subscribe to Activist Post for truth, peace, and freedom news. Become an Activist Post Patron for as little as $1 per month at Patreon. Follow us on SoMee, Flote, Minds, Twitter, and Steemit. Provide, Protect and Profit from what’s coming! Get a free issue of Counter Markets today.
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Activist Post
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https://www.activistpost.com/2019/12/pa-county-election-turned-into-nightmare-after-voting-machines-malfunctioned.html
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Tue, 03 Dec 2019 02:10:25 +0000
| 1,575,357,025 | 1,575,374,800 |
politics
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election
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americablognews--2019-06-18--Crooks Liars John Amato talks the 2020 election
| 2019-06-18T00:00:00 |
americablognews
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Crooks & Liars’ John Amato talks the 2020 election
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Our good friend John Amato, the founder of Crooks & Liars, joins us to talk about the latest really bad polls for Trump’s reelection effort (including an awful Fox News poll — awful for Trump, that is), the Kyle Kashuv Harvard controversy, and ThinkProgress’ money trouble and what it means for online media and the future of Facebook’s monopoly control over so much of the media world. PS John also talks to us about the time he toured with Duran Duran! Below is is a 17-minute excerpt of the hour and 13 minute interview. To hear the entire show, and help keep UnPresidented ad-free, please become a patron over at Patreon.
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John Aravosis
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http://elections.americablog.com/2019/06/crooks-liars-john-amato-talks-the-2020-election.html
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2019-06-18 19:10:53+00:00
| 1,560,899,453 | 1,567,538,874 |
politics
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election
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19,190 |
americablognews--2019-12-14--UK election, impeachment, Bernie & Melania
| 2019-12-14T00:00:00 |
americablognews
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UK election, impeachment, Bernie & Melania
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In today’s podcast, we talk about the UK election and what if anything it means for us, how Dems are doing on impeachment, Bernie’s recent brouhaha over his endorsement of Cenk Uygur for Congress, and right wing freakout over Melania not being named one of the world’s most powerful women. This is a free episode, to hear the rest of our shows, and support independent media, please become a subscriber over at Patreon.
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John Aravosis
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http://elections.americablog.com/2019/12/uk-election-impeachment-bernie-melania.html
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Sat, 14 Dec 2019 21:57:05 +0000
| 1,576,378,625 | 1,576,369,420 |
politics
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