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My target is to win from day one ' - Mauricio Pochettino talks about his new job as Chelsea manager

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New Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino said he knows he is already under pressure in his new role, admitting the immediate expectation at Stamford Bridge is to win despite the club’s struggles last season. Pochettino previously enjoyed spells in the Premier League with Southampton and Tottenham, the latter of which he guided to the Champions League final in 2019 before leaving trophy-less just five months later. He then moved to Bayern Munich which he coached for a year.  Chelsea’s 12th-place finish on 44 points last season was their worst display since 1994 , the club were so bad they employed three managers — Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and interim boss Frank Lampard.   However, Pochettino in his first press conference since he took charge at Stamford Bridge on July 1, said;   “My target is to win, my aim is to win. Play well is our style, philosophy and culture. If you don’t win in a club like Chelsea, you will struggle,” Pochettino said. “With the player...

Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea confirms he is leaving Manchester United after 12 years

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Spanish goalkeeper, David de Gea has confirmed he is leaving Manchester United after 12 years at the club. The goalkeeper, 32,  joined United from Atlético Madrid for £17m in 2011 and went on to make 545 appearances, keeping a club-record 190 clean sheets in the process.  “I would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years,” De Gea said in a statement. “We’ve achieved a lot since my dear Sir Alex Ferguson brought me to this club.   During his time at Old Trafford, De Gea won the Premier League, FA Cup, Europa League, and two Carabao Cups but his position has been under heavy scrutiny since the arrival of Erik ten Hag last summer.   De Gea still won the Premier League’s Golden Glove for keeping most clean sheets last season, though, and will not be short of suitors. “I took incredible pride every time I pulled on this shirt, to lead the team, to represent this institution, the biggest club in the world was ...

Gunman who shot dead 23 people in racist attack at El Paso Walmart is sentenced to 90 life terms

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  The white gunman who shot and killed 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas in a racist attack on Hispanic customers has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for the 2019 massacre.   Patrick Crusius, 24, was sentenced to multiple life terms following the mass shooting that target Hispanic shoppers on the U.S.-Mexico border.   Prosecutors had recommended Crusius receive consecutive life sentences for each of the 90 federal charges, including hate crimes and firearms offenses, to which he pleaded guilty.   He pleaded guilty in February to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges after federal prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.     He drove more than 700 miles from his Dallas-area home in order to attack Hispanics with an AK-style rifle at the Walmart, where the shooting took place inside and outside the store, according to police.   Just before he started shooting on 3 August 2019, Crusius posted a racist message o...

Actor Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner slams actor's 'inappropriate' $52K a month child support offer

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Hollywood actor, Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner has branded the actor's proposed $51,940 a month in child support 'inappropriate' amid their ongoing divorce. Baumgartner, 49, had previously demanded $248,000 a month in child support - which Costner claimed in legal documents was partly to fund her own plastic surgery expenses - and the star has offered up a new sum in the exes' court battle over their finances.   However, Baumgartner has called the proposal 'completely inappropriate' in new legal documents and claimed Costner 'spends $240,000 a month on himself and the kids when they're with him'.   The former couple share three children together, Cayden 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace 13. Costner also has four adult children from previous relationships.   Baumgartner says $52,000 is 'well below' the $65,000 per month she claims Costner was getting for renting out a guest house at his $100 million beachfront c...

Former Amazon employee sentenced to 16 years after stealing nearly $10 million

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A former Amazon.com manager has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after stealing over $9.4 million from the company while working there.   According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kayricka Wortham stole over $9.4 million from Amazon while working as an operations manager in Georgia from August 2020 to March 2022. Six additional people have also been charged with stealing money.   As an operations manager, the 32-year-old oversaw other employees, signed off on new vendors, and paid out invoices for Amazon. Because of her access, she was able to invoice for over $10 million using fake vendors; ultimately, she and the six others made $9.4 million in their scheme. "Once the information was entered, Wortham approved the fake vendors, enabling them to submit invoices. Wortham and co-conspirators then submitted fictitious invoices to Amazon, falsely representing that the vendors had provided goods and services to Amazon,” the release says. “Wortha...

Faith Evans reportedly settles divorce terms with Stevie J

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  Faith Evans and Stevie J have reached an agreement on their divorce case.   Per  RadarOnline , court documents show that on Monday (July 3) Evans informed the court that she had “entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic support partnership rights, including support.” The filing continues: “There are irreconcilable differences that have led to the irremediable breakdown of the marriage or domestic partnership, and there is no possibility of saving the marriage or domestic partnership through counseling or other means.” While exact details weren’t provided, the settlement reportedly includes coverage of both spousal support and attorney fees.   The two have been in the process of separation for over two years by this point. They initially married back in 2018 after being friends for over 20 years. Despite the divorce, it was unclear if the two would go through with parting ways after Stevie J pleaded for f...

Keke Palmer's baby daddy shames her on social media over outfit she wore to Usher's show

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  American actress Keke Palmer 's baby daddy,  Darius Jackson, has received a backlash for publicly shaming an outfit she wore to Usher's show.    A clip of the 29-year-old actress being serenaded by Usher at his Las Vegas residency went viral after being shared on social media. Palmer wore a sheer black dress with a black bodysuit underneath and was seen dancing and hugging the singer while he crooned his hit 2010 song “There Goes My Baby”.   Jackson made a tweet publicly shaming the television personality for the outfit she wore to singer Usher 's show. "It's the outfit tho... you a mom," he quote-tweeted a video of Palmer and Usher from the show.      Fans were quick to berate the fitness instructor for appearing to shame Palmer despite previously posting videos celebrating her body on his Instagram Stories.   Jackson doubled down on his opinion, later tweeting:      “We live in a generation where the man...