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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a strong endorsement of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its contribution to peace during a visit to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The Secretary-General called the Games a desperately needed antidote to division. He said: “When we see so many conflicts around the world, we see the absolute relevance of having Olympic Games in which all countries are represented – even, unfortunately, some that are in a war situation – to have them all here and to show that peace is possible, that unity is possible, and that solidarity is possible. This fully justifies the strong commitment of the United Nations to support the International Olympic Committee.”          

ERLING HAALAND SIGNED A 9.5 YEAR CONTRACT WITH MANCHESTER CITY A LITTLE WHILE BACK, LET’S GO BEHIND THE SCENES AGAIN WITH MANCHESTER CITY AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE MATCH WHICH MADE HISTORY FOR THEM BY BECOMING PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FOR FOUR YEARS IN A ROW…!   BY AMANDA WATERS

IF IT WAS TREATS YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL FOOTBALLING SKILLS, THEN THE LIONESSES OFFERED A SMORGASBORD IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST JAMAICA ON 29/06/2025! FIRSTLY ELLA TOONE SCORED A CRACKER AT 10 MINS., (WHICH WAS TO BE THE FIRST GOAL OF A BRILLIANT BRACE, NETTING THE SECOND AT THE END OF THE FIRST-HALF IN STOPPAGE TIME AT 45 +4 MINS.), THEN IT WAS LUCY BRONZE’S TURN TO SCORE A SPECTACULAR GOAL AT 32 MINS., WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A REGULAR ‘GOALATHON’. FROM THE LIONESSES, WHICH LEFT LITTLE TIME FOR THE JAMAICAN LADIES TO COME UP FOR AIR! GEORGIA STANWAY FOLLOWED LUCY BRONZE’S GOAL WITH A BEAUT AT 59 MINS., AND ON THEY CAME, WITH ALESSIA RUSSO SCORING ANOTHER CLASS GOAL AT 71 MINS., AND AGGIE BEAVER-JONES’ SPECTACULAR GOAL AT 85 MINS., AND THEN ...

IT IS WELL INTO THE UEFA WOMEN’S EUROS COMPETITION NOW, AND IT SEEMS THAT THE RIGOROUS SCHEDULE CAN TAKE IT’S TOLL ON EVEN THE HARDIEST OF TEAMS – (i.e. EAT, TRAIN, PLAY – REPEAT) AND DARE I SAY, IT CERTAINLY SEEMED TO BE THE CASE IN THE SPAIN VS SWITZERLAND MATCH LAST NIGHT! SPAIN HAD 2 UNSUCCESSFUL PENALTIES, WITH THE 1ST FROM MARIONA CALDENTEY, WHICH WENT WIDE, AND THEN, ALSO FROM ALEXIA PUTELLAS, FOR WHICH SWITZERLAND’S GOALY LIVIA PENG WAS READY-AND-A-WAITING! SPAIN DID PUT ON A DOMINANT PERFORMANCE HOWEVER, WITH 658 PASSES, WITH AN 88% PASS ACCURACY AND 73% POSSESSION. BUT SWITZERLAND HELD THEIR OWN, PUTTING UP A BOLD DEFENCE AGAINST THE SPANISH LADIES, MAKING 259 PASSES, WITH A 70% PASS ACCURACY, AND 4 SHOTS, WHICH WERE, ALAS FOR THEM, NOT TO BE! BUT TH...

ICELAND MADE 308 PASSES, WITH A 68% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 13 SHOTS WITH 4 ON TARGET, BUT WITH AN OVERLY-PHYSICAL HILDUR ANTONSDOTTIR FIRSTLY RECEIVING A YELLOW FOR ARGEY-BARGEY AND THEN A RED FOR A CLUMSY TACKLE, IT LEFT ICELAND DOWN TO 10 LADIES! FINLAND MADE 405 PASSES, WITH A 78% PASS ACCURACY, (HAD 56% POSSESSION) AND 16 SHOTS, WITH 4 ON TARGET, INCLUDING A STUNNER FROM KATARINA KOSOLA JUST 12 MINS. AFTER ANTONSDOTTIR’S RED AT 70 MINS., MEANING THAT FINLAND WON THE MATCH 1 – 0. THE FINLAND HEAD COACH MARKO SALORANTA SAID AFTERWARDS “IT’S BEEN 16 YEARS SINCE FINLAND LAST WON AT A MAJOR TOURNAMENT, WHEN THE WOMEN’S EURO WAS PLAYED IN FINLAND IN 2009. SINCE THEN, WE’VE HAD NO VICTORIES AT THE 2013 AND 2022 TOURNAMENTS. I’M VERY SATISFIED TO START...