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It’s the 27th of August, 2015, and Sepp Blatter is still president of FIFA.
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Everton has rejected Chelsea’s latest bid for defender John Stones. It’s notable because Stones submitted a request to be transferred to Chelsea, which Everton apparently aslo denied. It’s not often you see want-away players kept at a club.
Now that Mario Balotelli has left Liverpool, his dirty laundry is being aired. According to the Liverpool Echo, Balotelli faked an training injury so he could get a new iPhone, among other transgressions.
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin took the red jersey after stage five of the Vuelta a España, Spain’s version of the Tour de France. Colombian Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio is in second by one second. Chaves’ compatriot, Nairo Quintana Rojas, remember, finished second at the Tour.
The big news after last night’s Champions League Qualifiers is that Leverkusen overturned it’s 1-0 deficit to Lazio, winning 3-0 at home. Manchester United dispatched Club Brugge 4-0. Rooney scored a hat trick. Chicharito, on the other hand, was terrible. He missed a wide open net at one point and, later, a penalty.
Good food in Bruges though!
Photo of the Day:
The jump events are ongoing in the IAAF World Championships in Bejing, which means lots of great photos of athletes flying through the air. Here’s Belorussian Volha Sudarava long jumping.
