Today in News History
On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1925, Bill Mackrides, American football quarterback (died 2019) was born. In 1951, Alan Ashby, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster was born. In 1960, Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union. In 1966, Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician was born. In 1981, Wolfram Müller, German runner was born. In 1988, Ray Barbuti, American runner and football player (born 1905) passed away. In 1990, Kevin Trapp, German footballer was born. In 1996, Marlon Humphrey, American football player was born. In 2013, Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (born 1980) passed away. In 2015, Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
All the presidents’ meddling: the Balogun scandal shows how Fifa can break football | Barney Ronay
The suspension of the USA striker’s red card after Trump’s intervention has shown what Gianni Infantino’s organisation is trying to turn the sport into: scripted entertainmentFrites 4 Cheats 1. Tintin 4 Tonto 1. Some good news here, perhaps. It seems Gianni Infantino was right after all. Football has united the world. Mainly football has united the world in gleeful satisfaction at the USA exiting its own World Cup tournament as soon as possible following the great and glorious Donald Trump Mr-Fix-It intervention.This was the tone of the immediate global reaction to the USA’s invertebrate defeat in Seattle on Monday night, soundly beaten by a righteous and highly motivated Belgium: land of beer, waffles and sporting vigilante justice. Ghent 4 Bent 1. Antwerp 4 A twerp 1. Mayonnaise 4 May-have-interfered-in-due-process 1. I can go on. How long have you got? Continue reading...
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