Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1930, Brian Statham, English cricketer (died 2000) was born. In 1939, Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison. In 1958, Pierre Berbizier, French rugby player and coach was born. In 1979, Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (born 1898) passed away. In 1982, Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1985, Özge Akın, Turkish sprinter was born. In 1985, Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1986, Apoula Edel, Armenian footballer was born. In 1988, Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player was born. In 2012, Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (born 1971) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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Didier Deschamps has an awkward question to answer: should he drop the Ballon d’Or holder?By Get French Football News“If I start playing just to prove all of my critics wrong and to shut them up, I think I’d have to keep playing until I was 80,” said Kylian Mbappé as he wrote his name in the history books, surpassing Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time top scorer. He insists that his 57th and 58th goals for the national team – which secured a 3-1 win over Senegal in their World Cup opener – were not about “revenge”. But they were at least a response.Mbappé is not someone who does all his talking on the pitch. Speaking before Euro 2024, he referred to himself in the third person as he announced his opposition to far-right politicians. “Kylian Mbappé is against extreme views and against ideas that divide people,” he said two years ago. I want to be proud to represent France. I don’t want to represent a country that doesn’t correspond to my values, or our values.” Continue reading...
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