#2017 by Real Madrid Wags

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2017 BY REAL MADRID WAGS

It was good year, because to our family joined 6 beautiful people:

- Ibrahim Benzema. Ibrahim is first child of Karim and Cora. He was born on 13. May in Madrid.

- Ruben Varane. Ruben is first child of Raphael and Camille. He was born on 9. March.

- Eva and Mateo Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. Eva and Mateo are twins. Their mother is unknown. They were born on 8. June in USA.

- Alana Martina Ronaldo dos Santos. Alana is first child of Cristiano and Georgina. She was born on 12. November in Madrid.

- Sofia Modric. Sofia is third child of Luka and Vanja. She was born on 2. October.

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Memories from Cardiff : Family Casemiro :)

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Information’s about Ex-Families & WaGs ⛔️💑💔

Bastian & Ana Schweinsteiger

Part of our Family: 1998-2015

Current Club: Chicago Fire (US)

Date since: 2014

Wedding: 13.07.2016

Children: Luka (*2018)

Douglas Costa & Louise Ramos 

Part of our Family: 2015-2017

Current Club: Juventus Turin

Date since: -

Wedding: 12.06.2014

Children: She had a miscarriage in 2017

Lukas & Monika Podolscy

Part of our Family: 2006-2009

Current Club: Vissel Kobe (Japan)

Date since: 2004

Wedding: 2011

Children: Louis (*2009) & Maya (*2016)

Mario & Ann-Kathrin Götze

Part of our Family: 2013-2014

Current Club: Borussia Dortmund

Date since: 2012

Wedding: 2018

Children: -

Medhi & Cecile Benatia 

Part of our Family: 2014-2016

Current Club: Juventus Turin

Date since: -

Wedding: yes

Children: Lina (*2009), Kays (*2013), Alya (*2015) & Nial (*2018)

Niklas Dorsch & Melissa Deines 

Part of our Family: 2016-2018

Current Club: FC Heidenheim

Date since: 2017

Wedding: -

Children: -

Philipp & Claudia Lahm 

Part of our Family: 2002-2017

Current Club: end of career

Date since: 2008

Wedding: 14.07.2010

Children: Julian (*2012) & Lenia (*2017)

Sebastian Rode & Johanna Pröckl 

Part of our Family: 2014-2016

Current Club: Borussia Dortmund

Date since: -

Wedding: -

Children: -

Tom & Melanie Starke (no photo) 

Part of our Family: 2012-2016 (came back 2017/2018) 

Current Club: end of career

Date since: -

Wedding: yes

Children: Nick & Lina

Toni & Jessica Kroos 

Part of our Family: 2006-2014

Current Club: Real Madrid

Date since: 2008

Wedding: 13.06.2015

Children: Leon (*2013) & Amelie (*2016)

Xabi Alonso & Nagore Aranburu 

Part of our Family: 2014-2017

Current Club: end of career

Date since: 2003

Wedding: 12.07.2009

Children: Jontxu (*2008), Ane (*2010) & Emma (*2013)

Ex Player: (players who do not have a girlfriend)

Holger Badstuber -> (2002-2017 I VFB Stuttgart)

Ex WaGs: (their ex men currently play for FC Bayern)

Carolina Santana - Rafinha → 2008-2017 

Eva Pedros - Juan Bernat → ???-2016

Katja Butylina - David Alaba → 2013-2016

Kathrin Gilch - Manuel Neuer → 2008-2014

Sephora Goignan - Kingsley Coman → 2015-2017 

Daniela Ospina - James Rodríguez → 2008-2017

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Artists: Maria Bartuszová, Elaine Cameron-Weir, Lin May Saeed, Trevor Shimizu, Erika Verzutti

Venue: VIN VIN, Vienna as part of curated by, Vienna

Exhibition Title: Crumple

Date: September 8 – 26, 2020

Curated By: Emily Watlington

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Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.

Images:

Images courtesy of the artists; VIN VIN, Vienna; Alison Jacques, London; Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt, Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles. Photos by Flavio Palasciano.

Press Release:

Crumple brings together art objects concerned with the hybrid space between fragility and permanence. The works mine humble materials, be they fragile, quotidian, or provisional. All exude a certain vulnerability, and even humility, yet nonetheless, all are material objects.

Likening the humbleness of their materials to that of their message, the works make principled points without preaching, or avoid grand statements altogether. Some of the artists—such as Elaine Cameron-Weir (b. 1985, Canadian) and Maria Bartuszová (1936–1996, Slovak)— emphasize their work’s materiality, without endeavoring to transcend it. In her 2019 wall piece, as elsewhere in her work, Cameron-Weir emphasizes the hybrid delicacy and durability of industrial and functional objects: in this case, laboratory lattices and parachute harnesses. Bartuszová sculpts using plaster: she favored the material’s provisional connotations. The stacked sections comprising Untitled (1968–9) exude simultaneous precarity and sturdiness.

On the other end of the spectrum, Lin May Saeed’s (b. 1973, Iraqi-German) sculpture and relief comment on human-animal relations. Bilal (Pyramid) (2014) is based on a visit to Egypt, where the artist saw many stray dogs. Saeed’s chosen material—styrofoam—is prone to crumbling, yet also rather permanent: it does not biodegrade. The twinned pitiful and attractive qualities of Saeed’s styrofoam mimic the way one often perceives stray dogs, for whom the artist seeks to evoke empathy. Her strategy differs starkly from that of wagging fingers at human perpetrators, yet the live plants placed atop the structure gently remind us that all species are part of one ecosystem and are interdependent. Similarly, her styrofoam relief Hammar Marshes (2015) reflects on the dehydration of Iraqi marshlands—likely the site of the Garden of Eden—due to climate change. Even this sacred site is vulnerable. Nature is also found in Erika Verzutti’s (b. 1971, Brazillian) wall relief and Trevor Shimizu’s (b. 1978, American) two paintings. Verzutti deeply reveres natural beauty, and her practice is driven by the question: why does nature make certain things beautiful, even when it serves no obvious evolutionary function? For Dieta (2018), she cast bananas—which are abundant in her native Brazil—using papier-mâché, creating one-to-one copies of nature rather than endeavoring to subsume or outdo it. Similarly, Shimizu paints animals and mushrooms, but eschews the trope of sublime beauty common to landscape painting. He also does not attempt to “master” his medium. In Pigs, Horses, Birds (2016), he leaves the canvas unstretched, while the canvas for Shrooms 1 (2017) is small and most of its surface unpainted.

It is a pleasant coincidence that crumple and humble rhyme imperfectly.

  Mária Bartuszová (b. 1936 in Prague, Czechoslovakia – d. 1996 in Košice, Slovakia)

Upcoming solo exhibitions: Tate Modern, London, November 2020. Solo exhibitions include: Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK, 2016; Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland, 2014; Slovak National Gallery Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2005; Group exhibitions include, among others: Pinault Collection, Punta della Dogana, Palazzo Grassi, 2020; Museum Susch, Switzerland, 2018; Lévy Gorvy, New York, USA, 2018; Tate St Ives, UK; travelled to Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK; The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK, 2018; Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, 2018; Hepworth Wakefield Gallery, West Yorkshire, UK, 2017; Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 2014; The Goetz Collection, Munich, Germany, 2013; Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy, 2013.

Trevor Shimizu (b. 1978 in Santa Rosa, California, USA)

Trevor Shimizu had solo and two person exhibition at, among others: 47 Canal, New York, 2020; ICA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2020; Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brazil, 2018; Galerie Christine Mayer, Munich, Germany, 2017; Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2016; Misako & Rosen, Tokyo, Japan, 2015.

Lin May Saeed (b. 1973 in Würzburg, Germany)

Lin May Saeed had solo exhibitions among others, at: The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, USA (June – October 2020); What Pipeline, Detroit, USA (September 2019); Jacky Strenz Galerie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (May 2019); Studio Voltaire, London, UK, (June – August 2018). Group exhibitions include, among others: Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art Warsaw, PL (June – October 2020); Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR (June – September 2019); Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, DE (November 2018 / February 2019); MUMOK, museum moderner kunst stiftung ludwig, Vienna (June – November 2018); Museo Castello di Rivoli, Turin, IT (March – September 2018). Upcoming: Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, RivoliTorino, IT (October 2021 – February 2022).

Erika Verzutti (b. 1971 in São Paulo, Brazil)

Erika Verzutti had solo exhibitions, among others, at: Aspen Art Museum, 2019; Centre Pompidou, 2019; Misako & Rosen, 2018; Andrew Kreps Gallery, 2018; Sculpture Center, New York, 2015; Alison Jacques Gallery, 2015. Group exhibitions include, among others: Pio Pico, Los Angeles, 2020; Peter Freeman Inc., New York, 2019; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 2019. Group exhibitions include, among others: Mendes Wood, 2018; 57th La Biennale di Venezia, 2017; Galerie Neu, 2016; Guggenheim, New York (2014).

Elaine Cameron-Weir (b. in 1985 in Alberta, Canada)

Elaine Cameron-Weir had solo exhibitions among others, at: JTT, New York, 2019; Sadie Coles, London, 2019; Storm King Art Center, New York, NY USA, 2018; Dortmund Kunstverein, Dortmund, Germany, 2018; New Museum, New York, NY USA, 2017; Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles, CA USA, 2017. Group exhibitions include, among others: Gió Marconi, Milan, Italy, 2019; Magenta Plains, New York, NY USA, 2019; Ramiken Crucible, New York, NY, USA, 2018; Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong, China, 2017; Luxembourg & Dayan, New York, USA, 2017; La Biennal de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 2016.

Emily Watlington is a critic and curator of contemporary art. She is assistant editor at Art in America, and was previously the curatorial research assistant at the MIT List Visual Arts Center. She is a Fulbright Scholar and has taught in the Department of Architecture at MIT. Her work often focuses on video art through the lenses of feminism and disability studies. She holds a SMArchS in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art from MIT, and has given talks at numerous institutions including the University of California, Berkeley; Rhode Island School of Design; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; and Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including: Artforum, Mousse, Frieze, Another Gaze, Spike, and Art Review, and has been translated into German, French, and Croatian. Recently, she contributed to the exhibition catalogues Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995, Sheida Soleimani: Medium of Exchange, and An Inventory of Shimmers: Objects of Intimacy in Contemporary Art. She received the Vera List Writing Prize in the Visual Arts (2018) and the Theorist Award from C/O Berlin (2020).

Link: “Crumple” at VIN VIN

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first, why would you do this

second, i literally put this off 24 hours cause i was too lazy

1. Favorite team (nt or club)

well i can’t choose one so i’m just gonna say my current Mood: juve

2. Name a team you dislike (nt or club)

ac milan

3. If you could give a red card to any player who would it be?

answered

4. If you were a wag who's wag would you be?

5. Do you own any jerseys?

answered

6. Favorite legendary player?

ronaldinho

7. If you could transfer one player to your team who would it be?

alvaro morata back to juve :(((((

8. If you could sell a player who would it be?

pipa to whoever wants him

9.which player do you think is overrated?

pogba

10. Which player do you think is underrated?

lars bender

11. Top 5 footballers?

robben, mandzu, dybala, lahm, isco

12. Favorite goal?

mario mandzukic vs real madrid 3 june 2017

13. Have you seen your team play live?

yes i’ve watched bayern once!

14. Who is the hottest footballer?

15. Who is the least attractive?

...no one...?

16. If you could play football with one player for a day who would it be?

isco (altho we all know he’d nutmeg me in 0.3 seconds and end my career instantly)

17. Create your own starting eleven (any player from any club)?

okay this is just all the players i like yea idt it’ll be a good xi i just like this

bürkilahm - barzagli - boateng - alabapjanic - saulisco - dybala - f. vazquezmandzukic

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Cristiano Ronaldo parle pour la première fois de ses jumeaux

Le 11 juin dernier, le monde apprenait que Cristiano Ronaldo  était devenu l'heureux papa de jumeaux : un petit garçon, Mateo, et une petite fille, Eva, nés le 8 juin dernier. Une nouvelle qui en a étonné plus d'un dans la mesure où sa compagne Georgina Rodriguez n'a jamais été enceinte. Et pour cause ! Cristiano Ronaldo a fait appel à une mère porteuse résidant aux Etats-Unis. Si la pratique est interdite en France, elle est parfaitement légale aux Etats-Unis et en Espagne, pays où réside l'attaquant du Real Madrid. Le joueur aurait ainsi versé 200 000 euros à la jeune femme afin qu'elle renonce à ses droits sur les bébés.Voir mes enfants pour la première foisAlors que beaucoup d'encre a coulé à propos de cette nouvelle paternité, Cristiano Ronaldo a attendu ce mercredi 28 juin pour officialiser la nouvelle. C'est sur son compte Facebook, en marge de l'élimination du Portugal de la Coupe des Confédérations, que la star est sortie du silence. "J'étais avec ma sélection nationale en train de donner le meilleur de moi-même, comme toujours, malgré le fait que je savais que mes enfants étaient nés. Malheureusement nous ne sommes pas parvenus à accomplir l'objectif que nous nous étions fixés, mais je suis sûr que nous allons continuer à rendre les Portugais heureux. Le président de la fédération portugaise de football et le sélectionneur ont été très sensibles à ma situation et c'est quelque chose que je n'oublierai jamais. Je suis vraiment heureux de pouvoir enfin être avec mes ... Retrouvez cet article sur Public

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2017 BY REAL MADRID WAGS

In 2017 we had four weddings: - Lucas Vazquez and Macarena Rodriguez. They get married on 18. June 2017 in Las Rozas, Spain.

- Danilo and Clarice Sales. They get married on 17. June 2017 in Bicas, Brazil.

- Mateo Kovacic and Izabel Andrijanic. They get married on 17 June 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia. 

- Alvaro Morata and Alice Campello. They get married on 17 June 2017 in Venice, Italy. 

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Keylor Navas and his family with trophy of 2017 FIFA Club World Cup :)

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Celebrity spats of the decade from Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden to the Wagatha Christie row – The Sun

THE New Year is almost upon us and a new decade is about to begin – so what better time for warring celebs to kiss and make up? From the recent ‘War of the Wags’ to Katie Price picking a fight with pretty much everyone, the 2010s have thrown up their fair share of showbiz spats. 21 Rebecca Vardy and Coleen had the mother of all falloutsWho can forget the epic showdown between Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher – that nearly ended in a punch up – and the bad blood between Katie Price and Katie Hopkins? As 2020 dawns, here’s a reminder of the top celebrity feuds from the past 10 years – some of which are still going strong.Rebekah Vardy vs Coleen Rooney 21 Coleen’s Wagatha Christie act led to a very nasty fallout21 Coleen’s post made headlines after she accused her fellow WAGThese WAGs undoubtedly take home the prize for most heated celebrity spat of 2019. It started when Coleen Rooney took to Twitter, accusing Rebekah Vardy of leaking stories from Coleen’s private Instagram account to the press. Coleen revealed that she had blocked all of her followers, barring one, to find the culprit. “It’s ……..Rebekah Vardy’s account” is now etched into the celebrity feud history books forever. Rebekah replied by saying she doesn’t “need the money” and was “disgusted” by the accusation. The ‘Wagatha Christie’ war has since calmed down, with a source telling Closer that Coleen wants to bury the axe. Amanda Holden vs Phillip Schofield 21 Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden had a humdinger over her presenting slot on This Morning21 Phillip Schofield was upset by Amanda’s commentsIn second place for this year is Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden and ITV presenter Phillip Schofield. It started in November, 2018, when Amanda was preparing to fill in for Holly Willoughby on This Morning, but lost out to singer Rochelle Humes. A source told The Sun that the choice to ditch Amanda had been “heavily influenced by Phil”. Phillip denied the allegations, and the following summer Amanda confirmed the feud on her radio show, telling co-star Jamie Theakston that an “olive branch” had been offered via text. Apparently, Phillip never replied. Gemma Collins vs Jason Gardiner 21 Jason came under fire after giving the GC a tongue-lashingIn January 2019, Gemma Collins revealed that someone was selling stories about her “diva” behaviour on ITV’s Dancing On Ice. She later accused the show’s judge, Jason Gardiner, who told The Sun that the reality TV star is “lazy” and “mediocre”. He also compared her to a refrigerator, to which Gemma retaliated by screaming “you’re boring”. It didn’t end well for Jason. In August, with rumours that ITV bosses “were secretly plotting to replace him”, the 47-year-old announced that he was leaving after 13 years on the show. Gemma reignited the feud earlier this month, telling Celebsnow that Jason is a “bully”. Piers Morgan vs Little Mix 21 Piers Morgan and Little Mix fell out over the album cover for Strip21 Piers lashed out at Little Mix in a tweetPiers Morgan is no stranger to celebrity spats, having picked fights with everyone from model Emily Ratajkowski to actress Jameela Jamil. His feud with Little Mix began in November 2018 when the Good Morning Britain host accused the girlband of using nudity to promote the release of their single, Strip. Little Mix responded in an interview by claiming they have no time for Piers, to which he tweeted: “I can’t hang out with those foul-mouthed, talentless, clothes-allergic little dimwits? Gutted”. Little Mix reignite feud with Piers Morgan as they mock him and use footage of him on their tour Ariana Grande then joined in, slamming Piers for his comments, saying that women can be “naked and talented”. The war continued in 2019, when Little Mix threw some not-so-subtle shade on stage during the opening number of their world tour in Madrid, by airing clips of Piers demanding an apology. He shared the video on Twitter and accused the band of using him to “make their tour a success”. But Little Mix called his bluff, saying that both Piers and ITV had signed off on the footage. Charlotte Crosby vs Vicky Pattinson 21 Charlotte and Vicky went from pals to enemiesThey started out as fast friends, partying and bedding co-stars on MTV’s Geordie Shore. But when Vicky Pattinson left the show in 2014, she criticised it by saying the experience was “toxic” during a podcast interview with Jaime Laing and Francis Boulle, called Private Parts. Charlotte Crosby, who left in 2016, defended the show, and the aftercare that she had received. The spat continued when Charlotte dated Vicky’s ex-boyfriend, Stephen Bear in 2017. Both of the stars also released workout DVDs in 2018 – and each criticised the others’ work – with Vicky accusing Charlotte of “emulating parts” of her career. Fences were mended in January 2019, when Charlotte came out in support of Vicky after the 32-year-old was body-shamed online. The pair now appear to be on good terms.Katie Price vs Katie Hopkins 21 The two Katies have a long-running feud which dates back to Celebrity Big Brother21 Katie Hopkins referred to Katie Price’s boob jobs in this catty tweetCredit: TwitterIf there’s a celebrity known for her catfights, it’s Katie Price – with Jodie Marsh, Kelly Brook and ex-husband Peter Andre all featuring on the list. But few will forget her most epic showdown with long-standing enemy Katie Hopkins, which started when the pair appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2015. Price called Hopkins “two-faced”, while Hopkins mocked Price for naming one of her five children “Bunny”. By the end of CBB, they appeared to have patched things up, but in 2017 an explosive Twitter spat ensued, with Hopkins saying Price’s calendar shots looked “photoshopped”. Fast-forward to present day, and the feud is still going strong. Just last month, Price criticised ‘vile’ Hopkins for her behaviour back on CBB. Danny Dyer vs James Jordan 21 Outspoken stars Danny and James had a war of words2121 The two men exchanged insults over social media in 2015Back in 2015, Danny Dyer and James Jordan started a feud that was more akin to two lads picking a fight after too many pints in the pub. James tweeted about Danny’s appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, where the EastEnders actor was supporting his co-star Kellie Bright, saying “Is Danny Dyer on Strictly???” This was followed by a series of insults flung back and forth about the others’ career, as well as Danny calling James an “irritating c***”. James then decided to kick things up a notch by bringing up Danny’s former drug use. Then, just as quickly as it had happened, it was over.One Direction vs The Wanted 21  21 Zayn Malik hit out at Max George in a series of digs21 Furious Max gave as good as he got in the rowCredit: TwitterIn 2012, the battle of the boybands ensued between One Direction and The Wanted. It began with a seemingly innocent comment from Zayn Malik about Max George being a “geek”, to which Max retaliated, tweeting: “I was just starting to like you and your RnB songs, too”. Then Zayn’s bandmate Louis Tomlinson jumped in to throw some insults of his own, but the situation didn’t really heat up until Zayn tweeted “alright chlamydia boy” to Max. Subtle shade about hairstyles and exes followed, and at one point there were even chats about meeting up for a “boxing” match, to settle the argument once and for all. Liam Gallagher vs Robbie Williams 21 Robbie challenged Liam to a boxing matchIn 1995, Robbie had a blossoming friendship with Oasis brothers Liam and Noel, but by the noughties things had soured, and this is now one of the longest-standing feuds in celebrity history. During the 2000 Brit Awards, Robbie asked the crowd “Would anybody like to see me fight Liam?” At the time, the Oasis singer was dating Robbie’s ex fiancée Nicole Appleton. The public attacks continued, with Liam calling Robbie a “fat f***ing idiot” after the former Take That singer insulted his brother, Noel. 21 Liam and Robbie squared up over social mediaCredit: TwitterIt continues to this day; during his Las Vegas residency in March 2019, Robbie asked fans to start a hashtag for “Liam Gallagher was s*** tonight”. It almost resulted in real fisticuffs – with Robbie planning to book a professional boxing match and promising to “knock him out in the third round.” But wife Ayda called a stop to the whole thing when she publicly labelled the spat “embarrassing” and “lame.” Cheryl Cole vs Cher Lloyd 21 Cheryl turned on her former protegee over ‘live’ singing jibeFrom bickering with fellow X Factor judges Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell to catfights with former Girls Aloud bandmate, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole has been in a lot of feuds. But her spat with Cher Lloyd, the budding singer who took part in series 7 in 2010, is one of the most memorable – because Cheryl was the budding singer’s mentor. Two years after appearing on the show, Cher launched an attack by saying Cheryl “doesn’t sing live”. Cheryl retaliated with a warning via Twitter: “Be careful who you kick on your way up… They kick you twice as hard on your way down… #UnappreciationIsUgly.” The mother-of-one also did an interview with GQ magazine, saying that Cher has a lot left to learn about manners in the music industry. This story is one of few on our list that has a happy ending. During an appearance on Loose Women in 2016, Cher said the pair had “made up ages ago”. 21 Cheryl hit out at ‘unappreciative’ CherCredit: Twitter  Holly Willoughby dismisses Phillip Schofield feud claims as she shares video of them singing and hugging WHAT HAPPENS IN A YEAR? Hollyoaks shock as flash-forward episode shows a DEATH on NYE Mystery solved Gavin and Stacey fans convinced they’ve worked out Nessa’s ‘real age’ ExclusivePOSH LOSS Victoria ditches chauffeur & offers to slash her pay as fashion line loses £12m GOOD GORD! Gordon Ramsay sends fans wild with shirtless Baywatch pic with his sons Final score Robbie Williams had sex with his DRUG DEALER on the night he met wife Ayda ECONOMY ANDY Andy Whyment flies family to Dubai in Economy after sinking beer at airport  

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Major Link Soccer: From football to hockey, Petr Cech

Tons of soccer news including new teams in USL One, Messi’s career plans, a fan banned from Tigres, and much more. Also the end is pretty much people magazine since it is links about the Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy feud.

They plan on rivaling Portland, Atlanta, and Seattle in attendance. Chicago Fire vow to add star power for Soldier Field return: “We’ll fill this stadium” | MLSsoccer.com Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto is fully confident the club can fill its new Soldier Field home and become a real contender in MLS.

The Romanian plays for FCSB in the Romanian top division. REPORT: NYCFC looking to sign Florinel Coman from FCSB – Hudson River Blue The star Romanian prospect has been linked to the Bronx Blues for what would be a team record transfer fee.

Heads up, no Roldan. Bad list. Warshaw: MLS’ best defensive midfielders who deserve your respect | MLSsoccer.com If there is a time-honored tradition in sports, it’s constantly failing to give the proper respect to heroes who don’t make the highlights. In soccer, those heroes are the defensive midfielders.

As long as they keep violence, racism, and homophobia out of the sport, this is good with me. USL takes a hands-off approach to political speech from its fans and clubs – The Athletic ($) While MLS tried to regulate political speech from fans, the USL commissioner elected for a different approach

Miami’s will play in Ft. Lauderdale and New England did not announce where they will play. Inter Miami FC, New England Revolution Launch League One Clubs The two clus will join Union Omaha in League One as expansion teams next year.

Make sure you also read part one of Cole’s interview. Lisa Cole on women in coaching: there’s different standards for men and women – All For XI “We’re let go easier and it’s harder for us to get hired.” — Part two of All For XI’s interview with Antigua and Barbuda’s coach.

Scalping can make good money, it is also illegal so…. maybe you know…don’t do it? The Ticket: One man’s descent into the underworld of sports – SBNation.com I ducked behind a food stand, checked my burner phone, and stashed $20,000 in my money belt. The churrasco smoke made for good cover.

Congrats! Saint Kitts and Nevis march to first Concacaf WOQC appearance Saint Kitts and Nevis march to first Concacaf WOQC appearance

Spain already gives tax breaks for soccer players so if you are still not paying your taxes, that’s sad. Xabi Alonso in Madrid court for tax evasion faces €4m fine Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso was in Madrid court on Wednesday to face charges of tax fraud after opting not to accept a plea bargain.

FIFA must stand strong on this. Fifa will ‘stand firm’ on women’s access to Iran matches – BBC Sport Fifa says it is “firm and committed” over women’s access to football matches in Iran despite claims quicker action could have saved the life of an activist.

Monaco has sold plenty of their top players during this run. The fall of Monaco: From Champions League semi-finals to brink of relegation – BBC Sport A little over two years ago Monaco were a poster club for attacking football and excellent recruitment – so why are they now battling relegation?

Even if Joey Barton didn’t actually cause bodily harm, let’s face it, you believed he did it. Joey Barton pleads not guilty to actual bodily harm | UK news | The Guardian Joey Barton, manager of Fleetwood Town, will stand trial after pleading not guilty to a charge of assaulting Daniel Stendel, his Barnsley counterpart, when the teams met in League One last season.

The incident took place while Huerta was taking selfies at a game between the Houston Dash and Tigres Feminil. The fan is being sued and will be banned for life by the club. Tigres to ban ‘pseudo fan’ who allegedly groped USA player Sofia Huerta after game | Football | The Guardian Mexican club Tigres says it intends to ban a supporter for life after he appeared to grope USA international Sofia Huerta after a friendly match.

A 80-year old man passed away after falling down steps in 2017. Manchester United take safety action after death of fan at Old Trafford | Football | The Guardian Manchester United say they have taken steps to improve fan safety following the death of a supporter after a fall at Old Trafford two years ago.

This comes days after news that Messi almost left in 2013. Messi: ‘My idea is to retire at Barça’ Barça’s captain acknowledged in an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1 that he and his family are very happy in Barcelona and that the team can ‘win everything’.

Neville doesn’t do a bad job but he could be better and seems to be wanted by no one. Phil Neville says he can handle the criticism – but he can’t | The Guardian On Tuesday night the England manager accused one reporter of wanting him sacked when that was not the case, and at this rate he is talking himself out of the job.

Players opening up about mental health is crucial to break the stigma for everyone. Emma Mitchell: Arsenal defender opens up on mental health – BBC Sport As Arsenal’s players popped the champagne corks in celebration after clinching the Women’s Super League title in April, the tears in Emma Mitchell’s eyes were not tears of joy.

From soccer keeper to hockey keeper. Ex-Chelsea, Arsenal GK Petr Cech inks deal with English hockey team Ex-Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has signed a one-year deal with an English semiprofessional ice hockey team.

With the amount of starpower Bayern Munich has, it is very possible Muller falls to the bench even if he is playing in top form. Thomas Muller: I’m too ambitious for Bayern Munich bench Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has said he is “too ambitious” for a role on the bench at the Bundesliga club.

Three straight articles about the Coleen Rooney-Rebekah Vardy feud. When you want gossip, this has all of the parts you want. Coleen Rooney accuses Rebekah Vardy of leaking stories to Sun | Media | The Guardian Wife of Wayne Rooney claims fellow footballer’s wife passed on her private Instagram posts

Want a full explainer, they’ve got one. Rebekah Vardy-Coleen Rooney Instagram feud: Why the football wives are fighting – Vox Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney are feuding on Instagram. Everything you need to know, explained.

This has history even, years of history. Wayne Rooney ‘warned’ Jamie Vardy about wife Rebekah in England showdown talks in 2016 – Mirror Online Wayne Rooney’s wife Coleen has claimed fellow WAG Rebekah has secretly sold details about her personal life to the press

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How Fake News Could Lead to Real War

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Who really bombed the oil tankers in the Persian Gulf two weeks ago? Was it Iran, as the Trump administration assured us? Or was it Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates or Israel—or some combination of the three?

Here’s a confession from two former senior government officials: For days after the attacks, we weren’t sure. Both of us believed in all sincerity there was a good chance these actions were part of a false flag operation, an effort by outsiders to trigger a war between the United States and Iran. Even the film of Iranians hauling in an unexploded limpet mine from near the side of tanker, we reasoned, might be a fabrication—deep fake footage just like the clip of Nancy Pelosi staggering around drunk.

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Perhaps you felt that way too. But for the two of us, with 30 years of government service and almost 20 more as think tankers between us—this was shocking. Yes, we are card-carrying members of the Blob, the all-too-conventionally minded Washington foreign policy establishment, but we weren’t sure whether to believe our government or not.

This was more than a little disconcerting. Imagine waking up one morning and catching yourself thinking that alt-right conspiracy theoristAlex Jones was making good sense, that perhaps the Sandy Hook shooting was faked or that the 9/11 attacks were really an inside job? Imagine what it might be like to be in the grip of a conspiracy theory, when you’ve spent your whole professional life being one of those policy mandarins who could smell a conspiracy theory a mile away?

And we weren’t alone. In conversations with former colleagues—ambassadors, undersecretaries and the like—we found that plenty of others also bought the notion that the tanker attacks were a false flag op. To these eminences, it seemed plausible that the Saudis or others had staged the bombings. After all, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has practically been cheerleading for a conflict, and the idea that the Iranians would risk a U.S. attack seemed risible. It wasn’t obvious why Iran would court humiliation in a military showdown, or, for that matter, attack a Japanese tanker while the Japanese prime minister was visiting Tehran.

After conversations with other colleagues still in the government whom we trust and who attested that beyond a doubt, the Iranians were behind it, we came around to the official position. The narrative that Iran was, through the attacks, trying to prod other countries to pressure the U.S. to relax its sanctions makes sense—it is not far from the kind of stunts North Korea has pulled in the past.

But the whole unsettling episode opened our eyes to a deeply troubling reality: The current fake news epidemic isn’t just shaking up U.S. politics; it might end up causing a war, or just as consequentially, impeding a national response to a genuine threat.

Thus far, public discussion of deep fakes—and fake news more broadly—has focused on domestic politics and particularly elections. That was inevitable after the Russian interference on President Donald Trump’s behalf in 2016—the dimensions of which were laid out in the unprecedented joint assessment of the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation in February 2017 and the Mueller Report.

But fake news’ implications for foreign and security policy may be as far-reaching—and even more dangerous. Misinformation in geopolitics could lead not only to the continued weakening of our institutions but also to combat deaths. Sure, fake news has been a feature of international relations for a long time, but it’s different now: Advancing technology that can fabricate convincing images and videos combined with the chronic, exuberant dishonesty of the commander-in-chief and his minions has meant thatno one can feel confident in assessing life or death choices in foreign policy crisis. For a democracy—one with global interests—this is a disaster.

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The history of falsified or manufactured pretextsfor war is a long one—and even implicates our heroes. Paul Revere, in his famous engraving of the 1770 Boston Massacre, depicted an organized line of British soldiers firing point blank into a crowd of Bostonians, portraying the scene as more of a mass execution than the confused and inadvertent shooting it actually was. In the 1840s, the not-so heroic James K. Polk administration wanted to expand slave-holding territory and sought to expand the borders of the United States in the southwest at Mexico’s expense. Mobilizing an army for this purpose proved difficult, despite lavish incentives for recruits. Polk reckoned that he would have to whip up war fever by engineering a Mexican attack, so he had General Zachary Taylor—who would later ride his war record to the White House—deploy a force into territory claimed by both the U.S. and Mexico between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande, effectively daring the Mexicans to attack the Americans. The Mexicans took the bait, starting a war that ended up cost them their foothold in what is today the United States. Skeptical citizens did push back against such gambits. A first-term congressman named Abraham Lincoln introduced a series of resolutions demanding that Polk declare whether the “particular spot of soil on which the blood of our citizens was so shed” was American or not. His fervent efforts earned him the nickname “Spotty Lincoln,” which remained with him until he was elected president.

But the deception didn’t stop with Polk. In 1898, the William McKinley administration exploited the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor to justify war with Spain and America’s first imperial thrust. The Cubans had been seeking independence from Spain since 1895; the USS Maine had been sent to Cuba to underscore Washington’s interest in the conflict and safeguard American lives and property. After an explosion sent the ship to the bottom of the harbor along with 260 sailors, a Naval commission of inquiry determined that a Spanish mine was to blame; but two of the Navy’s own leading experts, who thought the fatal detonation was due to an accidental internal explosion, were not consulted. (Today, experts agree that the explosion was accidental and not to due a mine.) McKinley, to be fair, had been working to restrain Spanish repression in Cuba—Madrid had establishedreconcentradocamps where ordinary Cubans were penned up to prevent collaboration with Cuban rebels—and was making diplomatic progress.But given the commercial pressure to protect U.S. business interests in Cuba and war fever ignited by the yellow journalism of William Randolph Hearst, the Navy’s erroneous determination that the USS Maine was destroyed by a Spanish mine made war all but inevitable.

The modern history of the fraudulentcasus bellibegins in 1964, on the cusp of the Johnson administration’s initial escalation of the Vietnam War. During a tense period off the North Vietnamese coast, North Vietnamese patrol boats in the Gulf of Tonkin attacked the USS Maddox, a destroyer quietly gathering intelligence in international waters. The North Vietnamese mistakenly believed the Maddox was there to support South Vietnamese commandos raiding nearby island installations. Two days later, in the midst of a storm, the crews of the Maddox and another destroyer, the USS Turner Joy, thought they were under attack, mistaking the sound of their own propellers for incoming torpedoes and charging patrol boats amid the crashing waves and high winds.

After unleashing a barrage of hundreds of shells into empty seas, the commanders concluded that they might well not have been targeted. But the incident was manipulated by Washington officials to appear as though a battle had taken place, with signals intelligence falsified to support this conclusion. Congress gave LBJ what he wanted, which was broad authorization to use force. This in turn enabled the Johnson administration to build up the U.S. presence in South Vietnam and expand the scope of U.S. combat operations without having to return to Congress for authorization. Gloating about the resolution, Johnson said, “It’s like grandmother’s nightshirt. It covers everything.”

In 2003, it was George W. Bush’s turn, as his administration used flawed intelligence assessments about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and imagined links between Saddam Hussein’s regime and al Qaeda to justify a war with Iraq that was essentially unrelated to the crisis surrounding the 9/11 attacks. In that case, the administration went so far as to set up a parallel intelligence operation within the Pentagon to put the right spin on the information the CIA had deemed unreliable and left on the cutting room floor.

Starting wars under false pretenses is bad business, but the corrosive belief that the government habitually lies to the public on issues of war and peace poses its own set of dangers. We also have some direct experience here. In August 1998, we were working on counterterrorism at the NSC when two U.S. embassies in Africa were bombed by al Qaeda. The Bill Clinton administration acted on the basis of credible intelligence and targeted terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and the al-Shifa chemical plant in Khartoum, where it was believed Osama bin Laden’s organizationwas developing chemical weapons.

The attacks were controversial, because of contradictory information about the targeted plant, public skepticism about the terrorist threat and because of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Clinton was accused of trying to distract from his troubles at home by attacking abroad. But in the aftermath of 9/11, the strikes look like a prudent action in the face of worrisome intelligence.

Then, in December of that year, Clinton again took a thrashing in the press for allegedly “wagging the dog” to distract voters from his political troubles one again by launching a four day intensive air campaign against Iraqi WMD sites.

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Today the question of when and whetherto trust the government is becoming exponentially more difficult.Sure, the U.S. has always exploited or contrived pretexts for war, and we are hardly alone in that regard. But right nowwe are dealing with emerging technology and a leader for whom truth is not a meaningful discursive category that taken together will profoundly complicate judgments relating to the commitment of military force.

The scope for manipulation is enormous. One can easily imagine the havoc caused by falsified video that depicts foreign Iranian officials collaborating with terrorists to target the U.S. Or by something as simple as inventednews reports about Iranian or North Korean military plans for preemptive strikes on any number of targets. The universe of possible counterfeiters is large and growing: The Russians are not the sole purveyors of such corrosive material—theNew Yorker, for example, has reported on an Israeli firm hired by California businessmen to deploy computer-generated lies about candidates for local office. The defense and intelligence establishments of numerous countries, as well as plenty of private entities, are likely able to do this kind of deception now.

Governments, if they so choose, could rely on one fabrication upon another to provide the pretext for war and the confirmation of the rectitude of their actions. Imagine living in virtual reality game, and you’re not far off. In the aftermath of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, intercepted North Vietnamese communications were cut, pasted, combined and falsely dated to provide “evidence” of the nonexistent attacks on the Turner Joy. With techniques now available, experts could combine these forgeries with vivid images of ships carrying out attacks and voice recordings to mesh with the rigged intercept transcripts. Leaders of other countries could be falsely portrayed in tangible ways to be discussing plans to attack U.S. interests. Or opponents of a president’s belligerent policies could be similarly “caught” in treasonous discussions with adversaries.

Advances in lip-syncing and manipulating physiognomic contours to match speech patterns and content will make such videos extremely compelling, especially when viewed on the small, comparatively low resolution displays on most telephones or tablets. Computer generated images of large military formations could be woven into aerial photographs of open spaces on contested borders, raising the risk of wars that would benefit the party disseminating the graphics. The seamless construction of such images is already business as usual for Hollywood productions. Remember the January 2018 false alarm of an imminent ballistic missile strike against the Hawaiian islands? In the 38 minutes it took for authorities to disavow the alert and reassure the public, life on Oahu was thoroughly disrupted by the large scale movement of a panicked population. Suppose the civil defense network were hacked to reproduce this chaos by enhancing the automated alert message with a generated image of a senior government official warning of an attack? Even if such mischievous warnings could be falsified within a few days, their effect would nonetheless be immediate and difficult to reverse.

Complicating matters is the very real artificial intelligence arms race already underway pitting the fakers against detectors, each developing increasingly subtle and complex ways to thwart the other. As in other strategic settings, offense and defense will alternate as front runners. At the moment, computer scientists give the edge to the offense, but the competition between fakers and detectors is bound to be volatile. Counting on the dominance of defensive capabilities would therefore be deeply imprudent.

All of this would be challenging enough in the best of times. What makes the current situation so ominous is that the technology of confusion is being augmented by the human-generated falsehoods of Donald Trump. The relentless dishonesty of the commander-in-chief is bound to undercut belief in the “official version” coming out of Washington—as we found out with the tanker attacks—and it also has a disorienting effect. Even for people who are well grounded in reality and not susceptible to conspiracy thinking, it is increasingly difficult to find one’s way toward a reasonable understanding of current events.

In their new bookA Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiricism and the Assault on Democracy,political scientists Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum speak of “the radical disorientation most people feel when confronted with a steady stream of ungrounded conspiracist claims.” Now, wielding the enormous capacity of artificial intelligence to propagate shocking but completely concocted images to mobilize public opinion and stigmatize adversaries, unprincipled actors like Trump can move beyond the verbal scene-setting of a contrived conflict. They can steer the nation into conflict if they think it will advance their political fortunes—and the press, and possibly our own intelligence agencies, would be challenged to find the fraud. With Trump’s base now believing him against all contradictory reporting, the public opinion impact would be assured.

Most have already recognized the danger to the constitutional order posed by the combination of technological advances and dirty politics. The strategic order is in serious danger as well. Trump’s deliberate, programmatic subversion of the public trust in national security institutions, especially the intelligence community, has undermined confidence in the accessibility of truth itself and has crucial implications for our security. The more our leaders in the White House and Congress dedicate themselves to dismantling this trust, the more we will be hostage to technologies that no one knows how to control.

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Battle of the WAGs at Stamford Bridge clash, Blues better without Jose Mourinho, Maurizio Sarri praises Man United's stars and Mauro Icardi's wife Wan...

ALVARO Morata's days at Stamford Bridge looked numbered with our exclusive news that Chelsea are looking to replace him in January.

Find out what's next for the Spanish striker and who could replace him in all the best of the rest of the Blues' news with our daily round-up.

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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

CHELSEA and Manchester United will go head-to-head on the Stamford Bridge pitch on Saturday - but there is also a battle off the field.

The players of the two teams are the lucky stars, as some of the hottest WAGs will descend on London this weekend for the game.

JOSE WHO?

JOSE MOURINHO won three Premier League titles with Chelsea - but he is not missed.

Martin Lipton writes that the Blues seem to have finally found a man worthy of taking over the mantle and someone who can take them back to the top in Maurizio Sarri.

REDS ARE BEST

MAURIZIO SARRI has played down Chelsea's chances against on Saturday - claiming his Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho has a better squad.

The Italian admitted that they are the player-by-player best team in the Premier League' ahead of the Stamford Bridge clash.

I-CANDY

MAURO ICARDI has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea to replace Alvaro Morata.

And the Blues' WAG department would get an upgrade to after his wife and agent flaunts her stunning body.

AND HE'S OFF

ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN could leave Chelsea if he does not get more game-time before January.

The Danish defender has been relegated to the bench and his father and agent Sten reveals they will only want a permanent move.

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CAN'T TAKE ANY Mor

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PLAY IT AGAIN, DAN

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Rooney reveals the five United players who controlled dressing room for Fergie

BLUE CHAMPS

CHELSEA will win the Premier League if they avoid defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.

That is according stastics that show if they extend their unbeaten run to nine games, they are on course to replicate their 2006 and 2015 successes.

HAZ TO STAY

EDEN HAZARD could be Blue forever as the Belgian insists he can finish his career at Chelsea.

It comes after declaring his dream of playing for Real Madrid - who have been heavily linked following his sparkling form of late.

BLUE UNTIL WE DIE

AUSTRALIAN cricket legend Shane Warne has revealed he began supporting Chelsea out of fear.

The Aussie was interrogated by a Blues fan holding a Crocodile Dundee-style knife in 1989.

N'GOING ANYWHERE

CHELSEA'S midfield enforcer N'Golo Kante will only leave Stamford Bridge for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

The Frenchman has won two Premier League titles in three seasons in England - but has little intention of heading out of the Blues.

CAN'T TAKE ANY MOR

CHELSEA have finally lost patience with Alvaro Morata and will try to sign a new striker in the January transfer window.

Morata has struggled to adjust to the demands of Premier League football ever since his £65million move to Stamford Bridge in 2017 and the Blues have decided enough is enough.

IC OF THE BUNCH

CHELSEA boss Maurizio Sarri knows exactly who he wants to replace the Spaniard - Inter's Mauro Icardi.

And he is also keen on AC Milan's Patrick Cutrone if he fails to land his No1 target.

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SWAP SHOP

REAL MADRID are set to offer Gareth Bale AND cash to Chelsea in their latest desperate bid to sign Eden Hazard in January, according to reports in Spain.

Los Blancos are said to be willing to pull out all the stops in a bid to land their No1 target, but the Blues still don't want to sell their prized asset.

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However, Eden Hazard is reportedly set to break Madrid hearts by signing a new Stamford Bridge contract.

Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Belgian has chosen to stay in West London despite publicly declaring his admiration for Los Blancos.

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REAL MADRID have reportedly made contact with former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.

New Los Blancos boss Julen Lopetegui has failed to impress since taking charge in the summer the Bernabeu hierarchy are looking at the Italian as the man to replace him.

PULLING THE RUG

CHELSEA have been given increasing hope of signing defender Daniele Rugani from Juventus.

The Italian's agent confirmed that they had made a strong bid in summer and has asked Juve not to hang around in contract negotiations.

NOU HOPE

FORMER Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic could be set for a dream move to Barcelona in January.

With Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen out, Barca are desperate to recruit a defender and could opt to sign the 34-year-old on loan.

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Good time to face Barcelona? Balague on why Spurs should be wary

Champions League: Tottenham v Barcelona Date: 3 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST Venue: Wembley Stadium Live text on the BBC website and commentary on Radio 5 live

Guillem Balague will be writing a regular column throughout the season and also appearing every Thursday on BBC Radio 5 live’s Football Daily podcast, when the focus will be on European football.

You can download the latest Football Daily podcast here.

Few people know better than Mauricio Pochettino that there is never a ‘good’ time to face Barcelona.

Even so, the Catalans’ current form suggests the timing of Wednesday’s Champions League group match is as good as it’s ever going to get for the Tottenham boss.

After just seven La Liga games, Barcelona have already dropped seven points. They had only dropped six by the halfway point last season.

They are without a win in three matches. A defeat at lowly Leganes a week ago was followed by a tame home draw against Athletic on Saturday.

What’s going wrong at Barcelona?

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Two points out of a possible nine in the league and eight goals conceded in their past seven games suggests a vulnerable team way short of their best form.

Much has been made of uncharacteristic mistakes by centre-back Gerard Pique, with three errors in recent games leading directly to opposition goals. But while he certainly needs to improve his intensity and concentration, Barca’s problems go a lot deeper than that.

They are struggling to maintain pressure high up the pitch, and with Ivan Rakitic playing in a more advanced role, the pivotal Sergio Busquets is cutting an isolated figure further back in midfield.

And there is a deeper problem. Too often this season their attacks have been more individual than collective and sometimes too direct. When Barcelona attack as a unit they defend as one as well – but right now, when they lose the ball, there are often big gaps between defence and midfield. Opponents have been exploiting this space.

There is also a lack of strength in depth, with a second string not of the required standard and not making a sufficient impact. OK, trying to fill the boots of the likes of Lionel Messi and Busquets is probably the toughest gig in world football, but, even so, Barca have certainly spent big to bolster their squad.

Philippe Coutinho, bought from Liverpool for £142m in January, works wells enough in an attacking role, but the club’s midfielders require a more patient ball distribution and the Brazilian’s defensive work needs to improve.

Ousmane Dembele, who joined from Dortmund for £135.5m in August 2017, is not settling in as well as he could. The France forward is struggling with the language, is shy and surrounded by his own people all the time. He was certainly not helped by the bad injury he suffered at the beginning of his Barcelona career.

To his credit, he has scored five goals so far this campaign, but he does not understand enough of the Barca style to help the fluidity of the game or to take the right decisions at key moments.

Malcom, Arturo Vidal, Arthur and Clement Lenglet – all arrived in the summer; all remain on the periphery.

At the same stage of last season Barcelona had seven successive league victories and had conceded just twice. True, they are top of the league on 14 points – but that is the lowest number to head the table at this stage for 25 years.

The next five games for Barca will probably go a long way to defining their season: away to Tottenham and Valencia and then at home against Sevilla, Inter and Real Madrid.

Will Pochettino end up at Barcelona?

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Pochettino managed Barcelona-based Espanyol from 2009 to 2012, before moving to Southampton and was a player for them before that.

The Argentine knows Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu socially and the two men were spotted in the same restaurant in the city last year – which set a lot of tongues wagging.

The Barcelona president has known Pochettino for more than a decade and their kids have gone to the same school. Bartomeu has numerous business interests and partly helped to redevelop the harbour in Southampton when Pochettino was in charge there.

And it is true that when the Pochettino family look for a rest from their busy schedule it is Barcelona where they feel they have their European roots.

But Pochettino would no more manage Barca than he would contemplate joining Tottenham’s north London rivals Arsenal.

And anyone thinking that current boss Ernesto Valverde is in danger of losing his job might be a little hasty.

A couple of recent briefings from the club have led the local media to wonder whether the board are 100% convinced – even though the official line is that the Spaniard is the right man to lead the team.

He has been accused of being too conservative with substitutions, of not getting the best out of the new players, of not rotating enough in the first few games – and now of rotating too much.

And the humiliating quarter-final defeat by Roma in last season’s Champions League – losing 3-0 away after a 4-1 win at home – is a stick constantly used to beat him with.

But Messi, now the captain, has positioned himself very much on Valverde’s side. After Saturday’s disappointing 1-1 home draw with Athletic Bilbao, the manager used strong words with his players and had the backing of his skipper.

Champions league the number one priority

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Winning the Champions League once in the past seven years is bad enough, but the fact Real Madrid have won it four times in the past five seasons has made that immeasurably worse.

Even before a La Liga ball had been kicked this season, Messi made his feelings clear when he said the club would “do everything possible” to bring the Champions League trophy back to Barcelona.

“Last season was very good because we won the cup and La Liga, but the Champions League sticks in our throat, especially given the way we were eliminated,” the 31-year-old Argentina forward added.

Messi, a Champions League winner in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015, is not the only one desperate for success in the competition this season. It matters in the boardroom too.

The Champions League isn’t just about the glory, but also very much about the money.

The club expect to generate income of 960m euros (£855m) this season, but more than half of their budget is wages. The Champions League is vital to keep the money rolling in to meet this staggering and ever increasing bill, as well as to attract the type of players needed to win it.

So, although Barca are going through a difficult phase, I would urge caution for any Spurs fans predicting anything other than a very tough test on the wide open spaces at Wembley.

Ultimately, this season Barcelona and Valverde will be judged by what they achieve in the Champions League – and their first XI, fully focused and determined, remain a match for any team.

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Good time to face Barcelona? Balague on why Spurs should be wary was originally published on 365 Football