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𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 here and do i have the tea for you . ariana is back on campus , which is surprising considering the threatening note i left them . yes , i know all about how despite outward appearances , her family isn’t as picture perfect as they may seem because of their pride . imagine the tabloids and how the malabanan family would feel for such information to come out , not to mention the reputation of delta because of their actions . at this rate , she is better off staying put in beverly hills , california and living off that $625m family net worth . what’s the point in studying applied economics and management with plans to take over her mother’s abandoned executive position at her family’s company , is it worth it with what i know ? anyways , they may want to continue to be genteel & cosmopolitan because the disingenuous & acrimonious attributes make me want to spill . ( kelsey merritt , remy , eastern ) .

hello again my angels ! it’s remy here with my second bby , miss ariana ! i’ll keep this greeting short since my one over on christian is a bit lengthy , but i’m super excited to write and plot with everyone ! i will admit that ariana’s intro is a bit lengthy because i pay a little too much to details , and i also placed indicators for where the eating disorder trigger warning begins and ends if you choose to skip over that content . other than that , once again my discord is 𝕥𝕒𝕕𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕚 𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚#6936 if plotting is easier for you there , and i can’t wait to get the ball rolling !

trigger warning(s) : mention of drug addiction , eating disorder , and abusive parenting .

full name : ariana bernadette malabanan . nickname(s) : ari , mainly . birthday / age : august 30th , 1998 / 21 . zodiac : virgo . pronouns : she / her / hers . gender : cisfemale . sexual orientation : bisexual . romantic orientation : biromantic . height : 5′8″ ( five foot , eight inches ) . hometown : paris , france . current location : beverly hills , california . nationality : french - american . ethnicity : caucasian and filipina . languages spoken : filipino , english , and french ( college - course level ) .

daniel malabanon’s family immigrated to the united states back in the nineteenth century from their home country of the phillippines . through the decades , despite the trials and tribulations , the malabanon family rose through the ranks of politics and business , with daniel’s grandparents having ten children between the two of them . the malabanon family as they became more influential in american politics was also building their business empire . while daniel’s grandfather was pursuing the levels of politics from law school , his wife was pursuing business , with the dream of someday having her own cosmetics line .

as the decades passed and the malabanon family amassed their meager beginnings to becoming a part of the country’s elite , soon comes grandson daniel , who decides to follow in his father , uncle , and brothers’ footsteps of going into politics . smart in his own right , daniel heads off to the prestigious university of pennsylvania , where he pursued a degree in political science before eventually moving on to law school . of course , the malabanon name was known throughout the country , but daniel didn’t receive any special treatment while he was in college . after graduation , he keeps his head in the books as he gets his law degree from yet another prestigious university ( columbia ) , and it’s in new york city that daniel meets his future wife , wild child of a multi - billionaire named celine duverney .

made up of messy , blonde waves and the liquid courage of champagne while dancing on tables , celine was the youngest daughter of a billionaire family that wanted to enjoy her twenties despite the pressure from her parents . she was determined to live her own life , and even though she was getting what she deemed a useless degree in business administration , that didn’t stop celine from enjoying her life to the fullest . she spent summers on yachts off the shores of a tropical island or would splurge in neiman marcus simply because her professor told her one of her papers wasn’t good enough . while she was in college , celine was a kappa , and it fit the blonde well considering that she was rich , spoiled , and made sure that everyone around her was fully aware that she was getting dropped off at school in a rolls - royce and never ( absolutely refused ) to eat dining hall food .

when it came to daniel and celine’s relationship , the two started dating while daniel was in his first year of law school and celine was a junior . their relationship was a bit of a whirlwind , and they eventually eloped in a simple wedding on the beach in bali the summer after celine’s graduation . little did the couple know , is that at the time , celine was pregnant with their first baby and eldest son dominic . celine decides to be a stay at home mom while daniel moves through the ranks at a prestigious law firm moving from summer associate to senior associate , but daniel wanted to be congressman . a few more years pass , a second baby named naomi is soon born , the family has made the cross country move to california , and daniel is running for congressman of california .

the family settled into a gorgeous home on sunset boulevard .

after running for often twice and getting beat by a landslide the first time around , daniel is elected as senator and celine begrudgingly becomes thrust into the public eye and is under constant scrutiny . the malabanans are newcomers to the world of politics in this sense , as they’re no longer skirting around the edges and waiting to have their chance at all the glory . marriage and children had calmed celine’s wild ways , but when she was twenty - nine and their last daughter , a bright eyed baby they named ariana was brought into the picture , everything changed for the worst .

to naomi and dominic , celine was a wonderful mother . she baked cookies , they hung out by the pool , she helped them with their homework , but as little ariana grew up , she was not the apple of her mother’s eye . the first strike against her was the fact that she was born via c - section due to a complicated pregnancy , leaving her mother with an ugly scar that remains to this day . she was born in paris while the family was on vacation , actually coming two months before she was due . celine was annoyed with being stuck in paris as she waited for her daughter to grow stronger , and that was the second strike against the innocent child . being in the public eye because of her husband’s job made celine quite conscious of all things appearance , and made sure that she and her children never left the house with a hair out of place or a shirt untucked . naomi , the golden child to her mother , immediately began participating in beauty pageants while her dominic followed his calling and focused on academia like the men before him .

little ariana liked to play , and she liked to play hard . she wanted to play soccer in the rain with the other neighborhood kids and roll down grassy hills until her skin was itchy , but her mother ? she wasn’t having any of that . ari was going to be prim , proper -- her back would be so straight a ruler would be jealous , and those soccer cleats her father bought her were thrown into the trash and replaced with ballet slippers . for years , ariana was no longer the only malabanan kid who played with the others in the neighborhood , and she now had a strict schedule of working out , school , ballet , and studying at the tender age of thirteen . when her freshman year starts , though , ariana abandons her mother’s dream and trades the ballet slippers for a pair of cheerleading pom - poms . with her infectious personality and warm smile , it’s no surprise that ariana makes the coveted harvard - westlake cheerleading team .

and while most mothers would be proud of their daughter’s accomplishment , celine was more focused on her daughter’s appearance than anything else . TW BEGINS she limits what she could and couldn’t eat , often making snide remarks when ariana says how much she’s craving her favorite cheeseburger from shake shack or how she had a bit of cheesecake after dinner . celine wakes her daughter up at five in the morning with a hellish personal trainer that makes her run their expansive neighborhood until her lungs are tight and she’s gasping for air . breakfast is smoothies , lunch is only soup , and even then all the good things that ariana craves have been taken out . she has to be skinny -- she has to make her mother proud .

the lack of food during the day leads to binging in the night , tip - toeing to the kitchen with the aid of the housekeeper , who kept a hidden stash in a cabinet her mother never dared to open . binges turn to regret , tear stained cheeks and the horrid sound of ariana hunched over the toilet as she begs to be forgiven for the disappointment she would bring to her mother . it all comes to a head during ariana’s junior year , when she’s gained an ounce of her mother’s affection and dark circles that are hidden beneath luxury concealer , and it’s the annual homecoming football game . dinner consisted of four baby carrots and a bottle of water , and right as ariana is lifted into the air to perform a basket toss , she’s falling -- and she lands on the unforgiving ground with a sneer on celine’s face as she watches behind saint laurent sunglasses .

ariana goes to the hospital and is diagnosed with bulimia , a word that clouds her in a cloak of embarrassment and springs tears in her father’s eyes . celine is uncaring , picking at her hundred dollar manicure instead of caring for the daughter she allegedly loved so much -- at least , that’s what she said when she spoke to the media . ariana is pulled from harvard - westlake , sadly for her senior year , and begins the slow process of healing . her relationship with food becomes healthy again , and she cries when she has cheesecake , her favorite thing in the world , when she returns home . TW ENDS

she makes the decision to head off to college , putting all of her eggs into one basket when she only applies to hollingsworth university . she’s desperate to get from under her mother’s criticizing eye , and to finally be her own person . during freshman year , ariana pledges kappa in hopes that she’d make a dent in her tainted relationship with her mother , but nothing ever seems to work in her favor . she makes it through rush week and becomes a pledge for the society , bouncing on the balls of her feet when she’s chosen on bid day . all goes well until it’s time for a little bit of hazing , but ariana finds herself with the short end of the stick . she has to clean longer , take one more shot , staying awake an extra hour while the other pledges have gone to bed , and being utterly humiliated when her kappa sisters discover that she had an innocent crush on a boy from sigma .

ariana drops out of kappa and goes the rest of the semester stewing in her upset over the pure humiliation she was forced to endure . when the spring semester rolls around , ariana still carries that torch as she steps into the delta house looking for a fresh start , and it’s the society where she remains today . she’s in the college of business and is also a cheerleader , even though most would assume it harbors too heavy feelings , but her constant work in therapy has helped her regain her love for the sport again .

when it comes to ariana’s personality , she’s something of a spitfire . she’s not afraid of confrontation and she can be extremely petty at times . for her positive traits genteel and cosmopolitan , ariana is respectable when she needs to be ( like attending galas with her family or when she debuted at the debutante ball in new york city ) and since her family traveled as well as met dignitaries around the world a lot thanks to her father’s career , ariana is quite sophisticated and she carries herself as such . as for her negative traits disingenuous and acrimonious , it simply means that she will fake the funk sometimes in order to get something she wants . her disingenuous ways especially shows when she’s being petty , and she’ll pretend to not know the full story to either a . confront the other person with the facts or b . gather up as much information as she possibly can . as for being acrimonious , it means that ari is bitter as hell , especially when talking about kappa .

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when it comes to her secret about her family , the malabanan’s are similiar to the kennedy’s in the sense that they’re the ‘ perfect ’ family with no issues , on the surface . in reality , celine leaves daniel frequently and jets off on exotic excursions with billionaires she just met , trying to get back what she lost because of marriage and children . dominic has fallen into a drug addiction he thinks no one has noticed , and naomi is off doing whatever it is she’s doing . despite that , their friends and extended family always gets the perfect holiday cards when the season rolls around and they’re always written as ‘ family goals ’ on either instagram or twitter .

short headcanons :

ariana lives off - campus and in a gorgeous apartment ( minus that ugly blue bed lol ) .

she drives a black porsche panamera , and she originally wanted a ferrari , but she threw a minor fit when her dad said no . eventually , she got over it .

her style ? is literally all over the place . one day she’ll be wearing all black with a leather jacket , another day she’s dressed like a carbon copy of outfits on pinterest , and on another she’s wearing high heels and a midi - skirt . there’s no in between for her , but you better believe that everything is designer , even down to her hair accessories .

she’s most comfortable in her home , and there’s a chance that when she’s home she’s blaring music . she’ll be in a giant shirt with her hair tugged up in a top knot .

her favorite food is a shackburger with cheese fries and a creamsicle float . she is absolutely obsessed with cheesecake in any and all forms .

wanted plots :

i think a roommates plot would be so much fun ! ariana can be hella standoffish at times , but she’s probably the best roommate out there .

umm ... 👀 i don’t know about you guys but i’m in love with angsty plots , so i’d love anything like that . whether it be exes , something toxic , or even a friendship that turned sour , i’d be down for all of it .

high ! school ! plots ! i’d really love to explore ariana’s life outside of her struggles , so i’d love to high school boyfriend or girlfriend , crushes , friends , enemies ... anything !

a tag full of desired relations ( which will be updated periodically ! ) can be found right here . i’m also down to go based off chemistry if that works best for you ! i also have a desired relations tag for christian but i forgot to link it !

#eating disorder tw #abuse cw #drug addiction mention #holling:intro

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dareso · 5 years ago

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Starred in Icardi after announcing not to leave

Mauro Cardi" is what Premier League teams like Chelsea and Manchester United want to join. It may be difficult for players to finish playing or still want to play.

Inter Milan center and captain Mauro Kardy made it clear to the Italian media that they do not intend to move to a league other than Serie A soon. Teams from England, Spain or France will not have the right to let this star join the team. But it is still possible for teams from the same league, not only because of Icardi's refusal to refuse Chelsea to Chelsea, Polish forward Kristof Pietec must stay in Genoa. The next agent because the club only bought it in the summer, and even without 2 new forwards joining the team mega888 test id , there is no plan to release Christoph Pittek. When team genius guard Marcos Alonso signs a new contract, there is still news Make Chelsea fans happy. This way, he can stay on the team until 2023, which means he has a good memory for the past two seasons. Glad to be at Stamford Bridge for a long time and he is ready to succeed with the team

"Marcelo" injured, may miss match "El Classico"

Real Madrid will face bad news when "Marcelo" is injured in the Champions League game. This field may not be entered

Marcelo scored a goal in the game, Madrid beat Victoria Pulsen 2-1, the game went on for 90 minutes, but before the end of the game, Marcelo's rhythm was beaten by Oban Aubong. Pulsen is intercepted and sent off. At that time Madrid completely changed the reserve players. Caused Madrid to play at time of injury 10

Lopeteki said in an interview after the game that he still has to wait to check his symptoms again but not to the point of muscle tearing but still have to wait to reconfirm whether El Clasico can play this Sunday, but Marcelo accepted after the game The interview was okay. And there is still enough energy to answer the irony of the media that likes to write negative Madrid news, is that jealous people cannot play football and therefore have to attack in a way that news is disrupted

The media said that is implemented, "Madrid" must compensate 18 million euros.

Even though Real Madrid won the Champions League last night, news of the "Lopeti" version continues. It was revealed that if "Lopetiki" is issued, compensation of 18 million euros must be paid

The future of Julen Lopetegi cannot be guaranteed. Even if he wins in the match, he will continue to control Real Madrid's Champions League last night, club club president Florentino Perez has not yet released media, which may be due to the compensation paid to Lopeti up to 18 million Euro, or nearly 700 euros. Million. Sport. Spanish media also said that because of this number stealing money, Lope Teke from the Spanish national team in order to control Zidane Zidane, Zidane's salary is more than twice the national team's salary, this Become a sharp spear, and then deliberately deliberately into Madrid. If you use this amount to solve the manager's problem again, although the manager of the team is unlikely to end easily, it started from the victory last night. French center Karim Benzema has an impressive record, becoming the third player in history to shoot 14 consecutive games in the Champions League. The first to do so was Raul Gonzales in the seasons, and later Lionel Messi was also his was done twice a season. Although Benzema can only do this in the season, he has the right to break the record. If he can shoot again, he will immediately become the first person to shoot 15 games in a row. In addition to this statistic, he must see if Benzema will come back and blow up the table to help solve the gun problem in Madrid, because this is also in all the games. Important factors for outstanding performance.

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footballghana · 4 years ago

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FEATURE: The tale of Alphonso Davies: From refugee babies to superstars

In commemoration of World Refugee Day which fell last Saturday (June 20), the Graphic Sports pays tribute to sports stars who were previously refugees but have braved the odds to become superstars, with a focus on Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies, born to Liberian parents at a refugee camp in Ghana.

Realising one’s potential in another man’s land is something that seems virtually impossible for most people but a few have braved the odds to transcend from the status of a refugee into world-class sportsmen.

Notable among them are some footballers who have fled conflict from Africa at a very young age to seek refuge either in Europe or America and have managed to become household names.

Born in a small refugee camp in Buduburam in the Gomoa East District in Ghana, the development of Liberian winger Alphonso Davies may not have been as smooth as any regular person but that did not suppress the 19-year-old from realising his potential.

He is now a household name in Germany due to his exploits with Bundesliga side, Bayern Munich, irrespective of his background as a child of immigrants who fled civil war in Liberia to Ghana and later found refuge in Canada.

It was not until Alphonso was five years when his parent emigrated to the North American country where they settled in the city of Edmonton where his parent had to work long hours just to make ends meet.

A pupil of the Mother Theresa Catholic School, Alphonso’s exploits soon caught the attention of his Grade six teacher and sports coach, Melissa Guzzo, due to his multi-talents, either as a basketball player or on the tracks or field.

Convinced by his potentials, Guzzo contacted Tim Adams, the founder of Free Footie, a football academy for the underprivileged, who immediately spotted the abilities in the Liberian and later invited the coach of St. Nicholas Soccer Academy, Marco Bossio, to check out the boy.

Bossio was impressed by Alphonso’s prowess, and at age 14 he was enrolled in the Vancouver Whitecaps’ residency programme and later became the youngest player born in the 2000s to play in the American MLS at the age of 15.

Similarly, he became the youngest player to feature for the Canadian national team at the age of 17 in June 2017, where he scored two goals against French Guiana in their CONCACAF Gold Cup. He then made a record switch in 2018 worth $22 million, including bonuses to the

Bundesliga giants

The story of Davies is not in isolation. Professional football leagues in Europe and America are replete with similar stories of players who swam against the tide to position themselves on the global stage.

Saido Berahino

Another name that easily comes to mind is 26-year-old Burundi international, Saido Berahino, who also fled raging conflict in his native country to join his mother, brother and sisters who were seeking asylum in Birmingham.

After his father was killed in the civil war, the 10-year-old boy fled to England where he started his professional career with West Bromwich Albion after a year and became a professional seven years later.

Upon his arrival in Birmingham, Saido could not easily trace his family and had to be in a care home until his mother was traced and confirmation done through a DNA test.

Christian Benteke

Christian Benteke who was born in DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, found himself in Belgium after his parents also fled the tyrannical regime of then-President Mobutu Sese Seko.

Currently playing for English Premiership side, Crystal Palace, the 29-year-old did not allow his refugee status to overwhelm his dreams as he started playing for JS Pierreuse and later to Standard Liège before moving to Genk.

Victor Moses

Ex-Chelsea star, Victor Moses also found himself in England after armed men attacked his parents in Kaduna, Nigeria. His father who was a pastor and mother were killed due to their religious inclination when riot swept the town in 2002.

He was adopted by a foster parent in south London and attended Stanley Technical High School, and was later scouted by Crystal Palace and debut for the senior side at the age of 16.

Source: GraphicSports

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ofkleins · 5 years ago

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𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 here and do i have the tea for you . ariana is back on campus , which is surprising considering the threatening note i left them . yes , i know all about how despite outward appearances , her family isn’t as picture perfect as they may seem because of their pride . imagine the tabloids and how the klein family would feel for such information to come out , not to mention the reputation of delta because of their actions . at this rate , she is better off staying put in beverly hills , california and living off that $625m family net worth . what’s the point in studying applied economics and management with plans to take over her mother’s abandoned executive position at her family’s company , is it worth it with what i know ? anyways , they may want to continue to be genteel & cosmopolitan because the disingenuous & acrimonious attributes make me want to spill . ( ryan destiny , remy , eastern ) .

hi angels ! i decided to update ariana’s intro since i was giving christian a mini update , but for the most part , everything is still the same with her ! the only things that have changed majorly is changing her last name from malabanan to klein , a middle name change , and updates to her family’s history in politics . as for everything else , it remains the same , but i knew it was going to be a headache to change in html , which is why i decided to make a new post instead ! now , though , if you click the names of her family members , you’ll be redirected to images of their chosen faceclaims !

full name : ariana stephanie klein . nickname(s) : ari , mainly . birthday / age : august 30th , 1998 / 21 . zodiac : virgo . pronouns : she / her / hers . gender : cisfemale . sexual orientation : bisexual . romantic orientation : biromantic . height : 5′5″ ( five foot , five inches ) . hometown : knightsbridge , london , united kingdom . current location : beverly hills , california . nationality : british - american . ethnicity : african - american and unspecified biracial . languages spoken : english , spanish , and french ( college - course level ) .

daniel klein is the son of political giant nathaniel klein and non - profit founder yvonne klein . nathaniel had been the first in his family to go off to college , and he specifically went off to law school in order to become a politician in order to help those in his town who weren’t as well off as he had been while growing up . nathaniel had only ever wanted to do great things , and when he was only 28 , he was elected as major of his small town in georgia by a landslide over his republican ( 🤢 ) opponent . although there was public support for him to run for a second term , nathaniel had had daniel and his younger sister kimberly , so he decided that it was high time for him to become governor . although nathaniel lost the election , he didn’t let that stop him , and decided that he would run for congress . he campaigned hard and gained a cluster of supporters , and in his 30s , he became a congressman .

a couple of decades passed , and daniel found himself graduating from law school at the prestigious columbia university . he followed in the footsteps of his father , but initially pursued a career in law before officially making the switch to politics . during his time in new york city , daniel meets his future wife , wild child of a multi - billionaire named celeste duvernay . celeste had literally come barreling into his life when daniel went out to celebrate his first job at a famous law office when celeste comes stumbling out of the bathroom with a short veil and tight white dress on , celebrating getting free drinks for pretending that she was having her bachelorette party with her friends .

made up of messy brown curls and the liquid courage of champagne while dancing on tables , celeste was the youngest daughter of a billionaire family that wanted to enjoy her twenties despite the pressure from her parents . she was determined to live her own life , and even though she was getting what she deemed a useless degree in business administration , that didn’t stop celeste from living her life to the fullest . she spent summers on yachts off the tropical island or would splurge in neiman marcus simply because her professor told her one of her papers wasn’t good enough . while she was in college , celeste was a kappa , and it fit the blonde well considering that she was rich , spoiled , and made sure that everyone around her was fully aware that she was getting dropped off at school in a rolls - royce and never ( absolutely refused ) to eat dining hall food .

their relationship was a bit of a whirlwind , and they eventually eloped in a simple wedding on the beach in bali the summer after celeste’s graduation . little did the couple know , is that at the time , celeste was pregnant with their first baby and eldest daughter naomi . celeste decides to be a stay at home mom while daniel moves through the ranks at the prestigious law firm moving from summer associate to senior associate , but daniel knew his ultimate goal was to be congressman . a few more years pass , a second baby named dominic is soon born , the family has made the cross country move to california , and daniel is running for congressman of california .

the family settled into a gorgeous home on sunset boulevard .

after running for congress twice and getting beat by a landslide the first time around , daniel is elected as governor and celeste begrudgingly becomes thrust into the public eye and is under constant scrutiny . the kleins are newcomers to the world of politics in this sense , as they’re no longer skirting around the edges and waiting to have their chance at all the glory . marriage and children had calmed celeste’s wild ways , but when she was twenty - nine and their last daughter , a bright eyed baby they named ariana was brought into the picture , everything changed for the worst .

to naomi and dominic , celese was a wonderful mother . she baked cookies , they hung out by the pool , she helped them with their homework , but as little ariana grew up , she was not the apple of her mother’s eye . the first strike against her was the fact that she was born via c - section due to a complicated pregnancy , leaving her mother with an ugly scar that remains to this day . she was born in knightsbridge while the family was on vacation , actually coming two months before she was due . celeste was annoyed with being stuck in knightsbridge as she waited for her daughter to grow stronger , and that was the second strike against the innocent child . being in the public eye because of her husband’s job made celeste quite conscious of all things appearance , and made sure that she and her children never left the house with a hair out of place or a shirt untucked . naomi , the golden child to her mother , immediately began participating in beauty pageants while dominic followed his calling and focused on academia like the men before him .

little ariana liked to play , and she liked to play hard . she wanted to play soccer in the rain with the other neighborhood kids and roll down grassy hills until her skin was itchy , but her mother ? she wasn’t having any of that . ari was going to be prim , proper – her back would be so straight a ruler would be jealous , and those soccer cleats her father bought her were thrown into the trash and replaced with ballet slippers . for years , ariana was no longer the only klein kid who played with the others in the neighborhood , and she now had a strict schedule of working out , school , ballet , and studying at the tender age of thirteen . when her freshman year starts , though , ariana abandons her mother’s dream and trades the ballet slippers for a pair of cheerleading pom - poms . with her infectious personality and warm smile , it’s no surprise that ariana makes the coveted harvard - westlake cheerleading team .

and while most mothers would be proud of their daughter’s accomplishment , celeste was more focused on her daughter’s appearance than anything else . EATING DISORDER TW BEGINS she limits what she could and couldn’t eat , often making snide remarks when ariana says how much she’s craving her favorite cheeseburger from shake shack or how she had a bit of cheesecake after dinner . celeste wakes her daughter up at five in the morning with a hellish personal trainer that makes her run their expansive neighborhood until her lungs are tight and she’s gasping for air . breakfast is smoothies , lunch is only soup , and even then all the good things that ariana craves have been taken out . she has to be skinny – she has to make her mother proud .

the lack of food during the day leads to binging in the night , tip - toeing to the kitchen with the aid of the housekeeper , who kept a hidden stash in a cabinet her mother never dared to open . binges turn to regret , tear stained cheeks and the horrid sound of ariana hunched over the toilet as she begs to be forgiven for the disappointment she would bring to her mother . it all comes to a head during ariana’s junior year , when she’s gained an ounce of her mother’s affection and dark circles that are hidden beneath luxury concealer , and it’s the annual homecoming football game . dinner consisted of four baby carrots and a bottle of water , and right as ariana is lifted into the air to perform a basket toss , she’s falling – and she lands on the unforgiving ground with a sneer on celeste’s face as she watches behind saint laurent sunglasses .

ariana goes to the hospital and is diagnosed with bulimia , a word that clouds her in a cloak of embarrassment and springs tears in her father’s eyes . celeste is uncaring , picking at her hundred dollar manicure instead of caring for the daughter she allegedly loved so much – at least , that’s what she said when she spoke to the media . ariana is pulled from harvard - westlake , sadly for her senior year , and begins the slow process of healing . her relationship with food becomes healthy again , and she cries when she has cheesecake , her favorite thing in the world , when she returns home . TW ENDS

secret .

when it comes to her secret about her family , the klein’s are similar to the kennedy’s in the sense that they’re the ‘ perfect ’ family with no issues , but only on the surface . in reality , celeste leaves daniel frequently and jets off on exotic excursions with billionaires she just met , attempting to get what she thinks she lost because of marriage and children . dominic , despite holding a high position at his maternal grandfather’s company , has developed a drug addiction he believes no one has noticed . as for naomi , she’s notorious for never marrying any of the women that she’s dated in the past , and also works for their grandfather . despite that , friends and extended family of the kleins always get the perfect holiday cards when the season rolls around and they’re always written as ‘ family goals ’ on instagram and twitter .

short headcanons .

ariana lives off - campus and in a gorgeous apartment .

she drives a black porsche panamera , but originally wanted a cherry red ferrari , and threw a minor fit when her dad said no . he eventually gifted one to her as an early christmas gift .

her style is all over the place . one day she’ll be wearing all black with a leather jacket , another day she’s dressed like a carbon copy of outfits on pinterest , and on another she’s wearing high heels and a midi - skirt . there’s no in between for her , but you better believe that everything is designer , even down to her hair accessories .

she’s most comfortable in her home , and there’s a chance that when she’s home she’s blaring music . she’ll be in a giant shirt with her hair tugged up in a top knot .

her favorite food is a shackburger with cheese fries and a creamsicle float . she is absolutely obsessed with cheesecake in any and all forms .

#holling:intro #i listened to kehlani's sexy sweet savage album while editing this ... peak ari !#now on to updating her tags !!

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Redemption man: Olivier Giroud has stood the test of time in competition with Morata and Higuain

Ask Eden Hazard and Willian who they enjoy playing alongside the most at Chelsea . Then go and ask Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann the same question for the France national team.

The answer will be OIivier Giroud. Why? He makes those around him flourish, does the hard work others wont and is comfortable in the role he provides, rather than wanting under the pressure to be the main marksman or a side.

"I feel like I'm a team player," he told Sportsmail earlier this month .

Olivier Giroud is showing just why he is ready to be the main man for Chelsea in attack

He brings out the best in those around him as shown playing with Kylian Mbappe for France

'I'm thinking about being an unselfish striker. I like to set up goals for my team mates.

'It would have been interesting to tell me my assists as well! I think it's 60 or something like that. "

Giroud is not wrong either. Assists are a major part of Giroud's game and at the start of December, every goal in the league scored this season by Hazard came with the Frenchman on the pitch.

Twenty-seven Premier League appearances this season – 20 from the bench – saw him score just twice. But that is a small element to a bigger picture for Giroud.

Giroud (right ) brings out the best in others and is a joy for people like Willian to play alongside

Vital goals at key moments has seen Giroud prove to Maurizio Sarri why he must be starting

Unselfish is the key word , even if many point out his struggles putting the ball into the back of the net.

He has always divided fan opinion from his days at Montpellier to Arsenal and now at Chelsea, even if his value to the team is clearer than it has probably ever been.

His performance at the 2018 World Cup, for example, is a stick critics continue to beat him with.

The 32-year-old, who recently agreed on a new one-year deal to remain at Chelsea, picked up a World Cup winners' medal without mustering a single shot on target in the entire tournament.

He had 546 minutes to change this damn statistic but while critics went into overdrive, Giroud and boss Didier Deschamps were relaxed in the knowledge that his presence in attack was pivotal. The gift of a side that rivals were missing. France won the tournament, in part, due to Giroud's link-up.

And let's not do Giroud a disservice. He is France's third all-time leading goal scorer behind Michel Platini and top scorer Thierry Henry. Six behind Platini and 16 behind Henry, it would be foolish to bet against him closing the gap if he gets a regular run in the side.

And carry that thought back to his performances with Chelsea and the improvements shown by Hazard when the French striker is on the pitch. It is not one big coincidence.

Confidence is oozing through the Frenchman right now as he suddenly a match -winning final

Despite not having a shot on target all tournament, Giroud was vital in France's World Cup win

'Olivier's a target man, maybe the best in the world; I think so, 'Hazard boldly stated after a 4-1 route on Cardiff back in September.

Giroud laid on two goals that afternoon as Hazard went on to claim the match ball with an impressive hat-trick. People pointed to the opposition but this was a partnership that worked consistently – only Maurizio Sarri did not, initially, appear to possess the same faith in Giroud as his team-mates.

"When he gets the ball he can hold the ball and we can go in deep with him, so for us it's a pleasure to play with him," Hazard added.

"When Alvaro (Morata) was playing it's completely different, he's a different player than Olivier, but they both have great qualities. '

Morata has since been shown the door, a loan move to Atletico Madrid, as has Higuain and who is left to fire Chelsea to glory in the Europa League final? None other than Giroud.

"I have felt a part of the team, the family, since the beginning," the Frenchman said, after signing his contract extension. "Hopefully there will be more trophies to come."

That chance of a trophy comes in midweek against the side he played for between 2012-18.

Managers like Deschamps see better balance with Giroud as the focal point, particularly when deploying a 4-3-3 system which Chelsea favor under Sarri.

Gonzalo Higuain (L) has been trusted in the Premier League but failed to meet expectation

In Europe the story is all about Giroud and he is set to finish with the golden boat

He thrived at Arsenal when linking up with Mesut Ozil (right) and could face him out in Baku

Even at Arsenal, former boss Arsene Wenger saw the benefits of pairing Giroud with an in-form Mesut Ozil.

Take a look at his record at Arsenal. He notched an impressive 105 goals in 253 games but soon faced the prospect or being the side's third choice striker behind Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He left and is thriving elsewhere.

Higuain has flopped since joining on loan from Juventus and while his reputation suggests he is a better marksman, a more clinical finisher, Chelsea head into Wednesday's Europe League final with the tournament's top scorer in their ranks … Giroud .

Goals in this season's tournament sees him joint top scorer with Eintracht Frankfurt's Luka Jovic and his old side Arsenal will be fearful of his growing status as the main man in attack for Chelsea.

Three assists, compared to Jovic's one, puts him in top spot and with Frankfurt eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, Giroud can walk away with the trophy with one more goal.

Some may say winning the tournament's golden boat lays down a marker, silencing critics. But he has already achieved that.

Chelsea player's goals saw him become the first player to score 10 times in a single season in European competition. Sarri can no longer leave him out, he is too effective, particularly in Europe.

Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic is the only player to match Giroud's 10 Europa League goals

The Frenchman has been revived and has earned his chance to be Chelsea's No 1 striker next season

Giroud has not always been like this and his record sugge sts talk or two left feet in front or goal is sheer hyperbole.

Entering professional football with Grenoble in France, Giroud hit 15 goals in his first 15 games for the reserve team in 2006 before quickly earning himself a promotion to the senior team.

Fast forward 13 years and his role is different now. His capabilities have shifted to the point where while providing an aerial threat, he is equally as dangerous facilitating those around him to reach their potential.

Arsenal were content to let him go but may well be scratching their head in Azerbaijan just why Mr. Unselfish was allowed to join their bitter London rivals.

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Significant Arsenal appointment will ensure Reiss Nelson doesn't become another Serge Gnabry

There has been a new appointment to the backroom staff at Arsenal, as former lead data analyst Ben Knapper has been given the newly-created position of Loans Manager, as reported by Training Ground Guru.

In a period of much change at the club, which has included the likes of Arsene Wenger and Ivan Gazidis leaving and the arrivals of Unai Emery and Raul Sanllehi, it would be easy for such an appointment to go largely unnoticed.

However, Knapper has the potential to have a profound impact in his new role. The Gunners have been underperforming in the loan market for years; consistently failing to make the most of the temporary transfer system.

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Knapper has been with the north London club since 2010, so has a full understanding of its workings. In his new position he will work closely with manager Emery, director of football Sanllehi, and head of the academy Per Mertesacker to identify which of the club’s young talents would be well-served by a stint elsewhere.

Knapper will also closely monitor those who are already on loan to ensure that they are developing positively in their time away from the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners currently have a number of promising players out on loan, including Reiss Nelson who is plying his trade in the Bundesliga with Hoffenheim, Krystian Bielik who is representing League One side Charlton Athletic and Calum Chambers who joined Premier League newcomers Fulham.

Each of the aforementioned trio will have ambitions of featuring in Emery’s first team at Arsenal next season, but in order to do so they must capitalise upon the opportunities presented by their loan moves.

19-year-old Nelson is one of the most exciting talents to have emerged from the Arsenal academy in years. His return of six goals and one assist from thirteen Bundesliga outings has led to speculation that he could soon receive a call up to the senior England team.

It is vital that Arsenal manage Nelson correctly at this crucial time in his career, and Knapper is perfectly positioned to ensure that the young winger’s development is handled properly. Failure to do so could result in the Gunners missing out on a future superstar.

It would not be the first time that a talented young prospect has failed to fulfil his potential following a loan move away from Arsenal. Prior to Knapper’s appointment, and before Emery’s arrival, Arsenal’s management structure looked very different with Wenger at the helm.

During the Frenchman’s long reign, players out on loan all too often failed to progress and found themselves in cycles of being sent out on successive loan moves without any prospect of making an impact in the first team upon their return to north London.

The likes of Joel Campbell, Serge Gnabry, Jon Toral, Chuba Akpom and Henri Lansbury are all examples of players who were sent out on numerous loan moves by the Gunners, many of which failed to have the desired effect. None are still at the club.

Of course, had they never gone out on loan they may all still have fallen short of the first team anyway, but at the very least Arsenal could have made more money by cashing in on these players earlier, before devaluing them via a series of underwhelming loan stints.

One of the very few players in recent years to have returned from a loan spell and then have a big and long-term impact on the first team was Francis Coquelin, but even that was more thanks to luck than judgement. The French midfielder was recalled from Charlton Athletic in December 2014 due to a first team injury crisis at Arsenal. He came back to the Emirates and shone, but he was not in Wenger’s plans before the injury crisis struck.

None of this points to a good track record for Arsenal in the loan market, and it’s hard to argue that a talent such as Gnabry – who now features regularly for Bayern Munich and the German national team – could not have had greater success at Arsenal had his development not been hampered by a loan spell to West Brom, where he played just three times in half a season. What was he ever going to learn as a bit-part player under Tony Pulis?

Arsenal cannot afford for Nelson to be the next Gnabry, and the club will be hoping that Knapper can ensure that from now on the club are able to use the loan market to their benefit rather than their detriment.

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England's run down to Southgate, players breaking away from the past

12:10 PM ETAfter nearly a quarter-century living in England and covering the national team for much of that time, I can tell you that this run to the semifinal feels different. (In a good way, I hasten to add, though obviously that does not mean they will win Euro 2020 because, history shows, they usually do not end up with a trophy.)Make no mistake about it, some things are the same. Few countries, at least among the "bigger" nations," have the ability to go from ecstasy to dejection based on a single result, for example.Win and you will hear pundits and fans -- at least those who make the most noise -- talk about how, deep down, England can beat anyone and how everyone with Three Lions on their shirt is "world class" or, as they like to say, "thereabouts." Lose and they are inept no-hopers at best, a spoiled, ungrateful bunch of disinterested stains on the national character at worse.This is not to say media and supporters in other countries do not get carried away when they excel, or turn into angry villagers with pitchforks and torches when they underperform. They certainly do; it is just that there is not normally the 180-degree turnaround from game to game.But while that part has not changed about England, what has is a lot to do with the man leading the team, Gareth Southgate, and a little to do with the sort of players who comprise his squad. Here are five ways in which this side is different.- Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S.) - European Soccer Pick 'Em: Compete to win $10,000 - Euro 2020 bracket and fixture schedule

1. Southgate is likeable and humble and normal

England's manager is probably more relatable than any of his seven permanent predecessors. Let's remind ourselves that the list includes a guy who lost his job after saying he believed in reincarnation and that the disabled were being punished for sins in a former life (Glenn Hoddle), a guy who quit out of the blue in a post-game interview at Wembley (Kevin Keegan), a guy who had an affair with an Football Association employee and who was duped by a man dressed as a wealthy Sheikh (Sven Goran Eriksson), a guy who quit because the FA forced him to strip his captain of the armband (Fabio Capello) and a guy who had to leave after a single game because of an undercover sting that saw him talk about "by-passing rules" to register players (Sam Allardyce).Now, there is context and another side to all of the above and none of it means the aforementioned were worse managers than Southgate; in fact, from a purely footballing perspective, most were arguably better. But it does mean that the current England boss has managed to avoid controversy and drama to a degree that others did not. Moreover, he has done it while being humble and earnest, traits that folks find appealing.

2. Southgate is not unduly influenced by the media

Whether it is playing Kieran Trippier at left-back (and not playing Ben Chilwell at all), sticking with Kalvin Phillips in midfield, making Raheem Sterling a fixture or starting Bukayo Saka against Germany, Southgate has made a series of decisions that most might describe as well outside popular wisdom. The same popular wisdom, that is, which compelled previous managers to shoehorn Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and, occasionally, Paul Scholes into the same midfield.Nor does Southgate freak out when performances leave critics unsatisfied, like the 0-0 draw against Scotland or the second half against Czech Republic in the group stage, the latter of which saw England contrive to register 0.0 Expected Goals (which is frankly difficult to do).He has a plan, he sticks to it and he knows that, while short-term he might be judged by how well his teams play (and therefore risk a media battering), long-term he will be judged by how far they advance in tournaments (and, so far, so good).Southgate gets a basic concept that others seem to miss: Club football -- with its 38-game league season -- generally rewards teams that attack and play well, creating more than they concede. Tournament football, on the other hand, is a different animal, where risk-taking is discouraged.France won at the last World Cup by essentially sitting deep, not conceding and waiting for superstars at the other end to do something special. England have not quite gone that far -- and may not, given Philips is no Paul Pogba, Declan Rice is no N'Golo Kante, Sterling is no Antoine Griezmann and there is not a Kylian Mbappe in sight -- but the concept is not dissimilar.Gareth Southgate's approach has resulted in a squad that is at ease in tournament situations. Getty Images

3. England's players look like they want to be there

After most tournament disappointments in past years, the English media would run their inquests about what went wrong. This would be a familiar process. The coach's decisions would be criticised (always) and, usually, there would be a grand theory, sometimes involving an individual scapegoat, like David Beckham in 1998 or David Seaman in 2002 or Wayne Rooney most of the time, and sometimes noting a collective dereliction of duty.Inevitably, another of the sub-themes to come up was whether these players really wanted to wear the Three Lions and whether there were internecine rivalries that ripped the group apart. Eriksson famously remarked how players would eat and hang out with their club teammates, other managers have talked about how players felt "less protected" with England than at club level and others still noted how players felt it was a "chore," given the environment around the national team.And when things went awry, there was, punctual as ever, a story making its way into the national media. Maybe, if England get beaten by Denmark on Wednesday (3 p.m. ET, LIVE on ESPN), the cycle will be repeated.I don't think so, though, because there were none after the World Cup semifinal defeat to Croatia in 2018 and every indication is that, unlike past expeditions, there is no poison in this England camp. Credit for that goes not just to Southgate, but also to this group of players.

4. This group has the right blend of leaders and foot soldiers

2 RelatedThere is no question that, in terms of strength in depth, particularly in attacking positions, this England is as strong as any non-French speaking team in Europe. But there is also humility to the players Southgate has entrusted most over the past few weeks. There are very few alpha male, eyes-on-me, superstar types among the regulars, compared to yesteryear.Rice, Phillips and Jordan Pickford watch the Champions League on TV. The three Man City players are important to their club side without being indispensable, partly because of Pep Guardiola's strong collective ethos, partly because of the talent around them. Mason Mount is not an A-lister yet. Luke Shaw plays for Man United, but has had his share of setbacks. Harry Maguire is a natural leader, but was at Hull City until the age of 24.The one exception is Harry Kane, who has been carrying Tottenham on his back for many years, but in terms of ego and personality, he will not be mistaken for Zlatan Ibrahimovic any time soon. It is a blue-collar team for a blue-collar style of play, with plenty of talent and game-changers rotating in and out from the bench, whether it's Jadon Sancho or Phil Foden or Jack Grealish or Saka. This is not a side built around two or three individuals -- arguably, Kane apart, though even then you saw him go for long stretches with no service and he did not complain -- and that makes it different.

5. Success breeds success and confidence

This also feels different for the simple reason that many of the players know what national-team success looks like. England have reached the semifinals of major tournaments just six times, with Southgate and much of this this squad having done it twice, just like Sir Alf Ramsey and Co. in 1966 and 1968.England had gone more than 20 years without reaching the last four of a competition, before Southgate took them there in Russia. It does not mean the pressure is off, but it is not insignificant, because once a cycle begins, it is hard to slow down.Once you have experience actually achieving something meaningful, it becomes easier to do it again. This England team does not play with swagger, but the players do seem to have a quiet confidence. And that can be even more important.Southgate's England have managed to break the feedback loop of drama and disappointment. Not by necessarily playing better football or by having better players -- at least in terms of the ones who actually make it on to the pitch -- but in the way they carry themselves and the way the environment in the camp projects beyond them.It may not be entirely down to the manager. It may be the players. It may be the fans and the media who, after 18 months of pandemic, are just a little more chilled out and happy and wanting to highlight the positives.It also may or may not be enough to win the Euros, but it is a darn sight different from the past. Read the full article

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Manchester United: Pochettino the favourite to start next season at Old Trafford

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Who will be the new Manchester United manager for the start of next season? Matthew Crist looks at the candidates… “Having opted for a number of established names in the past there might be a clamour among older United fans to promote from within and there is plenty to choose from in the form of the club’s famous Class of ‘92”

When Sir Alex Ferguson departed Manchester United after 27 years in charge back in 2013 few could have predicted the turmoil that would follow as the club looked to replace the greatest manager in their history.With the recent departure of Jose Mourinho after just over two years in charge, the Red Devils are now looking for their fourth manager in five years and although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been put in place on an interim basis it would appear the club are looking to restructure with a new name in place by next summer, though he’s currently 6/1 to remain in the job until the start of next season.With a number of requirements including; getting the most out of big name signings, a return to an attacking style of football, promoting youth players and creating a positive environment among players and staff, the list of names when it comes to the man who will be in the Manchester United hot seat by the start of the 2019/20 season is pretty extensive.So who are the main candidates?Mauricio Pochettino – 6/4If media speculation is to be believed then the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur is United’s number one choice to become the new boss at Old Trafford having gained praise for extracting the maximum out of the squad he has while also overseeing the development of several young English players.Pochettino only signed a new five-year contract with Spurs in the summer and is seen as a pivotal part of a club which is set to move into a new stadium in the coming months. Even so, he is now the 6/4 favourite to kick off next season as manager of Manchester United as part of a long-term rebuilding process.Zinedine Zidane – 3/1When Zinedine Zidane walked out of the Bernabeu in May having won his third Champions League title with Real Madrid he was immediately linked with a possible move to Old Trafford should Mourinho depart his post.Yes, there are questions regarding his managerial experience, technical ability and development of young players, having inherited a team of superstars in Madrid, but there are some who believe that he’s just the man to get the best out of fellow Frenchmen Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial and for that reason he is currently priced at 3/1 for the job.Antonio Conte – 8/1The Italian has form when it comes to picking up the pieces following the departure of Jose Mourinho having done exactly that when he arrived at Stamford Bridge after the Portuguese’s departure in 2016 and winning the title at the first attempt.Conte also took Chelsea to the FA Cup final in 2017 but his relationship with the players soon deteriorated during this second season in charge and he departed the club last summer with one year left on his contract and although he can be backed at 8/1 might seem too much of a short-term fix for a club looking to build for the future.Diego Simeone – 14/1Seven years after taking the reins at Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone has gained plenty of credit for his achievements in the shadow of the club’s cross city rivals so is he the man to re-ignite the fire at Old Trafford?Simeone is tactically well organised, has more than excelled himself in La Liga as well as the Champions League, and certainly isn’t afraid to create a siege mentality in the same way that Sir Alex Ferguson so often did and, despite his often functional style of play and fiery nature, is now 14/1 to be United manager next season.Laurent Blanc – 14/1The former Manchester United defender has been out of work since leaving Paris Saint Germain in 2016 and the former French national team boss could be seen as a ready-made replacement for Mourinho.Blanc won the Premier League title as a United player and has spoken highly about Paul Pogba, who he described in the summer as better than Patrick Vieira while also enjoys a great relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson, but then again, so did David Moyes, and look how that worked out – maybe justifying his price of 14/1?Ryan Giggs – 33/1Having opted for a number of established names in the past some older United fans might just want to see the club promote from within and there are plenty of familiar faces to choose from, namely in the form of the club’s famous Class of ’92, some of whom might be looking for their next career move.Nicky Butt is currently working at the club as Coach of the academy side while Michael Carrick was Assistant Manager to Jose Mourinho until his recent untimely demise but having stepped-in following the departure of David Moyes in 2014, and whose two wins from four as interim United boss gives him a 50% Premier League win ratio, Ryan Giggs might be where the value is at 33/1.

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PARIS | Migration, outreach mean diversity is soccer's new normal

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PARIS | Migration, outreach mean diversity is soccer's new normal

PARIS — When France’s xenophobic fringes disparage the country’s diverse World Cup team as more African than European, fans say, “So what?” And then respond with a resounding “Allez les Bleus!”

At a time when populist politicians are trying to choke off or reroute migration flows, what matters to fans of the teams that made the semifinals — England, France, Belgium and Croatia — wasn’t the players’ ancestry but that they excelled on the field.

Yes, the French team has roots stretching across borders, seas and hemispheres, tracing histories of colonization and the paths of migration that shaped today’s world. But nearly all of its players were born and raised in France.

And Tuesday they face a semifinal match against Belgium, whose country took inspiration from France’s multi-ethnic 1998 winning team and has used soccer as a tool for integration and a ladder out of poverty.

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku embodies that philosophy.

“I’ll start a sentence in French and finish it in Dutch, and I’ll throw in some Spanish or Portuguese or Lingala, depending on what neighborhood we’re in,” he wrote in The Player’s Tribune. “I’m Belgian. We’re all Belgian. That’s what makes this country cool, right?”

When England faces Croatia in the other semifinal match on Wednesday, it will field a team that coach Gareth Southgate says “represents modern England.” With 11 of 23 players of African or Caribbean descent, it’s the country’s most diverse national team yet. Several Croatian players were also foreign-born.

Europe has been enjoying the benefits of migration for centuries, and the diverse rosters at this year’s World Cup are just the latest example.

“Football allows us to put immigration on stage, a question that is agitating European countries right now,” said Yvan Gastaut, a University of Nice historian who curated an exhibit on soccer and migration. “For people who see immigration as a danger, this World Cup story won’t resolve that. But it allows us to take stock of the reality of the world, of mobility, movements, multiple identities.”

Soon, he predicts, European countries will reach a point where diverse team rosters don’t matter, and “we can focus on something else other than what are our origins.”

That seems a distant dream in some quarters. France has always been a melting pot, and today you can have a croissant for breakfast, West African maafe stew for lunch and couscous for dinner. But poverty, prison and unemployment disproportionately touch those with Arab or African last names.

That’s why it’s worth noting the Algerian-Cameroonian roots of France’s 19-year-old breakout star Kylian Mbappe, argues Laurent Dubois, a Belgian-American historian at Duke University.

“It at least offers a sense that migration is helping. Look, we’re stronger because we have all these people. … Players with all these different stories united in this kind of flow. There’s nothing wrong with seeing that as a symbol and celebrating it,” he said. If national teams show unity in diversity, “then maybe society can do that in other realms, too.”

It’s a message that reaches all the way to Africa, where many are turning far-right racist comments about non-white players in Europe on their heads, and are waving the European teams’ African connections as a banner of continental pride after their own teams were eliminated.

“I think the presence of players of African origin will push some French people who are against immigration to reconsider their position — especially if this team manages to win the cup,” said Senegalese merchant and France fan Souleymane Diallo.

In Lagos, Nigeria, soccer enthusiast Ola Adelere summed up sentiments of many African fans: “In a way, France is Africa’s remaining representative at the World Cup.”

Europe owes its sporting power today to a long-running outreach into poor suburbs or neighborhoods, giving kids of all backgrounds access to coaches and fields and facilities — and teams more talent to choose from. A 2013 study seemed to vindicate that strategy: In examining 10 years of Europe’s Champions League matches, it found that more diverse teams outperformed less diverse ones.

The victory of France’s 1998 team — celebrated for its “black-blanc-beur,” or black-white-Arab makeup — was a turning point, becoming a potent anti-racist symbol and serving as an example to other European countries.

But it didn’t magically change France. Some players complain that it created an unfair pressure on minorities to win the World Cup to be accepted as a success.

Soccer glory can only briefly apply a thin veneer over deep divisions within England, profoundly split by Brexit, or Belgium, long split between its Flemish and Walloon sides.

And diversity is always easier to digest when the team is winning.

“When things were going well, I was reading newspaper articles and they were calling me Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker. When things weren’t going well, they were calling me Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker of Congolese descent,” Lukaku wrote. “If you don’t like the way I play, that’s fine. But I was born here. I grew up in Antwerp, and Liege and Brussels.”

England may be the new example to follow, as the team’s mixed makeup has been met by a collective shrug at home.

“Our nation has changed,” British historian and broadcaster David Olusoga wrote in the Guardian. While soccer fandom has been used in the past as “a rallying point for a xenophobic and sometimes racist strain of English nationalism,” that has “increasingly seemed out of step with contemporary reality.”

For fans like Dubois, what matters during the World Cup is the game, and its ability to allow players and countries to forget sins and scars of colonialism, war or persecution, and dream together of a triumphant future.

“A successful national team that may win the World Cup is on some level untouchable,” he said. “The joy they produce — there is no other group of people who can do that in the world.”

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Associated Press writers Babacar Dione in Dakar, Senegal, Sam Olukoya in Lagos, Nigeria, and AP Sports Writer John Leicester in St. Petersburg, Russia, contributed to this report.

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Kylian Mbappe: How France World Cup star rose to prominence

Kylian Mbappe grew up playing for Bondy on the outskirts of Paris and his talent was obvious from an early age

A lot has happened in a short space of time for Kylian Mbappe.

Aged 19, he is lighting up the World Cup for France, scoring twice in their 4-3 victory over Argentina in the last 16.

It is the latest step in a remarkable rise for a player who was celebrating passing his French high school exams just three summers ago.

In less than two years he has become a double Ligue 1 title winner and a regular for France and Paris St-Germain, for whom he is expected to sign permanently this summer for 180m euros.

Mbappe spent his formative years developing his skills at AS Bondy in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris. The club are experiencing a surge in popularity and are inundated with new members wanting to follow in the footsteps of Mbappe.

BBC Sport went to the club where Mbappe started his football journey when he was just a toddler and spoke to those who knew him.

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‘Kylian was born into football’

AS Bondy’s senior team play in the 10th tier of French football, in the “Excellence” division of the League of Paris ile-de-France but they have a very successful youth system. Players who have passed through their age groups include Sevilla’s Sebastien Corchia and DR Congo international Fabrice N’Sakala.

Up until only three months ago, Mbappe’s father Wilfried was one of the sporting directors at the club looking after the age groups from under-10s up to under-17s but he has had various roles over 25 years at AS Bondy.

AS Bondy may soon have to start turning new members away

Atmane Airouche, president of AS Bondy: “You could say that Kylian was born here at this club. He was here as a baby when his father was a player and a coach. He was always here and learning about football, even as a toddler.

“When we played games, just before kick-off you’d see a two-year-old walk in with a ball and he’d sit with us to listen to the team talks. I think he’s the player here who must have heard the record number of pre-match team talks.”

Antonio Riccardi, 28, under-13s coach at AS Bondy: “His father is like my second father so I knew Kylian as a baby but the first time I coached him was when he was six years old. Just a few months after he had started playing here for the debutants age group you could tell he was different.

“Kylian could do much more than the other children. His dribbling was already fantastic and he was much faster than the others.”

Airouche: “He was born into football and sport. His father was a youth leader, working with children in the local area and then he was brought in to AS Bondy. He only left us three months ago but his imprint will be here forever. He gave 25 years of his life to us. And his mother is also a big influence. She was a very good professional handball player.”

‘He had posters of Ronaldo on his wall’

Mbappe was at the famous Clairefontaine academy between the age of 12 and 15 but initially continued to play for Bondy.

Riccardi: “Kylian would always think about football, always talk about football, always watch football – and if he wasn’t doing that he’d be playing football games on the PlayStation.

“He’d even turn his living room into a football pitch. When he was young I used to take Kylian home from training and I’d babysit until his mother got home from work.

“He always wanted to play in the living room! The sofa or the table would be the goal. He’d say: ‘Don’t tell my mother, don’t tell my father because they don’t want me to play here. Please don’t tell.’ So we used to play and I kept that secret for him. Luckily he never broke anything.”

Airouche: “He only thinks about football and that’s what makes the difference compared to others.

“Other players think that once they’ve signed for a club or gone to Clairefontaine they’ve achieved something, that they’ve arrived. But no, the hard work is only just starting and Kylian knew that. He’d play anywhere.

“If he came here now and fancied a game he’d just play even now he’s a pro. All he thinks about is the game.”

Riccardi: “He was a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. They were the posters on his bedroom wall, but he was a fan of lots of great players. He didn’t follow a particular team but he was a fan of many top footballers. Ronaldo was definitely his childhood hero though.”

‘The others went out partying, he went to bed’

Mbappe agreed to sign for Monaco at the age of 14. He is said to have turned down every other Ligue 1 side, plus Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

He made his first-team debut for Monaco on 2 December 2015 as a late substitute – in the process breaking former France striker Thierry Henry’s record to become Monaco’s youngest player at 16 years, 347 days.

Mbappe was one of the stars of the Under-19 Euros in Germany in 2016, scoring five goals, including two in the semi-final. The top scorer at that tournament was Jean-Kevin Augustin, who has just left PSG to join German side RB Leipzig.

Riccardi: “Kylian was always enthusiastic. You have to work hard when you have a talent like he does because if you don’t, others that are less talented but are working hard can catch up.

“In Bondy there were no real moments of difficulty for him because he was far better than the others. But I know that in Monaco the first year was difficult for him because he had a coach that didn’t like him very much. Today that coach is no longer at Monaco and Kylian is in PSG and the national team. So it was the coach who was in the wrong.”

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Airouche: “We went to watch him at the under-19 final, which France won. We met him outside the stadium and we were shocked that he didn’t want to go partying with his team-mates. Instead he wanted to go straight home.

“To him, he had achieved his goal to be European champion and was already thinking about his next goal: going back to Monaco, getting into their team, winning more titles.

“I remember when Monaco became champions he was the only player on the pitch who didn’t have a mobile phone with him during the celebrations. All the others went out partying, he was the only one who went home to sleep. That’s what is so great about him.

“Other professionals should learn from Kylian. You’ve never reached your goal. Work harder and harder every day.”

‘He has the maturity of a 40-year-old’

Mbappe often posts on social media about his family and is very close to his father, Wilfried, and mother, Fayza. He passed his high school exams in science and technology management, combining his studies with his football development.

Airouche: “He’s a little boy from Bondy who loves football and respects people. That’s what we give to our children here. He loves his town, he loves this club, he still talks about it to this day. He’s always behind us and when he gets the chance to see the little ones here he does it. That’s why lots of people like him because he is simply himself.

“He is a young man who seems to have the maturity of a 40-year-old when he speaks. That’s his personality. Generous, respectful and when he comes here he’s always just a boy from Bondy and a boy from ASB.”

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Riccardi: “He’s the same now as he was back then. If he came here now he would say hello to all the young players here, he would give all the coaches a hug, he would take a ball and play with the others.

“We still call and text each other and it’s the same easy-going conversations that we had when I was his babysitter. He will never change because his education is so good. Behind him he has his parents, who are fantastic people. He has a great family unit. He believes in family and he doesn’t want to let them down.”

Airouche: “Kylian’s personality – when you see him speaking at 18 but sounding like he’s 30, talking with phenomenal maturity – is because of what his parents gave him. They’re people that always had their hands on their hearts, they helped a lot. Not just their children but the children here at the club, for them it was the same.”

‘Talent? Nobody has come close’

Riccardi: “A move he used to do as a kid that he still does now in the ‘passement de jambes’ (the stepover). It was his trademark as a boy. From seven or eight years old he was doing that.

“He was the best player I’ve ever seen in 15 years coaching here. Nobody has even come close. In Paris there are many talents but I’d never seen a talent like him. He was what we call a ‘craque’ (the best).”

Airouche: “When he was little he was always the smallest but he had technique and vision in the game that most children just don’t have. That’s why when you see him now you notice he has amazing senses. He’s got eyes in the back of his head. He knows how to anticipate where the ball will go.

“Here, he never played for his proper age group, he always played with older children because there was no point leaving him with kids his own age. He’d just get bored.

“Physically that was tough because he was small, but he had the talent that made the difference. He was a phenomenon. Then suddenly, he grew up. I remember not seeing him for a while and then when we met up again he was suddenly as tall as me.”

A version of this article was first published on 26 September 2017.

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World Cup 2018: The making of France and Manchester United's Paul Pogba

An £89m midfielder in the making, a world-record transfer waiting to happen.

Paul Pogba was already attracting the limelight before his 17th birthday, leaving his home country to join Manchester United from French outfit Le Havre.

While the move may have taken his coaches by surprise, the 16-year-old’s ambition and desire to succeed did not. Pogba knew he wanted to be a professional footballer from the first time he kicked a ball around in the suburbs of Paris with his older twin brothers.

But what sets a man who has won domestic and European titles and become an established France international apart from the dreamers who failed to make the grade?

From joining Roissy-en-Brie as a six-year-old to signing a contract in England a decade later, BBC Sport explores the making of Pogba with those who knew him best.

Pogba on winning, ping pong & deep-sea diving[1]

‘Paul was the baby that needed mothering’

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The son of Guinean parents, Pogba was born in March 1993 and raised in the East Paris commune of Lagny-sur-Marne with brothers Florentin and Mathias. The twins, three years his senior, would also become professional footballers. Despite his parents separating, Pogba’s family played a key role in his formative football years, taking a keen interest when he joined his first club Roissy-en-Brie, based a few miles south of his hometown.

Sambou Tati, club president of Roissy-en-Brie: “They still looked after his every need just like any good parents would do. Paul was the youngest, and the baby that needed mothering, so his mum pampered him like she had done the twins.

“But with Paul being the youngest, well, when you’re the youngest of three brothers you’re always going to be the most overindulged – the parents did a marvellous job.

“Dad was always there when it came to football, he’d help them and take them out on the open ground and he’d get them to practise with a hard ball, so they could all strike the ball really well.”

Zakaria Timera, who played with Pogba from aged seven: “The brothers were always together, in all the sports they played. They were very united, supportive of each other – they always stuck together, the three of them.

“Even ‘though they were not the same age, they always hung out and they were always behind him.”

Fabian Taupin, assistant coach at Roissy-en-Brie: “We used to meet his parents regularly, but beyond this, although his family were a big support, it is really the support of a whole community – the community of the club, of the town, of the south of his neighbourhood. That was the real support for Paul.

“Paul and his brothers have always been driven and this was very lucky for the three of them to have known from day one what they wanted.”

‘He consumed nothing but football’

Pogba joined Roissy aged six and began life at the club as a striker, immediately displaying the sort of determination and discipline that would take him all the way to the top.

Taupin: “He already had an atypical and very strong, determined character. He was a very good player already, but he was not the only one as we really had a good year of players.

“You could tell him he had to be at the club for 6am – he was there at 5.45am, he was ready at 5.30, he was available and he always, always wanted to play football. He always wanted to do more, he never stopped.

“Training was on Wednesdays and if he could not do a certain move we would tease him. On the following Saturday, he would come back and say: ‘Look, I am doing it right now, so, anything to say?’ That was Paul all over.

“There are plenty of players as talented at that age, but he worked very hard and this is something you cannot take away from him. He looks so at ease when he plays that we tend to forget all his success is down to his hard work, down to his dedication.”

Tati: “Morning, afternoon and night he consumed nothing but football, football, football. If he had a training session at 2pm, he’d want to stay until 7pm when his brothers were training and then he’d just be playing with a football by himself alongside the pitch.

“In the younger age-groups he’d been a striker, so when he was in Poussins [aged 10-11] and Benjamins [aged 12-13] he’d played right up front. When he came to me to play 11-a-side at the age of 13, I played him in the hole, just behind the main striker. That way he had a free role to do what he wanted.

“Whenever the team was losing or things weren’t going well, that would give him the chance to really shout at his team-mates to get them going. Even though he wasn’t the official skipper, he was a natural leader and captain.”

Timera: “He was someone with a huge amount of quality and ability, well ahead of his time, ahead of us and much stronger, too. He was a leader from the start.”

Julien Laurens: Can Pogba be the leader France have craved since Zidane’s retirement?[2]

‘If he was kicked a few times, he’d cry’

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Alongside his school studies and playing for Roissy, Pogba would spend hours honing his skills at the ‘City Stade’, a synthetic multi-sports pitch near his house, as well as turning out in inter-district games with his older brothers.

Timera: “Paul was a decent student who worked hard at school, but he was definitely more interested in football. It was very simple, if there was no school we would go and play at the City Stade pitch from 1pm. We could stay up there until 8 or 9pm.

“The field was right next to our houses, just a couple of minutes away. In fact, the only thing that could prevent us from playing was if we were thirsty and then we would go and have something to drink and head back to the pitch and we were off again. All that mattered was football.”

Tati: “The maturity he had in his game at a very young age was gained from playing with older kids. He was still quite small and in the district games he was playing with kids three years older than he was.

“I know his brothers would go in deliberately hard on him because there were times in games when he would cry if he’d been kicked. They would say to him, ‘No, no, no, you mustn’t cry! This is just how it has to be’.

“It was his brothers and also his brothers’ mates who really pushed him hard to get tough. Playing with an older age group helps you to be mentally stronger, and physically it makes you very solid and tough.”

Catching the eye of Le Havre

Pogba may have been impressing in his local club’s under-13s team, but he failed to earn a place at France’s famous Clairefontaine national football centre. However, professional club Le Havre were already monitoring the talented youngster’s progress and, via a stint with sixth-tier Torcy, signed the 14-year-old to their academy.

Franck Sale, head of recruitment at Le Havre: “I heard about Paul Pogba in the suburbs of Paris from my colleagues who saw him play when he was very young – about 11 or 12 – so we went to see him pretty quickly. He was playing on a City Stade.

“We soon spotted his qualities and quickly went to see him play on a full-size pitch. Paul was already playing with much older boys.

“There were lots of other clubs interested but not many got the opportunity to go and see him play, because we were quick off the mark. We discovered him quite early. Of course, Paris St-Germain could see him because he was in the suburbs of Paris.

“There were already a few foreign clubs looking, but not many of them. That’s where we were lucky. We did all that was needed for him to sign up with us – it went very, very quickly.

Paul Pogba Age: 25 Senior clubs: Manchester United, Juventus, Manchester United France caps: 52 Trophies: 3 x Serie A, 2 x Coppa Italia, 1 Europa League, 1 x League Cup

“I asked him to sign up when we were at his dad’s in Paris. His dad was absolutely adorable. We talked a lot about African football, especially Guinean football, and we ended up talking so much about football we nearly forgot to talk about the whole reason we were there, which was to get Paul’s contract signed!

“We had to wake Paul up and we signed the contract at 5am.”

Tati: “Since he was a boy who loved football so much and was determined to make it in the profession, by then Paul was certainly ready to play. He’d already left Roissy to go and train at Torcy and play in Division d’Honneur, which he managed comfortably and he never missed a training session.

“After all that, when the chance comes around to go to a club academy, I don’t think he is the type of kid that is going to say ‘no’ – even if at times it was difficult for him. But he’s given his all to be able to get to where he is today.”

Leaving the Pogbas behind

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Joining Le Havre meant leaving home for Pogba and moving into a room at the pre-academy headquarters around an hour and a half from his family home in Paris. That did not faze the teenager, whose real displays of emotion came on the pitch.

Sale: “It was not difficult for him as he already had this ambition to become a professional footballer, and also because Paris and Le Havre are not too far apart.

“He could go home easily and it was easy for his family to come and visit him too, but he was so focused that we cannot really say he was left with the typical heartbreak of leaving one’s family behind – it went really smoothly for him.

“His personality makes him a very special player who very quickly integrated into the team and the group well. We could nearly talk about a certain arrogance about him, as it seemed all so easy. He was popular with the other players. That was down to the personality and character he had, the lads liked him a lot.”

Michael Lebaillif, coach at Le Havre: “When boys arrive here at 14, they are already listening, they are discovering the structure of playing, they are discovering a way of coaching, and on the training pitch I would say everything went more or less well.

“Then there were other requirements, like the schooling side of things which we had to put into place for him, as he was still finding his strengths and his way in training.

“Paul was a very technically gifted young player, very good on the ball, but at the same time he was very competitive. He refused to lose, he hated losing, so he would occasionally have difficulty managing his emotions when things went wrong and he was on the losing side in a match, or if certain things didn’t quite come off right for him.”

‘We were strict with him, demanding’

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It was not all plain sailing for the young midfielder at Le Havre. Pogba clearly had talent and a determined work ethic, but his coaches believed he must apply himself even more to realise his potential.

Sale: “He was a hard worker, but it was all so easy for him that it could be difficult with the coaches at times. Because of his personality he could sometimes appear arrogant.

“We can even talk about a feeling of self-importance at times, which can still be found in his character these days in certain games. He was a hard worker, but he could work much harder and that’s why we were quite strict with him.

“We knew he would become a top-level player in the future, so we were quite demanding because Paul would produce three or four actions but then would slip back into a quiet rhythm, thinking his job was done for the game, as he still does at times as a professional in some games.

“You need to prick him as he tends to let things go.”

Lebaillif: “As a club we always have the intent to try to pit the boys who are doing particularly well in their age group against players who are already playing at the higher age levels, to help them up to the next level.

“Not in his first year for Paul, as he was still quite short, but in his second year suddenly he would train with boys who were already one year ahead of him, so as to help him cope with this physically, to help him run that bit faster.

“In his first year Paul had the characteristics of any other boy and he was developing normally, but really towards the end of that year he stepped up a level and when he reached 15 he started to play under the auspices of the France national team.

“He went on to another level from there. But it’s not a given that all players who make it to the France national youth setup go on to be where Paul is today.”

Spotted in Scotland, heading to Manchester…

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Making the France Under-16s team suddenly thrust Pogba under the noses of a host of potential suitors. Italian giants Juventus were keen, as were Manchester United after Pogba represented his country at youth level on a tour to Scotland. Pogba would opt for Old Trafford, with Fifa approving the deal in October 2009 after a row between United and Le Havre over his contract.

Sale: “I had already warned my bosses that it was a very dangerous move to let our players go on tours as the English clubs pay close attention to our youngsters.

“Being aware of how talented he was, I was not surprised at all that Manchester United were showing an interest in him. But there were many other clubs already interested.

“It was very disappointing as a coach, because we wanted to bring him into our professional team. At the time, his contract was a bit vague and Manchester United saw the opportunity there.

“It was quite clear that he was still a long way from playing in a professional team but on the administrative level, he should have been signed up and I am sure he would not have gone to Manchester United straight away.”

Lebaillif: “Of course, we are very proud to have had a player like Paul. The only regret we can have is that we did not have him for a longer period, to have been able to see him progress further, up to our senior team, to professional level.

“But everyone has their own path in football, and yes, we are very proud to have had him here.”

Sale: “Personally, I was very disappointed because I like to accompany the players a bit longer. But then, when you look at the career that he had ahead of him, you know it was nothing but beneficial for him.

“I was not worried because of his personality. I knew he was armed and ready for it. He has such a very different character from other players that I was not concerned at all on that level.

“One can still worry a little about a young player going abroad, a bit of a doubt that he might find it hard to establish himself, because he was going to one of the biggest clubs in the world.

“It was not easy, but it has been proven that the career path he took has enabled him to become a top level player.”

Material gathered by Ben McCarthy. Written by Alex Bysouth.

References

^ Pogba on winning, ping pong & deep-sea diving (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Julien Laurens: Can Pogba be the leader France have craved since Zidane’s retirement? (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Sven Goran Erikson suggested that within 20 or 30 years China will be the biggest superpower in world Football. They will have the biggest league, the best players, the best coaches and all being well, the most viewers. With the backing coming directly from the Chinese President and footballers currently being tempted with 30 Million Pound annual salaries, he does have a very good argument.

Since the invention of Football and the creation of the Football League in England, the infectious love for the game has spread around the world. Though not since it was branded the English Premier League has its football been so popular worldwide. Also, since then, like it or not the #EPL has become the envy of every other footballing nation in the world.

One country where the support for the English Premier League is huge, is Kenya. Yes there are Barcelona fans, Real Madrid Fans, Bayern Munich Fans but that’s all down to glory, I’ll come to that later. For all round interest the average Kenyan has chosen the English Premier League as their home of football.

A friend told me a while back, that even before The English Premier League had begun its marketing assault on the world, English football was still popular in #Kenya. This was back in the 60’s when, just like in England, viewing football wasn’t as easy as it is now. He told me, he would have to wait for the newspapers on Monday or a Tuesday morning just to check the results. Perhaps for a big team of the day like Manchester United or Leeds United, you may get a report of the game, but for the majority of the other teams, reading out a score line was as exciting as supporting your team got. The only way I can relate to this excitement was playing the original version of Football Manager on the Commodore 64 in the 80’s.

It was amazing to think, even back then English football reigned supreme here, perhaps it was the common language, the recently faded colonial rule or simply the images of players like Bobby Charlton, Norman Hunter and Jimmy Greaves that managed to reach out and grab the attention of Kenyans back then.

Jump cut to present day and the EPL is a religion, just about everybody supports a team and has access to virtually every game being played from the EPL live.

The teams supported will either be Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool. And that’s it, no other team is supported by a Kenyan.

The only other team I’ve seen supported by a Kenyan friend is Tottenham, he lived next door to White Hart Lane for 10 years and used to go and support them, he’s genuine.

The reason only these 4 teams are supported is simple. Broadly speaking, other than Liverpool, they are the teams that have dominated the English Premier League since its inception in 1992. Anybody that says “I’m a Manchester City fan” or “I’m a a Leicester City Fan” just ignore them, they are not football fans and will swing to whichever team is top of the league that very day. For the record nobody remembers Blackburn in 95 and you will never find a Bolton Wanderers Fan, a Nottingham Forest Fan, a Swindon Town Fan.

Therefore to address this imbalance of teams supported, I plan to broaden out the support and representation of other English football teams, not just presently playing in the Premier League, but across the whole of the English Football League.

This is how it will work.

The Geography of the country in relation to England’s will now determine which English Team a Kenyan will support.

So, if you were born in the Capital, i.e Nairobi, the teams available for you to support are all the London based clubs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, AFC Wimbledon etc etc.

If you were born in Mombasa, the South East of the Country on the Coast, well its Dover Athletic for you.

The Sudanese and Somali refugees in the Refugee Camp of Dadaab in the East, nice, you are all Norwich City Fans.

The people of Wajir in the North East can fight over being a Mackem or a Magpie.

Central, this is easy. Nyeri = Leicester City, Nakuru = Derby County, Meru = Nottingham Forest. That’s it, no arguing please.

Eldoret takes Stoke, whilst Kitale has the choice between Everton or Liverpool, very tribal.

I think this is where the biggest upset will happen though, Kisumu in the West Country, no longer will you be able to support Manchester United, no, you will now choose between Bristol City or Bristol Rovers.

If you want to support Manchester United or even Manchester City, sorry, you’ll have to move to The South Turkana National Reserve in the North West.

This will be law, there will be a UN agency/ NGO formed to settle geographical disputes, it will be a total waste of money, but it will be fun seeing the law implemented.

Before all that comes into force though, for now, the average Kenyan can happily enjoy the 4 options available to them, Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.

In all honesty you can take out Chelsea from the choices, they have a bigger following in West Africa. Also remove Liverpool, the average Kenyan doesn’t really support Liverpool and perhaps that’s why the majority of Kenya’s Indian community have chosen to support Liverpool. By far and large, the two biggest supported teams are Manchester United and Arsenal.

When Man United and Arsenal play its called “The Derby”. No, of course its not a Derby. The definition of a Football Derby is two local football rivals playing against each other i.e Celtic v Rangers, Derby v Forest, AC Milan vs Inter Milan, they are Derbies. Here though, because of the fierce rivalry between the Man U and Arsenal fans, its given the title of the Derby.

It makes sense, as each time there is such a Derby game people die, either through violence or much more worryingly, through Suicide, yes, the game is a big deal here.

I’ll often ask a Kenyan which team he or she supports, once they’ve answered either Man U or Arsenal, the next step is to ask who their favourite player of all time is. This is when you find out if they’re for real or not, If the answer is Arsenal and the player is Alexis Sanchez, you know they are not a real fan. If they say Arsenal and Thierry Henry, then I’ll continue the conversation, perhaps at a squeeze Cesc Fabregas, if they are a little younger.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a football snob, but people here just can’t say “I’m not really into football, I prefer Rugby” Its not going to happen. The average Kenyan will have to say either Man U or Arsenal to save their pride.

Like I say, the support of these two clubs is all down to glory. When the games became easier and easier to watch here the two biggest teams, with the two biggest rivalries and the two biggest trophy cabinets were Arsenal and Manchester United. Its obvious, why would any Kenyan football fan in their right mind, who does not need to justify supporting their birthright city or town, choose to support Preston North End or Hull City or Fulham, it would make no sense. The average Kenyan is understandably going to saddle up to success.

Don’t get me wrong, the real supporters are fanatical and know their teams inside out. A very good friend here can tell you which Manchester United game was being played simply by telling him the line up of the team, its astonishing really and nothing to do with autism, he just the posseses the biggest footballing knowledge I’ve ever encountered.

My team is Leicester City. Now, during their title winning season of 15/16, whenever I was asked which team did I support, I genuinely had to add that I was born in Leicester . This was to totally distance myself from the glory hunting here. I have to add, I was very proud to be the very first Leicester City fan many Kenyans had ever met.

I was once watching a Leicester Game in a bar with a Kenyan guy who asked me “Where are the Black players in the Leicester team from?” “Errr, well…..errrrr…that’s a question I’ve never been asked before, let’s see, Ngolo Kante, he’s French” As much as the name intrigued him, as soon as I said “French” he wasn’t interested at all. He zeroed in with “Are their any African Players?” I said “Yes, Riyad Mahrez, he is from Algeria” “That’s not African” he said. Rather than pointing out the Geography of the Continent to him, I moved on, I let it go, it wasn’t worth it. “Well, we have Jeff Schlupp, he plays for Ghana, but he was born in Germany. I could clearly see this had badly let him down, playing for Ghana, yes, born in Germany? no. “What about him?, pointing to Wes Morgan. Oh crap I thought, he’s not going to like this, “Wes Morgan, he was born in England, but plays for Jamaica” “But he doesn’t have dreadlocks…” I laughed only to see he wasn’t laughing at all. Now I know how to pull a mean, dry, no laugh face with those kind of lines, but this guy was serious, totally meant it about the dreads, oh dear. “You do know….that not all Jamaicans………I could see Leicester scoring here?” Best left unsolved, I thought it was just a lovely insight how he viewed fellow African’s.

My actual real advice to Kenya is to provide investment within the Kenya Premier League, just as China is investing heavily in their local game. There is a massive fan base here and yes, it would be hard to gradually wean people away from the English Premier League, but its not inconceivable. South Africa has done a really good job of promoting and believing in its own football game, much to the point now that grounds are filling up and more and more people are choosing to support a South African team before a European team.

As with everything in Kenya, I’m sure it will happen within the next 500 years. Then again perhaps it won’t. I mean, If the Chinese Football league achieves its vision and agenda, then perhaps the average Kenyan will follow the glory and start supporting whichever team is top of the Chinese Super League.

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