This is Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor John Cafaro who got the no-bid contract to install a water purification system for the reflecting pool. He has 2 prior convictions, one for bribing a member of Congress and another for an illegal loan that violated campaign finance laws.
Xabi Alonso on why he joined Chelsea instead of waiting for Liverpool:
🗣️ “I know many Liverpool supporters will not like hearing this, but the truth is I waited. I respected the club too much to rush into another project before understanding what their plans were.”
“Liverpool will always be special to me. I spent some of the best years of my career there, won major trophies there, and built a connection with supporters that will never disappear.”
“When the speculation started, I heard the same things everyone else heard. Questions about the future, questions about Arne Slot, questions about whether changes could happen. Naturally, I paid attention.”
“But football moves very quickly. Clubs make decisions, managers make decisions, and opportunities don't wait forever.”
“I could not put my entire future on hold waiting for a situation that was uncertain. At some point, you either make a decision or the decision gets made for you.”
“Chelsea came with a clear vision, a clear project, and complete confidence. They didn't ask me to wait. They didn't ask me to guess what might happen. They showed me exactly what they wanted.”
“People think managers can sit around waiting for their dream job forever. That is not reality. The top jobs in football are won by timing as much as anything else.”
“If Liverpool had made a different decision earlier, maybe this conversation would be different today. But football is not built on maybes.”
“I chose Chelsea because they wanted me now, not because I stopped caring about Liverpool. There is a huge difference between those two things.”
“And at the end of the day, when one club is showing total commitment while another situation remains uncertain, sometimes the smartest decision is also the hardest one.”
Stephen Colbert and David Letterman paying tribute to Obama’s infamous tan suit at the Presidential Center opening is exactly the level of pettiness and historical accuracy I respect. 😂
Some controversies deserve a reunion tour.
Liverpool to come back to Leipzig with €115 Million offer for Diomande
Leipzig paid €20 Million for him last Summer
I hope any club that sells to Leipzig rinses the c#nts right out, disgusting greed!
[🟢] NEW: Both Stefan Bajčetić and James McConnell are expected to stay at Liverpool and feature in Andoni Iraola’s squad next season.
The Spanish coach views them as important squad players and has told the pair that they will play a key role in pre-season, including the upcoming tour of America.
[@LewisBower2021]
🚨 TRUMP SPARKS DIPLOMATIC CRISIS WITH ITALY: Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled his planned June 21–22 trip to Washington after President Trump insulted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, claiming she “begged” for a photo with him at the G7 and that he “felt sorry for her.”
Meloni released a video firing back at Trump’s comments, calling them “completely fabricated.”
“I am frankly appalled,” she said. “I don’t know why the President of the United States behaves this way towards his allies.”
She added that Trump appears to show more accommodation toward “the enemies of the West” than America’s allies and concluded by saying: “Italy and I never beg.”
🚨 Liverpool are interested in signing Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram this summer.
The France international is keen on a move to the Premier League, with Liverpool among the clubs monitoring his situation.
Juventus are prepared to sell Thuram for between £35M and £39M as they look to balance their finances before June 30. Manchester United and Nottingham Forest are also interested in the midfielder.
(Source: @CorSport)
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
A bachelor party in a hotel lobby was waiting for their uber when suddenly BILL MURRAY approached them, and gave the greatest advice on how you know you've found the one you should marry 👏 Absolute legend
The Giants signed OBJ to the FRIENDLIEST deal possible...
1 year.
$ 1.3M.
$ 1.075M cap number.
$ 0 guaranteed.
Three injury waivers reportedly built in (via @DDuggan21).
If he has gas left in the tank, awesome. If he’s cooked, they can walk away clean.
Easy win.
>Give $14M no-bid contract to your friend to paint the pool blue
>Pool turns green anyway because algae grows in warm stagnant water
>Pour hydrogen peroxide into the pool to kill the algae
>The hydrogen peroxide peels off the blue paint
Micheal Jordan makes $400M a year from Jordan Brand because he had originally turned down Nike to sign with Adidas but his mom disagreed with him and urged him to listen to her and sign with Nike.
Nike offered Jordan $500k per year and his own shoe line but his mom wanted him to have equity in the company instead.
Today Nike pays Michael Jordan over $250 million per year for his entire life. Jordan Brand is worth over $10 BN and Jordan’s net worth is approximately $4.3 BN
He has earned the majority of his net worth because he listened to his mom ❤️