Morning ☕️
Premier League been a belter… title race down to the wire! Congrats to Arsenal… United jump from 15th to 3rd + back in UCL. Gutted to see West Ham relegated, needs big changes for their future! Shout out to Bournemouth, Sunderland + Brighton. Special mention to Keith Andrews at Brentford, thought it was going to tricky. One thing that needs fixing next season - VAR 😭
Player of the season - Bruno Fernandes
Manager of the Season - Mikel Arteta
Biggest Achievers - Sunderland
Signing of Season - Xhaka / Lammens / Semenyo
Shout out to Pep + Mo Salah who are leaving, as United fan 👋🏽 but seriously both have brought so much to Premier League & two top human beings. Good luck on next chapters!
Thanks to everyone tuning into Rio Presents this season - nice one to my co-hosts @joelbeya & @MrStephenHowson! Big summer ahead @RioMeets, World Cup Roll Out starts this week - LA Here We Gooooooooooo 🌴☀️🍿
🚨 OFFICIAL: Bruno Fernandes breaks Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry’s record for most assists in a single Premier League season.
21 assists delivered this season. 👑🇵🇹
History. 🎞️
This man goes out to lunch with a couple of friends and runs into a waitress who recognized him from almost a decade earlier.
Back then, during Thanksgiving, he had stepped in to help her and her mom when their EBT card didn’t work at the grocery store. Not only did he pay for their food, but he also made sure the little girl got the Sweet Tart roll she had been wanting — telling her, “Every little girl should have something special during the holidays.”
Years later, that small act of kindness had stayed with her. Her mom had since passed away from breast cancer, but she never forgot what he did. She ended up comping their entire lunch that day — and his friend left her a $300 tip.
The smallest acts of kindness can ripple through someone’s life for years in ways we may never know.
Have you ever had someone do something kind for you that you still think about years later?
🎙️ Rio Ferdinand on Marcus Rashford leaving Manchester United out of his World Cup message:
“Manchester United fans are going to lose their minds over this, but if you really look at it from Rashford’s perspective, you can understand why he feels that way. For years, every time United struggled, people pointed at Rashford first, as if he was the only player responsible for everything going wrong at the club.
I still believe Rashford loves Manchester United, but maybe he no longer feels connected to certain people around the club or the way he was treated during difficult moments. There’s a difference between loving the badge and feeling supported by the environment around you.
People forget what this lad has done for Manchester United. He scored massive goals in important games, helped the club through some really difficult periods, won trophies, and carried huge pressure from a young age. At times, he was expected to save the team almost every week, and when things went wrong, he became the easiest target for criticism.
When Rashford speaks positively about the people or clubs that supported him during hard moments, I don’t think it’s about disrespecting United. It’s probably more about remembering who stood by him when confidence was low and the pressure was at its highest.
At the end of the day, footballers are human beings. If someone feels constantly criticised, unappreciated, or blamed for years, of course it’s going to affect how they feel emotionally. United fans can disagree with his actions, but they should also reflect on the way he was treated before judging him too harshly.”
Life shouldn’t be hard fr bro
I help you, You help me, we both grow, make money & win. Everybody is happy
Rivalry, Jealousy & Competition mentality just ruins everything
At Nvidia's GTC conference, the company's CEO Jensen Huang made two standout announcements: one on projected demands for chips, and another on a new platform for AI agents.
TIME's @nikostro breaks them down:
BREAKING: New footage shows the aftermath of the massacre carried out on Palm Sunday by Islamists against Christians in Nigeria.
A mother holds her son for the last time.
🎙 Super Falcons and AS Roma player Rinsola Babajide said she faced ethnicity-based barriers when a club refused to sign her, claiming that her name (Rinsola Babajide) was not marketable.
She took it personally and responded when she faced them—scoring a hat-trick.
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