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In case you didn’t know… Jordan Pickford is an England international goalkeeper who currently plays for Everton in the Premier League. He was signed from Sunderland for around £25m back in June 2017, making him the most expensive British keeper in history. He rose to mainstream attention during the summer of 2018 when he featured for England in the FIFA World Cup. Pickford had a string of stunning performances and was credited for saving England from being eliminated by Colombia during a penalty shoot-out in the quarterfinals....

Lloris signed for Tottenham in 2012 for a fee of £8 million from Lyon. Lloris already had Champions League experience under his belt from his time at Lyon and hoped to continue to play in the prestigious league when he joined Spurs. Unfortunately, that has not yet happened and the player cannot help but feel frustrated. Lloris, captain of the French team, is virtually the only French player to not have played in the Champions League this year....

In case you didn’t know… Recently, a report in The New York Times claimed that the organizers of the ICC have decided to keep Ronaldo away from the US edition of the tournament to avoid the forward’s detainment by American authorities in connection with the rape allegations against him. Juventus will still feature in the ICC but will play in the Asian edition of the competition. The Serie A giants will likely join Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in China and Singapore....

According to a report by the Sun, the Reds are facing competition from the newly-promoted side, as well as the Serie A giants in their chase for De Paul. Leeds have reportedly been monitoring the Argentina international for over a year but Marcelo Bielsa has not made a final decision on whether to bid for him this January or wait until the summer. They may have to act fast though, as Liverpool are also interested, while Inter Milan have also reportedly made inquiries....

In case you didn’t know… Since his move from Manchester City to Borussia Dortmund in 2017, Sancho has established himself as one of the talents to watch out for. Despite being just 18 years old, the English prodigy has garnered huge interest from clubs across Europe due to his caliber. Sancho has taken the Bundesliga by storm this season, propelling Dortmund to the top of the table. With 9 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, Sancho is proving to be a pivotal part of Lucien Favre’s plans this season....

Calhanoglu first caught the eye with Hamburger SV in the 2013/14 season, where he scored 11 goals from 38 appearances. That earned him a move to Bayer Leverkusen a year later, where the Turkish midfielder played for three seasons, scoring 28 goals. He joined AC Milan in the summer of 2017 and is in his fourth season with the Serie A giants. Predominantly a No.10, Calhanoglu is a dead-ball expert and uses the same knuckleball technique preferred by Cristiano Ronaldo for free-kicks....

Even though he was at the Catalan side, Madrid were reportedly still interested in signing him. If reports in Diario GOL are to be believed, Florentino Perez has reached an agreement with Neymar to join them in the next 2-3 seasons. In case you didn’t know… This is not the first time such an ‘agreement’ has been reported. In September, just before Neymar was set to play his first game for Paris Saint-Germain, a Spanish journalist, Eduardo Inda claimed that the move to France was a temporary one....

“I think most people realize that this election is over,” Hogan said during a press conference. “It’s really dangerous, I think, in the middle of this pandemic, this economic collapse, people dying across the country, to not know if we’re going to have a transition.” When asked about President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede and begin the transfer of power to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, Hogan said, “I think most people realize that this election is over....

Hogan, whose state has more than 1,200 confirmed cases, made the remark during an interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace. The GOP governor noted that scientists and public health experts expect the crisis to worsen in the coming weeks, not improve. He asserted that he does not expect his state to return to normal in the near future. “In spite of the fact that we’ve taken some of the most aggressive steps in the country on social distancing [in Maryland], and we were out front of nearly every state on some of these things, we’ve been taking unprecedented action every day for the past three weeks–it’s continuing to grow at really kind of frightening paces and we think it’s gonna be worse in two weeks, not better,” Hogan warned....

“I think it is very important that leaders such as myself be a source of peace, stability, and work to heal the divisions that we have in this country,” DeWine said after he was asked by a reporter what he thought of the president’s tweet. Trump tweeted early Friday morning his sentiments on the protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd and resulted in multiple businesses and a police precinct being looted and burned down:...

Republican leaders are tamping down calls for a second round of stimulus checks using the same tired, old and disingenuous excuse that their party has used for decades: the deficit. In a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday, GOP senators questioned the “wisdom” of “another big spending bill.” And last week, a coalition of conservative leaders wrote a letter urging President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to halt further coronavirus relief, arguing that “runaway government spending is the new virus afflicting the economy....

Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, told MSNBC’s Morning Joe program on Friday that he has spoken to GOP senators who are thinking of voting against Trump. “It’s a small list on one hand,” Murphy said. “I don’t buy this secret ballot thing. If there was a secret ballot, there’d still be only a handful of them that would vote to impeach this guy.” When pressed, Murphy said that as it stands he thinks there are a maximum of five Republican senators willing to turn on the president: “I think that’s probably right....

Currently the Democrats and Republicans are tied in the Senate, with 50 senators caucusing for each party, though the Democrats have the advantage thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking veto. Whilst most observers expect the battle to be tight, bookies are also offering odds on the Republicans winning a landslide Senate victory of 55 seats or more. U.K.-based bookmaker Betfair currently has the Republicans as favorites to emerge as the largest party in the Senate, with odds of 8/15 being offered on this outcome....

The Nevada GOP yesterday urged Trump backers to donate $50 to the local party, telling them they would receive a “witch hunt” tote bag and T-shirt if they made the donation. A donation page on the Republic fundraising platform WinRed promoting the merchandise depicting top Democrats told supporters to “Haunt Them” and called the ongoing impeachment inquiry “such a joke.” It also reveals that $47.50 of the suggested $50 donation goes to the Nevada state Republican Party while the remaining $2....

The M/S Estonia was traveling from Tallinn to Stockholm on September 28, 1994, when it sank, killing 852 people. Only 137 survived. In 1997, Estonia, Sweden and Finland conducted an official joint investigation into the incident, concluding that the ferry’s bow-door locks failed in a storm. The locks failing caused the bow door to separate from the vessel, which opened the ramp to the car deck, flooding the decks. AP reported that the vessel sank only 30 minutes after the initial distress call....

The original Resident Evil 3 came with a game mode called The Mercenaries - Operation: Mad Jackal, which put players in control of a variety of mercenaries racing to escape the game stage while putting down any zombies in their way. In lieu of Mercenaries, the Resident Evil 3 remake sees the introduction of Resident Evil Resistance, an asymmetrical multiplayer mode that pits survivors against an evil mastermind. While the game is free to anyone who purchases the Resident Evil 3 remake, how to access the game isn’t entirely clear....

Blazing television lights suddenly flip on from the West, silhouetting the wall and the guards, intensifying the eerie scene. Inside his lighted, glass-walled command post, the captain of the East German border guard, a beefy guy with a square face and dark bristly hair, stands dialing and redialing his phone. For hours I’ve watched him vainly seeking instructions. Clearly he is confused. Perhaps he is also frightened; the crowds have grown so fast....

According to Sport Witness, the Serie A giants are preparing to enter into negotiations with the Red Devils to extend the player’s stay in Italy. AC Milan are desperate to initiate talks immediately and could start their discussions with Manchester United in the next few days. Dalot joined Manchester United from Porto in the summer of 2018 and enjoyed a decent first season. However, after the arrival of Aaron Wan-Bissaka a year later, the Portuguese found himself further down the pecking order at Old Trafford....

Arsenal who have not signed a single player this January, are keen to bring Ivan Perisic to the Emirates. In case you didn’t know… Manchester United had the chance to sign Ivan Perisic in the summer, but the move failed to materialise as the English giants refused to shell out extra money as demanded by Inter Milan. Earlier this month, Unai Emery made it clear that Arsenal can sign players only on loan this transfer window....

Manchester United were heavily linked with a move for the forward although they seem to have dropped out of the race after signing Romelu Lukaku from Everton. In case you didn’t know… After Chelsea missed out on Romelu Lukaku, Conte’s men have been heavily linked with a move for the 24-year-old Spaniard. Although Real Madrid want to keep him, Morata’s lack of playing time has seen the striker angle for a move away from the Spanish champions....