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Tenure comes to close after exit in the group stage
‘Thanks for having me and good luck to my successor’
Steve Clarke has resigned as Scotland’s head coach, with the decision announced within minutes of confirmation the country had been eliminated from the World Cup. Clarke, who had been in post since 2019, signed a four-year contract extension shortly before the tournament.
Ian Maxwell, the Scottish Football Association chief executive, said: “We thank Steve for his record-breaking contribution and know that when the disappointment of World Cup elimination subsides, the Scotland supporters will be thankful for the memories of marching with pride at major tournaments once again.”
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Continue reading...It had been another rainy day in Philadelphia but that didn’t spoil the party. Sixty-eight thousand people in ponchos were still able to enjoy an intriguing contest defined by cracking goals, and one where both teams left the field happy. For Croatia, there was second place in Group L and a reminder that they remain a serious team. For Ghana, there was progress to the knockout rounds for the first time since 2010 and even some full-throttle attacking, for a few minutes at least.
There were questions over what incentive either team would have to give their all. A goalless draw appeared to give each a good chance of progression through Fifa’s intricate qualification matrix. Croatia would have finished third, but with a potentially preferable route, Ghana would have finished in second place behind England. It would have been a nice and cosy settlement; but Croatia weren’t up for it.
Continue reading...Speaking on Desert Island Discs, the Grammy-nominated musician referred to his alcoholism as a parasite
Fatboy Slim has said he felt paralysed and “rigid with fear” at the prospect of DJing sober after spending time in rehab to deal with his alcohol addiction.
The artist, whose real name is Norman Cook, referred to his alcoholism as a parasite and said getting sober was “probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done” during an appearance on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs with Lauren Laverne.
Continue reading...England are not going to win the World Cup playing like this. They will not get very far in the knockout rounds unless they can sharpen up. But at least they have made it into them, the dream still alive, after they secured top spot in Group L on a slow-burn occasion when the result meant everything.
Thomas Tuchel needed to restore momentum after the bore draw against Ghana in game two, to rekindle the excitement from the opening game against Croatia, which England won 4-2. The manager wanted to prove a point. It did not really happen and for the opening 45 minutes it was even possible to fear the worst. Were England going to fail to prise apart another obdurate opponent?
Continue reading...Op verschillende plekken in Nederland is brand uitgebroken door blikseminslag. In het hele land geldt code oranje vanwege zware onweersbuien, die gepaard gaan met bliksem.
Bij een brand op een boerderij in het Groningse Toornwerd kwamen twee kalveren om. De brandweer kon wel voorkomen dat de vlammen oversloegen naar naastgelegen stallen, waardoor 150 koeien ongedeerd bleven. Eerder bracht de eigenaar van de boerderij aanwezige paarden zelf in veiligheid.
In het Utrechtse Snelrewaard sloeg de bliksem in de nok van een woning met rieten dak aan de Linschoterzandweg, waardoor een zeer grote brand ontstond. De brandweer meldde tijdens bluswerkzaamheden dat er geen mensen meer aanwezig waren in de woning.
In Boskoop in Zuid-Holland vatte een hooiberg vlam, vermoedelijk na een blikseminslag. Het dak stortte daarbij in, maar overslag naar een nabijgelegen schuur en woonhuis werd door de brandweer voorkomen. Er vielen geen gewonden bij de brand.
In Amsterdam rukte de brandweer uit na een blikseminslag in stadsdeel Zuid, waar een dak vlam vatte. De bliksem sloeg volgens lokale zender AT5 ook in in het bekende gebouw Pontsteiger, maar het lijkt erop dat de bliksemafleider ervoor heeft gezorgd dat er geen schade is ontstaan.
I think, relief from the heat 8s on its way. Only lightning, no thunder yet.
While i was typing this, the wind hit. And hit it did. Electricity gone for minutes, twice. Unable to close the shutters at the front, so first close the back of the house, finally the front and then admire the chaose of branches inside, smashed plants and pots.