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Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘I say that here in the church' – Celtic star Kasper Schmeichel defended by raging dad Peter at a FUNERAL
He was likened to a 'child with polio' FAMILY HONOUR 'I say that here in the church' – Celtic star Kasper Schmeichel defended by raging dad Peter at a FUNERAL DANISH goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel has broken his silence on the homeland row about his son Kasper... By delivering an angry snub to the critics of the Celtic keeper. 2 Kasper Schmeichel has been defended by his dad over recent comments Credit: SNS 2 Peter Schmeichel was furious about the situation Credit: Getty The Hoops No.1 appears to be winning the race to be fit in time for the Scottish Cup Final in two weeks against Aberdeen at Hampden. He suffered a shoulder injury while playing for Denmark in March in their Nations League play-off defeat in Portugal. Schmeichel was at the centre of massive controversy in his homeland after a columnist compared his efforts at punching the ball away to a 'child with polio', which sparked outrage in Denmark. The Danish Players Union led a wave of revulsion about the comment, which was published in Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet and leading Danish stars backed the veteran keeper. However, neither Kasper nor his famous father Peter have commented on it - until this week. The 61-year-old former Manchester United and Manchester City star was attending the funeral of Danish agent Ole Frederiksen in Charlottenlund along with prominent ex-footballers. They were all approached to be interviewed to pay tribute to him, but Schmeichel made it clear his thoughts on the controversy. He said: "I will never ever talk to Ekstra Bladet because of the way you treated my son. "And I say that here in the church." Despite feeling the injury during the game, Schmeichel played on for the rest of the match, which took place on March 23. Celebrity Wrexham owner spotted in retro Celtic strip as he asks 'are they Catholics or Protestants' Denmark boss Brian Riemer had used up all his substitutions by the time of the knock and therefore couldn't sub Schmeichel off. Riemer insisted at the time that he would have taken Schmeichel off if he could. He said: "It's 100 percent certain, he was injured. But we didn't have any more substitutions left. "We talked about whether we should take him out. He didn't want to go out himself, and as long as he can stand in goal, it's an advantage to be 11. "But if we could have put a new goalkeeper in, it would have been in place. "I haven't watched it all, but I think Schmeichel makes some fantastic saves, including a penalty. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Malaysian Reserve
07-05-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
Pandora CEO says US jewelry production ‘simply won't work'
DANISH jewelry company Pandora A/S rules out moving production to the US and will instead use price increases to mitigate the impact from potential tariffs, according to its chief executive officer. Alexander Lacik, whose company makes more pieces of jewelry than any other in the world, said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Wednesday that high labor costs and a lack of skilled craft workers prevent him from starting US-based manufacturing. Moving to the US 'simply wouldn't work for us because of us being an affordable proposition,' Lacik said. 'This tariff is an unwelcome aspect.' Pandora currently makes 95% of its jewelry in Thailand, which US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit with 36% import tariffs. Pandora also next year plans to open a plant in Vietnam, a country the US has threatened with levies of 46%. Pandora is branding itself as an affordable luxury brand, but was forced to raise prices twice over the past year to offset the impact from higher silver prices. If Trump implements the global tariffs when the 90-day pause ends, the Danish jeweler may raise prices further, Lacik said. 'There is not enough efficiency that I could generate in our production or value chain to cover tariffs of, let's say, 40%,' he said in a phone interview. 'It will be passed on to consumers in one way, shape or form.' Following Trump's tariff announcement in early April, Pandora initially said the total impact from the levies would amount to about 1.2 billion kroner ($182 million) annually, with a 2025 cost of about 700 million kroner. However, given the current tariff pause, Pandora has excluded any tariff impact from its 2025 guidance and on Tuesday in its first-quarter earnings report reaffirmed its full-year organic revenue forecast, while trimming its profit margin outlook to reflect currency headwinds. 'If tariffs are 40%, then I have no visibility on what my context looks like, so therefore no point in guiding,' Lacik said. 'The moment I know, then we will have to go back and either confirm the current guidance or adjust it a little bit. Who knows?' –BLOOMBERG
