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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pittsford surprises state ranked Canandaigua
Grant Lewis scored four times to lead Pittsford past a Canandaigua by a score of 11-10 in the rain Wednesday night at Sutherland. The Grey Wolves came into the game ranked number two in New York State at Class B. This was also the first time a Section Five team beat Canandaigua all season. Lewis scored with three seconds left in the first quarter to put Pittsford ahead 4-3. They led the rest of the way. Canandaigua had possession with a chance to tie only once in the fourth quarter. Charlie Ryan and Avery Valenti each added a pair of goals for the Panthers. Canandaigua was led by Patrick Olvany's hat trick. Mike Belles and Ryan Bremer each also scored twice. Pittsford has won their last three and upped their record to 12-3. The Grey Wolves suffered their second consecutive loss after opening the season 14-0. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Pope Leo XIV broke major popemobile rule before his inaugural Mass
On Sunday May 18 thousands gathered in Vatican City's St Peter's Square to attend Leo's historic Sunday Mass service - but as he greeted the crowds he broke one major rule Pope Leo XIV broke a major rule at his inaugural Mass this month as he arrived in his popemobile. On Sunday May 18 thousands gathered in Vatican City's St Peter's Square to attend Leo's historic Sunday Mass service. The newly elected Pope Leo, 69, arrived at around 8.15am and could be seen addressing the crowd from his open-top popemobile. Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, made history by becoming the first North American to lead the Catholic Church. He was elected in just over 24 hours by 133 cardinals from 70 countries, swiftly following the death of Pope Francis, who passed away earlier this month. Around 200,000 people filled St. Peter's Square to witness Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass. Pilgrims, clergy, cardinals, and world leaders gathered under flags and cameras as the atmosphere surged with anticipation and applause. He rode through the square in an open-back Popemobile, waving to the jubilant crowd. He chose to forgo the bulletproof enclosure that typically shields pontiffs, following the example of Pope Francis. The move broke with standard protocol, a bold decision for a newly elected American pope navigating a volatile global stage. The first 'official' popemobile was a Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 Pullman given to Pope Pius XI in 1930. Its famous nickname came later in the 1970s. The unique vehicle was introduced as a way to interact with followers, but it needed to be adapted for safety reasons following the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981. It was modified to also act as a defence vehicle, reports MailOnline. On May 13 1981 Mehmet Ali Agca, a hitman and former member of Turkish far-right group the Grey Wolves, shot the Pope four times as he was greeting worshippers in St Peter's Square, leaving him seriously injured. After the attack, popemobiles were fitted with bulletproof glass and heavy armour to protect the pontiffs from any further assassination attempts. The late Pope Francis was the first to turn down the security measures when he was elected in 2013, instead opting for a open-top, unlike Pope Benedict who came before him. During the inaugural Mass Pope Leo XIV made a resounding declaration on the Catholic Church's stance regarding gay marriage and abortion, affirming that the Church's concept of family is rooted in a "stable union between a man and a woman". The pontiff welcomed LGBTQ+ Catholics into the fold but reiterated that homosexual acts are considered "intrinsically disordered" within church teachings, maintaining the traditional doctrine that marriage is exclusively the union of a man and a woman. Pope Leo also underscored the importance of respecting the life of the unborn and the elderly, condemning abortion and euthanasia as manifestations of the prevailing "throwaway culture."
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wild end of quarter surge powers Irondequoit
Irondequoit scored twice in the final 12 seconds of the third quarter to break a 5-5 tie and never looked back in a 9-7 home win over Canandaigua Tuesday night. The Grey Wolves are currently ranked 12th in the New York State Sportswriters Class B poll. Shannon Seymour got the go-ahead goal with 12 seconds left after a CA turnover left the ball bouncing free right in front of the net. The next play was about as efficient as it gets. Irondequoit won the faceoff and Lila Velepec got a head of steam across the Canandaigua restraining line. She fed Marin Jaeger at the top of the 8-meter arc who one-touched a pass to Revlie Genier on the crease. Genier fired without hesitation over the goalie's head with 0.6 seconds left to double the Irondequoit lead. The Eagles scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter to go in front 9-5 and cruised home from there. The domination of the last 12 seconds of the third quarter did not compare to what Irondequoit did in the entirety of the second. Canandaigua could barely even clear the ball out of their own half and did not have a shot attempt the entire second period. Irondequoit got a pair of goals from Lucy Whipple sandwiched around one from Ellie Bottiglier and took a 5-2 lead to halftime. The Grey Wolves owned the third quarter. At least the first 11:48. Lola Schorr found the back of the net 13 seconds into the period and Samantha Lupton scored a pair to draw CA even before Irondequoit's late flurry. Whipple led Irondequoit with three goals. Seymour and Grace Bottiglier added two more for the Eagles. Lupton had a hat trick of her own for Penfield while Schorr and Kiera Gioseffi each finished with two goals and an assist. Irondequoit snapped a four-game losing streak to even their record at 4-4. Canandaigua fell to 5-4. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Telegraph
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Bodybuilding, Erdogan and divisive politics: What Mesut Ozil did next
In many ways, the news that Mesut Özil has decided to enter politics will come as a significant shock to those who knew him at Arsenal. Özil was never much of a public speaker during his eight years in north London. Nor was he the most likely member of the Arsenal squad to win a popularity contest. In other ways, though, it is a step that feels entirely predictable for a man who always knew the power of words and actions, especially his own. Özil wielded great influence in the final years of his playing career, and he evidently intends to further enhance his political and social standing in this second chapter of his professional life. It would not have been unreasonable for Özil, who generated considerable personal wealth as a footballer, to quietly enjoy his retirement away from the spotlight. Instead, he has taken the opposite approach: last month, he was named on the central decision and executive committee of Turkey's ruling AK Party, led by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. How deep into the jungle of politics does Özil intend to go? What sort of political force does he want to be? What, and who, will he stand for? For now, there are many more questions than answers. Even before this formal entry into Erdogan's political sphere, the post-football Özil had already generated plenty of headlines around the world. He has remained a source of widespread fascination following his retirement in March 2023, in large part because he has undergone an extraordinary body transformation. In his playing days, Özil was famously slight and floaty. Not anymore. Since retirement, he has packed on muscle and developed a bodybuilder's physique. If Özil the footballer was all willowy limbs and narrow shoulders, then Özil the ex-footballer is all rippling muscles and washboard abs, with huge veins popping on his biceps. He has proudly demonstrated his new shape on social media, where his personal trainer has posted numerous videos of the former midfielder pushing, curling and pressing enormous weights. Among those online posts was an image that could prove relevant to Özil's new political career. Pulling up his shirt to reveal his torso in a picture published by his personal trainer in 2023, Özil displayed a tattoo on his chest. The tattoo is of a wolf, howling towards the sky, underneath a flag that appears to feature three crescents. The wolf bears a strong resemblance to the logo of the Grey Wolves organisation, a controversial far-right political movement in Turkey. The Grey Wolves are the youth wing of the Nationalist Movement Party, which has a logo featuring three crescents not dissimilar to those depicted on Özil's chest. The Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit international policy organisation, describes the Grey Wolves as an 'extremist', 'fascist' and 'violent' group. They were banned in France in 2020, while Austria banned the use of its 'wolf' salute in 2019. When Turkey defender Merih Demiral performed the salute at Euro 2024, he was given a two-match suspension by Uefa. Asked by Telegraph Sport whether the tattoo is indeed a reference to the Grey Wolves organisation, representatives for Özil did not respond. Although the meaning of his tattoo has therefore not been publicly clarified, there can be no doubting the strength of the connection that Özil obviously feels to Turkey. He was raised in Germany, played 92 games for the German national side and was a crucial member of the team who won the 2014 World Cup, but he has long since turned his back on the country of his birth. When he quit international football in 2018, following heavy criticism for posing for a photograph with Erdogan, Özil cited the 'racism and disrespect' he had faced in Germany because of his Turkish heritage. 'I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose,' he said. From that moment on, it seems, Özil has fully embraced his inner sense of Turkishness. When he married former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse in 2019, he did so on the banks of the Bosphorus, with Erdogan as his best man. And when he finally left Arsenal in January 2021, after months of exile from Mikel Arteta's first team, there was no surprise at his next destination: Istanbul. Özil signed for Fenerbahce and took the No 67 shirt, in reference to the postcode of the Turkish city of Zonguldak, his family's hometown. It was a move, though, that failed to reinvigorate him as a player. 'When Özil transferred to Fenerbahce, the belief in Turkey was that he was going to be another Gheorghe Hagi, who is a legend in Turkey,' says Ziya Adnan, a journalist at the BirGun newspaper. 'With Hagi, Galatasaray won the Uefa Cup. An incredible player, a strong leader on and off the pitch. Fenerbahce were hoping they would get the same sort of character in Özil. It never worked out. 'The expectation soon became frustration, and they realised that his character was not suitable to playing football anymore. You could see, on the pitch, he had the talent, but not the hunger. His contract was mutually terminated at Fenerbahce and he transferred to Basaksehir, which had huge support by Erdogan's party and has a lot of political links. He could not even last there a full season.' Within hours of his retirement in March 2023, there were suggestions in Turkey that Özil was preparing for a move into politics. It was reported that he had already made efforts to secure support in Zonguldak. Master of political games Özil had demonstrated at Arsenal that he had interests and passions which went far beyond football. In December 2019, for example, he spoke out strongly against the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China. For all the criticism he received in north London, and for all the difficulties he caused his colleagues at the club, he was also always socially conscious. Özil did not make many friends among the staff at Arsenal, but even those who found him frustrating will acknowledge the authenticity of his charity work. Özil also demonstrated in his final years at Arsenal that he knew how to play a political game. In 2020, during his exile from the Arsenal squad and after he had refused to take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, he publicly offered to pay the full salary of Jerry Quy, the Arsenal employee who doubled up as club mascot Gunnersaurus, after learning that he had been made redundant. In those days, Özil also regularly used his social media accounts to make digs at the club. As for Turkish politics? Özil's support for Erdogan was reiterated following his retirement, ahead of the Turkish presidential elections in 2023. 'We are always with you, Mr President,' he said, alongside a picture of the two men shaking hands. One might assume that Özil is a beloved figure in Turkey, given his obvious passion for his ancestral home. But, as ever with Özil, it is not so straightforward. Many in Turkey remain upset that he chose to represent Germany on the international stage – a decision which prompted accusations, at the time, that he had betrayed his Turkish heritage. Now, his consistent support for Erdogan does not help his standing in a highly polarised nation. 'The problem with Özil started before the election in Turkey, when he was photographed with Erdogan,' says Adnan. 'This created a huge uproar. Özil received huge criticism by large sections of the country. There is a lot of criticism of Erdogan and his party regarding democracy in Turkey and freedom of speech.' Rightly or wrongly, Özil's divisiveness is one of the defining themes of his professional life. As a player, he was forever at the centre of fierce debates. There were those who adored his creative style, and then those who hated his lack of defensive intensity. Off the pitch, too, he was a man upon whom the wider issues of integration, multiculturalism and immigration were foisted. As a young player, Özil did not ask for those burdens. He did not request a life as a lightning rod for such issues. But over time he evidently learnt to embrace his strange standing in the world, to understand his own value and the weight of his own words. Before, Özil was a divisive figure largely through no fault of his own. Now, by entering politics, he gives the impression that he actively wants to keep it that way.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bodybuilding, Erdogan and divisive politics: What Mesut Ozil did next
In many ways, the news that Mesut Özil has decided to enter politics will come as a significant shock to those who knew him at Arsenal. Özil was never much of a public speaker during his eight years in north London. Nor was he the most likely member of the Arsenal squad to win a popularity contest. In other ways, though, it is a step that feels entirely predictable for a man who always knew the power of words and actions, especially his own. Özil wielded great influence in the final years of his playing career, and he evidently intends to further enhance his political and social standing in this second chapter of his professional life. It would not have been unreasonable for Özil, who generated considerable personal wealth as a footballer, to quietly enjoy his retirement away from the spotlight. Instead, he has taken the opposite approach: last month, he was named on the central decision and executive committee of Turkey's ruling AK Party, led by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. How deep into the jungle of politics does Özil intend to go? What sort of political force does he want to be? What, and who, will he stand for? For now, there are many more questions than answers. Even before this formal entry into Erdogan's political sphere, the post-football Özil had already generated plenty of headlines around the world. He has remained a source of widespread fascination following his retirement in March 2023, in large part because he has undergone an extraordinary body transformation. In his playing days, Özil was famously slight and floaty. Not anymore. Since retirement, he has packed on muscle and developed a bodybuilder's physique. If Özil the footballer was all willowy limbs and narrow shoulders, then Özil the ex-footballer is all rippling muscles and washboard abs, with huge veins popping on his biceps. He has proudly demonstrated his new shape on social media, where his personal trainer has posted numerous videos of the former midfielder pushing, curling and pressing enormous weights. Among those online posts was an image that could prove relevant to Özil's new political career. Pulling up his shirt to reveal his torso in a picture published by his personal trainer in 2023, Özil displayed a tattoo on his chest. The tattoo is of a wolf, howling towards the sky, underneath a flag that appears to feature three crescents. The wolf bears a strong resemblance to the logo of the Grey Wolves organisation, a controversial far-right political movement in Turkey. The Grey Wolves are the youth wing of the Nationalist Movement Party, which has a logo featuring three crescents not dissimilar to those depicted on Özil's chest. The Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit international policy organisation, describes the Grey Wolves as an 'extremist', 'fascist' and 'violent' group. They were banned in France in 2020, while Austria banned the use of its 'wolf' salute in 2019. When Turkey defender Merih Demiral performed the salute at Euro 2024, he was given a two-match suspension by Uefa. Asked by Telegraph Sport whether the tattoo is indeed a reference to the Grey Wolves organisation, representatives for Özil did not respond. Although the meaning of his tattoo has therefore not been publicly clarified, there can be no doubting the strength of the connection that Özil obviously feels to Turkey. He was raised in Germany, played 92 games for the German national side and was a crucial member of the team who won the 2014 World Cup, but he has long since turned his back on the country of his birth. When he quit international football in 2018, following heavy criticism for posing for a photograph with Erdogan, Özil cited the 'racism and disrespect' he had faced in Germany because of his Turkish heritage. 'I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose,' he said. From that moment on, it seems, Özil has fully embraced his inner sense of Turkishness. When he married former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse in 2019, he did so on the banks of the Bosphorus, with Erdogan as his best man. And when he finally left Arsenal in January 2021, after months of exile from Mikel Arteta's first team, there was no surprise at his next destination: Istanbul. Özil signed for Fenerbahce and took the No 67 shirt, in reference to the postcode of the Turkish city of Zonguldak, his family's hometown. It was a move, though, that failed to reinvigorate him as a player. 'When Özil transferred to Fenerbahce, the belief in Turkey was that he was going to be another Gheorghe Hagi, who is a legend in Turkey,' says Ziya Adnan, a journalist at the BirGun newspaper. 'With Hagi, Galatasaray won the Uefa Cup. An incredible player, a strong leader on and off the pitch. Fenerbahce were hoping they would get the same sort of character in Özil. It never worked out. 'The expectation soon became frustration, and they realised that his character was not suitable to playing football anymore. You could see, on the pitch, he had the talent, but not the hunger. His contract was mutually terminated at Fenerbahce and he transferred to Basaksehir, which had huge support by Erdogan's party and has a lot of political links. He could not even last there a full season.' Within hours of his retirement in March 2023, there were suggestions in Turkey that Özil was preparing for a move into politics. It was reported that he had already made efforts to secure support in Zonguldak. Özil had demonstrated at Arsenal that he had interests and passions which went far beyond football. In December 2019, for example, he spoke out strongly against the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China. For all the criticism he received in north London, and for all the difficulties he caused his colleagues at the club, he was also always socially conscious. Özil did not make many friends among the staff at Arsenal, but even those who found him frustrating will acknowledge the authenticity of his charity work. Özil also demonstrated in his final years at Arsenal that he knew how to play a political game. In 2020, during his exile from the Arsenal squad and after he had refused to take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, he publicly offered to pay the full salary of Jerry Quy, the Arsenal employee who doubled up as club mascot Gunnersaurus, after learning that he had been made redundant. In those days, Özil also regularly used his social media accounts to make digs at the club. As for Turkish politics? Özil's support for Erdogan was reiterated following his retirement, ahead of the Turkish presidential elections in 2023. 'We are always with you, Mr President,' he said, alongside a picture of the two men shaking hands. One might assume that Özil is a beloved figure in Turkey, given his obvious passion for his ancestral home. But, as ever with Özil, it is not so straightforward. Many in Turkey remain upset that he chose to represent Germany on the international stage – a decision which prompted accusations, at the time, that he had betrayed his Turkish heritage. Now, his consistent support for Erdogan does not help his standing in a highly polarised nation. 'The problem with Özil started before the election in Turkey, when he was photographed with Erdogan,' says Adnan. 'This created a huge uproar. Özil received huge criticism by large sections of the country. There is a lot of criticism of Erdogan and his party regarding democracy in Turkey and freedom of speech.' Rightly or wrongly, Özil's divisiveness is one of the defining themes of his professional life. As a player, he was forever at the centre of fierce debates. There were those who adored his creative style, and then those who hated his lack of defensive intensity. Off the pitch, too, he was a man upon whom the wider issues of integration, multiculturalism and immigration were foisted. As a young player, Özil did not ask for those burdens. He did not request a life as a lightning rod for such issues. But over time he evidently learnt to embrace his strange standing in the world, to understand his own value and the weight of his own words. Before, Özil was a divisive figure largely through no fault of his own. Now, by entering politics, he gives the impression that he actively wants to keep it that way. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
