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The Sun
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Extra European fixtures make last season's Golden Glove winner even more appealing this time around
HAVING to use precious transfers on goalkeepers can be immensely frustrating for Dream Team managers. Most gaffers want to set and forget between the sticks so they focus their attention on making strategic changes elsewhere with a view to collecting piles of points. For our latest SCOUT REPORT, we've decided to shine a light on Matz Sels (£3.5m), a man likely to be popular among Dream Team bosses come Gameweek 1. 4 Nottingham Forest's keeper shared the Premier League Golden Glove with David Raya last season having kept 13 clean sheets in the top flight. Clean sheets require a team effort but there's no doubt Sels is worthy of individual praise. The Belgium international has performed very well since his transfer from Strasbourg and his performances as the last line of defence were a significant contributing factor in a massive overperformance from Nuno Espirito Santo's side. Having finished 17th the season previous, Forest ended up 7th in 2024/25. But even that doesn't tell the full story of their improvement. 4 Forest won half their league games last season with only champions Liverpool registering more clean sheets. The centre-back partnership of Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic made life hell for opposition strikers but it's simply a fact that Sels was required to make 120 saves in the league, a tally bettered by just three keepers. From a Dream Team perspective, a goalkeeper that ranks highly for both clean sheets and saves is a hugely inviting prospect. Sels racked up 190 points last season, putting him joint-fourth in the rankings among assets in his position. A run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup gave the 33-year-old a few additional games but a lack of European fixtures meant he had fewer point-scoring opportunities than the likes of Raya, Emi Martinez and Andre Onana. 4 Looking forward to the coming campaign, Sels might be on the right side of the fixture deficit courtesy of Europa League commitments. Having spent the majority of the season flying high in third, Forest's form fell away in the final weeks. In the circumstances, it was understandable that some members of the City Ground faithful felt disappointed about missing out on the Champions League but European qualification of any kind is a huge achievement. As it stands, Forest are set to replace Crystal Palace in the Europa League with the Eagles dropping into the Conference League due to Uefa's rules regarding multi-club ownership. From a Dream Team viewpoint, the Europa League was a source of plentiful points last season with both Manchester United and Tottenham making the final. It seems logical that Sels has a better chance of keeping clean sheets against the likes of Go Ahead Eagles, Genk and Dinamo Zagreb than Bayern Munich, PSG and Barcelona. 4 Whether Forest will be able to maintain their impressive domestic form while juggling European commitments remains to be seen but their opening league fixtures are relatively favourable: Brentford (h), Crystal Palace (a), West Ham (h), Arsenal (a), Burnley (a), Sunderland (h). Sels currently features in 7.9% of teams created.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tori Kelly Is Pregnant! Grammy Winner Expecting First Baby with Husband André Murillo: 'So Grateful' (Exclusive)
Congratulations are in order for Tori Kelly and André Murillo! The Grammy-winning singer, 32, is pregnant, expecting her first baby with her basketball player husband, 35, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. Kelly, who's in the midst of a European tour with Ed Sheeran, tells PEOPLE, "This year has already been full of highs — getting to perform in stadiums all summer, writing the most personal songs of my career and now getting to start a family with my amazing husband." "We are just so grateful for what's to come and can't wait to meet this little gift from God," continues the "Never Alone" musician, who wed Murillo in May 2018. Alongside the announcement, Kelly released a video featuring her and Murillo embracing one another at home and on the beach, soundtracked by a snippet of music from her next project. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 'Only you know me / Mind and my body / Riding with you down this road / We got forever to go / When we get closer / And when I hold ya / You make it feel just like home,' she sings. Kelly continues, 'And there's no one here but you and me / We've been through it / Yeah, we been everywhere and in between / Yeah, yeah / Making the complicated easy / Felt every kind of feeling / Passed every test / Boxes, checked." "I'm ready for what comes next," she croons. "Let's make a baby.' The "Should've Been Us" artist and Murillo started dating in 2016 and announced their engagement the following September. The pair tied the knot in a private ceremony in May 2018. Shortly after getting married, she referred to the nuptials as "the most magical day ever." is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Kelly's latest album, TORI., was released in April 2024 — less than a year after she was unexpectedly hospitalized for life-threatening blood clots. Around the project's release, she told PEOPLE about feeling "amazing" and taking only "a simple medication" to stay well, while "going in for checkups" occasionally following the July 2023 hospitalization. "When I look at just my life, my career and getting to go on these tours, I'm just like, 'I don't want to take anything for granted because life as I now have experienced is so fragile,'" said Kelly at the time. "I'm just holding people a little closer." Read the original article on People
New York Times
06-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Ola Aina signs new three-year Nottingham Forest contract
Ola Aina has committed his future to Nottingham Forest by signing a new three-year contract until 2028. The Athletic reported in November that Forest were in advanced talks with Aina over a new deal, with his contract set to expire next summer after a one-year extension clause was activated when the club were confirmed to have avoided relegation last season. Advertisement Aina joined Forest in July 2023 on a one-year deal after his contract expired at Serie A side Torino. He featured regularly at left-back in his first campaign as Forest escaped relegation to finish 17th in the league. Forest activated the option to extend Aina's contract by an additional year in May 2024 and the Nigeria international has continued to be a valuable part of Nuno Espirito Santo's defence, this time on the right flank. Aina made 37 appearances in all competitions in the 2024-25 season as Forest finished seventh in the Premier League and reached the FA Cup semi-finals. The 28-year-old has made 59 appearances for Forest in total, scoring three times and providing two assists. Forest also signed Chris Wood to a new deal during the 2024-25 season and extended centre-back Murillo's contract until 2029. Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo also signed a new contract in June, extending his stay with the club until 2028. Aina came through Chelsea's academy and went on to make six appearances for the first team. He spent the 2017-18 campaign on loan at Championship side Hull City before being loaned to Torino for the following season. The Italian team took up their option to sign him permanently in June 2019 and he went on to make 113 appearances for the club in all competitions. He returned to west London for the 2020-21 season, spending the campaign on loan at Fulham. Despite appearing for England at various youth levels, the London-born Aina was called up to the Nigeria senior team for the first time in 2017 and has won 40 caps for the side. ()
Los Angeles Times
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
In Pasadena, a community comes together for a 14-year-old street vendor
It was only 8 a.m. and the 500 tamales that Christopher Luna Garcia had hoped to sell were down to just a few dozen. About 17 hungry people lined up at the food cart near Villa Parke in Pasadena, where an immigration sweep had taken place nearly two weeks ago on June 21. Steam flowed from the cart and the scent of masa drifted through the air as Chris, 14, reached down to pull out tamales. 'It's a lot,' he said of the community response. 'But I'm grateful for it.' Chris said he took over his mom's street vending business after the immigration raid. His mother, Carmen Garcia, 44, who is a legal resident, said three of her customers were detained during the sweep at the park. But immigration agents did not take her into custody. 'I was so afraid after that,' she said. 'I have documents, but I'm still scared, very scared.' It wasn't long ago that Chris, a tall teenager, struggled to make sales, sometimes bringing in less than $100 daily — and on a really bad day just $20. But on Friday, the tamales were selling fast. So much so that his aunt joined to help meet the high demand with a second cart. Friday's event was organized by Alex 'Tio Joker' Murillo, an actor and community activist who stumbled upon Chris one afternoon and shared a video of him on social media. 'I want to help out the Latino youth,' Murillo said. 'This ICE stuff is bad, but we've also turned it into something good.' He took the video amid President Trump's immigration crackdown, targeting criminal and immigrant workers suspected of living in the country illegally at Home Depots, car washes and sidewalks. The wave of immigration sweeps over the past month has prompted some American-born children to take over street vending businesses on behalf of their parents. The operation at Villa Parke prompted Pasadena city officials to cancel swimming lessons and other recreation programs at the park and two others. That decision came after a string of recent immigration enforcement actions in Pasadena. In one raid, federal agents detained people at a bus stop at Orange Grove Boulevard and Los Robles Avenue on June 18. And residents demonstrated last month outside of the AC Hotel, where federal immigration agents were staying. Both took place less than a mile from Villa Parke. Murillo said he decided to help the family when he learned that Chris had stepped up to sell tamales for his mom because of the sweep and also because they were falling behind on bills. So Murillo took to Instagram, calling on his followers and others to show up at the stand on Friday to buy out the tamales. He also said he would sell food to raise money to take Chris and the children of a day laborer who was detained during the bus stop operation to Disneyland. Enji Chung, 47, a resident and member of the Pasadena Tenants Union, was one of the first people to show up and purchase tamales. She said it was important to show support for those affected by the federal immigration crackdown. 'I think it's been extremely scary to know there are armed, masked people running around, inciting fear and snatching people off the street,' she said. 'It's not just undocumented people. It's U.S. citizens and anyone they're racially profiling.' Yun Uen Ramos-Vega, 22, and Janette Ramos-Vega, 21, drove from Monrovia to support Chris after learning about his story. They said they related to his situation because they are also helping relatives by running errands on their behalf. The pair said they know at least two people who have been detained by federal immigration agents. At least one has been deported to Mexico while the other remains at a detention center. Laura Ruvalcaba, 40, of Pasadena, showed up with her husband and 8-year-old son. 'We saw Chris' story and we're going to be here,' she said. 'We're all about supporting the community, especially the youth.' She said she was happy to see the long line of customers. 'It's amazing,' she said. 'Anything we can do to help out and come together is good.' An American citizen, Ruvalcaba said the immigration sweeps have left her afraid. 'It's not even about anything else but the color of my skin,' she said. 'I'm scared to come out sometimes.' She said she started carrying a copy of her American citizenship certificate two weeks ago, as well as her son's birth certificate. She tells her 18-year-old daughter to be on alert when she goes out. 'Now, you're not just watching out for bad things,' Ruvalcaba said she told her daughter. 'You're watching out for people in uniforms.' The event Friday morning also brought out lowriders, which bounced as old-school hip-hop blasted from the car's speakers, encouraging people to cheer and take videos with their cellphones. It was nearing 9 a.m. when the tamales from both carts were gone, bringing in more than $1,500 that Chris and his family will use to pay bills and rent. His brother, Erick Garcia, 20, said his mom and aunt had gone to cook more tamales in hopes of selling more throughout the day. Exhausted, Chris sat on a fold-out chair for a moment, letting out a sigh of relief and massaging his eyebrows with his fingers. He had been up since 4 a.m. and though he was tired, he said he wanted to take action because his mother helped raised him and his three siblings alone. 'She doesn't have much support,' he said. 'I just want to help her out.'
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Anti-ICE protesters express anger, heartbreak at Trump immigration crackdown
Hundreds of protesters waving American and Mexican flags and carrying signs that ranged from heartfelt to profane marched through downtown Milwaukee streets June 10 to protest federal immigration operations and decry the crackdown on demonstrations in Los Angeles by President Donald Trump's administration. The crowd made their way to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices. Those in the crowd said it was important to speak out and express their opposition to large-scale ICE arrests. Alan Chavoya, a protester with the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said earlier in the day he fielded phone calls June 10 from several people hearing about ICE arrests in the area. "It's devastating," he said. "It's important to be out here and support, and it's also important to be bold about this." In the crowd were two 22-year-old women who met at the protest, Natalia Murillo, who draped a Mexican flag around her shoulders, and Alejandra Martinez. Murillo held a sign that read, "You can't love the culture and not support the people." "It's been stressful. You don't know when they're going to come into your cities and neighborhoods," Martinez said. Murillo said she was concerned about people being arrested by ICE who have legal status. "It's scary to see what's going on. We come here for a better life, and this is how we're getting treated?" she said. An arrest of an immigrant June 10 by federal agents on Milwaukee's south side added to a sense of anxiety in the city's Latino community over immigration enforcement operations. A spokesperson for ICE said the agency could not share information about whether agents were operating in Milwaukee. That arrest came as massive protests against recent ICE raids erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend and have since spread to other cities. Trump ordered National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area. The march in Milwaukee spanned roughly two city blocks and included dozens of young Latino adults as well as people from a range of ages and backgrounds. Some marchers held handmade signs that read, "We speak for those who can't" and, "Immigrants are welcome here." Other popular slogans urged authorities to keep families together, to keep ICE out of Milwaukee and to abolish the agency altogether. "No justice, no peace, we want ICE off our streets," marchers chanted. Signs and chants alike reflected the depth of anger at Trump's immigration crackdown and at ICE. Some posters referred to Trump as a parasite, or a pig. Others said "Dump Trump," and many chose similar phrases with expletives, in both English and Spanish. Rose Walters, a retiree from South Milwaukee, said she was "just livid" at several Trump policies. She was concerned about her Social Security benefits as well as immigration arrests that, in her view, lacked due process. She began attending protests for the first time in February. "I simply am fed up," she said. "It's ridiculous." Daniel Rivera, 27, of Michigan, was visiting Milwaukee and was walking past Cathedral Square Park when he noticed people were gathering for a protest about immigration. He jumped in because he he said feels strongly about the issue. "Immigrants are the backbones of this nation," he said, adding that more "dialogue across the aisle" was needed. There was a sense from several marchers that the Latino community's contributions and culture were being cast aside, and that politicians and pundits were conflating the entire community with the criminal actions of a few. A 40-year-old Milwaukee mother named Angelica, who asked for her last name not to be used, brought her two daughters and her niece to the protest. She wanted to stand up for Mexican Americans like her family, she said. And speaking about recent ICE efforts to expand arrests, she said, "It's heartbreaking. It causes me to question, what am I proud of as an American?" Nayleth Sedano, 30, of Milwaukee, arrived in the U.S. at age 4, and her family got legal status. She understands how "scary" moments like this can be for immigrant families. She has been especially concerned about the effect of that fear on children, who may be worried about ICE showing up at their graduation ceremonies. "If you have a heart, that's traumatizing for anybody," she said. The organizing groups included the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Milwaukee chapter; Comité Sin Fronteras, or "Committee Without Borders" — the young adult arm of local immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera — Codepink Milwaukee, and 50501 Milwaukee, part of a national anti-Trump protest movement called 50501. The 50501 group, short for "50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement," is the organizer of the so-called "No Kings" rallies taking place across the country. One is scheduled for noon June 14 in Cathedral Square Park as part of a nationwide day of protest. Several additional "No Kings" protests are scheduled for the same day across southern Wisconsin, including in Brookfield, Cedarburg, Racine, Kenosha, Watertown and Madison, according to the organizer's website. They were planned to coincide with Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C., which is being held to honor the Army's 250th birthday and coincides with Trump's 79th birthday. Brian Dunleavy, a protester from Milwaukee, said he hopes both protests show that Milwaukeeans are standing in solidarity with others protesting around the country. 'I hope people see this and see (that) we've got your back," Dunleavy said. "We do not think what's going on in Washington and other parts of the country is OK, and we're going to be here for you." Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more. Contact her at scarson@ or 920-323-5758. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Anti-ICE protesters in Milwaukee decry Trump immigration crackdown
