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The Sun
8 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Liverpool appoint former international manager to be new U21s boss a year after he was sacked from role
ROBERT PAGE has got his first job since his Wales sacking last year by becoming Liverpool U21s boss. The Welshman led his country to the last 16 of Euro 2020 as well as the 2022 World Cup - their first appearance on the global stage since 1958. 2 Now Page, 50, joins the Anfield club as successor to the long-serving Barry Lewtas. Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe said: 'Rob brings a wealth of playing and coaching experience to a key role as young players look to bridge that gap from Academy prospect to first-team footballer. 'His recent achievements in guiding Wales to the last 16 at Euro 2020 before qualifying for the 2022 World Cup speak for themselves. "But perhaps less heralded is the work that took place during his time in charge of the national team, which saw numerous pathway players make it into the senior squad. 'This is something we have seen first-hand at Liverpool with several of our Academy players making significant progress on the international stage under Rob's guidance. 'This level of experience in transitioning young footballers towards the professional game and on to the highest levels of domestic and international football will be a significant resource for all at the Academy, especially the players. 'Myself and all the staff are greatly looking forward to working with Rob as we endeavour to continue producing players capable of playing at the highest level and in the most demanding of arenas.' Page, who was axed last summer after failure to reach Euro 2024, has the experience of managing Wales U21s before he joined the senior set up. The ex-Watford and Sheffield United centre-back has worked with Liverpool stars past and present including Harry Wilson, Neco Williams Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Lewis Koumas and Owen Beck. Page took charge of 45 games as Wales boss across his time as permanent and caretaker manager. In those 45 matches he earned 15 wins, 15 draws and 15 defeats. Amongst those performances were impressive victories over the likes of Croatia, Mexico and the Czech Republic.
UPI
16 hours ago
- Politics
- UPI
Orange County, Calif., registrar sued over non-citizen voter records
June 25 (UPI) -- Orange County (Calif.) Registrar of Voters Robert Page has unlawfully refused to provide complete records showing the removal of non-citizens from voter registration lists, the Department of Justice says. The DOJ on Wednesday accused Page of refusing to provide records showing the removal of non-citizens from voter registration records in violation of federal election laws. The DOJ filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Central California in Los Angeles and named Page as the sole defendant. The DOJ accuses Page of violating the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which require him to maintain voter lists and disclose them. "Voting by non-citizens is a federal crime, and states and counties that refuse to disclose all requested voter information are in violation of well-established federal elections laws," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Wednesday in a news release. "Removal of non-citizens from the state's voter rolls is critical to ensuring that the state's voter rolls are accurate and that elections in California are conducted without fraudulent voting," Dhillon said. "The Department of Justice will hold jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal voting laws accountable," he added. The lawsuit arises from a June 2 complaint that Attorney General Pam Bondi received from the family member of a "non-citizen" in Orange County. The complaint says the "non-citizen" received a mail-in ballot that the person did not request but allegedly was sent by Page. Maureen Riordan, Acting Chief of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division's Voting Section, on the same day asked Page to provide records dating from Jan. 1, 2020, to the present and showing the cancellations of voter registration records due to respective individuals not being U.S. citizens. Riordan also asked for records for the same period that show the respective voter registration applications, registration records, voting histories and related correspondences for each cancelled voter registration. The DOJ said Page responded to Bondi's request on June 16 by providing records that redacted state driver's license and ID card numbers, social security numbers, state-assigned voter ID numbers, language preferences and images of each person's signatures. Page "relied upon several California statutes as the basis for the redactions," the DOJ said. The DOJ a day later notified Page that the documents he provided make it impossible to accurately assess compliance with federal election laws due to the redactions. The DOJ also notified Page that his reliance on state law to prevent the DOJ from receiving the requested information is pre-empted by federal law. Federal law requires Page to "maintain for at least two years ... all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of official lists of eligible voters," according to the DOJ. Page on Monday, through Assistant Orange County Attorney James Steinmann, confirmed he won't provide the unredacted records that were requested by the DOJ, the lawsuit alleges. The DOJ accuses Page of one count each of violating the HAVA and NVRA and asks the court to provide the unredacted information sought by Bondi and others in the Justice Department. Orange County officials declined to comment on the matter due to the "pending or ongoing litigation."
