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Daily Mail
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- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jeff Brazier reunites with sons Freddie, 20, and Bobby, 22, amid ongoing family feud over younger son's welfare
Jeff Brazier reunited with his sons Freddie and Bobby amid their ongoing family feud. The TV presenter, 46, was joined by his sons - who he shares with late reality star Jade Goody - and other family members to celebrate his mother Janette's birthday. Jeff looked in good spirits in the snap, beaming at the camera alongside Freddie and Bobby who were also all smiles. Alongside the post, he wrote: 'Lovely to have the full squad together yesterday to celebrate my Mums birthday. Will always be in her debt for the help she has been over the years. ❤️' Freddie is currently in the midst of a legal battle with Jeff over his welfare. It is reported Jeff, has set up a court date to stop Freddy seeing his maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden, 68, amid rising concerns over his well being. Jeff has long insisted she is a bad influence on the troubled youngster - with the pair enduring a series of very public disputes over the years. But last month The Mail On Sunday revealed that Freddie was again spending time at Jackiey's Bermondsey flat despite his father filing court paperwork in an effort to keep his son away. Family friends say the duo remain 'extremely close,' explaining: 'Jeff was never going to keep Freddy away from his Nanny for very long - they've always had a strong bond, Jeff may hate her for all sorts of reasons going back many years, but Freddy loves her very much. 'They had a great time together, playing with her dog and catching up at her flat - where he has often stayed over the years. Whatever Jeff hoped to achieve with his legal efforts, it hasn't worked.' In June, Freddy announced on Instagram that he was going to a rehabilitation centre in Spain, admitting he had been addicted to smoking since he was 12 and was keen to seek treatment. He said: 'I've been smoking from the age of 12 and it's time to stop it was a bad coping mechanism that turned into an addiction something I relied on and something that made me feel sane and somewhat okay.' But days after the admission, Freddy posted again online saying he had changed his mind, writing: 'You know what I don't need rehab. I just need a holiday with a good group of boys or a retreat.' Freddy lost his mother, former Big Brother star Jade, to cervical cancer in 2009 when he was just four years old. During his appearance on BBC's Celebrity Race Across the World, Bobby spoke on the grief he has suffered following his mother's tragic passing. He said: 'I don't really remember being held by my mum… if I had more memories with her, it would have made it a whole lot harder for me, but I think I would rather that than not remembering the things I had done with my mum.' Freddy admitted he 'misses the bond' he shared with older brother Bobby in a heartbreaking Instagram last month. The Race Across The World star posted throwback videos as he reminisced about the good times he and Bobby shared during the coronavirus. One video Freddy posted saw the Brazier brothers bashing their heads against a pumpkin on a farm. He wrote: 'Only thing I miss about Covid is the amount of time I had with my brother to bond and make memories and have a laugh.'
The Guardian
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Manchester City and their extraordinary £1bn agreement with Puma
It is well known that the birth of two global sportswear companies, Adidas and Puma, was fuelled by a family feud between two German brothers, Adi and Rudolf Dassler. After working together for 30 years, the pair fell out shortly after the second world war; Rudi founding Puma in 1948 and Adi starting, you guessed it, Adidas in 1949. What started the rift is a point of contention. The most common explanation is that Rudi had an affair with Adi's wife, Käthe, for which he was never forgiven. Other theories suggest it was Rudolf's increasing suspicion that his brother was behind his conscription into the German army and thus his short imprisonment by the allies. The brothers reportedly never spoke again and, like a scene out of a Twix advert, set up rival factories on opposite sides of the river Aurach, which runs through the small town of Herzogenaurach. The global headquarters of Puma and Adidas remain there today, two miles apart. The town is still divided: bars, bakeries and barber shops are all affiliated with one or the other, while the two biggest football clubs, FC Herzogenaurach and ASV Herzogenaurach are sponsored by Puma and Adidas respectively. The two companies appear to detest each other: Lothar Matthäus – son to a family of Puma workers who grew up in Herzogenaurach and played for FC – only signed for Bayern Munich in 1984 on the condition he could continue to wear Puma boots, becoming the first ever player at the Adidas-sponsored Bavarian giants to do so. Football Daily is not privy to the details as to why Puma has decided to spend £1bn in a partnership for the next 10 years, but it certainly seems like a bold move to fork out £100m-a-year – a record per-year contract for a Premier League club and a gargantuan increase on Puma's £65m-per-year deal it signed in 2019 with City – on a divisive club awaiting a verdict on 115 financial charges and a side that seems to be, based upon performances last season and at the Copa Gianni, slightly on the wane. Might Puma's new deal have something to do with topping Adidas's paltry-looking £60m a-season deal with City rivals Liverpool, signed only a few months ago? It feels like a bit of a stretch, but as City and Liverpool or Adi and Rudi Dassler know so well, ego and tribalism can lead to some wild decisions. Whatever the reasons behind the extraordinary agreement, City suits must be delighted to have renewed a deal with a company not linked to their owners. 'We joined forces with Puma with the ambition to challenge ourselves and go beyond the expectations,' whooped chief suit Ferran Soriano. 'We have achieved this and more over the last six seasons. Today's renewal and extension solidifies our relationship and projects it to an even brighter future.' After watching Chelsea – a club famous for their own financial gymnastics – trouser around £85m for their Copa Gianni triumph, the Puma deal certainly softens the blow for City's early exit from the tournament. Just how the £1bn will be invested remains to be seen but at least Pep Guardiola can afford a few more delayed kick-offs. It's unacceptable that in the 21st century, people with dwarfism are still used for entertainment at private parties, particularly when public figures are involved. The dignity and rights of our community cannot be a source of amusement under any circumstance' – Carolina Puente, president of the Association for People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias, vows to take legal action over the reported hiring of people with dwarfism as entertainment at Lamine Yamal's recent 18th birthday party, condemning the practice as discriminatory. The player's representatives are yet to comment. As an Arsenal supporter for many a decade, I should just like to say that The Auld Triangle pub you referred to (yesterday's Football Daily), was to those who should easily remember, in fact originally named the Plimsoll Arms. People I knew were always perturbed by its renaming, so despite the fact that it's now a gastro pub, I'm glad that, name-wise, it's returning to its roots. Make mine a Guinness!' – Colin Grant (and others). When I first came to London in 1997, I moved into a house on St Thomas's Road, opposite the Auld Triangle. The landlord was grouchy when it was busy, but really approachable when it was quiet (non-match days). Arsenal fans really sustained that pub, because in the off-season, sometimes we would be the only patrons in the pub. I remember quiz nights with the bullet-headed, no-necked Robbie ('It's ahnly a paaaahnd!'), an intimidating figure, but a stand-up comedian in his own right. Happy days' – Paul Chan. To describe Cole Palmer as scooting through 'Wythenshawe high street' (yesterday's Football Daily) is to misunderstand the type of settlement that Wythenshawe is. As an overspill housing estate on the edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation, its pencil-pushing post-war town planners did not see fit to install anything as grand as a high street, but a civic centre grandly named the 'Forum' and pedestrianised shopping area can be found sitting nearish to the middle of this somewhat amorphous suburban mass. I wouldn't expect a London-centric, anti-northern email to be aware of all this, and this lazy journalism points to a wider decline at the centre of our once great, free press' – Mike Lovelady. If there's one thing to be thankful about at the Copa Gianni, it's that Donald Trump didn't squeeze his corpulent rump into a full Chelsea strip first, like the last guy to sneak his way into the Blues' cup-raising celebrations' – Declan Hackett. If you have any, please send letters to Today's winner of our prizeless letter o' the day is … Declan Hackett. Terms and conditions for our competitions, when we run them, can be viewed here. Here's David Squires on … Trump crashing Chelsea's Copa Gianni party. Now Fifa's big cheese knows how Elon Musk and so many others feel. As Copa Gianni drew to its close, as that hour-long trophy celebration reached its climax, Donald Trump assumed centre-stage and celebrated as if he had won – and created – the competition all by himself. Perhaps those David May/Pepe Reina antics were Trump's reaction to be being shunned by Tyrique George during the medal ceremony preceding the trophy lift itself. It turned out, as confirmed in a puff interview with influencer Emily Austin, last seen on Instachat hanging out with Donald, JD Vance and RFK Jnr, he actually owns the original Copa Gianni trophy on which the name of the current Fifa president is inscribed – twice, just to be sure, like. 'I said, When are you going to pick up the trophy? [They said] 'We're never going to pick it up. You can have it forever in the Oval Office. We're making a new one,' parped Trump before segueing into his usual spiel. 'We're doing very well on the other stage, on the political stage, on the financial stage.' The Tiffany-designed trophy, and its special key, will remain until Trump eventually departs office. Jordan Henderson has opted for another shirt containing red and white by signing a two-year deal at Brentford. 'He has been one of the most influential leaders in modern Premier League years,' roared Bees boss Keith Andrews. 'He's still phenomenally fit and phenomenally motivated to achieve things.' Liverpool have told Bayern Munich where to go with their latest bid for Luis Díaz. Fresh off his Copa Gianni triumph with Chelsea, Cole Palmer has arrived in St Kitts – birthplace of grandfather, Sterry – to a welcome very much the opposite of his trademark goal celebration. '[His] visit is a powerful reminder of the strength and pride of our diaspora. His presence and mentorship will inspire the next generation to believe that global success is possible, no matter where you come from,' cheered Dr Terrance Drew, PM of St Kitts and Nevis. Switzerland's preparations for their Euro 2025 quarter-final with Spain aren't going particularly smoothly, a sickness bug in the squad forcing Tuesday's training session to be shelved. The latest frontier in multi-club ownership is here: Burnley's owners, Velocity Sport Limited, have taken over Espanyol. Two months after leaving Al-Hilal, Jorge Jesus has taken charge as head coach of bitter Saudi rivals Al-Nassr. 'It's official. Mr Jorge Jesus is the new coach of Al-Nassr,' tooted the club. And in feeling-old news, Jessey Sneijder, son of former Netherlands international Wesley, has signed his first pro contract with FC Utrecht. How Poland's Euros showing transformed a nation's view of women's football. By Joanna Wiśniowska, in this extract from the latest edition of our sister email. All that can be said with certainty about the future of Copa Gianni is that it is not going away, writes Matt Hughes. Abomination or fun? Our readers on Copa Gianni. Premier League fans in Asia want to feel valued – and not just as a source of revenue. John Duerden reports. And Sean Ingle, for one, welcomes our new AI overlords. To March 2009 and Gabriel Batistuta turns his hand to polo during a successful outing for Loro Piana against Chapelco in Buenos Aires. Never the greatest lover of the beautiful game, Batigol once revealed: 'It's a hobby, but I always try to improve my standard, because the better I play, the more fun I have.'
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Romeo Beckham doubles down on Brooklyn feud as he shares sibling snaps with Harper and Cruz after blocking his older brother on Instagram
Romeo Beckham has made another social media dig at his older brother Brooklyn, sharing a sibling photo with Harper and Cruz during a fun night out in Miami. Days after blocking Brooklyn on Instagram, Romeo, 22, showed off his close bond with sister Harper, 14, and younger brother Cruz, 20. The trio posed for a selfie during a night out with pals, with the group also including Cruz's girlfriend Jackie Apostel. Another sweet snap showed Harper, casually dressed in loose jeans and a black top, cuddling her brother Romeo. The siblings were celebrating a pal's birthday at Beckham family friend David Grutman's Komodo restaurant, with Romeo thanking his parents' pal for the lavish dinner. Romeo poured more fuel on the fire on Friday with a savage dig, hours after blocking Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz. The model, 22, posted a picture of Justin Bieber 's new song Walking Away following his bombshell block. Not holding back with his feelings, Romeo commented 'Yup' - a particularly telling statement, given the family's explosive feud. Cruz and Romeo were still following Brooklyn and Nicola on Friday but appeared to take action after Brooklyn posted a birthday tribute to sister Harper, sharing a family photo which excluded them and which Nicola reposted. Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, are still following his parents Victoria, 51, and David, 50. Brooklyn's birthday tribute to Harper marks his first public interaction with his family since he paid tribute to his grandmother Sandra on 26 June, despite remaining silent and shunning his father's 50th birthday earlier the same month. There was much speculation whether Brooklyn would reach out to Harper on her birthday, but despite this it seems all is not well in the camp. The news that Cruz and Romeo blocked their older sibling follows Cruz's many pointed digs towards Brooklyn on social media last month. Meanwhile, Brooklyn and Romeo have been living a somewhat fractious relationship over the last few months following claims Romeo's ex-girlfriend Kim Turnbull was the reason behind their rift. Kim addressed the speculation June 16 and insisted she has only ever had a friendship with the eldest Beckham son. Sharing a statement on her Instagram page, she said: 'I've avoided speaking on this topic to prevent adding fuel to the fire, however it's come to a point where I feel the need to address it so I can move on. 'I will not continue to receive harassment or be embarrassed on the basis of lies, to fit a certain narrative. 'I have never been romantically involved in ANY capacity at ANY point with the person in question. 'Nothing between us has occurred further than a school friendship at age 16. I would like to remove myself from the ongoing conversation & set the record straight for the sake of everyone involved.' Kim had been at the centre of the row after Nicola claimed that she felt uncomfortable around her, with sources close to the US heiress saying that Kim had dated Brooklyn when they were teenagers. Which she had now denied.
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
David Beckham is supported by son Romeo as he promotes his snack brand - while his eldest Brooklyn posts his own latest ad amid family feud
was supported by his son Romeo as he promoted his snack brand over the weekend - while his eldest Brooklyn posted his own latest ad amid the continuing family feud. The former footballer, 50, was busy promoting the snack brand BEEUP as he watched his team Inter Miami play alongside Romeo, 22. Snaps showed they both watching on the side of the pitch as Romeo enjoyed one of the products. Meanwhile Brooklyn was busy advertising his hot sauce brand Cloud23 on the same day as he collaborated with the Langham hotel chain in London. He appeared in the short video posted to his Instagram alongside top chef Michel Roux Jr. Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz are thought not be on speaking terms with the Beckham family currently as their feud continues to escalate. Brooklyn was busy advertising his hot sauce brand Cloud23 on the same day as he collaborated with the Langham hotel chain in London David and Romeo appeared tense as they watched Inter Miami play against Nashville SC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday. The outing came just days after friends told MailOnline Cruz and Romeo blocked their brother Brooklyn and his wife Nicola on Instagram. David cut a dapper figure in a navy suit, teamed with a blue shirt and matching tie as he proudly watched his team. Meanwhile Romeo opted for a more casual but stylish look in a grey Snoop Dog T-shirt and green camouflage cargos, while accessorising with a flashy £31k Rolex watch. After a tense match the pair would have been thrilled as they watched Lionel Messi score two goals, resulting in a 2-1 win against Nashville SC. The team moved to fifth in the Supporters' Shield standings as it aims to win the title for the second straight season. It came after Romeo poured more fuel to the fire with a savage dig seemingly towards Brooklyn on Friday, hours after blocking Brooklyn and his wife. The model posted a picture of Justin Bieber's new song Walking Away following his bombshell move. Not holding back with his feelings, Romeo commented 'Yup' - a particularly telling statement, given the family's explosive feud. Cruz, 20, and Romeo were still following Brooklyn and Nicola on Friday but appeared to take action after Brooklyn posted a birthday tribute to sister Harper, sharing a family photo which excluded them and which Nicola reposted. Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, are still following his parents Victoria, 51, and David, 50. There was much speculation whether Brooklyn would reach out to Harper on her birthday, but despite this it seems all is not well in the camp. The news that Cruz and Romeo blocked their older sibling follows Cruz's many pointed digs towards Brooklyn on social media last month. Meanwhile, Brooklyn and Romeo have been living a somewhat fractious relationship over the last few months following claims Romeo's ex-girlfriend Kim Turnbull was the reason behind their rift. Kim addressed the speculation June 16 and insisted she has only ever had a friendship with the eldest Beckham son. Sharing a statement on her Instagram page, she said: 'I've avoided speaking on this topic to prevent adding fuel to the fire, however it's come to a point where I feel the need to address it so I can move on. 'I will not continue to receive harassment or be embarrassed on the basis of lies, to fit a certain narrative. 'I have never been romantically involved in ANY capacity at ANY point with the person in question. 'Nothing between us has occurred further than a school friendship at age 16. I would like to remove myself from the ongoing conversation & set the record straight for the sake of everyone involved.' Kim had been at the centre of the row after Nicola claimed that she felt uncomfortable around her, with sources close to the US heiress saying that Kim had dated Brooklyn when they were teenagers. Which she had now denied. Brooklyn's birthday tribute to Harper marks his first public interaction with his family since he paid tribute to his grandmother Sandra on 26 June, despite remaining silent and shunning his father's 50th birthday earlier the same month. He was repping his Cloud23 cap for the promotional video Earlier on Thursday, the family matriarch Victoria and her son Romeo were the first members of the Beckham family to share tributes to daughter Harper as she celebrated her 14th birthday while Brooklyn later followed suit. Rumours of a rift between the eldest son and his parents began when Brooklyn was noticeably silent on his former Spice Girl mother's birthday, a far cry from his usual sweet posts about her. Neither the former photographer nor his wife wished Victoria a happy 51st, while David, Romeo and Cruz posted gushing messages. And as well as snubbing dad David's birthday online, he also was notably absent from all of his 50th birthday celebrations - including a boys' fishing trip. Despite flying to London at the time, Brooklyn and Nicola also didn't attend the big family party at the Beckhams' Cotswolds home or an idyllic trip to France or a meal at Notting Hill restaurant, Core. Brooklyn reportedly 'told his famous family that he wants no contact' with them last month in the latest devastating turn of their ongoing feud. According to reports, the eldest Beckham boy has had no communication with his family following father David's knighthood being announced last month and only learned of the news in the media alongside the rest of the world. Denying he'd asked for no contact, a source close to Brooklyn told the publication: 'Everyone's focus should be David Beckham's great honour'. Meanwhile a source close to Brooklyn also denied the claims as they told MailOnline, 'this seems to be another deliberate attempt to misrepresent the truth, and it only serves to distract from this honor being bestowed on Brooklyn's father.'
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz-Beckham no longer following his brothers on Instagram
Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz-Beckham are no longer following his brothers on Instagram. The aspiring chef and his actress wife's Instagram accounts are not following his siblings Romeo and Cruz, amid speculation about a family feud. However, despite reports that Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, chose to unfollow Romeo, 22 and Cruz, 20, friends of the couple alleged to MailOnline that the brothers actually blocked the Peltz-Beckhams on the app. Brooklyn and Nicola still follow his parents Victoria, 51, and David, 50 on Instagram and they both shared a sweet tribute to his younger sister Harper on her 14th birthday this week. Meanwhile, Romeo's ex-girlfriend Kim Turnbull was recently forced to deny claims she was responsible for a rift between Romeo and Brooklyn. Denying a past relationship with Brooklyn, she said on her Instagram page: 'I've avoided speaking on this topic to prevent adding fuel to the fire, however it's come to a point where I feel the need to address it so I can move on. 'I will not continue to receive harassment or be embarrassed on the basis of lies, to fit a certain narrative. 'I have never been romantically involved in ANY capacity at ANY point with the person in question. 'Nothing between us has occurred further than a school friendship at age 16. I would like to remove myself from the ongoing conversation set the record straight for the sake of everyone involved.'
