The role marks a return for the former Netherlands international to the club where he spent six seasons as a player. Kluivert will be responsible for overseeing the famed La Masia academy, which produced Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets. “I am very happy to be back home and looking forward to this new era, with the challenge of keeping Barca among the top teams in the world,” Kluivert said....
Irving sparked fevered speculation ahead of Friday’s clash between the Knicks and the Celtics, when he acknowledged his future was up in the air. “At the end of the day, I’m going to do what I feel is best for my career,” said the 26-year-old, who was then asked if his plan to re-sign with Boston had changed and replied: “Ask me July 1.” The Knicks have opened up salary cap space for two max-contract free agents this week, with the trade of Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks....
Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion has proven to be a darling of the holiday season, becoming a hugely streamed movie. With that comes a hunger to know more about the movie, so Johnson did a breakdown of a Knives Out 2 scene, in this case, the opening where all of the guests meet on the pier before they leave for their trip to Miles Bron’s (Edward Norton) private island. Starting with a breakdown of the costumes and how each character was dressed, Johnson first notes that Glass Onion has moved away from the browns and knits of Knives Out’s New England setting into the bright blues, yellows, and linens of a summer in Greece....
Padding Padding is the space between an image or cell contents and its outside border. In the image below, the padding is the yellow area around the content. In this case, padding goes completely around the contents: top, bottom, right, and left sides. You can specify how much padding (in percentage, pixels, points, etc.) for each side, and they don’t have to be the same. In this way, you can position content within an element....
2K Sports previously announced a second year of The Prelude will release Sept. 8 for Xbox One and PS4. Acting as a free demo of sorts, The Prelude provides an opportunity to get a start on the MyCareer story mode with the progress made carrying over to the full game. With “NBA 2K17,” it was the college portion of the story that played out. It has not been specified what the experience will be this time around....
To keep them healthy kittens need nourishing food to help them grow, as well as fuel to provide energy for those endless play sessions. With many choices on the market, from wet to dry food, it can be difficult to decipher which is the healthiest option. Newsweek spoke to experts to find out how to choose the best kitten foods, so you can keep your new arrival properly fed....
The viral post, titled, “Sorry boss I can’t go to work today…,” has been upvoted 37,700 times since being posted on February 23. In the short 10-second clip shared by u/MituButChi, who did not shoot the footage, it started with a tiny white kitten meowing at its owner’s feet in the subreddit “Aww.” The owner picked the cat up with one hand, placing it in a cat bed in the corner on the other side of the room....
Some 14 years ago, back in the winter of 2003, a certain Wayne Rooney was readying himself for a run-out at Old Trafford. Man Utd 13/2 to beat Everton 3-0 Back then, the precociously-gifted teenager was on the books at Everton and just a few months on from becoming England’s youngest-ever goalscorer – the first of what would become a record-breaking haul for his country. Fast forward back to the present and the now 31-year-old forward is preparing for another appearance at the Theatre of Dreams....
Liverpool defeated United - the only team to take points off them in the league this term - 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday. As Klopp’s men moved 16 points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand, fans on Merseyside chanted: “We’re going to win the league.” The win, secured with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, was quickly deemed by many significant in Liverpool’s pursuit of a first top-flight championship since 1989-90....
The Reds will host the Premier League’s runaway leaders at Anfield on April 4 before the return leg at the Etihad Stadium six days later. An all-Premier League tie will capture the imagination, with Liverpool the only team to have beaten City in the top flight this season. “I’ve said it before and it’s still the truth,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website. “It’s always common in a draw that you’ll get your neighbour, more or less, but to be honest I don’t mind, really....
Van Dijk, 27, is sure to have a key role to play once more when Liverpool host Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday. The Netherlands international has led a much-improved Liverpool defence since joining from Southampton for a reported £75million in January. Klopp said he always knew Van Dijk would have a massive impact on arrival at the Premier League giants. “From the first second, he was brilliant,” he told UK newspapers....
Firmino and Holgate were involved in an altercation during Liverpool’s 2-1 FA Cup derby win at Anfield Friday. Holgate pushed Firmino, who was shielding the ball over the sideline, into the crowd before the Liverpool forward reacted angrily. A Liverpool spokesperson said: “The club and player will fully co-operate with the relevant authorities to ensure the facts are established in a thorough manner if deemed necessary or requested. “While that process is ongoing we will not be making any further comment....
“They already have [Jan] Vertonghen and [Toby] Alderweireld, two of the best centre‑halves around at the moment, yet they still took the boy from Ajax [Davinson Sanchez],” the German pointed out. Following the final whistle against Spurs, comfortable 4-1 winners on Sunday afternoon after a defensive stinker from Liverpool , questions will rightly again be asked of why the Reds failed to address their paucity of quality in the heart of defence, while a title rival enhanced their far superior choices....
The 49-year-old started his coaching career with Mainz and worked seven years at the Opel Arena before leaving for Borussia Dortmund in 2008. He also worked with BVB for seven seasons, winning two Bundesliga titles before stepping down at the end of the 2014-15 campaign. Klopp confident Coutinho will stay Klopp says he has little intention of taking on short-term roles at a number of clubs and admits that his managerial post at Anfield could be his last....
Reds 11/10 for the top four The Reds have been relatively quiet on the recruitment front so far, with deals done for Mohamed Salah, Dominic Solanke and Andy Robertson. With Champions League competition set to be added to their workload again this season, Klopp acknowledges that more bodies are required. He told reporters: “We are still working on all parts. “We are in talks and we work on all parts of the game....
Quite the contrary, as Smith found out from the end of the bench over the course of the New York Knicks’ 108-98 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday. He watched for 48 minutes as every other player on the Knicks’ 13-man roster, from Carmelo Anthony to Cole Aldrich, logged playing time. Asked when he realized he would not play one single minute, Smith responded, “As the game was going on....
Of course, the team cannot officially sign the 6-11 Pistons center/forward until the free agent signing period opens July 8. In fact, teams cannot even begin negotiating with free agents until July 1; to do so before then invites charges of tampering. MORE: Knicks, Magic score 15 combined points in quarter | NBA seeking answers on Sefolosha injury Yet the New York Daily News reported Saturday that a league executive said Monroe to the Knicks is “about as close to a done deal as you can get....
The New York Knicks locked up their playoff seeding by clinching the number two spot in the Eastern Conference with a 90-80 win over the Indiana Pacers. New York, who never trailed after the seven-minute mark of the first quarter, earned their seeding despite playing without Tyson Chandler, Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby. They assured themselves home-court advantage through the Eastern Conference semi-finals and a first-round meeting with the Boston Celtics....
To tip off the final day of summer league action in Las Vegas, the Blazers earned a win over the Knicks to take home the crown. Portland, which finishes its time in Vegas with a 4-1 record, was led by second-year guard Brandon Williams, while Trendon Watford finished with 19 points and seven rebounds and Jabari Walker finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Because of his efforts, Watford was named MVP of the championship game....
