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Mikel Arteta has revealed his Arsenal squad have demanded to end their summer break early in a bid to win the Premier League title next seasonArsenal face Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on Sunday scrambling to secure second place after Liverpool were crowned champions last month.Following their Champions League semifinal exit to Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal are unable to secure any silverware, leaving the 2020 FA Cup triumph as the sole success during Arteta’s five-and-a-half years in charge.Last June, a group of around 10 senior players went to Marbella with their families for a training camp designed to build fitness ahead…

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has refused to be drawn on reports that the club are close to a deal with Bayer Leverkusen over right-back Jeremie Frimpong but insists his team are well-equipped to handle the departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold.Alexander-Arnold confirmed earlier this month he is set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, with the defender expected to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer.Sources have told ESPN Liverpool are in advanced negotiations to sign Frimpong as Alexander-Arnold’s replacement, with the Anfield club prepared to trigger his £30 million ($40m) release clause.However, Slot remained coy…

CNN  —  A hard-right nationalist is favored to win Romania’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – a vote being held five months after the original election was annulled. George Simion won 41% of ballots cast in the first round of the re-run on May 4 – double the number of his rival, Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest. Many see him as taking up the mantle of Calin Georgescu, the obscure ultranationalist who came from nowhere to win the first round and was poised to become Romania’s next president – until authorities said his TikTok-fueled campaign had been aided…

London CNN  —  Did you enjoy the papal conclave for its politicking, its gaudy hats and its general focus on peace and love, but think: “Instead of picking a pope, I wish these cardinals would step into some cheetah-skin body suits and gyrate suggestively on an exercise ball in a debasing appeal for my vote?” We ask you, then, to fix your attention on Basel, Switzerland, where rainbow-colored smoke confirms that the Eurovision Song Contest is back after an all-too-long 12 months away. Eurovision is catty, competitive and eternally controversial. It’s ridiculous, as seasoned fans will attest. It’s also full…

If you work full-time, you already know how much time and effort it takes to master work-life balance. Add to that a relationship, and it becomes even harder.As a psychologist who studies couples — and who has a working wife — I’ve faced these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, my job as both a researcher and husband has taught me how important it is to be intentional about how my wife and I spend our time, specifically on weekends.Here’s how people in the happiest, most successful relationships spend their free time:1. They put their phones awayA couple who spends a lot of…

May 16, 2025, 09:19 AM ETOliver Glasner has said Crystal Palace must avoid getting overly emotional in the FA Cup final or they risk suffering the same fate as Brazil did in the 2014 World Cup, where they lost 7-1 to Germany in the semifinals.Palace are looking to win the first trophy in their history when they face Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. It will be the south London club’s third final appearance, with the previous two both ending in losses to Manchester United.History beckons for the mid-table Premier League side on Saturday, but…

A 2025 Ford Expedition with bronze trim at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant, April 30, 2025.Michael Wayland | CNBCLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A white 2025 Ford Expedition SUV with bronze exterior trim rolled off the assembly line at Ford Motor’s Kentucky Truck Plant. It was assembled — from its frame to completion — by American workers at the factory. But it’s far from being completely “Made in the USA.”A majority of its main parts — at least 58% as stated on a window sticker — were made outside the country, including 22% from Mexico. That includes its Ford-engineered, 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6…

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 16, 2025, 09:00 AM ETBarcelona began the preseason with Raphinha uncertain about his future, Lamine Yamal sitting his high school exams, a retired Wojciech Szczesny smoking cigarettes on the beach in Marbella and coach Hansi Flick inheriting a team that had not won a trophy in two of the three previous campaigns.On Thursday, they ensured the season ends with a domestic treble after beating city rivals Espanyol 2-0 to clinch the LaLiga title (stream the replay on ESPN+). They had already won the Supercopa de España and the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid in both finals…

TORONTO — Mike Novogratz said he spent nearly four years and more than $25 million trying to take crypto firm Galaxy Digital public in the United States.”It felt un-American, unfair, infuriating,” Novogratz said.Novogratz told CNBC that a process that should take 45 to 90 days stretched out to 1,320 days. He said it took nine rounds of comments with the Securities and Exchange Commission.”One of the things that people didn’t understand about the crypto tax is that you needed to be very well capitalized — and a pretty big, strong company — just to stay in the game,” he said.The…

CNN  —  Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what’s trending up and what’s trending down in sports. This week we’re once again talking about the New York Knickerbockers who, as of this writing, are one win away from the Eastern Conference finals. It would be their first appearance there this century. Knicks fever hasn’t just gripped New York City, but interest in the team from New York City goes nationwide as well. So let’s start there with a big upward trend. Trending up – Google searches for the Knicks: Up 222% from last month One of the things I…