naptu2: I think I've finally found it! I think this is the match that Sir Bobby was referring to. England had great stars like Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Gordon Banks, but Pele destroyed them. Afterwards Jimmy Greaves said, "Pele is on another bloody planet".
The Brazilian football confederation hosted a tournament in 1964 to mark its 50th anniversary. The tournament (just like the Tournoi de France in 1997) was also designed to showcase the favourites for the next World Cup (hosted by England in 1966). The participants were Brazil, Argentina, England and Portugal.
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Sir Bobby Charlton once told the BBC World Service why he hated Pele (he didn't really hate him, but you'll soon understand what he meant).
He was one on one with Pele during a match and Pele said, "Goal" and then feinted one way, went in the other direction around Sir Bobby and scored.
That is, he said "Goal" before dribbling Sir Bobby.
naptu2: I know that this tribute is about Sir Bobby, but it also reminded me of Jack Charlton in 1994. He told his players, "If you get nicked in the box, go down". (He was coach of Ireland at USA '94).
In this video he said (while presenting a lifetime achievement award to Sir Bobby), "Bobby Charlton is the best player in the world. And he's me brother".
"The greatest player I've ever seen... and he's my brother."
The moment Sir Bobby Charlton won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/WxpseX88cr
by Communications Department Saturday 21 October 2023 16:00
Manchester United are in mourning following the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the greatest and most beloved players in the history of our club.
Sir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in Manchester, or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played around the world.
He was admired as much for his sportsmanship and integrity as he was for his outstanding qualities as a footballer; Sir Bobby will always be remembered as a giant of the game.
A graduate of our youth Academy, Sir Bobby played 758 games and scored 249 goals during 17 years as a Manchester United player, winning the European Cup, three league titles and the FA Cup. For England, he won 106 caps and scored 49 goals, and won the 1966 World Cup. Following his retirement, he went on to serve the club with distinction as a director for 39 years. His unparalleled record of achievement, character and service will be forever etched in the history of Manchester United and English football; and his legacy will live on through the life-changing work of the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation.
The club’s heartfelt sympathies are with his wife Lady Norma, his daughters and grandchildren, and all who loved him.
Super Falcons stars, Asisat Oshoala, Christy Ucheibe and Halimat Ayinde will clash in the group stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, DAILY POST reports.
Oshoala’s Barcelona Femeni, Ucheibe’s Benfica and Ayinde’s Rosengard are in Group A.
German side, Eintracht Frankfurt are the other team in the group.
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and her Paris FC teammate will be up against Chelsea, Real Madrid and BK Hacken in Group D.
Nicole Payne’s Paris Saint-Germain are in Group C with Bayern Munich, AS Roma and Ajax.
The group fixtures will run from November 14 to January 13.
Meanwhile, the USS Carney (an Arleigh Burke class destroyer) has intercepted several missiles and drones launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen that were potentially aimed at Israel.
Picture: The guided missile destroyer, United States Ship Carney (DDG-64).
Hamas releases two US hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts-spokesperson
Reuters October 20, 2023
CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hamas' armed wing the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades has released two U.S. hostages - a mother and her daughter - "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts, its spokesman Abu Ubaida said in a statement on Friday.
Abu Ubaida said they released the citizens "for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by (President Joe) Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless."
Israel responded to the hostage crisis and the Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas gunmen which killed 1,400 Israelis by pounding Gaza with air strikes, killing more than 4,000 people, and has said it will act to free the hostages while wiping out Hamas.
It amassed tanks and troops near the perimeter of the enclave for an expected ground invasion, calling on Palestinians to evacuate the north of Gaza, where it says Hamas is dug in.
Israel has also said that there will be no end to its full blockade of the enclave unless Israeli hostages are freed.
Hamas says it has 200 hostages and that 50 more are held by other armed groups in the enclave. It said more than 20 hostages have been killed by Israeli air strikes, but has not given any further details.
Israel-Gaza latest: Two US hostages released by Hamas for 'humanitarian reasons', says group's spokesman
Friday 20 October 2023 18:34, UK
Hamas says it has released two US hostages after "efforts by the Qataris". Israel said 20 of those being held are under 18. Meanwhile, hundreds of lorries are waiting at the Rafah crossing with aid for Gaza - but a deal will only allow up to 20 in, and it's still not clear when.
Meta has apologised for adding "terrorist" to the biographies of some Instagram users describing themselves as Palestinian.
Meta said it fixed a problem "that briefly caused inappropriate Arabic translations" in some of its products.
"We sincerely apologise that this happened," it told the BBC.
The platform has also faced accusations of suppressing content voicing support for Palestinians during the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Some users say they have been "shadow banned" on Instagram over pro-Palestinian posts. This is when a platform intervenes to make sure posts do not appear in other people's feeds.
The users claim 24-hour posts on Stories referencing the conflict have had fewer views than others and that their accounts cannot be found as easily in search.
The tech giant acknowledged a bug had affected Stories but said it had nothing to do with subject matter.
Biography confusion
This followed posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and TikTok by Instagram user @khanman1996 on Sunday which drew attention to the translation error and documented it happening in a screen recording.
He had written in his bio that he was Palestinian, followed by a Palestinian flag and the word "alhamdulillah" in Arabic - which translates to "praise be to God" in English.
However, upon clicking "see translation", viewers were given an English translation reading: "Praise be to God, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom".
@khanman1996 said in his posts he was not Palestinian himself but had tested the error out after being told about it by an unnamed Palestinian friend.
He said in a video posted after Instagram fixed the issue that the glitch had been up for at least three hours, adding that "to me personally, the fact that it was up at all was insane".
Shadow-banning claims
Shadow banning is when online services limit the reach or visibility of an account or its content to other users, usually if it falls foul of their guidelines.
Instagram released a transparency tool in late 2022 that lets users see whether any restrictions have been placed on their account that might prevent their posts from being recommended to other users.
Bella Hadid claimed to have been shadow banned on Instagram after posting about the Israel-Gaza conflict last year.
More recently, Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto said in an Instagram post she had been shadow banned for pro-Palestinian posts, with followers telling her they could not see or find her Stories on their feeds.
In a statement posted on X on Sunday, Meta's communications director Andy Stone said the platform had identified a bug "significantly" reducing the reach of Stories which had re-posted Reels or content from fellow users.
"This bug affected accounts equally around the globe and had nothing to do with the subject matter of the content - and we fixed it as quickly as possible," he said.
Not the first time
Previous accusations of Meta suppressing pro-Palestinian content are well documented.
In May 2021, the charity Human Rights Watch accused Instagram of removing videos, pictures and commentary about the crisis.
The social media firm said in response that posts were removed for containing "hate speech or symbols" and changed its algorithm, but it led Meta to commission an independent review into its moderation of the 2021 Israel-Palestinian conflict content.
The human rights due diligence report by consultancy firm Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) was published in September 2022.
It concluded: "Meta's actions appear to have had an adverse human rights impact on the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation, and non-discrimination, and therefore on the ability of Palestinians to share information and insights about their experiences as they occurred."
BSR said it did not identify any intentional racial or political bias at Meta but recommended that the company should offer more detailed explanations to users who have their posts or accounts removed and improve language skills of staff in Hebrew and Arabic dialects.
On Thursday, Meta and TikTok were sent formal requests by the European Commission for more information about their measures to limit the spread of disinformation and illegal content in the wake of Hamas' attacks.
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