Sports Profiles We Lost in 2024
The year is approaching its end. A 2024 that in a way can be seen as a long row of losses. Here is a selection of athletes who have left the world they influenced on their various arenas.
Sports
Refused migrant ship – acquitted in court
The Italian far-right politician Matteo Salvini is acquitted of charges after blocking a migrant ship from docking in Italy in 2019. I am glad. After three years, common sense has prevailed, says Salvini outside the court in Palermo.
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One Direction star Liam Payne dead
Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, reports South American media. He was 31 years old.
Music
Thousands bid farewell to Italian World Championship hero Salvatore Schillaci
The Italian football legend Salvatore Schillaci was buried on Friday. Then, thousands of people were in place to honor him in his hometown Palermo.
Football
Sorrow in Italy – World Championship Shooting King Schillaci Dead
Italian football is in mourning. The attacking legend Salvatore Schillaci has passed away after being ill with colon cancer. He is internationally most remembered for the World Championship summer of 1990 on home soil, when he won the tournament's top scorer award.
Football
Luxury Yacht Sinks: Six Missing – Baby Rescued from Sea
A sailboat with foreign tourists has capsized in harsh weather off northwestern Sicily. A body has been found in the water, but divers are searching for six more missing. One of them is said to be a well-known British tech billionaire.
World
Age is just a media thing
Age is just a number. The former national team star Oscar Hiljemark should just be himself in the role as new Elfsborg coach. Age is more of a media thing, says the 32-year-old.
Football
Maresca takes over Chelsea: "An excellent coach"
He took Leicester back to the Premier League. But Enzo Maresca is not following the club – he's taking over Chelsea instead. "He has shown himself to be an outstanding coach who can deliver impressive results," say sports directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.
Football