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Daily Mirror
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Claire Sweeney looks super svelte as she leads glam celebs at charity bash
A galaxy of stars descended on Liverpool's Titanic Hotel for the Sedulo Foundation's annual Colour Ball on Thursday night. The event was a gathering of celebrities, supporters and business leaders, all united in their mission to raise crucial funds for children and young people living in poverty. Claire Sweeney, Coronation Street actress and proud Liverpudlian, took on the role of host for the evening. She was joined by a plethora of famous faces including football legend Jamie Carragher and TV favourites such as Linda Robson, Dr Ranj, Real Housewives of Cheshire stars Seema Malhotra and Leanne Brown, and Nermina Pieters-Mekic. Fashion guru and DJ Gok Wan led the entertainment, with UK Garage stars Lisa Maffia and Romeo, of So Solid Crew, delivering a roof-raising performance. The event was orchestrated by national advisory firm Sedulo, which boasts offices in Manchester, Liverpool, London, Leeds and Birmingham. The Colour Ball is a fundraising initiative for the firm's charitable arm, The Sedulo Foundation. Last year's ball raised £200,000. This year's total exceeded that, making it the biggest event yet for the foundation with a huge £223,000 raised on the night. Since its inception in 2022, the Sedulo Foundation has supported over 2,000 young people. Its initiatives include providing school equipment, sanitary products, and Christmas gifts for those in need, as well as creating employment opportunities for young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. This year's event also marked the launch of Fresh Starts, a new initiative providing hygiene kits, everyday wear, and interview-ready outfits for young people entering adulthood.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Liverpool's greatest players at war in AI-made musical: Ian Rush attacks Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler in bizarre 90-minute Hamilton-style production amid legal row
Liverpool legend Ian Rush has put his name to an extraordinarily bizarre, score-settling musical produced by AI - attacking Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler. Rush takes pot shots at Carragher and Fowler, lambasts the legal system and various journalists and lawyers in the 90-minute 'Rush For Justice'. In the musical shared online after being premiered in Cannes by the embattled company Rush is involved with, the strange Hamilton-style AI production is unveiled in full. The lyrics in one song reference his anger at Carragher and Fowler for ditching him in a WhatsApp group after withdrawing endorsement videos from a controversial company he holds a stake in. 'Now here's a tale from Merseyside, surreal but sadly true, of legends draped in scarlet red, their boots once split the blue. Fowler, Carragher, icons both with Rushy, through and through, were asked to send a video clip, just something mates would do,' runs one song before the AI generated voice starts rapping. 'They never called old Rushy back, no mate-to-mate hello, just vanished from the WhatsApp thread like Gerrard missed a throw,' goes the next verse as his grievances are brought to light. Rush, the top goalscorer in Liverpool history, is a significant shareholder in Irama Sports - a company that invests in and purchases football grounds. When the company launched, a number of ex-pros, including Carragher and Fowler, filmed endorsements that were put on their Facebook page. Some were later withdrawn amid claims the former Liverpool defender and striker had not intended them for commercial use. Clearly Rush is still stung by their actions - hence the decision to call them out in his AI musical. At the time, Carragher and Fowler were questioned about their support for Irama given the controversy around the company buying up grounds of struggling clubs. Both then distanced themselves on Twitter, now X, in April last year. Carragher wrote: 'Just seen this thread and seen my name as an endorsement of this group. I was asked for a video message, which I did as a favour to a former LFC player. I have no idea who they are or what they do. After reading, what they do looks very grim.' Fowler added: 'I was asked for a video from a friend and former team-mate. I have no affiliation with this group and don't wish to be associated with them. My support is with grassroots football and those effected.' Fowler, Rush and Carragher had previously worked with each other for the Liverpool Foundation after their playing days but the relationship between the Welshman and his old team-mates now appears fractured. One song in the AI musical details Rush's legal frustrations, with the American voiceover singing: 'Four years deep in the litigation zone, self-represented, standing on my own. Irama's case has got the core but they won't let justice through the court room door. 'They don't touch substance, no merit in view, just playing the game with a rulebook or two, £70k in costs what a feat for a £65k claim, that's elite.' Irama is also involved in an ongoing legal dispute with a Surrey scaffolding company and Martin Calladine - one of the journalists called out in the musical by name - sums up the production as detailing: 'Rush's and Irama's four-year court battle with the former owners of Whyteleafe (a football club in Surrey). 'It starts as a rant about the media, attacking The Athletic, the FSA, former MP Tracey Crouch, lots of journalists (including, briefly, me), Fowler, Carragher, and Liverpool's failure to sell them Melwood.' Melwood was Liverpool's training ground until 2020 before they moved to the state-of-the-art AXA Training Centre in Kirkby. Rather than sell the former site, Liverpool's women's team and girls' academy now operate out of Melwood. Irama have come under fire for purchases that have been either at clubs whose grounds are in administration or were being sold at auction. Back in 2021, they spent £495,000 on Whyteleafe FC's Church Road ground and £300,000 for Oxfordshire club Abingdon Town's Culham Road the year before. At the time Whyteleafe chairman Mark Coote told the Athletic: 'Irama don't seem to grasp football clubs, it's as if they're landlords. An email shared by author and journalist Martin Calladine was shared, detailing Justice For Sport Media's message prior to the launch of the AI musical 'This could end up finishing the club and the community I've built over the last 25 years. We're in a very difficult position. Terminating the lease means Whyteleafe don't have anywhere to play.' Irama showcased the AI musical in Cannes in one of their properties - and Calladine says there are plans to develop a film to go with the music. He also shared an email from Justice For Sport media company in the US - who headed the production. The email gave notice to those named in the musical about the release 'to ensure full transparency'. The musical was uploaded online under a Creative Commons 'Public Domain Dedication' licence, meaning the content can be used by anyone without infringing copyright.
The Irish Sun
02-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Fans poke fun at ‘best team in Europe' Arsenal as they are 12th in Uefa's rankings behind MAN UTD
FANS are laughing at Arsenal after the Uefa rankings put them behind Manchester United. The Gunners fell narrowly short of silverware for the third season in a row as the Red Devils had their worst campaign in modern history. 3 Arsenal sit 12th in Uefa's coefficient league table Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 Despite a poor season, Man Utd remain ahead of them Credit: Getty After crashing out the Champions League to eventual winners PSG, Mikel Arteta claimed his team are the " But the coefficient league table disagrees and even has The rankings take into account each side's performance in the Champions, Europa and Conference Leagues over the last five years and it is used for seeding. Arsenal sit 12th overall with 98 points and READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The North Londoners' run to the Champions League semi-final this season earned them 36 points. But their score has been hindered by not appearing on the continent in 2020/21 and losing in the Europa League last-16 to Sporting Lisbon the following year. While Man Utd's performances across the five-year period have been more steady, featuring in every season. Despite victories in the Europa being less valuable than the Champions League, two runner-up finishes and a run to quarter-final is enough to prop them up just above Arsenal. Most read in Football JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 3 And fans have mocked the Gunners, with one saying: "As if the best team in Europe isn't even ranked top ten." Another laughed: " Jamie Carragher in huge row with Gary Neville over Arsenal title prediction and striker claim A third commented: "This can't be right, the best club in the world Arsenal are not there. They have been telling me all year they are the best the world has ever seen. Forget the trophies." The updated rankings have Real Madrid out on top on 143.5, narrowly ahead of Chelsea got 30 from their Conference League glory and they can still count upon the 33 from Champions League success under Thomas Tuchel four years ago. Outside the top spots - Tottenham are 27th, West Ham sit 29th and Aston Villa place 46th. Join SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from The Emirates
Daily Record
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Jamie Carragher drops Celtic Champions League claim that gets Thierry Henry saying 'don't make statements'
PSG started last night in unwelcome company but shattered through the barrier with a 5-0 win over Inter Jamie Carragher predicted there will never be another Champions League winner from smaller nations like Scotland – before Thierry Henry warned him not to make 'statements' that could come back to bite him. PSG annihilated Inter 5-0 to win the trophy last night and, incredibly, it was only the second time a team from France had won the Champions League or European Cup. Marseille's victory in 1993 had stood alone as the only French success in the competition leaving them trailing well behind the rest of the Big Five nations – with Spain, England, Italy and Germany boasting 55 between them. Prior to PSG's win they were in unwelcome company as one of four nations with only one to their name. Celtic, famously, are the only Scottish team to win the big one, the famous Lisbon Lions win in 1967 the proudest moment in their history and one that is unlikely to be repeated. Outside of that only Red Star Belgrade from the former Yugoslavia and Steaua Bucharest of Romania can boast bringing home their country's sole European Cup. The pre-match discussion centred around whether PSG would be able to break France out of that bracked, and Carragher, speaking on CBS Sports, said: 'The big thing when you look at that stats table, France are alongside Scotland, the former Yugoslavia, and Romania. Those three countries, I am quite confident, will never win a Champions League again.' That's when Arsenal legend Henry cut in: "Don't make statements!" But Carragher clarified: 'No, I just don't see that. France produces some of the best footballers in the world. Probably one of the most dominant nations in the world. It's unacceptable that they only have one Champions League winner.' PSG did in the end win a second Champions League for France, and in some style. Desire Doue was the star of the show with two goals and an assist as Inter struggled to even lay a glove on the dominant French champions, who will be hoping to rack up the European honours in the years ahead and fire France up the medal table. Follow Record Sport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.
The Sun
31-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
‘Snap your hands and take it' – Paul Scholes reveals why Man Utd should accept Al-Hilal's £100m bid for Bruno Fernandes
PAUL SCHOLES has urged Manchester United transfer chiefs to "snap" the hands off a £100million offer for Bruno Fernandes. Club captain Fernandes was the team's top scorer and creator with 19 goals and 20 assists across all competitions. 2 2 However, with the Red Devils failing to qualify for European football after finishing 15th in the league and losing the Europa League final, he has been the subject of transfer interest by Al-Hilal. The 30-year-old has admitted he would be willing to leave if the club wanted to "cash in" on him, with the Saudi Pro League outfit's bid reported to be worth around £100m. And Man Utd legend Scholes, 50, believes the club would be mad not to accept the deal given that Fernandes is also a bit of an awkward fit for the 3-4-3 system. Speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, he said: "They are talking about £100m for him, Man United cannot say no to that. "I know he has been brilliant and carried the team on his back, but where does he actually play, what is his position? "Do you see him as a number 10? Do you see him as a holding midfielder? 'He almost confuses the whole system. I mean, he has been brilliant, don't get me wrong. "But when you're getting £100m for him, you snap your hands and take it.' Former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher also weighed in on the topic. He added: "I've always described Bruno Fernandes as a great talent but not a great player - where does he play? 'Shambles' - Luke Littler savages Man Utd in one word over Bruno Fernandes transfer links and gives Amorim verdict "He's a bit mad in that he just runs all over the place, like a kid in the school yard. "The best player in the school yard doing everything but in a really poor team. "I don't think he's ever had any discipline in those No.10 positions." The £100m could go a long way to helping the club recruit fresh faces to try and move them back up to the top end of the table. However, manager Ruben Amorim believes his talisman could stay at the club to lead the revolution. Speaking to in a press conference during Man Utd's frantic post-season tour of Asia, he said: "We've talked about this many times. You can see by his [Bruno Fernandes'] performances. "You can see by his leadership. 'You can see the passion he has for the game. In difficult moments, Bruno is the guy who takes responsibility. He should do it because he is the captain."
