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Former England and Liverpool goalkeeper David James spoke about how he took his bankruptcy, and also dwelled on the problem with alcohol.
The 51-year-old ex-player made around £20m in his playing career, earning around £50,000 a week during his time at Portsmouth, but was declared bankrupt in May 2014. In November of that year, he auctioned off some of his most prized possessions, including over 100 T-shirts.
There is a well-known old saying that money cannot buy happiness. But the reality is that if you don’t have any of that, then it’s hard… When you see a beautiful watch on someone, you think: “The next time I buy a watch, I’ll buy a better one.”
Once I was sitting in the dressing room at Portsmouth and one of the guys walked by with a pair of jeans that probably cost £400. I reasoned like this: we all go out and buy our best clothes, wake up in the morning, get dressed, go to work in our best clothes, put on our training kit, work out, come back, get dressed, go home. So these best clothes were literally just for walking from home to workout and back. I thought, “Who am I competing with here?” So I went in a completely different way.
Then came bankruptcy. Even though I could spend money, I always helped other people. When you don’t have money, you can’t help other people. And it was more problematic than I couldn’t get something.
I wasn’t a drunk at Watford. I went to Liverpool and my first interaction with the players was ‘Let’s have a drink’ and I thought ‘I have to do this’ to get closer to the guys. Like my smoking, I just kept doing it, — quotes the words of James The Mirror.
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Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
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Head coach of the Portuguese national team Roberto Martinez He explained why Cristiano Ronaldo continues to play an important role in the national team.
– There is always a lot of talk around Cristiano Ronaldo. Why does he remain the undisputed starter for the Portuguese national team, even though he will soon be 41?
“It’s all about his attitude towards the profession.” We constantly evaluate three key factors: talent level, accumulated experience and the contribution a player can make to the national team.
Making the highest demands on himself for the benefit of the team allows the captain to maintain his place in the squad. His desire to be the best is passed on to his partners. “The 25 goals he scored in 30 matches as a striker confirms that his play brings tangible benefits to the national team,” he said.
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Arsenal and Crystal Palace met in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup. Regular time ended with the score 1:1.
Own goal Lacroix in the 80th minute he gave the Gunners the lead. At 90+5 Guehi equalized the score. Arsenal won on penalties – 8:7. At Crystal Palace, Lacroix failed to convert his attempt.
Arsenal will face Chelsea in the semi-final. The first match will be played on January 14th on the Blues pitch, the return match will be played on February 3rd.
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