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How Robert Downey Jr found a way to build confidence in life One of Hollywood’s most-admired actors, Robert Downey Jr has a long list of accomplishments. Despite having experienced some difficult times in his life — divorce, jail time, and treatment for drug misuse and possession — he has been able to overcome them. A true inspiration and idol for many, the ‘Iron Man’ star encourages fans to embrace their true selves. In this video, Downey Jr talks about how our culture never encourages taking a break. Even though research indicates that working long hours and juggling several tasks…

Don Cheadle has made a name for himself in the industry by appearing in renowned franchises. This includes his roles as the War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Basher Tarr in the Ocean’s trilogy. But besides these, many fans might also associate him with the live-action Captain Planet shorts. A series of short videos done with the comedy group named Funny or Die with him playing a quirky planet-loving superhero was quite a thing among the fans. Don Cheadle as Captain Planet Don Cheadle’s portrayal of a superhero very different from the classic Marvel or DC culture garnered an amazing…

Guardiola reveals he found Chelsea fan chants about Kalvin Phillips’ weight ‘funny’ but insists Man City midfielder is now back to his best Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw the funny side in Chelsea fans’ chants aimed at Kalvin Phillips’ weight, who he feels is back to full fitness. Guardiola criticised Phillips’ World Cup weight gain Chelsea fans chanted “you fat b*stard” City manager saw funny side of comments WHAT HAPPENED? Guardiola had originally criticised Phillips publically for returning back from England camp overweight, before later praising him for trimming down in recent weeks. The midfielder’s introduction in Thursday night’s Premier League…

Manchester United will do everything in their power to hijack Liverpool’s move for Jude Bellingham, according to a reputed journalist. The 19-year-old is one of the most sought-after midfielders in world football, having starred for England at the World Cup and been a lynchpin in the Borussia Dortmund midfield this term. Bellingham has attracted interest from the Premier League’s richest clubs while he is also on the radar of some of the most successful teams on the continent. Manchester City, United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are all thought to be interested in pursuing a deal for the teenager, who will…

Newcastle and England full-back Kieran Trippier has just revealed how Simeone would prepare the team to mark Lionel Messi during his stint at Atletico Madrid. Trippier spent 3 years of his career in the Spanish capital, where he faced off against Barcelona numerous times. The Atletico manager only had one word for his players before facing off against Messi and co: “pray.” The 32-year-old highlighted just how difficult it was to play against the Argentinian magician, saying this when asked how they dealt with him: “You can’t to be fair,” he told Goal during his appearance on Kit Collector. “It’s funny because…

Real Madrid slipped to defeat against Villarreal VAR is a beast that is hindering football and the referees themselves, who did much better when they were alone. Now they go from nonsense to nonsense with the aggravating factor that they can see the plays on a screen. The replays have driven them completely crazy. All of them. Those who are on the pitch, those who are in front of the screen and those who are in charge of drawing up a protocol that even they do not understand. Neither my 95-year-old uncle Joaquin, who has not missed a Real Madrid match since the post-war…

Alejandro Garnacho may be Manchester United fans’ latest wonderkid to get behind but a bizarre detail from his performance against Everton might not go down too well. United have an extremely impressive history of bringing through academy prospects to become members of their first team, with at least one player whose been through the academy being in a matchday squad for well over 1000 games in-a-row. It’s certainly paying dividends right now, with Marcus Rashford proving his worth to Erik ten Hag’s team with some excellent performances recently. He was in superb form on Friday night, as United defeated Everton to make it…

The host immediately apologized to the audience Steve Harvey brought a recent game of “Celebrity Family Feud” to a halt when he dropped an F-bomb in disbelief over a contestant’s answer to a question. Sunday’s episode featured NFL Hall of Famers going head-to-head in the final round of the competition when Harvey became so vexed by Bruce Smith’s response to a question about Captain Hook that the timer needed to be paused while he, the contestants and the crowd recovered. The moment in question happened during the “fast money” round of the game in which Harvey asked Smith, “If Captain Hook was moonlighting…

ATLETICO MADRID manager Diego Simeone gave Kieran Trippier just one word of advice to help him deal with Lionel Messi. The defender joined the LaLiga side from Tottenham in 2019, which meant he would be coming up against the Argentine star. 2Kieran Trippier spent three years at Atletico Madrid before joining NewcastleCredit: AFP2He was told to ‘pray’ when playing against Lionel Messi by manager Diego SimeoneCredit: Getty He spent three years in Spain before returning to England but revealed how his manager struggled to come up with a plan to stop Messi. The 32-year-old has revealed that Simeone would tell him to “pray” ahead of…

Chelsea have stepped up talks over a possible deal for Borussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram. The 25-year-old is out of contract in the summer and Chelsea are exploring a deal now after contacting his entourage earlier in the window. Thuram has interest from a number of clubs but had been considering seeing out the season to leave as a free agent. Chelsea have stepped up talks to sign Borussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram Graham Potter’s west London side are looking to add the French international to their squad Son of France World Cup winner Lilian Thuram, Marcus made his international debut in…

Links between Tottenham Hotspur and Marcus Edwards are way off the mark, Alasdair Gold has claimed. What’s the word? The Englishman came through the ranks at Tottenham, but moved to Portugal where he quickly became a sensation, and is now plying his trade at Sporting Lisbon. The winger even scored against his former employers in the Champions League, and has been linked with a return to North London, but Gold has claimed that a move is far from happening. Should Spurs sign Marcus Edwards? Speaking on the Gold and Guest Podcast, Gold stated that Edwards is simply not suited to Antonio Conte’s style, and hinted that…

Vanilla Sky is despised. The prime reason might be that many viewers were taken aback when they first watched the film. The film was advertised as a romance, although it’s really a science fiction film. Vanilla Sky was inspired by the Spanish film Abre Los Ojos, which translates to “Open Your Eyes”. Let’s take a look at why it’s one of the most underappreciated films of all time: 1. The mysterious narrative of the movie: Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz. On the exterior, Vanilla Sky is the tale of David Aames, a magazine magnate and exec battling a nasty board…

The Good, Bad and Ugly: Liverpool had little to celebrate against Wolves, with Jürgen Klopp getting exactly what he did not want. But one player stood out. Liverpool will face a replay against Wolverhampton Wanderers, having been held to a draw in the FA Cup third round. Despite naming a strong team, Jürgen Klopp could not engineer a victory. Liverpool once again had to come from behind, having conceded first, and then contrived to squander their hard-earned advantage, before nearly losing it all over again late on. However, though Wolves were partial architects of their own undoing, the Liverpool goals…

Pep Guardiola has lauded the praise on Rico Lewis in recent weeks, more so than he has with other Manchester City academy graduates. With every passing test and every passing influential performance, it’s getting harder and harder to explain just what Rico Lewis is doing at Manchester City. From a senior City debut against Bayern Munich, to a start at the Nou Camp against Barcelona, and a host of domestic landmarks in recent weeks in some of English football’s most difficult environments. Not to mention a Champions League goal on his first start, still at 17 years old. Lewis has gone from a…

The IFFHS has presented the Argentine with an award he has already won five times Lionel Messi is going to have to start thinking about where to keep the trophies he has acquired throughout his career. The Argentine has been named the Best Playmaker of 2022. His position as a number 10 at the World Cup in Qatar and at Paris Saint-Germain has led to him receiving yet another individual honor to add to the incredibly long list. The Argentine star has scored 170 points in the ranking. This season he has provided 30 assists and 102 key passes. The second-placed player is Luka…

Arsenal have made contact to sign Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka, according to journalist Christian Falk. The Premier League giants are cruising at the top of the table following a blistering opening to the campaign, though that hasn’t stopped the Gunners from wanting to strengthen further. Ndicka’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season, meaning that he could be available on a cut-price deal this window, something which Edu appears keen to capitalise on. In his column for CaughtOffside, Falk revealed that Arsenal, Tottenham and AC Milan are all in negotiations with Ndicka’s representative in the race for his signature. He wrote: “Evan…

Chelsea have wrapped up their third signing in two days after completing a transfer for Andrey Santos. The move comes after deals for Benoit Badiashile and David Datro Fofana from Monaco and Molde respectively. The youngster has completed a move from Brazilian side Vasco da Gama where he progressed through the youth set-up. Santos, 18, helped Vasco da Gama gain promotion from Serie B after scoring eight goals in 33 appearances. A box-to-box midfielder, Santos has represented Brazil up to Under-20 level and says that a move to Stamford Bridge is ‘a big opportunity’ for him. Speaking to Chelsea’s official website, Santos said: “It’s a…

Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed Henrik Larsson’s time at Manchester United so much, he would have “done anything to keep him”. United signed the Swedish legend on loan in January 2007 after Louis Saha picked up an injury. Larsson was 35-years-old at the time and only stayed at Old Trafford for two months. He returned to Helsingborg in March having found the back of the net three times in 13 games and Ferguson waxed lyrical about Larsson immediately after his final game in a Red Devils shirt. “He’s been fantastic for us, his professionalism, his attitude, everything he’s done has been excellent,” Ferguson…

Al Nassr aren’t content after snagging Ronaldo and have set their sights on Eden Hazard who they hope boss Rudi Garcia can help recruit with his close links to the Real Madrid winger Al Nassr are reportedly planning to use boss Rudi Garcia’s links to Eden Hazard to bring him to the club after signing Cristiano Ronaldo. Garcia spent four years working with Hazard at French club Lille before the winger moved to Chelsea in 2012. And now Al Nassr want Garcia to lure Hazard to Saudi Arabia from Real Madrid. Hazard has fallen to the wayside at Real where he’s…

Arsenal have held more talks over Joao Felix, according to a Daily Mail report in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Gunners are looking to bolster their attacking ranks in the January transfer window. While Mykhaylo Mudryk appears to be Arsenal’s priority, the North Londoners are also trying to land Felix on loan. The Daily Mail has reported that the Gunners are trying to lower the fee for the 23-year-old. Atletico have apparently asked for £13million up front, with add-ons taking the fee to £16million. The La Liga side spent £114m on recruiting Felix in the summer transfer window of 2019.…

Manchester United are into the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating Everton 3-1 and here is a look at the three best players on the night. Marcus Rashford There isn’t really anywhere else to start than with the man who was voted man of the match by the fans on United’s official website. Rashford helped United get the ball rolling after just four minutes when he set up Antony’s goal and then he was key to getting the momentum back in the second half. He beat Seamus Coleman all ends up before putting in a wicked cross that England teammate…

Chelsea are reportedly expected to offer a contract to Inter Milan centre-back Milan Skriniar, who could be on his way out of the San Siro. The defender’s contract with the Italian giants expires at the end of the season, which is why the player is able to discuss a free transfer for the summer. According to 90min, Inter are determined to get the 27-year-old to sign a new contract extension with them. Chelsea expected to offer Skriniar contract 90min add that the likes of Chelsea, Newcastle United and Manchester United are set to offer a contract to Skriniar. The report explains that…

Cristiano Ronaldo had claimed that he had received multiple offers from around the world before opting to join Saudi Pro League table toppers Al-Nassr last week Cristiano Ronaldo’s claims that he received offers from a range of clubs before joining Al-Nassr appear to be have been proven true. The superstar joined the Saudi Pro League side a week ago after having his Manchester United contract terminated following a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan. The deal is set to see him earn £173million a year when wages and bonuses are combined. Ronaldo was mocked by many pundits and fans when he claimed at his introductory press conference that…

FFT’s rundown of those who have used their powers this year for good… and those who haven’t Football may be uncertain at times but it’s a game of heroes and villains. There are winners and losers, brilliance and barminess – those to look up to and those you never should. And 2022 has been no different. In a jam-packed 12 months that has tested us all – not least the endurance of these athletes – there have been new heroes crowned, heroes that have reconfirmed their brilliance, and those we never saw as heroes that have turned the narrative on…