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  • Real Madrid founded

    Real Madrid founded

    On March 6, 1902, the Madrid Foot Ball Club is founded by a group of fans in Madrid, Spain. Later known as Real Madrid, the club would become the most successful European football (soccer) franchise of the 20th century.

    With its trademark blue-and-white uniforms (originally inspired by those of an English team), Madrid began to make a name for itself in Spain almost right away. From 1905 to 1908, with future coach Arthur Johnson on the roster, the team won four cup titles in a row. In 1932, Real Madrid won the first of (as of 2024) 36 championships in La Liga, the top Spanish soccer league, including an impressive five consecutive titles from 1986 to 1990.

    Real Madrid’s legendary status internationally was solidified under the leadership of Santiago Bernabeu Yeste, who played for the team from 1912 to 1927 and served as club president from 1943 to 1978. In 1953, Bernabeu began to stock his roster with the best players he could find from around the world, instead of just the best in Spain, beginning with Madrid’s most famous soccer icon, Argentine star Alfredo Di Stefano. The resulting team won the European Cup, Europe’s football championship, an unprecedented five times in a row, from 1956 through 1960. Bernabeu then switched course in the 1960s and built a team entirely of Spanish players. In 1966, Real Madrid won its sixth European cup with a team of Spanish “hippies” who rivaled the Beatles in popularity on the European continent.

    In 2000, soccer’s international governing body, FIFA, selected Real Madrid the best football team of the 20th century. Two years later, the club celebrated its 100-year anniversary.

  • Controversial writer‑philosopher Ayn Rand dies

    Controversial writer‑philosopher Ayn Rand dies

    On March 6, 1982, bestselling writer and philosopher Alice O’Connor—known mostly by her pen name, Ayn Rand—dies at age 77. Two days later, at the funeral home visitation, a floral arrangement shaped like a six-foot dollar sign stood next to her casket. It symbolized her passionate belief in a philosophy she called “Objectivism,” which espoused “rational selfishness,” unfettered individualism and unregulated free markets.

    That philosophy would make Rand one of the most deeply divisive figures of the 20th century.

    Rand, who was born and educated in Russia, moved to the U.S. at the age of 21, hoping to become a screenwriter. She lived in Chicago and then Los Angeles, working in the movie industry, before settling in New York City.

    In her most influential and best-selling novels—The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957)—Rand crafted protagonists who embodied her philosophical ideals. In an appendix to Atlas Shrugged, Rand made the connection explicit: “My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.”

    In addition to novels, she also wrote plays, screenplays and nonfiction, including her essay collections The Virtue of Selfishness (1964) and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (1966). Rand served as editor of The Objectivist from 1962 to 1971, a periodical platform for her intellectual musings.

    Rand drew both cultish admiration and stinging rebukes for her philosophy, which touted selfishness as a virtue and altruism as a vice. Her passionate defense of laissez-faire capitalism endeared her to many political conservatives, libertarians and CEOs. (Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, was a big fan.) But critics decried her elevation of reason at the expense of human emotion—and her focus on extreme individualism with no concern for the greater good—as misguided and toxic.

  • Hula Hoop patented

    Hula Hoop patented

    March 5, 1963: the Hula Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958, is patented by the company’s co-founder, Arthur “Spud” Melin. An estimated 25 million Hula Hoops were sold in its first four months of production alone.

    In 1948, friends Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr founded a company in California to sell a slingshot they created to shoot meat up to falcons they used for hunting. The company’s name, Wham-O, came from the sound the slingshots supposedly made. Wham-O eventually branched out from slingshots, selling boomerangs and other sporting goods. Its first hit toy, a flying plastic disc known as the Frisbee, debuted in 1957. The Frisbee was originally marketed under a different name, the Pluto Platter, in an effort to capitalize on America’s fascination with UFOs.

    Melina and Knerr were inspired to develop the Hula Hoop after they saw a wooden hoop that Australian children twirled around their waists during gym class. Wham-O began producing a plastic version of the hoop, dubbed “Hula” after the hip-gyrating Hawaiian dance of the same name, and demonstrating it on Southern California playgrounds. Hula Hoop mania took off from there.

    The enormous popularity of the Hula Hoop was short-lived and within a matter of months, the masses were on to the next big thing. However, the Hula Hoop never faded away completely and still has its fans today. According to Ripley’s Believe It or Not, in April 2004, a performer at the Big Apple Circus in Boston simultaneously spun 100 hoops around her body. Earlier that same year, in January, according to the Guinness World Records, two people in Tokyo, Japan, managed to spin the world’s largest hoop–at 13 feet, 4 inches–around their waists at least three times each.

    Following the Hula Hoop, Wham-O continued to produce a steady stream of wacky and beloved novelty items, including the Superball, Water Wiggle, Silly String, Slip ‘n’ Slide and the Hacky Sack.

  • Marvin Miller elected first full‑time MLB Players Association executive director

    Marvin Miller elected first full‑time MLB Players Association executive director

    On March 5, 1966, Marvin Miller, the 48-year-old assistant to the president of the United Steelworkers of America, is elected the first full-time executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Miller, whose role with the United Steelworkers of America included serving as lead negotiator, takes over at a time when the average yearly MLB player’s salary is only $19,000 and the minimum salary is under $10,000. By the time Miller, a fierce advocate for MLB players, retires in 1982, the average salary for a player is $241,497.

    Looking back on the early days of his leadership of the MLBPA, Miller said the biggest problem was the low self-esteem of the players. “They had been so beaten down [by management] that they really didn’t understand their value in the game,” he said.

    With the MLBPA, Miller also helped players win the right to seek arbitration to resolve contract disputes and advised Curt Flood when he sued the MLB over the reserve clause, which kept a player bound to his team. The reserve clause was struck down in 1975, leading to free agency for players. Miller described Flood as “a union leader’s dream” for pursuing the lawsuit despite knowing that it would effectively end his career, but would benefit future players.

    Miller was a Brooklyn native with an economics degree from New York University. He worked with the National War Labor Board, then worked for the International Association of Machinists, the United Auto Workers and finally, the United Steelworkers of America.

    Miller, who died in 2012, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 2019. “He is, for lack of a better term, the Godfather of it all,” MLBPA representative  Andrew Miller, a St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, told the Associated Press about Miller’s advocacy for players.

    By 2017, five years after Miller’s death, the average player salary was nearly $4.1 million, according to the Associated Press.

  • PSG vs Liverpool :20:00

    PSG vs Liverpool :20:00

    Liverpool boss Arne Slot says his side cannot be called the best team in Europe until they have won the Champions League.

    The Reds are in France to face in-form Paris St-Germain on Wednesday in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

    Prior to the match, PSG head coach Luis Enrique described Slot’s side as “an almost-perfect” team.

    Liverpool topped the league phase of the Champions League and currently lead the Premier League by 13 points.

    “It’s a nice compliment to get but the best team in Europe has to win the Champions League but we are far away from that, starting with a very difficult game [against PSG],” Slot said.

    “I think the best team in Europe at the moment is still Real Madrid as they won this competition last season.

    “Someone else can say something different but, for us, we first have to win it before we can say it.”

    Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo is a big doubt for the game after picking up a knock on Tuesday.

    The Netherlands international is the Reds’ second-highest scorer this season with 16 goals in all competitions.

    “He was close to being ready to play again but unfortunately yesterday he had to block a shot and he felt a bit of pain again,” added Slot.

    “We brought him with us to judge how if he can be part of the squad but it will be a close call.”

  • Liverpool rival Barcelona for Leao – Wednesday’s gossip

    Liverpool rival Barcelona for Leao – Wednesday’s gossip

    Liverpool consider move for Rafael Leao, Darwin Nunez departure blocked and Manchester City target Leicester City teenager.

    Liverpool are considering an approach for Portugal international Rafael Leao, 25, but the AC Milan forward is also wanted by Barcelona. (Teamtalk), external

    Bayern Munich have reduced their asking price for Arsenal target Kingsley Coman, 28, as they look to offload the France forward in the summer. (Bild – in German), external

    Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25, told Liverpool he was unhappy and wanted to leave in January but a switch to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal was blocked. (Football Insider), external

    Tottenham believe they are in the driving seat to sign English midfielder Tyler Dibling, 19, who is unhappy with the new contract offered by Southampton. (Talksport), external

    Manchester City want to bring in Leicester City’s Jeremy Monga but will have to go through a tribunal to agree a compensation fee for the 15-year-old English winger. (Sun), external

    Pep Guardiola’s side are also tracking 27-year-old AC Milan and France left-back Theo Hernandez. (Caught Offside)

    Eric Dier, 31, would like to stay at Bayern Munich beyond the end of his contract this summer, but the former Tottenham and England defender is waiting for the club to make a decision. (Florian Plettenberg), external

    Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Juventus are all interested in Arsenal and Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, 31, whose contract expires at the end of the season. (Caught Offside), external

    Manchester United and Sweden defender Victor Lindelof, 30, wants to leave the club this summer and return to former club Benfica. (Record – in Portuguese), external

    England attacker Jack Grealish, 29, could leave Manchester City this summer. (Mail, external)

    Milos Kerkez, 21, is expected to leave Bournemouth for a new challenge in the summer and Liverpool are keeping tabs on the Hungary left-back. (Fabrizio Romano), external

    Borussia Dortmund are preparing for the departure of English winger Jamie Gittens, 20, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham all interested. (Sky Germany – in German), external

    West Ham could challenge Newcastle for the signature of Strasbourg’s 22-year-old Dutch forward Emanuel Emegha. (GiveMeSport), external

    Southampton and England defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, 23, wants to remain a Premier League player next season amid interest from Crystal Palace and West Ham. (Football Insider), external

    Liverpool want Wolfsburg’s Konstantinos Koulierakis, 21, but could face competition from Crystal Palace and Aston Villa for the Greece centre-back. (Caught Offside)

  • ‘Losing captaincy almost made me end England career’

    ‘Losing captaincy almost made me end England career’

    Men’s Six Nations: England v Italy

    Date: Sunday, 9 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

    Coverage: Live audio commentary via the BBC Sport website and app

    Jamie George has said he considered ending his England career because of the shock and pain of losing the captaincy before the start of the Six Nations.

    Hooker George, 34, succeeded Owen Farrell as England skipper before last year’s championship, but was replaced by Saracens team-mate Maro Itoje in January.

    “It was hard, it was difficult, it was frustrating and obviously then that makes you question if you can do it,” he told BBC Sport’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

    “I won’t lie and say it didn’t go through my head [finishing his England career] because I didn’t really know how logistically it would work and if it would be too awkward to be coming back in. I didn’t want to tread on any toes.”

    George says he consulted his father, uncle and wife on his decision, and not all of them thought he should continue his international career.

    “But ultimately it was ‘what is your gut feel?” George added. “Initially I didn’t know if I could go back, but I watched the Ireland game [this year’s Six Nations opener which he missed through injury] and all I wanted to do was be back on that field because I missed it.”

    Under George, England finished third in the 2024 Six Nations, but then suffered a run of five successive defeats in matches against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa across the summer and autumn.

    England won five of 12 Tests under his stewardship.

    George, who has picked up three Six Nations titles and played in the 2019 World Cup final, said head coach Steve Borthwick broke the news to him over coffee in a “pretty to-the-point” conversation in St Albans.

    “I think he was surprised by me questioning myself,” added George. “I think it would hit anyone hard. It was a job that I loved, I was incredibly proud to be able to do it and I felt I was at the start of something. It was a surprise.”

    George added that he would have preferred to have given more time to digest the news privately, with his conversation with Borthwick coming only a day before Itoje’s promotion was made public.

    Upon his appointment, Itoje described George as “a great friend and leader” who had led the team “brilliantly”, while Borthwick explained that having a skipper who was on the pitch for 80 minutes, rather than, like most front rows, replaced midway through the second half, was one factor in his decision.

    George said he is now taking inspiration from cricketer Joe Root, who was in a similar situation in 2022 when the England Test captaincy was passed to Ben Stokes.

    “His batting improved significantly off the back of not being captain any more and he looked freed up and enjoying himself and still contributing a huge amount and them valuing his leadership,” said George.

    “I am not saying I am the Joe Root of the England rugby team, but I have taken inspiration from that.”

    George, who said the captaincy going to Itoje “eased me a lot as I know how good Maro is”, is poised to win his 100th England cap in Sunday’s match against Italy.

    The Saracen replaced Luke Cowan-Dickie off the bench to help his team to nail-biting wins over France and Scotland in their past two matches.

    George still has big ambitions in the sport and wants to go on a third British and Irish Lions tour this summer and represent England at the 2027 World Cup, both of which are in Australia.

    He, along with fellow front row Ellis Genge, is now an England vice-captain.

    ‘Surreal’ to win 100th England cap

    George made his England debut as a replacement for Tom Youngs in a 25-20 defeat by France before the 2015 World Cup.

    He helped England win a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2016 and retain their title in 2017 as Eddie Jones’ team went on a run of 18 successive Test victories – but all his appearances came from the bench as then captain Dylan Hartley dominated the number two shirt.

    Instead, George’s first Test start came for the British and Irish Lions on their tour of New Zealand in the summer of 2017. George started all three matches against the All Blacks in a drawn series, before finally making his first England start against Samoa at Twickenham in November that year.

    “I never thought I would be here, ever, in a million years,” he said. “Genuinely it is surreal. I am blown away by it all.

    “The whole journey has not been straightforward, but you sort of learn and you get your head down. I learnt pretty early on that I had to be resilient and toughen up a bit. I feel that I have done that well.

    “I am as ambitious now as I was when I was 25 and I first came into the team.”

    George is poised to become the seventh male player to win 100 England caps after Ben Youngs (127), Dan Cole (118), Jason Leonard (114), Owen Farrell (112), Courtney Lawes (105) and Danny Care (101).

  • ‘Unfinished business’ – Mings redemption has Villa dreaming

    ‘Unfinished business’ – Mings redemption has Villa dreaming

    When Tyrone Mings inexplicably gifted Club Brugge a penalty in the Champions League group phase in November, Aston Villa manager Unai Emery labelled it “the biggest mistake I have witnessed in my career”.

    On a night of redemption for the England defender, Mings returned to the scene of his howler – and helped Villa take a huge step towards the quarter-finals of European football’s most prestigious competition.

    “I was more than happy to come back here and play in this stadium again because I think we had unfinished business,” Mings said after Villa’s impressive 3-1 win at Club Brugge in the last-16 first leg in Belgium.

    “I am very proud of what we have done tonight. I really enjoyed this game. We played against them [in the league phase] and knew a bit of what to expect.

    “The game was exactly as we anticipated. We can be proud of both our defensive and attacking play.”

    Will Villa finish the job in Birmingham on 12 March, and book a last-eight showdown with Liverpool or Paris St-Germain?

    One thing is for sure – Mings looks to be back in form after putting the events of four months ago firmly behind him.

    What happened in November?

    Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez nudged the ball out of the six-yard area and Mings, thinking the goal-kick had not been taken, picked up the ball.

    German referee Tobias Stieler awarded a penalty for handball, and Club Brugge captain Hans Vanaken stepped up to score the only goal of the game.

    It was a horrible moment for Mings, who was substituted soon afterwards on his European debut and his second game back after 14 months out with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

    “His mistake is completely strange,” added Emery after that game.

    “It’s only happened one time in all my life.”

    ‘Mings was incredible’

    On Tuesday, Mings – who has come a long way since playing for Yate Town and Chippenham Town in non-league football – provided a headed assist for Leon Bailey to open the scoring in the third minute.

    At 1-1, Brugge skipper Vanaken produced a header which was on target and heading for the back of the net before Mings managed to get a vital touch which took it wide.

    “Tyrone Mings was incredible there,” said former Scotland winger Pat Nevin, who was in the Jan Breydel Stadium for BBC Radio 5 Live.

    “He stopped it diverting into the inside of the post and that surely prevented a goal.”

    Mings made seven clearances – more than anyone else – as Villa notched their sixth win in nine Champions League games this season to leave their 1,500 travelling fans celebrating wildly at the end.

    When asked about Mings’ performance, Emery said: “The first experience he had here was not good. But today he reacted fantastic, playing focused, serious, saving one action that was a goal.

    “Of course I know the difficulties in football and how we can have experiences and how we can get better and analyse everything deeply and try and correct it – that is my only target with the players.

    “We corrected something from the match we played here.”

    ‘We still have work to do’

    This was Villa’s first knockout tie in European football’s premier competition since the 1982-83 quarter-finals – and Emery’s side are certainly making up for lost time.

    Club Brugge, who wasted at least two good chances, will feel they did not deserve to lose 3-1, but Villa have given themselves a golden chance to go through to the last eight.

    Emery, however, is not getting carried away.

    “We are not in the quarter-finals,” the Spaniard was quick to point out.

    “There’s still 90 minutes to play. We’re ready in case we need extra time and penalties because I know how difficult it is in each match.

    “The players, I’m sure they have experiences before as well with matches like that and we have to respect the opponent always.

    “They won against Atalanta 3-1 [in the knockout-round play-offs] and they compete very well.

    “We need to watch the match again with the players to understand the difficulties we can face against teams in Europe.

    “I am happy but calm, getting balance.”

  • Raducanu ‘couldn’t see ball through tears’

    Raducanu ‘couldn’t see ball through tears’

    Emma Raducanu says she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” and could “barely breathe” after being targeted by a stalker during a match two weeks ago.

    The Briton hid behind the umpire’s chair two games into her second-round defeat at the Dubai Championships in February.

    A man who “exhibited fixed behaviour” was removed from the stands and subsequently given a restraining order by Dubai police.

    Speaking for the first time since the incident, Raducanu told a small group of reporters: “I saw him in the first game of the match and I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to finish’.

    “I literally couldn’t see the ball through tears. I could barely breathe.

    “I was like, ‘I need to just take a breather’.”

    Raducanu shot to worldwide fame when she won the US Open as an 18-year-old in 2021.

    She told BBC Sport the incident “could have been dealt with better” but that lessons have been learned.

    “Since that incident I have definitely got increased attention and greater security,” the 22-year-old said.

    “All we can do is look at what happened and react to it in a better way, in a more positive way, rather than looking back and blaming the situation.

    “Now it is being dealt with better, so for me that’s important.

    “I’m always now very aware and not necessarily doing things on my own any more.

    “I’m always with someone and always being watched.”

    Raducanu was followed to four tournaments by the same man, who approached her near the player hotel in Dubai the day before her second-round match with Karolina Muchova.

    He gave her a letter and took her photo, which understandably unnerved Raducanu, who had been aware of his presence at tournaments in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha in preceding weeks.

    Although she reported it to a member of her team, the information was not passed on to the WTA or the tournament until the following day, leaving security staff with just a few hours to prepare.

    After taking a week off, Raducanu decided to return and play at Indian Wells.

    “They were very emotional weeks, because it had carried on for a few weeks before,” Raducanu said.

    “It was quite tiring. I took a week break when I got home in England and I then decided to come here.”

    Having decided to make the journey to Indian Wells – one of the biggest events outside of the four majors – Raducanu has been surprised by how much happier she has been feeling since arriving in California.

    Raducanu will play Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in the first round on Thursday, with the winner to face American third seed Coco Gauff in round two.

    “Since being here in this environment, which is one of my favourite tournaments, I have felt a lot better,” Raducanu said.

    “The allure of Indian Wells was a big part of me coming. I wasn’t sure if I was going to come and compete so soon.

    “I just wanted to make sure I was ready but since coming here I have surprised myself with how happy I feel here.”

    Terrible to see what Raducanu went through – Boulter

    Raducanu has previously been the victim of a stalker, with another man given a five-year restraining order in 2022 after he walked 23 miles to her home.

    British number one Katie Boulter has also spoken about her experiences of being targeted.

    The worst incident was at the WTA event in Nottingham, where she received threatening messages from a man.

    “I had a guy messaging me saying that he was outside and he was going to harm me and hurt me,” Boulter told BBC Sport.

    “I alerted the WTA and they actually found him on site. It’s a moment that you realise it’s not something you want to be a part of.

    “That’s where we are very lucky to have good security and people to help us as much as possible.”

    Boulter, who has a first-round bye, said she messaged Raducanu to offer her support.

    “She’s such a great young woman, and to see her go through something like that isn’t nice,” Boulter said.

    “She’s a strong lady and she’ll get through it, but it’s a very uncomfortable feeling to go through something like that and it can make you feel quite insecure.

    “It’s not something I wish upon anyone.”

  • ‘Game’s best chaser’ – Kohli hailed after more ODI heroics

    ‘Game’s best chaser’ – Kohli hailed after more ODI heroics

    Steve Smith knows a thing or two about scoring runs and was quick to praise one of his great batting rivals.

    Virat Kohli may not have taken his team to the finish line but the India great once again controlled a run-chase to ensure they beat Australia in Dubai to reach the Champions Trophy final.

    “He’s arguably the best chaser the game has seen,” Smith said afterwards.

    There is no ‘arguably’ needed. The statistics show Kohli is a phenomenon in pursuits…

    Is Kohli the greatest chaser in ODI history?

    To put it simply, yes.

    Kohli, who scored 84 in India’s pursuit of 265, averages 64.50 in one-day international run-chases, almost eight runs more than South Africa batter AB de Villiers who sits second on the list.

    He has also scored 28 of his record 51 ODI centuries in chases, which is 11 more than former India team-mate Sachin Tendulkar.

    Unsurprisingly, Kohli’s average improves further when in chases India go on to complete. He averages a massive 89.50.

    He clinches India victory over and over and over again.

    ‘Control your impulses’ – how Kohli does it

    Kohli has an uncanny ability to take the pressure of the game on to his shoulders and accumulate runs.

    “This game is all about pressure, especially big games like semis and finals and if you go deep enough into the innings, and you have enough wickets in hand, the opposition usually gives in and then the game becomes easier,” he said after Tuesday’s knock.

    Kohli’s great skill is his ability to rotate the strike.

    He has scored the most singles in ODI history, seemingly always able to find the gaps to deny the opponent’s attempt to build pressure.

    If you only count the singles Kohli has scored in his 50-over international career (5,870) he would be third on England’s all-time ODI run-scoring list.

    “It’s very important to control your impulses while the game is going on,” said the 36-year-old.

    “For me it’s about knowing how many overs are left and number of runs left.

    “Even if it (the required run-rate) comes to six per over, I’m not bothered as long as we have six or seven wickets in hand because then you know, two set batters can turn the game around and the opposition can only come to the game with wickets.”

    Many teams, England included, have had plans to dismiss him with a fifth-stump line and it has worked in recent times in Tests.

    But in ODIs after the new-ball phase, Kohli averages more than 50 against balls in ‘the channel’ outside off stump against the white-ball.

    If you don’t get him early with that plan, give up.

    ‘It’s about stepping up’

    Kohli was typically efficient when rotating the strike against Australia with his dot-ball percentage just 33%.

    In comparison, New Zealand batter Kane Williamson’s figure was 57.5% when the Black Caps were chasing 250 to beat India at the same ground on Sunday.

    Even without hitting boundaries, Kohli kept the score moving.

    He also came into the match in a tricky run against leg-spin and against Australia’s biggest threat Adam Zampa in particular, who had dismissed him five times in previous ODIs.

    Zampa eventually made that six but not before Kohli had taken India within sight of victory.

    He faced 24 balls from Australia’s off-spinner and played 14 of those deliveries for singles or dot balls.

    The only other two were the two shortest deliveries Kohli received from Zampa, which he latched on to and pulled for four.

    In the end the only surprise was that he did not reach three figures.

    “When you don’t think of the milestones, they just happen along the way to victory,” Kohli added.

    “For me it’s all about taking pride in the victory and doing what’s best for the team and if I get to the three-figure mark then great, if not, nights like these you win, it’s a happy dressing room.

    “Those things don’t matter anymore. It’s about stepping up and hopefully doing the job for the team.”