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Gheorghe Hagi, 58, remains the most celebrated player in Romanian football historyRomania have not qualified for a World Cup since 1998 and have reached the European Championships only twice since 2000, failing to get past the group stage on both occasions. They begin their attempt to qualify for Euro 2024 with matches against Andorra and Belarus this month.Gheorghe Hagi, who illuminated Romania's run to the World Cup quarter-finals of 1994 and is widely regarded as their best player of all time, is on a mission to transform their fortunes."Hagi for president" was chanted by hundreds of thousands back home as Romania beat Colombia, hosts USA and Argentina on their way to the World Cup quarter-finals in 1994. Penalty defeat by Sweden followed, but the wave of unprecedented love towards the nation's football hero lost little momentum.Two years later, despite Hagi not running in Romania's 1996 presidential elections, people still voted…

CNN  —  A federal judge told lawyers involved in a major medication abortion case last week that he did not want to publicize plans to hold a hearing in the case because of a “barrage” of death threats and other harassment that has been directed towards his courthouse, according to a transcript obtained by CNN of a private status conference. US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, on a teleconference with the attorneys on Friday, said: “This is not a gag order but just a request for courtesy given the death threats and harassing phone calls and voicemails that this division has received.” The judge did not say where the threats came from. “We want a fluid hearing with all parties being heard,” the judge added. “I think less advertisement of this hearing is better.” At Wednesday’s hearing, Kacsmaryk will be considering a request for a preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs,…

CNN poll reveals who could be Trump's biggest competition for 2024 Former President Donald Trump took aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) during a recent campaign stop. Despite not announcing a bid for the White House, many see DeSantis as Trump's biggest rival for the GOP presidential nomination. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports. Source

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See why tensions are rising between US and China over Taiwan CNN's Will Ripley reports tension between China and the US is on the rise, as the dispute over Taiwan continues and the self-ruled island looks to boost its asymmetric warfare capabilities against China's growing military threat. Source

Gambling: Who are the betting firms sponsoring your team? - BBC News\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joint FCG statement regarding the proposed deal with BK8. \u003cbr>\u003cbr>Whilst we share the disappointment of some fans that a deal is likely going through, we trust that stringent due diligence was taken and our concerns regarding previous advertising will be addressed in due course.\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AVFC\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/JTV9ZJkvjh\">pic.twitter.com/JTV9ZJkvjh\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Villa Bellas (@VillaBellas) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/VillaBellas/status/1620502945598164993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n","width":550,"providerIndex":0,"authorName":"Villa Bellas","oembedType":"rich"}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"Currently, none of the traditional \"Big Six\" Premier League teams of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur have betting shirt sponsors.","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"Currently, none of the traditional \"Big Six\" Premier League teams of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur have betting shirt sponsors.","attributes":[]}}]}}]}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"All of them have betting partners though - meaning Asian viewers still see gambling-sponsored advertising hoardings in stadiums.","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"All of them have betting partners though - meaning Asian viewers still see gambling-sponsored advertising hoardings in stadiums.","attributes":[]}}]}}]}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"Consumer…

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