‘He’s got real pedigree’ – Dundalk complete signing of Nathan Oduwa

DUNDALK HAVE BOLSTERED their attacking options with the signing of Nathan Oduwa. Born in London, Oduwa came through the academy at Tottenham Hotspur before embarking on a somewhat nomadic career to date. During his time on the books at Tottenham, he had loan spells at Luton Town, Rangers, Colchester United and Peterborough United. The 24-year-old,…

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Bale donates €1m to help fight coronavirus in Spain and Wales

GARETH BALE HAS donated over €1m to hospitals in Spain and Wales to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Welsh attacker said on Wednesday that he had donated £500,000 to the hospital in Wales where he was born. He will follow that up with a €500,000 donation for the health service in Madrid where he’s…

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Tottenham Hotspur hire Paratici as director of football

TOTTENHAM ON SATURDAY announced they had hired Fabio Paratici as their director of football as the Premier League club move closer to finally filling their vacant manager’s job. Paratici recently left his role at Juventus after 11 successful years with the Serie A side, who dominated Italian football for much of his reign. Although Paratici…

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Pavard did ‘not lose consciousness’ when he fell on his head – Uefa

UEFA HAVE SAID that France defender Benjamin Pavard did “not lose consciousness” when he fell on his head during his team’s Euro 2020 win over Germany. Pavard said he was “a bit knocked out for 10 to 15 seconds” after challenging for the ball with Robin Gosens during France’s 1-0 win on Tuesday. But Uefa…

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Here’s what’s coming up this week for members of The42

Click:nano satellite components AND SO, A massive summer of sport continues. With The42 your one-stop shop for all your content, there’s always more available. We have plenty on the menu for The42 Members community this week, as always. Euros Fever will hit new heights over the coming days as the group stages wind up and our attention…

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Florida’s mysterious Covid-19 surge

Toward the end of the summer, Florida became the epicenter for America’s recent Covid-19 wave — reporting more hospitalizations and deaths than any other state in the country. But there was and still is surprisingly little certainty, among experts, over one question about Florida’s surge: Why did it happen? The most common explanation for the…

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The rise and rise and rise of the Fast & Furious franchise

Actor and producer Vin Diesel, the star and arguably the creative mastermind of the Fast & Furious franchise, is a big Dungeons & Dragons fan. When promoting Furious 7 in 2015, the actor actually played a full game with folks from the site Nerdist, both to show off his role-playing chops and to symbolically bridge…

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