The Fiver is counting the seconds, staring wistfully at the official countdown clock on the Fifa website, powered by Hublot, official timekeeper of the Fifa World Cup™. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Petrakov and his wife refused to flee the besieged capital city of Kyiv. RECOMMENDED LOOKINGDavid Squires takes a wistful look at a night of true Big Cup romance in Paris – with guest spots from Camila Cabello, Gérald Darmanin and Carlo Ancelotti’s eyebrow. Liverpool have demanded an apology from Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, for doubling down on blaming counterfeit tickets for the Paris Big Cup debacle. Given how much it winds him up when he isn’t included in listicles, we can only hope Thibaut Courtois is satisfied with Ben McAleer’s offering on his Big Cup brilliance.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2022 01:50 UTC