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Former hockey pro Teemu Selanne lists his sprawling estate in Coto de Caza  Lauren Beale By LAUREN BEALE Former pro hockey player Teemu Selanne, known as “the Finnish Flash,” has listed his sprawling estate in Coto de Caza for sale at $6.9 million. The spread centers on a single-story Mediterranean-style home set on six acres in the gated Los Ranchos area But the 9,400-square-foot house, built in 1994, is surrounded by a three-hole golf course, tennis court, rock-surrounded pool with waterfalls, riding arenas, guesthouse and a barn. There are five bedrooms and seven bathrooms in the main house. Two apartments are located above the barn. Selanne, 47, played in the National Hockey League for 21 seasons. The former Anaheim Duck right wing was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last year and is an Olympic medalist. Pasture land and riding arenas are part of the six-acre estate in the gated Orange County community. (Redfin.com)   Former pro

Belgium battle Brazil for place in World Cup semi-finals Belgium's Golden Generation vies to live up to its billing as the Red Devils face off against tournament front-runners Brazil in Kazan, in an encounter brimming with superstar players on both sides. Neymar, who is destined to be at the center of the drama tonight regardless of the outcome, kicks off. While Brazil has delivered increasingly confident performances in its last two matches, defeating Serbia and Mexico, and Belgium's winner at the death against Japan showed character for a side often characterized as Fancy Dans, to be honest neither side has played a truly top-shelf opponent so far. Welcome to what promises to be one of the most eagerly-awaited games of Russia 2018. Both of these teams have line-ups worthy of the World Cup final, but only one will go through to face France on Tuesday in St.Petersburg. For Belgium, heroes of its comeback win against Belgium Marouane Fellaine and Nacer Chadli are in the

Putin congratulates Russia on historic World Cup win against Spain President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Russian team on its historic World Cup win against Spain in Moscow, which sent the hosts into the quarter-finals of their home tournament. Russia claimed a stunning penalty shootout win over a heavily-fancied Spain team after the scores ended 1-1 at the end of extra time. Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was the hero as he saved two spot-kicks to send the team into a first World Cup quarter-final competing as an independent nation. Putin was not among the 78,000 fans in Luzhniki Stadium to witness the drama unfold, citing a busy timetable, but watched the game on TV and afterwards extended his congratulations to the team and coach Stanislav Cherchesov on the win. © Maxim ShemetovRussia 4-3 Spain (pens) - Heroic hosts snatch improbable shootout victory to stun Spain in Moscow “As with the whole country, Putin watched the game from the start and supported the team," TASS

Russian pensioner’s World Cup moves a match for ‘dancing millionaire’ Gianluca Vacchi One Russian pensioner attending the World Cup Fan Fest zone in Volgograd has impressed with his silky dance moves, earning comparison’s with Italy’s famous ‘dancing millionaire’ Gianluca Vacchi. The silver-haired man wearing a white T-shirt with a tie was filmed dancing to modern disco tracks in the Fan Fest zone, showing off his eccentric moves and earning immediate comparison to Vacchi's famous style. The Italian businessman gained internet fame after a video of him dancing on a yacht with a girlfriend went viral, bringing him more than 11 million Instagram followers. Volgograd is one of 11 Russian cities hosting the ongoing World Cup. It was awarded four World Cup games, all of which have already been played. The city bit a farewell to the tournament on June 28, when Poland beat Japan 1-0 in their last group stage match. A potential international dance-off between the silver-haired Russ

John Tavares signs 7-year, $77 million contract with Toronto Maple Leafs  Jessica Vomiero By Jessica Vomiero Star free-agent centre John Tavares announced on his Twitter account Sunday that he has signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.“The past 6 days have been nothing I could have ever expected. Making the toughest decision of my life: to stay where I have been my entire career or take a calculated leap of faith into an opportunity that I believe will be special to me and my family,” Tavares said in the tweet. “The island, the fans, the organization, my teammates will always be special to me and my family but it’s time to live my childhood dream here in Toronto,” he continued. Fans have been anxiously been awaiting the decision for weeks, which came shortly after the star player became a free agent on Sunday. Tavares had 37 goals and 47 assists while playing all 82 games for the New York Islanders last season. Toronto Maple Leafs PR confirmed that the team has agreed to terms with

Russia 2018 may be the World Cup swansong for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, according to Peter Schmeichel, after both players exited on the same day at the last 16 stage. Ronaldo and Messi are the two players who have defined their generation, breaking record after record and vying for the title of the world’s best player year after year. However, the pair have again failed to add an elusive World Cup to their trophy-laden cabinets, after Messi’s Argentina were defeated 4-3 by France in the last 16 in Russia on Saturday, followed shortly after by Ronaldo’s Portugal, who suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Uruguay. “We’re now speculating, was this the last time we saw Ronaldo and Messi at the World Cup?”  Schmeichel asked.Goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel, who is an RT World Cup guest host, says both players looked jaded judging by their performances in the last 16 – and raised doubts over whether fans would ever see the pair on football’s biggest stage again. “By t

?Is Germany's exit in the World Cup expected Germany should not be surprised by their early exit from the group stage of the World Cup for the first time in 80 years. The alarm bells should have sounded after the Germans failed to regain their top spot almost a year before the start of the finals in Russia. But the combination of extra confidence, obstinacy and negligence was Sama's team-mowing in Group F to leave the tournament after one win in three games. The team, which was a goal machine, turned into a group without spirit and without harmony, unable to act as a united team. Most of the responsibility lies with coach Joachim Loew, who has never looked at the clear signs of decline last year. The 2014 World Cup winner won the 2017 Confederations Cup and completed a perfect qualifying campaign by winning all 10 matches. Loew was bragging about the number of options in his squad and had more than 30 players to choose from, but after recent successes the index began t

Today, the city of Saransk will see the match between Portugal and Iran in Group A qualifying for Spain and Morocco, where Portugal and Iran maintain their chances of reaching the final price. Some of the Iranian fans gathered under the windows of the hotel where the Portuguese players chanted and continued to sing and shout all night to deny the Portuguese players sleep. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in the window and hinted at a gesture of encouragement to Iranian fans that he wanted to sleep. Apparently, this aroused the modesty of the fans and the hustle and bustle of the hotel near and around. Russia Today

World Cup: Top of Group A of Uruguay Uruguay took the lead in Group A of host Russia with a 3-0 win in Samarra on Monday in the third round of the 2018 World Cup finals. The two teams entered the game as guarantors to qualify for the final price after winning the representatives of Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the first two rounds, with the preference of goals in favor of Russia. However, the South American team was led by three goals from Luis Suarez 10, Denise Cherchev (23 fouls) and Edenson Cavani (90). Uruguay and Russia are waiting for the results of the third round of Group B later in the day to find out who their rivals are in the final price: Spain or Portugal (4 points each) or Iran (3)

The coach of Croatia, which defeated Argentina in the Gulf The Croatian national team starred in the second group stage of the World Cup when they beat Argentina 3-0 and qualify for the second round of the 2018 World Cup. Thanks to this achievement of the plan played by Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic, who was trained in the Gulf countries before taking over the training of Croatia last year. Dalic began his coaching career in 2005 with several Croatian clubs and Tirana Al Albani before moving to Al Faisaly Saudi Arabia in 2010. He moved to 2012 to train Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia before moving to Al Ain in 2014 and then to the national team in 2017. Croatia were forced to play in the World Cup with a 3-0 victory over the Tango team and a 2-0 win over Nigeria in the Group D and ensuring their early qualification for the World Cup finals. Source: Agencies

World Cup Russia .. Live harassment A reporter for the Voice of Germany in Spanish was harassed on the air while covering the events of the World Cup. A man appears, embraces her, kisses her, and runs away. "At a glance, a man appeared in the picture and before the reporter strongly and disappeared. This is sexual harassment." Foreign sites described what happened to the media in Deutsche Welle, Juliette Gonzalez Tiran, during her coverage of the events of the World Cup Russia 2018. Notably, the reporter followed the report calmly after the shock. "I spent two hours at the site where it was broadcast and nobody bothered me," Gonzalez said. But after the live broadcast began, the man took advantage of the opportunity and swooped down on me. " Commentaries on the websites were different from the incident, while many denounced the man's work as a mere kiss. "The reporter was not raped," one of them wrote. DW -Español Comienza el Mundial y nue

Cat Achil predicts the team that will win the match Egypt and Russia DUBAI (Reuters) - A deaf-mouthed Achil predicted the victory of the Russian team against Egypt in the match that they will gather today in the city of Petersburg in the second round of the Group 1 of the World Cup Russia. Achilles predicts the results of the matches in a simple and gentle way. Two bowls of food are placed in front of Achilles, each of which has one of the two participating flags, and the pot that Achilles begins to eat is the candidate for the match. Source: RT

Mexico's goal against Germany is an earthquake Geological Research Institute monitoring activity Mohamed Emad: «Middle East Online» The Mexican government confirmed that seismometers had spotted an earthquake in the country when the team scored their only goal against Germany in Sunday's World Cup Group Russia 2018 match. The Geological Research Institute reported that an earthquake shook the country because of the joy of the hysterical fans and jumped to celebrate the goal of Lozano in the net of Manuel Noir. At least two sensors detected seismic activity at the time the target was recorded, according to the Mexican seismological network via Twitter. Mexico had their first win at the World Cup to embarrass coach Joachim Loew, who sought to maintain the title as one of the top candidates for the championship. Although the only goal of the match came in the 34th minute, the machine team failed in all attempts to draw and exit at least one point. The next game for Mexic

Max Rossi / Reuters Belgium advance to Panama in the World Cup Russia Belgian striker Drais Mertens scored the goal for his country against the Panamanian side in their Group G match at the 2018 World Cup. Mertens scored in the second minute of the second half. The Belgian team was the best side in the first half, and had a range of opportunities, but the attackers could not translate into goals. read more Source: RT

Denmark goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel says Mexico “fully deserved” their World Cup group stage victory over reigning champions Germany after Hirving Lozano’s goal gave them a memorable win in Moscow. Lozano finished a flowing Mexican team move in the 35th minute to give Mexico the lead – which they protected despite strong German pressure in the final stages. After the shock result, RT special guest host Schmeichel said the Germans had looked out of sorts – although Mexico had fully deserved the win.   “It was a really interesting game,”  Schmeichel said.  “The world champions have not turned up yet. Mexico were fantastic, they found a way to play against Germany. They played them really well, they read the weaknesses.” Former Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel, who appeared at the World Cup with Denmark, said the Mexicans had got their tactics spot on against four-time World Cup winners Germany.   “Behind [Joshua] Kimmich the space was exploited…

A first-half goal from Hirving 'Chucky' Lozano was enough to give Mexico a shock win over reigning world champions Germany at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium and send perhaps the most conspicuous fans at Russia 2018 into raptures. Germany, World Cup winners four years ago in Brazil, were undone by a 35th-minute strike from the man they call ‘Chucky’, which came as the result of some surprisingly lax defending in the first half. Lozano showed cute footwork to turn Mesut Ozil inside out after Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez, who spearheaded a Mexican break forward and laid the ball off to the PSV man to rifle home the only goal of the game into the bottom left corner. © Christian Charisius / Global Look Press The Mexican fans who have flooded Moscow for the World Cup and had filled Luzhniki for their nation's opener were ecstatic.  Die Mannschaft did show some fight despite falling behind; Toni Kroos had his free kick pushed onto the bar from Ochoa at

Denmark beat Peru with a clean injury Denmark beat Peru 1-0 in the third round of the World Cup finals in Russia on July 15 at the Murdochia Arena in Saransk. Yusef Jurary Poulsen scored the winner in the 59th minute while Peruvian Cristian Kueva missed a penalty kick at the end of the first half, firing the ball over the Danish crossbar. France had won the same group on Australia 2-1.

The Croatian team won a 2-0 win over Nigeria in their Group D match.World Cup 2018: Croatia drops Nigeria's eagles with a double and tops Group D In the 31st minute, Mittrich made the second goal with a penalty in the 72nd minute. The result was a 3-0 win over Iceland and Argentina, with Nigeria finishing last.

  King Mohammed VI Morocco thanks Egypt on behalf of King Mohammed VI Moroccan Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Nasser Bourita on Thursday evening telephoned Egypt's ambassador to Morocco, Ashraf Ibrahim, in which he conveyed Morocco's thanks and appreciation to Egypt. The Moroccan official thanked the Moroccan official, King Mohammed VI, for its position and support for the Moroccan file to host the World Cup in 2026; during the sixty-sixth International Federation of Football Association "FIFA", which hosted the Russian capital Moscow last Wednesday. "Egypt's position reflects the established and historic relations between the two brotherly countries and their common popular and official ties based on respect, trust and cooperation," the Moroccan foreign and international cooperation minister said. Egypt's Ambassador to Rabat Ashraf Ibrahim expressed Egypt's appreciation and support for the Moroccan Kingdom at various level

Morocco's first official response to Saudi Arabia's vote in the 2026 World Cup host Moroccan sports minister Rachid Talbi al-Alami expressed his regret over Saudi Arabia's vote against his country during the World Cup in 2026, describing him as treason. In a press statement circulated to some media outlets on Thursday, al-Alami said: "His country deeply regrets the betrayal suffered by some of the Arab brothers on the occasion of the vote on his candidacy to host the 2026 World Cup." He pointed out that his country is determined to "complete the projects presented in the file of his recent nomination, which was characterized by honest and disciplined competition that respects and respects the values ​​and ethics of football, despite the confusion that was unfortunately presented to him by some Arab friends." "With instructions from Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Morocco will present its candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup," he added. T