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Soccer is an massive money machine, generating billions and billions in profits. And the moneymaking starts with team jerseys, a lucrative source of income. Major brands are willing to spend a pretty penny to increase their brand recognition, improve their image and win over new customers. Sports companies like Adidas and Nike spend hundreds of millions of euros each year for the right to provide players with their jerseys. In exchange, company logos appear on the shirts. The brands hope this will allow them to sell more of their other sports products. Adidas vs. Nike “Jerseys are thought of as the main article…

Speaking before a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday, US President Joe Biden announced he was still in the race for the White House. “I intend to win the elections,” he told the crowd in Raleigh, which repeatedly interrupted the president with chants of “four more years.” “America itself is at stake,” Biden reminded the audience. He spoke for 18 minutes, clearing his throat repeatedly and appearing more animated than the night before during the televised debate with Donald Trump. He condemned Trump for his “lies” and his campaign of “revenge and retribution.” “Did you see Trump…

Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will have to report to prison on Monday after his latest bid to avoid being locked up was rejected.Bannon had previously been convicted for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol insurrection on 6 January, 2021. He filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison on 1 July for a four-month sentence.On Friday, this was rejected by the Supreme Court without explanation, as is typical.Defence lawyers argued the case raises issues that should be examined by the Supreme Court, including Bannon’s previous lawyer’s belief the…

Ursula von der Leyen beamed as she expressed her gratitude to the European leaders who had endorsed her nomination for a second mandate as president of the European Commission.  Usually self-possessed and serious, the German conservative was visibly delighted when leaders officially gave her a shot at a second term heading to one of the world’s largest single markets. Von der Leyen is seen as a stable pair of hands at a time when the Russian threat looms over Europe, and quick to oblige heads of state who often ring up Brussels to decide on key policy. But their endorsement isn’t enough. She…

Ninety minutes is a long watch in politics – ask a Democrat, any Democrat.As the mist was hanging heavy over Atlanta the morning after the presidential debate, for them the metaphors were writing themselves. Hot takes from the night before gave way to clear-eyed, cold assessment that chilled the Democratic Party.Latest: Reaction to Biden v Trump debateThe briefest glance at US media reflected their concern at just how bad it had been and how much worse it could get. Read more:The loophole that could force Biden outExcruciating Biden debate performanceKey moments from Trump v Biden Please use Chrome browser for…

The US Supreme Court on Friday dealt a major blow to federal regulatory power, overturning a 1984 precedent that gave deference to government agencies in interpreting the laws they administer. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of fishing companies challenging a government program, funded in part by the industry, to monitor the overfishing of herring off New England. The precedent the court overturned stemmed from a ruling involving the oil company Chevron, which is why it is colloquially known as “Chevron.” What did the justices say? “Chevron is overruled. Courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has…

Last August, authorities in Zambia raided a private jet, which had landed at the African country’s largest airport after flying more than 3,000 miles from Cairo.Acting on a tip, Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) found $5.7m in cash, five pistols and 127kg of what appeared to be gold.Zambian authorities later tested the pieces and discovered they were mostly made up of copper and zinc.“This has been a clear case of scamming, gold scamming,” said DEC director Nason Banda at a news conference after the operation. Image: The T7-WSS private jet, at the centre of a mysterious fake gold smuggling case.…

“It is heartbreaking that we had to get to a point where people had to occupy parliament for our leaders to listen to us,” Jim India, a Gen Z activist and legal practitioner in Kenya, told DW. On Tuesday young protesters breached security and stormed Kenya’s parliament, where lawmakers had just passed a controversial tax bill. They set part of the building on fire and engaged anti-riot police in running battles that gripped the nation. According to the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC), at least 23 people were killed during the protests when police moved in to stop them. Faced…

After months of speculation, EU leaders have nominated Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, a strong critic of Russia and Vladimir Putin, to lead EU foreign policy for the next five years. This means someone from her the right-liberal Reform Party, which currently holds a strong mandate in Estonia’s parliament, will have to fill her shoes as new party leader and prime minister of the Baltic state. Kallas would have preferred that the new party leader be elected at an emergency party congress. But the Reform Party board decided to do things quickly, and elect the new candidate — and next prime minister — behind…

Belarus’ former ambassador to Germany Denis Sidorenko has died unexpectedly, aged 48, Belarus’ government announced this week. After serving in Germany since 2016, Sidorenko was recalled from his position in Berlin earlier this year by Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko and not given a new position. What do we know so far? Independent Belarusian media outlet Nasha Niva reported that Sidorenko had fallen to his death from an apartment block in the country’s capital, Minsk, on June 23. Nasha Niva said Sidorenko had died by suicide after being questioned repeatedly by Belarus’ security services. The media outlet cited an undisclosed source as saying the former ambassador “constantly underwent polygraphs [lie detector tests] and interrogations.”…