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Footage of Sir Bobby Charlton’s tribute to Franz Beckenbauer has resurfaced after the German football legend died at the age of 78.Nicknamed “Der Kaiser” (The Emperor) for his commanding style on the field, Beckenbauer was presented with Laureus’ Lifetime Achievement award in 2007 by the English football icon, whom he faced at the 1966 World Cup.Beckenbauer is one of just three men to have won the World Cup as a player and a manager.In this clip, Sir Bobby recalled how England and Germany’s managers told both himself and Beckenbauer to watch out for each other in the 1966 final. Source…

TX deploys emergency resources before stormSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailSeveral regions of the US are facing devastating storm conditions Monday through mid-week as a winter storm blasts across the midwest and Storm Finn blows into the Gulf Coast.The southeast US is bracing for tornadoes amid Storm Finn, a major storm in the region which is set to cause travel chaos. The National Weather Service has warned severe thunderstorms, strong wind gusts and tornadoes are expected across the Gulf Coast this afternoon. Meanwhile, there are winter storm…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Diogo Dalot feels Manchester United produced a controlled performance to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win at Wigan.Dalot put the visitors in front after 22 minutes, with Bruno Fernandes later converting a second-half penalty.United dominated against the Sky Bet League One side, making 33 attempts on goal, which Dalot accepted they should have made more from.“We created a lot of chances and what would have made the difference today was…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case and the prosecutor who brought it before the court both appear been targeted by “swatting” incidents at their respective homes.Police and fire trucks arrived at Judge Tanya Chutkan’s home after false reports of a shooting on Sunday night, reported NBC News.A police report obtained by the outlet states that officers with the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call at around 10pm and that the judge, who was not…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Pep Guardiola knows what it is like, Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini too. Erik ten Hag does not, and that represents hope of salvaging silverware from a sorry season. Three times in the last 11 years, Wigan had upset the odds and ejected a Manchester club from the FA Cup. Each was Manchester City, each a better team than Ten Hag’s Manchester United are now. But they averted embarrassment with an emphatic performance, if a relatively narrow…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USDonald Trump Jr was subject to a community notice on social media after failing to include his father’s name in a reshared article about associates of late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Mr Trump Jr shared an article from The New York Post on X on Monday, which reported on claims that compromising sex tapes were made by the disgraced financier.The article’s headline noted that former presidents Trump and Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and British business magnate Richard Branson,…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Erik ten Hag admitted his Manchester United side should have scored more goals after they eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over League One Wigan.United had 33 attempts at goal, 14 of them on target, but in the end only managed to beat Latics’ impressive young goalkeeper Sam Tickle twice, first with Diogo Dalot’s 22nd-minute curling shot and then with a 74th-minute penalty from Bruno Fernandes.Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn explosion at a hotel in the Texas city of Fort Worth has injured as many as 11 people.Fort Worth Police Department said that they were dealing with a “major incident” following the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in the city’s downtown area and advised people to stay away from the scene.One patient is critically injured and two are seriously injured, reported CBS Texas.“We are currently working a Major Incident. Please avoid the downtown area.…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann described Franz Beckenbauer as “the best footballer in German history” following the death of the World Cup-winning player and manager at the age of 78.Beckenbauer won the World Cup as a player in 1974 before leading the team to victory as manager in Italy in 1990. He also won the European Cup three times with Bayern Munich, a record that Nagelsmann believes leaves him a cut above the rest.Nagelsmann said on the DFB…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA bathtub in which it was claimed Prince Andrew had sex with an underage woman was too small for a man of his size “to enjoy a bath in, let alone sex,” defence lawyers have claimed.The argument, previously made by representatives of Ghislaine Maxwell and her supporters, resurfaced on Monday, in the latest batch of unsealed documents detailing associates of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Attorney Phillip Barden recalled the claims in his testimony, saying that it…