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On one of Manchester United’s regular conference calls with investors in May, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward offered what he called a “very simple and candid” answer to one question. Had the improved performances in the Premier League during Jose Mourinho’s second season contributed to an increase in revenues? In short, the answer was no. “Playing performance doesn’t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business,” Woodward said. It was a line as “simple and candid” as Woodward had promised, summing up the far-reaching, all-conquering, ‘official mattress and pillow partner’ commercial behemoth that is the modern day United. Win, lose or draw, there’s always the Megastore. As a line, it could also easily have come from any one of the many people who work in the interests of Paul Pogba. Like United, Pogba is presented to an audience of millions around the world on the pitch in the form of slick passes...

Petr Cech has urged patience from fans as Arsenal try to implement a new playing style under Unai Emery and revealed how, at the age of 36, he is being challenged to transform his method of distribution. The big noticeable change in Arsenal under Emery was the desire to build attacks with short passes from defence that used Cech almost as an additional outfield player and, despite some of the difficulties against Manchester City’s high pressing, it is clearly a change that the team will now stick with. Cech was preferred in goal yesterday to new £22 million signing Bernd Leno and believes that he can personally adapt to Emery’s philosophy. “You play the best way for the team and I think that if you want to dominate the game through possession you need to use every player,” explained Cech. “You can see at this level that one v one is difficult to play so you need to use the goalkeeper as a spare man every time you can. That is the role of the goalkeeper. Unai Emery's new ...

The Cameroon forward will feature for the Kings in the Qatar Star Leagues this season More Samuel Eto'o will continue his illustrious career at Qatar SC after moving to the Qatari outfit on a free transfer. The 37-year-old striker is on the move to his 13th club having been released by Turkish Super Lig side Konyaspor at the end of the last season. Earlier on Monday, Eto'o confirmed he had held talks with Ligue 1 teams, stating that he was "open to offers from France." But the Qatari outfit have swooped for the signature of one of Africa's most decorated players. On Monday evening, the Doha-based outfit announced the signature of the former Barcelona and Chelsea marksman, who is set to be unveiled on Tuesday. The Qatar Stars League is two weeks into the 2018-19 season and the Kings are placed fifth after taking three points from their opening two games. Next up, the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium outfit play Al Sailiya on Friday, and the prese...

Saudia Shuler threw her son a pricey Dubai-themed prom party last year. Now she is charged with Social Security fraud. (Photo: Saudia Shuler via Instagram) More For the most part, seniors in high school prep for prom in the same way: They buy a dress or rent a tux, pool together their money for a limo, and pose awkwardly with their date while their parents take photos. For Johnny “J.J.” Eden Jr., it was a little different. His mom, Saudia Shuler, a Philadelphia woman known for throwing extravagant parties, threw him a prom party last year for the cool price of $25,000. The party, which was Dubai-themed and even had a camel in attendance, made headlines. Her son’s pre-prom block party featured the animal, along with two luxury cars, six custom-made outfits, and food for everyone. “It was epic, man. I had my family out here. That’s all I really cared about is my family being out here. My mom did her thing; she was the real MVP,” Eden Jr. said at the time. ...

Ariana Grande has served as a constant source of beauty, fashion, and even bath bomb inspiration. Whether sporting a classic manicure or changing up her hair shade to something fun and edgy, the pop star isn't afraid to take risks. However, there's one look that we can always count on Ariana to appear in — the ponytail. And her dedication to this hairstyle classic has apparently inspired a movement. Fans in Australia are reportedly super inspired by the pop star's signature hairstyle, with one haircare company telling  news.com.au  that they've noticed a significant increase in hair extension sales. "We have had a 50 percent increase in (clip-in) ponytail and halo sales within the last six months,” Stephanie Mason, owner of the extensions company Showpony told  news.com.au ." The company directly attributes the popularity to Ariana's ponytail. Proof of Ariana's Australian impact was further backed by Jacky Chan, the creative directo...

Model George Koh and Harry Uzoka More British Louis Vuitton model George Koh was found guilty of murdering fellow male model Harry Uzoka. The fatal incident took place in January after Koh, 24, and Uzoka, 25, got into a heated social media dispute, the  Associated Press  reported. Prosecutors claim Koh was envious of Uzoka, who was growing in the fashion industry after being signed to Premier Model Management and modeling for  GQ  and Zara. Uzoka had also recently landed a film role and was even close friends with high profile model Jourdan Dunn. Dunn, 28, paid tribute to Uzoka following his murder. “Rest in Paradise Young King,” Dunn tweeted. Before Uzoka’s death, he called Koh “fake,” and asked him to stop “copying him.” “Leave my name out of your mouth, it’s that simple, I’ve never spoken bad of you in any way, so this is wild,” Uzoka wrote in a message to Koh shown in court. The two then decided to hash out their differences ...

Four years after Nicki Minaj and her ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels broke up, they are slinging accusations. (Photo: Getty Images) More Nicki Minaj‘s new album,  Queen , is resurfacing old drama with her ex-boyfriend, Safaree Samuels. The songstress gave a dishy interview to Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex on Monday in which her ex’s name came up and she went  off . Today, that drama spilled over to Twitter, where the situation escalated and Samuels made accusations that Minaj once tried to kill him. She fought back by claiming she bought him hair plugs, but they fell out “cuz GOD DONT LIKE UGLY!!!!!!” It started with a few tweets from Samuels, defending himself against Minaj’s claims that he used her credit card without her permission and slept with prostitutes while they were together. @IAMSAFAREE ✔ @IAMSAFAREE Unless I really cared still I could not let the mention of someone's name get me that riled up. That looks like some1 who eit...