data-mm-id=”_hl9u5s0gx”>One of the side effects from our new and widespread interest in the stock market is the ability to be introduced to an endless stream of interesting people who inhabit this world and are tasked with providing takes for television. CNBC, Bloomberg, and other financial coverage has seen tremendous growth in entertainment value over the past week-plus as new characters keep emerging from the woodwork with the promise to make the text even richer.Like Scott Galloway, who made quite an entrance this morning on MSNBC, painting an extremely bleak picture of people participating in the free markets. dude wut pic.twitter.com/gQ1DJAqCzU— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) February 1, 2021Now, I do not doubt that he is exponentially more intelligent than myself. On the other hand, is a Reddit community banding together to buy GameStop and AMC really the straw that broke his back when it comes to the dangers of staring at screens? Or did it just hit a little too close to the status quo?And again, remember that I'm already doing the things he advocates for. I don't stare at the Robinhood app at all because I don't have any stock. I'm working out on the regular, forming relationships with mentors, being vulnerable and present in my marriage and as a father, and getting great at multiple things at the same time. This movement is surely going to end in tears for many who will clumsily lose more than they can afford to lose. But pretending that this new wave of trader is any more dangerous or reflective of a society in disrepair makes a person wonder about all the participants before they got involved. Anyway, it's never been a better time to watch something from the sidelines and pretend to have insights on what the hell is going on.
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For those of us who have never seen Gabor Kiraly training before, there was one question of everyone s lips (well, two of us anyway): Does the veteran goalkeeper even go so far as to train in his lucky grey tracksuit bottoms?
And the answer was confirmed as a resounding yes, despite it being a hot, humid afternoon in Lyon.
The 40-year-old former Crystal Palace player, now back with Szombathelyi Haladas, the club where it all started for him in 1993, even showed off some surprisingly silky skills in training near Stade de Gerland ahead of the Group F showdown with Portugal at Parc OL on Wednesday.
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Erik ten Hag cut a frustrated figure after watching Manchester United dominate Crystal Palace without reward, saying his side ate them alive .
United accumulated 1.64 expected goals (xG) to Palace s 1.07, with 1.4 of that xG coming in the first half for the visitors, though the spoils were shared in a goalless draw at Selhurst Park.
Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson provided an inspired performance against his former side on Saturday, making seven saves, while Ten Hag s team were denied by the woodwork on three occasions.
Alejandro Garnacho struck the woodwork after 27 minutes, with Bruno Fernandes sending the rebound over via the top of the crossbar, as United passed up numerous opportunities.
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There were no major surprises in Croatia coach Slaven Bilic s provisional 27-man squad for Euro 2012.
The only real concern for the 43-year-old is the fitness of Dejan Lovren, who injured his foot playing for Lyon in the club s 1-0 Coupe de France final win over Quevilly a fortnight ago.
However, despite the knock, Bilic has opted to include the defender in his selections in the hope he will recover in time to play in Poland and Ukraine.
Elsewhere, there is room for Nikola Kalinic and Ivo Ilicevic with the trainer toying with the idea of selecting one of the forwards in his eventual 23-man squad alongside his usual frontline of Ivica Olic, Eduardo, Mario Mandzukic and Nikica Jelavic.
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Two sides who will be looking to open their Europa League adventure with an early statement on Thursday night, Ajax will welcome Marseille to Amsterdam.
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D.C. beat Toronto FC 3-1 last time out, with Dominique Badji and Gabriel Pirani netting late on to decide a game that remained level with 88 minutes played.
Lesesne s team are now 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, three points clear of 14th-placed Chicago and two adrift of Atlanta United in the final wild-card place.
We re not going to back down, Lesesne said. We still realise there s a lot to play for in 2024, but while there s an opportunity, we have to make the most of it.
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Turkey s 2-1 win against Montenegro kept the pressure on the Netherlands, but they still needed only a point to secure their qualification and got more than that in the closing stages at De Kuip.
Bergwijn netted with six minutes left when he fired high into the net before Depay put the result beyond doubt with a goal on the break in injury time.
While the Oranje finished as Group G winners, Norway slipped to third and missed out on a place in the play-offs having failed to register a shot on target across the entire contest.
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Nuno Espirito Santo believes Nottingham Forest will achieve what we want by replicating the attitude demonstrated during their defeat by Manchester City.
Forest went down 2-0 against their title-chasing opponents at the City Ground, and remain just a point clear of the relegation zone with three games remaining.
Despite the defeat, the hosts produced a spirited performance against Pep Guardiola s side, while registering 14 shots on goal compared to 11 from the Citizens meaning they had had more shots in both meetings this season.
Forest face already relegated Sheffield United, Chelsea and fellow strugglers Burnley in their final three games, and Nuno has seen enough to be confident of securing the Reds Premier League status for another year.
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Niko Kovac steps into the Bayern Munich dugout to replace iconic boss Jupp Heynckes and inherits a team eyeing a seventh successive German title.
The Bundesliga trophy stayed in Bavaria for the sixth season in a row as Bayern won the league at a canter last season 21 points to be exact, in further proof of their stranglehold on domestic proceedings.
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