The UK’s Daily Mail reports that former Arsenal Striker Thierry Henry plans to demolish his North London house, originally designed by architect Sir Richard MacCormac, and renovate it to include a 5 story, 5,500 gallon fishtank. The proposed aquarium will house 300 fish and cost £250,000 (approx $400,000 USD) to build. Stretching 40ft from the bottom of his house to the very top, the aquarium will measure the 15ft long by 3ft wide tank will set Henry back £12,000 ($19,047 USD) a year to run, including weekly inspections at about £50 ($80 USD) an hour. The annual bill for fish food alone…
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His next artistic venture will find him directing a film about the life of penniless Italian painter and sculptor Modigliani. But yesterday it emerged that Johnny Depp’s own career as an artist is proving much more lucrative – after he sold more than £4.5million of paintings in only a few days last week. A series of limited edition prints of reggae star Bob Marley, writer Hunter S Thompson and actors Heath Ledger and River Phoenix went up for sale through the Castle Fine Art Gallery, in London’s Covent Garden, last Monday. Yesterday a spokesman said the bold and brightly coloured prints,…
Cody Gakpo is demonstrating that his Eredivisie form can be transferred to the Premier League. The transition from the Eredivisie to the Premier League is not always smooth. Even Luis Suarez, unquestionably a successful Liverpool signing, only scored 15 league goals in his first 18 months in England. Acclimatizing to a higher standard of football can take time. Thanks to many players moving across from the Netherlands and being far less effective than Suarez, fans and pundits normally approach transfers from the Eredivisie with caution. It was the same for Cody Gakpo, but those doubts are swiftly fading away. The 23-year-old…
Pep Guardiola almost didn’t become Manchester City’s new manager in 2016 because he insisted on living in luxury in the city center, according to a book – until he agreed on his present flat. Pep Guardiola’s insistence on living in the city center nearly prevented Manchester City from hiring him as their new manager, according to a book. Many of the club’s players are believed to prefer living away from the hustle and bustle, as they typically reside in Cheshire mansions. However, Guardiola was reportedly adamant about living in the center of the action, causing City officials to sweat as…
Arsenal may utilize the Europa League to ease Gabriel Jesus back into play as Mikel Arteta prepares for the rematch against Manchester City with the great striker ready to go. Every single person involved with Arsenal football club continues to linger around the return date of Gabriel Jesus. The importance of the striker is simply so great that just knowing when we might catch a glimpse of him getting close to a return takes over nearly every pre-match press conference and has for the past couple of months. Jesus spoke with UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov in mid-to-late January and suggested he…
Liverpool’s new-look front line has already delivered a preview of the future, according to defender Virgil van Dijk. Cody Gakpo, the club’s £37million January signing, and Darwin Nunez, who arrived in the summer, both scored twice in the 7-0 trouncing of Manchester United before Mohamed Salah could complete his record-breaking double. It may only be one game but three Liverpool players scoring at least two apiece against United for the first time since 1908 was not the most significant feature of a remarkable evening at Anfield. With Roberto Firmino, the other goalscorer, announcing his decision to leave in the summer…
Joe Cole was blown away by Kai Havertz’s performance during Chelsea’s thrilling triumph on Tuesday night. The Blues produced one of their memorable European nights at Stamford Bridge to reach this season’s Champions League quarter-finals. Graham Potter’s side trailed 1-0 on aggregate from the first leg, but a thrilling 2-0 home win this evening has given everyone a massive lift during a challenging season. First of all, Raheem Sterling levelled the tie with a thunderous half-volley just before half time. Chelsea’s second goal of the night, which put them through in the last 16 tie, came in huge drama. Havertz…
The Manchester United winger has come under fire since Sunday night’s 7-0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool and has been accused of ignoring his manager’s instructions Antony has been accused of ignoring Erik ten Hag’s instructions during Manchester United’s 7-0 defeat by Liverpool – something he has already been pulled up on this season. Former England boss Glen Hoddle has identified Antony as one of the worst United performers on the day and called into question his tactical nous. “You’ve got to stay at least with the ball when you’re on the opposite side, particularly against these two full-backs,” Hoddle told Premier League productions. “His reaction…
Erik ten Hag has ‘no intentions’ to remove Bruno Fernandes’ armband following calls for the midfielder to be stripped of the leadership following his performance against Liverpool. Bruno Fernandes has come under-fire for his display against Liverpool (Picture: Getty) Fernandes has had the armband for most of the season, what with Harry Maguire’s continued absence from the side. But the Portuguese midfielder displayed very little of the leadership skills that got him the armband against Liverpool on Sunday. Fernandes pushed the assistant referee, held his face after being caught in the chest by Ibrahima Konate and gestured to come off the…
football.london spoke to Wayne Bridge about how Graham Potter has done at Chelsea so far, rotation and playing under new owners. After an impressive start to life as Chelsea boss, and becoming the second English Blues boss to go unbeaten in his nine opening matches in charge, Graham Potter was brought back down to earth with a bump. Defeat to Brighton saw the start of a disappointing run for the Blues that the head coach will be hoping to overcome against Bournemouth. Potter has not been short of criticism since results changed direction, with many pointing to his inclination to…
Kevin De Bruyne is an exceptionally well-known member of the Belgium National Football Team. He is a midfielder for both Manchester City of the Premier League and the Belgium national team. Overview Kevin De Bruyne is a very known personality from The Belgium National Football Team. He plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and of his generation. Pundits have often described him as a “complete footballer”. With an ascertaining career, he also has a very shining car collection that is full of blings. Let’s us…
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has admitted that he had a “strange connection” to the Gunners long before joining the club in 2021, because to his childhood enjoyment of FIFA games. Odegaard is leading Arsenal’s charge towards the 2022/23 Premier League title, which if they see it out would be the club’s first since the Invincibles team of 2003/04. But it was a long road to north London, having burst onto the scene with boyhood club Stromsgodset in his early teens, before moving to Real Madrid at 16 and later spending time on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, Heerenveen and Real Sociedad.…