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‘Just ban this guy from the Etihad’ – Man City fans FUME at Kyle Walker over his astonishing Tottenham claim
KYLE WALKER angered Manchester City fans after admitting he would sacrifice one of his Premier League medals to have been part of Tottenham’s Europa League triumph.
The Etihad club captain left Pep Guardiola stunned when he asked for a move away in January — when City were right in the middle of a crisis.
He joined AC Milan on loan but the Italians turned down the option to sign him permanently.
And boss Pep left the 35-year-old right-back out of his Club World Cup squad, meaning he is free to find a new club.
But City fans were angry when Walker revealed on his BBC podcast he would have loved to have been with former club Spurs as they ended their 17-year trophy drought.
Walker has won six Premier League titles at City and was part of their Treble-winning side in 2022-23.
He said: “I’d probably give up one Premier League title, not the first, to have won that Europa League with Tottenham because I know what it means.
“Probably my second — although that was the ‘Four-midables’ [when they won all four domestic trophies].
“It’s hard to give one away but for what that moment meant, to say I was in that Spurs squad that won a trophy.”
City fans slammed Walker, with one saying: “Just ban this guy from the Etihad and get it over and done with. He’s already freely hating us, why protect whatever is left of his relationship with the club.”
Another added: “Mental. I could never ever imagine John Stones, Nathan Ake, Samir Nasri, Carlos Tevez ever coming out and saying they would give up even a Community Shield to win a trophy at a former club.”
Tottenham supporters were delighted to see that he still loves the club, as one commented: “Great to hear you say ‘we’ when referring to Spurs.”
A second said: “As a Spurs fan, it was really heartwarming to hear Kyle’s words and his feelings connected to the Europa League final. I was gutted when he left for Man City, but I’ve always been happy seeing him win trophy after trophy.”
Walker — who spent eight years on Tottenham’s books — admitted he was a bag of nerves watching his old club beat Manchester United 1-0 last month.
He added: “It was the first time in a long time I’ve been nervous — and I wasn’t even playing.
“I was there with my iPad and I couldn’t sit and watch it. I was walking up and down my room.
“We reached a lot of finals but against better teams who knew how to win.
“They’ve always been a club that nearly got over the line but not quite. I’m buzzing for them.”
Walker joined City from Spurs in July 2017 and has a year left on his deal.
Turkish giants Fenerbahce are the latest to show an interest in him.
Aldi selling bargain £1.69 Kombucha in a bottle with three new flavours and they’re perfect for summer
ALDI has launched a new range of drinks that are tasty, good for your gut, and affordable.
The retailer’s new range of Kombucha is available for just £1.69 a bottle.
Launching earlier this week, the drinks are available in a range of refreshing flavours.
The Juice Company Kombucha 330ml is available in passionfruit, ginger & lemon and wild berry.
With Kombucha growing in popularity in recent years over claims that it boosts your gut health, the retailer decided to launch their own version after they noticed a 35% increase in searches on their website.
Google searches for Kombucha have also seen a spike, with statistics showing a 26% increase in searches over the last year.
Containing live cultures, the low sugar, lightly sparkling drink is the perfect beverage to cool off on a hot summer’s day – all while looking after your wellbeing.
Aldi described their passionfruit kombucha as “bursting with a sweet yet tart flavour” as it “combin[es] a tropical tang with bubbly refreshment.”
For those looking for a “kick of citrus” that provides a “warming immune system boost”, the Ginger and Lemon Kombucha might be a good option.
Finally, the Wild Berry flavour “brings a symphony of delicious berries.”
At just £1.69 a bottle it’s the perfect time to stock up on all of the flavours of the refreshing cold drink.
With its vibrant packaging, the drinks are sure to stand out on Aldi’s shelves after it became available in store on June 11.
The product is part of Aldi’s wider range of gut-health boosting items.
This includes their new Kefir Frozen Yoghurt which is available for just £2.29.
It is packed full of calcium and protein to boost your gut health, and is available in a delicious range of flavours including chocolate, mango & passionfruit and strawberry.
Kefir is a cultured, fermented milk drink that can help support your immune system thanks to its probiotic bacteria.
Studies suggest that the nutrient-dense dairy product might protect against bacterial infection as well as potentially reducing blood pressure and the risk of heart disease.
For a more traditional form of Kefir, shoppers can find a Kefir drink, and Kefir yogurts at the affordable retailer.
With their Kefir yoghurt available in natural, strawberry or mango flavours for £1.09 per 350g pot, it’s easier than ever to look after your wellbeing.
Aldi is offering an affordable range of wellbeing-focused products, with a comparable Yeo Valley yogurt retailing at Tesco for £2.
Its 750ml Kefir drink is also available in a natural or mixed berry flavour and retails for just £2.09.
All of these great, gut-focused products are ready to buy in store, subject to availability.
The Simpsons secrets revealed as show hits huge milestone including special episode spoilers, predictions & best cameos
FURIOUSLY sketching a yellow family on the back of a piece of paper, cartoonist Matt Groening had just minutes to impress a room full of waiting TV executives.
The small-time comic strip maker had been given a shot at coming up with the next big animated series to fill a slot on American sketch series The Tracey Ullman Show.
Little did he know that the rushed doodle of a dad slumped on the sofa, a mother with towering hair and three kids — one loud, one weird and one mute — would soon take the world by storm.
Now, more than 35 years on, The Simpsons is on the brink of celebrating its 800th episode.
In a rare interview, Matt, 71, told how inspiration for the family could not have come from closer to home.
While receiving an Honorary Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this week, he joked: “It’s a little-known fact that my parents’ real names were . . . Itchy and Scratchy.
“No, seriously, I have a real father called Homer, a real mother called Marge, real siblings called Lisa and Maggie and a real grandfather called Abe.”
Contrary to popular opinion, that does not mean that Matt based cheeky practical joker Bart on himself.
Instead, he thinks of himself more like Bart’s nerdy and awkward best friend Milhouse.
The idea for the cartoon may have been simple, but Matt has never run out of steam.
Now in its 36th series, The Simpsons is currently on episode 790, with the milestone instalment due to air soon.
Actress Yeardley Smith, who has been the voice behind Lisa Simpson since the start, revealed that the cast had already gathered for a table read to test out the script for the 800th show, which is believed to be the finale of the current run.
She was joined by Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Sabrina Carpenter’s aunt Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Harry Shearer (Ned Flanders), Hank Azaria (Moe and Chief Wiggum) and Pamela Hayden (Milhouse).
Matt teased: “Our main motivation is to surprise ourselves.
“We figure that if we can surprise ourselves, we will probably surprise the audience as well.
“We have parodies of cinema and references to books, TV shows and personal autobiographical anecdotes.
“As it goes on, we become known for different kinds of jokes.”
One constant that fans love though is the celebrity cameos.
Huge names who have featured over the years include Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, Gordon Ramsay, Elon Musk and former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
And the writers also famously have a spooky knack for predicting the future.
From Donald Trump becoming President to the creation of Apple’s FaceTime, viewers heard it from Springfield first.
But even with hundreds of episodes under his belt, Matt has no plans to shelve the series any time soon.
In fact, he even hopes it lives on long enough to catch up with the timeline of another hit Groening production, Futurama.
Matt joked: “The Simpsons will still be on air in the year 3000!
“Unfortunately, critics will say the show has really been going downhill in the last one thousand years.”
Here, we take a dive into The Simpsons’ history books to look at its famous cameos and amazing predictions.
The predictions
IT’S not just the gags that have fans hooked, but the fact the hit series has long had an uncanny habit of predicting major future events.
Through the show’s 36 series, a number of storylines have been manifested into real life after first making their appearance in the form of cartoon animation.
In 2000, Bart To The Future saw Lisa Simpson becoming US President, but a billboard in the background of one shot had a billboard ad for “TRUMP 2024”.
Another episode in 1993 predicted COVID-19, when a flu spread through Springfield residents, while the EBOLA outbreak was predicted in a 1997 scene.
Elsewhere, the cartoon predicted the 2013 HORSE MEAT scandal, in its episode aired in 1994, which saw schoolkids unknowingly served horse meat for lunch.
In a 1995 episode titled Lisa’s Wedding, people were seen using SMART WATCH-like devices to communicate – an entire two decades before Apple launched their wearable gadget, while technology similar to FACETIME also featured.
And in 1998, Homer appeared to figure out the mathematical equation behind the HIGGS BOSON discovery, 14 years before particle physicists confirmed the concept.
A 2012 episode, Lisa Goes Gaga, saw the young character watching singer LADY GAGA at the Super Bowl – suspended from the air in the same manner as the star’s real-life 2017 show.
And in 2019, Mr Burns attended an exclusive gathering for celebrities, which was spookily similar to rapper P Diddy’s infamous scandal-hit “white parties”.
The celebrity cameos
THE Simpsons is not short on memorable characters.
But that hasn’t stopped some of the world’s most recognisable stars from wanting to have their moment being reimagined in yellow.
The Beatles’ RINGO STARR was the first of the group to make an appearance in 1991, where he appeared as himself to encourage family matriarch Marge to pursue a career in the arts.
He was soon followed in series five’s Homer’s Barbershop Quartet by GEORGE HARRISON, in 1993, and SIR PAUL McCARTNEY in 1995, who convinced Lisa to go vegetarian.
SIMON COWELL first appeared in the series in 2004 as a brutally honest telly talent judge, while Space X tycoon ELON MUSK landed in a spaceship in an episode in 2015 and TONY BLAIR met with Homer in a 2003 episode that featured an animated version of the Queen.
Needless to say, Her Majesty did not guest star.
While Coldplay’s CHRIS MARTIN sang in an animated concert as part of the series in 2010, telly chef GORDON RAMSAY made his appearance in 2011.
And comedian RICKY GERVAIS cropped up not once but twice, starring in 2006 episode This Is Your Wife, and lending his voice to Season 22’s Angry Dad: The Movie in 2011.
There’s been no shortage of pop stars either, with BILLIE EILISH recording alongside Lisa in an animated short in 2022.
Other big chart names who have featured include TOM JONES, STING, ELTON JOHN, MERYL STREEP and DOLLY PARTON.
Hollywood A-lister forced to find new hotel after blundering staff double booked her £25k a night suite with Beyonce
BEYONCE hired all of the suites of one of London’s poshest hotels for her Cowboy Carter tour – leaving Sydney Sweeney and Julienne Moore out in the cold.
An insider said Sydney, 27, and Julienne, 66, were supposed to have two of the £25,000-a-night pads when they flew into London this week to promote their new film Echo Valley.
But an error at the hotel, which we are not naming, meant it clashed with Beyonce’s 12-night stay – with bosses fumbling to find the Hollywood actresses a place to stay.
A source said: “Sydney and Julienne were supposed to be staying in the suites but Beyonce had booked out every single one.
“Her whole family and team have taken over the penthouse suites and she moved in last week for her Cowboy Carter tour.
“It was only when Sydney and Julienne were on their way that the error was picked up.
“It was the talk of the hotel because they had to cancel on Sydney and Julienne and find them somewhere else to stay.
“Sydney ended up in the Peninsula 15 minutes away, while Julienne was put up in Raffles – which is close to where she was booked in originally.
“Beyonce was totally unaware all of this was happening but it caused a meltdown at the hotel because someone dropped the ball at their end.
“It was a total nightmare.”
Sydney and Julienne were seen together at the Echo Valley premiere which was held at the BFI on London’s Southbank on Tuesday.
Julienne later flew to New York and yesterday was seen promoting the film alone in the Big Apple.
Beyonce, 43, will play her penultimate show in London’s Tottenham stadium tonight before her final show on the UK leg of her Cowboy Carter tour on Monday.
She will then fly across the channel to play three shows in the Stade de France before heading to the US for the final leg, including two massive shows in her hometown Houston, Texas.
Her twins, Rumi and Sir Carter, turned eight yesterday and on Thursday night Beyonce asked the 50,000 strong crowd to wish them happy birthday.
As Rumi joined her on stage alongside her other daughter Blue Ivy, 13, Beyonce said: “Mummy loves you.”
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