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    Netflix in major sports streaming grab as huge boxing fight ‘could be snapped up’ after historic first live show

    NETFLIX is reportedly considering stepping into the boxing steaming service ring.The streaming company is set to start showing live sporting events with “The Netflix Cup” on November 14.
    Netflix could look to broadcast a boxing match with Jake PaulCredit: Getty
    Paul recently lost to Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
    The tournament is a golf competition featuring athletes from its documentaries “Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing”.
    The company has now discussed featuring a boxing fight that will include YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    The report claims that there would also be a bout between fighters from Premier Boxing Champions – which is a show on Paramount’s Showtime.
    Premier Boxing Champions features stars such as middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and is looking for a new home after it was dropped by Paramount.
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    It is also suggested that the company’s executives have debated this move for years.
    However, talks of adding a boxing match to the streaming service’s programming are still at a “very early stage” and may not happen.
    If Netflix was to make the choice and enter sports broadcasting, it join the likes of Amazon Prime, which shows events from the likes of the Premier League.
    Netflix is said to have resisted the move in the past due to the rising costs of sports broadcasting rights.
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    In January, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said: “We aren’t anti-sports, we’re pro-profit.”
    Sarandos then suggested that the stance could change, which led to the promotion of “The Netflix Cup”.
    Netflix has often made shows in the sports world with documentary series such as “Sunderland ‘Til I Die” and “Beckham”.
    Paul’s fights will be up for grabs after his next two fights which will be shown on DAZN.
    Netflix has previous worked with Paul as it produced the documentary “Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child”. More

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    Rebecca Loos claims Beckham made her feel ‘special’ & says she has no regrets

    REBECCA Loos says she has no regrets over her affair with David Beckham – and admits he even made her “feel special”.Loos, 47, was Beckham’s client services manager and helped him settle into Spanish life when he moved to Real Madrid in 2004.
    Rebecca Loos says she has no regrets over her affair with David BeckhamCredit: Getty
    With tears in his eyes, Becks tells the camera that seeing wife Victoria hurt over the fling was ‘incredibly difficult’Credit: BackGrid
    It was here where she says they developed a mutual “soft spot” for one another, holding hands in the car and playing footsies at lunch.
    Recalling the night they had sex, Rebecca told The Mail on Sunday: “He singled me out, made me feel special.
    “I remember turning to him and saying you’re so lucky, you can have whoever you want.
    “And he looked me in the eyes and said, ‘I’ve never done this before’. I thought, ‘Wow’. I mean I foolishly fell for it.”
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    David married Victoria Adam, aka Posh Spice, on July 4, 1999, at Luttrellstown Castle outside Dublin.
    She wore a silk pleated ball gown by Vera Wang and an 18K-gold tiara while David wore a white suit.
    They famously sat on thrones at the wedding.
    Five years later, when Beckham was 29 and Rebecca 26, they had an affair, which saw Becks also send her “very dirty, very naughty” texts.
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    Speaking from Norway, where she has lived for the past 14 years, the glamour girl revealed she’s kept many of the sexually graphic messages.
    But she accuses the new ‘Beckham’ Netflix documentary of portraying the footie ace as the “victim” in the affair.
    With tears in his eyes, Becks tells the camera that seeing wife Victoria hurt over the fling was “incredibly difficult”.
    But Rebecca, who is Dutch, slams: “It’s all, ‘poor me’. He needs to take responsibility.
    “He’s the one that’s caused the suffering. He specifically made it look like… my fault, that he had nothing to do with this.”
    She added that Beckham has “mislead the public” in the Netflix series, made by his own production company.
    Rebecca feels “tremendous guilt” over the affair with Becks but says regretting it would be pointless”.
    She now teaches yoga in the Norwegian mountains and is happily married to actor Sven Christjar Skaiaa who she shares two kids with.
    Loos was Beckham’s client services manager and helped him settle into Spanish life when he moved to Real Madrid in 2004Credit: Sky
    When Beckham was 29 and Rebecca 26, they had an affair, which saw Beck’s also send her ‘very dirty, very naughty’ textsCredit: Getty
    Recalling the night they had sex, Rebecca told The Mail on Sunday: ‘He singled me out, made me feel special’Credit: Instagram More

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    Who is Rebecca Loos’ husband Sven Christjar Skaiaa and do they have any children?

    REBECCA Loos is now happily married to a man who she says is “nothing like” England football legend David Beckham.Dutch-born model Loos worked as the Beckham family’s PA during his time in Spanish football playing for La Liga giants Real Madrid.
    Rebecca Loos claimed in 2004 to have had an affair with David BeckhamCredit: Instagram
    Former England captain David Beckham has always denied affair allegationsCredit: BackGrid
    She hit the headlines almost two decades ago when claiming an affair with the former England captain – allegations Beckham has always denied.
    After finding fame through the Beckham controversy before eye-opening appearances on reality TV shows, she stepped back from the limelight in recent years.
    But she broke her silence about the new Netflix documentary about the ex-Manchester United, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and LA Galaxy midfielder.
    She now has a family she is bringing up in new homeland Norway, the native country of her husband Sven Christjar Skaiaa.
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    Who is Rebecca Loos’ husband Sven Christjar Skaiaa?
    Rebecca met Norwegian doctor Sven when she appeared on Scandinavian TV programme 71 Degrees North.
    He was working on it as a behind-the-scenes medic.
    He has served as a physician with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, spending time in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service and since 2016 as a Search and Rescue specialist.
    She left London in 2008 moving to Norway with him after becoming pregnant with their first child.
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    Rebecca told The Sun in 2018: “Sven is an outdoor man and mountain lover and was not prepared to move to London – so it was I who moved to Norway so we could bring our son up together.
    “I thought to myself that if it doesn’t work out in Norway I can always move back to London – that was 10 years ago.”
    She has highlighted their relationship as a reason to be grateful for the fame she found amid the Beckham scandal.
    She said: “I like the way my life has taken me.
    “If I hadn’t been famous, I would not have been invited on the TV show where I met my husband Sven and had my lovely boys – I would not have had the life I have now.”
    When did Rebecca Loos marry Sven Christjar Skaiaa and how long have they been together?
    Rebecca has insisted she knew Sven was “the one” but was initially in no rush to get wed.
    Yet she later changed her mind and couple married in a low-key ceremony in 2012.
    They have now been together for 14 years.
    Rebecca says of Sven: “He’d never have an affair in a million years.
    “He’s different to David.
    “I would never cheat or lie to Sven because I love him so much.”
    Do Rebecca Loos and Sven Christjar Skaiaa have any children?
    Sven and 46-year-old Rebecca bought and settled in an old farmhouse in southern Norwegian mountains, in the tiny hamlet of Hemsedal.
    They have two sons – 14-year-old Magnus and Liam, 10.
    She told The Sun of her new lifestyle as a yoga teacher enjoying topless hiking, foraging for food and moon worship in the Norwegian wilderness.
    Rebecca said: “Now I spend my time practising yoga, running, biking and hiking and foraging for wild food for my two young sons.
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    “Life is very different.”
    David and Victoria Beckham addressed the controversy in their Netflix docCredit: BackGrid
    Rebecca has said she’s grateful her time in the spotlight helped her meet SvenCredit: Getty More

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    Inside Rebecca Loos’ life with reality TV doc husband Sven Christjar Skaiaa after Beckham scandal

    REBECCA Loos has lived a seemingly blissful life after the David Beckham scandal.The glamour girl, now 46, claims she had a fling with Becks after his move to Real Madrid in 2003.
    Rebecca Loos has lived a seemingly blissful life after the David Beckham scandalCredit: Instagram
    The glamour girl claims she had a fling with Becks while he was at Real MadridCredit: Reuters
    Rebecca Loos is now happily married to her husband Sven Christjar SkaiaaCredit: Instagram
    Dutch model and reality TV star Rebecca hit the headlines in 2004 after the shock allegations were leaked during her time as the Beckhams’ PA.
    And following the hit new Netflix series Beckham, Rebecca has spoken out for the first time – slamming David for playing the “victim” – but also in a bid to put the suspected infidelity behind her.
    Since the scandalous era, Rebecca went on to marry Sven Christjar Skaiaa who she said is “nothing like” the footballing legend, reports the Mail on Sunday.
    Describing herself as “happily married” to the Norwegian doctor, the couple live in Norway with their two sons Magnus, 13 and Liam, ten. 
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    Rebecca previously said: “[Sven and I] are as madly in love as we were the day we met and I am so proud of him.
    “We are an excellent team. I’m totally supportive of everything he does.”
    The couple met when Sven was working as a medic on the TV series 71 Degrees North in 2008. 
    They went onto wed in a small ceremony four years later before moving to the mountains for a new life.
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    Describing her husband, Rebecca said: “He’d never have an affair in a million years.
    “He’s different to David [Beckham]. I would never cheat or lie to Sven because I love him so much.”
    The news outlet revealed after the doc was released, Rebecca said: “The simple truth is that I am very happily married.
    “I have a wonderful wife and two very special kids. There is nothing any third party can do to change these facts.”
    And speaking of her past that she regrets, Rebecca said she doesn’t keep anything from her kids.
    She added: “I’m very open about everything. They know Mummy’s been a naked model and been on the cover of Playboy….
    “They know their mummy has a naughty side!”
    Privately-educated Rebecca was appointed as an aide to Becks — 800 miles away from his wife Victoria, 49 — after his £25million move to Spain.
    Without referencing the liaison directly, Becks, 48, said in the documentary that stories about the alleged affair were “horrible” and left him “feeling sick every day”.
    But Rebecca last night hit back, claiming: “The stories were horrible, but they’re true.
    “It’s all, ‘poor me’. He needs to take responsibility.
    “I understand he has an image to preserve, but he is portraying himself as the victim and he’s making me look like a liar.
    “If I stay silent I will be known as the liar, the one who made up stories.
    “He is indirectly suggesting that I’m the one who has made Victoria suffer…. He’s the one that’s caused the suffering.
    “He talks in the documentary about this ultimately being his private life, shutting it down.
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    “I think it’s one thing to keep your private life to yourself. It’s another thing to mislead the public.”
    Rebecca added: “When I went public all those years ago I stuck precisely to facts, because I was this 26-year-old with no support behind me going up against the most powerful couple in the world.”
    Rebecca said she was going up against the ‘most powerful couple in the world’ when she spoke of the affairCredit: BackGrid More

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    Rebecca Loos says David Beckham showed her ‘naughty’ texts to his laughing pals as she slams star over Netflix doc

    A MODEL who says she had an affair with David Beckham claims the football star showed her “naughty” texts to laughing pals.Glamour girl Rebecca Loos claims she had a fling with Becks after his move to Real Madrid in 2003 — but said she became “more laissez-faire” about the supposed affair after learning her messages were being shared.
    Rebecca Loos claims David Beckham showed her ‘naughty’ texts to his laughing palsCredit: Sky
    Loos worked as the footballer’s personal assistant when he moved to Real Madrid in 2003Credit: Getty
    She told The Mail on Sunday: “We were texting and it was getting naughty, it was fun… then suddenly I get a text from the Spanish bodyguard.
    “It said, ‘Stop. He’s showing them to all his friends and they are laughing’.
    “I was very hurt. And that hurt and that pain led me to become more laissez-faire and to not give a s*** about keeping this big secret for him.”
    The Dutch personal assistant, 46, also accused the star of “portraying himself as the victim” in a Netflix documentary series released earlier this month.
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    Privately-educated Rebecca was appointed as an aide to Becks — 800 miles away from his wife Victoria, 49 — after his £25million move to Spain.
    Without referencing the liaison directly, Becks, 48, said in the documentary that stories about the alleged affair were “horrible” and left him “feeling sick every day”.
    But Rebecca last night hit back, claiming: “The stories were horrible, but they’re true.
    “It’s all, ‘poor me’. He needs to take responsibility.
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    “I understand he has an image to preserve, but he is portraying himself as the victim and he’s making me look like a liar.
    “If I stay silent I will be known as the liar, the one who made up stories.
    “He is indirectly suggesting that I’m the one who has made Victoria suffer…. He’s the one that’s caused the suffering.
    “He talks in the documentary about this ultimately being his private life, shutting it down.
    “I think it’s one thing to keep your private life to yourself. It’s another thing to mislead the public.”
    Rebecca added: “When I went public all those years ago I stuck precisely to facts, because I was this 26-year-old with no support behind me going up against the most powerful couple in the world.”
    Becks said in his Netflix documentary that newspaper stories about his private life were ‘horrible’Credit: AP:Associated Press More

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    Anthony Joshua reveals he’s watching Tyson Fury Netflix doc for insight on how to beat Gypsy King

    ANTHONY JOSHUA has watched Tyson Fury’s Netflix documentary – and is using it to study ways of beating him. The At Home with The Furys six-partner went to No1 in the UK and gave fans an inside look into the heavyweight champion’s life.
    Tyson Fury’s family were subject of a Netflix docuseriesCredit: Instagram
    Anthony Joshua watched Fury’s docCredit: AP
    In an interview with Men’s Health, Fury’s rival AJ was asked if he had watched the docuseries.
    And Joshua revealed: “Yes. I am on episode six. I’m enjoying it.”
    AJ’s name comes up regularly in the show as at the time of filming the British rivals were going back and forth in fight negotiations.
    One scene shows Fury on a day out with his sons when a member of the public tells him Joshua would beat him.
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    Responding to the funny interaction, Joshua said: “I’ll need to get him some free tickets. I thought Fury handled it really well.”
    The two-time champ admitted he would be open to doing in a similar-style show.
    But he would not have son JJ feature as much as Fury’s six children did throughout the episodes.
    He said: “Maybe I would focus more on the business, our values, what we will do after boxing.
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    “What is the gain for family? A minute of fame? If one of them had a strategy where they wanted to showcase themselves for some reason then yes, a great opportunity, but they don’t.”
    Joshua, 34, and Fury, 35, have frustratingly failed in the past to ever get their blockbuster showdown over the line.
    And AJ admitted his career would not be complete if he does not share the ring with the Gypsy King or Deontay Wilder, 37.
    He said: “If I don’t fight Fury or Deontay Wilder, one of those two, then yes.
    “But I am not waiting around till I’m 40. I can’t drag my career out waiting.
    “In between waiting, I will have to do more fights, more training camps, more pressure.”
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    Liverpool cult hero and Champions League winner who featured in iconic film Goal! wants managerial job in Britain

    EX-LIVERPOOL star Igor Biscan wants a managerial job in Britain.The Croatian played under Gerard Houllier and was recently boss at Dinamo Zagreb.
    Igor Biscan spent five years at Liverpool and won the Champions League in 2005
    Biscan wants to return to Britain to work as a manager after leaving Dinamo Zagreb
    The former midfielder was also on the shortlist for the Rangers role.
    Biscan joined Liverpool in 2000 following a five-year stint at Dinamo, who also sent him out on loan to Samobor in 1995.
    The ex-Croatia international spent five years at Anfield and amassed a total of three goals as well as three assists in 118 appearances with the Reds.
    The 45-year-old also won two League Cups as well as the 2005 Champions League trophy.
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    Biscan remained on the bench that famous night in Istanbul that saw the Merseysiders coming back to draw 3-3 with AC Milan before beating them 3-2 on penalties.
    The Croatian left Liverpool shortly after their historic European triumph and joined Panathinaikos.
    Biscan struggled in Greece and never managed to live up to expectations as a recent European champion.
    That led to his exit in 2007 as he returned to Dinamo a year later.
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    Biscan played for four years in Zagreb until his retirement at the age of 34.
    He also registered a total of 17 appearances with the Croatian national team.
    Biscan has already amassed experience as a manager having coached Rudes, Olimpija Ljubljana, Rijeka, Croatia’s Under-21 side and of course Dinamo.
    The Liverpool hero won the second division in Croatia with Rudes, a double with Slovenian outfit Olimpija, the Croatian Cup with Rijeka and the league with Dinamo.
    Biscan is also remembered for appearing in the famous film Goal! where he played himself along with other football stars, such as David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Steven Gerrard. More

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    Fans ‘crying’ at Man Utd legend Gary Neville’s best man speech at David Beckham’s wedding after crude joke about Bayern

    MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville’s hilarious best man speech has reemerged on David Beckham’s Netflix documentary.Neville was Beckham’s best man when Golden Balls married Spice Girls icon Victoria back in July 1999, shortly after United completed their Treble triumph.
    Manchester United legend Gary Neville’s best man speech has left fans in stitchesCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    Neville was Man Utd legend David Beckham’s best man in his wedding with VictoriaCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    Neville’s speech was shown on Beckham’s Netflix documentaryCredit: Getty
    The Red Devils became the first English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
    Sir Alex Ferguson’s legendary side came back during stoppage time to beat Bayern 2-1 in the European Cup final thanks to a late equaliser by Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dramatic winner.
    A much younger and completely different-looking Neville took inspiration from their recent triumph as he wrote his speech.
    Beckham’s Netflix docuseries shared a clip of the reception showing the former England international using their Treble success to poke fun at Bayern as well as Posh’s fellow Spice Girls.
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    Neville said: “We have got some distinguished guests present ladies and gentlemen.
    “David said the Spice Girls requested that the Bayern Munich team be present today and David said he was puzzled at this request and asked why.

    “The Spice Girls replied they wanted to meet any man who can be on top for 90 minutes and still come second.”
    Fans were left in stitches with that blast from the past as they took to social media.
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    One supporter tweeted: “The Beckham documentary on Netflix is so good. Crying at Gary Neville’s best man speech.”
    Another commented: “Gary Neville smashed that best man speech at Beckham’s wedding.”
    A third posted: “Gary Neville’s best man speech at Beckham’s wedding is absolutely priceless.”
    This fan said: “Gary Neville’s best man speech is iconic!!”
    And that one stated: “Seen the first two episodes so far… Struggle to imagine there could be a better scene than Gary Neville’s best man speech.” More