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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims ‘whoever thinks scoring goals is better than sex has problems in bed’

    ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC told Piers Morgan that not even scoring a worldie is better than sex.And the former Manchester United ace added anyone who “thinks differently has a problem.”
    Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed all on Piers Morgan Uncensored which will air later this weekCredit: twitter @piersmorgan
    Ibrahimovic has been with his wife Helen Seger for over 20 yearsCredit: Getty
    Zlatan says ‘sex is better’ than scoring goalsCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
    Ibrahimovic scored an incredible 573 senior goals during his career, across seven countries.
    But not a single one of those has topped what goes down in the bedroom, according to his interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored which will air later this week.
    Zlatan, who turns 42 today, flat out dismissed the idea that scoring goals can be better than sex.
    In a released snippet of the interview, Piers asks: “When you score a goal, is it better than sex?”
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    Ibrahimovic quickly replies: “Sex it better. Whoever thinks differently has a problem with his sex.”
    But not all former footballers are in agreement with the Swedish superstar – with Gary Lineker among those on record picking the pitch over the bedroom.
    In 2020, on a Match of the Day podcast, the Lineker, 62, insisted nothing was better than scoring a goal.
    He said: “It’s just that cliched old question: is scoring a goal a better feeling than having sex?
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    “I think we’re all totally in agreement that scoring a goal is much better.
    “Basically, because everyone can have sex, but not everyone can score an important goal in a big game.”
    Ibrahimovic only called it quits after a stellar 24-year professional career at the end of last season.
    He had successful spells at Manchester United, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, PSG, Barcelona, LA Galaxy and AC Milan.
    The former striker has been in a long-term relationship with Helena Seger for more than two decades.
    The power couple have two sons together and live in his native Sweden.
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    Ex-world boxing champion Glenn McCrory cleared of sex assault after ‘calling waitress “pet” & touching her elbow’

    FORMER world champion boxer Glenn McCrory has been cleared of sexual assault after allegedly calling a waitress “pet” and touching her elbow.A jury at the Old Bailey found the star not guilty of three counts of sexual assault after deliberating for just 90 minutes.
    Glenn McCrory outside the Old Bailey today after he was cleared of sexual assaultCredit: Central News
    McCrory with his world champion belt in 1990Credit: Getty
    McCrory fighting Lennox Lewis at the Royal Albert HallCredit: PA
    McCrory, 59, had been a guest speaker at the pre-fight dinner before the Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Uysk world heavyweight title bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 26 September 2021.
    He said that he only touched three waitresses’ arms in a bid to get their attention.
    Prosecutors claimed he deliberately used the term ‘pet’ in an overly flirtatious way – but the boxer told the jury the word is commonly used by Geordies.
    The former world champion boxer said when he arrived at the venue the member of staff who greeted him did not know who he was – could not find his name on the guest list.
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    McCrory said he had to lean down to speak to her as she was petite and it was noisy, but he had no recollection of touching her.
    He said: “I just leaned down. I may well have touched her elbow but I am a big guy so I would never be forceful.”
    The court was shown CCTV footage of McCrory at the entrance to the dining hall showing him talking with one of the alleged victims.
    It clearly shows him touching her elbow with his hand as he leaned down to speak to her.
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    He told jurors that he was asking her where his table was, and that he touched her elbow due to their height difference.
    Scott Brady, defending, asked: “Do you think you were intending to be flirtatious?”
    The ex-fighter replied: ‘No.’ He also denied winking to her.
    After he had given his speech, which lasted 20-30 minutes, McCrory returned to his table.
    He said he hadn’t been given a starter, after being told one would be kept for him.
    McCrory said when he tried to raise this one of the servers had a “troubled reaction” to his use of the word “pet” while speaking to her.
    He said: “Everyone on the table noticed the reaction.”
    All I wanted to do was get my dinner and watch the fightGlenn McCrory
    McCrory added that in the north-east of England the word ‘pet’ is a term of endearment, and is often used to address young women in the same way you might address a man as ‘mate’.
    He said that when she came back to his table he tried to get her attention to ask her about his starter.
    The boxing star said: “She turned her back on me as I was trying to talk to her, blatantly ignoring me, so I touched her elbow.
    “I was trying to get her attention. She turned around and said it was in the bin.
    “All I wanted to do was get my dinner and watch the fight.”
    CCTV footage played in court showed McCrory interacting with other guests at the event.
    A number of people were taking selfies with the former champion as he hugged and put his arms around them.
    “You are being very tactile with these people,” Mr Brady said.
    McCrory agreed, adding: “If they are being friendly and I am in the right environment.”
    He added that this was the way he normally interacted with others at events like this.
    Mr Brady asked him: “If you touched those waitresses…was there anything sexual about it?”
    McCrory replied: “Absolutely not.” He also said he has poor eyesight, and has scar tissue in his eyes due to congenital problems and damage sustained during his boxing career.
    This can cause him to rub his eyes and blink a lot.
    The women had claimed McCrory touched them in a sexual manner without their consent, repeatedly winked at them and slurred his words.
    It’s how we talk. That’s part of the Geordie.Glenn McCrory
    McCrory – a cruiserweight once known as the ‘Northern Warrior’ – had insisted he was misunderstood and people are friendlier in the north east than in London.
    In his police interview he said he said he had no recollection of touching a waitress, but that if he had done so it would only have been to get their attention.
    He described the service as ‘very poor’ and said one server ‘scarpered’ when he approached her to ask where the toilet was.
    McCrory said that using words like ‘pet’ was normal in the north-east of England, and that he had not intended to cause any offence.
    He explained: “It’s how we talk. That’s part of the Geordie.
    “I very well could have called her a darling, called her a pet, but 100 per cent how we speak.’
    He said that he was unaware anything untoward had happened that night, and that he had been ‘astounded’ when he later received a letter from the police notifying him of the complaints.
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    Asked if he had intended to cause any of the waitresses stress or alarm he replied: “Absolutely not.”
    McCrory, of Burnopfield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, denied and was cleared of three charges of sexual assault.
    The former world champion in action against Patrick Lumumba in 1989Credit: Getty More

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    I’m a former world champion boxer who dated a porn legend – she was crazier than a goat

    EX-BOXING world champion Sergio Martinez has lifted the lid on a “wild” relationship he had with a porn star.Martinez, 48, held world titles in both welterweight and middleweight divisions.
    Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez revealed he used to date porn star Lisa AnnCredit: Reuters
    He opened up on his ‘brutal, wild’ relationship with the adult film legendCredit: Getty
    Ann has 4.5m Instagram subscribersCredit: Getty
    The Argentine southpaw revealed he was once in an intimate relationship with adult actress Lisa Ann.
    During an appearance on the “What you say” podcast with Spanish journalist Alex Fidalgo, Martinez opened up the “brutal” relationship.
    He said: “I lived in Beverly Hills, I was the boyfriend of this and that super famous girl, I had several cars and… life was torture, man. Really. 
    “It’s fun? Yes, but not that much. Then over time you say ‘damn it’s not worth that much’. 

    “I was dating a porn actress. Brutal, a wild life, recommended.
    When asked the identity of the star, he replied with Ann’s name before revealing what she was like during their time together.
    He added: “Lisa Ann. I was there for a little while. Super famous. Now I’m turning red, how stupid.
    “Get to know him, be with her for a while. She’s crazier than a goat. A brutal life experience.
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    Ann later became a porn movie directorCredit: Getty
    Ann lived with Martinez in Beverly HillsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/thereallisaann/?hl=en
    “At that time she was good. At that time it was necessary.”
    Ann, 51, began making adult films in 1993, before quitting the industry in 1997 and returning nine years later.
    She later became a porn film director and has 4.5million followers on Instagram.
    Martinez, also known as ‘Maravilla’ (Marvel), held the middleweight title for 50 weeks between 2010 and 2014 and was named WBC’s Boxer of the Year in 2010 and 2012.
    Following a six-year break from the sport after losing his WBC and Ring middleweight belts, Martinez returned to action in 2020 and is yet to taste defeat.
    After his latest fight in March, his record stands at 57-3-2.
    Martinez said she was ‘ crazier than a goat’Credit: Getty
    Ann started working in the porn industry in 1993Credit: https://www.instagram.com/thereallisaann/?hl=en
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    I’m a former Playboy model and World Cup Wag and I’ll snog any man or woman when I’m drunk

    A FORMER World Cup Wag has revealed that she will snog anyone after a few drinks.The ex-Playboy model is single again after her recent divorce from Borussia Dortmund star Mats Hummels.
    Cathy Hummels has said she would kiss men or women when ‘drunk’Credit: Instagram @cathyhummels
    Cathy is a former Playboy modelCredit: Instagram @cathyhummels
    She is also a former Wag after a relationship with Mats HummelsCredit: Instagram @cathyhummels
    She has 700k followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @cathyhummels
    Cathy, 35, announced that the two were splitting in November 2022.
    Talking about her life, the podcaster has now admitted that she will kiss anyone, man or woman, when “drunk”.
    She told radio station Energy Munich” “I love to snog when I’m drunk.
    “The sex is irrelevant, I don’t care.
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    “I also kiss women in such situations. Then I just want to snog.”
    Cathy married Hummels in 2015 and they have a son, Ludwig, who is now five.
    The pair tied the knot a year after Hummels won the World Cup with Germany in Brazil.
    Cathy insists that most of the time it never goes further than a kiss.
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    Cathy married Hummels in 2015Credit: Getty Images – Getty
    The couple divorced in 2022Credit: Bongarts – Getty
    When asked about her ‘body count’ (the amount of people she has had sex with), Cathy replied: “I can count them with one hand.
    “I don’t open my castle to anyone.
    “To me, this is a very private matter.”
    In 2019 she found herself in trouble after a restaurant claimed she did not pay a bill.
    In 2016, she had an unfortunate time during Oktoberfest as she was covered in vomit while walking under a rollercoaster.
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    Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker look astonished as Micah Richards reveals he got injured while having sex

    MICAH RICHARDS left his co-hosts Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer in stitches as he revealed the weirdest injury he has ever received.The presenters were talking as part of their “The Rest is Football” podcast.
    Micah Richards has said the weirdest injury he has ever received is “quite sexual”Credit: twitter @restisfootball
    Gary wanted to know moreCredit: twitter @restisfootball
    Shearer found the tale hilariousCredit: twitter @restisfootball

    During a Q&A segment the presenters were asked: “What was the strangest injury you or a team-mate picked up during your careers?”
    A sheepish Micah Richards put himself forward to answer the question first and said: “I have but it’s quite sexual… It’s not really appropriate for this podcast.”
    His admission was met by an outburst of laughter from both Shearer and Lineker.
    Lineker encouraged Richards to expand on the injury by saying: “It’s okay, it’s mostly adults listening… What do you mean? No, you can’t leave it at that.”
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    Shearer interjected and said: “You can see already this is going viral!”
    Once Richards pulled himself together he said: “Basically, I was having ‘fun’, let’s put it like that and as I was having fun, I slipped off the bed and I’d stretched my leg and did my hamstring!
    “The thing is though I was totally fine in training [the day before] so when I go back to training [the next day] the physio asked me ‘what have you done?’
    “I just said ‘I’ve just got some pain in my back, I felt it in the game but I didn’t really wanna say nothing and it was all because of that moment.
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    “They didn’t know the truth until now to be honest.”
    Lineker then said to Shearer that there would be no way he could compete with Richards’ story.
    And Shearer was straight up, saying: “I don’t think I’ll be able to keep up with that, no.”
    But he did reveal that he had a team-mate that similarly pinged his ham string but this time playing a drinking game called “The box game”.
    To cover up the injury, he turned up to training the next day and “Pretended to do the warm up, then pretended he’d done his hamstring in the warm-up and limped off.
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    I was abused by Barry Bennell when I was on a youth team – Gary Speed was among four he coached who took their lives

    ONE of Barry Bennell’s young victims told how ex-Premier League star Gary Speed was among four men who later took their own lives having been coached by the serial paedophile.Former Wales international midfielder and manager Speed played for one of the junior football teams run by sex offender Bennell, who has died in prison aged 70.
    Premier League star Gary Speed was coached as a kid by Barry BennellCredit: PA:Press Association
    Serial paedophile Bennell has died in jail aged 70Credit: PA
    One of Bennell’s victims told a Liverpool Crown Court trial in 2018 how he tried to contact Speed’s parents after their son hanged himself at the age of 42 in November 2011.
    Speed was Wales manager at the time of his death, having played in the Premier League for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers.
    Bennell’s death was confirmed this afternoon by the Prison Service.
    The Sun understands that the paedophile, who had cancer, died on Saturday morning at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire.
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    Bennell had worked in the 1980s and 1990s as a youth coach at Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City and Stoke City.
    He also had links to youth teams across Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and Staffordshire, exploiting his position to sexually abuse young boys.
    Bennell was first put behind bars for four years in the United States in 1994 after abusing a 13-year-old British boy at a football camp in Florida.
    He later returned to Britain, where his lengthy record as a predator was exposed in 1997 by Channel 4’s Dispatches film Soccer’s Foul Play.
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    Bennell was imprisoned for nine years at Chester Crown Court after admitting 23 charges dating back to the 1970s.
    He confessed in 2015 to enticing a boy under the age of 14 to commit an act of gross indecency in the early 1980s, receiving a further two years in jail.
    More courageous victims then came forward after ex-footballer Andy Woodward went public with how he had been groomed and abused by Bennell for four years, starting when he was aged only 11.
    Bennell was found guilty of more than 50 sexual offences against 22 boys at Liverpool Crown Court in 2018 and sentenced to 34 years.
    That trial heard from a victim who brought up Speed’s name, as he told the court: “Four people from teams I have played with, with Bennell, have taken their own lives.
    “Whether they have taken their lives due to Barry solely, I don’t know, but all I know is how it’s had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people.”
    Speed’s mum Carol has said her son was interviewed twice by police over Bennell and insisted he was never assaulted.
    And his dad Gary said: “I don’t think so – Gary wouldn’t have it. Honestly, no way.
    “He was old enough in the head even at that age he knew what he wanted. He was a clever lad.”
    But an alleged witness claimed Bennell assaulted him while Gary was in the same bed — and said he was “99.9 per cent certain” the future star suffered the same sickening treatment.
    Bennell’s death on Saturday came at HMP Littlehey, a prison for sex offenders.
    Eight men abused by Bennell are reportedly appealing after having their damages claim against Manchester City dismissed by the High Court.
    An inquest into Speed’s death recorded a narrative verdict, saying he died from “self-suspension” but with the coroner unable to say whether he intended to kill himself.
    Hours before his death Speed had appeared as a guest on BBC1 show Football Focus.
    He then watched Newcastle play at Old Trafford against Manchester United alongside former team-mate Alan Shearer, before driving home to Huntington in Cheshire.
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    His widow Louise, who discovered his body, later revealed a poignant letter he wrote about his mental health struggles when aged just 17.
    Louise suffered more heartbreak earlier this year when her new husband Quinton Bird died from brain cancer aged 53.
    If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans for free on 116123.
    Midfielder Speed’s last club was Sheffield United before he became Wales managerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Bennell was given a 34-year prison term at Liverpool Crown Court in 2018Credit: PA:Press Association More

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    Ex-Chelsea star Wayne Bridge reveals former boss let stars have day off from training if they’d ‘had too much sex’

    FORMER Premier League star Wayne Bridge has revealed one of his old managers would let players have a day off if they’d spent the previous evening having sex.The ex-Chelsea and England left-back was discussing his career on That Peter Crouch Podcast when he told the shocking tale.
    Wayne Bridge was a guest on That Peter Crouch podcastCredit: YouTube @That Peter Crouch Podcast
    He got engaged to Frankie Bridge while at BrightonCredit: Instagram
    Bridge was managed by Gus Poyet while on loan at Brighton in the 2012/13 campaign.
    At the end of his loan, the Premier League winner returned to parent club Manchester City before moving to Reading to end his playing days.
    But he would have chosen to stay with the Seagulls if Poyet had not also left that summer because he was so fond of the Uruguayan’s unique methods of man management.
    Bridge explained: “It was do I stay at Brighton or do I go Reading, those are my options.
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    “Because Gus was leaving Brighton I was really unsure of staying, because I really liked him as a manager.
    “What I liked about Gus is he could be harsh sometimes, but if he was being harsh then people deserved it.
    “He was very open [with] the players.
    “There’s one thing that stands out. I remember a meeting he went, ‘Look, I know what being a footballer is all about.
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    “‘One of you might be chasing a girl, it ends up being a night before training, you’ve gone out you’ve had a wild one, you’ve had loads of sex… just call me, you can have the day off. Just don’t do it all the time.'”
    When Bridge was at Brighton he was in a relationship with his now wife Frankie.
    He and the Saturdays singer got engaged while he was playing at the Amex Stadium.
    The couple have two sons named Parker, 9, and Carter, 8.
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    We live by Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales’ ‘orgy villa’ – all we heard was ‘boom boom’ from his wild parties with girls

    THIS is the luxury villa where embattled Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales allegedly held a sex party with fellow delegates of the Spanish FA.The party during the height of the Covid pandemic was attended by “eight to 10 young girls” brought by a pal.
    The property, named Villa Luxury Paradise, is nestled in the hills of the exclusive neighbourhood of Salobrena, GrenadaCredit: OLIVE PRESS SPAIN
    The villa is allegedly where Luis Rubiales held a sex party with fellow Spanish FA delegatesCredit: OLIVE PRESS SPAIN
    Rubiales denied the claims, insisting the villa was used to host a work meetingCredit: OLIVE PRESS SPAIN
    He is now facing a ‘sexual assault’ probe after kissing World Cup hero Jennifer Hermoso on the lipsCredit: Pixel8000
    The series of wild nights allegedly disturbed angry neighbours until 6am, it can be revealed.
    The stunning property, aptly named Villa Luxury Paradise, is nestled in the hills of the exclusive neighbourhood of Salobrena, just a few miles from Motril, Granada, where he was born and raised.
    The president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been suspended by FIFA over the “non-consensual” kiss he planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso following their victory in the Women’s World Cup final.
    But it’s the latest in the string of scandals to hit the Rubiales family after his uncle told an anti-corruption trial last year that Luis had illegally used RFEF funds to rent a luxury villa for an “orgy”.
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    Lubiales denied the claims, insisting the stunning villa was used to host a work meeting and that there had simply been “a barbecue and a paella with people of different genders.”
    However, a neighbour today told The Sun: “I remember when he was here, the noise was crazy.
    “Boom, boom, boom until the early hours, there was lots of music, drinking and lots of girls.
    “I could hear them all laughing and partying until five or six in the morning. They were here for a couple of days.”
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    The local, who only gave her name as Maria, said the property was owned by an Italian businesswoman.
    She added: “It was during the Covid pandemic and it was annoying but we did not call the police because that’s not the kind of neighbours we are.”
    A local Spanish realtor, who asked not to be named, added: “This is an exclusive neighbourhood where Luis knows he is not going to get into any trouble.
    “His family are so well known and loved here, they hold a lot of influence.”
    Luis’s uncle Juan Rubiales told a court in Madrid last year that his mission was to “make life easy for the president, which meant organising and coordinating trips, agenda, institutional relations and organisation of the board of directors, etc.”
    The former press officer of RFEF said the rental of the luxury villa was “solely for the enjoyment of him (Luis) and his closest team, paying the expenses with company cards from the RFEF.”
    He added at the hearing that “a group of eight or ten young girls” were invited.
    It later emerged that the girls were brought by a pal of Luis, Francisco Javier Martin Alcaide, a former footballer and hotel owner.
    Luis’ uncle Juan was giving evidence to an anti-corruption hearing in Madrid last September when he made the claims.
    He later insisted that RFEF funds were not used to pay for the villa, but that an employee stumped up the cash personally, and everyone who attended paid them back later.
    The villa is described on its website as having 210sq metres of living space, three terraces, an infinity pool, a garden and a garage.
    It comes as Rubiales is now facing a “sexual assault” probe after kissing World Cup hero Jennifer Hermoso on the lips.
    Rubiales has refused to resign over the scandal – prompting mass walkouts of players and staff and plunging the World Cup-winning nation into crisis.
    He has insisted the kiss was consensual and that he is the victim of character assassination by “false feminists”.
    In a powerful statement, Hermoso said: “I felt vulnerable and a victim of an assault, an impulsive, macho act, out of place and with no type of consent on my part.”
    But yesterday, Spanish FA chiefs demanded Rubiales quit, with Fifa provisionally suspending him for 90 days and launching proceedings.
    The Spanish FA’s regional presidents held a five-hour meeting on Monday – concluding he should resign immediately.
    In a lengthy statement they said: “After the latest events and the unacceptable behaviours that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, the presidents request that Mr. Luis Rubiales immediately present his resignation as president of the RFEF.”
    Rubiales’ mother also revealed that she is “prepared to die” to get justice for her son as she launched a bizarre hunger strike protest.
    Retired hairdresser Angeles Bejar is now more than 24 hours into a hunger strike she launched yesterday morning at a church in Motril.
    She told a Spanish TV station: “I will stay here as long as my body holds out.
    “I don’t mind dying for justice because my son is a decent person and it’s not fair what they’re doing.”
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    The current whereabouts of Rubiales are unknown, but he reportedly travelled to Motril for a holiday on Saturday despite the town hall’s cancellation of a football match he was due to take part in with friends at a municipal stadium for “security reasons.”
    He is said to have met with some of his football pals at a country house just outside of town on Saturday afternoon but has not been seen in public since he shocked the world by refusing to resign at an extraordinary Spanish FA general assembly last Friday.
    Fifa have provisionally suspended Rubiales for 90 daysCredit: AP More