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    Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner Georgina has bum edited out of picture by hardline Iranian newspaper

    MODEL Georgina Rodriguez has had her curvaceous bum censored — by the hardline Iranian regime.Her rounded buttocks were digitally altered to look as flat as a pancake in a family snap with footie icon partner Cristiano Ronaldo and their kids.
    This is Cristiano Ronaldo’s picture of his 39th birthday celebrations featuring girlfriend Georgina RodriguezCredit: Instagram
    This is how the image looked when printed by the Iranian regime’s Hamshahri newspaper
    She was pictured in a figure- hugging black dress during Ronaldo’s 39th birthday celebrations.
    But there was no sign of her protruding posterior when the image was printed by the Iranian regime’s Hamshahri newspaper.
    A source said: “Georgina will be very upset.
    “She works hard for her body and is very proud of her curves.
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    “It just shows the view of women in some parts of the world is twisted. It’s only a bottom.”
    The model, 30, likes to show off her rear on social media.
    But since moving with Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia, she has followed Muslim custom and kept covered up.
    Women in Iran have to wear a veil and loose-fitting clothes which cover all but the hands and face — or face up to ten years in jail.
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    Belgium MP Darya Safai, who spotted the digital manipulation, said: “This is exactly how sick Islamists look at women.”
    And British-Iranian actor Omid Djalili added: “Displaying such little respect for women by publicly disfiguring them says so much.”
    Who is Georgina Rodriguez?
    Georgina Rodriguez grew up in Jaca, a city in northeastern Spain and part of the province of Huesca, near the Pyrenees.
    She was born to a Spanish mum and an Argentinian dad.
    Georgina learned dance before changing careers to modelling after studying English in London.
    The Sun revealed that her father is a convicted cocaine trafficker named Jorge Rodriguez, who spent ten years in jail.
    The 29-year-old was first spotted on a string of dates with then-Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo towards the end of 2016.
    Georgina has claimed that her first meeting with the football star was “love at first sight.”
    “Our first meeting was at Gucci, where I worked as a sales assistant,” she recalled in an interview with The Sun .
    “Days later, we saw each other again at another brand’s event.
    “It was then that we could talk in a relaxed atmosphere, outside my work environment. It was love at first sight for both.”
    News of her relationship with the footballer began to emerge in November 2016 when they were snapped walking around Disneyland Paris arm-in-arm and publicly showing their affection for one another.
    And despite putting on a disguise, the Italian magazine Chi was able to identify Ronaldo as he cuddled up to his new love interest.
    Georgina gave birth to baby daughter Alana Martina on November 12, 2017, with Ronaldo posting a picture on Instagram, writing: “Alana Martina is just born! Both Geo and Alana are doing great! We are all very happy!'”
    And just over two years later, the pair were forced to deny rumours that they had got hitched in a low-key ceremony in Morocco. More

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    Shock for Ryan Reynolds after cops find traces of cocaine in Wrexham’s toilets on 3 occasions

    COPS found traces of cocaine in Wrexham FC’s toilets on three occasions during their record-breaking 2022-23 season.Officers tested for the Class A drug on three matchdays, a Freedom of Information request revealed.
    COPS found traces of cocaine in the public toilets at the club which is owned by Hollywood star Ryan ReynoldsCredit: AFP
    Police launched operations to test for the Class-A drug at the Welsh club’s Racecourse Ground last yearCredit: EPA
    Cops mounted a hat-trick of operations to test for remnants of the Class-A drug at the Welsh club’s 10,700-capacity Racecourse Ground last year.
    Traces of cocaine — linked to footie violence — were found at the ground last February at games against Wealdstone Athletic and Dorking Wanderers, and two months later for the clash with Oldham Athletic.
    It comes after the 2022 Boxing Day match when a fan was caught snorting powder in the toilets.
    He admitted possessing cocaine and was fined and banned from matches for three years.
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    Lee Fernandes, of the UK Addiction Treatment Group, said: “Unfortunately it has become commonplace for men to associate a football game with taking cocaine and drinking alcohol.
    “Mixing cocaine use with alcohol, plus the added adrenaline from the excitement brought about by the football match can lead to bouts of aggression from fans.
    “Cocaine is a highly addictive substance that we see ruining lives every day.
    “It can go from being a social drug to something much more sinister very quickly.”
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    North Wales Police were the only force to respond to the FOI request. Wrexham were approached for comment.
    A Sun investigation in December 2021 – after cocaine-fuelled violence marred England’s Euro final with Italy – found traces at the grounds of clubs including Arsenal, Man City, Spurs, and Chelsea.
    Some police forces are known to have started to use sniffer dogs outside grounds in a bid to deter fans from taking illegal drugs into the stadiums.
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    England ace Jack Grealish due in court this week after he’s caught speeding – the latest in string of driving woes

    ENGLAND footie ace Jack Grealish is due in court on a speeding charge this week — the latest in a string of driving woes.The Manchester City star’s £100,000 motor was caught on camera breaking a 30mph limit last July.
    Jack Grealish is due in court on a speeding charge this weekCredit: Cavendish
    The Manchester City star has had a string of driving offencesCredit: Getty
    The next month, he was charged with failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver in Wythall, near Birmingham.
    If convicted of speeding, the 28-year-old faces a fine based on his £300,000 weekly wage and up to six ­penalty points.
    The second offence also carries a fine and six points.
    Grealish has a chequered driving history.
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    He got a nine-month ban and an £82,000 fine after crashing his Range Rover into two parked vehicles in 2020.
    He was also charged with speeding after clocking almost 100mph on the M42 when he was with Aston Villa.
    He pleaded guilty to careless driving and was only allowed back in a car in September 2022.
    At the time of those offences, Grealish had six points on his licence from 2018 when caught speeding on the M42.
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    His case is due to be heard by Worcestershire JPs on Thursday.
    His agent said the hearing was a “mix up” and that his partner Sasha Attwood paid the fine at the time of the speeding offence.
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    Chinese footie fans brand Messi a ‘thief’ for no-showing a friendly game – and taunt the Argentine over the Falklands

    CHINESE footie fans have slammed Lionel Messi for a no-show — and taunted him over the Falklands.The Argentine legend sparked anger after failing to play for Inter Miami in a Hong Kong exhibition game this month.
    Footie fans were angered when Lionel Messi failed to show up at Inter Miami’s exhibition game in Hong KongCredit: AFP – Getty
    Fans in mainland China took to social media site Weibo to voice their support for Britain’s claim to the Falklands in the wake of Messi’s snubCredit: Getty
    Club officials blamed a hamstring injury but days later Messi played in China’s rival Japan.
    Fans in mainland China saw it as a major snub and started targeting the social media account of the Argentinian embassy in Beijing.
    They blasted Messi, 36, and hailed British rule over the Falkands using the same terms the Communist Party uses for its claim that Taiwan is part of China.
    Landi Xie wrote: “The Falklands are an integral and inseparable part of the United Kingdom.”
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    One user of Weibo – the Chinese equivalent of X/Twitter – said: “The fact that the islands belong to Britain is beyond doubt.
    “Messi is a thief. All his Ballon d’Or awards were stolen.”
    Another – using the name for the Falklands in Spanish – referred to the 1982 war and said: “The Malvinas Islands are part of the UK.
    “They were before, they are now, and of course, they will always be in the future.
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    “Your country doesn’t have the capability to take them back either.”
    The Falklands defy Argentina with a referendumWhat is the Falkland Islands dispute?

    The Falklands are a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
    The UK Government says it has the right to the land based on its long-term administration of the Falklands and on the principle of self-determination for the islanders, who are almost all of British descent.
    In a referendum on the islands in 2013 just three residents out of 1,517 were against remaining British.
    However, Argentina says it has a right to the islands because it inherited them from the Spanish Empire.
    It has also based its claim on the islands’ proximity to the South American mainland.
    In 1982, Argentina’s military junta landed its forces on the Falklands to stake a territorial claim.
    Some 255 British service personnel died in the successful defence of the islands.
    The 72-day war also left 649 Argentine soldiers dead.
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    David Baddiel reveals tiny amount Three Lions song makes on Spotify despite millions of streams

    DAVID Baddiel says he got just 0.003p a time from Spotify for footie anthem Three Lions during the 2018 World Cup.The comedian and writer admitted he did well out of the song when it was first released for the 1996 Euros.
    David Baddiel has revealed the amount his song Three Lions has made via Spotify streamsCredit: Getty
    But he said he, Frank Skinner and band The Lightning Seeds have seen little in the way of royalties since the rise of Spotify and other online  services.
    Asked what the record had brought him apart from greater fame, Baddiel said: “Not money, for a start.
    “It brought me, Frank and Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds a fair wedge.
    “But not since Spotify took over has it brought us much money. In fact, when England played Colombia in the 2018 World Cup, it was downloaded four ­million times — for which Frank, Ian and I received £1,200 from Spotify.”
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    He added that, despite the huge success of the song in the Nineties, he and his wife Morwenna Banks have never flashed their money around.
    He told the Comfort Eating podcast: “It (Three Lions) came out in 1996, and it went platinum in 1996 – just to be clear we’ve done OK.”
    He added: “Let me tell you something that just happened today. Because I am from sort of lower middle-class immigrant stock, and I’ve done alright in my life, but I find it quite hard, as does my wife Morwenna Banks, who is from rural poverty in Cornwall, to actually flex anything.
    “Yesterday, two towels arrived, that have a high thread count that were quite fluffy. And that’s because we sat there the other day, having got out the bath, saying ‘Why are we drying ourselves with these rags – surely we can do better that this?’
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    “It had never occurred to us in years and years and years.”
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    Pierre Gasly’s model girlfriend Kika Gomes wows in tiny turquoise bikini as she celebrates the F1 star’s birthday

    MODEL Kika Gomes gets the pulses racing after celebrating her Formula One star boyfriend’s birthday.The Portuguese showed off her figure in a turquoise bikini for a Drope Clothing swimwear shoot.
    Kika Gomes stunned in this bikini after she celebrated her Formula One star boyfriend’s birthdayCredit: Capture Media Agency
    Kika is dating Alpine driver Pierre GaslyCredit: Instagram / @francisca.cgomes
    Kika and Pierre celebrate the racer’s birthdayCredit: Instagram
    Kika is dating French driver Pierre Gasly and was with him as he turned 28 last week, after they toasted her 21st last month.
    He wrote online: “I’m filled with love & joy going into the 28th season of my life!”
    Kika has been dating F1 driver Pierre since last October.
    She grew up in the fast lane with racing driver dad Gonçalo and TV host mum Maria.
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    Kika, real name Francisca, has collaborated with several beachwear brands including Calzedonia and Natura Portugal.
    Her mum Maria is a top TV presenter and model, and dad Goncalo was a racing driver.
    Gasly, 27, drives for the Alpine team now co-owned by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce.
    He is considered as one of the sport’s biggest rising stars.
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    Frenchman Gasly showed good clutch control as he hugged Kika on a holiday in Italy earlier this year, after joking she was his “lucky charm” at race weekends.
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    F1 champ Jenson Button in legal row after ‘fraudulently’ selling prized 1970’s Ford Bronco

    FORMER F1 champion Jenson Button has been accused of fraudulently selling a vehicle that did not belong to him.Button, 44, sold the blue 1970 Ford Bronco truck in 2022 for £130,000 via website Collecting Cars, saying he had owned it for four years.
    Jenson Button has been accused of fraudulently selling a vehicle that did not belong to himCredit: Getty
    Jenson Button uploaded a snap to Instagram of him behind the wheel of the 1970’s Ford Bronco
    But the 2009 world champion had earlier admitted that it was actually owned by his wife Brittny Ward, 33.
    Leo Eccles, 45, who bought the Bronco, has launched a legal action claiming Button was “not the legitimate owner”.
    Mr Eccles, who runs a gaming firm in Gloucestershire, claims he paid a premium believing that the car was Button’s and wants his money back.
    Documents filed at Los Angeles County Court accuse Button and his wife of fraud, intentional misrepresentation and breach of contract.
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    Lawyer Ethan Brown, speaking on behalf of his client Mr Eccles, said: “No date has yet been set for the full trial but there is a case management hearing due in the next few weeks.
    “In essence the claim is the car at the time it was sold, didn’t belong to Mr Button but to his then girlfriend and the payment made was sustainably more than it was worth but that was on the understanding it was owned by Mr Button, which our client says it wasn’t.
    “The car is still in California and hasn’t moved, Mr Button is contending that our client can’t get the car registered in South Africa and that is the real issue, and not the ownership of the car, which we are contesting.
    “What we are saying is Mr Eccles paid a substantial amount of moment for a car that he was led to believe was owned by Mr Jensen Button but he says it wasn’t and the owner was Brittny Ward, what he would like is the sale rescinded and his money back.”
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    Button did not comment.
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    Man City star Jamal Baptiste fined after being caught inhaling laughing gas while driving

    A PREMIER League rising star has been fined after he was caught inhaling laughing gas while driving.Man City defender Jamal Baptiste, 20, remained stationary at traffic lights in his VW Polo for about a minute after they turned green.
    Jamal Baptiste has been fined after he was caught inhaling laughing gas while drivingCredit: PA
    He was seen inhaling the balloons with a pal in Dagenham, East London, on July 7 last year.
    He pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and was given six penalty points and a £1,000 fine by magistrates at Bromley, South ­London.
    He also had to pay a £400 victim surcharge plus costs of £110.
    It comes a week after The Sun revealed that a Premier League star was receiving rehab treatment for addiction to nitrous oxide.
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    Baptiste is a former West Ham ­centre-back once billed as the next Rio Ferdinand by the club’s former striker Carlton Cole.
    Last May the club reportedly offered Baptiste a new deal but slashed his wages due to issues off the pitch.
    He moved to Man City on a free transfer in September. He is described on the club website as “an athletic and technically gifted defender who featured twice for West Ham while representing England at youth level.”
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