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‘When we were on zero points, I didn’t see a lack of discipline in the camp,’ said Slaven Bilic. ‘I felt that we wanted to do it all together.’ Photograph: Zemanek/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Bilic Mutes the Mutiny at the Last but West Ham’s Battlers Need a Plan

by Jacob Steinberg | Oct 12, 2017 | Sports

London — Midway through the first half, Slaven Bilic switched his wingers. Michail Antonio went left, André Ayew went right. It was a sure sign that Bilic’s tactics were malfunctioning. In theory it made sense for West Ham United to start in a 4-4-2 system, which...

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Ciro Immobile’s 13 goals for Lazio in all competitions this season are bettered only by Lionel Messi across Europe’s top five leagues. Photograph: Filippo Venezia/EPA

Glut of Goals, Fresh Talent, Unpredictability Fuel Serie a Revival

by Paolo Bandini | Oct 12, 2017 | Sports

London — There was a time when Italians might have been insulted by the suggestion of theirs being the third-best football league in Europe. Serie A was always il campionato più bello del mondo – the most beautiful championship in the world. How else to describe a...

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Students practice their Instagram shots at a June event at the Culinary Institute of America campus in Hyde Park, NY. The institute is developing new courses in food photography and styling. Credit Phil Mansfield

Lights! Camera! Culinary School Will Teach Instagram Skills

by Karen Stabiner | Oct 11, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

HYDE PARK, NY — Check out the tray liners at Martina, Danny Meyer’s new pizzeria in the East Village, which were designed as branded Instagram bait. Each has what the executive chef, Nick Anderer, calls “a frenetic doodle” of contemporary Roman slang phrases, images...

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge. (AFP)

Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge is Limping towards Life on the Sidelines

by Sachin Nakrani | Oct 11, 2017 | Sports

London – Just before Daniel Sturridge was withdrawn from proceedings on a grey northeast afternoon, he could be seen sitting on the turf clutching his left boot and looking in distress. He soon rose to his feet and headed to the bench as Roberto Firmino came on...

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. (Getty Images)

Premier League Clubs Missed their Chance to Keep Christmas Eve Special

by Barry Glendenning | Oct 11, 2017 | Sports

London – The almost total lack of regard in which broadcasters hold football fans is no secret, so it should have come as no surprise to learn Sky Sports is proposing to reschedule Arsenal’s home match against Liverpool for Christmas Eve in what the Football...

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Israeli police are on the lookout for teenagers in clown masks after a group of them struck fear among Israelis. (AFP)

Masked Clowns Strike Fear in Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Jerusalem, London – Israeli police are on the lookout for teenagers in clown masks after a group of them struck fear among Israelis. Police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld told AFP: “Police operations are continuing in different areas to protect public places and...