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‘TWICE!’: Irate Guardiola spawns deluge of memes after 3-1 defeat at Anfield Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has become a hugely popular meme overnight following his furious indignation at refereeing decisions in his side's 3-1 defeat to title challengers Liverpool. The long-anticipated clash of the Premier League titans was always guaranteed to be full of drama, contentious decisions and electrifying football, but Pep's apoplectic rage at the officiating stole the show.  The way he screams “TWICE” into the sky at the end pic.twitter.com/oBypNg8KKz— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) November 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js City fans and players screamed for a penalty after it appeared that Liverpool right-back Tre...

WATCH: Bundesliga footballer sent off for taking out opposition coach 'WWE-style' and sparking mass brawl Eintracht Frankfurt captain David Abraham was sent off during Sunday’s fiery Bundesliga encounter against Freiburg after sparking a mass melee by charging into Freiburg head coach Christian Streich on the touchline. Tempers between the two teams flared spectacularly in injury time with Frankfurt 1-0 down and pushing hard for an equalizer. READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo storms off after being substituted AGAIN – but he must live with changing times under Juve boss Sarri But Frankfurt’s Argentine skipper Abraham overstepped the mark when he rushed to retrieve the ball from the touchline, charging into the Freiburg coach at full speed and sending him...

Bolivian govt’s readiness for dialogue swept away by moves reminiscent of staged coup – Moscow Moscow is deeply concerned by the fact that the Bolivian government’s readiness to search for solutions through dialogue was swept away by developments reminiscent of a staged coup, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Moscow is calling on Bolivia’s political forces to show responsibility and find a constitutional way out of the crisis, it said. “We expect that all members of the international community, including Bolivia’s neighboring Latin American countries, influential extra-regional powers and international organizations, will demonstrate the same responsible approach,” the statement added. The Russian ministry also stressed that Moscow was following the situation in Bol...

EU foreign ministers discuss ways to keep Iran nuclear deal intact after Tehran’s moves European Union foreign ministers on Monday debated ways to keep the Iran nuclear deal intact after Tehran began enrichment work at its Fordo site. The EU powers that signed the 2015 agreement – Britain, France and Germany – were expected to signal what action should be taken as the bloc awaits a new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on whether Iran is still complying with its commitments. “It’s a great agreement and we need to keep it alive,” Slovakia’s foreign minister, Miroslav Lajcak, told reporters. It remains unclear what more the EU can do as Iran’s economy buckles under the weight of sanctions, apart from renew its appeals for restraint and dialogue, AP said.&...

Bots? ‘Thousands’ of newly-created generic Twitter accounts defend ‘right-wing coup’ in Bolivia Evo Morales’ resignation has apparently sparked an information battle on social media, with one journalist alleging that countless Twitter bots are spreading right-wing talking points about Bolivia’s recent political upheaval. “There are thousands of what are obviously bot accounts trolling anyone who tweets about the right-wing coup in Bolivia… There’s a big operation going on here,” tweeted Ben Norton, a journalist and assistant editor of the Grayzone Project. He noted that the accounts have formulaic handles consisting of a common name followed by a series of numbers. Screenshots show anti-Morales messages being posted by new accounts with only a handf...