UEFA Europa LeagueMatchesTableUEFA.tvDrawsGamingStatsTeamsNewsHistoryAboutStore (clubs)Memorabilia (clubs)MorePresented byEuropa League top scorer: Anass ZarouryThursday, October 2, 2025After his hat-trick on Matchday 1, Panathinakos’ Anass Zaroury is setting the pace in the race to be top scorer in the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League.Europa League top scorer: Watch Anass Zaroury goals for Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos winger Anass Zaroury remains top of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League scoring charts following Matchday 2, but a group of 13 players including Aston Villa’s John McGinn and Kerem Aktürkoğlu of Fenerbahçe are just one goal behind.
2 William Gomes (Porto)2 Borja Iglesias (Celta)2 Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest)
2 Dejan Ljubičić (GNK Dinamo)
2 Sævar Atli Magnússon (Brann)
2 John McGinn (Aston Villa)
2 Joel Monteiro (Young Boys)
2 Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles)
2 Karol Świderski (Panathinaikos)
Zaroury, 24, struck his first career hat-trick as Panathinaikos defeated Young Boys 4-1 on Matchday 1. The 24-year-old did not find the net in the Greek side’s next outing, a 2-1 loss to Go Ahead Eagles when Milan Smit struck twice to join the chasing pack in the top scorer race. Kerem Aktürkoğlu, John McGinn and Zaroury’s club-mate Karol Świderski are also among 13 players on two goals apiece.
#NEWS: The Treason Case against the Chairman of the Democratic Party for Development and Justice (CHADEMA), Tundu Lissu, has been adjourned until June 16, 2025.The case has been adjourned by the Resident Magistrate of the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court, Franko Kiswaga, immediately after hearing the arguments of the Republic and the defense.Initially, the Republic requested the Court to adjourn the case because the investigation has not been completed, a motion which was strongly opposed by the defense claiming that the investigation has taken a long time.Summing up, Judge Franko Kiswaga asked the Republic that where the investigation has reached where it responded to the final steps, thus demanding that the investigation be completed quickly since it is in the final stages and the case can continue.#MJMDigital #MJMUpdates#Follow
#NEWS Resident Magistrate Franco Kiswaga, who is presiding over the case against CHADEMA Chairman Tundu Lissu, has issued a stern warning to the accused and all those attending the case not to say any words without a court order.Judge Kiswaga ruling on Lissu’s argument when he entered the court to give the translated words is contempt of court The judge said the words spoken by the accused were incorrect and even those who responded were incorrect and therefore warned them not to say any word without a court order. Lawyers for the Republic requested the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court to rule on the action of CHADEMA Chairman, Tundu Lissu, entering the courtroom and saying “no reform, no election”, something that degrades the dignity of the Court. #MJM
Among the things I have learned is the Maturity of Staying Silent… This maturity requires a high level of patience, It requires you to have a patient heart and especially to strengthen your spirit when someone or people are accusing you of some evil in society, but you have your Truth but you are required to just stay silent.
Do not respond even though the truth is within you… It is really not an easy thing, it requires a high level of patience, and I cannot say that I am very capable, but I thank God for having bestowed that Wisdom on me to his level, and I have lived like that for a long time, staying silent whenever he tries to say anything against me, and that is why I have avoided making jokes in interviews… although it is not an easy thing but I have seen its benefits and they are great because your battle is being fought by God and it makes you a Winner every day…. Anyways: I know each of you has a completely different picture about Diamond Platnumz and MARRIAGE, but today I want to tell you that THIS DIAMOND PLATNUMZ HAS ALREADY MARRIED, and one day I will tell you how it happened.
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Cristian Romero named official 2025 UEFA Europa League final Player of the MatchCristian Romero has been named Hankook Player of the Match after captaining Tottenham to victory in the 2025 UEFA Europa League final.
Cristian Romero named official 2025 UEFA Europa League final Player of the Match Wednesday, May 21, 2025Cristian Romero has been named Hankook Player of the Match after captaining Tottenham to victory in the 2025 UEFA Europa League final.
Player of the Match: Cristian RomeroPlayer of the Match: Cristian Romero Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has been named Hankook Player of the Match after captaining Spurs to victory in the UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao.
The UEFA Technical Observer panel said: “It was a dominant performance from start to finish by Romero. He was excellent in the first half, when there wasn’t any real rhythm to the game. He dealt well with Manchester United’s direct play, he was very aggressive with the defensive line and won the first contacts.
He was a real standout defender in that first half when the game needed settling down and managing.”In the second half, as Tottenham got deeper and deeper, he showed real leadership, emerged as the main character, the principal defender.
He constantly won duels, won the 1v1s. It was a well-rounded 90-minute performance in a game where mistakes in that area of the pitch would have been costly.
“Player of the Match: Previous finals2024 Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)2023 Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)2022 Kevin Trapp (Frankfurt)2021 Étienne Capoue (Villarreal)2020 Luuk de Jong (Sevilla)2019 Eden Hazard (Chelsea)2018 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid)2017 Ander Herrera (Man United)2016 Coke (Sevilla)2015 Éver Banega (Sevilla)2014 Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)2013 Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)2012 Radamel Falcao (Atlético)2011 Radamel Falcao (Porto)2010 Diego Forlán (Atlético de Madrid)2009 Darijo Srna (Shakhtar)2008 Andrey Arshavin (Zenit)2007 Andrés Palop (Sevilla)2006 Enzo Maresca (Sevilla)2005 Daniel Carvalho (CSKA Moskva)2004 Roberto Ayala (Valencia)2003 Derlei (Porto)2002 Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord)2001 Gary McAllister (Liverpool)2000 Cláudio Taffarel (Galatasaray)1999 Hernán Crespo (Parma)1998 Ronaldo (Inter)Europa League and Conference League Trophy Tour, driven by Flix Bus Monday, May 19, 2025
Tanzania’s main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month, telling his supporters not to fear.
He raised his fist in a gesture of defiance and told his supporters: “You will be fine. You should not fear. “Tension was high in the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, in the morning, with security officers heavily deployed at the trial magistrate’s court and elsewhere.
But that did not deter his supporters, hundreds of whom gathered outside the court.
The court had previously attempted to conduct hearings virtually, but he and his legal team opposed this, citing the need for transparency and due process.The Chadema party leader was arrested on 9 April following his rallying call for “no reforms, no election” – telling supporters that the general election due in October should not go ahead unless there are electoral reforms.
He has since been charged with treason and publishing false information online, which allegedly incited rebellion and accused police of electoral misconduct.He denies the charges.
If convicted, he could face the death penalty.Could this be the end of the road for Lissu, Tanzania’s great survivor?On Monday, the prosecution said that investigations into the treason charges were still ongoing, with Lissu’s lawyers questioning the delay.
The court has urged the prosecution to hasten the process and the case will be heard again on 2 June.Lissu’s team also raised concerns over the heavy police presence around the court, which the judges acknowledged, saying there would be consultations on whether this was justified.The case, which Lissu has described as politically motivated, has heightened concerns over the state of democracy in the country.
It has attracted global attention, especially after the deportation of prominent Kenyan personalities who had travelled to the country in solidarity with Lissu.On Sunday, former Justice Minister Martha Karua said she had been deported from Tanzania along with her two colleagues to prevent them from attending the trial.
The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition said it was shocked by the “arbitrary arrests”.Hours later, former Kenyan chief justice Willy Mutunga and other prominent rights activists said they had been stopped and held at the airport.
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has apparently backed the moves by the security agencies, saying: “We’ve started seeing a trend where some activists from our neighbouring countries are trying to interfere with our internal affairs.”If they have been contained in their country, let them not come here to meddle.
Let’s not give them a chance – they have already created chaos in their own country.”We are the only country [in the region] that still has security and peace.”I urge our security agencies… not to give a chance to indisciplined people from elsewhere to come create indiscipline here.”Another former Kenyan chief justice, David Maraga, was in court and said that he hoped “the legal process ahead will be fair, just, and expeditious”.
Recent events in Tanzania, including the arrest of other opposition figures and a wave of abductions and killing targeting government critics, have sparked condemnation and calls for an end to political repression.
The Chadema party has been disqualified from the October general elections after demanding electoral reforms and refusing to comply with the electoral commission’s requirement to sign a code of conduct.
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Pope Leo XIV[a] (born Robert Francis Prevost;[b] September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected pope in the 2025 conclave on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis.
Born in Chicago, United States, Prevost joined the Order of Saint Augustine as a young man, and was ordained priest in 1982.
His service has included extensive missionary work in Peru from 1985 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1998, where he variously served as a parish pastor, diocesan official, seminary teacher, and administrator.
Elected prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013, he later returned to Peru as Bishop of Chiclayo (2015–2023). In 2023, Pope Francis appointed him prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, and made him a cardinal the same year.
A dual citizen of the United States and Peru, Leo is the first pope born in the United States and the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenship. He is also the first pope from the Order of Saint Augustine.
[cRobert Francis Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
His mother, Mildred (née Martínez) Prevost, a native of the 7th Ward of New Orleans, graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in library science in 1947, while his father, Louis Marius Prevost, was a United States Navy veteran of World War II—first by commanding an infantry landing craft in the Normandy landings and later participating in Operation Dragoon in southern France—and later became superintendent of Brookwood School District 167 in Glenwood, Illinois.
Prevost has two older brothers, Louis and John. Raised in Dolton, Illinois, a suburb bordering Chicago’s far South Side, Prevost grew up in the parish of St. Mary of the Assumption, where he went to school, sang in the choir, and served as an altar boy.
Known as “Bob” or “Rob” in childhood and to friends, he completed secondary education at St.
Augustine Seminary High School, a minor seminary in Holland, Michigan, in 1973, earning a Letter of Commendation for academic excellence, consistently appearing on the honor roll, and serving as yearbook editor-in-chief, secretary of the student council, and a member of the National Honor Society.
He also participated in speech and debate.Prevost earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in mathematics from Villanova University, an Augustinian college, in 1977.
He obtained a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago in 1982, also serving as a physics and math teacher at St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago during his studies.
He earned a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1984, followed by a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1987 from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.
His doctoral thesis was titled “The office and authority of the local prior in the Order of Saint Augustine”.Villanova University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree in 2014.
The Champions League semifinal tie is locked at 3-3 as we head to San Siro for the second leg.
The first 2025 Champions League final participant will be decided on Tuesday night when Inter host Barcelona in the second leg of their semifinal clash.
Despite entering the first leg in poor domestic form, Simone Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri found another gear in Catalonia and raced into an early 2-0 lead.
They were eventually pegged back, but the Italians undoubtedly would’ve been content from their evening’s work. A 3-3 draw means it’s all to play for at San Siro this week.
The European Parliament is expected to hold a debate on May 7, 2025 on the case facing CHADEMA Chairman, Tundu Lissu, including Treason, which if found guilty carries the death penaltyA statement on the Parliament’s website stated that the debate will touch on issues of Human Rights, Democracy and Freedom, where the debate will take place from 8:00 PM to 5:00 PMAfter the debate, the Parliament’s Members of Parliament will have a voting schedule, tomorrow, May 8, 2025
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