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on September 4, 2025
The arrivals of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie were viewed as the injection of quality Xavi required to propel the Catalans back to the top of European football.
Carrick, 48, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in February after carrying out a string of 'violent and brutal' sex attacks against at least a dozen women over more than two decades as a police officer.
The Belgian, who has the physical prowess to emulate Davids, is out of contract at the King Power in 2023, meaning Barca could land him on the cheap in January. Leicester ace Youri Tielemans is another target for Nou Camp officials.
Ewunetie is originally from northeast Ohio, and had received a full scholarship to the prestigious university in 2020, covering her tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and travel expenses for four years.
School officials say she 'has not been in touch with her family or friends in several days,' and sent out a 'Tiger Alert' to the school community at around 9.20pm Monday night reporting her missing, the reports.
Rapist Met police officer David Carrick is being investigated over an alleged sex attack when he was 13 and another five women have come forward since he was jailed - as his mother says she has no plans to visit him in prison.
It has been a frustrating first half of the campaign so far for Barca, who are failing to live up to expectations after forking out close to £150million in the summer transfer window despite their well-documented financial problems.
Aileen Getty, Rebecca Rockefeller Lambert and Peter Gill Case, who are heirs to their families' huge fortunes, are paying the salaries for thugs through their non-profits in an apparent bid to offset their relatives' legacies.
LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - HSBC, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered reported a widening in the gap between what they paid women and men in 2022, according to data reviewed by Reuters.
Where pay gaps were further broken down by ethnicity, they showed the largest pay disparities were between Black and white employees.
The widest gap was Deutsche Bank's at 38.4%, though this narrowed slightly on the prior year.
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The legendary Dutchman's aggression and playmaking qualities shored up Frank Rijkard's midfield in the second half of that season and allowed the likes of Ronaldinho, Javier Saviola and Patrick Kluivert to flourish in the final third; helping them win 15 games out of 20 after the winter break, secure a second-place finish and arguably save Rijkard's job.
"Organisations think and say they're doing the right thing to advance gender equality in the workplace - but when it comes to taking action ... they are failing to deliver," said Ann Francke, CEO of the Chartered Management Institute.
Experts say that while the gender pay gap data is a blunt tool for measuring disparities - as it does not reflect gaps at the same level of seniority, for example - it can capture broad inequities and affect change.
HSBC - already one of the most unequal banks in Britain in terms of gender pay - reported a wider mean average gap for the year, disclosing women were paid 45.2% less than men. This was up from 44.9% the prior year.
Chelsea's Jorginho is also on the club's shortlist, although he does not obtain the aggression and tackling qualities Xavi is seeking, while his team-mate N'Golo Kante may well have been the perfect candidate had he not picked up a hamstring injury which will keep him out for three to four months.
Now, 18 years on, Barca need another Davids-esque recruit to galvanise their squad, with Xavi desperate to pair Sergio Busquets with a hard-tackling playmaker in midfield, and there are a number of Premier League names on their radar.
Agent Jorge Mendes has reportedly offered Neves to Barca, and while Wolves value him at around £40million there is hope that a loan deal could be struck in the New Year which includes an obligation-to-buy clause for next summer.