Zinedine Zidane approach, Brendan Rodgers 'house hunting' and latest Man United manager rumours

Guy Lodge Film CriticFor many of us, the first mental image prompted by the name Karen Blixen is of a radiant Meryl Streep, resplendent in oatmeal linen and undulating safari hat, romantically lit in the tawny Kenyan dusk. If you wish that to remain the case, best to steer clear of “The Pact” — not that Bille August’s flat, unflattering portrait of the older Blixen should be appointment viewing for anyone.

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Minecraft were discovered on a group of youth’s phones.As reported by Moscow Times (via Eurogamer), three teens – Nikita Uvarov, Denis Mikhailenko, and Bogdan Andreyev – were all 14 when they were arrested in 2020 for hanging political leaflets around an FSB building in Siberia. The FSB is Russia’s security service, and is the successor of the KGB.The trio have since been found guilty of “undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities,” which the state says includes plotting to blow up an FSB building they had constructed in Minecraft.This was discovered via the teens’ phones, which – as well as showing a plot to blow up the building in Minecraft – allegedly also included videos of them making pyrotechnics and throwing Molotov cocktails at a wall.Now, Uvarov has been issued a five year sentence to be carried out at a penal colony, whilst Mikhailenko and Andreyev were given three and four-year suspended sentences respectively.Before being given a harsher sentence for his part in the Minecraft “plot”, Uvarov was kept at a pre-trial detention centre where he says he was put under mental and physical pressure.In his closing statement to court, Uvarov said “I am not a terrorist, I am not guilty,” and added that he “would just like to finish my studies, get an education and go somewhere far away from here, somewhere I don’t irritate anyone from the special services.”Earlier in the week, it was announced that the ‘My Wedding Stories‘ pack for The Sims 4 will not launch in Russia due to the country’s homophobic law.

Liam Gallagher has confirmed that Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig will feature on his upcoming new solo album ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ on a track called ‘Moscow Rules’.The follow-up to Gallagher’s 2019 LP ‘Why Me? Why Not.’ is set for release on May 27, and was previewed recently by the single ‘Everything’s Electric’.‘Everything’s Electric’ was co-written by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, and Gallagher has now confirmed that Koenig is another big-name contributor to the record.Speaking to Jasper Leijdens on the KINK IN TOUCH WITH podcast this week, Gallagher revealed that the Vampire Weekend frontman features on a track called ‘Moscow Rules’.“Ezra plays some mad instruments on a song called ‘Moscow Rules’,” Gallagher said. “We wrote that one together with Andrew [Wyatt].”The official tracklist for ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ has yet to be announced, but you can pre-order the record here.Gallagher performed his latest single ‘Everything’s Electric’ live for the first time earlier this week at this year’s BRIT Awards.The former Oasis frontman is set to tour this year in support of ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’, including two sold-out gigs at Knebworth.

Beyond Good And Evil 2 is still only in the pre-production stage at Ubisoft.This comes from a recent Bloomberg report that had spoken to developers on the title. In video games pre-production often refers to the planning phase, where certain concepts and ideas are being fine-tuned and outlined, although no such specifics are given in the Bloomberg article.Beyond Good And Evil 2 was announced at Ubisoft’s E3 2017 presentation five years ago, and it was said that the game would have multiple planets to explore and use a procedural generation tool in its design.It was also announced at E3 2018 that HitRecord – founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt – would be crowdsourcing fan work to put into the game.

Manchester United have been told that Brendan Rodgers would "jump" at the chance to leave Leicester to move to Old Trafford having swapped Celtic for the King Power back in 2019.The former Reading, Swansea and Liverpool boss led Leicester to FA Cup glory last season having narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification, but they have had a tricky start to the new campaign.The same can be said for United, who sit nine points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea after just 11 fixtures, despite the notable return of Cristiano Ronaldo.With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under huge pressure ahead of their return to action against Watford on Saturday, Tony Cascarino has insisted that Rodgers would not reject an approach."I know Brendan would jump

Brendan Rodgers is reportedly the top candidate to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United manager if the Norwegian boss is sacked.

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has previously described Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers as a "really good coach," amid ongoing connections linking the Northern Irishman with Old Trafford.

Manchester United hero Andy Cole has defended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and hit out at criticism of the Old Trafford manager.

Erik ten Hag continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United despite comments distancing himself from an exit from Ajax on Sunday.

Liverpool legend Ian Rush has had his say on outlandish suggestions Cristiano Ronaldo could take over as Manchester United manager.

Former Aston Villa and Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino believes that Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers would "jump" at the opportunity to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United's next boss.

Could further change be on the horizon at Manchester United?

Brendan Rodgers has been told he deserves the chance to leave Leicester City for 'superior' Manchester United.

Donny van de Beek has been tipped to leave Manchester United in January should Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remain as manager in reports which have not gone down well with fans online.

Rio Ferdinand has given his backing to Erik ten Hag as the Ajax boss continues to be linked with Manchester United.

Brendan Rodgers is expected to be "seduced" by the idea of managing Manchester United should they come knocking.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won't be able to buy his way out of trouble in January as it's reported the Glazer family doesn't want to spend any more money this season.Solskjaer faces a make-or-break period over the next month or so as he tries to get United's campaign back on track.Recent defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City left the Norwegian hanging by a thread at Old Trafford, and while the axe hasn't been swung yet, reports suggest that United are in the market for a new manager.Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has recently emerged as the frontrunner for the job, while PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino continues to be linked, but no matter who's in charge in January the Mirror claim they won't have much to spend

The relentless speculation surrounding the future of Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is unrelenting.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been told to repeat one of Sir Alex Ferguson's favoured methods to save his Manchester United job.

Manchester United had a transfer decision to make some years ago, with Bruno Fernandes and James Maddison on their shortlist of potential No.10 additions.