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Curry Barker was deceived. Last week, the 26-year-old writer-director of Obsession was told he was going to a routine meeting at the Focus Features offices in Universal City. Instead, he arrived at the production company to find himself facing 250 employees — all holding glasses of champagne. Barker thought — for perhaps the hundredth time in recent weeks: Holy shit. Focus Chairman Peter Kujawski declared, “Congratulations on the biggest movie Focus has ever had!” The employees burst into applause and toasted Barker’s success. Then Kujawski held out a box. “In the music business, they hand out gold records,” Kujawski said.…
Lille are set to demand a record fee for their teenage central midfielder, with Arsenal and PSG the most likely to pay it as it stands.If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.The World Cup always brings big moves and plenty of rumours, and before even the first round of games has been completed one of the breakout stars of the tournament already looks to have emerged.Morocco’s hugely impressive 1-1 draw against Brazil was the most high…
Chelsea are being linked with a number of targets this summer – but sources have ruled them out of the chase for one Premier League star.If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.The World Cup is underway, and the attention of the football world is focused there, but in the background transfers are starting to happen too.Chelsea are expected to be busy, following the appointment of Xabi Alonso as manager. They have already sold Marc Cucurella to…
Tournament favourites Spain are set to open their World Cup campaign this evening against Cape Verde in Atlanta at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Many eyes will be on Lamine Yamal, to see how the Barcelona star fares as he recovers from injury.The Euro 2024 winners are seeking their second ever win, and optimism is high in Spain that they have the quality to do so. Up against them in their first game is Cape Verde, who are participating in their first ever tournament, with the oldest squad in the competition by average age.Rodri and Pedri to anchor Spain midfieldImage via Marca.…
Barcelona forward Ansu Fati could be on the verge of sealing his definitive departure from the club he came through at, with a move to AS Monaco on a permanent basis on the cards. Fati, who inherited Lionel Messi’s weighty number 10 shirt, but a series of injuries have halted his progress after an electric start to his career. The 23-year-old has made 123 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 29 goals and giving 10 assists, but has still never completed 90 minutes for the Catalan giants, as a product of his fitness issues and youth before that. Over the last three…
Much has been made of the Chinese film industry’s struggles to recapture the heady days of its pre-pandemic box office records, but it appears a government-led push for film tourism has started to help the wider domestic economy recoup some of what has been lost at the multiplex. This year has seen reports of a tourism boom in the likes of northwestern Qinghai province thanks to the Lunar New Year box office hit Pegasus 3, with hotel bookings in the shooting-location city of Delingha up 71 percent year-over-year during the February holiday, according to data from travel platform Qunar. Meanwhile,…
Real Madrid are still deciding on who they should move for in midfield this summer, despite the addition of Bernardo Silva on a free from Manchester City. Los Blancos are keen to bring in a second midfielder, but it is not clear yet who they will target, albeit Jose Mourinho has his preferences.Over recent weeks, Real Madrid have been moving swiftly in the transfer market wrapping up contract agreements with Silva and Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, and they are set to pay Denzel Dumfries release clause at Inter. The first to officially be announced though is Marc Cucurella, who has signed…
Former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim saw his credit take a hit after a difficult spell at Old Trafford, in which he never truly managed to connect with the fans, and couldn’t find a balance between his intentions on the tactics board and the players he had on the pitch. Amorim will be landing on his feet though, with his next spot coming at one of Europe’s most vaunted clubs. The Portuguese manager has been out of work since being relieved of his duties in January, when he was replaced by Michael Carrick on an interim basis. Amorim was tipped…
Arsenal have reportedly opened preliminary talks to sign Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, with the Gunners hoping to secure a deal worth around £50m plus add-ons. According to Football Insider, Arsenal have started early discussions for the 18-year-old, although Lille are believed to be holding out for closer to £60m. The French club know his value is rising quickly, especially after his outstanding performance for Morocco against Brazil at the 2026 World Cup. That display may have changed the mood around the deal. Bouaddi looked calm, powerful and mature beyond his years, helping Morocco earn a 1-1 draw against one of…
Time has been at a premium for Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen so far in 2026. He’s been on the road with his latest production, We Are All Strangers, which bowed in competition at Berlin in February before opening both the Hong Kong International Film Festival and Italy’s Far East Film Festival in Udine in April. The film — a layered family drama — closes out what Chen calls his “Growing Up” trilogy, following his Cannes Camera d’Or-winning debut Ilo Ilo (2013) and 2019’s Wet Season in delving as deeply into the rise and fall of relationships as into life in…