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Brenden Aaronson so at home at Leeds after getting engaged to high-school sweetheart and winning over doubters
YORKSHIRE will forever have a special place in Brenden Aaronson’s heart.
Not only is he enjoying the best season of his career with Leeds but it is the county where he got engaged to his high-school sweetheart Milana D’Ambra.
The USA international, 24, got down on one knee in the famous Harrogate park, The Stray, and the happy couple are due to “march up the aisle together” next year.
He told SunSport: “It was so nerve-racking. It was the whole build-up to asking the question but thankfully she said, ‘Yes.’
“Getting ready for the wedding will be more stressful than any game of football.
“But Milana has helped me a ton in my life so it’s really great we’re getting married.”
It is an exciting time for Aaronson and he hopes to make this season one to remember by helping to shoot Leeds back into the big time.
And next year is set to be his greatest yet – playing in the top flight again then almost immediately after the nuptials across the pond he hopes to appear for USA at the World Cup on home soil.
Top-of-the-table Leeds travel 36 miles south down the M1 on Monday to take on second-placed Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United.
It’s a far cry from the 5,500 miles-plus journey and a six-hour time difference he negotiated when the two sides last met at Elland Road in October.
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Aaronson had played a full 90 minutes for USA in Mexico, playing at high altitude in Guadalajara, in a game that did not finish until just before 6am UK time on the Wednesday.
Yet he remarkably started against the Blades on the Friday night in a 2-0 win.
And the midfielder has so far played in all 33 Championship games this season, which is testament to his remarkable stamina.
He said: “It’s always tough with the national team, going all the way to the US and back, but I’ve done it for the last four and a half years playing club football in Europe so I’m used to it.
“We played that game at high altitude in Mexico and it was so difficult.
“Then that night I got on a private jet with a bunch of European-based Americans, flying either to London or Amsterdam.
“It’s a good little system where all the clubs from Europe and the US football federation chip in to charter the planes to allow us to get back home a day earlier.
“I got back for Thursday and was available to play Friday.
“Afterwards I felt dead! But I knew if I could get through the game and play at my level then get through to the next week and have some days to relax and sleep I could do it.
“And that’s what I’ve been doing all season. I’ve been able to keep confidence in what I’m doing.”
World Cup qualifying draw in full
Group A: Winner GER/ITA, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg
Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo
Group C: Loser POR/DEN, Greece, Scotland, Belarus
Group D: Winner FRA/CRO, Ukraine, Iceland, Azerbaijan
Group E: Winner SPA/NED, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria
Group F: Winner POR/DEN, Hungary, Ireland, Armenia
Group G: Loser SPA/NED, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta
Group H: Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino
Group I: Loser GER/ITA, Norway, Israel, Estonia, Moldova
Group J: Belgium, Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Liechenstein
Group K: England, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Andorra
Group L: Loser FRA/CRO, Czechia, Montenegro, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar
Aaronson has turned around fan opinion this season.
Having played 36 games in the Premier League after joining from Red Bull Salzburg in May 2022 in a £24.7million deal, he activated a relegation-release loan clause to spend last season with Bundesliga club Union Berlin to anger supporters.
And there was a hostile response on social media when it was announced Aaronson had decided to come back this season.
He said: “It’s tough when you see people are doubting you but I stayed away from the internet and focussed on myself.
“I’m a people pleaser and care about other people’s feelings. I like to make people happy and prove to them how good I am.
“I learned from the Prem season when I was first here and when I came back I learned a ton on focusing on myself and believing in myself.
“I’ve let myself work over the fans and continue being like that.”
Aaronson – nicknamed the Metford Messi back home – bucked the trend in the small New Jersey town by taking up “soccer” while most of his friends were into baseball and American Football.
While his younger brother Paxten, 21, also has become a professional footballer and got a senior USA cap to his name, currently on loan at Dutch club Utrecht from Eintracht Frankfurt
And although he is half-decent at basketball, and has played Lacrosse, football has always been his passion.
He grew up supporting Liverpool while idolising the likes of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Philippe Coutinho.
He also had a soft spot for Tottenham when Luka Modric was strutting his stuff in North London.
Aaronson – whose dad Rusty is a football coach – progressed through the ranks of MLS side Philadelphia Union and has gone on to win 47 caps for his country.
The Leeds star is so excited that the World Cup will be co-hosted by his homeland alongside Canada and Mexico – and has enjoyed working under new coach and former Chelsea, Tottenham and Southampton coach Mauricio Pochettino, who took over in September.
He said: “I cannot speak highly enough about Poch. I’ve only had him for two camps now and each one I’ve learned new things.
“The formation, the way he wants to play, suits me. That’s what I like about it. Learning new things.”
Although Aaronson was not even born when the USA staged their last World Cup in 1994, he has read, watched and listened to many stories about that tournament.
He said: “It’s crazy England didn’t even qualify for that one. Dad always tells me how amazing the vibe was.
“It kickstarted soccer in America. It made everything boom a lot more. This one will make it even bigger.
“We’ve got some great stadiums and the whole atmosphere is going to be amazing.”
But Aaronson hopes his home nation does not repeat part of the opening ceremony of that tournament .. when Diana Ross famously shot at an open goal and missed!
He laughed:”“We should definitely avoid that this time around!
“But it’s hopefully going to be a great year for me – playing in the Premier League, getting married and playing at a home World Cup.
“It’s going to be awesome.”
Moment Premier League club owner dresses as cowboy and parades around in hat in sarcastic jibe at rival
CRYSTAL PALACE co-owner John Textor was seen wearing a cowboy hat as he hit back at Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following a bitter row.
Leaked footage from a meeting of Ligue 1 owners revealed American Textor, who is the majority owner of Lyon, was called a “cowboy” by the PSG chief.
The leaked video, shared by Complément d’enquête and L’Equipe, saw a video call on July 14, 2024 about the French domestic TV deal descend into a war of words between the two club presidents.
The aim of the meeting was to resolve the French league’s long-running saga of TV rights for the next four years which had left football in the country in crisis mode.
An auction process initially looking to bring in £863million ended up securing a deal worth far less with only two deals being proposed.
The first was a £417m deal with DAZN and beIN Sports which would see DAZN show eight of the nine Ligue 1 fixtures each weekend with beIN show the remaining Saturday evening game.
The second was a far riskier idea to move the league to its own streaming service – a model Premier League bosses considered before signing a new record £6.7bn domestic television deal running for four years from the 2025/26 season.
Emotions boiled over during the tense meeting as the two bosses disagreed over what deal the league should accept, with Textor, 59, being in favour of the streaming model.
Textor accused Al-Khelaifi of being a “bully” and “tyrant”, while Lens president Joseph Oughourlian also accused the PSG chief – also the chairman of beIN Sports – of having a conflict of interest.
Al-Khelaifi, 51, responded by saying: “John, stop talking, you don’t understand anything, you’re from… I don’t know, cowboy, you’re coming, I don’t know (from) where, and you’re talking to us.”
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With the heated argument being publicly revealed this week, Textor chose to walk out at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium ahead of the club’s clash with PSG on Sunday evening.
Going into the game PSG were the league leaders with a 10-point gap to second place side Marseille, while Lyon sat in sixth place and five points off a Champions League qualification spot.
Following a goalless first half, the deadlock was finally broken by Achraf Hakimi in the 53rd minute.
PSG then showed their quality once again as Ousmane Dembele netted a stunning curling shot just before the hour mark.
Rayan Cherki pulled one back for the hosts in the 83rd minute before Hakimi restored the two-goal lead two minutes later.
Lyon found a second goal in injury time when Corentin Tolisso crashed home a header, but they were unable to find an equaliser, ensuring PSG moved 13 points clear at the top of the table.
Textor is the chairman of Eagle Football Holdings, which owns a 45 per cent stake in Crystal Palace.
However, Textor’s role at the Selhurst Park outfit is set to change in the coming months.
It comes after Sportsbank, a group backed by individuals from Saudi Arabia and the United States, announced it had signed an exclusivity agreement to buy the 45 per cent stake for around £230m.
Despite Textor looking to sell his stake in the club, he is reportedly still open to buying the majority of the club if the opportunity arose.
Textor’s company also holds controlling shares in Brazilian club Botafogo and RWD Molenbeek in Belgium.
The company failed with a bid to buy Everton last year, with The Friedkin Group led by fellow American billionaire Dan Friedkin completing a deal to buy a controlling 94.1 per cent stake in December 2024 worth in excess of £400m.
David Clifford magic stuns Tyrone as Kerry snatch crucial win in Division 1 survival fight
DAVID CLIFFORD’S stunning hat-trick earned Kerry a vital win over Tyrone to ease their relegation worries.
The Kingdom were five points down in the second half — and had two players including Clifford black-carded — yet outscored Tyrone with 13 men to win in Pomeroy.
The Red Hands, who brought Errigal Ciarán trio Darragh and Ruairí Canavan and Peter Harte off the bench, failed to score in the last quarter as Kerry piled on an unanswered 1-5 to grab two big league points.
Darragh Canavan bagged a goal on his return but it was Clifford, also making his first appearance of the year, who was the star of the show.
He said: “The break I had was really enjoyable and when you come back you’re not fully sure where you are because you’re training on your own.
“But it is great to get a win up here. It was a cross-wind and not easy to kick into either goal really.
“We really pressed them on the kickout and it made a massive difference to the drama of the game.”
The game was moved on Saturday from Omagh to Pomeroy, which is the highest village in Ulster.
And it was Clifford who rose to the greatest heights.
With both teams in relegation trouble before the throw-in, Tyrone looked on course to earn a precious win when they led 2-13 to 2-8 with 20 minutes to play.
Darragh Canavan, on as a sub for his first Tyrone appearance of 2025, and Mark Bradley scored goals in the third quarter as they stretched their 0-11 to 1-5 interval lead out to five points.
Joe O’Connor got a black card for hauling Darragh Canavan down as Kerry conceded a penalty, which Bradley booted into the net at the second attempt.
It was soon followed by a Clifford black card but he came back on to complete his hat-trick with another left-footed shot past Niall Morgan.
That drew Kerry level with four minutes to play and with the visitors pressing up on Tyrone’s kickouts and the home side unable to get any supply to their dangerous forwards.
Kerry controlled the closing stages and tapped over the insurance points.
Tyrone remain second from bottom in Division 1 with just two points from four games and difficult away games to come against Galway and Donegal.
Just as they did against Derry, Kerry staged a late rally to pick up the points on the road.
Despite losing both homes games so far to Donegal and Dublin, they move into mid-table safety with four points.
After such a poor display in Castlebar a week earlier, this was a much-improved performance by Tyrone, at least until the critical final quarter.
Yet the outcome was still the same and it may turn out to be a damaging defeat for them in terms of staying up.
Malachy O’Rourke’s side did not score in the opening 13 minutes and quickly found themselves four points down.
David and Paudie Clifford, Brian O Beaglaoich and Dylan Geaney were on target — and Eoin McElholm was sin-binned for the hosts.
Although a swirling breeze was making it difficult to kick into both goals, Michael McKernan and Conn Kilpatrick made light of the elements by booting three two-pointers from play between them.
Darragh Canavan then nailed a two-point free to put Tyrone 0-11 to 0-5 ahead before the first of Clifford’s goals right on the stroke of half-time.
After the interval Morgan made a good save from David Clifford, who then also struck the crossbar.
Tyrone broke up the field with Bradley finding Darragh Canavan who drilled it high into the net, Tyrone now 1-12 to 1-6 up.
But David Clifford was in irresistible form, collecting Paul Geaney’s delayed pass and lashing home his second.
The black cards for O’Connor and Clifford were far from fatal blows and despite playing against 13, Tyrone failed to manage the game and it was all Kerry in the closing stages.
When David Clifford returned he stroked home a third goal to swing the game Kerry’s way.
TYRONE: N Morgan; A Clarke, P Teague, N Devlin; M McKernan 0-4, 2 tp, R Brennan, F Burns; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick 0-2tp; M O’Neill, M Donnelly, C Daly; D McCurry 0-2f, M Bradley 1-1, E McElholm. Subs: D Canavan 1-4, 2f, 1 tpf for O’Neill 22 mins; R Canavan for McCurry 47; S O’Donnell for Burns 51; P Harte for Donnelly 59; K McGeary for McElholm 66.
KERRY: S Ryan; D Bourke, J Foley, D Casey 0-1; G O’Sullivan 0-1, M Breen, B O Beaglaoich 0-1; D O’Connor 0-1, J O’Connor 0-1; D Lyne, P Clifford 0-1, R Murphy; D Clifford 3-3, 2f, P Geaney 0-3f, D Geaney 0-1. Subs: C Geaney for D Geaney 46 mins; BD O’Sullivan for Murphy 56; M Burns for P Geaney 64; P Murphy for O Beaglaoich 68.
REFEREE: P Neilan (Roscommon).
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‘Food for thought’ – Newly engaged couple finds ‘ideal’ starter house on Virgin Media’s Help Me Buy a Home
A NEWLY-engaged couple have found the “ideal” starter house on Virgin Media’s Help Me Buy A Home
Buyers agent Liz O’Kane was back for a second season of Help Me Buy a Home tonight to unpack the unfiltered realities Irish people face in the search for a home.
Liz lends her experience to overwhelmed and frustrated house-hunters and her mission is to get people out of endless viewings and drive them toward that elusive goal of home-ownership.
First up tonight Liz tried to help Westport couple, Avril and Barry.
Avril’s dad passed away seven years ago, which led her mum to give up the running of the family-owned pub.
Two years ago she met her now partner Barry and ever since they have been living above the pub.
The pair wanted to find a three-bedroom bungalow in Westport so they could have their own space to raise a family.
For their search the happy couple had a budget of €290,000, made up of €80,000 in savings and were mortgage approved for €220,000.
They held back €10,000 for stamp duty and possible taxes.
Liz explained that the couple’s hope of a turn-key condition home wasn’t entirely possible within their price-range.
It was more likely they could get a starter home and eventually “sell-up” to their forever home
For their first home, Liz brought the couple just 6km from the town centre to a cute three-bedroom cottage with an asking price of €280,000.
However, they didn’t appear to be totally sold on the home, so Liz brought them to another property in an attempt to meet more of the couple’s criteria.
Next, they were brought to a charming three-bedroom home a bit further afield with an asking price under the couple’s budget of €240,000.
Despite the home coming in well under their budget, the happy couple didn’t seem taken by the property, as Liz exclaimed: “I can’t tell what’s going on with you at all behind those glasses. I can’t tell at all.”
Taking off his shades, Barry admitted: “I’m keeping to myself.”
While Avril said the price and location were “food for thought”.
Soon the reason behind the couple’s hesitations became clear as they contacted Liz telling her about a property they had fallen in love with.
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The home, just outside Westport, had been previously viewed by the couple, but they were outbid at the time.
In a twist of fate, that home’s sale fell through putting it back on the market for €260,000.
Liz was adamant the couple should put in the full offer, but Barry wanted to go in lower with €250,000 – leaving Liz less than impressed.
Catching up with the couple at the end of the show, Liz was overjoyed to discover Barry’s prudent nature had paid off as they secured the three-bedroom bungalow for €257,000.
In the time since filming, they also got engaged, with Barry getting down on one knee.
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Elsewhere on the show, viewers met Dublin-based couple JP and Tom, who were selling their mortgage-free apartment in the capital, in place of a country lifestyle.
Together, the couple hoped to sell their apartment for over €800,000 in order to find enough acreage to start an alpaca and chicken farm.
For their first property, Liz brought them to a 6-acre four-bedroom home in Meath, just a forty-minute drive from the capital.
The pair liked aspects of the home, including its tennis court and size, but ultimately felt that it would be too costly for them to renovate.
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Next, she brought them to a 20-year-old four-bedroom bungalow in Avoca, County Wicklow.
The breathtaking property was situated on ten acres of land in the Wicklow wilderness – the unfinished home didn’t spark much imagination with the couple.
And it didn’t seem much more attractive when Liz revealed its €780,000 price tag.
Finally, Liz brought them to a 3,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home just outside Mullingar in County Westmeath.
The couple were blown away by the “ideal” 9 acre home, complete with a forrest and perfect space for JP’s yoga studio.
However they were almost instantly put off by the €950,000 asking price.
In the end, the couple settled on the “magical” home in Avoca that needed some work, but it had everything the couple wanted.
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