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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.

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Crystal Palace and Lyon owner John Textor was seen wearing a cowboy hat ahead of Lyon v PSG[/caption]

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It comes after PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi called him a cowboy during a TV rights meeting in July[/caption]

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A leaked video prompted Textor to take a sarcastic jibe at his rival president[/caption]

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The American is the chairman of Eagle Football Holdings[/caption]

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’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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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.

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Avril and Barry wanted to spread their wings and move out of the family home[/caption]

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JP and Tom were Dublin cash buyers looking for a country lifestyle[/caption]

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Liz O’Kane was determined to help both couples find their ideal home[/caption]

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.

WESTPORT HAVEN

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.

CASH RICH

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.

WICKLOW WILDERNESS

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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WOKE uni chiefs have slapped a trigger warning on one of the world’s best known paintings — because it features nudity.

Botticelli’s Birth of Venus — which shows the naked goddess emerging from the sea — is among classical paintings which have been flagged.

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Botticelli’s Birth of Venus — which shows the naked goddess emerging from the sea — has been flagged by woke university bosses for featuring nudity[/caption]

Art students at The University of Roehampton, Surrey, are warned they may encounter “some images of nudity” on the course.

Monty Python star Terry Gilliam — who famously reinvented the painting as a cartoon — branded it “utter pathetic bs”.

Michael Daley, of campaign group Artwatch UK, added: “What student might not expect nude figures in Western classical art?”

Earlier in the month, a University slapped more than 200 trigger warnings on William Shakespeare’s works — including for storms and popping balloons.

The University of the West of England also advised drama students that TV adaptions of Macbeth referenced “psychological distress” and “war”.

The so-called Scottish play about a murderous king was even hit with a notice that it contained “family trauma”.

In all, 220 were added to his works and multiple adaptations including versions from respected theatres, the BBC and ITV.

The Winter’s Tale was said to contain “accusations of adultery” and “references to wild animal attack” — as nobleman Antigonus is eaten by a bear.

Romeo and Juliet, which ends with the lovers killing themselves, was said to contain references to “suicide”, “distress” and “mourning”.

The Tempest, about shipwrecked nobles, carries alerts for “storms”, “extreme weather”, “drunkenness” and “witchcraft”.

A recommended 2016 stage adaptation was flagged because it featured the “popping of balloons”.

Free Speech Union leader Toby Young raged: “If I was a University of the West of England drama student, I’d be furious about being treated like such a snowflake.”

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