Dubai has become famous for some of its most ambitious architectural projects, but one Canadian entrepreneur is looking to bring the moon to the city as part of a proposed $5 billion real estate project. Yes, this sounds suspiciously similar to the plot of Despicable Me.
Moon World Resorts Inc. co-founder Michael Henderson’s idea is to spend an obscene amount of cash on the construction of a 274-meter (900-foot) replica of the moon that will be perched on top of a 30-meter (100-foot) building in Dubai. Dubbed The MOON Project, the completed replica will glow at night and will include a destination resort inside, including space for a 4,000-room hotel, an arena that can host up to 10,000 people, and a “lunar colony” that will sort of allow you to say that you’ve been on th…
Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo said the Serie A champions must learn to win without Cristiano Ronaldo after the superstar missed Saturday s draw against Benevento.
Ronaldo was rested as Juve produced another below-par performance in their 1-1 draw away to Benevento.
Alvaro Morata s 21st-minute opener was cancelled out by Benevento s Gaetano Letizia on the stroke of half-time, before the former was sent off at the death.
Juve are three points adrift of leaders Milan and Pirlo urged his side to improve in the absence of Ronaldo – who has scored eight goals in five Serie A appearances this season.
Ronaldo is a very important player, not only for us, Pirlo told reporters post-match.
He was for Real Madrid and for previous Juventus.
This…
Marco Reus has called for improvement from his Borussia Dortmund team-mates ahead of next month s DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich.
Jurgen Klopp s Dortmund trailed twice before eventually earning a 2-2 draw against Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena on Saturday.
The result ensured Dortmund stayed seven points clear in second spot, though Schalke have one game in hand, while Leverkusen remain fourth in the race for UEFA Champions League football.
Dortmund were far from their best against Leverkusen, falling behind twice in the opening half and Reus is aware his team must lift if they are to dethrone defending champions Bayern in Berlin on May 17.
It wasn t a great performance from us today, the Germany international said.
It was a very inten…
Chris Smalling expects to play a key role in Roy Hodgson s England defence at the upcoming Euro 2016.
The Manchester United defender has been crucial to his team s efforts, despite another lacklustre season for the club as a whole.
Smalling s efforts at the back have helped United to build the Premier League s second best defensive record and he is expecting that to be reciprocated with a big role for England after describing himself as a passenger at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
I have bigger expectations this time, Smalling said.
Very much so. Hopefully I will be coming off a full season and one where I felt I contributed.
I feel I have put my name right at the forefront and after playing the last two England games I hope I can keep that shi…
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp faces an unusual selection dilemma ahead of Saturday s DFB-Pokal final with Bayern Munich.
Striker Robert Lewandowski has enjoyed another superb season for Dortmund, with his haul of 20 Bundesliga goals enough to earn him the division’s top scorer award as Klopp s side again finished a distant second behind Bayern.
However, this weekend s game in Berlin marks Lewandowski s last in a Dortmund shirt, as the Poland international is joining champions Bayern on a free transfer ahead of the 2014-15 season.
And that means Klopp must make the difficult decision over whether or not to start his leading marksman against his future employers.
The 46-year-old opted to leave Lewandowski on the bench for Dortmund s Bundesliga trip to the …
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Christian Eriksen has not quite delivered on what everyone expected when Tottenham signed him from Ajax in 2013 but he is still ranked in the top 20 of the Premier League shots table and is well ahead of Swansea s Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Danish international Eriksen, who notched 24 goals in 91 Eredivisie appearances for the Amsterdam club, has scored only 12 in 38 in the Premier League for Spurs.
However, he averages nearly three shots per game …
France coach Corinne Diacre has vowed to lead Les Bleues at this year s Women s World Cup, hitting out at a destabilisation operation amid a boycott of the team by several big-name players.
France are in crisis ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with captain Wendie Renard and forward pair Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto putting their international careers on hold.
The trio will skip the World Cup if major changes are not made by the French Football Federation (FFF), with Katoto saying she feels no longer aligned with the management of the team .
Reports have claimed the players want the FFF to call time on Diacre s six-year stint in charge, but the former France defender insists she is going nowhere.
In view of the shameful…