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HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

The 10 worst Oscar Best Picture winners of all time, from Rocky to Braveheart

The Independent's Geoffrey Macnab chooses the more ridiculous films to have ever won Hollywood's most prestigious award

The Independent UK

Jamie Heaslip on Joey Carbery's Ireland omission: 'With any player, it's evolve or die'

'You get picked, you don't get picked. To use that Rocky Balboa line, it's not how many times you get knocked down, it's how you get back up and get going again'

Irish Mirror

'The people are all heart' - the day Everton fans embraced Hollywood superstar as one of their own

Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone endeared himself to Evertonians when he visited Goodison Park on January 14, 2007

Liverpool Echo

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The Last of Us, Shrinking and Kaleidoscope: what’s new to streaming in Australia this January

Plus Copenhagen Cowboy, Extraordinary, Sam Worthington in a homegrown thriller and lots of Rocky movies

The Guardian - AU

Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ absence in ‘Creed III’ due to focus on ‘new era’

Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa won’t be in the third installment of “Creed,” but not because of any rivalry with star Michael B. Jordan.

Tribune News Service

France defeats Morocco, will face Argentina in World Cup final

AL KHOR, Qatar — France is back in the World Cup final, with Theo Hernández's goal in the fifth minute sparking Les Bleus to a 2-0 win over Morocco, ending the Atlas Lions' Cinderella run to the semifinals.

Los Angeles Times

How Morocco gave people from Global South the power to believe

Morocco’s fairytale run resulted in unanimous support from the Global South that enraptured millions of people.

Al Jazeera

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As the World Cup semifinals begin, it's the Fab Four goalkeepers leading the way

While attention at the World Cup has mostly been on stars like Argentina's Messi, Brazil's Neymar, and Portugal's Ronaldo, goalkeepers have also shined — especially for the final four teams.

WEKU

Morocco is living a dream in Qatar. Here are 5 things to know about its World Cup run

"Why shouldn't we dream about winning the World Cup?" Morocco's coach Walid Regragui said after beating Portugal. He says his team is the "Rocky" of Qatar.

WEKU

France Favorites but Morocco Eye Another Knockout Punch

After putting Belgium, Portugal and Spain to the sword in Qatar, Morocco are looking to bring another soccer superpower to their knees when they face France in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday in a match heavy with political and social overtones. Morocco, the first African side to reach the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco coach says his team is the ‘Rocky of this World Cup’

‘I think now the world is with Morocco,’ coach Walid Regragui said, comparing the team’s run to the iconic boxing movie.

Al Jazeera

Cristiano Ronaldo and the humanizing of a G.O.A.T.

DOHA: Rocky is playing out at the World Cup here. For a millennial to invoke the late 1970s underdog idea so simply would show how Hoalid Regragui, the Morocco manager, articulate, thoughtful, scheming and now, a minor cinephile too, knows his popular metaphors too.

The Times of India

Morocco are ‘the Rocky of this World Cup’, coach claims

The Atlas Lions are in the last four after stunning Portugal in the quarter-finals

The Independent UK

‘We are Rocky’: Regragui hails Morocco as world’s favourites after Portugal win

Walid Regragui said Morocco had learned to dream and that his team’s surprise run to the semi-finals had captured hearts across the world

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Fernando Santos responds to Cristiano Ronaldo debate as Portugal dumped out World Cup

MOROCCO 1-0 PORTUGAL: Walid Regragui's men became the first African side to reach a World Cup semi-final after Cristiano Ronaldo was once again benched and left the game in tears

Al Jazeera

Regragui ecstatic as Morocco make World Cup history ‘for Africa’

Morocco coach makes history as the first African manager to take a team from the continent into a World Cup semi-final.

Chronicle Live

Callum Wilson’s Rocky Balboa journey at Newcastle United and beyond is inspirational life lesson

The Toon number nine achieved his goal by making Gareth Southgate's 26-man England squad

Los Angeles Times

Sylvester Stallone calls his 'Creed III' absence a 'regretful situation'

Sylvester Stallone pulled no punches when recently asked for his thoughts on "Creed III," the latest boxing film in the "Rocky" franchise and the first to exclude him from the cast.

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Rocky spin-off, Creed III, deals with race and disability in Michael B Jordan's directorial debut

Black Panther and Creed star Michael B Jordan will make his directorial debut in Creed III, the anticipated third instalment in the Rocky spin-off series.

Daily Mirror

Strictly's Will Mellor will be axed next if he doesn't improve quickly, warns ex-pro

Strictly Come Dancing star Joanne Clifton reckons Will Mellor needs to up his game if he doesn't want to get the boot next week, after she said the star 'failed to shine' on Saturday

Daily Mirror

Will Mellor sets sights on Strictly win after inspiration from movie hero Rocky Balboa

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor has lifted the lid on his all-time favourite movie character and inspiration, Rocky Balboa, who he feels, grew up just like he did - as an 'underdog'

Daily Mirror

Sylvester Stallone's epic Rocky scene recreated for advert involving 100s of extras

A famous scene in Rocky in which Sylvester Stallone's character sprints up Philadelphia'S

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sylvester Stallone calls for ownership of ‘Rocky’ in series of heated social media posts. Here’s what’s going on with the Italian Stallion

Like cheesesteaks, the Eagles, and perennial mismanagement of city services, "Rocky" has long been a part of Philadelphia’s DNA. But the man behind the Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone, doesn’t have any control over the franchise — and he appears to have had about enough.

Los Angeles Times

Sylvester Stallone tells 'Rocky' producers he wants 'what's left of my rights back'

Sylvester Stallone's review of "Rocky Balboa" and "Creed" producer David Winkler's new memoir is a total knockout. And not in a good way.

The Guardian - UK

Sylvester Stallone attacks ‘parasitical’ Rocky producer over rights to franchise

The star and writer of the boxing movie franchise also describes the veteran producer, Irwin Winkler, as ‘untalented’

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