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With a rapidly aging population, Germany looks to Balkans for care workers Joana Bocaj is 25 years old. Sheʼs a nurse in the city of Vlore in southern Albania, but she hopes she wonʼt be working there much longer. Joana is preparing to leave Albania and start a new working life in the western German city of Dusseldorf. She heard about the city from a colleague. "I think Iʼll have a better life and a better future in Germany," she says.

"Here our salaries are low, and no one values our work. Thatʼs why Iʼd like to live and work over there." Joana will be welcome in Dusseldorf. Until recently, the German government had neglectedchronic personnel shortagesin the German care sector. The governmentʼs 2017 coalition agreement said that an additional 8,000 care workers were to be employed nationwide. That figure has since been revised upwards, with officials now talking about recruiting at least 13,000 new care workers.

German teaching brochure sparks spying row and far-right outrage Germanyʼs biggest newspaper, Bild, has been accused of pandering to far-right populist sentiment over a report that allegedly mischaracterized a brochure published by the anti-racist nongovernmental organization Amadeu Antonio Foundation (AAS). The Bild report from November 29 described a 60-page AAS guide designed to help kindergarten teachers and parents deal with children who had expressed racist sentiments or appeared to be indoctrinated by neoNazi ideology. In a story entitled "Row over snooping manual," Bild presented the publication as an attempt to get children to spy on their parents. In its response to the report, the AAS pointed out that Bild only picked up on the three-month-old brochure after far-right German blogs like Philosophia Perennis and Journalis‐ tenwatch had expressed their own outrage.

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US coalition kills ʼIslamic Stateʼ leader wanted for beheadings The leader was responsible for the beheading of a US aid worker in Syria, said a US official

German cities get more funding for air quality, but retro-fitting plan still to come The German government agreed on Monday to provide additional funding to cities, in an effort to tackle air pollution linked to diesel vehicle emissions. The decision came after a meeting, dubbed the "diesel summit," between Chancellor Angela Merkel and representatives from cities and municipalities. German cities are currently facingcourt-imposed banson older diesel-powered vehicles. This stemmed from legal action taken by environmentalists to enforce EU regulations on air quality. To address the issue, the German government established the "Cleaner Air" program, in place from 2017 to 2020, to cut emissions from municipal vehicles. The German automotive sector is also making a financial contribution.

The leader was responsible for the beheading of a US aid worker in Syria, said a US official. Even as the group suffers military defeat in Iraq and Syria, the UN has warned it still poses a threat to global security.

The US-led coalition against the "Islamic State" (IS) killed a leader of the militant group in Syria, a US official said on Monday. "Earlier today, coalition air forces conducted precision strikes against a number of IS leaders in southeast Syria," said Brett McGurk, the US envoy for the global coalition against IS. "Those targeted included Abu alUmarayn." The US envoy said alUmarayn was "responsible for the murder of several IS prisoners, includingAmerican citizen Peter Kassig," a former US ranger turned humanitarian aid worker. Kassig wascaptured in 2013 and beheaded a year later. The militant group circulateda video online showing his severed head. The group is notorious forfilming beheadings of aid workers and journalistsand publishing the video online. In Syria, the USbackedSyrian Defense Forces (SDF) ousted the militants from its de facto capital, Raqqa, last year. The SDF has managed to retake large swathes

of territory IS captured in itsblitzkrieg offensive in 2014. Althoughthe militant group is largely defeated in Iraq and Syria, it maintains an enclave in eastern Syria. A UN report published earlier this year said that IS remains a threat to regional stability as well as global security. The group hasup to 30,000 fighters still in Iraq and Syria, the report added. Last week, the SDF said they had captured "one of the most dangerous terrorists of the Daesh group," referring to IS by its Arabic-language acronym. Where did it come from? The "Islamic State" (IS) — also known as ISIL, ISIS and Daesh — is an al-Qaida splinter group with a militant Sunni Islamist ideology. It emerged in the aftermath of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Their goal is to create a worldwide "caliphate." It gained worldwide notoriety in 2014 after a blitzkrieg military campaign that resulted in the capture of Mosul.

Bayer pharma workers protest 12,000 worldwide job losses More than 1,000 employees of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer protested at the companyʼs site in Wuppertal, in western Germany, on Monday. The company has announcedplans to cut 12,000 jobs worldwidein an attempt to placate investors after an onslaught of lawsuits that came with its $63 billion (€55 billion) takeover of agrochemical conglomerate Monsanto earlier this year.

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European Court of Justice rules Polish arrest warrants can be halted The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against extraditing suspects to Poland on Wednesday if there are "serious and fact-based grounds" to believe the suspect would not receive a fair trial. The ruling concernsa Polish man in Irelandwho claims recent justice reforms in Poland harmed his chances of being treated fairly.

The man is suspected of drug trade. In recent years, Polandʼs ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has been working to place courts under a tighter control of the executive branch. Among other steps, the parliament now has power to choose members of the National Council of the Judiciary whose job is to oversee judicial impartiality.

More recently, the lawmakers changed retirement age for the Supreme Court judges, which critics believe was aimed at ousting the most experienced judges and stacking the body with government supporters. The Supreme Court and its chief Malgorzata Gersdorf are opposing the move.

Hungaryʼs university ban on gender studies heats up culture war Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen hinted at it during an interview in August: Hungarian universities would no longer offer gender studies as a discipline. According to Semjen, nobody wanted to employ "genderologists," so there was no need to train them. He also called the idea of gender as a social construct "absurd."

The subject has now officially been abolished. Last weekend a government decree signed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban came into force, removing gender studies from the list of masterʼs programmes. Degree courses in the discipline that have already begun can be completed.

But after that, the subject will be banned at Hungarian universities. A master’s degree in gender studies is currently offered at two Hungarian universities: Budapestʼs state-funded Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE), Hungaryʼs oldest university, and theCentral European University (CEU), a private institution funded by Hungarian-American billionaireGeorge Sorosʼ Open Society Foundation. Around 20 students have taken part in the masters program at each university.

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Qatarʼs OPEC exit rooted in Gulf regionʼs diplomatic unrest Qatar is leaving OPEC

Mexican journalist shot dead at restaurant Sergio Martinez Gonzalez, the editor of a local news outlet in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, was shot dead Wednesday morning, the latest victim in Mexicoʼs wave of journalist murders. Martinez, who owned and ran the publication Enfoque, had just dropped off his daughters at school and was breakfasting with his wife at a local restaurant when two people on a motorcycle stopped in front of the couple and opened fire, local media reported. Martinezʼs wife survived the attack, and was receiving medical attention, Mexican newspaper El Uni‐ versal said. The Chiapas attorney generalʼs office announced on Twitter that it was investigating the murder.

The Gulf countryʼs government has said the move is mainly for economic reasons, but dramatically worsened ties with some of its neighbors also played a significant role.

After 57 years, thatʼs it. Qatar is withdrawing from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the countryʼs energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi,said on Monday, adding that OPEC has been informed and that the move takes effect in January 2019. Qatar joined the oil cartel in 1961, a year after it was created.

Qatar, al-Kaabi noted, is a very small player in OPEC. "In our pursuit to strengthen Qatarʼs position as a reliable and trustworthy energy supplier across the globe, we had to take steps

Confusion over missing Saudi journalist in Turkey who ʼvanishedʼ from consulate Turkish and Saudi officials have given conflicting reports on the whereabouts of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Khashoggi, a regular contributor to The Washington Post, has been a fierce critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and has criticized Saudi Arabiaʼs policies toward Qatar and Canada,the war in Yemen and a

to review Qatarʼs role and contributions on the international energy scene," he said. Qatarʼs withdrawal mirrors the countryʼs desire to focus on its liquefied natural gas production, Qatar Petroleum quoted the energy minister as saying. According to al-Kaabi, Qatar wants to increase its gas exports from 77 million tons per year to 110 million tons by 2024 at the latest. The gas is situated at the South Pars field, right off the countryʼs coast — the largest gas field in the world. crackdown on dissent, the media and activists. Khashoggiʼs personal website bore a banner saying, "Jamal has been arrested at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul!" without elaborating. A Saudi official denied that Khashoggi had been detained inside the consulate. "Mr. Khashoggi visited the consulate to request paperwork related to his marital status and exited shortly thereafter," the official said.

"He is neither in the consulate nor in Saudi custody."

Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday

urged Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak, Defense Minister Tareq Shah Bahrami, and intelligence chief Masoum Stanekzai to stay in their posts, the Afghan government said.

The three officials submitted resignation letters on Saturday, citing policy differences and a spate of deadly attacks. "President Ghani did not approve their resignations... and gave them the necessary instructions to improve the security situation," a statement from the presidential palace said. The offers to step down followed the resignation of Ghaniʼs national security adviser and close ally, Hanif Atmar, on Friday. Atmar, one of the countryʼs most powerful politicians, has been replaced by former ambassador to the US Hamdullah Mohib.

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Man finds himself sitting next to Germanyʼs Angela Merkel on flight to G20 A man who sat next to Angela Merkel on a commercial flight has shared his impressions of the German chancellor. Merkel was forced to take an Iberia Airlines flight after her government plane had problems.

Agustin Aguero sat next to Merkel in business class during the approximately 13-hour flight that took the chancellor to the G20 summit, where shearrived late due to technical problemson the German military plane that was to have taken her to Argentina. The plane problem forced Merkel to take a commercial flight via Madrid after staying at a hotel in Bonn on Thursday night.

Aguero posted pictures on Twitter of himself sitting next to Merkel. The 28-year-old told Germanyʼs DPA news agency that he had not

German intelligence foiled 2016 Islamic State terror attack Three teams of "Islamic State" (IS) terrorists were to have traveled to Germany in 2016 to prepare for and carry out a devastating attack — with the target possibly a music festival. A man, Oguz G., and woman, Marcia M., who traveled to Syria in autumn 2015 to join IS were to have played a central role in the attack. From ISʼ then-de facto capital of Raqqa, Marcia M. — who was herself a convert to Islam — tried to recruit women in northern Germany to marry IS members so that they could be granted permission to enter Germany. However, one of the women who was contacted was an informant for Germanyʼsdomestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), who alerted authorities. Details of the case emerged after an investigation by the German broadcasters ARD and WDR, as well as the Süd‐ deutsche Zeitung and Zeit newspapers.

The case was confirmed by the German Federal Prosecutorʼs Office.

expected the most powerful woman in the world to be a normal person.

"She ate yogurt, read a book and slept a little bit," Aguero said. She had no special requests, he explained. An hour before landing, the chancellor went to the cockpit and took a picture with the crew. "I didnʼt dare speak to her. But she looked over and smiled a few times. She was very relaxed," Aguero said.

Merkel and her entourage exited the plane before the other passengers and made it to a G20 evening gala with other world leaders.

EU leaders sign off ʼtragicʼ divorce with Britain

Leaders of the European Union gathered in Brussels have endorsed an agreement on Britainʼs departure from the 28-nation bloc. But British PM Theresa May still needs to get the deal approved by the UK parliament. Leaders of 27 European Union nations on Sunday endorsed an agreement detailing the terms and conditions on which Britain will leave the bloc on March 19, 2019.

"EU27 has endorsed the Withdrawal

Agreement and Political Declaration on the future EU-UK relations," European Council President Donald Tusk announced on Twitter. The proposed deal outlines how Britain can keep close to the EU market after a two- to four-year transition. The treaty also covers financial matters, citizensʼ rights and Brexitʼs impact on Northern Ireland, and sets out hopes for future security and trade ties between the EU and Britain.

Recession fears grip emerging markets amid currency crises Turkey, South Africa and Argentina are among the emerging economies most at risk of recession, chief economist for business information provider IHS Markit, Nariman Behravesh, told DW. The countries, which have seen their currencies battered this year, have "twin deficits" and large amounts of dollar and euro-denominated debt.

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274/2018 • 4 December, 2018 Germany attempts ʼface-savingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott

The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North. The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists. Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil-rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs thenforeign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful."

In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

eBay sues Amazon for allegedly poaching its sellers Online retailer eBay filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against its competitor Amazon, accusing the Seattle-based giant of using eBayʼs own messaging system to steal sellers. eBay described Amazonʼs scheme as an "orchestrated, coordinated, worldwide campaign" to "illegally lure eBay sellers." While both eBay and Amazonʼs revenue is boosted by independent sellers, the group has become a greater part of Amazonʼs recent growth. In 2017, more than half the items sold on Amazon came from third-party sellers. In eBayʼs lawsuit, Amazon representatives are accused of creating eBay accounts and then messaging sellers to persuade them to take their goods to Amazon.com instead. eBay argues that the move violated its user agreement.

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Textile workers still unsafe years after Bangladesh, Pakistan factory disasters More than five years since two fatal factory disasters in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the issue of workersʼ safety in South Asia remains unresolved. It becomes an even bigger issue when European companies are involved.

French gas stations left dry by ʼyellow vestʼ blockades French gas giant Total on Monday said "yellow vest" protesters continue to block 11 major fuel depots, resulting in 75 gas stations running out of fuel. A company spokesman said that if the blockade werenʼt lifted soon, more petrol stations could run out of fuel. In the region of Brittany, local officials have considered imposing restrictions on how much gas motorists can buy to prevent more stations from going dry.

France has been gripped by antigovernment protests since French President Emmanuel Macron introduced sweeping measures to combat climate change, including a fuel tax hike. On Saturday, riots broke out in Paris, leaving scores injured and costly devastation in its wake. Protesters believe Macron needs to withdraw the reforms, citing high living costs in the country. But the government has refused to back down. Instead, Macron said last week that the protests show "that we shouldnʼt change course because it is the right one."

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Whatʼs common between the 2012 factory fire in Pakistanʼs Karachi city andthe 2013 Rana Plaza collapsenear the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka? Both facilities manufactured clothes for popular European brands and both had abysmal safety standards for their workers. The textile factory fire in Karachi burned to death some 250 workers, whereas the Rana Plaza collapse killed more than 1,100 people.

Hundreds more were severely wounded in both accidents. Much has

been said and written about the two cases over the years. Litigation processes, public awareness campaigns and safety inspections kick-started in the aftermath of the two fatal incidents.

Some compensation has also been paid to the victimsʼ families. But many questions remain unanswered to date.

Most significantly, what lessons have European textile companies and consumers learnt from these tragedies?

And how to make sure that these incidents donʼt happen in the future?

The small, but surprising secret to Germanyʼs economic success

How the EU is cracking down on geoblocking

Itʼs a dreaded dinner party question that leaves many of us scrambling to make our mundane jobs sound more interesting than they are. Itʼs also the first thing I ask Steffen Lange, the branch manager of a company called "Berliner Schrauben" (Berlin screws), when we meet at his workplace on a cold autumn morning. "Itʼs all in the name," he tells me. "Where weʼre from: Berlin. And what we focus on — screws." But the name doesnʼt quite reveal the full story.

Screws account for 60 percent of turnover. Berliner Schrauben also supplies pipe fixtures, dowels, wood connectors and a range of associated tools. It might not dazzle your dinner party guests. But itʼs pretty likely to pay for the wine. Berliner Schrauben exemplifies Germanyʼs "mittelstand." The term refers to small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 500 employees and an annual turnover of no more than €50 million ($57 million).

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As of Monday, traders offering their goods and services to EU customers have to comply with a new law designed to restrict geoblocking practices in e-commerce activities.

Hereʼs what you need to know.

Geoblocking is the common practice by online traders of denying customers from certain countries access to their websites. Usually, itʼs fairly easy for sellers to identify your IP address and hence where you are located. In other cases, websites are accessible, but customers are automatically redirected to related online portalswhere goods and services are more expensivethan for customers in the country where the seller is based.

And geo-discrimination doesnʼt stop there. There have been plenty of cases where customers are prevented from finalizing a purchase because credit or debit card payments from other EU countries arenʼt accepted.

In theory, these restrictions should be banished from the European Union as of December 3, 2018.

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5.3 million Germans suffer from depression each year Depression can take a massive toll not only on the sufferers, but also on their loved ones

A study by the German Depression Foundation found the illness caused relationship breakdowns for almost half of those affected.

The German Depression Foundation has published its 2018 Depression Barometer, offering an insight into how widespread the mental disorder is in Germany, and the impact it can have on personal relationships. The foundation interviewed 5,000 people between ages 18 and 69 for the study. Eighty-four percent of respondents stated that depression caused them to completely withdraw from social life, 72 percent experienced feeling discon-

nected from people in general, and 45 percent broke up with their romantic partner. "The high number of separations shows what a profound illness depression is," German Depression Foundation chairman Ulrich Hegerl said. Around 5.3 million people in Germany suffer from depression each year, and around 17 percent of German adults will experience a persistent depressive disorder in their lifetime, the foundation said.

German police stop far-right concert over Nazi chants German police shut down a far-right concert Saturday after members of the crowd started chanting "Sieg Heil" (Hail Victory), a Nazi-era victory slogan. German law forbids the use of any kind of Nazi slogan or symbol, such as displaying swastikas. The concert, which took place in Ostritz, a small town in the eastern state of Saxony, had drawn several hundred people, police said. "Two far-right bands played in front of several hundred participants," Saxony police said in a statement. "Around 11:20 p.m. (local

time, 2220 UTC), the policemen guarding the event heard ʼSieg Heilʼ chants. Several locals also reported to police about it." "Police ended the concert around 1:10 a.m. and all participants left the area," the statement added. Officials have opened an investigation into the incident. Far-right groups regularly hold rock concerts in Ostritz, a small town near Poland. In April, hundreds of neo-Nazis gathered in the town to participate in a festival timed to coincide with Nazi leader Adolf Hitlerʼs birthday.

Largest David Lynch retrospective to date on show in Maastricht Most people associate the name David Lynch with bizarre movies that dive deeper into the subconscious than many might be comfortable with. Award-winning films like Wild at Heart and Blue Velvet or the cult TV series Twin Peaks have become synonymous with the director, epitomizing his unmistakably disturbing style exploring what lurks underneath the surface of American society.

Still David Lynch is not only a film director but also an accomplished artist, whose paintings, sketches, sculptures, photographs, video installations and mixed media works have been shown around the world. The Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht now brings Lynchʼs work as an artist to The Netherlands for the first time.

The works shown at the exhibition "David Lynch: Someone is in my house" span from Lynchʼs childhood in the 1950s to his most recent work from 2018.

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Renovated Museum of Fine Arts to Open on 31 October AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST WILL OPEN ON 31 OCTOBER. NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC Thanks to the largest-scale and most comprehensive reconstruction project in the museum’s history, the museum building has been renewed, and, returning to the collection’s first concept, the museum’s permanent exhibitions will also be rearranged. Besides the new permanent exhibitions, the revamped museum will welcome visitors with a chamber exhibition titled Leonardo & the Budapest Horse and Rider. The museum reconstruction, implemented within the framework of the Liget Budapest Project, included the restoration of the Romanesque Hall, which sustained severe damage in World War II and since then had been only partially renovated and used as a storage area, along with the modernisation of the building’s obsolete heating system, the installation of air conditioning in some of the exhibition halls, the renewal of a large part of the roof structure, as well as the addition of new exhibition spaces, visitor areas and modern storage facilities.

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Dina Asher-Smith named in IAAF Female Athlete of the Year shortlist

Britainʼs Dina Asher-Smith has been named in the five-strong shortlist for the 2018 IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award. The triple European champion is joined by fellow sprinter Shaunae Miller-Uibo from the Bahamas. Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam, Colombian triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen and steeplechaser Beatrice Chepkoech from Kenya complete the list. The award will be presented on 4 December in Monaco.

Tiger Woodsʼ World Challenge event highlights flaw in golfʼs ranking system

Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica

Arjen Robbenʼs finale at Bayern Munich the longawaited end of an era

A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net.

Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

Arjen Robben has confirmed that this will be his last season for Bayern Munich

Arjen Robben has confirmed that this will be his last season for Bayern Munich, and Franck Ribery is also expected to leave. While the decision might be overdue, it also demands recognition of Robbenʼs achievements.

It was time. Perhaps itʼs two years too late, but Arjen Robben is leaving Bayern Munich. It felt like the two would never part, caught up in a love story that was fated to drag on well after the marriage had stopped working.

But now the Dutchman has declared that this will be his final season in red and white, and it feels right. In leaving though, Robben has reminded both his club and the football world that he is so much more than a winger who can cut in from the right. Robben is

probably the greatest Bayern Munich player of the last decade. Since his arrival in 2009, he has so often been a match winner. Under Louis van Gaal he sparkled to the point where if he and Franck Ribery were out, Bayernʼs attack struggled. Under Jupp Heynckes Robben won it all and under Pep Guardiola he became a more rounded talent, appreciating the need for defensive wing work and caring for his body in a way that left him less fragile.

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager charged with misconduct for derby celebration

Golfʼs world rankings are compromised by pandering to Tiger Woodsʼ year-end jolly in the Bahamas. It is a shame because the official standings do a fine job in determining the gameʼs pecking order. It is a complex business, reflecting play of differing standards all over the globe, yet the ranking boffins seem to come up with formulas that correctly highlight who should be climbing golfʼs ladders and who are landing on snakes.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association with misconduct for running on to the pitch after his sideʼs 96th-minute winner against Everton at Anfield.

Klopp ran on to hug goalkeeper Alisson afterDivock Origiʼs bizarre goalin Sundayʼs Merseyside derby. Liverpool won 1-0 to move two points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City. Klopp, who later apologised, has until 18:00 GMT on Thursday to respond. One for the ages or ʼabsolutely shockingʼ behaviour?Emotion behind Klopp reaction - Guardiola The Ger-

man, speaking after Sundayʼs game, said: "I have to apologise because I didnʼt want to be disrespectful - but I couldnʼt stop myself. "If I could describe how I felt when the goal went in, then I would have control over it. We donʼt want to look for excuses but thatʼs how it is. "The plan was not to run. When I chose to stop, I was close to Alisson. He was surprised." Everton counterpart Marco Silva said he had no issue with Kloppʼs actions. "I didnʼt see Kloppʼs reaction and if we scored that goal and had been so lucky I might have done the same," said the Portuguese.