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Champions League earnings so far revealed as Liverpool lead way on £83m and Man City bank £21m per WIN

LIVERPOOL have already banked a stunning £83million from the Champions League prize money fund despite losing their final initial stage match.

And the Anfield side could end up earning £127m in total if they now go all the way to lift the trophy for a seventh time in Munich in May.

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Liverpool banked the most money from the Champions League group stage[/caption]
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Barcelona are also among the highest earners[/caption]
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Arsenal picked up £75.9m from six wins and a draw in their eight games[/caption]

Arne Slot’s men took top seeding position for the knock-out stage as Barcelona conceded a late equaliser against Atalanta, even though an under-strength Anfield side were beaten by PSV Eindhoven.

That secured their place as the top earners from the expanded competition so far, with the chance to add another significant sum of up to £43.9m in performance prize money in the knock-out stage.

Liverpool’s run saw them earn £15.61m for qualifying for the competition, plus a further £12.32m for their seven wins – with each victory worth £1.76m.

The Reds picked up a further £8.3m for topping the league phase table, £1.69m for finishing in the top eight and £9.22m for booking their place in the last 16.

In addition, Liverpool had begun the competition guaranteed £35.44m, from the new version of the TV and historical market “pillar”, worth £715.5m of the total £2.07bn prize fund, plus a £570,000 share of the leftover £10.55m from the 18 draws across the 144 matches.

Arsenal, who finished third in the table after their win at Girona, are the third highest earners so far.

The Gunners have picked up £75.9m from six wins and a draw in their eight games to also go straight through to the last 16. Their share of the TV and market pillar was £29.8m.

Barcelona, who split the two Prem sides in the table, also divided them in income so far, with the Catalans earning £76.3m.

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This season’s top earners so far
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Man City are the seventh-highest earners so far[/caption]

Despite scraping through to the first knock-out stage with their win over Bruges, Manchester City are currently the seventh highest-earners in the competition so far.

They will be hoping to overcome Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the first knock-out round.

So far, City have bagged £62.7m, mainly due to them taking the second biggest share – £37.3m – of the broadcast and past performance pillar.

That equates to just under £21m for every match they won in the group stage – against Club Brugge, Sparta Praha and Slovan Bratislava.

That leaves them behind the two possible last 16 opponents, with Munich having earned £66.8m and Madrid £66.5m so far, as well as PSG, who have banked £67.1m courtesy of the French TV deal being the biggest signed with Uefa.

But Pep Guardiola’s side would add a further £9.2m for winning next month’s last 16 clash, taking their total to £71.9m.

By contrast, despite the win over Celtic which confirmed their place in the top eight, Aston Villa have only banked £58.8m so far, due to the Villa Park side only taking a £15.6m share of the market pot.

Who faces who in the Champions League?

Here's a look at the ties across the competition...

Teams who finished from ninth to 24th in the Champions League league phase will play off to decide who reaches the last-16.

PLAYOFF ROUND

Atalanta vs Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge

Real Madrid vs Celtic or Man City

Bayern Munich vs Celtic or Man City

AC Milan vs Feyenoord or Juventus

PSV vs Feyenoord or Juventus

PSG vs AS Monaco or Brest

Benfica vs AS Monaco or Brest

Winners of playoff ties will then face the teams who finished in the top eight of the league phase in the last-16…

LAST 16

Liverpool vs PSG/Benfica/AS Monaco/Brest

Barcelona vs PSG/Benfica/AS Monaco/Brest

Arsenal vs AC Milan/PSV Eindhoven/Feyenoord/Juventus

Inter Milan vs AC Milan/PSV Eindhoven/Feyenoord/Juventus

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid/Bayern Munich/Celtic/Man City

Bayer Leverkusen vs Real Madrid/Bayern Munich/Celtic/Man City

Lille vs Atalanta/Borussia Dortmund/Sporting Lisbon/Club Brugge

Aston Villa vs Atalanta/Borussia Dortmund/Sporting Lisbon/Club Brugge

UEFA Champions League phase table.

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Vid shows dogs painted as tigers in bizarre Chinese zoo exhibit sparking ANOTHER ‘fake animal’ outrage

WATCH this bizarre video of a dog painted as a tiger cub in a crooked Chinese zoo exhibit to lure in tourists.

The stunt has sparked yet another “fake animal” outrage after zoos in China – including this one – have previously been slammed for passing off painted dogs as pandas.

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The fluffy pup was painted head-to-toe with orange and black dye
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Dog dyed to resemble a tiger.
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The dog paced around its pen – apparently unaware of how ridiculous it looked[/caption]
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At least the tiger-pup had a pal to keep him company
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The footage snapped in Taizhou Zoo, Jiangsu Province, shows a small fluffy creature padding around a brick courtyard.

The animal is covered in black stripes and splodges over a carrot-orange background.

The cute face is stamped with a black streak on each cheek and smeared with a clumsy black mono-brow.

The fur ball is very obviously not a powerful adult tiger – but could be mistaken for a cub.

The animal sniffs around the yard, pacing up and down to check out what is going on beyond the fence.

It then jumps up just below the camera, and we get a good view of its head.

From this angle, it’s clear the cuddly creature is not a tiger cub but a coloured canine.

The ears are too pointy and the orange looks unnatural.

Dogs dolled-up to look like other species has become quite an issue in China.

Taizhou Zoo has previously been caught parading painted puppies as pandas in order to pull in crowds.

The rubbish dye job was quickly sniffed out that time as well, and the zoo was forced to admit the animals were chow chows instead.

In September last year, another Chinese zoo was caught pulling the very same stunt.

Some zoo visitors even demanded their money back after noticing the “pandas” barking and panting.

Footage showed two odd looking “pandas” in an enclosure, with one furry animal sticking its tongue out towards the sun.

Clips taken by visitors appeared to show the pups with black ears, limbs, and dark circles around their eyes, but their canine features were still very much apparent.

The footage was shot at a park in Guangyuan, which allows visitors to see “rare and exotic animals”.

The zoo claimed it had not misled people as it didn’t declare the animals were pandas, explaining instead that they were, in reality, “panda dogs”.

Street scammers in Russia are also known to dupe tourists into paying for pics with pups they believe are pandas.

On one occasion, eyewitnesses claimed the “tiny [painted] panda cub” was being “tortured” as it was forced to be out in extreme 40C heat.

Shocked local residents in the village of Monastir, near the city of Sochi in south-western Russia, called the police when they spotted a street trader offering people the black and white bear.

Two Chow Chow puppies dyed to resemble pandas.
Taizhou Zoo has previously been slammed for parading painted dogs as pandas
A girl holding a Chow Chow puppy dyed to resemble a panda cub.
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A tourist trap in Russia saw a dyed dog being offered out as a panda for pics and the police called[/caption]

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Thug left her victim with horror injuries after slashing her in neck with broken bottle in taxi row – but avoids jail

A THUG left her victim with horror injuries after she slashed her in the neck with a broken bottle in a row over a taxi.

Sharnice Summer was within just 2mm of killing Bethany Lockyer when she attacked her outside a pub.

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Sharnice Summer slashed a woman in the neck with a broken bottle
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Woman's neck wound from a beer bottle attack.
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Bethany Lockyer was left with a permanent scar[/caption]

The 32-year-old had stolen a pre-booked taxi from the 28-year-old as she waited in the street with her family and friends in Poole, Dorset.

Summer refused to leave the cab – even when asked by the driver – before rowing with Bethany.

She left the taxi clutching a bottle in each hand and smashed one against the wall causing it to shatter.

The thug then slashed Bethany in the neck with the jagged weapon.

Summer, who has 13 previous convictions for 25 offences including violent attacks, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Despite her rap sheet, she was spared jail and instead handed a two-year sentence suspended for two years.

Speaking about the soft verdict, Bethany said: “The ambulance crew said if it had been two millimetres to the left I would have been dead. That was terrifying.

“She messaged me on the day of court case calling me a liar and said she had never stabbed me.

“I’m not happy about the sentence, she has been allowed to walk free while I was left for dead. It doesn’t feel like it’s enough.”

Bournemouth Crown Court was told the horror unfolded on March 1 last year following a night at the Churchill pub.

Charles Gabb, prosecuting, said: “The defendant, with a bottle of drink in each hand, started to antagonise members of the group. She was described as bolshy. She was told to go away and didn’t.

“She broke one of the bottles against the wall, selected one of the pieces of bottle and, using it as a very dangerous weapon, went for them as if to stab them.

“You can see just how close [the cut] must have been to the jugular. It was an 8cm long cut requiring stitches. It is not an exaggeration to say Miss Lockyer was extremely lucky.”

The court heard Bethany ran screaming into the pub as blood gushed from her neck before passing out.

Her sister-in-law saved her life by stemming the blood flow with tea towels.

Pictures show a huge wound across Bethany’s neck with blood splattered on her clothing.

In a victim impact statement, Bethany said the horror had triggered her existing PTSD and brought back old anxieties, which has caused her to avoid crowds and limit socialising.

She said: “I can’t cope with having to look at the scar every day. It is horrible and a constant reminder. Because it’s on my neck I am always being asked about what happened.”

Rachel Bailey, defending, said Summer’s evening had been “fraught with emotional issues” following a run-in with an ex and losing her mobile phone.

She said the thug “felt outnumbered” and had put her arms up to defend herself but did not “appreciate there was a glass shard in her hands”.

The lawyer added: “She does express sincere remorse. It was never intentional. Miss Lockyer had never deserved any of this.”

As well as a suspended sentence, Summer was placed on a tagged curfew between 7pm and 7am and ordered her to pay £1,500 compensation.

Judge Stephen Climie said: “The picking up of a piece of glass and waving it around in such circumstances was so dangerous, you could easily have killed somebody and you nearly did.

“The injury is an injury we commonly see coupled with a charge of murder or manslaughter.

“The appropriate punishment for street violence is almost always immediate custody. I am just persuaded there’s a sufficient prospect of rehabilitation to keep your liberty today, but if there is any breach of this order you will be serving the two years in prison.”

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Summer had jumped into Bethany’s pre-booked taxi when the horror unfolded[/caption]
Neck wound with stitches.
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She smashed a glass bottle against a wall then slashed at Bethany[/caption]
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Summer avoided jail after admitting inflicting grievous bodily harm[/caption]
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She was handed a two year suspended sentence[/caption]

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Onlyfans star horror as porn actress Anna Polly plunges from balcony of hotel room ‘where she was filming threesome’

ONLY Fans star Anna Polly tragically died after plunging from a hotel balcony where she was shooting a threesome scene.

Porn star Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves, 27, died at the hotel in Nova Iguacu in Rio de Janeiro on January 23.

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Gruesome footage shows a police officer standing over the woman’s body[/caption]
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Anna Polly died aged 27 after plunging from a hotel balcony
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Photo of Anna Polly.
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The Only Fans star’s body was found in a courtyard at a hotel in Nova Iguacu[/caption]

Grim footage from the scene shows a police officer standing over a body – believed to be Anna’s – in a blood-covered sheet.

The Only Fans star was found in a courtyard at the aparthotel – reported to be the Mont Blanc Apart Hotel.

She reportedly fell to her death as she was filming X-rated scenes with the two men for an online adult content site.

The two men who were with her in the hotel reportedly gave conflicting accounts of what happened but were released by the police after being questioned.

A police homicide unit is analysing hotel CCTV images as part of its investigation and has already quizzed staff. Anna’s mobile is also being looked at.

“It’s a complex case, and we don’t rule out any possibility, from an accident to a possible crime.”

The Civil Police of the state of Rio de Janeiro is investigating the incident.

Investigators have described their ongoing probe as “complex” and say they are keeping an open mind on the woman’s death, which they say could be an accident or a crime.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

The hotel where the incident occurred has been named locally as the four-star Mont Blanc Apart Hotel.

Her boyfriend, Pedro Henrique said: “All the information about the case is already in the hands of the police and they are investigating.

“If someone is to blame, they will pay and the culprit will be found.”

The grief-stricken partner paid tribute to his late girlfriend and announced details of her funeral in a social media post.

He wrote: “It’s so difficult without you.As the hours pass it’s starting to sink in and the hole in my heart is only getting bigger.”

A friend said: “She had loads of plans, she wanted to expand her presence on social media and she always spoke enthusiastically about her future projects.

“This news has left everyone stunned.”

Mont Blanc Apart Hotel in Nova Iguacu.
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She was reportedly staying at the Mont Blanc Apart Hotel in Nova Iguacu[/caption]

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Who is Tom Welling’s wife Jessica Rose Lee and how many kids does she have with the Smallville actor?

SMALLVILLE was a massive TV hit in the noughties, with the young Man of Steel played by actor Tom Welling.

Here’s everything we know about Tom’s wife Jessica Rose Lee and thier children.

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Actor Tom Welling is married to Jessica Rose Lee[/caption]

Who is Jessica Rose Lee?

Jessica Rose Lee was born in Mount Shasta, California on January 26, 1987.

She is the wife of actor Tom Welling, best known for his roles in TV series Smallville and Lucifer.

The couple began dating in 2014, bonding over their shared love for horses.

Tom was in the middle of a divorcing his ex-wife Jamie White at the time.

They announced their engagement in 2018 and tied the knot a year later at a cowboy-themed ceremony held at Sunstone Vineyards & Winery, California.

Career

Jessica is an accomplished equestrian and entrepreneur.

She started her career as an assistant rider for private stables before venturing into the business side of the industry.

In 2016, Jessica founded a lifestyle brand called Saddle Club, which combines her passion for horses and fashion.

The brand offers a diverse range of products including bandanas, saddle pads and riding wear.

Tom & Jessica’s kids

Tom and Jessica have two sons together.

Their first boy Thomson Wylde was born on January 5, 2019.

And on June 3, 2021, Jessica gave birth to Rocklin Von.

The couple announced the birth of Rocklin Von on social media, with Jessica sharing a photo of the newborn and captioning it: “Rocklin Von, welcome to your family.”

Tom commented on the post with “Pure joy” — with Jessica then replying “Ours”.

In the midst of raising young boys, young horses, young dogs, and young cats, alongside each other — we’ve found ourselves living a version of life that was destined all along

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The couple’s firstborn Thomson was involved in naming his younger brother.

Jessica shared on Instagram: “We asked our nature-loving-explorer Wylde child what we should name the newest babe… his requests: Rock & Moon.”

For Thomson’s second birthday in 2021, Jessica and Tom threw him a sweet barn party.

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Jessica shared the news of son Rocklin Von’s birth on Instagram[/caption]

She wrote: “Raising Sweet T amongst Mother Nature and her precious gifts instills lessons and meanings to life unspoken.

“This is my wish for all of Earth’s children — The chance for Mother Nature to be the teacher.”

Jessica believes her family is now living the life they were “destined” to, as she revealed in a December 2023 post on the platform: “Somewhere in the high country, a timeline unfolds.

“In the midst of raising young boys, young horses, young dogs, and young cats, alongside each other — we’ve found ourselves living a version of life that was destined all along.

“I can’t help but smile at the synchronicity of it all.”

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Thomson had a barn party for his second birthday

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