⚽️ Unnamed Premier League Star Throws Illicit Party

Premier League footballer 'hosted secret sex party at five-star London hotel and forced models to sign legal gagging orders'

• Unnamed footballer used legal order to stop the women from speaking out

Good morning. There is nothing — and we mean NOTHING — the British tabloid press loves more than a good sex scandal. Is that society repressed? Who can say? All we know is, every time someone gets caught with their knickers down, it’s like pouring a bucket of blood in a piranha tank.

In the email today:

It never ceases to amaze us when stories like this get out. Not the part about obscenely wealthy, often good-looking and always super-fit men looking for female companionship (especially during an International break). It’s the part where someone finds out. Apparently, the unnamed Premier League star in this story is either cheap, stupid or both. Money is usually the factor in keeping something like this quiet. But the front page of the UK tabloids aren’t quiet.

• A Premier League star allegedly organized a secret sex party at a five-star London hotel.

• The party reportedly involved several top-flight players and women who were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and part with their cell phones during the event to thwart social media trouble.

• An organizer was recorded explaining the security measures for arriving at the venue, including a separate entrance for the women.

• Guests were driven to the party by chauffeurs and provided with free food, alcohol, and overnight accommodations.

• Attendees were encouraged to join if they were "up for a wild party,” and apparently it was since multiple Premier League football players were reportedly seen in bed with some of the female party guests.

Our take: The gag order jokes write themselves, right? Here at Crossing the Pond HQ, we take no position (hey-o) on matters between consenting adults. What took the sting out of this (hey-o) for us was learning that this party happened last May. Still, it’s always fun to hear about how these guys live.

2) 🌎️ When They’re Scoring Not in Bed, Premier Leaguers Are Scoring Goals Around the World

We mentioned that we hate these international breaks before, right? Multiple times. We still detest them. They’re boring. They feature a far lower quality of play than what we see in the Prem. Plus, putting the likes of Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan (both former Manchester City stars) out against the USMNT in a friendly just ain’t fair. Here are some of the notable scores and scorers from recent international action:

• Wales 4, Gibraltar 0 (Friendly): Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) scored once and Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) had a brace for Wales.

• Colombia 2, Uruguay 2 (CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying): Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) scored in second half stoppage time to earn the draw for Uruguay.

• Brazil 1, Venezuela 1 (CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying): Gabriel (Arsenal) scored Brazll’s only goal in a surprise tie.

• Norway 4, Cyprus 0 (UEFA European Championship Qualifying): Erling Haaland (Manchester City) scored twice for Norway.

• England 1, Australia 0 (Friendly): Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) bagged the Three Lions’ only goal against the Flamin’ Socceroos.

• Czechia 1, Faroe Islands 0 (UEFA European Championship Qualifying): Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) scored the game’s only goal in the 78th minute.

• Switzerland 3, Belarus 3 (UEFA European Championship Qualifying): In a match we wish we’d seen, Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) was one of two Swiss to score at the end of the second half to earn the draw.

• Wales 2, Croatia 1 (UEFA European Championship Qualifying): Harry Wilson (Fulham) scored twice for Wales to get his team the win.

Our take: Watch this space for more alerts on Premier League players making the game look very easy against internationals from other parts of the world. Because for the Prem stars, the game really is very easy at this level.

3) ❌ of the Day: It Really Is Unfair

4) 🗳️ What About This Sex Party Story Anyway?

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5) 🔗 Link Roundup:

• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal are still very interested in Ivan Toney.

• 🇶🇦 Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim has an eye on investment in Tottenham Hotspur.

• 🇮🇱 The chairman of the Israeli Professional Football League is way past disappointed in the Premier League’s response to the Hamas attacks.

• 🏈 Tom Brady and Wayne Rooney hope to have Birmingham in the Premier League soon.

• 🔴 Sir Jim Ratcliffe is believed to be on the verge of acquiring a heavy stake in Manchester United.

The newsletter today was written by Kyle Scott. Follow Kyle @kylescottl.

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