Greece to fast-track UK visitors until EU entry-exit system is fixed, says minister

AfterGreecedecided unilaterally toscrap biometric border checks for British visitors, the tourism minister has said the “UK fast track” will continue until theEUentry-exit system (EES) is improved.

Olga Kefalogianni toldThe Independent: “We aim to actually make sure that this facilitation is not just valid for this year.”

Since 10 April, theEuropean Commissionhas insisted that “third-country nationals”, including the British, should have their details registered on a central databasewhen crossing Schengen area frontiers.

On the first entry or exit, the four fingerprints of the right hand plus a facial biometric should be collected. On subsequent crossings, only one biometric needs to be captured – almost always the face.

According to officials in Brussels, all the Schengen nations agreed that they were ready for EES. But at some airports across Europe, British visitors have waited for hours to get through the border. Many have found they have to provide their fingerprints multiple times. Some havemissed flights home because the queue to leave was so long.

Speaking exclusively toThe Independent,the Greek minister said: “In the very beginning of the season we faced some delays in the whole process at the airports.”

Under EES legislation, member states can briefly suspend biometrics at crossing points where long queues build up.

But the government inAthens took a unilateral decision to drop the biometric requirementcompletely for British visitors until further notice.

Ms Kefalogianni said: “We really want our travellers to have the best experience and we understand that any inconvenience in getting into Greece or exiting would create a frustration.

“We really don’t want anyone to have to face a lot of bureaucracy, so we have managed to facilitate the system in order for British citizens to not have any burden, especially at the airports.

“So it’s just a very easy way to come in and exit the country. Up to now it’s been like a minute or so just to come in and out.”

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The move was expected to trigger an immediate demand from the European Commission for Athens to fall into line. But action has yet to be taken. Meanwhile, according to data from the Advantage Travel Partnership,sales of summer holidays to Greece have overtaken those for mainland Spain.

The Greek tourism minister said: “We are part of the Schengen area. We aim always to abide by the rules, but at the same time we want our visitors to feel very welcome. And having a bureaucratic burden at the airports, we understand, is not really a fuss-free situation. So we just made sure for our visitors to have a fuss-free experience. That’s all potential visitors need to know.”

One reason for the shambolic introduction of the EES is thought to be the failure for member states to adopt a Europe-wide app. The “Travel to Europe” app is optional both for travellers and member states. So far, only Sweden has adopted it in full to allow third-country nationals to provide passport data and a facial image. Portugal uses it in a limited role to allow travellers to answer an entry questionnaire.

The European Union says: “The other European countries using the EES may make the app available later. The specific functionalities offered may also vary from country to country.”

Ms Kefalogianni said that technology should be used “to make sure that you can do the controls that you need to do, but at the same time relax the bureaucracy”.

She said: “Definitely we could make very good use of technology in order for visitors’ experience to be much smoother. Since technology is part of our everyday life, it should also make our life easier in all respects.”

It is understood Greece does not intend to collect biometrics until a better system is developed.

Dr Nick Brown, the data sleuth who has studied all the relevant EU legislation, said: “Presumably, the Commission has other fish to fry right now, but I assume they will not let ‘One EU country making exceptions for the citizens of a non-EU country’ last for more than one season.”

But Ms Kefalogianni said: “I think that all European partners welcoming many British visitors have the same interest in making sure that we can facilitate their entry and exit.

“What is important for travellers is to know for a fact that they will not face any delays or any burden when entering or exiting Greece.”

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Taylor Swift Masters Lingerie Dressing for a London Date Night With Travis Kelce

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Taylor Swiftis stepping up her date-night game in London. The superstar is currently in the U.K. city withhusband-to-be Travis Kelce, and while there, has been showing off an elevated take on her preppy, everyday style—one that now includes plenty of sleek all-black pieces.

Last week, the “Opalite” singer paired ablack floral Zimmerman dresswith other black staples for a West End date night with Kelce. And this past weekend, she left her prints and patterns behind, instead pulling off an inky, monochrome look that decorated her body from head to toe. It was an unusual choice for the sparkly showgirl, and yet, it fit her well.

A little velvet top with lace detailing at the neckline was paired with asilk midi skirtalso featuring romantic floral lace. The skirt hails from lingerie label Fleur du Mal, and is also offered in a soft lavender.

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Swift paired herlingerie-inspired lookwith a veryMatrix-esque leather coat and strappy black heeled sandals. (The “So High School” singer is all grown up.)

She may have chosen a sexy, dark ensemble for the outing, but Swift simply cannot help but make every place shimmer. This time, the sparkle came from her gold-chain bag, gleaming diamond necklace, dangly diamond earrings, and super-glittery mani-pedi. You know a black cat eye and a glossy red lip were the ones to close out the look.

Swift held hands with Kelce as they made their way to hotspot Lucky Cat for dinner. The NFL star coordinated with his fiancée in his own dark look: a chocolate-brown silk set with a subtle leopard print, plus checkered shoes, rose-tinted sunglasses, and a chain necklace.

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Where did the 'Real Housewives of RI' go on May 10? More Newport drama

In theSunday, May 10, episode, "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" spent a second day and night atSeaview Terrace in Newport, which, besides being ahistorical mansionthat looks like a castle, also served as a dormitory for nearby Salve Regina University for several decades.

This point was reinforced when Jamie, one of the chauffeurs who shuttles the "Real Housewives" cast around, tellsAlicia CarmodyandJo-Ellen Tiberithat he once lived in the mansion as a college freshman, when he encountered "all sorts of paranormal activity."

Besides the usual interpersonal drama and tears, the second day at the castle included talk of how the "Housewives" cast might have heard some ghostly footsteps, a brief tour of more of the castle and bikinis and fun on a huge inflatable water slide set-up in the yard.

The scenic Rhode Island shots to transition between scenes that have become a mainstay in the series continued in this episode, featuring Newport sights, including the Cliff Walk, several mansions, churches, light houses and waterfront locations, including Bowen's Whard.

Although they were staying put at the mansions, two of the Housewives took a ride to go for a stroll on the Cliff Walk, and the whole group went for a sail on a party boat, so viewers were treated to a couple of new locations:

These were the two new locations shown on the May 10 episode of the Bravo series:

Salve Regina University and the Cliff Walk

Jo-Ellen and Alicia went for a ride without the other "Housewives" cast to have a heart-to-heart about some unsettling experiences in their childhoods. Chauffeur Jamie took them a few blocks away to the world-famousCliff Walk, where it crosses the campus ofSalve Regina University.

But those unfamiliar with this stretch of the Cliff Walk might have no idea the scene was filmed on the Salve Campus. The film crew seemed to go out of its way to avoid showing any scenery that would give away the shooting location:

• Viewers only see a glimpse of the side of Ochre Court, the former Goelet family mansion that now serves as Salve's main administration building, as Jamie pulls up on Webster Street to drop off Alicia and Jo-Ellen, and again when they return to the car.

• A Salve sign at the bottom of the stairs where they entered the Cliff Walk was blurred out.

• And cameras don't even show the Vinland Estate, a mansion on campus in front of which Alicia and Jo-Ellen had most of their talk.

A Salve spokeswoman said that "Housewives" producers had approached the university about filming inside some campus buildings, but the scheduling couldn't be worked out. The university never denied permission to film there.

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Bravo didn't respond to a questions about filming on campus.

But tourists – or locals – are more than welcome to shoot still photos or video for personal use as they cross the campus. In fact, the grounds are open to the public, so if you meander off the Cliff Walk a bit to get the perfect shot, you have nothing to fear. Campus buildings generally are closed to the public. One exception is Ochre Court, whose first floor is open and every bit as marvelous as other Newport mansions. The entrance is in the front of the building, which is the side facing away from the Cliff Walk.

The Ty One On

After some scenic shots on Bowen's Wharf, the camera shows the six "Housewives" cast members on the Newport trip –Rulla Nehme Pontarellihadn't joined them at Seaview Terrace – boarding a small boat docked at the end of Elm Street.

After Jo-Ellen inquired whether the boat's captain, Tyler Barron, was single – "always on the hunt" to find a man for her sister Jen – he motored the group out to his catamaran Ty One On, which was moored in the harbor.

Barron, who owned Cassarino's Restaurant on Providence's Federal Hill, moves the Ty One On around seasonally, sailing out of Newport from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend each year, heading for warmer climates the rest of the time.

Pink captain's hats and pink champagne flutes awaited the ladies on board the big boat. "This is very nice,"Ashley Iaconettisaid, before announcing she had to go ashore because her young son, back in Wakefield, was being taken to the emergency room.

Remaining onboard, the rest of the ladies indulged in crackers, cheese and tequila as Barron cruised on Narragansett Bay amid some stunning scenic shots of sailboats beneath the Pell Bridge.

"There is nothing like this in the world," Liz McGraw proclaims. "Look at that!"

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Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found

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FILE PHOTO: Volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency

JAKARTA, May 10 (Reuters) - Two Singaporean nationals missing for days were confirmed dead on Sunday from the eruption ‌of Mount Dukono on Indonesia's Halmahera island, the local rescue ‌agency said.

Rescuers found the bodies around the crater rim, and evacuation was under way, agency ​head Iwan Ramdani told Reuters.

"Evacuation of the bodies is still hampered by eruptions that continue to occur and bad weather," Iwan said, adding rain was falling in the area.

Some 150 personnel with two thermal drones have ‌been deployed since Sunday morning, ⁠Iwan said, with the focus of the search around 100-150 metres (350-500 feet) of the crater rim.

Mount Dukono in ⁠North Maluku province bordering the Pacific Ocean began erupting on Friday, spewing ash as high as 10 km (6 miles). It has continued to erupt at ​a ​lower scale.

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The area around the crater ​was still blanketed in volcanic ‌ash, Iwan said, adding that the search area is about 1.25 km (0.8 mile) from the last known location of the victims.

Rescuers had found backpacks suspected to belong to the two Singaporeans, and the authorities on Saturday confirmed that one Indonesian hiker, who had gone missing, was dead.

Seventeen ‌people, including seven Singaporeans and 10 Indonesians, ​survived the incident.

The seven surviving Singaporeans will ​fly home on Sunday, Singapore's ​Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It was unclear ‌when the bodies of the ​two who died will ​be returned.

Indonesia's volcanology agency reported at least four eruptions as of Sunday, with one sending ash 1.3 km high. The agency ​is maintaining the third-highest ‌alert level for Mount Dukono and bans any activities within ​4 km (2.5 miles) of the crater.

(Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing ​by Kim Coghill and William Mallard)

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HoopsHype Daily: Miles McBride breaks out in sweep, Anthony Edwards back at his best

Every day, we bring you the best and worst performers from the previous night in the NBA.

🏀 Best players of the day

Miles McBride

25 pts - 4 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 7-10 FG

Anthony Edwards

36 pts - 6 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 13-22 FG

Karl-Anthony Towns

17 pts - 10 ast - 4 reb - 2 blk - 5-7 FG

Jalen Brunson

22 pts - 6 ast - 4 reb - 0 stl - 8-17 FG

17 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 6-10 FG

Rudy Gobert

11 pts - 13 reb - 4 ast - 1 blk - 4-7 FG

Mikal Bridges

12 pts - 6 ast - 4 reb - 3 stl - 6-10 FG

Dylan Harper

24 pts - 7 reb - 1 ast - 3 stl - 8-11 FG

Joel Embiid

24 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 0 stl - 8-8 FG

15 pts - 9 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 6-12 FG

De'Aaron Fox

24 pts - 4 reb - 3 ast - 3 stl - 8-23 FG

Stephon Castle

20 pts - 6 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 8-17 FG

Landry Shamet

12 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 4-7 FG

Jordan Clarkson

7 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Mitchell Robinson

6 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-4 FG

Devin Vassell

7 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 2 blk - 3-4 FG

Luke Kornet

9 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 3 stl - 3-4 FG

Dalen Terry

9 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 3 stl - 3-4 FG

Mike Conley

8 pts - 2 ast - 0 reb - 0 stl - 2-2 FG

Jeremy Sochan

5 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 blk - 1-1 FG

* (RAT)Global Rating, which measures performance based on individual and team stats. You can check season rankingshere.

📉 Worst players of the day

Paul George

7 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 tov - 3-7 FG

Quentin Grimes

6 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 2-6 FG

Terrence Shannon

8 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 2 tov - 3-12 FG

Keldon Johnson

4 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 3 tov - 2-4 FG

Justin Edwards

8 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 tov - 3-9 FG

Dominick Barlow

5 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 tov - 2-3 FG

VJ Edgecombe

8 pts - 7 ast - 6 reb - 0 tov - 4-14 FG

Ariel Hukporti

5 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 1 tov - 1-4 FG

Ayo Dosunmu

10 pts - 5 reb - 3 ast - 2 tov - 3-12 FG

Julius Randle

12 pts - 8 reb - 3 ast - 6 tov - 5-12 FG

Tyrese Maxey

17 pts - 4 ast - 2 reb - 2 tov - 6-16 FG

Kelly Oubre

10 pts - 4 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 4-6 FG

Julian Champagnie

8 pts - 5 reb - 3 ast - 0 tov - 2-8 FG

Jaden McDaniels

14 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 1 tov - 6-15 FG

Luke Kornet

7 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 tov - 3-4 FG

Devin Vassell

14 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 1 tov - 6-10 FG

Mitchell Robinson

6 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 2-4 FG

Stephon Castle

20 pts - 6 reb - 4 ast - 1 tov - 8-17 FG

De'Aaron Fox

24 pts - 4 reb - 3 ast - 1 tov - 8-23 FG

15 pts - 9 reb - 4 ast - 1 tov - 6-12 FG

* Minimum 15 minutes played

🚀 Breakout players of the day

Miles McBride

25 pts - 4 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 7-10 FG

Anthony Edwards

36 pts - 6 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 13-22 FG

Dylan Harper

24 pts - 7 reb - 1 ast - 3 stl - 8-11 FG

Joel Embiid

24 pts - 5 reb - 4 ast - 0 stl - 8-8 FG

17 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 6-10 FG

Karl-Anthony Towns

17 pts - 10 ast - 4 reb - 2 blk - 5-7 FG

Rudy Gobert

11 pts - 13 reb - 4 ast - 1 blk - 4-7 FG

Ariel Hukporti

5 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 1-4 FG

15 pts - 9 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 6-12 FG

Mikal Bridges

12 pts - 6 ast - 4 reb - 3 stl - 6-10 FG

Mitchell Robinson

6 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-4 FG

Jalen Brunson

22 pts - 6 ast - 4 reb - 0 stl - 8-17 FG

Kelly Oubre

10 pts - 4 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 4-6 FG

Stephon Castle

20 pts - 6 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 8-17 FG

Luke Kornet

7 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 2 blk - 3-4 FG

Terrence Shannon

8 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 3-12 FG

De'Aaron Fox

24 pts - 4 reb - 3 ast - 3 stl - 8-23 FG

Justin Edwards

8 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 3-9 FG

Ayo Dosunmu

10 pts - 5 reb - 3 ast - 2 stl - 3-12 FG

Dominick Barlow

5 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)

😞 Bombs of the day

Tyrese Maxey

17 pts - 4 ast - 2 reb - 2 tov - 6-16 FG

Julius Randle

12 pts - 8 reb - 3 ast - 6 tov - 5-12 FG

Keldon Johnson

4 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 3 tov - 2-4 FG

Quentin Grimes

6 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 2-6 FG

VJ Edgecombe

8 pts - 7 ast - 6 reb - 0 tov - 4-14 FG

Paul George

7 pts - 2 ast - 1 reb - 2 tov - 3-7 FG

Jaden McDaniels

14 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 1 tov - 6-15 FG

Devin Vassell

14 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 1 tov - 6-10 FG

Julian Champagnie

8 pts - 5 reb - 3 ast - 0 tov - 2-8 FG

Dominick Barlow

5 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 tov - 2-3 FG

Ayo Dosunmu

10 pts - 5 reb - 3 ast - 2 tov - 3-12 FG

Justin Edwards

8 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 tov - 3-9 FG

De'Aaron Fox

24 pts - 4 reb - 3 ast - 1 tov - 8-23 FG

Terrence Shannon

8 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 2 tov - 3-12 FG

Luke Kornet

7 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 1 tov - 3-4 FG

Stephon Castle

20 pts - 6 reb - 4 ast - 1 tov - 8-17 FG

Kelly Oubre

10 pts - 4 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 4-6 FG

Jalen Brunson

22 pts - 6 ast - 4 reb - 0 tov - 8-17 FG

Mitchell Robinson

6 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 tov - 2-4 FG

Mikal Bridges

12 pts - 6 ast - 4 reb - 1 tov - 6-10 FG

* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)

⭐ Best rookies of the day

Dylan Harper

24 pts - 7 reb - 1 ast - 3 stl - 8-11 FG

VJ Edgecombe

8 pts - 7 ast - 6 reb - 1 blk - 4-14 FG

Johni Broome

7 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 3-5 FG

Carter Bryant

2 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-2 FG

Mohamed Diawara

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-3 FG

* You can check season rankingshere.

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🎯 Most clutch players

Rudy Gobert

5 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-2 FG

4 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Dylan Harper

3 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 1 stl - 1-1 FG

Anthony Edwards

2 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-1 FG

Ayo Dosunmu

4 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-2 FG

Julian Champagnie

2 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-1 FG

Julius Randle

0 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-1 FG

Keldon Johnson

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

Luke Kornet

0 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

Terrence Shannon

0 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-1 FG

Devin Vassell

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-1 FG

De'Aaron Fox

2 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 1-4 FG

Jaden McDaniels

0 pts - 1 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-1 FG

Stephon Castle

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-0 FG

* (RAT) Clutch Rating, which measures performance in the last five minutes of 4Q or OT when the score is within five points

🌍 Best international players

Karl-Anthony Towns

17 pts - 10 ast - 4 reb - 2 blk - 5-7 FG

Rudy Gobert

11 pts - 13 reb - 4 ast - 1 blk - 4-7 FG

Jordan Clarkson

7 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Jeremy Sochan

5 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 blk - 1-1 FG

Jose Alvarado

7 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 3-6 FG

7 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 1 blk - 2-2 FG

Ariel Hukporti

5 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 1-4 FG

Pacome Dadiet

5 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-4 FG

VJ Edgecombe

8 pts - 7 ast - 6 reb - 1 blk - 4-14 FG

Victor Wembanyama

4 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-5 FG

Mohamed Diawara

0 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 0-3 FG

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

💺 Best bench players

Dylan Harper

24 pts - 7 reb - 1 ast - 3 stl - 8-11 FG

15 pts - 9 reb - 4 ast - 1 stl - 6-12 FG

Landry Shamet

12 pts - 0 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 4-7 FG

Jordan Clarkson

7 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Mitchell Robinson

6 pts - 6 reb - 0 ast - 0 stl - 2-4 FG

Luke Kornet

7 pts - 9 reb - 1 ast - 2 blk - 3-4 FG

Dalen Terry

9 pts - 3 ast - 1 reb - 3 stl - 3-4 FG

Mike Conley

8 pts - 2 ast - 0 reb - 0 stl - 2-2 FG

Jeremy Sochan

5 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 blk - 1-1 FG

Jose Alvarado

7 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 3-6 FG

7 pts - 2 reb - 0 ast - 1 blk - 2-2 FG

Ariel Hukporti

5 pts - 4 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 1-4 FG

Pacome Dadiet

5 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-4 FG

Johni Broome

7 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 3-5 FG

Tyler Kolek

4 pts - 3 reb - 2 ast - 0 stl - 2-5 FG

Dominick Barlow

5 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 2-3 FG

Trendon Watford

2 pts - 1 ast - 0 reb - 2 stl - 1-1 FG

Justin Edwards

8 pts - 1 reb - 1 ast - 0 stl - 3-9 FG

Keldon Johnson

4 pts - 3 reb - 1 ast - 1 stl - 2-4 FG

Terrence Shannon

8 pts - 2 reb - 2 ast - 1 stl - 3-12 FG

🏆 All-Time Ranking

Rudy Gobert

Paul Millsap, Kenyon Martin

Rudy Gobert

Paul Pierce

Paul George

Nate McMillan

Jalen Brunson

Bob Dandridge

Jalen Brunson

Paul Pressey, Mike Bibby

Joel Embiid

Rajon Rondo, Terry Cummings, Tom Chambers, Alex English, Andre Iguodala, Sam Cassell, Khris Middleton

Joel Embiid

Mike Conley

Dave DeBusschere

Anthony Edwards

Lou Hudson, Tobias Harris, Alonzo Mourning, Bam Adebayo

Mikal Bridges

Craig Ehlo, Shane Battier, Steven Smith, Anthony Davis, Peja Stojakovic

Karl-Anthony Towns

Stephen Curry, Ian Mahinmi, Jeff Green, Andrew Lang, Tony Battie, Cedric Maxwell, Jaren Jackson Jr, John Stockton, Jrue Holiday, Paul Pressey, Harvey Catchings, Bam Adebayo, Nene, Mikal Bridges, Tobias Harris

Anthony Edwards

B.J. Armstrong, Sedale Threatt

🌐 Stats per country

United States

405 points - 125 rebounds - 64 assists

Rest of the World

76 points - 42 rebounds - 30 assists

20 points - 20 rebounds - 6 assists

Dominican Republic

17 points - 10 assists - 4 rebounds -

8 points - 7 assists - 6 rebounds -

7 points - 2 rebounds - 0 assists

Philippines

7 points - 3 assists - 1 rebound -

Puerto Rico

7 points - 3 rebounds - 1 assist

5 points - 4 rebounds - 1 assist

5 points - 2 rebounds - 2 assists

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

52 points - 36 rebounds - 11 assists

44 points - 8 rebounds - 4 assists

Jordan Brand

8 points - 2 assists - 0 rebounds -

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Matt Le Tissier interview: I will not be bullied into silence

What better place to meet Matt Le Tissier than The Dell pub at St Mary’s? As I arrive, the man who ended 103 years of history atSouthampton’s old ground with a fairy-tale goal is playing darts while chomping on a Double Decker. “Drink?” he says, marching to the bar.

Havingstood down from his ambassadorial rolein 2022 after appearing to question whether war reports describing massacres in Ukraine could be believed, Le Tissier is back working for the club he so spectacularly represented on the pitch for 16 years.

Now 57, Le Tissier does not believe that he will everreturn to mainstream punditryafter his outspoken criticism of the government’s Covid lockdown policies, but he does think that the offer of a formal role again in elite football has coincided with a certain shift.

“The whole kind of wokeism... there’s been a lot of kickback,” he says. “There’s a lot of people now who realise that perhaps it just went a bit too far. At some point it’s going to swing back where everyone’s more calm and settled. And you can speak your mind without fear of getting cancelled from jobs because you had an opinion that was outside the government narrative.”

Le Tissier then laughs out loud when I mention the headlines he recently made foraccusing Grok of “government propaganda”over plane trails – “a mountain out of a molehill,” he says – but he remains convinced thathis abrupt exit fromSoccer Saturdayin 2020was a direct result of his vocal social media presence.

He still feels vindicated on both his Covid stance (something we discussed at length in aprevious interview) and hisreluctance to endorsethe Black Lives Matter movement. He also stresses that he got some things wrong and has admitted that his family was at one stage concerned for his mental health. But he is adamant that he will not be muted.

‘It cost me my job at Sky’

“I think that’s dangerous if everybody takes that view; then you just let yourself be bullied into silence,” he says. “Rational debate is the way we move forward as a society. I’ve always been fairly opinionated. I’ve always kind of been my own man and able to make my own decisions and have my own thoughts.

“And it’s costly. It cost me my job at Sky and anyone who tries to tell you different doesn’t really know what they’re talking about. But I’d do the same again.

“There aren’t many things I’ve regretted. We’re all human and we all make mistakes. You apologise, you correct it and you move on. If you’re on the government side and you f--- up, that’s fine. But on the side I was sat, nobody will accept your apology. You’re cancelled.

“I’m quite happy plodding along. I do my after-dinner speaking, which I’ve done for the last 20-odd years since I retired, although a few years ago people were trying to get me cancelled from jobs there. Because I said something about Covid or Black Lives Matter they didn’t think that I should be able to have a job speaking at football clubs about my football career. That’s cancel culture.”

‘Ukraine post was one of the mistakes I made’

Of his post relating to Ukraine, where he highlighted another user’s message claiming the media had lied about Covid and weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before questioning whether they were telling the truth about Russian atrocities in Bucha, Le Tissier now says: “That was one of the mistakes I made. I posted the wrong example and I apologised for it. The club were getting a load of people trying to cancel me. I was ambassador, but I wasn’t on the payroll. I just went to Martin Semmens [then the chief executive] and said: ‘Look Martin, I don’t want you getting all that hassle.’”

And what has been the response to his return?

“The fans have always been great to me and most people understand that you’re allowed to have an opinion that’s different.

“I’ll never work in television again in terms of mainstream stuff. That doesn’t bother me. Especially as now I’m back here trying to help out the club that I’ve spent a massive part of my life at. I still get a buzz with it.”

After beating Arsenal and almost toppling Manchester City for a place in the FA Cup final, Southampton’sextraordinary run since Tonda Eckert became managerin November has led to them surging from 21st to a Championship play-off first leg at Middlesbrough on Saturday.

‘They can’t even add up my assists’

Le Tissier’s involvement in recent months has also spread beyond hosting a club podcast alongside commercial and ambassadorial work to spending more time at the training ground. He is especially interested in learning more about the data revolution since retiring in 2003. It would certainly be fascinating to compare his running and passing stats with the present day.

“Thankfully they didn’t have those cameras and trackers back then,” he says, smiling. “All I’ve got is 540 appearances, 209 goals. They can’t even add up my assists. I’ve had a rough guess. It was probably about 100 assists on top of the 209 goals. It’s not Messi and Ronaldo figures but it’s quite good, especially since I started as a nippy winger and three-quarters of my career was probably in midfield.”

The added point here was the truly extraordinary ratio of goals that were either goal-of-the-season contenders or decisive in keeping Southampton in the top flight throughout his career. For those who doubt how he might have fared in the modern era, Le Tissier also makes an important counter: “They’re playing on carpet most of the season now. We were lucky to get grass on the pitch until about October. It has allowed coaches to try to play on the ground, which I think would have suited me better.

“I remember seeing one game, my first ever hat-trick when I was 18 against Leicester. It had snowed that day, it was muddy and I was like: ‘How did I dribble on that?’ It was mad.

“But I wouldn’t change the time that I played. People weren’t so bothered with what you did. There wasn’t social media; there wasn’t that camera-phone environment where everything is documented. Even after we got beat on a Saturday afternoon, we’d still go out and have a drink.

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“One of the reasons I stayed [he turned down Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea] is because I liked having a fairly normal life. Even when we were in the middle of a relegation scrap, going into work was such good fun with the characters. There was never a day where you didn’t laugh... people taking the p--- out of each other and no one getting offended.”

One of the main arteries into the city would even greet visitors with his picture and the words “You are entering God’s country”. A little-known aside in recent years is that the man they called “Le God” has also found Christ himself, becoming a regular churchgoer in 2023 after attending the funeral of the wife of Dave Merrington, the former Southampton manager and a mentor to Le Tissier’s generation. Le Tissier was baptised last year.

‘I’ve had 35,000 West Ham fans singing big nose’

Away from the extremes of social media, he says that his everyday encounters with people are invariably positive, even at fierce rivals Portsmouth, where his ability to soak up being the pantomime villain could be a lesson to the darts world champion, Luke Littler.

“I think he’s getting some bad advice – needs to be better managed,” Le Tissier says. “You can’t beat 500 or a thousand people so there’s no point trying. I’ve had 35,000 West Ham fans singing, ‘Big nose, he’s got an effing big nose!’ And I’d just go, [shrugging his shoulders and pointing to his nose] and then they’re just like: ‘Oh, we won’t bother.’ That’s a life lesson.”

I wonder also what life lessons Le Tissier – a penalty-taker extraordinaire as much for his mental certainty as technical skill – can bring to a different generation of footballer and even manager. He has already been an occasional sounding board to the chief executive Phil Parsons and hopes that the learning can be mutual.

“Tonda’s very thorough in his preparation and very focused,” Le Tissier says. “If I see things that maybe we could improve on then I’ll just give my thoughts. If that helps, then so be it. It’s nice that they’ve given me that scope. It doesn’t mean they’re always going to take my advice, but they’re happy for me to give my opinion.

“There’s lots of little things I’m interested in finding out. For example, when players might be susceptible to injuries. In our day, you just relied on the player’s honesty to go, ‘It’s all right’ or ‘I don’t think I’m fit enough’. Those kind of decisions are almost being taken out of the player’s hands now. So I’m fascinated by what those metrics are. Where does the power lie in that little dynamic?”

When I suggest that it must all be a balance, Le Tissier nods and we are soon back to politics. “I think that’s not just in this scenario,” he says. “I think there’s a balance that needs to be found in all walks of life; that’s kind of been missing from the whole planet in the last six years.

“There are grey areas in most things. It’s important that we can identify that and make some sensible rational decisions by getting both perspectives. Sometimes you’ll fall on one side of the argument, sometimes the other.”

Le Tissier then bristles at the idea he can be pigeonholed at any extreme of the political spectrum. “I don’t like being put in a box,” he says. “I want to sit here and judge every subject on its merits – not because you’ve got to think this way because you’re in that tribe.”

‘Name-calling just stifles debate’

So does he think that he might surprise people with his views on some subjects? “Yeah, 100 per cent. People just assume things because you think one way about a certain subject. People don’t take the time to sit and chat or listen. They just want to label you as something... anti-Semitic or racist, or whatever they want to throw at you. That whole name-calling... it just stifles debate and it detracts from actually having a conversation about the issues.”

With the old party system on the brink of disintegration, I wonder whether he might go into politics.

“I’ve been asked that a few times. I don’t think I’m particularly interested. I feel like the system is a bit rigged at the minute, a bit s---. We’d be much better off with independent MPs and no party politics. I think the country would be less corrupt.

“I also think there should be a bit more like the Swiss-style direct democracy where you get referendums on big issues that really affect your country. Nobody voted for digital IDs. Nobody put that in their manifestos and yet successive governments have tried foisting it upon us. Legally, political parties should be made to actually stick to what is in their manifesto.”

So what does he think of Donald Trump? “I don’t really know if he is trying to break the system. I don’t know if he’s part of the system.”

‘Rupert Lowe and I have similar views on quite a few bits’

And how aboutRupert Lowe, once his old boss as Southampton chairman, and now an MP and leader of a party called Restore Britain? “I think we do have some very similar views on quite a few bits; there’s also quite a few bits where I think maybe he goes a little bit too far sometimes.

“I’d like to see less power in Westminster. I’d like to see local governments have more power and people police themselves better at local levels and not give huge amounts of money to the central government to spaff on stuff that people don’t need, and don’t vote for. The less civil servants and the less politicians we have, the better.”

So what do we waste money on? “We should help the people in this country first. And, when we’ve sorted our own country out, then we’ll be in a position to help others. If every country took that attitude, then the world would be a much better place.

“When we’ve got room to take people in, and look after other people, then let’s do that. We’ve got poverty in our population. I’m not blind to what’s going on. Perhaps people in the Westminster bubble don’t get to see.”

Shortly after our interview, I then spoke with someone who, while disagreeing with many of Le Tissier’s views, wanted to emphasise how brilliant he was when they spent a day together serving food to homeless people. It is a familiar sort of story around Southampton.

And, while we certainly do not agree on everything (Le Tissier says that is healthy anyway), it is hard to dispute one observation. People are generally also more multi-layered and nuanced than either their most vociferous supporters or critics would ever acknowledge.

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