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Brendan Rodgers insists there will be no let-up as runaway leaders Celtic complete 'historic' year By STEPHEN MCGOWAN Published: 22:26, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 22:27, 29 December 2024 e-mail View comments Brendan Rodgers hailed 2024 as a historic year for his table-topping Celtic side. The champions stretched their lead over Rangers at the summit of the SPFL Premiership to 14 points with a thrashing of St Johnstone at Parkhead. Goals from Nicolas Kuhn, Kyogo Furuhashi (2) and Daizen Maeda resolved a one-sided contest as Rodgers’ side rounded off a calendar year when they lifted all three domestic trophies and lost only two games, to Hearts and Borussia Dortmund . As focus turned to Ibrox and Thursday’s Old Firm clash, Rodgers dismissed talk of sealing a fourth straight title if they stretch their lead over their oldest rivals to 17 points. Satisfied with the relentless consistency displayed in the last 12 months, however, the Parkhead boss said: ‘We’re not even at the halfway point. I think that’s the thing, there’s still such a long way to go for us. I’m just so pleased with what 2024 has brought us in performance and statistics. ‘I thought last season was one of the best coaching seasons of my career. This season has just been a joy to work with the players and seeing them evolve and develop. Brendan Rodgers acknowledges the supporters after Celtic's 4-0 victory against St Johnstone Kyogo Furuhashi takes the acclaim of his manager after scoring two of the goals at Celtic Park Nicolas Kuhn celebrates scoring the opening goal in a victory that put Celtic 14 points clear ‘This will be one of those seasons that will be historic in terms of what we’ve achieved statistically.’ Top scorer Kuhn rattled home his 14th strike of the season on the half hour. A target for MLS side Atlanta United, Furuhashi moved in to double figures for the season with two in five minutes before substitute Maeda finished off the scoring. While Celtic’s home support revelled in the discomfort suffered by Rangers in Motherwell, Rodgers and his team kept their eye on the prize in a relentless display of attacking football. ‘Our focus was nowhere else but here,’ continued Rodgers. ‘We wanted to perform, we wanted to put effort into the game and get the three points. We did that in a really charismatic way.’ In an ominous warning to domestic rivals struggling to keep pace, Rodgers vowed to add more firepower to his team in the January window. In the market for at least one wide player, he acknowledged: ‘We hope so. I think I always like to add goals to my teams in January where I can. Add that threat and that freshness to the squad.’ Mail Sport revealed Atlanta’s interest in taking 10-goal Kyogo to MLS while American international Cameron Carter-Vickers is reported to be a target for Bayer Leverkusen. ‘Listen, I haven’t seen anything of that, to be honest,’ added Rodgers. ‘I suspect there will be interest in all our players and lots of gossip and speculation going about.’ Brendan Rodgers MLS Share or comment on this article: Brendan Rodgers insists there will be no let-up as runaway leaders Celtic complete 'historic' year e-mail Add commentWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have applied to become members and several other countries have expressed interest in joining. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system . Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy." At a summit of BRIC nations in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of “weaponizing” the dollar and described it as a “big mistake.” “It’s not us who refuse to use the dollar,” Putin said at the time. “But if they don’t let us work, what can we do? We are forced to search for alternatives.” Russia has specifically pushed for the creation of a new payment system that would offer an alternative to the global bank messaging network, SWIFT, and allow Moscow to dodge Western sanctions and trade with partners. Trump said there is "no chance" BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen "should wave goodbye to America.”
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The craze from Buffalo Bills rookie wideout Keon Coleman's first official photoshoot has come and gone, but the bracelets he wore remain. Plenty of people see the Bittners every week out at Highmark Stadium. "Something crazy. But so many people have them and they're all excited to show them," said Krystle Bittner, mother of young Bills Mafia member Logan, said of the viral bracelets. The attention continues to be fun, but the demand for the bracelets after a decision to start selling them for a good cause does too. "Initially, Logan's fundraising goal was $1,000 that got smashed in 24 hours," she added. "So kiddo committed to a couple nights a week making them for an hour and sort of being on his games or something else like that." The entire family now spends that hour together nightly, but it's not all board games and homework. What people may have seen is how big this effort got, but what people might not know is that for every bracelet sold, $5 has gone to a good cause and now more than $20,000 for places like Oishei Children's Hospital. "With an additional Echo Machine, they were able to save the life of another kid," Krystle said. "We're a piece of that." But, does her 10 year old understand how big of an impact he's made? "Now, obviously he was not the only person who contributed to those funds, but just knowing that, I've been pretty honest with him, but just in a 10 year old way, about what those impacts could look like." He seems to have that pride in the community aspect of the Mafia. "It feels very, very, very, very, very ultra super amazing," said Logan. There's a number of special designs for his favorite players, but every time they finish making a bracelet, it hits home. "My favorite part is helping those kids and making them stuff that makes them happier and definitely cheers them up," Logan added. "My money goes to them, and it helps them recover from whatever they have that makes them go to the hospital." The effort continues, and Logan will continue to see that impact online and in Orchard Park. "I've said this a thousand times: He is a nicer human being than I am, and was, at that age," said Krystle. "It gives me a lot of hope that he will continue to internalize that and grow up to be the kind of person that continues to give back when he's, you know, 20, 25, 30."USDA Seeks Top Minds to Revolutionize Food Safety—Step Up to Protect America’s Families
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By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act’s deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case,” said Trump’s amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case. The filings come ahead of oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10 on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. Earlier this month, a panel of three federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld the statute , leading TikTok to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The brief from Trump said he opposes banning TikTok at this junction and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office.”
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