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A Disgusting Advert for Football

Dec 02, 2012
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...a photo will enrage hard-working people as well as football fans across Britain. West Brom defender Liam Ridgewell, 28, squats over a toilet and wipes his backside with a wad of £20 notes. The Premier League player earns at least £20,000 a week....Ridgewell’s weekly wage is equivalent to the average annual salary in the West Midlands — one of the most deprived areas in the country.  RYANAIR is to slash flights to and from Spain because of sky-high airport taxes — threatening thousands of jobs.  Taxes make up 40 per cent of ticket costs for the bucket airline’s Madrid and Barcelona flights — making routes unprofitable for the largest carrier in Spain.  The cuts — which will save Ryanair £20million — will result in 4,500 jobs going, more than double those forecast by boss Michael O’Leary four months ago. This is Europe Calling
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