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The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Love Island's Gio reveals why England footballer sibling was NEVER mentioned in the villa
FORMER Love Island star Giorgio Russo has opened up about Lioness sister Alessia - and how she wasn't featured during the show. In an exclusive conversation with talkSPORT, the ex islander - who is the brother of England Women 's and forward Advertisement 6 The ex islander is the brother of England Women's Alessia Russo Credit: ITV 6 Gio's sibling Alessia is a Lioness and Arsenal forward Credit: Alamy The explained that it wasn't down to him or his fellow islanders. Host Adrian Durham quizzed: "You didn't say to anybody in the villa that your sister plays for England... you dropped a few hints but you didn't say clearly, 'Oh my sister's at the Women's Euros 2025 for England'." "I did and there was a lot of conversation, so I never actually brought it up. Advertisement Read more "Someone figured it from my last name on day one - "There was times where we spoke about women's football quite a lot in the downtime and there was times where we spoke about all football in general. "All the boys in there, we all had a real camaraderie about being knowledgeable about football and we'd play football games and what have you. "But the topic of women's football and Alessia definitely came up a few times." Advertisement Most read in Love Island Alessia is the current holder of the FWA Women's . Before entering the villa, Gio revealed what his Champions League-winning sister thought about him signing up for . See Love Island bombshell's amazing transformation before villa watches every year and reckons I can do well, so she's excited to see how I get on." He said: "My sister plays pro football, so being interested in sport — they don't have to know football or understand it, but if they can show some sort of interest — because it is such a prominent thing in our family. Advertisement "It would be hard if they hated it. Other green flags are having a nice family — I'm sick of being the seventh wheel in my own family!" Following his sister's Champion's League success with Arsenal, Gio posted: "Turns out being related to a Champions League winner doesn't make me any better at football… but it does make me insanely proud. "Congratulations @alessia, you make me prouder and prouder to be your big brother everyday." The bombshell was part of one of the most savage recouplings the show's seen in years. Advertisement Gio had been given the greenlight to bring back someone new from his friendship partner Billykiss, but the Italian decided to return alone. The Maidstone lad is big into his fitness just like his Lioness sister. On his social media he shares many fitness related posts with his followers, which include running, surfing and working out. Advertisement Player of the Match Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton heroically pulled England through with a TAMPON in her nose. They came back from losing 2-0 with 11 minutes left of normal time - and are set to face Italy next. 6 The reality TV star has spoken about his sister not being mentioned on Love Island Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 6 Siblings Alessia and Gio at The World Cup Final in 2023 Credit: instagram/giorgiorusso__ Advertisement 6 The Love Islander has said how he is 'so proud' of his little sister Credit: instagram/giorgiorusso__ 6 Lionesses Alessia is looking to defend England's European title and is a Love Island fan Credit: Getty
Daily Mirror
04-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
'Guard of honour' for gangland duo at their funeral after drive-by killings
Scottish gangsters Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan were gunned down in a nighttime assassination in Andalucia, Spain, and a man has been accused of their murder Gangland figures and their families have gathered for the funeral of slain Scottish thugs Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan following their deaths in a nighttime drive-by assassination. The 46 and 43-year-old, who had links to Glasgow's criminal underworld, both died when a masked gunman opened fire at Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola, Andalucia, in late May. Local media reported at the time that their mystery assailant had pulled up outside the crowded bar at 11pm before shooting the pair and speeding away in the same vehicle. Their bodies were repatriated to the UK in June, and laid to rest in Glasgow's Bishopbriggs Crematorium this afternoon. The Daily Record reports that the service began at 3pm today as Lyons Jnr and Monaghan's bodies arrived in coffins being carried by silver funeral cars, where they were greeted with a huge crowd. Figures amongst the throng were spotted queuing to gain entry to the building dressed in black and glittering designer gear, with women seen crying and men standing together to form a "guard of honour" at the crematorium entrance. They had arrived in more than 100 cars, all of which were parked on the premises. The vast majority were large, dark SUVs with blacked out windows, while a selection of other vehicles could be seen parked on the road outside the crematorium. Mourners were guarded by two private security guards clad in yellow jackets, who moved around the perimeter of the car park as the service began. Lyuons Jnr and Monaghan were members of the Lyons crime clan, who have been involved in a long-running feud with the Daniel family, a rival clan with whom they have been warring for almost 25 years. Spanish investigators believe the shootings of the two men, which were carried out in front of horrified tourists having a post Champion's League tipple at the Spanish pub earlier this year, were linked to a rivalry with the Daniel family, The man accused of shooting, Michael Riley, 44, appeared at Wesminster Magistrates' Court in London via videolink from HMP Wandsworth in late June after Spanish police fingered him for the killings. He is yet to be charged, however, with a full extradition hearing expected to be held this year. Mr Riley, who was arrested by Merseyside Police under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities, has also not been given the opportunity to respond to allegations made about him by Spanish National Police.
Glasgow Times
03-06-2025
- General
- Glasgow Times
Spanish tourists' on Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan shooting
Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, and Ross Monaghan, 43, were gunned down at Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola on Saturday. (Image: Image from Spindrift.) Spanish TV aired the horrific scenes, which shows Monaghan, with blood seeping through his white t-shirt from a chest wound, propping himself up on a table before collapsing. It came seconds after Eddie Lyons Jnr was shot outside the premises. Bar CCTV captured the gunman - who was dressed in black - chasing critically-injured Monaghan before he stumbled and fell to the ground. Two bystanders, thought to be a waitress and another man in black, can be seen running away from the suspect. The gunman later fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car who had driven him to the murder scene. No details about the getaway vehicle have been released. READ NEXT: Footage emerges of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jr shooting There is speculation that the shootings are linked to the ongoing gangland feud in central Scotland which has resulted in dozens of incidents, including alleged attempted murders, and more than 40 arrests. Some of the people targeted in the violence are linked to the Daniels crime group - long-time rivals of another serious organised crime group, the Lyons family, of which Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were members. (Image: Image from Google Maps.) British tourists who'd been in Monaghan's before the shooting described it as a friendly bar. They told BBC News that a group of Scottish men were watching the Champion's League final in the pub before the shooting. They were boisterous but not behaving badly and Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were with them. David Meddicks from Glasgow had left the bar with his wife a couple of hours before. He said: "We went back to our hotel for food and later on at the reception of the hotel, two wee Spanish women ran in, shouting 'bang, bang, bang, bang.'" "We looked and we could see the police and all the blue lights. We had been thinking of going back down for another drink and decided not to bother. So I'm quite glad I didn't." Meanwhile, an Englishman who been in the pub said: "We were there an hour before and walked back later and found out what happened. "It made us want to go home, to be quite honest. You go away on holiday and you don't expect this. Really frightening." Another tourist, Robert Sorman from Bathgate, said: "You've heard of the Costa Del Crime but you never expect it to happen when you're here." An elite Costa Del Sol-based anti-drug and organised crime unit is heading the investigation, reporting to a local magistrate who is in charge of the inquiry overall. The Spanish police said there has been no official confirmation of the identity of the two victims. (Image: Image of Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll) READ NEXT: Taxi 'firebombed' on Glasgow street amid ongoing 'gang war' It comes as Monaghan was acquitted of the murder of Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll in 2010 after the judge at his 2012 trial ruled there was insufficient evidence. Eddie Lyons Jr had previously been shot in 2006, in an incident that was believed to be part of a gang feud. Meanwhile, Monaghan was shot in the back after dropping his child off at a primary school in Glasgow in 2017.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Holidaymakers 'frightened' in surreal gang shooting aftermath
It's less than 36 hours after a gangland double murder in a busy bar on the Costa Del Sol, and there is no sign of the Spanish police - apart from an occasional patrol car gliding by. No cordon, no tape, no forensics in white suits, no officer guarding the front door of Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola. According to a local cameraman, it was the same on Sunday afternoon - the day after Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were gunned down. In the homeland of the two men who had been shot dead, the case would be classed as a top level "category A" homicide with the bar sealed off and turned upside down for days afterwards. This is Spain, not Scotland. But it must surely be wrong to assume the lack of a visible presence means a lack of interest from the Spanish National Police. This part of the country is no stranger to violence linked to organised crime and this was the murder of two men in a public place. They were shot dead in cold blood in a busy bar and bystanders could easily have been injured or killed. The mayor of Fuengirola, Ana Mula, has been quoted as saying the police need more resources to deal with the shootings and the general threat of drug-related organised crime. When I arrived late on Monday morning, Mongahans was the only place not open for business in the long strip of pubs and restaurants along the beachfront, where holidaymakers basked in the sun and swam in the sparkling sea. Staff were inside but made it clear they didn't want to talk about what had happened. The owners of neighbouring businesses felt the same way. British tourists who'd been in Monaghans before the shooting described it as a friendly bar. Gangland shooting in Spanish bar captured on CCTV Spain bar shootings: Who were Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr? Murder and mayhem: The story of Glasgow's deadly gang feud They said a group of Scottish men were watching the Champion's League final in the pub before the shooting. They were boisterous but not behaving badly and Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were with them. Those men would have witnessed the horrifying murders of their friends. A video filmed afterwards showed a Scottish man on the phone, saying "Someone's got shot in the head." David Meddicks from Glasgow had left the bar with his wife a couple of hours before. He recalled: "We went back to our hotel for food and later on at the reception of the hotel, two wee Spanish women ran in, shouting "bang, bang, bang, bang." "We looked and we could see the police and all the blue lights. We had been thinking of going back down for another drink and decided not to bother. So I'm quite glad I didn't." An Englishman who been in the pub said: "We were there an hour before and walked back later and found out what happened. "It made us want to go home, to be quite honest. You go away on holiday and you don't expect this. Really frightening." Another tourist, Robert Sorman from Bathgate, said: "You've heard of the Costa Del Crime but you never expect it to happen when you're here." An elite Costa Del Sol-based anti-drug and organised crime unit is heading the investigation, reporting to a local magistrate who is in charge of the inquiry overall. The Spanish police have said very little in public so far and there has been no official confirmation of the identity of the two victims. Reporters with experience of investigations in Spain say that's not unusual and to be fair, police in Scotland rarely speak about ongoing inquiries into organised crime unless they absolutely have to. The Spanish will be seeking the assistance of Police Scotland to get intelligence on the background of the two men, and it's likely that Scottish detectives will be travelling to the Costa Del Sol at some point. The UK's National Crime Agency has full-time staff in Spain who will be facilitating such co-operation. There is speculation that the shootings are linked to the ongoing gangland feud in central Scotland which has resulted in dozens of incidents, including alleged attempted murders, and more than 40 arrests. Some of the people targeted in the violence are linked to the Daniels crime group - long-time rivals of another serious organised crime group, the Lyons family, of which Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were members. But their murders would represent a massive escalation in the level of violence compared to what has gone before. The killings of two senior figures from the Scottish underworld in a bar in a foreign country is unprecedented. It's possible that it was unrelated to the feud; that something else lies behind it. One thing's certain; Police Scotland will be deeply concerned about revenge attacks and more bloodshed. As one former officer put it: "This won't go unavenged forever."
Straits Times
03-06-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
UK threatens to sue Abramovich over use of money from Chelsea sale
FILE PHOTO: Roman Abramovich, who was at the time the owner of Chelsea soccer club, arrives for the Champion's League semi-final second leg soccer match against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge in London April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo UK threatens to sue Abramovich over use of money from Chelsea sale LONDON - Britain has threatened to take Russian businessman Roman Abramovich to court over the frozen 2.5 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) in proceeds from his sale of Chelsea soccer club that he wanted to go to victims of Russia's war in Ukraine. Britain sanctioned Abramovich in a crackdown on Russian oligarchs after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, triggering a rushed sale of the Premier League club and freezing of the proceeds. Britain wants the funds spent only in Ukraine in line with a wider European push for Moscow to foot the bill for the deaths and destruction triggered by its invasion. Abramovich is seeking more flexibility and wants the money to go to all victims. In a rare joint statement, British finance minister Rachel Reeves and foreign minister David Lammy said on Tuesday the government was ready to step up efforts to secure the money. "The government is determined to see the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine, following Russia's illegal full-scale invasion. We are deeply frustrated that it has not been possible to reach agreement on this with Mr Abramovich so far," they said. They said the door for negotiations would remain open but that they were "fully prepared to pursue this through the courts if required". A lawyer for Abramovich in Britain did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters reported in March that Britain was considering legal action over the issue. Under Abramovich, Chelsea enjoyed the most successful run in its history before the club was sold to a consortium led by U.S. investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital in May 2022. Proceeds from the sale are frozen in a British bank account. They cannot be moved or used without a license from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, the agency in the finance ministry that enforces sanctions. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
