Louis van Gaal’s first wife was Fernanda Obbes. Louis Van Gaal first encountered Fernanda Obbes, who was two years younger than him, when he was 18 years old. Friends thought it was love at first sight when they first laid eyes on one other at the Catholic youth group close to his house.
When Louis was only 21 years old, they got married and lived happily ever after until she got sick in 1994, during the height of his first tenure as Ajax’s manager. Read More...
A tense calm settled over the Lebanese capital Friday after a day of armed clashes, marking some of the worst violence in years, left seven people dead and raised fears among residents of a wider descent into bloodshed.
Banks, schools, offices and shops were closed in many places as mourners held funerals in several parts of the country.
The day before, explosions and gunfire had plunged the Mediterranean city into chaos. Read More...
Harrison Smith (born February 2, 1989) is an American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 29th overall pick.
In 2017, Smith was graded the third-best player in the NFL by Pro Football Focus. His season grade of 98.8 was also the highest among safeties in Pro Football Focus history. Read More...