⚽️ Turns out, Americans like soccer after all

IN TODAY’S NEWS

⚽️ Fifty percent of Premier Soccer League teams (including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool) are now under American ownership with the latest acquisition of Everton by a private U.S. equity firm.

🤨 A ‘poverty simulation’ event in Chicago where you can pay to experience what it’s like to be broke, was cancelled after public backlash. The irony is not lost on us.

🐶 American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of fatal attacks.

👓 Nearsightedness is on the rise in children. An increase in screen time and a lack of exposure to outdoor light appear to be major factors.

🚗 LA opens reverse-only parking spaces and in the process exposes drivers who can't back up.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

$700,000: That’s how much the ‘Wolf of Wall Street' Lamborghini Countach is set to fetch once it hits Sotheby's auction.

$100 million: That’s how much Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix, has invested in Powder Mountain. Making him the majority owner of North America’s largest ski resort.

10%: That’s how much of the Japanese population is now over 80 years old. 

1-5: That’s how many times a week guys are thinking about the Roman Empire. Honestly, that seems kind of low.

30,000 ft: That’s the distance a flight attendant fell from the sky during a plane crash and miraculously survived, without a parachute.

W AND L OF THE DAY

W: Group of guys rescue a massive mako shark that was stranded on a beach in Florida.

L: CEO goes on tirade, calling for an increase in unemployment to teach workers a lesson. Mind you, this is the same CEO that was previously in hot water for saying people can’t afford houses because they spend their money on avocado toast. This dude sounds insufferable.

CONTENT FOR THE BOYS

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Cheers, until next time ✌️