The football world has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who reportedly died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train. According to multiple international media reports, the incident occurred at a railway crossing in Austria, where Manninger’s vehicle was hit in a devastating collision. Emergency responders arrived swiftly at the scene, but efforts to revive him proved unsuccessful. Manninger, a former Austrian international, enjoyed a distinguished career across Europe, featuring for top clubs including Arsenal and Juventus. He was part of the Arsenal squad under Arsène Wenger during the late 1990s, contributing to the club’s domestic successes and earning admiration for his composure and professionalism. Tributes have begun pouring in from across the football community, with former teammates, clubs, and fans expressing shock and grief over the sudden loss. Wenger, who managed Manninger during his time in Nort...
Russian forces fired on some two dozen towns and villages around the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military said, as Moscow’s assaults intensified ahead of what Kyiv has warned could be the Kremlin’s largest offensive since the first weeks of the war.
Moscow is waging a campaign to seize all of the eastern area known as the Donbas. Ukrainian military officials said that the chaotic nature of the Russian effort, which included waves of inexperienced recruits and former convicts belonging to the Wagner paramilitary group, was limiting its effectiveness.
Russia is deploying hundreds of thousands of newly mobilized soldiers, in small groups, to probe for vulnerabilities in Ukrainian defensive lines. That has forced Ukraine to stretch its forces to meet the threat. But while the fighting has been brutal, neither side has achieved any significant territorial gains in months.
Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said that Moscow was determined to break through Ukrainian defensive lines before the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, on Feb. 24.

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