Former France defender Gael Givet has revealed his biggest laugh as a professional footballer came at the expense of 'Big Sam' Former Blackburn defender Gael Givet has lifted the lid on one of the motivational techniques used by erstwhile manager Sam Allardyce at the club Rovers were still in the Premier League when France international defender Givet spent four years at Ewood Park from 2009-2013 Allardyce was the manager who took him to England from Marseille but had a rather unusual way of trying to get the players fired up for a 2010 Premier League match against Manchester United “We had warmed up and we went back to the dressing room,” Givet reminisced to L’Equipe wait!’ He put down a projector and showed us a montage of the films ‘Gladiator’ and ‘300’ “We were all in the dressing room going: ‘Ahhhh!’ [he said mimicking a soldier with a sword] The warriors had completely passed us by.” Givet was a member of the France 2006 squad that reached the final of the World Cup only to lose to Italy on penalties who made a film about feeling like an outsider in the squad “I’d get up every morning and go to training and I almost wondered what I was doing there,” he admitted “There were only stars in the squad: Zinedine Zidane Givet was not necessarily keen on being called in the one moment he might have been required I think William Gallas had a problem,” he recalled “Coach Raymond Domenech shouted on me: ‘Go Gael Then you say to yourself: ‘F***!’ You don’t know if you want to go on or not “You train and play to experience matches like that the feeling that comes to you is apprehension With Ludovic Giuly and Gaël Givet present in Colombia since the beginning of the week AS Monaco supported “Play in Bogota” an initiative implemented by the Let’s Play Association in collaboration with the Radamel Falcao Foundation educators from the Let’s Play Association will accompany 50 children through specific programs with the help of two former legends of Monaco a new theme with several exercises is given a match and a debrief on the course of the day The proposed activities are primarily aimed at children and young people from priority neighborhoods in the country by giving them access to the practice of football with adapted structures and trained educators and entertainment are the three basic principles around which the activities are developed The “Let’s Play Association” organized by Let’s Play Association (and supported by the UEFA Foundation) promotes sports practice as means for learning This shared expertise and these common values facilitate the transmission of a sports model adaptable to different cultures Learn more about Let’s Play: http://letsplayassociation.org/ In collaboration with the Radamel Falcao Foundation the program allows children to practice in a framework of independence The association created by the Colombian striker aims to use football to help children and adolescents develop Adi Hütter: “I feel the squad is focused on the last six matches” chipmaker wins Microsoft as foundry customer with AI demand rising Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks at the U.S California -- Intel plans to begin producing chips at the cutting-edge level of 1.4 nanometers in the coming years as it ramps up its foundry business to compete with the world's contract chipmaking king Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co "Today we are announcing Intel 14A for the first time," Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said at the company's first foundry event "You can think about this for 1.4 nanometer technology." the manager said: "We had a taste of this [what happened to Fabrice Muamba] Gaël's heart went into a state where we couldn't regulate it We were fortunate to get him off the pitch before we got to the state where he collapsed "He actually said to the doc: 'I'm struggling here.' We stuck a heart rate monitor on him and it was going through the roof The doc tried to calm it down but he couldn't regulate it we had to get him off." Of the 30-year-old's recovery Kean added: "The doctors said it was a very straight forward procedure even if it didn't sound like it – burning nerve-endings and all that He had a problem near one of the chambers and it moved to another so they had to do it but since then he's been great." said of one of the potential explanations for the cause of Muamba's cardiac arrest: "I was speaking to the specialist down there He may well have a normal functioning heart but he may have picked up a virus which can trigger it off when they pick something up then tend not to notice because they are so fit and can shake it off That can be one of the downsides of being a sportsman." The Netherlands confirmed that it will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets following approval from the U.S allowing Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly the planes and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves The Dutch government did not immediately say when the first F-16s might enter the conflict or how many the Netherlands will send. Zelenskyy told reporters that the exact number of aircraft will be discussed “a little later,” Reuters reported “Today we can announce that the Netherlands and Denmark commit to the transfer of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine and the Ukrainian Air Force including cooperation with the United States and other partners once the conditions for such a transfer have been met,” Rutte said at a joint press conference with Zelenskyy at a military air base in Eindhoven Rutte said the Netherlands has 42 F-16s, but it is too early to say how many will be donated. The Danish Foreign Ministry confirmed its commitment to delivering F-16s in a statement on Sunday also without specifying the number of aircraft or the timing Zelenskyy later Sunday traveled to Denmark where Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she hoped the first Danish F-16s could be provided to Ukraine around year end To meet the conditions for the F-16 transfers Ukrainian pilots will first have to undertake at least six months of training on the aircraft decision marks a sharp turnaround by the Biden administration which for the last year had refused to approve any transfer of the aircraft or conduct training for fear that it could escalate tensions with Russia The change indicates a new sense of urgency from Washington to get fighter jets to the battlefield as soon as possible amid growing concerns about the prospects for Kyiv’s slow-going counteroffensive Zelenskyy has spent months pressing the West to provide his forces with modern jets to repel Moscow’s all-out invasion. 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and hybrid threats both from Russia and Belarus took part in eight clashes between AS Monaco and OGC Nice what comes to mind if I say the word “derby” These are memories that go back a very long time (smiles) I have a few moments that come immediately to me though such as the last one I played at home in the league (November 4 I also remember the one we won in Nice with goals from Dado Prso and Ludovic Giuly (April 30 I remember a match where we conceded a goal by Ederson on a strike from 40 yards (February 26 where we drew because Toto Squillaci was called for a handball in the last minutes of the match (January 21 Is there one that stands out a little more than the others because we know it’s an important game for the fans the one where I made a big mistake and conceded the penalty in the dying minutes Flavio Roma saved us and it really could have been a disaster for me because losing the derby and being at fault would have hurt me What had happened to Victor Agali on October 2 The Nice striker played the match of his life I don’t think he scored a lot of goals in the season afterwards because Patrice Evra hit the ball into my head in trying to clear the ball It was a miscommunication between him and I which made my memories of the end of the match rather vague Hugo Lloris was at the very beginning of his career He played a crazy match because we had dominated and had a lot of chances I definitley remember seeing a player who would become a French international making a lot of stops It is not a good memory because it prevented us from going to the Stade de France we inevitably met people in Monaco who were supporters of OGCN there was no social media and it was thus less strong than today Being ahead 3-0 and losing 4-3 only happens once in a lifetime and for the fnas we knew it was an important moment We felt a little ashamed and humiliated to lose in this way It’s already difficult in a normal match did playing against the Gym always have a particular flavor We immediately circled the date on the calendar whether it was the match at the Stade Louis-II or the Stade du Ray which was also a stadium that had enormous fervor and always a great atmosphere Nice was a club with values ​​that spoke to me There were players with a strong temperament like Cyril Rool I recognized myself in these kinds of clubs but I didn’t see myself being transferred there just after playing for AS Monaco Do you have an anecdote to tell our readers a derby story that you remember in particular If I dig into my memories I remember a derby where things got hot-tempered at the end of the match between Julien Rodriguez and Sammy Traoré and seeing these two players arm in arm and singing together but that didn’t prevent us from being friends and getting along well it is a very important match that must be won it really wasn’t our best performance of the season and I don’t necessarily think we deserved to win it so we had the satisfaction of never giving up and going on to create chances for ourselves to finally win 4-3 we cannot be satisfied with only the result even if it is true that it remains a victory in a derby — that it is a notion that we must instill in them How do you manage to transmit this idea of a derby to your young players whether it’s you or Frédéric Barilaro We talk to them about what this match represents for the Club There is a real story between the two clubs The derbies are meetings where there is a little more intensity duels and that you have to put a little more we must not relax for a moment and give everything until the last second the Centenary… Exclusive interview with Leonardo Jardim AS Monaco and Kappa reissue the 1960 Coupe de France winning jersey Gaël, we spoke wit each other after the opening 6-0 win against Toulon. Since then, everything seems to be going fine for your team, working alongside Frédéric Barilaro… In terms of results, it’s pretty positive even if it could have been better, especially in the two home games against Colomiers (1-1) and Ajaccio (1-1). However, we must not forget that we also had a good performance at Toulouse (3-2) and that we had a strong game last weekend against Montpellier (1-0) but what is important to us and what we look at is that our players are improving All of this is being done on a daily basis What were your players missing in make the difference against Colomiers and Ajaccio Against Colomiers it’s true that we didn’t have a good game, against a team that showed a lot of aggression. In terms of the quality of play we did not respond, we struggled to establish our game and create chances. On the other hand, against Ajaccio we played more than half with ten men and still managed to open the scoring only being caught out in stoppage time on a set piece It was a really big game in terms of intensity We know that when you play Montpellier you have to be physically up for it in the duels and in terms of your aggressiveness and the match turned in our favor on a set piece at the end of the match But it was really a big match for both sides in terms of its intensity Thanks to this win, you are leading your group Football is eternally restart.ing We played on Saturday we had Sunday to savor the win but we had to get back to work on Monday All week we have been trying to do a good job because we are going to play another big game this weekend we don’t have time to relax and savor the moment Do the players know the importance of this game for the Club I think they know it, yes, this is not their first year at the Club and for the most part they have already faced Nice on several occasions since their arrival. And then if they don’t know, we’re here to give them that little extra bit of motivation. Along with Fred what we want to see is the game and the way we manage it so as to cause problems for our opponent What is certain is that if we want to have the ball we will once again have to be present both physically and in the duels the same player has received two red cards since the start of the season with two yellow cards on two fouls where he was late on a challenge It’s unfortunate because with the rubric he will be a three game suspension But maybe if he had intervened in a different way there wouldn’t have been any confusion with the referee how do you deal with this kind of moment when you are faced with an injustice It’s true that it’s difficult for him but the important thing in these situations is to really keep your cool and calm that is part of football and sport in general You have to stay in control of your emotions keep working and stay in shape to be available and ready to give your best for the team so you can be called upon again you still the same desire to get stuck into this new season Everything is going well with the staff, whether with Fred, with Marion the kinesiologist, with Quentin the trainer it’s always a pleasure to work with the players now we have to manage to maintain this spirit throughout the season but we’ve more to accomplish and we have to keep giving our all in training to improve so that everyone is working towards the same goals Nacim Dendani signs his first professional contract Here's all you need to know about the competition What can we take away from the Academy's season Gaël Givet took his first steps with his hometown club before joining the academy of AS Monaco where he signed his first professional contract in 2001 The defender spent seven seasons on the Rock before going on to play for Marseille Gaël Givet (12 caps) was in Raymond Domenech’s squad of 23 for the 2006 World Cup which saw the French team beaten in the final that the former captain under Didier Deschamps spoke with us about his role as trainer you are coming out of a somewhat unique preseason with several months off following COVID-19 How did it go knowing that you also change players every every year It’s true that we were a little frustrated at the end of this season we are especially frustrated for the players we had last year who were having a very good run in the league and in the Coupe Gambardella Not being able to finish the season is a disappointment Then there was this long break for everyone 100% of the players we had last year went to play with the reserves It’s a big change but we took our time to get back to it 🔙 Les U19 de l'AS Monaco 🇲🇨 de retour sur les terrains ! #RESTART 👉 https://t.co/AlPfBUwroo pic.twitter.com/f6rWLutoXX — AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) July 25, 2020 We started off slowly at the technical level and not too much intensity at the start on the physical level Then we went to Saint-Martin-Vésubie for an training camp the intensity increased and we also started to increase the physical level but also our level of demand from the players It’s been a crescendo to be ready for the start of the league season with a lot of first year players or 17 year old players We knew that Toulon was a very strong team from the experience of years past and the players showed that they wanted to get back to competition We responded to this team that faced us with plenty of ambition The second game is this Sunday (at Pieve di Lota) we have to show the same spirit if you want to keep doing good things in this kind of match where you have to be able to manage things and not do well too soon I’m with Fred (Barilaro) who has a lot of experience too We have to explain to them and make them understand that this happens every day You can’t have one day when you do things well and the next day when you slack off If they want to be successful and last at the top level you have to have high standards with yourself and with your teammates Manu Dos Santos put a lot of emphasis on this requirement there are more people around young footballers sometimes in a positive way but also in a negative way It’s not about succeeding in three matches and then it’s over It is every day that we have to work and be demanding This is an important message to pass on to all young people For Manu (Dos Santos) it is even more important because the players usually come from clubs where they have been the stars the AS Monaco institution is above everything and everyone is working to make it to the first team one day — L'ÉQUIPE type (@lequipetype) April 10, 2017 We know that it is difficult to set goals when you change the squad every year especially for the players because it is the carrot can understand what we are asking for and what we want We have a real goal of working with a positive mentality a mentality of being able to give the best every time The objective is therefore to help them towards a career as a professional player … but of course we get into the matches and want to have the best results but that’s because we’re competitors You have to have this competitive mindset because the highest level is all about competition Tell us a little bit about your role alongside Frédéric Barilaro We have more or less the same vision of football and of life too He’s about supervising things a bitmoe and I try to be a little closer to the players but it’s true that I try to be a bit of a link with the players Fred has so much experience that the roles are natural we each took different groups of our players to work on different things He asks me for advice on what I see or I will tell him It must be special to work with the man who coached you at AS Monaco … When I had the opportunity to work with him that he is a big football fan because he lives and breahtes football It’s a chance for me to work alongside him Do you think it is important that the Club give its former players a chance to be able to get involved in training and promote the Academy of AS Monaco I think it’s good to have former players at all clubs but you have to have former players who are doing their job You don’t have to have former players just for the sake of it it doesn’t add much and it’s even counterproductive This reminds us that AS Monaco is a great French club and one that must be respected There is a progression that I don’t necessarily like Maybe at some point we will go too far and we will realize that we are overstepping the line a bit but in terms of values and these sorts of things I think we are taking a somewhat difficult step and to make the young players understand that there are things to be respected but also to be a little more flexible Hence the importance of working on one’s mentality The qualities of the player on the pitch obviously have to be worked on But it is essential to have a good mentality Maybe some players with less quality will be more successful than those who are less hardworking but have more intrinsic qualities And then if we are lucky enough to have a player who has great quality and who understands that if he works hard every day he will succeed Do you think the players know who you and Sébastien Squillaci are but I think they need to get on the internet and watch because I don’t talk to them about it I’m not here to tell them I’ve done this or that I’m here to try to make them understand what high performance is and what it takes to get there It must be special to be with Sébastien Squillaci Yes, especially since we are very close, Seb and I, we get along very well. We are happy to be back at our club, the one where we came of age and made our debuts. It’s a nice set of circumstances. We talk about the players, because last year we had a team that he has this year in National 2 the players are in the best condition and only have to think about one thing: to play football and to train properly We’ve got it all here and it’s really great how did you come to the idea of being a coach so I couldn’t see myself doing anything other than football What I want is to be on the pitch because that’s where I feel good it’s less my thing because it takes a little more to be in contact with people whereas being in a locker room and with players on the pitch is something that I love I have started working on this and I want it to continue There is also the manager’s exam that I wish to pass There are lots of people who have more experience you have to take everyone’s experience into account and add your personal touch Givet moved to Rovers from Marseille in a £3.5m deal but the player has claimed he was forced to pay money to an unlicensed agent for helping to facilitate the switch Correspondence has now been sent to the FA who will examine it closely before deciding how to proceed with the matter further FA rules strictly prohibit any third party being paid for a transfer unless they are a licensed agent An FA spokesman said: "We will be looking into the material and the issues that may be raised by the content." 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Read our privacy policy 2021] Rainforest Connection (RFCx) and Huawei's “Nature Guardian” project deploys cutting-edge technology solutions to protect nature For its contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals the project received the GSMA 2021 GLOMO for Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs “Nature Guardian”Project Wins GSMA GLOMO for Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs  “Nature Guardian”Project Wins GSMA GLOMO for Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs A global drive to address the impact of climate change is happening To help restore ecosystems and promote their sustainable use cutting-edge scientific and technological solutions applications are required And key to this is the ICT industry: This GSMA GLOMO recognizes that our industry can protect the planet while promoting economic prosperity The Nature Guardian solution comprises solar-powered devices equipped with microphones and antennas that collect sound data and transmit that data through wireless networks to cloud where it is analyzed by AI-powered analytics Each Guardian device is placed in the forest's canopy and can operate 24 hours a day for two years collecting ambient sound data over an area of three square kilometers with the location of the incident pushed to an app so that local rangers can react in near real time Guardians can also facilitate research by yielding data about the behaviors and distribution of wildlife The sounds in rainforests can cover a wider range than vision and consume less network bandwidth enabling real-time data acquisition within vast protected areas With connectivity provided by wireless networks the combination of AI and low-cost devices can provide precise and cost-effective solutions for safeguarding biodiversity the Guardian system has demonstrated great value and has gradually expanded in how it is deployed the Guardian system can both recognize the sound of poaching and illegal logging and monitor natural ecosystems helping zoologists better understand the habitats of this keystone but endangered species In Palawan in the Philippines and Sarawak in Malaysia Guardians are protecting local tropical rainforests in real time Guardians are identifying the sound of gun shots from poachers in North Pindus National Park that threaten the indigenous Balkan chamois – a type of antelope Guardians are collecting biodiversity data from the Naverbuta National Park to protect Darwin foxes the solution is identifying the sounds of whales and porpoises to study their distribution and potentially mitigate the risk of ship strikes in the area’s busy shipping lanes local wireless carriers provide active assistance Guardians had been deployed in 18 countries The amount of forest that can be saved will offset carbon dioxide emissions by a predicted 30 million tons which is the equivalent of taking 6 million cars off the roads or adding 400 million trees "I am honored to win this award with Huawei's TECH4ALL project,”said RFCx CEO and Founder Topher White bioacoustics can play a greater role in protecting the planet's most precious natural resources and ecosystems." The collaboration is part of Huawei's digital Inclusion Initiative TECH4ALL – a long-term action plan designed to ensure that no one is left behind in the digital world Huawei works with customers and partners to promote digital inclusion and sustainable development in four areas: environment The Global Mobility Awards (GLOMO) is the highest honor awarded by the mobile industry the GLOMOs cover categories such as mobile technology The award is the most authoritative industry award - the Oscars of the mobile industry - and is overseen by more than 250 global analysts SHANGHAI — It started as a clever tool enabling middle-class Chinese to make donations to some of the country’s poorest families with just a few swipes on their smartphones a government-run charity platform has been mired in controversy amid accusations of fake accounts and pointless box-checking by local officials The online platform and mobile app Shehui Fupin — or Social Participation in Poverty Alleviation and Development — launched in 2017 Created by a nonprofit under the administration of the State Council it allows low-income households to register and post donation requests while others can send money or arrange to mail items to those in need A growing number of Shehui Fupin users, however, claim that not everything is as it seems. Its page on the Apple App Store has been flooded with one-star reviews, and in early December the app’s average rating dropped to just 1.8 out of 5 Most of the negative reviews make the same complaint: The user was forced to download the charity app by their employer or school “It’s all just a show,” a user named Danluoshang521 wrote “Participation in poverty alleviation isn’t voluntary I don’t know when things will change.”  Earlier this month, domestic media outlets noted the app’s unpopularity sparking a heated debate over the “formalism” that prevails in many Chinese government institutions The term refers to a habit of blindly completing assigned tasks and meeting targets without concern for whether the work really improves anything China still has 16.6 million people living in absolute poverty — defined as having a net annual income below 2,300 yuan per person — and local officials are under pressure to do everything they can to lift these households above the poverty threshold ahead of the 2020 deadline.  local officials’ performance is reportedly being evaluated based on how many new users they sign up to Shehui Fupin — leading some to artificially inflate the number of fresh accounts On the Quora-like Q&A platform Zhihu, a user claiming to be a local official in the central Hubei province wrote they were given a quota for new account registrations on Shehui Fupin in 2018 Unable to convince enough local residents to sign up the person contracted a private company to create the required number of accounts for a fee Vendors on the secondhand trading platform Xianyu offer to register new users on Shehui Fupin for as little as 2 yuan per account who spoke to Sixth Tone on condition of anonymity said he uses a software program to “batch register” users on the app He added he once earned more than 10,000 yuan from just one order The practice of assigning new account quotas to promote Shehui Fupin was banned last year by the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development Yet evidence suggests authorities continue to set targets An official document from the poverty alleviation bureau in Nanyang, Henan province, states that all employees in certain government institutions must be registered on the app. Moreover, lower administrative bodies will be ranked based on their engagement with Shehui Fupin each month with awards and punishments handed out accordingly Local officials have questioned the app’s effectiveness as a poverty alleviation tool head secretary of a village in Henan province told Sixth Tone he was required to register every poor household in his area on Shehui Fupin “Most poor households fell into poverty due to severe illness or injury,” said Liu who refused to give his full name due to the sensitivity of the topic “And the current poverty alleviation polices can already take away much of their burdens local governments can help with most of them.” Experts worry the government’s heavy-handed approach to promoting Shehui Fupin is actually harming the app’s effectiveness generating negative publicity and preventing it from organically attracting users “These kind of quotas to some extent hurt the credibility of poverty alleviation projects,” said Guo Chunfu an associate professor of management science at Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing but the success of a policy depends on many factors.” The app’s reputation has also been dented by the many odd requests submitted by low-income users which have stirred up discussions on social media and Nike sneakers were among the proposed “needs.” Most of these posts have since been deleted A customer service representative for Shehui Fupin told Sixth Tone that users can question the validity of a request through the app if it appears inappropriate and local officials will reexamine the post Yet the recent controversies have also served to generate enormous publicity for the app Downloads of Shehui Fupin on the Apple App Store reached an all-time high on Dec Though the government’s involvement with the app has created problems it also provides a major advantage: Shehui Fupin is the only charity platform administered by the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development and all registered donation recipients are cross-checked with China’s national poverty alleviation database A pervasive lack of trust has blighted China’s charity sector since 2011, when a series of fraud scandals caused donations to plummet a recent graduate from the southern city of Shenzhen told Sixth Tone she had just donated some children’s books to a child in need through Shehui Fupin She said she chose to use the platform because she considers it trustworthy: It’s backed by the government and was promoted by a social media influencer she likes Until recently, Mu made donations through the crowdfunding site Shuidichou, which is often used by Chinese patients to raise money for their medical bills. The platform, however, was recently found to be encouraging patients to raise funds unnecessarily a freelance writer based in the eastern Fujian province said she preferred to use Shehui Fupin because it provides more information than other platforms regarding how recipients use her donations She used to give via a charity platform run by the Chinese tech firm Sina but the site provided no feedback whatsoever on what happened to her money Like many others, Ren is wary of charities misusing funds — an all-too-common problem in China. Earlier this month, a high-profile official charity was found to have spent funds earmarked for promoting female education on male students Ren sent several books to a student via Shehui Fupin The platform sent her an electronic certificate confirming the donation and also said she would be updated when the books arrived but a friend recently received photos of a family holding the winter clothes and blankets she had donated I’ll make a donation on this app every month,” said Ren BRUSSELS — Poland's new government will urge the European Union to "embrace" a plan to slash 90 percent of the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 a senior government official said on Monday — reflecting the country's massive shift in climate policy The European Commission is set to publish a roadmap toward the bloc's next climate target on February 6 and the EU's Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has recommended an emissions cut of 90-95 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels Arriving at an informal meeting of EU environment ministers in Brussels secretary of state at Poland's climate and environment ministry told reporters that the bloc "absolutely needs to embrace ambitious targets and we need to embrace the 90 percent emission reduction target Only Denmark has explicitly backed a 90 percent to date, with Bulgaria last week saying the EU should at least "seriously discuss" that figure Asked to clarify if that meant Poland supported a 90 percent target she said: "We are — cautiously — approaching it very constructively We will be doing everything to achieve this target if the target is agreed." But Zielińska stressed that under the new government led by Donald Tusk Poland would no longer block EU climate action — as the country often did under its prior government helmed by the nationalist Law and Justice party Europe or the rest of the world," she said "We're not meeting the safe climate targets now The rest of Europe can count on Poland to step up our efforts on this." Zielińska also said she would seek to convince the government to formally endorse climate neutrality by 2050 an EU target every member country except Poland has endorsed and that Warsaw would set a new "end date" for coal Dry conditions are spreading to virtually every area of the continent People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next There has not been any type of intrusion in the electrical network control systems,” authorities say Portugal also remains in the dark following mass power outage south of the Pyrenees Yet while a first major trophy in 43 seasons is rendered less likely for Newcastle, they departed with reputations enhanced. "I couldn't fault the players," said the manager Alan Pardew. "They just don't know when to give in. If we are going to go out of the cup, that's the way to do it. I don't like the tag of gallant losers but it was a magnificent effort." That was displayed dramatically. Injury-time heroics were not supposed to be the preserve of this particular United, but Danny Guthrie and Yohan Cabaye struck in the space of four stoppage-time minutes to illustrate their irrepressibility. The central midfielders provided examples of clean striking to send the game into extra time and provoke a response of their own from Blackburn. Guthrie's 25-yard shot kissed the turf, skimming in past Mark Bunn. Then Cabaye's free-kick in the sixth minute of added time, struck from a similar distance and with elevation and accuracy, curled beyond the goalkeeper. "Two great hits," noted Pardew. Fuelled by a sense of injustice, his side produced the right riposte. They were required to respond again after Morten Gamst Pedersen, with a deflected free- kick, restored Blackburn's advantage. Newcastle, and Madley, were not finished, the official spotting Grant Hanley's tug on Peter Lovenkrands after Bunn denied Ba with a smart stop. Lovenkrands scored the penalty but, when a further 10 appeared to be beckoning, Blackburn averted a shoot-out. Showing his set-piece menace again, Pedersen chipped a free-kick to the far post, Samba headed it across goal and Givet bundled it over the line. His manager deemed him a fitting match-winner. Kean said: "Gaël Givet encapsulates the spirit we have by not wanting to come off at half-time with a hamstring injury and playing the second half and extra time. That's him: he's a warrior." Pardew was phlegmatic: "Sometimes events just go against you and tonight a lot of things seemed to go against us." Disappointment was accompanied with a sense of novelty. Having negotiated two and a half months undefeated, a feat that, in all competitions, eluded every other Premier and Football League club, Newcastle tasted that rarest of sensations: losing. Gael Givet (C) celebrates with team mates after scoring the fourth goal for Blackburn Rovers Two former Premier League foes go head to head in the Championship this weekend yearning for the more glorious days of two decades ago Newcastle United are in by far a more superior position to Blackburn the Toon sitting in first position in England’s second tier It is the first time the two sides have met since 2012 The last game Blackburn won between the two teams was a dramatic League Cup win in 2011 Here is a look at Rovers’ starting XI from the fourth round clash which came during Steve Kean’s tenure as manager Aston Villa’s Mark Bunn looks dejected after the game This proved to be the last season Bunn spent at Blackburn of a four year spell spent as a back-up He signed with Norwich City before clinching a surprise move to Aston Villa in 2015 remains at Villa where he is a back-up to Italy under-21 stopper Pierluigi Gollini Norwich’s Martin Olsson in action with Manchester United’s Juan Mata Swedish international Martin Olsson was one of Blackburn’s most consistent performers and played for the club between 2007 and 2013 He signed with Norwich City where he remains a regular featuring for the Canaries in the Premier League last season Giant centre-back Samba has had an eventful career since leaving Rovers in 2012 He was sold to Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala and then moved back to Anzhi six months later He moved to Dynamo Moscow two months later where he spent three years before signing with Greek side Panathaniakos this summer Gael Givet – Blackburn Rovers in action against Chris Cohen Givet scored the winning goal in extra time against Newcastle and was described after the game by Steve Kean as a ‘warrior’ He returned to France in 2013 to sign with Arles Avignon before signing with Evian and FC Tours before retiring at the age of 35 this summer Former Norwegian international Morten Gamst Pedersen was a bargain signing by Blackburn in 2004 and went onto play for the club more than 300 times He left for Turkish side Karabukspor in 2013 where he spent just a short season before heading back to his homeland with Rosenberg Serbia’s Radosav Petrovic battles Brazil superstar Neymar Serbian international Petrovic signed for Blackburn in 2011 from Partizan Belgrade sold 12 months later to Turkish side Genclerbirligi but has featured just twice for the Portuguese side this season Blackburn’s Jason Lowe in action with Leeds’ Stuart Dallas Jason Lowe is the sole player from the 2011 starting XI to remain a Blackburn player The former England under-21 international is 25 and is currently the club captain Lowe has featured in 16 out of 17 Championship games this season Blackburn Rovers’ Ruben Rochina shoots at goal Former Barcelona starlet Ruben Rochina only showed fleeting glimpses of his quality at Blackburn but the set up was never right for him to reach his potential After scoring six goals and providing six assists for Granada in La Liga last season the 25-year-old clinched a move to Russian side Rubin Kazan in the summer Cardiff City’s Junior Hoilett and Bristol City’s Mark Little in action Junior Hoilett was linked with a number of high profile moves but ended up signing with Queens Park Rangers During his three years at Loftus Road he was never really able to show the promise he displayed at Rovers and after a lengthy spell as a free agent this summer he recently signed with Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City who is currently a Newcastle United player after quitting Rovers earlier this summer Blackburn Rovers’ Yakubu (L) and Chelsea’s John Terry in action Yakubu was once one of the most deadly strikers in the Premier League and was a key contributor for Blackburn during his season at the club He left to become insanely rich during a two-year spell in China He had a short spell with Reading in 2015 but was well past his best Peculiarly he popped up at non-league side Boreham Wood earlier this year Blackburn Rovers David Goodwillie sits on the bench Goodwillie’s spell at Blackburn was an unsuccessful one and he was beset by off field problems Rovers loaned him to Crystal Palace and then back to Dundee United The 27-year-old currently plays for League Two side Plymouth Argyle where he has no goals in 15 appearances so far this season.