In truth the king has always been capable of showing his displeasure at coups when it suited him, by rallying troops or by dragging his feet in accepting their outcome.

ECONOMIST: Thailand's monarchy

Zambia coach Herve Renard will be pleased his team managed to contain Nigeria, who were favourites before the game - but in truth it was a poor showing from Shaibu Amodu's side who were relieved to go through.

BBC: Zambia 0-0 Nigeria (Nigeria win 5-4 on penalties)

Without evidence from bank statements showing a monetary transaction between the Newton family and Auburn University, we may be as unsuccessful running down the truth about this matter as SEC defenses have been in trying to run down Mr. Newton on the field this season.

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