/ 20 July 2022

Another notch on Sam Kerr’s belt, music on the edge of space, and the most mispronounced place names…

Image source: Wiki
Image source: Wiki

Aussie football star Sam Kerr has made history by becoming the first female player to be featured on the global cover of the latest edition of EA Sports’ FIFA video game franchise. Forget bend it like Beckham – kick it like Kerr…

Also making history is the pop duo The Chainsmokers, who are set to become the first musicians to perform at the edge of space. With David Bowie no longer with us, they needed a backup option…

And language lesson website Preply has revealed the most mispronounced place names in the world. Topping the list was the French resort town Cannes – Bondi and Melbourne also make the list. We’ll put our hand up to Kiribati (pronounced kee·ruh·bas) – podcast listeners gently pulled us up on that last week. Oops…

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