On Wednesday night, Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso — probably one of the better set -
piece takers in the universe — took a corner.
Not exact matches
The Turkish sensation is only 22 but is widely renowned for his incredible prowess
in dead ball situations, with the player regarded as one of the world's finest set -
piece takers.
The 25 - year - old has also become a regular set
piece taker for the side and put
in a couple of good deliveries on Sunday.
There were no
takers for works by some young artists whose prices skyrocketed
in the past two to three years, including Tauba Auerbach's trompe - l'oeil painting resembling a crumpled
piece of cloth.
Sotheby's $ 242 million evening sale of contemporary art
in May
in New York only had 44
pieces, but 95 % of them found
takers.
Since the last passenger pigeon
in existence died
in the Cincinnati Zoo
in 1914, the eggs from the now extinct birds have become so scarce that G. Ellis Miller, of this city, is asking $ 300 a
piece for the three perfect ones
in his possession — with no
takers.