The ECB even signaled in its monthly bulletin on Thursday morning that it would probably lift interest rates in September, by a further 25 basis points, to 4.25%.

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"When I first came across the article, I just felt like -- because it was involving football players, and there is a culture there that football is very important -- that there was probably a little more to this story than what the local media was reporting, " she told CNN on Thursday.

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