Oct 19 (Reuters) - Graham Potter understands Christian Pulisic's desire to get as much game time as possible ahead of the World Cup but the Chelsea manager said he has to make his team selections based on what is best for the Premier League club.

Similarly, World Cups, traditionally held in the northern hemisphere summer, typically provide a major boost to British supermarkets as households stock up on beers, wines and spirits, barbecue food and snacks and host large gatherings.

"I understand that all the players have ambition and want to play for different reasons, for their families, careers or World Cups. "You can imagine my focus is on Chelsea," Potter told reporters on Tuesday.

He is pushing for a place, pushing for a start. "With Christian I would say he has been fantastic around the place, been really good with team mates, contributed against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Things change quickly in football and he needs to be ready."

"There might be a narrow path to an agreement visible - if negotiations can clear the remaining hurdles in the next few days," said the diplomat, adding that some progress was made over the last few days of the EU-UK talks.

"But - sometimes substantial - gaps still need to be bridged in important areas like fisheries, governance and level playing field... Success depends on whether London also wants a fair deal and is ready to accept the inherent trade-offs," the diplomat said.

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At its annual general meeting in Mumbai, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also approved a women's Indian Premier League, which is likely to begin in March next year, after the men's event proved a massive hit.

Retail executives say the World Cup, moved to the winter to avoid the intense Qatari summer temperatures, has totally thrown the algorithms they increasingly use to predict trading and plan their logistics.

The Federal Reserve may need to push its key rate above 4.75% if underlying inflation does not stop rising, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said late on Tuesday. Data meanwhile showed soaring food prices pushed British inflation back to a 40-year high at 10.1%, piling pressure on the Bank of England to hike rates again.

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One is take this signal and increase production, increase the investment, and number two is to make sure that as they are taking these profits, as they are benefiting from these markets, that they are continuing to give the consumer the appropriate price," the official said. "He is calling on the private sector in the United States to do two things.

Similarly, shoppers spent 1.2 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) on alcohol at supermarkets during last year's Euro 2020 soccer tournament, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, in which England reached the final at London's Wembley Stadium.

There is also a danger that people, distracted by the soccer, do not feel festive and do not turn their attention to Christmas spending until after the tournament, leading to a frantic final week of trading, he said.

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The winter World Cup has added a new level of uncertainty to the Christmas trading outlook of Britain's supermarkets: How do you persuade cash-strapped shoppers to buy yule logs and luxury biscuits at the same time as beer and pizza?

Americans Madison Keys and Danielle Collins, who are also in the running for the WTA finals, both moved on to the second round on Tuesday, along with Russia's Anna Kalinskaya, Croatia's Donna Vekic, Italy's Martina Trevisan and Czech Marie Bouzkova.

"Whether (people) choose to celebrate in the pub, and we service them through (wholesaler) Booker, or they celebrate at home, and we service them through Tesco, kid activities in terre haute indiana we don't mind as long as they're having fun. That's what we're planning for," said Murphy.

UK food retailers are already under severe pressure from cost inflation and changing shopper habits.

Earlier this month Tesco trimmed its profit forecast, while last month, Morrisons, the Co-operative and Aldi UK all reported profit falls.