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Bellingham avoids Euros ban for obscene gesture
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Friday, 05 July 2024 05:29
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEngland midfielder Jude Bellingham is available to face Switzerland in Saturday's UEFA European Championship quarterfinal after being given a suspended one-match ban and a 30,000 fine by UEFA for a lewd gesture made in their dramatic round-of-16 win over Slovakia.The 21-year-old celebrated his stunning 95th-minute overhead kick, which forced extra-time in Gelsenkirchen last Sunday, by kissing his hand…
Scaloni: Don't worry about Messi penalty miss
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Friday, 05 July 2024 03:29
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsArgentina national team head coach Lionel Scaloni warned against fixating on Lionel Messi's missed penalty after his team beat Ecuador at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas to secure a slot in the Copa América semifinals.La Albiceleste led 1-0 for the majority of the match before a 91st-minute goal from Kevin Rodríguez forced a penalty shootout. Messi was first…
Ecuador sack coach Félix Sánchez after Copa exit
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Friday, 05 July 2024 03:29
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEcuador have sacked head coach Félix Sánchez following Thursday's Copa América quarterfinal defeat to Argentina, the country's football federation (FEF) said.Ecuador reached the quarterfinals for the third time in the last four editions but were knocked out by the defending champions in a penalty shootout after the match ended 1-1.Sánchez, who guided Qatar to their maiden Asian Cup…
Penalty hero Martínez: 'I wasn't ready to go home'
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Friday, 05 July 2024 03:29
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsArgentina goalkeeper Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez declared he "wasn't ready to go home" after saving his country in a penalty shootout against Ecuador in Thursday's Copa América quarterfinal.Despite Lionel Messi's penalty miss for Argentina, the World Cup-winners prevailed thanks to Martínez's two saves in the shootout following a 1-1 draw."I dive 500 times a day in every training session…
LAFC unbeaten in 10 after Trafico win over Galaxy
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Thursday, 04 July 2024 23:25
Kei Kamara and Denis Bouanga scored four minutes apart late in the first half to lead LAFC past the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Thursday night in front of 70,076 at the Rose Bowl in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.It was the second-largest crowd in MLS this season, surpassed only by the 72,610 for Inter…
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