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Son's soccer academy in South Korea denies bullying allegations involving coaches
Son's soccer academy in South Korea denies bullying allegations involving coaches
Cristiano Ronaldo’s heart-rate data during Portugal’s penalty shootout win over Slovenia has been made public by the maker of a wearable device with whom he has partnered.
By now the routine is familiar around the world, from Turin to Riyadh, Lisbon to Manchester. Team of Cristiano Ronaldo wins promising free-kick, Ronaldo steps up to take it, sets ball down carefully, strides back with purpose, adopts power stance, puffs out cheeks and begins his run up. Meanwhile, fans prepare for a forthcoming goal-kick.
The most boring and ponderous team to watch but you have to be in it to win it and Southgate’s side are still there somehow. Being fun to watch is great but playing badly and winning is not a terrible habit to have in knockout football. Might be wishful thinking but surely they have to play better at some point. Then they might still be dangerous.
Besiktas star breaks Austrian hearts with a sublime late stop to ensure Vincenzo Montella’s side book quarter-final place
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Video from the incident shows tournament officials watching Chinese athlete Zhang Zhijie for around 40 seconds before medical help arrives.
The Dutch forward continues his fine scoring run at major tournaments
Newcastle United’s journey since the takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) had not encountered anything like this before. For the first time, the wheels were in danger of coming off and the club was heading for the most severe of punishments for breaking Premier League rules.
Red Devils knocked out after late France strike
Declan Rice has been a clear upgrade on Granit Xhaka for Arsenal, but there’s only one standard at the Euros
Archie Gray has completed his £30 million move to Tottenham Hotspur and has admitted being a Celtic supporter played a role in him choosing to work with Ange Postecoglou.
Imbalance has caused Three Lions problem in all four games
Real Madrid star insists celebration was an ‘inside joke’
“Inexplicable moments,” declared Cristiano Ronaldo, as portentously as you would expect from a man who earns £2.5 million for each Instagram message sent to his 633 million followers. It was perhaps the politest way he could have described his own performance during Portugal’s victory over Slovenia. A more fitting label, as you watched him designate every free-kick for himself and throw his arms about in disgust as Petar Stojanovic had the temerity to dispossess him, was “inexcusable”.
A moment of Mert Gunok brilliance sparked celebrations for Turkish fans and a big exclamation from Austria rival Michael Gregoritsch, who described it as one of the best saves he’d ever seen. Goalkeeper Gunok pulled off one of the saves of the European Championship deep into injury time on Tuesday to secure Turkey’s place in the quarterfinals. “I think that’s one of the best saves I’ve ever seen live on the field,” Gregoritsch said.
Paul George switching Los Angeles for Philadelphia makes the 76ers the biggest winners of free agency so far. Who were the others?