Georgia beats Portugal 2-0 to advance to the last 16 at the European Championship
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Georgia beats Portugal 2-0 to advance to the last 16 at the European Championship.
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Georgia beats Portugal 2-0 to advance to the last 16 at the European Championship.
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.
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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.
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“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”.
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An adventure to a scenic waterfall in Costa Rica turned into a close call for a group of friends visiting Parrita in early June.Graham Shelton captured this footage while visiting the waterfall with a group of friends. The footage shows Shelton and his friends enjoying the view before the cascade suddenly surges and the water level quickly increases.The group can be seen scrambling to seek refuge on the side of the river, out of the now rushing water. In a vlog, Shelton explained the side of the river they sought refuge on did not have an outlet, so they needed to turn around and cross the river again.The group were eventually able to make it to safety.“Our friend has lived in Costa Rica for years and has never had this happen,” Shelton said. Credit: Graham Shelton via Storyful