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FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmail Few can beat Colombia defender Yerry Mina in the air but he picked the wrong battle when he first arrived at Barcelona. Mina, who joined the Catalan club from Palmeiras in January, decided a good way to settle in would be to take on Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at set pieces -- he was even willing to put money on it. However, a few months later, he realised that all he was doing was funding their shopping trips. "When I first arrived, to help build a rapport [with my new teammates], I started bett
Substitute Pedro Correia scored a dramatic extra-time winner as Portugal won the UEFA European U19 Championship with a 4-3 victory over Italy in Finland. The forward came off the bench in the 101st minute and struck the decisive goal eight minutes later to earn his country their fourth success in the tournament. Sunday's final at the OmaSP Stadion in Seinajoki finished 2-2 in normal time after a quick-fire double from Italy forward Moise Kean restored parity following goals from Portuguese pair Jota and Francisco Trincao. Jota's second of
England U19s missed out on a place at the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland next summer, after losing 3-0 to Norway U19s on Thursday. The match was a qualification play-off between the two sides who finished third in Group A and Group B at the UEFA European U19 Championship in Finland. England made three changes from their 5-0 defeat to France in their final group game, which saw them miss out on a place in the semi-finals. Marcus Tavernier was suspended while Conor Gallagher and Nya Kirby dropped to the bench, with Ben Brereton, Tar
England U19s missed out on a place at the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland next summer, after losing 3-0 to Norway U19s on Thursday. The match was a qualification play-off between the two sides who finished third in Group A and Group B at the UEFA European U19 Championship in Finland. England made three changes from their 5-0 defeat to France in their final group game, which saw them miss out on a place in the semi-finals. Marcus Tavernier was suspended while Conor Gallagher and Nya Kirby dropped to the bench, with Ben Brereton, Tar
FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmail Germany football federation (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel admitted mistakes in the handling of Mesut Ozil's national team status but rejected the player's allegations of racism, saying he has been stung by the criticism following the midfielder's retirement from international competition. Ozil announced his withdrawal from the national team on Sunday, citing what he believed was racist treatment by the DFB regarding his Turkish heritage and accusing Grindel of failing to support him throughout
FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmail Benjamin Pavard's impressive strike for France against Argentina has been voted as the top goal of the World Cup. More than three million votes from fans logged on FIFA's website gave the nod to Pavard over Juan Quintero's free kick against Japan. Pavard levelled the round-of-16 game for France against Argentina by striking the ball with the outside of his foot from distance, and the ball curled into the net. France went on to beat Argentina 4-3. France went on to win the tournament, beating Croat
FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmail Cesc Fabregas and Daniella Semaan threw a lavish wedding party in Ibiza on Tuesday evening, with an impressive squad of current and former colleagues turning out for the occasion. The couple were married back in May but decided to hold off until the summer to properly celebrate their nuptials with a private bash at a vast beach-adjacent villa on the Balearic island. Chelsea were well represented, with Ross Barkley, N'Golo Kante, Ethan Ampadu, Davide Zappacosta and Marcos Alonso all in attendance
England's hopes of reaching the European U19 Championship semi-finals remain in the balance after Paul Simpson's side were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukraine on Friday. After starting the defence of the title they won in 2017 with a 3-2 win against Turkey on Tuesday, England made the perfect start in Seinajoki with Marcus Tavernier giving them the lead in the eighth minute. Ukraine levelled just before the break through Vladyslav Supriaha (39) but it was England who had the better of the chances to secure victory. George Hirst hit the post in s