Puma, the Swiss national team uniform manufacturer, said it had discovered that in one batch of material used in making the jerseys that ripped during the Nati’s 0-0 tie with host France at Euro 2016,”yarns had been damaged during the production process, leading to a weakening in the final garment.” Four ripped shirts and one […]
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Copa Centenario: Ospina leads Colombia into semifinals
David Ospina, who made big saves for Colombia in wins over the USA and Paraguay in the group stage, led the Cafeteros into the semifinals of the Copa Centenario. First, hepreserved a scoreless draw after 90 minutes against Peru when he tipped Christian Ramos‘ shot over the crossbar in the dying seconds. Then, he stopped […]
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Euro 2016: Croatian fans leave stain in St. Etienne
The ugly side of Croatian side was on display Friday at St. Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, where flares rained on the turf and firecrackers exploded and Croatian fans fought amongthemselves.
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Ronald Koeman: Everton can do more
New Everton manager Ronald Koeman claims the Toffees’ ambition impacted his decision to leave Southampton though he admits reaching the top four of the English Premier League and qualify forthe Champions League won’t be easy. “The top four is difficult because you have the big six in the Premier League,” Koeman said on his first […]
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Euro 2016: Spain and Italy join France in round of 16
Spain and Italy joined host France as the first teams to advance to the round of 16 at Euro 2016. Alvaro Morata scored twice to lead the two-time defending champion Spaniards past Turkey,3-0. Eder‘s 88th-minute goal gave Italy a 1-0 win over Sweden. The Czech Republic came back from two goals down to tie Croatia, 2-2, […]
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Atletico will complete move for Gaitan after Copa Centenario
Nico Gaitan, who is playing for Argentina the Copa Centenario, will travel to Madrid after the tournament to complete his $28 million transfer from Portuguese club Benfica to Atletico Madrid.The 25-year-old has played 252 games and scored 41 goals for Benfica.
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Euro 2016: Deschamps blames AC/DC concert for poor field conditions
French players Anthony Martial, Olivier Giroud, Kingsley Coman and Paul Pogba slipped throughout the Bleus’ Euro 2016 game against Albania, and Coach DidierDeschamps blamed officials who allowed an AC/DC concert to be staged at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome last month. France needed two late goals to win.
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Euro 2016: Russian fan leader gets two years in prison
Using footage filmed by a Russian fan and posted online, Alexei Erunov, the director for fan relations at Lokomotiv Moscow, was sentenced to two years in prison by French authorities for hisrole in the violence in Marseille that marred the Euro 2016 match between Russia and England. Two other Russians were given prison terms, and […]
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Second Northern Ireland fan dies at Euro 2016
At Thursday’s game against Ukraine in Lyon, where Northern Ireland players and fans had paid tribute to Darren Rodgers, who died after a fall in Nice, another supporter died. He succumbed to asuspected heart attack during the match Northern Ireland won, 2-0. Early in the second half, a call for help came after the man […]
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Euro 2016: Hodgson can't hide joy after late England win
Daniel Sturridge‘s stoppage-time winner for England in its 2-1 victory over Wales at Euro 2016 had England Roy Hodgson and his staff jumping for joy. “It’s a longtime since myself and the coaching staff have showed such joy,” Hodgson told BBC Radio 5 live. “When the chances don’t go in and you’ve compounded your task […]