England 20-0 Latvia has started a debate on fairness in sport

England Women’s 20-0 thrashing of Latvia’s part-time footballers was an ‘unnecessary humiliation’, says the parent of one losing player… and even England’s coach says the match should NOT have taken place England thrashed Latvia 20-0 in a qualifier for the Women’s World Cup in 2023 It was a record score for England but brutally exposed a huge gulf in quality […]

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Ibrahimovic names player who 'deserved' to win Ballon d'Or over Messi

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has praised Lionel Messi and says the forward ‘lives for football’, but believes Robert Lewandowski ’deserved’ to claim this year’s Ballon d’Or award. Messi, 34, had been the favourite heading into Monday night’s glitzy ceremony and picked up the prestigious prize for a record seventh time, taking him two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo’s tally of five wins. The […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo fires dig at Lionel Messi over Ballon d'Or win

Cristiano Ronaldo has endorsed a post which hit out at the decision to award Lionel Messi the Ballon d’Or for 2021. The Paris Saint-Germain forward won the seventh Ballon d’Or of his career earlier this week, holding off competition from Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema and Chelsea’s Jorginho. Messi was favourite to win the award after he […]

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Antonio Conte reveals Romero has a 'very serious' hamstring injury

Antonio Conte reveals £47m defender Cristiano Romero will NOT play again this year because of a ‘very serious’ hamstring injury… with the Argentine potentially out until February Cristian Romero suffered a ‘serious’ injury while on international duty last month Antonio Conte confirmed he will play no part until 2022 as it is ‘very serious’ Romero went down clutching his left […]

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