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Kelly was a forward at Stanford and was named the top player in women’s college soccer her senior year. However, she spent most of her professional career playing right back.
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Not even Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo could get past Euros security guard without showing his ID. Ronaldo cut a surprised look as an official gestured to have the Juventus forward show his pass. A quick glance saw the 36-year-old carry on down the tunnel before Portugal played Hungary in their opening game.
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Heidi Klum daringly cut her Germany shirt in half as she bid her country good luck for their Euro 2020 clash with France. The supermodel, 48, posed in just the half-jersey and bikini bottom for her 8.1million Instagram followers. With two thumbs up, she captioned the image: "Good luck today Germany." Klum watched on with husband Tom Kaulitz and posted a number of clips to her Stories as they tucked into pizza during the match.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Twitter - https:// twitter.com/losclive/ status/1397530457613373442 Paris Saint-Germain’s domestic dominance is over after Lille claimed a first Ligue Un title since 2011. That meant an open top bus parade and karaoke was in order!
EPL WELCOMES NEW FACE
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ brentfordfootballclub1889/videos/767259733981098 Brentford have become the 50th team to earn their right to play in the Premier League from next season after playoff final success over Swansea. They posted an atmospheric behind the scenes video on Facebook the moment their promotion was secured.
Cesar is nicknamed “Dave” because of his complicated surname.
Refi loe Jane (29) August 4
Club: AC Milan Nation: South Africa
Danielle van de Donk (30) August 5
Club: Arsenal Nation: Netherlands
Renato Sanches (24) August 18
Club: Lille Nation: Portugal • Benfi ca signed him when he was 9-years-old.
Lucas Paqueta (24) August 27
Club: O. Lyon Nation: Brazil
Matthijs de Ligt (22) August 12
Club: Juventus Nation: Netherlands
Cesar Azpilicueta (32) August 28
Club: Chelsea Nation: Spain
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Russia boss Stanislav Cherchesov has stated that 'beautiful girls' will be banned from entering their dressing room during Euro 2020. The 57-year-old was commenting on pop star Olga Buzova – ex-wife of former Russia international Dmitri Tarasov – speaking to the squad during the European Championship. Buzova burst into tears during an appearance on Match TV where host Dmitry Guberniev questioned her knowledge of football following Belgium’s 3-0 win against Russia. It led to reports that the 35-yearold could enter the dressing room, a claim that was instantly shut down by Cherchesov. Ronaldinho's brutal dig on Sergio Ramos might have backfi red big time after the Real Madrid legend savagely responded on Twitter. Ramos was no stranger to Ronaldinho's brilliance on the football pitch, especially as the pair clashed in heated El Clasico encounters. Ronaldinho showed no love was lost with Ramos as he attempted to troll him on social media. The 41-yearold Brazilian superstar uploaded an image of the outgoing Madrid captain watching him strike the ball during an El Clasico match. Ronaldinho wrote on Twitter: "Hey @SergioRamos - remember this night?!’’ Ramos attached an image of Madrid celebrating their 30th La Liga title and tweeted: "I do... but this one a few months later was way better." Real Madrid lost to arch-rivals Barcelona 3-0 at home in 05/06 season, with Ronaldinho scoring a brace. But, Los Blancos had the last laugh as Real Madrid ended up winning the league that season.
DID YOU KNOW?
•EIvan Perisic has scored in each of the last four major international tournaments (2014 World Cup, EURO 2016, 2018 World Cup and EURO 2020), becoming the fi rst Croatian to score in four separate such tournaments
•The age difference of 19 years & 236 days between Maarten Stekelenburg (38y 268d) & Ryan Gravenberch (19y 32d) is the biggest age-gap between two teammates in a European Championship game.
HENDERSON TELLS ESL
Instagram - https://www.instagram. com/p/CN5oCVqAIxL/?utm_source=ig_ embed In a blunt message to Florentino Perez and all those involved in the European Super League debacle – include the bosses of his own club – the Liverpool captain speaks up for all players and fans in a brilliant post on Instagram.
RONALDO BEDS A BEAUTY
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/ CPEqZnsAH5G/ No doubt Cristiano Ronaldo could choose to wake up next to anyone or anything and he chose wisely after being snapped asleep next to the Coppa Italia trophy! Not a bad night-time companion.
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THE MANAGERIAL MERRY-GO-ROUND SWUNG FULL CIRCLE FOR JUVENTUS AND REAL MADRID, BUT SUSY CAMPANALE QUESTIONS IF RECAPTURING THOSE BYGONES REALLY IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
There is a popular meme from the wonderful series Arrested Development, a recurring motif started by the character GOB: “I’ve made a huge mistake.” It felt like Juventus President Andrea Agnelli was the Italian Will Arnett looking back over the last two years, wondering why he had fi red a coach who had won fi ve consecutive Serie A titles and reached two Champions League Finals. Inspired by directors Fabio Paratici and Pavel Nedved, he tried to reform the Old Lady as a glamorous, young It Girl who could wow everyone with her forward-thinking fashion choices. That was never her vibe. Now we have to see if recalling Max Allegri can recapture that magic they had or be another serious misstep from a club that ought to have it all, yet keeps getting in its own way. The illogical commitment to the Super League is another case in point, yet so far Allegri hasn’t come to the natural conclusion that this too was a huge mistake. The legendary Juventus President Gianni Agnelli – Andrea’s uncle – famously said that bringing back coaches or players who had been successful in the past had the taste of ‘re-heated soup’. Of all the clubs who have attempted reunions, Juve are probably the only ones to have done it properly, winning the Scudetto twice with Marcello Lippi after his return between 2001 and 04, the UEFA Cup with Giovanni Trapattoni from 1991 to 94 and even going back to Carlo Parola for two years in 1974, an astonishing 12 years after his previous spell on the bench and 14 since his last Scudetto. Another President clinging to the futuristic Super League and yet harking back to the past is Florentino Perez, who pressed the rewind button even further to 2015 and his at the time frankly baffl ing decision to fi re Carlo Ancelotti. It was evident at the time this was a bad idea, as Perez himself admitted when asked why he’d sacked the well-loved Italian who had won their 10th Champions League trophy and fi nished second in La Liga: “I don’t know.” That runner-up medal still rankles with Ancelotti, who now has the opportunity to win all fi ve major European League titles. Ancelotti had lost his way in recent years, fi red by Bayern Munich and Napoli, ending up well below his station at Everton. It was a similar trajectory to Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur and now has the chance to rebuild at a Roma side that always has great promise and yet rarely delivers. It was a bold decision bringing Mou in, not dissimilar to the one Inter took with Antonio Conte, and that paid off handsomely, albeit for only two years until the money ran out and he fl ounced off again. Beppe Marotta and Steven Zhang have shown great wisdom in their choice of replacement, understanding Conte has got the team ticking along nicely with a set 3-5-2 system based on defend and counter that doesn’t particularly need changing. So they poached Simone Inzaghi from Lazio, a tactician who vastly over-performed considering the resources at his disposal at the Olimpico, and learned over fi ve years with Claudio Lotito not to complain about low-cost transfer strategies. As for Mou, one gets the feeling recently that football has progressed and left him behind, but there’s no reason why he shouldn’t recapture something at Roma. All this chopping and changing can be very risky and rarely pays off , unless you are Roman Abramovich. How remarkable that both times Chelsea won the Champions League, they did so having sacked a coach mid-season. Thomas Tuchel probably couldn’t believe his luck when axed by Paris Saint-Germain in December 2020, having taken them closer than ever before to lifting that trophy a few months earlier, and then go on to win the Champions League barely fi ve months into his Stamford Bridge tenure. Unlike the previous victor Roberto Di Matteo, who was only ever meant to be a stop-gap solution in March 2012 on his way to securing the European trophy, Tuchel is meant to create a new era for the Blues. How long that lasts is anyone’s guess, because at the rate managers are spinning on this merry-go-round, it’ll be all change again in early 2022.
TOP: Max Allegri is back at Juventus just two years after his surprise dismissal
BELOW: Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri celebrates with the Serie A title trophy at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match Juventus FC vs Atalanta BC at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, 19 May 2019
Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti both hope they can recapture their former glories together
Never backs down from a fight.
