Ferguson fluffs penalty as Ireland draw with Belgium
DUBLIN :Ireland striker Evan Ferguson missed a first-half penalty as interim manager John O'Shea began his tenure with a 0-0 home draw against Belgium in a friendly on Saturday.
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Evan Ferguson misses penalty as Ireland fail to take chances in Belgium draw
Evan Ferguson missed a penalty as the Republic of Ireland passed up the opportunity to hand interim head coach John O’Shea a notable scalp against Belgium.
Klopp saw nothing wrong with Liverpool's winning goal at Forest
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insisted he saw nothing wrong with Darwin Nunez's controversial stoppage-time winner at Nottingham Forest.
Last-gasp Nunez goal puts Liverpool four points clear of Man City
NOTTINGHAM, England :Darwin Nunez headed in a last-gasp winner as Premier League leaders Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday.
'Insulted' Courtois Refuses To Play Belgium Qualifier After Captaincy Snub
Thibaut Courtois has refused to make the trip to Tallinn for Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifier against Estonia on Tuesday after being overlooked for the stand-in captaincy last week. In the absence of regular skipper Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku wore the captain's armband for a 1-1 draw with Austria last Saturday. Coach Domenico Tedesco said the plan had been for his two vice-captains, Lukaku and Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois, to lead the side in one match each during the international break.
Thibaut Courtois withdraws from Belgium squad to face Estonia after being 'offended' over captaincy snub
Thibaut Courtois has not travelled with Belgium to Estonia for their Euro 2024 qualifier against Estonia after being “offended” at being overlooked for the captaincy. The Real Madrid goalkeeper played in the 1-1 home draw with Austria on Saturday. Ad Romelu Lukaku was captain for the match in the absence of injured regular captain Kevin De Bruyne.
Four newcomers named in Belgium squad for Euro qualifiers
BRUSSELS : Belgium's new coach Domenico Tedesco continued to put his mark on the squad with four new players called up for this month's European Championship qualifiers against Austria and Estonia.
Lens beat Strasbourg to cut PSG lead to three points
LENS, France : Clinical RC Lens beat Strasbourg 2-1 to provisionally cut Paris St Germain's once double-digit lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to three points on Friday and open up the title race.