‘I’m always available’: Mueller not stepping down from Germany duty
Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Mueller has shot down rumours of a pending international retirement, saying on Monday he will “always be available” for selection.
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Portugal's young gun Ramos stepping into Ronaldo's shoes
Goncalo Ramos was thrown into the eye of the storm, but it was Portugal's 21-year-old striker who brought the thunder, blasting his country into the World Cup quarter-finals.
Portugal stepping out of Ronaldo’s long shadow at World Cup
DOHA: To Bruno Fernandes, World Cup teammate Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous athlete in sports.Joao Felix has described Ronaldo as “irreplaceable.”Gonçalo Ramos, Portugal’s new 21-year-old star, has never known his national team without Ronaldo involved in it.A future without the country’s greatest ever player could be a daunting prospect to the up-and-coming generation of Portugal internationals.They aren’t showing it at the World Cup.In fact, they showed they might even be liberated by stepping out of Ronaldo’s long shadow given the way Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1 in the round of 16 on Tuesday.Turns out there is life after the five-time world player of the year, even if that is hard for some to imagine.Portugal coach Fernando Santos wanted a team “playing with a lot of fluidity” against Switzerland and that invariably meant leaving the 37-year-old Ronaldo — the player with more goals (118) than anyone in men’s international football — on the bench.
Chatham Town host Lancing in Isthmian League South East and bring in former Sheppey captain Billy Bennett
Chatham Town will be hoping to get back on track when they return home this Saturday.
WATCH | Hot-stepping Libbok carves Dragons defence apart
An excellent first-half showing by the Stormers on Saturday paved the way for their 34-26 win over the Dragons in a United Rugby Championship (URC) clash in Gqeberha on Saturday.
Faversham Town 2 Sheppey United 3: Match reaction from Ites player-boss Jack Midson who dedicates win at Salters Lane to their club's fans
Player-manager Jack Midson dedicated Sheppey’s Isthmian South East Swale derby victory on Saturday at Faversham to their fans.
Sepp Blatter admits 'mistake' in awarding Qatar the World Cup
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted it was "a mistake" to award the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar.
'Qatar is a mistake,' says former FIFA President Sepp Blatter
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA when Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup hosting rights in 2010, told Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger "Qatar is a mistake," adding that "the choice was bad."