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Barcelona Star Gavi ‘Seriously Injured’ In Spain Match | Football News
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Barcelona Star Gavi ‘Seriously Injured’ In Spain Match | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona midfielder Gavi limped off the pitch with a serious knee injury on Sunday during Spain's Euro 2024 qualifier with Georgia. The 19-year-old was tackled from behind, buckling the knee that had his weight on it, before leaving the pitch in tears. "It's a serious injury to his right knee, but we need to wait to see how bad it actually is," the Spanish football federation said.Gavi has established himself as an important figure both for Barcelona and the Spanish national team over the past two years, after coming through his club's La Masia youth academy.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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Hungary, Slovakia Reach Euro 2024 While Starlet Lamine Yamal Scores For Spain | Football News
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Hungary, Slovakia Reach Euro 2024 While Starlet Lamine Yamal Scores For Spain | Football News

[ad_1] Hungary and Slovakia booked their tickets for Euro 2024 on Thursday while 16-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal scored again for already-qualified Spain. The Hungarians guaranteed their place at the finals in Germany when an own goal from Bulgaria's Alex Petkov deep in stoppage time gave them a 2-2 draw in Sofia. The visitors only needed a point to qualify but were 2-1 down before Petkov allowed a cross to skid off the top of his head and into his own net in the 97th minute in the most dramatic of finishes. The Hungarian players exploded in joy at the end of a match played in an empty stadium because of fears of protests against the head of the Bulgarian football federation.Instead, Bulgarian fans mounted protests outside the ground.Ten supporters and five police officers were injure...
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Hermoso Trains With Spain For First Time After Rubiales Kiss Scandal | Football News
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Hermoso Trains With Spain For First Time After Rubiales Kiss Scandal | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Jenni HermosoWomen's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso returned to training with the Spanish national team on Monday for the first time since disgraced former president of the country's football federation Luis Rubiales resigned. The 33-year-old has become a symbol in the fight against sexism and earned global support after Rubiales forcibly kissed her on the lips following Spain's triumph in Sydney on August 20.Hermoso took part in Spain's training session at Las Rozas, on the outskirts of Madrid, applauded by scores of fans, including many children, who braved bad weather to support their idol.Spain's No 10, who plays for Pachuca in the Mexican league, was called up by coach Montse Tome for the two upcoming Nations League matches, in Italy on Friday and Switzerland on...
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Spain Call Up Jenni Hermoso For First Time Since Forced Kiss Scandal | Football News
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Spain Call Up Jenni Hermoso For First Time Since Forced Kiss Scandal | Football News

[ad_1] Jenni Hermoso was on Wednesday included in the Spain women's squad for the first time since the scandal over the unsolicited kiss former federation president Luis Rubiales gave her following the Women's World Cup final in Australia. New coach Montse Tome included the 33-year-old midfielder, who plays for Mexican side Pachuca, in her squad to face Switzerland and Italy later this month in the Nations League. Hermoso has been in the eye of the storm that shook Spanish football after Rubiales forcibly kissed her on the lips during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England in the Women's World Cup final in Australia on August 20.Rubiales was the head of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) at the time, but he has since resigned following an outcry over the kiss, with 39 players s...
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Spain, Scotland And Turkey Lock Up Euro 2024 Spots | Football News
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Spain, Scotland And Turkey Lock Up Euro 2024 Spots | Football News

[ad_1] Spain clinched their place at Euro 2024 on Sunday after a 1-0 win away to Norway, also sending Scotland through from Group A as Turkey joined the growing ranks of qualifiers. Barcelona midfielder Gavi scored the only goal early in the second half in Oslo, bouncing a shot into the corner to help Spain qualify for next year's finals in Germany with two games to spare. "We are very happy because the team has grown a lot and has a great future," said Spain coach Luis de la Fuente. "We have worked to get to this moment."They moved top of Group A on goal difference, but the result ensured Scotland punched their ticket to the tournament as well, with Norway five points adrift going into their last match next month."When we qualified via the play-offs last time, we set ourselves a target ...
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Norway, Spain Hold Up Scotland’s Euro 2024 Qualification | Football News
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Norway, Spain Hold Up Scotland’s Euro 2024 Qualification | Football News

[ad_1] Scotland missed their first chance to seal a Euro 2024 berth as they lost to two late goals in Spain on Thursday as the third contender in Group A, Norway, won 4-0 in Cyprus. Elsewhere, Turkey, in their first game under Vincenzo Montella, won in Croatia to vault to the top of Group D and Albania tightened their grip on Group E with a comfortable win over the Czech Republic. Scotland had won all five of their group games and entered Thursday's match in Seville needing one point from three matches to qualify.Spain pressed in the first half, but Scotland had the ball in the net first when Scott McTominay swerved a second-half free-kick over Unai Simon.The strike was disallowed after a VAR review for an offence in the goalmouth by Jack Hendry.Scotland's John McGinn was unhappy."Is he ...
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Spain Can Test Luis De La Fuente Project Against Scotland | Football News
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Spain Can Test Luis De La Fuente Project Against Scotland | Football News

[ad_1] Spain coach Luis de la Fuente was a surprise appointment and an early humiliating defeat by Scotland in March put his fledgling project on the ropes no sooner than it had begun. The Luis Rubiales forced kiss scandal further shook Spanish football and De la Fuente was criticised for his response to it, but he survived the wave of sackings across the Spanish football federation in September. On the pitch in the interim period, the 62-year-old's La Roja have been steadily improving and when they face Scotland in Seville on Thursday in Euro 2024 qualifying, they have a chance to prove it."I feel very strong, and respected -- the important thing is the results," said De la Fuente in September, ahead of qualifiers against Georgia and Cyprus, which Spain won emphatically.De la Fuente led...
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Spain And Sweden Women’s Footballers Stage ‘It’s Over’ Protest | Football News
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Spain And Sweden Women’s Footballers Stage ‘It’s Over’ Protest | Football News

[ad_1] Spain's world champions and their Swedish opponents on Friday held up a banner with the slogan "It's over" in protest over the sexism scandal which has engulfed the Spanish football federation. Spain won the Nations League clash in Gothenburg 3-2 when Mariona Caldentey converted a penalty six minutes into added time. The pre-match protest came as the Spain team returned to action for the first time since lifting the World Cup where former federation chief Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.The 22 players held up the banner bearing the Spanish phrase "Se Acabo" ("It's over") adding that the struggle of the players against chauvinism and sexual assault was "the global fight" for equality between men and women.Just before kick-off in Friday's Nations League game, t...
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FIFA Chief Breaks Silence On Luis Rubiales’ World Cup Final Kiss Controversy | Football News
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FIFA Chief Breaks Silence On Luis Rubiales’ World Cup Final Kiss Controversy | Football News

[ad_1] FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday that Luis Rubiales' kiss on the mouth of Spanish women's football star Jenni Hermoso "should never have happened". In his first reaction to the incident which happened at the presentation ceremony following Spain's win over England in the Women's World Cup final, Infantino said the behaviour of Spanish federation boss Rubiales had "spoiled" the occasion."The well-deserved celebrations for these magnificent champions were spoiled by what happened after the final whistle," Infantino wrote on Instagram."And what continued to happen in the following days. This should never have happened."FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales on August 24 -- four days after the final in Sydney -- and then provisionally suspended him from all...
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Spain Opens ‘Kiss Scandal’ Probe As Football Federation Asks Chief To Quit | Football News
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Spain Opens ‘Kiss Scandal’ Probe As Football Federation Asks Chief To Quit | Football News

[ad_1] Prosecutors at Spain's top criminal court opened a preliminary investigation Monday into Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss on the lips of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on grounds it could constitute a crime of "sexual assault". The Spanish football federation (RFEF) regional presidents then asked the 46-year-old to resign because of his "unacceptable behaviour" and called for "profound and imminent" restructuring of the organisation.The RFEF statement leaves Rubiales shorn of allies -- some of the regional presidents had been among those who applauded his speech last Friday, in which he insisted he would not resign, and his kiss was "consensual", contested by Hermoso.Spain's National Court said they had opened a preliminary probe into Rubiales's kiss on Hermoso ...
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