Thousands of Celtic supporters defied the club and displayed Palestine flags ahead of their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid.
A tifo display in the colours of the Palestine flag was evident in the lower half of the standing section well before kick-off and about two dozen sizeable flags were flown in the adjacent section before the teams emerged.
Thousands of smaller flags were evident around the ground when the teams came out.
The displays will inevitably lead to UEFA disciplinary action against Celtic, given the European governing body has already fined the club for fans flying Palestine flags on previous occasions.
The club issued a plea to supporters earlier on Wednesday after the Green Brigade fans’ group encouraged supporters to “cour…
Atletico Madrid defender Mario Hermoso has been released from a German hospital following an episode of intestinal obstruction.
The centre-back has successfully recovered and able to return to Spain on Monday.
Hermoso was admitted to hospital on Saturday after complaining of acute abdominal pain leading up to Atletico s friendly against Wolfsburg.
But after undergoing medical tests, the Spain international was discharged and will hope to be involved for Diego Simeone s side against Cadiz on Wednesday.
Hermoso, who arrived from Espanyol in July 2019, has made 48 league appearances for Atleti.
The 26-year-old played 31 times in LaLiga last season as the club were crowned champions, their first top-flight title since 2014.
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Antonio Conte is confident he will be given time at Inter and highlighted the work of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp as an example of what can be achieved with the right backing.
Inter have gone three games without a win heading into Saturday s league trip to Genoa, including a chastening 2-1 loss against bitter rivals Milan last weekend.
The Nerazzurri finished a point behind Serie A champions Juventus in Conte s first full season and lost to 3-2 to Sevilla in the Europa League final.
But Conte is happy with the progress made by his side and hopes to take inspiration from war machine Liverpool, who were rewarded for constant improvement under Klopp with the Champions League title in 2019 and Premier League crown in 2020.
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Real Sociedad and Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face each other again for the return fixture at the Reale Arena on Tuesday night, three weeks after an exciting first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 encounter at the Parc des Princes.
In the initial encounter, the Ligue 1 champions endured a first-half onslaught but emerged victorious with a 2-0 win. Since then, Real Sociedad have already faced disappointment in another knockout competition.
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Real Sociedad, appearing in the Champions League knockout rounds for only the second time under their current name, showcased glimpses of promise in the first half at the Parc des Princes on Valentine s Day. However, their inability to convert several promising oppo…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has no worries about Mohamed Salah’s misfires in front of goal because he keeps coming up with important moments when they need them most after his second-half winner against Brighton returned the Reds to the top of the Premier League.
Luis Diaz’s volley just before the half-hour allowed the hosts to recover from Brighton striker Danny Welbeck’s opener inside 90 seconds, but the Reds needed a clear head and a clinical touch from their Egypt international to secure a 2-1 victory.
Salah had 12 attempts on goal, his most in a Premier League match and the most on record by a Liverpool player in the competition.
It was also the most by any player in the top flight since Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Burnley more than seven years ago.<…
Sergio Aguero is being targeted by four European giants, while Bayern Munich are looking at Christian Pulisic.
Aguero, 32, is out of contract with Manchester City at the end of the season and his future is uncertain.
The forward has only played nine games this season, but he is still wanted by several European clubs.
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Aguero has been at City since 2011 and is the club s all-time leading goalscorer.
The Argentina international has struggled with injury and coronavirus this season.
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Facing what is a crucial qualifying showdown on Saturday evening, Sweden will make the trip to Tallinn when they meet Estonia.
Estonia
Starting with the hosts, while Estonia might have enjoyed an eye-catching Nations League flurry last year, the Blueshirts always knew that they were facing a major uphill struggle this time around. Last seen signing off June’s international break with what was a routine 3-0 drumming at home against European heavyweights Belgium, Thomas Haberil’s men find themselves tipped as a standout contender to lift the Group F wooden spoon this year. Mustering just a single point from any of their first three qualifying showdowns, the former Luzern boss will be more than aware that his squad faces another ster…
England’s players will earn more than £200,000 each if they win this summer’s Women’s World Cup.
FIFA has set out how a record prize money pot will be distributed for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, with 270,000 US dollars (around £216,000) earmarked for each member of the winning squad.
Every player involved in the tournament is guaranteed to receive at least 30,000 US dollars (just over £24,000), at a time when the average salary in the women’s game worldwide is 14,000 US dollars, according to last year’s FIFA benchmarking report.
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Brendan Rodgers has vowed he will not dwell on past glories after returning for a second spell as Celtic manager.
Following Ange Postecoglou’s departure for Tottenham after a Treble-winning campaign, Rodgers’ comeback was confirmed on a three-year contract.
Rodgers had himself suddenly left the Hoops to head to Leicester in February 2019 after winning seven out of seven domestic trophies.
From a professional perspective and from a personal perspective there was a real happiness for us to come back.
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The former Liverpool boss, though, maintains he still has plenty of hunger for more success on his return to Celtic Park.
“I�…
Girona coach Michel said his side deserved more after they drew 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga.
Winless in four consecutive games in all competitions, last year s surprise challengers Girona dominated proceedings with over 70% of possession but were wasteful, missing several clear chances.
Indeed, Girona had three big chances (defined by Opta as an opportunity from which a player would reasonably be expected to score), and accumulated 2.22 expected goals (xG).
Michel said: Football is about goals and we didn t score. But the team was fine out there, we were able to push Rayo back against the ropes and played a very good game.
The team deserved to win, I approve of the team s performance today. I have no doubts. We lacked quality and determination up f…