Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick remained upbeat despite his side kickstarting their Champions League campaign with a defeat to Monaco on Thursday.
The visitors were dealt a blow with just 10 minutes on the clock after defender Eric Garcia saw red after a tangle with Takumi Minamino on the edge of the box.
Monaco made the most of their man advantage six minutes later when Maghnes Akliouche struck beyond Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Lamine Yamal levelled the scores before half-time, becoming the second-youngest player to score in the Champions League with a low finish into the bottom corner.
However, substitute George Ilenikhena would hand the French side the victory in the 71st minute, compounding Flick to his first defeat as Barca head coach.
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Poland s attacking midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski has been ruled out of Euro 2008 after suffering a serious thigh injury during training on Thursday.
The Borussia Dortmund player was injured at the team s Bad Waltersdorf base in Austria, aggravating an old thigh problem, a national team spokeswoman said.
Poland have asked European football s governing body UEFA for permission to replace Blaszczykowski with 23-year-old Hertha Berlin player Lukasz Piszczek.
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Former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm has been named the German Footballer of the Year for 2017.
Lahm retired in May after winning eight Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokal crowns, one Champions League and the 2014 World Cup in an extraordinarily distinguished career.
The defender s roll of honour includes being added to Bayern s Hall of Fame, while he was voted Footballer of the Year after leading the club to another league title last season.
German sport journalists voted Lahm the clear winner of the award, with Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos in second and Borussia Dortmund s 31-goal Bundesliga top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finishing third.
What a great evening! Truly an honor to receive the Personal Merit Award of the Bavarian Minister-…
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Spain ended their 44-year wait for a major international title with a 1-0 victory over Germany at the Euro 2008 final here on Sunday.
Fernando Torres scored the only goal of the game in the first half as football s perennial underachievers finally banished that unwanted tag to the history books.
It was the first time Spain had won the European title since 1964 and their first final since 1984.
They seemed to start tentatively and a mistake from Sergio Ramos gave Miroslav Klose a glorious opportunity after just four minutes, but after taking the ball past Carles Puyol his next touch was too strong and he ran the ball out of play.
Spain gradually started to settle but three-time champions Germany still had the next chance, Thomas Hitzlsperger hitting a…
England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time with a 3-0 win over Japan on this day in 2019.
A 2-1 victory against Brazil and a 2-2 draw against hosts the United States saw the Lionesses set up a winner-takes-all final-match showdown with Japan at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead were all on the scoresheet in the first half as England were crowned champions of the invitational round-robin tournament.
A team who selfies together, stays together //
— Lionesses (@Lionesses)
Staniforth put the Lionesses ahead in the 12th minute, collecting a flicked pass from Jodie Taylor before finishing low in the bottom-right corner of the net.
Taylor recorded her second assist of the game shortly af…
We’re onto Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season and continue to bring you our favorite NFL parlay picks every week. This week we’re focusing on player props around the league, counting on one of the NFL’s best red zone threats, a pair of tailbacks, and a tight end with a chance to enjoy a breakout week.
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The NFL Scouting Combine kicks off on Tuesday, March 1, and runs through the weekend before coming to completion on Monday, March 7.
It’s the last stop before 2022 NFL Draft, which runs from April 28-30. We’ve already got one 2022 Mock Draft ready to go, but the combine could change things.
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