Angel Di Maria retires from Argentina as a legend:
Goalscorer in three-straight finals
2x Copa América winner
World Cup winner
Finalissima winner
What a special player
Angel Di Maria retires from Argentina as a legend:
Goalscorer in three-straight finals
2x Copa América winner
World Cup winner
Finalissima winner
What a special player
Argentina put an end to Colombia’s 28-game unbeaten streak. It was the longest unbeaten streak in world football.
What an incredible run they had
England have announced that Gareth Southgate will leave his role as England manager
102 games
64 wins
20 draws
18 defeats
63% win rate
2 major finals
…0 trophies
Xherdan Shaqiri announces his retirement from international football. He’s the only player ever to have scored at the last three Euros 𝐚𝐧𝐝 World Cups. Always delivering on the biggest stage
Argentina’s newest badge
Four trophies in three years. Royalty.
(via Selección Argentina in English)
Luis de la Fuente is the first manager to win the U19 Euros, U21 Euros, Nations League and now the European Championship
Conquered every level
France has banned its female athletes from wearing the hijab while competing in the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.
(Source: @SuppressedNws)
UEFA have started a disciplinary process against Spain captain Álvaro Morata and player of the tournament Rodri for singing about a sovereignty claim on Gibraltar at the team’s European Championship title celebration.
Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng was handed a suspended fine and a warning after a Munich court on Friday found him guilty of premeditated bodily harm against his former partner.
The €200,000 ($217,760) suspended fine (€5,000 per day for 40 days) must only be paid if Boateng commits another offence.
With his move to AC Milan, Alvaro Morata has now accumulated over €200m in transfers over the last 10 years
h/t transfermarkt
On this day, in 2004, Didier Drogba signed for Chelsea for £24m from Marseille.
381 matches
164 goals
86 assists
Premier League: 4
FA Cup: 4
League Cup: 3
Champions League: 1
Golden Boot: 2
African Player of the Year: 2
Paulo Dybala, Federico Chiesa, and Kai Havertz each got married to their partners this week
(via orianasabatini/IG, lucybramani/IG, sophiaaemelia/IG)
| BREAKING: European Leagues and the FIFPRO Europe players union are taking legal action against FIFA over the “saturated” and “unsustainable” international match calendar.
Julián Álvarez has won 14 different trophies at 24 years old:
World Cup
Copa America
Finalissima
Argentine Primera
Copa Libertadores
Copa Argentina
Supercopa Argentina
Trofeo de Campeones
Recopa Sudamericana
Champions League
Premier League
FA Cup
UEFA Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
He’s now looking to go for an Olympic Gold Medal with Argentina
The end of Morocco vs. Argentina was wild
Morocco led 2-1 going into stoppage time
Cristian Medina scored for Argentina in the 90+16th min
Fans stormed the pitch and objects were thrown at players
After order was restored and both teams had left the field, they discovered the match was actually suspended
The teams returned to an empty stadium two hours later
VAR ruled Medina’s goal offside
The final three minutes were played and Morocco won