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September 12, 2023 Aaron Ramsey And David Brooks Score As Welsh Keep Slim Euro 2024 Hopes Alive
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Aaron Ramsey And David Brooks Score As Welsh Keep Slim Euro 2024 Hopes Alive

Wales claimed a 2-0 win over Latvia in their Euro 2024 Qualifier in Riga to stay in the qualification mix with three games to play in Group D.

In what was billed as a must-win for boss Robert Page, Wales took a 28th-minute lead from the penalty spot. Kaspars Dubra bundled over Harry Wilson, and Aaron Ramsey coolly converted for his 100th career goal.

Chances came and went for Wales, with Brennan Johnson particularly wasteful as Latvia sensed an unlikely equaliser.

Janis Ikaunieks survived a VAR review for a red card after aiming a wild kick at Jordan James as Slovakian referee Michal Ocenas stuck to his on-field decision despite coming over to review the incident on the screen.

David Brooks put the issue beyond Latvia in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Wales have to play Croatia (h), Armenia (a) and Turkey (h) across their final three games as it's all to play for in Group D.

 

September 12, 2023 Pogba Provisionally Suspended After Drugs Test
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Pogba Provisionally Suspended After Drugs Test

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing after a drug test found elevated testosterone levels in his system.

Italy's national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) said Pogba was tested after Juve's 3-0 win at Udinese on 20 August. The 30-year-old France international, an unused substitute, was randomly selected for post-match drug testing. He could face a ban of two to four years if found guilty of doping.

Juventus said in a statement: "Juventus Football Club announces that today, 11 September 2023, the footballer Paul Labile Pogba received a preventive suspension order from the National Anti-Doping Tribunal following the results of tests carried out on 20 August 2023.

Pogba's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, said she was "awaiting the second sample and cannot have an opinion before the results".

 Nado said Pogba had violated anti-doping rules when it found the prohibited substance "non-endogenous testosterone metabolites," and the results were "consistent with the exogenous origin of the target compounds".

Testosterone is a hormone that increases the endurance of athletes.

Pogba has three days to produce a counter-analysis of the result to Nado.

Juventus re-signed Pogba on a four-year deal in July 2022 after the player ran down his contract at Manchester United and left as a free agent.

However, Pogba's return to Turin has been beset by persistent injury problems which also saw him miss last year's World Cup in Qatar.

Pogba has played a total of 51 minutes as a substitute this season in games with Bologna and Empoli.

 

September 11, 2023 Spanish FA President Rubiales Resigns Over Hermoso Kiss
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Spanish FA President Rubiales Resigns Over Hermoso Kiss

Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup final presentation ceremony.

Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was not consensual, and she filed a legal complaint last Tuesday.

Rubiales said he had submitted his resignation to federation acting president Pedro Rocha in a statement.

"I cannot continue my work," he told Piers Morgan on his television.

The 46-year-old has also resigned as vice-president of UEFA’s executive committee.

The fallout from the kiss has engulfed Spanish football in recent weeks and overshadowed Spain's World Cup win, with Rubiales ignoring repeated calls to resign.

On Friday, a prosecutor filed a complaint with Spain's high court - following Hermoso's testimony on Tuesday - against Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion.

Rubiales claimed the kiss was "mutual and "consensual" but had been provisionally suspended by football's world governing body FIFA.

"After the quick suspension carried out by Fifa, plus the rest of open proceedings against me, it is evident that I will not be able to return to my position," Rubiales read.

"Insisting on waiting and holding on is not going to contribute to anything positive, neither to the federation nor to Spanish football."

Some 81 Spain players, including all 23 World Cup winners, said they would not play for the national team again while Rubiales was in his position.

September 11, 2023 Flick Sacked As Germany Boss Following Poor Run
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Flick Sacked As Germany Boss Following Poor Run

Hansi Flick has been sacked as Germany manager following Saturday's 4-1 friendly defeat by Japan in Wolfsburg.

He became the first German boss to be sacked since the role was created in 1926.

Germany have lost four of their past five games, with Flick overseeing just 12 wins in his 25 matches since replacing Joachim Low in August 2021.

Rudi Voller, who managed the team from 2000 to 2004, takes temporary charge for Tuesday's friendly with France.

The 63-year-old Voller, a former Germany striker, was appointed director of the German national side in February.

Hannes Wolf and Sandro Wagner will assist him.

Germany will host the men's European Championship next year but has been in disarray.

Flick, 58, had been Low's assistant manager with Germany from 2006 to 2014.

His time in charge began with eight successive wins, but their form progressively worsened, and Germany exited last year's World Cup at the group stage.

His assistants, Marcus Sorg and Danny Rohl, have also been dismissed.

Oman, Costa Rica and Peru are the only teams Germany has beaten in the past 12 months.

The disappointing performance was a surprise, considering Flick won 70 of his 86 games in charge of Bayern Munich from November 2019 to June 2021.

Under Flick, Bayern won a treble of the domestic league and cup and Champions League titles in the 2019-20 season.

The German FA said it hoped to announce Flick's full-time replacement "as soon as possible".

Julian Nagelsmann, who replaced Flick as Bayern boss at the end of 2020-21, could be a leading contender. The highly-rated 38-year-old has been out of work since Bayern sacked him in March.

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