ITS NOT ABOUT ME ND MOU---GUARDIOLA
Pep Guardiola knew the question was coming and when Jose Mourinho's name was mentioned in his first news conference as
Manchester City manager on Friday it was patted away nonchalantly.
"It is not about him or me," the Spaniard said, echoing Mourinho's comments across the city at Manchester United three days earlier.
The thing is that in many ways it IS about the pair, or it will be when their teams clash in a pre- season friendly in China on July 26 and for a Premier League derby on September 10.
NIGERIA STAR MUSA JOIN LEICESTER
Nigerian international winger Ahmed Musa became Premier League champions Leicester City's second acquisition in a week on Friday for what is believed to be a club record fee of £16.6 million.
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PORTUGAL CROWNED EURO CHAMPION..
Cristiano Ronaldo was stretchered off in tears but an extra-time goal by Eder saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in Sunday's Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament.
RONALDO TOLD ME I DO SCORE THE WINNER
Cristiano Ronaldo predicted Portugal's Euro 2016 hero Eder would score the winning goal in their 1-0 extra-time triumph over France and gave him the encouragement to settle Sunday's final.
PORTUGAL FANS DANCE TO SWEET VICTORY..
Central Lisbon was taken over by dancing fans, faces painted red, green and yellow and waving national flags after Portugal's stunning win over France in the Euro 2016 final at Stade de France on Sunday.
PORTUGAL WON IT FOR RONALDO----PEPE.
Portugal's man of the match Pepe said that his team had been inspired to beat France in
Sunday's Euro 2016 final after talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off by injury.
Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo was stretchered off to a standing ovation in the 25th minute at Stade de France after jarring his knee in a challenge by Dimitri Payet.
But he returned to the touchline in extra time to see substitute Eder net a 109th-minute goal that earned Portugal a 1-0 victory and a first major tournament success.
"It was tough to lose our main man, the man who could at any moment score a goal," said Pepe, who overcame a thigh injury to play at Stade de France.
"He could make the difference, but we were
warriors on the pitch. We said we would win it for him and we managed to do that."
FIVE MOMENT IN CRAzY EURO FINAL..
Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday night thanks to substitute Eder's dramatic strike in extra time at the Stade de France. Here are the five moments from an incident- filled match:
1. EDER THE HERO
A final that appeared to be heading for penalties suddenly swung Portugal's way thanks to Eder's tremendous strike in the 109th minute at the Stade de France. The bustling centre-forward had come on in the 79th minute for Renato Sanches and his power and strength was too much for France centre-back Laurent Koscielny to handle.
One could hardly have chosen a mor dramatic match-winner. After enduring a torrid time at Swansea City, Eder owed winning his place in Fernando Santos' Portugal squad at the finals to his form on loan at Ligue 1 club Lille in the second
half of last season. And in May he signed a four- year deal at the same club. What kind of
reception will he get on the pitches of France nextseason?
2. MORE TEARS, OF PAIN AND JOY, FOr RONALDO Cristiano Ronaldo was just 19 when he cried tears of despair as Portugal lost the Euro 2004 final on home soil. He had stated his wish to be crying with joy this time and the Real Madrid forward was finally able to celebrate winning a major international trophy for the first time. From a personal viewpoint this was not his night. After
hurting his left knee in an eighth-minute challenge with Dimitri Payet, Ronaldo tried to carry on but eventually gave up midway through the first half.
The three-time World Player of the Year slumped to the turf and was inconsolable as he had to be stretchered off to be replaced by Ricardo Quaresma. The substitution of the biggest star on the field took the sting out of the game. It was also eerily similar to the 1998 World Cup final at the same ground, when Brazil were undermined by the original Ronaldo's fitness problems as they lost 3-0 to France. He did not reappear until the end of the 90 minutes but he was there willing his
colleagues on from the dugout and has now
picked up a Champions League winners' medal and won the European Championship in less than two months. Could a fourth World Player of the Year award be next?
3. FRANCE LUCK AS HOSTS RUNS OUT
The last team to win a major international trophyas hosts was France, at the 1998 World Cup, when current coach Didier Deschamps was the captain. In 1984 they won the European Championship as hosts and they were overwhelming favourites to repeat the feat on Sunday. After all France had
not lost any of their previous 18 games at home in major competitions, winning 16 and drawing two. They had also won their last 10 matches against Portugal. The Selecao meanwhile, had been the last side to lose a major tournament final as hosts when they lost to Greece at Euro 2004. This was their moment at last.
4. SURGING SISSOKO STANDS OUT IN DEFEAT
Moussa Sissoko was outstanding for Didier
Deschamps' beaten side. The 26-year-old's
marauding runs from midfield were a constant source of danger to the Portuguese and he almost conjured a brilliant winner with a late thunderbolt from 30 yards that was superbly kept out by Rui Patricio. Sissoko was not in Deschamps' first-choice line-up at the start of the competition but impressed in a 0-0 draw against Switzerland in the final group game.
After being benched against the Republic of
Ireland in the last 16 he returned and impressed against Iceland in the quarterfinals and has kept his place ever since. Sunday's final was a special occasion for the Newcastle United player of Malian origin. He was born in Paris and started
out with a club in Aulnay-sous-Bois, just 10
kilometres (six miles) away from the Stade de
France before turning professional with Toulouse in Ligue 1. He will surely earn a move away from Newcastle rather than be turning out in England's second tier next season.
5. RUI PATRICIO KEEPS PORTUGAL IN IT
Portugal would never have won their first
European title without the heroics of goalkeeper Rui Patricio. He leaped to claw away Antoine Griezmann's first-half header into the top-right corner and in the 86th minute he stopped Moussa Sissoko's powerful drive. In another impressive
stop, the Sporting Lisbon 'keeper denied Olivier Giroud, parrying his shot from Kingsley Coman's pass
Pls manage dis 1 am so strong I just manage to put dis news together.
To all wu predit abt last nite final we are still on it we will announce the winner wen we are tru
Tanks by Babyadrino
