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Cajal:
Spain will disgrace them

Wiseman2y:
Guy chill now Portugal and penaldo fans are still moaning and crying 😭 for their heavy loss. Even in the desert 🏜️ league Ronaldo is a flop as he went trouphyless. Penaldo is not that skillful in a game of soccer, he will only be remembered as a prolific scorer. The greatest soccer player is Messi the goat.

Exousiang01:
You are heartless.
They say man on the floor has no fear of falling.
Ronaldo is on the floor una still dey kick am.
Guys please lets have Messi

Makunahatata:
oloobuku
beefing glory🥱, goan work on your life... Penaldo is made and set forever..
Even if he die and follow another generation come back to his family, he go still meet wealth for ground, same can't be said about your papa 😹

ThierryJay:
Both their Idolo and the baby wey hin bathe ghosted that match and have been complete ghosts throughout this tournament.

Meanwhile, baby wey the GOAT bathe dey shine and break tournament records anyhow.

Choose person wey go bathe your baby well o.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — France’s heartache in penalty shootouts is over. So is Cristiano Ronaldo’s last-ever European Championship.

In a clash of the soccer superstars, it was Kylian Mbappé — and not Ronaldo, his idol — advancing to a semifinal match against Spain as France beat Portugal 5-3 in a shootout following a 0-0 draw on Friday.

Portugal substitute Joao Felix hit a post with the only miss in the shootout and Theo Hernández showed no sign of pressure by converting the clinching kick into the top corner.

It was a record sixth and final European Championship for the 39-year-old Ronaldo, who scored Portugal’s first penalty in the shootout and ended up consoling fellow veteran Pepe afterward as the 41-year-old defender cried on his captain’s shoulder.

“We need to go through this moment of our loss, which is very painful,” Pepe said.

Ronaldo’s 20-year career in the Euros included the title in 2016 — when Portugal beat France in the final — and it remains to be seen if the five-time world player of the year will continue playing for his country through to the 2026 World Cup, when he will be aged 41.

“Everything is too raw,” said Portugal coach Roberto Martinez, when asked if that was Ronaldo’s last game for his country. “We are suffering a defeat as a team — there are no individual decisions at this point.”

The victory ended the recent heartbreak of Mbappé and France in shootouts, having lost in them at their last two major tournaments — in the last 16 at the Euros in 2021 and in the 2022 World Cup final.

Before that, the French were also defeated on spot kicks by Italy in the 2006 World Cup final so it had been 26 years — since beating the Italians in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 1998 — that Les Bleus had been victorious in a shootout.

Mbappé didn’t even take a penalty this time, having been substituted during halftime of extra time following a couple of knocks to his broken nose that was covered by a protective mask. France coach Didier Deschamps said his captain was tired, too.

Les Bleus didn’t need their star player, as Ousmane Dembele, Youssouf Fofana, Jules Kounde and Bradley Barcola all found the net in the shootout — held at the end housing Portugal’s vocal fans — before Hernández’s coup de grâce set off jubilant scenes for the French inside the stadium in Hamburg.

“It wasn’t easy,” France goalkeeper Mike Maignan said. “We didn’t always play that great, it was a complicated game.

“We got to the penalty shootout and didn’t waver. We can be proud of ourselves.”

France will play Spain in the semifinals after its extra-time win over Germany in Stuttgart earlier Friday, with Les Bleus staying on course for a third European Championship title after 1984 and 2000.

Deschamps’ team has reached the last four despite no France player having scored from open play so far in the tournament. Fortunately for Les Bleus, they have been excellent at the other end, conceding just one goal — a retaken penalty by Poland’s Robert Lewandowski in the group stage.

“We are solid and exemplary in defense and that is essential at a major tournament,” Deschamps said. “When you don’t score a lot of goals, it’s best not to concede a lot of goals, either..

adioolayi:
Almiron where are you..

Better soup ooo..

Abeg, you go help me cook a fantastic topic ..

Firstcitizen:
Well said. Nigerians will worship and take sides with their oppressors so long as the oppressor is the one with power.
Obi Cubana decided to wear his white Kaftan to a mud fight. He deserved more than he got.

Paulo reminds me of my toddler years. Then bullies will tell you "we are not friends anymore" if you still play with their victims in class.

efighter:
You still brought Emilokan JAGABAN into this discussion, if you don't concentrate on your life, you will beg for food like those before you

damolapigin31:
God bless you for defending the truth bro, I'm getting tired of arguing or trying to correct people, seriously 😒, it's like there are so much evil people in this country than the good ones, very pathetic. May God help us.

jubrilELsudan:
OLD GIST

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masseratti:
smh .all this ppl faming success..

Peacecore:
They have come to a point that they have nothing to argue with again funny people.

luminouz:
You don chop today?

It's no longer Messi but Guardiola now abi?

Sapa never hold your balls tight enough

abidem4real:
The man of the moment is on course for the 5th straight Premier League title unhindered! Pep I hail thee 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Winnin009:
Haters will always hate
Pep will simple wax stronger.

Reds for life but I know greatness when I see it and Pep is greatness

Peacecore:
Any person that fails to acknowledge Pep and Messi as GOATS is not a football fan. Coincidentally, many Pendu fans are Oloshos and street agberos.

The head coach of the victorious NBA champion Boston Celtics took inspiration from the Premier League's winning manager when it came to beating the Dallas Mavericks

Joe Mazzulla, the Rhode Island native who just won an NBA title with the Celtics, publicly credited Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with helping him.

Speaking to reporters after the Celtics won Game 5, he pointed to Guardiola with helping him in the transition game.

Dallas has one of the smartest defenses,' Mazzulla told reporters. 'We had to be creative to counter them.'

The Finals winning coach added, 'Pep [Guardiola] helped me in transitions and how to move guys.'

Guardiola was seen courtside for Game 1 of the NBA Finals - a game which the Celtics won on their home court.

Boston then dominated in Games 2 and 3 in order to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.

They followed that up by getting blown out by Dallas in one of the most lopsided defeats in NBA Finals history.

But on Monday night, Boston came out hot and returned the favor by beating the Mavericks by 18 points to win their 18th championship in franchise history.

alcuin:
No pictures, no videos, nothing.

Looks like a concocted story.

Emir01:
Fake story