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“Match too physical”: women’s Ireland leaves camp in protest
Ireland-Colombia women’s team interrupted after just 20′ due to Irish protest
Supposed to be a simple test to find ideal form ahead of the Women’s World Cup, it instead had a resounding outcome, to say the least: the friendly match between the women’s teams of Ireland and Colombia, played in Brisbane behind closed doors, was interrupted after just 20 minutes of play due to a protest by the Irish players, who left the field after a foul suffered by number 10 Denise O’Sullivan that forced her to visit a hospital to check the condition of her knee struck by an opponent.
It was precisely the particular situation (no spectators in the stands nor live TV coverage of any kind) that meant that the reason for the cancellation of the match, initially unknown, was not made public until several hours later, with a post on the Irish national team’s social media: “The closed-door match between the Irish women’s national team and Colombia on Friday night ended after 20 minutes of play,” it reads. “The match had become too physical and it was decided, after consultation with match officials, to stop it.
With the match suspended, the Irish only returned to the pitch for training, when by then the Colombians had themselves decided to leave. Through its Twitter profile, the Colombian Seleccion confirmed the interruption by placing it at the 23rd minute, but declined any responsibility. “The Colombian Football Federation,” the note reads, “informs that the friendly match that was supposed to take place between the Colombian women’s national team and Ireland has been suspended because the Irish national team, this Friday’s opponent, preferred not to continue playing, when 23 minutes of the first half had already elapsed.
“Our teams are aware of the rules of the game, healthy competition and Fair Play,” the statement specifies. However, we respect the decision of our opposing team.
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Jorge Martin can finally make his debut on’Aprilia and in the MotoGP World Championship after missing the first races due to injury. Doctors have given the go-ahead for his return to the track, ruling him fit to compete in practice and the Qatar Grand Prix.
The reigning world champion will take to the track Friday on the No. 1 Aprilia for the first time in an official test since the disastrous crashes that caused him some fractures in winter testing and in training.
Martin’s goal is to adapt as soon as possible to the new bike in order to have his say over the course of the season, although the train for the World Championship seems to have now departed, given the current pace and superiority of the Ducatis and in particular Marc Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez.
Martin won the 2024 World Championship with the Ducati’s satellite Pramac team bike, bending Bagnaia.
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Legia Warsaw-Chelsea, a match valid for the Europa League quarterfinal first leg, is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. in Poland. The Blues, first in the league stage, come to the challenge after a win against Copenhagen, while Legia in the round of 16 eliminated Molde in a comeback. The London team is scoring very little in its last few games played (just 3 goals in five matches), but is still unbeaten in the competition.
Legia relies on Luqinhas, Chodyna and Pekhart in attack. In midfield Kapustka with Elitim and Morishita.
For Maresca Neto is the central striker, with the trio of trequartists Sancho-Enzo Fernandez-Nkunku behind him.
Legia-Chelsea, the likely lineups
Legia Warsaw (4-3-3): Tobiasz; Wszolek, Pankov, Kapuadi, Vinagre; Kapustka, Elitim, Morishita; Chodyna, Pekhart, Luquinhas. All: Feio.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Fofana, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Reece James, Caicedo; Sancho, Enzo Fernandez, Nkunku; Neto. All: Maresca.
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A.C. Milan president Paolo Scaroni has angered Rossoneri fans on social media for words spoken during an event at San Siro organized by the newspaper Il Foglio: “I do not feel I can say that the season is just totally negative, I remember that we won the Italian Super Cup”.
“The fans are the focus of our attention, it is so important to have them by our side even in such a difficult season like this. They are showing resilience, putting up with the team even when performances are not brilliant”.
The market moves: “Being active in the market is one thing, then being successful is another. Some of the signings we have made have been great successes, becoming long-term Milan players with very good performances. Whereas other signings have been less successful, certainly Morata was not a great operation for so many reasons. Reijnders and Pulisic in particular have had consistently very good returns, then Leao excites everyone”.
“We intend to continue this policy of ours of being active especially on young people, so we will continue to strengthen the team. Furlani is in charge of that first of all, then there’s also Ibrahimovic along with our whole team. We would like to have a great season next year. Zlatan is an added value for Milan and for RedBird, he is a RedBird consultant loaned to Milan”.
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