Argentine player Valentín Barco opened up about the fight with England midfielder Jude Bellingham after Argentina’s World Cup semi-final victory over England.
Barco claimed the incident began with what he insisted was nothing more than a joke.
“I jokingly called him a black monkey. It was a clear joke that was supposed to be funny, But he took the bait and slapped me. He took it as racism, but I was clearly joking about it. I was just winding him up after we won. That’s football. People get heated.”
Internally at Bayern, the whole thing around Michael Olise has been described as 'purely a media topic'. Neither Real Madrid have even contacted Bayern to express their interest, nor did Olise express any desire to leave through his agents. The topic kept going in the media because the notoriously reserved Olise has never publicly commented on it. The Frenchman is expected back with the team after the Asia tour. He will certainly play for Bayern in the coming season
The far more important question is whether Olise will extend his contract at FC Bayern beyond 2029. The club is planning to make him at the top of the salary hierarchy alongside Kane and Musiala. The answer to that will provide the crucial clue as to whether he sees his long-term future in Munich, since he would have two years left on his current contract next summer
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🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA: La FIFA acaba de admitir que el España vs Argentina estuvo AMAÑADO.
El árbitro declaró tras el partido: "El amaño era a favor de los argentinos, pero son tan malos que no tiraron a puerta".
🇺🇸🇦🇷 | Un argentino llorón impidió que aficionados españoles celebraran la victoria de su selección en el Fan Fest de Miami, alegando que era una falta de respeto.
Ahora si piden respeto, cuando todo el mundial los que faltaron una y mil veces al respeto fueron ellos. 🙄
Cucurella le estaba preguntando si todo bien y Messi fue a pedir que le expulsasen.
Es la acción más deshonrosa que he visto en un campo de fútbol y va a perseguir a Messi de por vida.
Tuchel that’s why and it’s not even cause it’s against Messi he’ll do it against anybody so glad the Bayern experiment with him only lasted 1 full season
🚨 BREAKING: Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman has reportedly urged either England or France to withdraw from the World Cup Third Place Match.
“This is something we do at Notre Dame. If the game doesn’t go our way, we simply opt out. I’d rather be called chicken than get embarrassed in a game that doesn’t mean as much.”
Il sont tellement détestable à chaque match... Toujours ce genre d'attitudes, comme si chaque adversaire était un ennemi hostile plutôt qu'un rival de football... Sur chaque match c'est ça de la provocation, des gestes et paroles totalement disproportionné... 🤮