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The famous incident from the 2003 Carlsberg Cup, where Danish midfielder Morten Wieghorst intentionally missed a penalty against Iran.
The referee had awarded the penalty because an Iranian defender caught the ball with his hands inside the box, mistakenly thinking he had heard the half-time whistle.Since the penalty was awarded due to a misunderstanding, Wieghorst consulted his coach and deliberately fired his shot wide as a display of sportsmanship, an act for which he later won an Olympic Committee Fair Play Award.
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When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’
Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.
So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.
Wataru Endo has announced his retirement from international duty
"As announced, I will be stepping away from the World Cup squad.
Since my injury, I've done everything I possibly could up to this point, so I have no regrets whatsoever.
Of course, there's frustration at not being able to participate in this World Cup, but more than that, I'm proud of how we've grown together since the Qatar World Cup—me as captain, leading this team and turning our goal of "winning the World Cup" into something we can say as a matter of course.
The current team is truly a wonderful team.
I believe they will overcome any adversity and show us sights we've never seen before.
With this campaign, I will be retiring from the national team.
So from here on, I'll be cheering for the Japan national team as one of the fans.
The moment when the Japan national team wins the World Cup will surely come someday.
Let's believe in that and cheer them on together.
And let's unite Japan's strength as one so that moment comes in this tournament—everyone, let's take on the North and Central America World Cup together!!
Everyone, give it everything you've got🔥"
NEW: Manchester City have announced that Pep Ljinders and Kolo Toure will leave Manchester City. Enzo Maresca is set to bring in his own coaching staff at Pep Guardiola's departure.