MADRID, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Spain’s government has started the legal proceedings seeking to suspend soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales for kissing World Cup star Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s World Cup victory, an official said on Friday.
Rubiales refused to quit on Friday, fuelling anger among players and government ministers who decried his actions as unacceptable macho behaviour.
“The government starts today the procedure so that Mr Rubiales has to give explanations before the Sport Court and if the Sport Court agrees, I can announce that we will suspend Mr. Rubiales from his functions,” Victor barcelona trøje Francos, head of the state-run National Sports Council told a news conference on Friday.
(Reporting by Emma Pinedo; Editing by Andrei Khalip)
versus has been a decade-long debate for many fans, and those comparisons have ventured into unexpected territory following the Inter Miami star’s press conference last week.
Messi spoke to local media in Miami ahead of the club’s Leagues Cup victory over Nashville, and held up his new club’s shirt before the press conference began.
And fans went wild at the No.
10’s ability to quickly fold the jersey back up in just two steps.
Of course, as with the rest of his career, Messi’s folding skills were compared to Ronaldo’s, with one fan hilariously digging up a 2018 video from the striker’s Juventus unveiling.
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Fans went wild at Messi’s shirt-folding ability, which was shown off last week
In the clip, the Portuguese star can be seen taking far longer than his rival to fold up the Old Lady’s shirt.
Ronaldo, now of Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, would go on to have a strong first season with Juventus, scoring 21 league goals and leading the club to a Serie A title.
Messi went on to lead Miami to its first trophy on Saturday night, as the club beat Nashville 10-9 on penalties to win the Leagues Cup.
Messi’s shirt-folding was compared to Cristiano Ronaldo’s attempts in 2018 with Juventus
Lionel Messi helped lift Miami to a Leagues Cup victory on Saturday night vs.
Nashville
The Argentine opened the scoring with a tremendous upper-90 strike in the 23rd minute before converting his penalty in the shootout.
Through seven appearances for Miami, Messi has already scored 10 goals, with his club – still the bottom-dwellers of MLS’ standings – not losing any of those matches.
Messi will try and get Miami closer to another trophy on Wednesday when his side .
And he’ll make his MLS debut on Saturday when his side visits the New York Red Bulls.
Andrea Belotti finally scored his first league goals for Roma but they weren’t enough to help José Mourinho’s team win its Serie A opener after it was held 2-2 by Salernitana on Sunday.
It could have been worse for Roma as it appeared to be heading for a loss following two impressive goals from Antonio Candreva before Belotti netted a late equalizer.
The hosts were ahead within 17 minutes when Belotti found the back of the net, though Salternitana’s Antonio Candreva secured a brace in less than ten minutes to put them in front.
Belotti, who previously helped Italy secure a win at the 2020 , led his team to share the points at full time after a 82nd minute goal levelled the scoreboard.
Roma remain unbeaten at home to Salternitana in , though city rival Lazio also dropped points as two late goals saw it lose 2-1 at Lecce.
Juventus won 3-0 at Udinese, while Atalanta beat Sassuolo 2-0.
Belotti, who previously helped Italy secure a win at the 2020 European Championships, secured a brace which shared the points after his 82nd minute goal levelled the scoreboard
The hosts were ahead within 17 minutes when Belotti found the back of the net, though Salternitana’s Antonio Candreva secured a brace in less than ten minutes to put them in front
Mourinho was suspended for the match at the Stadio Olimpico as was star Roma forward Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini.
That saw Belotti given a rare start and he thought he had finally netted his first league goal for Roma – after a year at the club – but his seventh-minute strike was ruled out by the video assistant referee for a tight offside decision.
However, Belotti didn’t have to wait much longer as barely 10 minutes later he brought down Diego Llorente’s ball over the top, rounded Salernitana defender Norbert Gyömbér and beat Guillermo Ochoa from 12 yards.
Ochoa pulled off a great save in the 33rd minute to prevent Roma from doubling its lead as he kept out Chris Smalling’s header from close range.
And Salernitana equalized three minutes later.
Candreva started the action near the halfway line and then burst forward, collected a pass from Federico Fazio and turned Smalling inside out before firing into the roof of the net.
Candreva’s second goal, four minutes after the break, was even more impressive as the 36-year-old controlled a cross-field pass and twisted his way past Bryan Cristante to curl a precise and powerful strike into the top far corner.
Salernitana appeared to be heading for a first-ever win over Roma before Belotti headed in a corner with eight minutes remaining.
Former Roma star Nicolo Zaniolo – who left the Serie A giants to join Galatasaray,
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