Diogo Costa was the hero as Portugal reached the quarter-finals of the 2024 Euro championship after beating Slovenia on penalties. The game ended 0-0 after extra time, and the goalkeeper saved spot kicks from Josip Ilicic, Jure Balkovec and Benjamin Verbic to send Portugal through, becoming the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a shootout at the Euros. Diogo Costa is the first goalkeeper to...
In an effort to garner as much support as possible for their historic World Cup semi-final match against France, the Moroccan Football Federation FRMF has decided to provide 13,000 free tickets to supporters ready to cheer the Atlas Lions. Following suit, the country's national airline, Royal Air Maroc, has decided to allow 30 flights to Qatar at reduced rates as a means of showing support for...
Ghana head coach Otto Addo has hit out at the decision to award Portugal a penalty in their 3-2 defeat at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Following a cagey first-half, Moroccan-born American referee Ismail Elfath awarded a penalty to Portugal in the 63rd minute after Cristiano Ronaldo went down aftermath a clash with Ghana’s Mohammed Salisu. The 37-year-old tucked away the resulting penalty to...
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