Sergio Ramos has assured Spain supporters that the squad is fully united as they prepare to defend their European Championship crown.
Spain, champions in 2008 and 2012, have been rocked by allegations of a sex scandal involving goalkeeper David de Gea claims the Manchester United man has strenuously denied while there remains doubts as to the sincerity of the relationship between players from arch-rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona.
But Madrid skipper Ramos, who will lead Spain out at the Stade de Toulouse if De Gea is preferred to captain Iker Casillas, insists everyone is pulling in the right direction.
He said of De Gea: It wasn t a very good piece of news to receive. But when you re with a team-mate, he has the whole support of the group.
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Sweden have reached the women s football final at the Olympics for the second successive time after beating Australia 1-0 through Fridolina Rolfo s solitary second-half strike.
Peter Gerhardsson s side, seeking to go one better than Rio 2016 when losing to Germany in the final, will face the United States conquerors Canada in Friday s gold medal match.
USA, who had won 36 games in a row against Canada prior to their surprise 1-0 loss earlier on Monday, will now take on Australia for the bronze medal.
Sweden will face Canada in the Gold Medal Match
s solitary second-half strike leaves Australia to battle USA for bronze | |
— FIFA Women s World Cup (@FIFAWWC)
Rolfo was on target twice when Sweden ran out 4-2 winners against Australia…
Jurgen Klopp claimed last season s Champions League final showed why only the result matters as Liverpool prepare for another life-changer .
The Reds have reached European football s showpiece match for a second consecutive season and face Tottenham in Madrid on Saturday.
But Liverpool fell short against Real Madrid a year ago, losing a final in Kiev in which star man Mohamed Salah went off injured and Loris Karius made two dismal errors though it was later revealed the goalkeeper had suffered a bout of concussion during the contest.
Klopp insisted he recovered quickly from that setback yet pointed out that the nature of that defeat showed the result this weekend has far greater importance than the Reds performance.
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Pep Guardiola wants his Manchester City players to treat Sunday s EFL Cup final against Arsenal like an exhibition game so they can leave Wembley without regrets.
Guardiola boasts a supreme record in finals as a club coach, triumphing three times in the Club World Cup and twice apiece in the Champions League, Copa del Rey and DFB-Pokal.
Indeed, the only time over 10 showpiece encounters in the dugout the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss tasted defeat was when Cristiano Ronaldo settled the 2011 Copa del Rey final in extra time at Barca s expense.
Last season at City was the first time in his coaching career Guardiola finished a campaign without silverware, although the manager of the runaway Premier League leaders did not speak like a man fearing reputation…