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UEFA has announced that Björn Kuipers will officiate in Sunday's European Championship 2020 final between England and Italy at Wembley.The Dutchman has not yet judged England in this summer's tournament, although he was named the fourth official in the Three Lions opening match when they won 1-0 over Croatia - for any of you looking for a good sign.The match will be Kuiper's third as a judge at Euro 2020 after taking responsibility for Belgium's 2-1 group victory against Denmark and Spain's pounding 5-0 group victory against…

France's head coach Didier Deschamps will retain his role in the national team despite his team's poor performance at Euro 2020.After starting this summer's competition as hot favorites to win their third European crown, Les Bleus suffered a shock defeat in the 16-year-old against Switzerland.After navigating out of the so-called "death group" where they were drawn together with the 2014 World Cup winner Germany and reigning European champions Portugal, Deschamp's men got a seemingly favorable draw against Vladimir…

Muqdisho (Axadle) – Guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir oo sidoo kalena ah duqa Muqdisho, Cumar Filish ayaa eedeyn culus u jeediyey Wasaaradda waxbarashada Soomaaliya oo uu sheegay inay ka haysato caqabad weyn. Cumar Filish oo maanta ka qeyb-galay munaasibad uu gobolka ku shaacinayay natiijada Imtixaanka Shahaadiga ee Fasalka 8-aad ayaa sheegay in wasaaradda waxbarashada ay lugaha hayso…

For the neutral, penalties are second to none. For everyone else? Nightmare.Not much is expected of the goalkeeper in a spot kick, but in a penalty shoot-out, a save can prove crucial. Some goalkeepers thrive on the rare exclamation, especially those who may not often play and are instead saved for the deadlock.90min has selected 30 of the best performances from the goalkeepers in games that have gone down to the lead for spot kick.Zoff Step Up / Alessandro Sabattini / Getty ImagesAdmittedly, the penalties in this…

New Tottenham director Fabio Paratici has agreed a new long-term contract with star Son Heung-min.The South Korean captain enjoyed his best goal season in the Premier League last semester and struck out 17 strikes when Spurs finished seventh.There had been concern in the Tottenham camp that Son might stay when he signs a new contract, with Spurs returning as a force in England's top flight in recent years. Teams like Manchester City, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are well-known admirers.However, the latest…

Médecins Sans Frontières has made the painful and difficult decision to suspend activities in certain places in the Tigray region, in Ethiopia, and calls on all authorities and all parties involved in the conflict to carry out in-depth investigations with one to establish the light, facts, circumstances and responsibilities, around this unfortunate event. We talk about difficult decisions, because we have always seen many needs on the ground. Therefore, Médecins Sans Frontières has decided to…

England manager Gareth Southgate has explained the reason why he withdrew Jack Grealish in his team's Euro 2020 semi-final on Wednesday and claimed that the forward "understood" the decision.Despite playing in England's two warm-up games before this summer's tournament, the 25-year-old has not been given the playing time that many Three Lions fans have called for.Grealish has been included in starting XI only once so far at Euro 2020 - when England met the Czech Republic who have already qualified from Group D - with the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A plane carrying a relative of incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was turned back in flight Thursday before landing at Kismayo airport in another dramatic event in Somalia's tectonic politics. Abdi Ali Rage, special adviser to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, was on a plane due to land at Kismayo airport on the Indian Ocean, but authorities in Jubaland were apparently aware of his trip In the region. Several sources confirmed that the plane was denied landing rights, forcing…

Qiimaha tigidhada finalka Euro 2020 ee Axadda ayaa cirka isku shareeray, waxaana mar horeba lagu kala tegay iibsiga tigidhada caadiga ah ee ay UEFA ugu talo-gashay taageereyaasha, taas oo keentay in dad hore u iibsaday tigidhadu ay dib usii iibiyaan.Kulankan oo ka dhacay garoonka Wembley ee caasimadda Ingiriiska ee London ayaa waxa tigidhada dib loogu sii iibinayaa qaab Online ah, waxaanay ka baxeen xadkii suurtogalka ahaa ee uu qof iibsan karayay.Sida uu qoray wargeyska The Sun, dhamaan tigidhadii UEFA u qoondaysay…

Every summer, migration flows to Europe increase. Sailing conditions are better than in winter and there are more attempts to cross the Mediterranean. But the journey is still very dangerous: the central Mediterranean, between Libya and Europe, is still the deadliest migration route in the world. In the last seven days, Ocean Viking, the SOS Mediterranean ship, has rescued 572 people at sea.…