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Anger at PSG over the lack of a red card for Liverpool defender
There has been a lot of disbelief over the fact that Ibrahima Konaté escaped a red card. The Liverpool defender resorted to a desperate foul midway through the first half of the Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain (0-1), bringing down the seemingly clear-through Bradley Barcola with a forceful challenge.
Blow for Botman: Surgery rules him out of Newcastle’s final
Sven Botman has suffered a major setback. The Newcastle United defender had only recently recovered from a serious knee injury, but now he will have to undergo surgery again. This means he will definitely miss the League Cup final against Liverpool.
Neymar returns to the Brazil squad after seventeen months, Paixão misses out
Neymar is making his return to the Brazil national team. On Thursday, the Brazilian head coach announced the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. Feyenoord’s Igor Paixão was initially part of the provisional squad but has now been left out.
