The mother of Spain’s FA chief Luis Rubiales who had gone on hunger strike in solidarity for his son, has been hospitalised. Angeles Bejar locked herself in a church in Motril according reports from Spain on Monday, in protest at the treatment of her son. Rubiales has been under fire …
Read More »Rio de Janeiro govt names anti-racism law after Vinicius Jr
The Rio de Janeiro government in Brazil has named an anti-racism law in honour of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. The ‘Vini Jr law’, approved by the Rio government, will see sporting events stopped or suspended in the event of racist conduct. Ripples Nigeria recalls that 22-year-old Vinicius was racially …
Read More »Japan, Spain advance to World Cup knockouts as Germany crash out
Japan defeated Spain 2-1 on Thursday night to end the group stage as winners in the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Both teams however advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament as Spain take the second spot. Spain had opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Alvaro Morata before …
Read More »Germany snatch draw against Spain to remain in World Cup race
Germany bounced back from the defeat to Japan in their opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to get a point from their second game against Spain on Sunday. The Germans trailed from the 62nd minute with Alvaro Morata, but kept on pushing for an equaliser until they succeeded …
Read More »Seven-star Spain begin World Cup campaign with 7-0 thrashing of Costa Rica
2010 World Cup winners Spain kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign with a big 7-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday evening. The goals came from Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio, Ferran Torres, Gavi, Carlos Soler, and Alvaro Morata. Ferran Torres scored twice in what was a stroll from start …
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