Akanji enduring ‘deep emptiness’ after penalty failure consigns Swiss to painful loss at Euro 2024

Akanji enduring ‘deep emptiness’ after penalty failure consigns Swiss to painful loss at Euro 2024

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — “DIVE LEFT.” That was the instruction on England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s water bottle as he prepared to face Manuel Akanji for Switzerland’s first kick in the penalty shootout at the European Championship . Pickford dived left. And he saved the penalty. Cue jubilation for England and agony for Akanji, with his

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Bukayo Saka gets penalty-shootout redemption at Euro 2024, three years after being racially abused

Bukayo Saka gets penalty-shootout redemption at Euro 2024, three years after being racially abused

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Bukayo Saka dropped to his knees near the center spot and looked to the sky. The rest of England’s players had sprinted toward the goal to celebrate with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Pickford, the team’s two headline-grabbers from the penalty shootout win over Switzerland in the European Championship quarterfinal on Saturday.

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Calhanoglu returns for Turkey, Aké starts for Netherlands in Euro 2024 quarterfinal

Calhanoglu returns for Turkey, Aké starts for Netherlands in Euro 2024 quarterfinal

BERLIN (AP) — Turkey captain Hakan Calhanoglu is back after a suspension and Netherlands defender Nathan Aké has recovered from a knee problem to start their European Championship quarterfinal on Saturday. Turkey is without defender Merih Demiral, who was suspended for two matches by UEFA for making a nationalistic hand gesture after scoring in Tuesday’s

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