24 h. ago Mauricio Pochettino fumes at ‘embarrassing’ penalty decision in USA’s Gold Cup final loss

The United States were beaten 2-1 by Mexico in Houston

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4 d. ago Estêvão will try to beat Chelsea at the Club World Cup – and then join them

The 18-year-old says it’s ‘very difficult’ to focus on Palmeiras as he knows his time with the club is coming to an endWho would have thought that two Brazilian clubs would reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals? If Fluminense beat Al-Hilal in Orlando on Friday and Palmeiras get the better of Chelsea a few hours later in Philadelphia, one of them will make it to the final. Chelsea have already been embarrassed by one Brazilian side at the tournament – they were trounced 3-1 by Flamengo a fortnight ago in the group stage – but they are still favourites to beat Palmeiras in the quarter-finals.The English side came out on top when the teams met in the final of the Club World Cup three years ago, winning 2-1 thanks to a 117th-minute penalty converted by Kai Havertz. At that point, a young prodigy known as “Messinho”, or little Messi, was taking his first steps in the Palmeiras academy having joined from Cruzeiro. When the teams meet again on Friday night, Estêvão Willian will be the ce...

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3 w. ago Prem boss declares yellow card 'embarrassment to the game' as duo denied perfect ending

Leicester Tigers boss Michael Cheika took aim at the referee after coming up short in the Premiership final as he declared Dan Cole's yellow card an "embarrassment"

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3 w. ago Leicester coach Cheika hits out at Cole yellow card after final defeat by Bath

Forward sent to sin bin after collision with Finn RussellBen Spencer believes ‘sky is the limit’ for BathMichael Cheika, the Leicester head coach, took issue with the officiating after his side’s playoff final defeat by Bath, describing the late yellow card shown to Dan Cole after an aerial collision with Finn Russell as “embarrassing for the game” and “hardly even a penalty”.The Australian was also less than impressed with how the scrum was refereed. “I’ve never seen it before in my life, dominating like that and getting nothing, zero. In fact, getting penalised against. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Michael Cheika fumes over Dan Cole yellow card in Premiership final: ‘Embarrassing for the game’

The prop was shown a costly yellow card late on in his final game before retirement as Leicester were narrowly beaten by Bath

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3 w. ago Brian O'Driscoll caught up in furious Michael Cheika incident on live TV

The former Australia boss was absolutely incensed with the officials at Twickenham

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3 w. ago Winning mentality will be Michael Cheika’s Leicester legacy – Ollie Chessum

The Australian is set to leave after one season, having taken the Tigers back into the play-offs.

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3 w. ago Michael Cheika wants trust from Leicester one last time in Premiership final

The Australian is set to leave after one season in charge of the Tigers.

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last month Izaia Perese’s moment of magic sends Leicester into Premiership final

Leicester Tigers 21-16 Sale Sharks: Michael Cheika’s men set up a meeting with Bath with a hard-fought semi-final victory

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