☕️🥐FC Breakfast: Wemby's stunning free-kick, top 20 European debutants
From the orange ball to the round ball, there's really no difference. On vacation, French basketball player Victor Wembanyama delivered a free kick of rare purity.
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American goalkeeper Matty stopped three attempts during the penalty shootout against Costa Rica, allowing the USA to reach the Gold Cup semi-finals.
This outstanding performance by Freese reminds us of a certain Ronwen Williams during the last AFCON (four saves in the penalty shootout against Cape Verde). We never get tired of it.
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