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3 days ago
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Arsenal legend, 40, sends club to play-off final with stunning WEAKER-FOOT free kick
AN Arsenal legend rolled back the years as he fired his boyhood club one step closer to promotion to LaLiga. Santi Cazorla scored the decisive goal in Real Oviedo's play-off semi-final against Almeria. Advertisement 4 Santi Cazorla scored a free-kick with his weaker foot Credit: x @PremSportsTV 4 The goal helped Real Oviedo close in on promotion to LaLiga Credit: x @PremSportsTV However, back at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere, the hosts were pegged back as Gonzalo Melero netted from the spot in the first half. The Spaniard lined up to take the set-piece and struck a sweet shot into the bottom corner with his WEAK FOOT . Advertisement READ MORE ARSENAL NEWS The midfielder is predominantly right-footed but has trained himself to use his left just as well. Fans were left in awe on social media as they reacted to Cazorla's goal. One posted: "With his 'weaker' foot as well." A second wrote: "Classic Santi, why do something with his right foot when he can do it just as easily with his left God, I miss watching this genius at Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS A third commented: "Could have hit it with his right foot equally as well as the left. What a player." A fourth said: "Left foot, right foot - it don't matter." David Raya reveals Arsenal career changed overnight following two-hour meeting 4 Cazorla spent six years at Arsenal earlier in his career Credit: Getty Advertisement 4 He won the FA Cup twice while in North London Credit: Getty Another added: "Class is permanent." It is not the first time that Cazorla has shown off his ability with his weaker foot. One famous instance was when he switched feet when taking a corner during his time at Advertisement Oveido held on to draw the match 1-1 and seal the 3-2 aggregate win in order to set up a play-off final against either Real Racing Club or CD Mirandes. After the match, Cazorla took to social media to pen a message to the club's fans. He wrote: "Thank you, thank you, and a million thanks. "You deserve the best and we will try once more." Advertisement Cazorla signed for Arsenal back in 2012 from Malaga, having previously played in the academy of Oviedo between 1996 and 2003. He made 180 appearances for the Gunners and scored 29 goals and provided 44 assists. He left North London in 2018 and spent two years at Cazorla made his emotional return to Oviedo in 2023 on an initial one-year contract. Advertisement He is paid the minimum of £80,000 a year, He has overcome multiple injuries to continue his career into his forties. He played with a cracked bone during an international friendly between Spain and Chile in 2013. In 2016, he underwent surgery on the damaged ankle but was struck with an infection, further complicating his recovery. Advertisement This would, unfortunately, become a running theme for Cazorla, who endured a number of reopened wounds, gangrene and bacterial infections. One such infection had eaten away at his Achilles tendon, spreading to the bone and Since his original injury, Cazorla's career Villarreal 330 games, 57 goals, 57 assists Arsenal 180 games, 29 goals, 45 assists, 2x FA Cups, 2x Community Shield Al Sadd 97 games, 39 goals, 36 assists, 2x Qatar league titles, 2x Qatar Cup Malaga 42 games, 9 goals, 8 assists Recreativo Huelva 34 games, 5 goals, 0 assists Real Oviedo 59 games, 3 goals, 9 assists Spanish National Team 81 games, 15 goals, 11 assists, 2x European Championships Join SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from The Emirates Advertisement
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Antonio Rudiger slapped with SIX-GAME ban after Real Madrid star hurled objects at ref – but Bellingham's red rescinded
ANTONIO RUDIGER has been hit with a six-match ban for launching an object at the referee - but Jude Bellingham has had his red card rescinded. Real Madrid imploded and had three players sent off in Saturday night's 3-2 Copa del Rey final defeat to El Clasico rivals Barcelona. 3 Antonio Rudiger launched an ice pack at the referee Credit: X @PremSportsTV 3 A fuming Rudiger had to be held back from confronting the ref Credit: X @PremSportsTV 3 Real Madrid were unhappy with the appointment of Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea before the game Credit: Getty There were shocking scenes at the of the match after Tempers flared as the bench behind boss Carlo Ancelotti lost their cool and wildly protested. Rudiger, who had been subbed off, was the most incensed and he launched an ice pack at referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. The ex-Chelsea centre-back then had to be restrained from confronting the official. Meanwhile, , Lucas Vazquez and several coaches charged onto the pitch and gestured angrily towards the official. Rudiger and Vazquez were sent off at the time, with Bellingham also seeing red after the final whistle. The official's report said the English midfielder "approached the referee aggressively" and needed "to be restrained by team-mates". Rudiger has been slapped with a six-game ban as punishment and Vazquez will be suspended for two. Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS However, Bellingham has been let off after Real Madrid's appeal was successful. They reportedly had video evidence that proved he was not "aggressive" to the ref. Real Madrid issue statement after making ref break down in tears and 'threat to BOYCOTT Copa del Rey final vs Barcelona' Real Madrid were unhappy with the appointment of De Burgos Bengoetxea before the game, taking to their club TV channel to broadcast mistakes made by him and express that he was too inexperienced for a final. It led to the ref "What I do is try to educate my son, to say that his father is honest, above all honest, who can make mistakes, like any sportsperson. It's not right what we are going through, many colleagues, and not just in professional football, but also at grassroots level. "Everyone should reflect about where we want to go, about what we want from sport and from football." Read more on the Irish Sun THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video . Like us on Facebook at
The Irish Sun
27-04-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Real Madrid implode with THREE red cards as Bellingham ‘restrained' and Rudiger throwing ICE PACK at ref in Copa del Rey
JUDE BELLINGHAM had to be "restrained" and Antonio Rudiger threw an ice park at the referee as Real Madrid had three players sent off in a heated cup final. The club's El Clasico rivals Barcelona won last night's thrilling Copa del Rey final 3-2 amid shocking scenes in the closing stages. Advertisement 6 Antonio Rudiger launched an ice pack at the referee Credit: X @PremSportsTV 6 Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior ran onto the pitch and made angry gestures at the official Credit: X @PremSportsTV 6 Rudiger had to be restrained from confronting the referee Credit: X @PremSportsTV 6 Real Madrid were wound up by several decisions given by Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Credit: AFP Tempers flared with just 20 seconds of extra-time after Chaos erupted as the bench behind Carlo Ancelotti completely lost their heads. A raging Rudiger launched an ice pack at referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL When the official came over to dish out red cards to the The ex-Chelsea centre-back and Vazquez were both sent off, but Vinicius somehow escaped without punishment. The ref's report says Rudiger was sent off for "throwing an object and behaving aggressively" and Vazquez went for "stepping onto the field making disapproving gestures". Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS A clip has since emerged of the Englishman in the tunnel at half-time, ranting: "Everything 50/50 goes their way, everything 50/50". Meanwhile, Rudiger could receive a lengthy for his moment of madness. Real Madrid issue statement after making ref break down in tears and 'threat to BOYCOTT Copa del Rey final vs Barcelona' Ex-Granada player Dani Benitez was banned for three months for throwing a bottle at an official in 2012. Advertisement The appointment of referee De Burgos Bengoetxea for the final was highly controversial with Real Madrid expressing their displeasure before the game. They took to the club's TV channel, broadcasting videos that showed his mistakes while highlighting he had never been in charge of a Champions League or Fifa level match. Real Madrid also pointed out they had a poor win percentage when he was the man with the whistle for their games. It led to De Burgos Bengoetxea Advertisement "What I do is try to educate my son, to say that his father is honest, above all honest, who can make mistakes, like any sportsperson." 6 Lucas Vazquez was of three Real Madrid players red carded Credit: Rex 6 Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle Credit: Rex
Scottish Sun
27-04-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Real Madrid implode with THREE red cards as Bellingham ‘restrained' and Rudiger throwing ICE PACK at ref in Copa del Rey
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JUDE BELLINGHAM had to be "restrained" and Antonio Rudiger threw an ice park at the referee as Real Madrid had three players sent off in a heated cup final. The club's El Clasico rivals Barcelona won last night's thrilling Copa del Rey final 3-2 amid shocking scenes in the closing stages. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Antonio Rudiger launched an ice pack at the referee Credit: X @PremSportsTV 6 Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior ran onto the pitch and made angry gestures at the official Credit: X @PremSportsTV 6 Rudiger had to be restrained from confronting the referee Credit: X @PremSportsTV 6 Real Madrid were wound up by several decisions given by Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Credit: AP Tempers flared with just 20 seconds of extra-time after Kylian Mbappe was judged to have fouled Eric Garcia in Real Madrid's last attack. Chaos erupted as the bench behind a calm Carlo Ancelotti completely lost their heads. A raging Rudiger launched an ice pack at referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez sprinted onto the pitch and gestured angrily towards him as several coaches also got involved. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL GRAND PLANS Premier League club's plans to double size of stadium take huge step forward When the official came over to dish out red cards to the Real Madrid players, Rudiger had to be held back from confronting the ref by Ferland Mendy and a member of staff. The ex-Chelsea centre-back and Vazquez were both sent off, but Vinicius somehow escaped without punishment. Bellingham's red card came after the final whistle for angrily confronting the ref. The ref's report says Rudiger was sent off for "throwing an object and behaving aggressively" and Vazquez went for "stepping onto the field making disapproving gestures". JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Bellingham's red card came after the final whistle for angrily "approaching the referee aggressively" and needing "to be restrained by team-mates". A clip has since emerged of the Englishman in the tunnel at half-time, ranting: "Everything 50/50 goes their way, everything 50/50". Real Madrid issue statement after making ref break down in tears and 'threat to BOYCOTT Copa del Rey final vs Barcelona' The appointment of referee De Burgos Bengoetxea for the final was highly controversial with Real Madrid expressing their displeasure before the game. They took to the club's TV channel, broadcasting videos that showed his mistakes while highlighting he had never been in charge of a Champions League or Fifa level match. Real Madrid also pointed out they had a poor win percentage when he was the man with the whistle for their games. It led to De Burgos Bengoetxea breaking down in tears in a post-match press conference, saying: "When a child of yours goes to school and there are kids telling him that his father is a 'thief' and comes home crying, it's totally messed up. "What I do is try to educate my son, to say that his father is honest, above all honest, who can make mistakes, like any sportsperson." 6 Lucas Vazquez was of three Real Madrid players red carded Credit: Rex
Telegraph
15-04-2025
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- Telegraph
Rugby is in a new era of audacious try celebrations
Maybe this is a sign of being in your late 30s, scarred from witnessing too many botched finishes, but both of Henry Pollock's tries against Castres made me twitchy, the voice in my head imploring him to avoid disaster and get it down. If Pollock had heard those concerns, he might have telepathically responded by saying: 'What are you worried about?' Being 20 and this good looks a lot of fun. Henry Pollock's second try ✌️ Another fine display from the @SaintsRugby man as they claimed a big victory today 😇 #InvestecChampionsCup — Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 12, 2025 We are not here to talk about Pollock, however, but celebrations. Or, and I apologise for putting this in writing, 'cellys'. They are hot right now in rugby, and in a big way. Pollock's punched spike into the ground? It was good. His free-throw basketball celebration, like Steph Curry was lost and had ended up in the East Midlands? Much better. Pollock was merely following up Tommy Freeman's excellent celebration after the opening try, rolling the ball forward and following it with his imaginary lawnmower. Innovative, not getting the love it deserves, and an upgrade on the finger wags against Clermont. Tommy Freeman is just too good 🔥 The @SaintsRugby star combines brilliantly with George Furbank to open the scoring 😇 #InvestecChampionsCup — Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 12, 2025 It seems important at this point to stress that celebrations are not limited to Northampton players. Craig Casey, Munster's scrum-half, pulled off an excellent archer celebration after his try in Bordeaux last week. Thomas Ramos, usually metronomic off the tee for Toulouse and France, put three misses in the quarter-final win over Toulon behind him to land the match-winner, responding with a cold 'one' gesture as his team-mates went barmy around him. There is a degree of rugby playing catch-up here, given a lot of the recent celebrations have been poached from other sports. Chandler Cunningham-South used Cole Palmer's after scoring against Australia and Marcus Rashford's for his first try against Wales. Chandler Cunningham-South doing the Cole Palmer celebration ❄️🥶 — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) November 9, 2024 Edwill van der Merwe, the exciting Springbok who plays for the Lions, recently borrowed a headstand celebration used by NFL wide receiver Amon-Ra St Brown. Which is also why the Freeman lawnmower celebration should be getting a bit more love, given it has not been copied from elsewhere. Amon-Ra St. Brown 🤝 Edwill van der Merwe The Emirates Lions winger tells us the story behind that epic try and celebration yesterday 🤸♂️🦁 #VURC | #OriginRound — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) March 2, 2025 For those tittering at the back about rugby values, we are still some way off the choreographed team performances after touchdowns in the NFL, although how are we yet to see a bowling celebration in rugby. With all of this in mind, a penny for the thoughts of Chris Ashton. Perhaps rugby in the 2010s just was not ready for the 'Ash Splash', Ashton's exaggerated leap to score which was loved by many, hated by quite a few. The fact is, it cut through. Your friend who watched England occasionally and had little interest in the week-to-week minutiae of domestic rugby knew what an 'Ash Splash' was. Kids up and down the country were copying it to the despair of their coaches. Rugby, and this cannot be expressed enough, desperately needs more of that. Not Netflix series which try to sell the players in a way which feels inauthentic and irrelevant, but actual glimpses of personality mixed in with what rugby players do best – pummelling the life out of each other while producing high levels of skill under pressure. Fittingly, when Ashton scored his 101st Premiership try playing for Leicester two years ago, instead of the 'Ash Splash' he paid homage to another of rugby's great celebrations, copying Felipe Contepomi from all those years ago by leaping the barrier, taking a seat in the stand and applauding his own good work. Sometimes you've just got to sit back and admire... 👏 Chris Ashton has saved his best celebration for try No.101 🤣 #GallagherPrem | #LEIvEXE — Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) April 16, 2023 Time for more of the same, please. Just dot down the ball a little faster, Henry, for the sake of our ageing hearts. Best rugby celebrations Felipe Contepomi – Bristol v Northampton, 2002 Still the best. After scoring at the Memorial Stadium, Contepomi ran straight through the gap in the advertising hoardings, up the steps into the stand, and took a seat on the end of a row before applauding his own good work. My work is done. Think I might have to go home now. Can't top this. — Damian Derrick (@DamianDerrick) October 16, 2018 Dominic Feaunati – Samoa v Uruguay, 2003 Finishing off a comfortable win over Uruguay with a score, Feaunati reimagined the rugby ball as a coconut, hacked the bottom off it with his hand, and then took a drink. An upgrade on the beer can celebration, which is still good. Quade Cooper – Reds v Waratahs, 2011 The Reds in 2011 were a riot, eventually winning the Super Rugby title, with Digby Ioane's spinning caterpillar celebration also considered. But for following up a very casual finish with a cartwheel and backflip, Cooper's edges it. Hacjivah Dayimani – Stormers v Northampton, 2024 In an exhibition game at Northampton last year, Stormers forward Dayimani raced after a grubber kick to score, hopped over the hoardings and whipped off his Stormers shirt to reveal… a Northampton shirt underneath. The supporters inside Franklin's Gardens loved it. The greatest try celebration you will see, courtesy of Hacjivah Dayimani. 👏 — Planet Rugby (@PlanetRugby) March 10, 2024 And one of the worst Tom Cruse – Wasps v Dragons, 2020 Cruse's nickname, and this is important, is 'Cruse dog'. After breaking through to score against Dragons, Cruse remained on his hands and knees and, like a dog, cocked his leg as if he was having a pee. Such was the reaction that he later said: 'I am not trying to offend anyone, I am just out here with my mates, having a good time.' Which is never a good sign. What was that celebration, Tom Cruse? 🐶 The @WaspsRugby hooker with a brilliant finish, then... Eh... Marks his territory near the corner flag 😂 #HeinekenChampionsCup — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) December 12, 2020
