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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
5 Italy players to watch out for in the U21 Euros
The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament begins next week in Slovakia. The tournament in its previous editions has thrown up several stars who first gained prominence during this tournament. Italy are in a difficult group with Spain, Romania and hosts Slovakia. That being said, there is enough talent in the squad for them to do well. Here, we look at 5 of their players you should watch out for. 5. Matteo Ruggeri – Matteo Ruggeri is 22 and has made 30 appearances in the Serie A this season for Atalanta. He is a left wing-back with a good cross in his locker. He has already been called up to the senior team before. 4. Wilfried Gnonto – His first season in the Premier League was a remarkable one but his stock has fallen a little. Still only 21, the attacker contributed to 15 goals as Leeds won the Championship. 3. Tommaso Baldanzi – An interesting midfielder currently playing backup to Paulo Dybala at Roma. A good playmaker, this could be the tournament where Baldanzi makes headlines. 2. Michael Kayode – Perhaps presently the best player on this list, Kayode's loan move from Fiorentina to Brentford recently became permanent. It will shock nobody if the right-back moves to a bigger club within a year. 1. Cesare Casadei – A powerful box-to-box midfield, Casadei came up as a highly-rated youth prospect. He didn't make the greatest impact in England but a move back to Italy with Torino has worked out well so far. In the 2023 U20 World Cup, he won both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards. Kaulik Mitra I GIFN
Telegraph
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Watch: Ethan Ampadu sings crude chant during Leeds celebrations
Leeds United midfielder Ethan Ampadu led a notorious chant about Wilfried Gnonto's 'massive' manhood during an open-top bus parade to mark the club's Championship title win. Manager Daniel Farke was also caught on camera appearing to mime snorting cocaine as around 150,000 Leeds fans took to the streets on Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate the team's Premier League return. Footage of the two incidents were posted online, with Ampadu shown holding a microphone and singing to the tune of La Bamba, 'Willy Gnonto, Willy Gnonto. He eats spaghetti, he drinks Moretti, his c---'s f------ massive.' He then added: 'And I tell you what, it f------ is!' Warning: Explicit language ETHAN AMPADU 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 — Second Tier podcast (@secondtierpod) May 5, 2025 Fans lining the streets could be heard joining in with a song first heard in the stands on Gnonto's home debut for Leeds in November 2022. Another clip shows Farke miming being a disc jockey and twice pushing his finger against the side of his nose in a gesture commonly used to signal cocaine snorting. Daniel Farke miming sniffing a line of coke while pretending to DJ and sing is about as good as it gets tbh — West Ham Place (@WestHamPlace) May 5, 2025 Leeds and the Football Association have been approached for comment about the two incidents. The club tried to stamp out the Gnonto chant from their fanbase two years ago by posting an alternative final lyric on social media – 'He plays for United' – and engaging with supporter groups. Then manager Jesse Marsch also said at the time: 'There's a way to be more respectful with it and respectful to Willy. 'Willy is such a good young man and he won't come out and say he doesn't like it. But the reality is I think he thinks it's time to move on from that lyric.' Leeds were also contacted by anti-discrimination group Kick It Out, which said in a statement: 'While we believe the majority of fans singing this chant are not doing so with racist intent, we would stress that racial stereotypes are harmful and offensive, irrespective of the intention to show support for a player. 'We urge fans to show support with family-friendly language. We will be working closely with Leeds to ensure action is taken.' An FA spokesperson added: 'We strongly condemn any offensive, abusive and discriminatory chants in stadiums and are determined to stamp this behaviour out. It must stop, and we support any club and their fans who try to eradicate this from the terraces.' Around the same time, Manchester United winger Amad Diallo took to social media to urge fans of Sunderland – where he had been playing on loan – to stop a song that featured the lyrics: 'He has the biggest d--- in the Championship.' He said on X: 'Sunderland fans, I love your energy. Hearing you sing my name is incredible, but we need to be respectful. Let's change the song, keep the noise and move forward together.' In 2017, Romelu Lukaku urged United supporters to stop singing about the size of his manhood, saying: 'Fans have meant well with their songs but let's move on together.' In 1999, Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler was banned for four matches by the FA for mimicking snorting a line of cocaine after scoring in the Merseyside derby following taunts by Everton fans.
Free Malaysia Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Leeds win Championship title on goal difference, Luton relegated
Leeds won the second tier Championship title after a frantic final day of the season. (PA/AP pic) LEEDS : Leeds United edged out Burnley to win the second tier Championship title on goal difference after both teams finished the season with 100 points as Luton Town suffered a second straight relegation today. On a frantic final day, Leeds found themselves trailing Plymouth Argyle early in the game through a Sam Byram own goal but Wilfried Gnonto levelled eight minutes into the second half. With Burnley leading Milwall, Leeds desperately needed a winner and it was Tottenham Hotpsur loanee Manor Solomon who popped up with a goal in added-time to give Leeds a 2-1 victory that also relegated Plymouth. Burnley beat Milwall 3-1 but lost out on the title due to Leeds' superior goal difference. Both Leeds and Burnley had sealed promotion to the Premier League last month with a guaranteed top two finish. Sheffield United finished third with 90 points after a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, who ended seventh and missed out on the last playoff spot by two points. In the playoffs, Sheffield United will take on Bristol City, who finished sixth with 68 points while fourth-placed Sunderland (76 points) take on Frank Lampard's Coventry City (fifth with 69 points). The two-legged playoffs will be held between May 8-13 and the final is on May 24. At the bottom of the table, Luton became only the fourth club in history to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League. They were playing in the top flight only a year ago but will start next season in League One. Luton will be joined in the third tier by Cardiff City, who finished bottom after a 4-2 defeat by Norwich City. Norwich and Cardiff were being managed by former Arsenal teammates Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey after both took interim charge of their respective clubs last month.
CNA
03-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Leeds win Championship title on goal difference, Luton relegated
Leeds United edged out Burnley to win the second-tier Championship title on goal difference after both teams finished the season with 100 points as Luton Town suffered a second straight relegation on Saturday. On a frantic final day, Leeds found themselves trailing Plymouth Argyle early in the game through a Sam Byram own goal but Wilfried Gnonto levelled eight minutes into the second half. With Burnley leading Milwall, Leeds desperately needed a winner and it was Tottenham Hotpsur loanee Manor Solomon who popped up with a goal in added time to give Leeds a 2-1 victory that also relegated Plymouth. Burnley beat Milwall 3-1 but lost out on the title due to Leeds' superior goal difference. Both Leeds and Burnley had sealed promotion to the Premier League last month with a guaranteed top-two finish. Sheffield United finished third with 90 points after a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, who ended seventh and missed out on the last playoff spot by two points. In the playoffs, Sheffield United will take on Bristol City, who finished sixth with 68 points while fourth-placed Sunderland (76 points) take on Frank Lampard's Coventry City (fifth with 69 points). The two-legged playoffs will be held between May 8-13 and the final is on May 24. At the bottom of the table, Luton became only the fourth club in history to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League. They were playing in the top flight only a year ago but will start next season in League One. Luton will be joined in the third tier by Cardiff City, who finished bottom after a 4-2 defeat by Norwich City. Norwich and Cardiff were being managed by former Arsenal team mates Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey after both took interim charge of their respective clubs last month.
Reuters
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Leeds win Championship title on goal difference, Luton relegated
May 3 (Reuters) - Leeds United edged out Burnley to win the second-tier Championship title on goal difference after both teams finished the season with 100 points as Luton Town suffered a second straight relegation on Saturday. On a frantic final day, Leeds found themselves trailing Plymouth Argyle early in the game through a Sam Byram own goal but Wilfried Gnonto levelled eight minutes into the second half. With Burnley leading Milwall, Leeds desperately needed a winner and it was Tottenham Hotpsur loanee Manor Solomon who popped up with a goal in added time to give Leeds a 2-1 victory that also relegated Plymouth. Burnley beat Milwall 3-1 but lost out on the title due to Leeds' superior goal difference. Both Leeds and Burnley had sealed promotion to the Premier League last month with a guaranteed top-two finish. Sheffield United finished third with 90 points after a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, who ended seventh and missed out on the last playoff spot by two points. In the playoffs, Sheffield United will take on Bristol City, who finished sixth with 68 points while fourth-placed Sunderland (76 points) take on Frank Lampard's Coventry City (fifth with 69 points). The two-legged playoffs will be held between May 8-13 and the final is on May 24. At the bottom of the table, Luton became only the fourth club in history to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League. They were playing in the top flight only a year ago but will start next season in League One. Luton will be joined in the third tier by Cardiff City, who finished bottom after a 4-2 defeat by Norwich City. Norwich and Cardiff were being managed by former Arsenal team mates Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey after both took interim charge of their respective clubs last month.
