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Some desperate defending by Wales got them through. Ben Davies and Hennessy were very good. Possibly the best game I have seen Neco Williams play.
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Are wales public enemy No 1 now that everyone’s second country Ukraine are bundled out?
Qatar is aiming to put a controversial statue of Zinedine Zidane's notorious 2006 World Cup final headbutt on display for this year's tournament, authorities said recently.
The 5m (16 feet) high bronze showing the French legend in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013 when protests that it breached Islamic rules on idolisation led to it being taken down.
The statue will now be at the centre of an exhibit at Doha's new international sports museum on the impact of high level sport on "mental health and dealing with stress", said Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the head of Qatar Museums.
"It was nothing against public art, it was more that it felt that was not the right location and it's going be reinstalled," Al Thani told a press conference.
"We're actually planning to reinstall it at the 3-2-1 museum. Zidane is a great friend of Qatar and he's a great role model for the Arab world.
"One of the things we're trying to teach and empower people through art is facts about life. So with the Zinedine Zidane sculpture, we'll be talking a lot about the stress on athletes under big tournaments and the importance of dealing with issues of mental health."
Museum officials said they hoped to have the statue on display again by the start of the 2022 World Cup on Nov 21.
The 5m (16 feet) high bronze showing the French legend in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013 when protests that it breached Islamic rules on idolisation led to it being taken down.
The statue will now be at the centre of an exhibit at Doha's new international sports museum on the impact of high level sport on "mental health and dealing with stress", said Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the head of Qatar Museums.
"It was nothing against public art, it was more that it felt that was not the right location and it's going be reinstalled," Al Thani told a press conference.
"We're actually planning to reinstall it at the 3-2-1 museum. Zidane is a great friend of Qatar and he's a great role model for the Arab world.
"One of the things we're trying to teach and empower people through art is facts about life. So with the Zinedine Zidane sculpture, we'll be talking a lot about the stress on athletes under big tournaments and the importance of dealing with issues of mental health."
Museum officials said they hoped to have the statue on display again by the start of the 2022 World Cup on Nov 21.
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I'm not sure how that statue teaches and empowers people through art. It glorifies a petulant, violent act that let down his teammates and possibly cost his country the world cup.
Holy s**t, 64 years, not even tott fans have waited longer !
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Could soon be the Gunners UCL football drought
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You follow United or Liverpool? Certainly have the same love of history like a scouser.Tottenham have made the CL 6 times (including next season) since 1998 in the same time period that Arsenal have made it 19 times. Perhaps don’t make jokes like these.
19 times... None in the last 5 seasons, soon to be 6. Still have no major European trophies yet act like Europa League (which they've never won) is beneath them as they are gargantuan and should be in UCL perpetually.
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Interesting development... Italy still with a sniff of making it through those chances are very slim, most likely the results of the matches where Ecuador had the illegal player play will be overturned which will place Chile in 4th spot and relegate Ecuador down to ninth.
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Ecuador 'could be KICKED OUT of the World Cup and replaced by Chile'
Ecuador's FA had been investigated by FIFA over the allegations raised by Chile, who finished seventh in South American qualifying and missed out on a place at the Qatar tournament.
Why Chile wanted Ecuador disqualified and banned from World Cup 2022: Explaining FIFA rules on eligibility of Byron Castillo | Sporting News Australia
Ecuador is alleged to have fielded an ineligible player throughout 2022 World Cup qualifying, and fellow South American side Chile petitioned FIFA to have the nation withdrawn from participation at the 2022 World Cup. The world governing body issued its ruling on June 10.
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Nah, give it to Ukraine.
Give us the underdog story that makes Denmark '92 look small by comparison.
Give us the underdog story that makes Denmark '92 look small by comparison.
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FIFA have already ruled Ecuador to stay
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Awesome !!!!
Well done Aussies !
Well done Aussies !
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* yeah. Go Straya.
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