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Sloppy Ajax delivers a weak performance with a draw and leaves the lead
Ajax suffered a loss of points in the Eredivisie on Wednesday evening. In the Johan Cruijff ArenA, the team of trainer Alfred Schreuder was unable to beat Vitesse: 2-2. The Amsterdam goal production was provided by Dusan Tadic and substitute Lorenzo Lucca, while Million Manhoef was twice beautifully accurate on behalf of Vitesse, the number fifteen in the competition. By playing a draw, Ajax missed the opportunity to take over the lead from PSV, which leads the Eredivisie after thirteen rounds.
Read more about Ajax – Vitesse here
World Cup selection France announced: Deschamps selects injured strong holder
National coach Didier Deschamps has announced France’s World Cup squad. Raphaël Varane, who injured his hamstring in the game with Manchester United against Chelsea (1-1), is coming to Qatar. Jonathan Clauss, Anthony Martial, Boubacar Kamara, Lucas Digne and Ferland Mendy have lost weight.
Click here for the full World Cup squad of France
Mourinho is completely done with Karsdorp: ‘Look for another team in January’
José Mourinho seems to have had enough of Rick Karsdorp after AS Roma’s point loss at Sassuolo (1-1). The Romans seemed to take three points just before time thanks to a goal from Tammy Abraham, but were still equalized five minutes later. The Special One was completely done with one player afterwards, and according to the Corriere dello Sport it concerns substitute Karsdorp.
Here you will find more information about Mourinho’s hard quotes
Lewandowski faces hefty punishment for obscene gesture
Robert Lewandowski may face an additional suspension. The Barcelona striker was sent off the field with an indirect red card in the 1-2 win against Osasuna on Tuesday evening. When leaving the field, the attacker made a sniff gesture towards referee Jesús Gil Manzano, which could lead to a hefty penalty.
You can read the whole story about Lewandowski here
‘Tough blow for Senegal and Mane: star player is missing at World Cup’
Sadio Mané is not going to the World Cup with Senegal, reports L’Equipe. The attacker was injured at Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening and has not recovered in time for the global final tournament. The star player of Senegal, opponent of the Dutch in the group stage of the World Cup, walked off the field injured and was replaced by Leroy Sané.
Read the complete article about Mané’s injury here