Denmark’s World Cup kits to protest Qatar’s human rights record

The Danish kits for the 2022 World Cup will be much simpler as the national federation and kit supplier Hummel team up to protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar. The third kit is black “the colour of mourning” Hummel said in a post on social media today.

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Brady penalty saves Ireland’s blushes against Armenia

A late Robbie Brady penalty saved Ireland’s blushes as they saw a 2-0 lead disappear in the space of two minutes to secure victory over Armenia in their UEFA Nations League clash. John Egan and Michael Obafemi had given Ireland a comfortable lead before the visitors staged a comeback.

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Germany confirm player bonuses for World Cup victory

German players will receive a bonus of €400,000 each if they win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year. Germany last triumphed in 2014 in Brazil with each player taking home €300,000 a semi-final spot will see them pocket €150,000, a third place finish €200,000 and if they were to lose the final they would get €250,000.

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Late penalty proves costly as Scotland overcome Ireland

A late Ryan Christie penalty handed Scotland a hard fought 2-1 win over Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. John Egan had given Ireland an early lead but Jack Hendry restored parity early in the second half before a late handball gave the hosts the opportunity to win it from the spot.

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Nicholas Latifi and Williams to part company at end of season

Williams have announced they will part company with driver Nicholas Latifi at the end of the 2022 season. The 27 year old Canadian has spent three seasons at the Grove outfit but a failure to progress and poor performances compared to his teammates in that time period have seen the team decide to look elsewhere for 2023.

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