Evan Ferguson scored his first international goal as the Republic of Ireland beat Latvia 3-2 in a friendly at Aviva Stadium. Callum O’Dowda had given Ireland an early lead however Roberts Uldrikis pulled a goal back with a screamer and Arturs Zjuzins levelled in first-half injury time. Substitute Chiedozie Ogbene struck a winner in the second half.
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Former England manager Roy Hodgson has been reappointed as Crystal Palace boss until the end of the season.Patrick Vieira, who replaced Hodgson at Selhurst Park in July 2021, was sacked by Palace on Friday after a 12-match winless run in all competitions.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association announced the standard punishment for his dismissal against Manchester United would be “clearly insufficient”. Mitrovic gave Fulham the lead in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford but was sent off after trying to grab referee Chris Kavanagh’s arm during a chaotic couple of minutes.
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Franck Kessie scored a dramatic late winner as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to move 12 points clear in La Liga. Real went ahead in El Clasico against the run of play as Vinicius Jr’s cross was headed into his own net by Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo however the Blaugrana drew level just before the break through Sergi Roberto.
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez converted pole position into victory in Saudi Arabia ahead of teammate Max Verstappen who rose from P15 to finish second. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso crossed the line third put a 10 second time penalty applied after the podium ceremony sees Mercedes’ George Russell promoted to the last step of the podim.
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