FIFA has dismissed Kieran Trippier’s appeal against a ban for breaching Football Association betting rules, but there is every chance he could be able to continue playing.
The Football Association has failed in an attempt to revise the dates of Kieran Trippier’s suspension, meaning he could carry on playing for Atletico Madrid throughout his ban.
Kieran Trippier told a friend to “lump on” his transfer from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid, according to the Football Association’s independent regulatory commission.
Atletico Madrid and England defender Kieran Trippier has been banned for 10 weeks and fined £70,000 for breaching betting rules, the Football Association has announced.
Manager Zinedine Zidane was delighted with Real Madrid’s domination of Atletico Madrid as Los Blancos ended their derby rivals’ 26-game unbeaten streak with a 2-0 win in LaLiga on Saturday night.
Real Madrid ended Atletico Madrid’s 26-game unbeaten run with a 2-0 win at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium to move within three points of the LaLiga leaders.
Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman accepts his side cannot afford to make the kind of mistakes as goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen did in first-half stoppage time which condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid.
What the papers say
Tottenham are pondering their next move as Christian Eriksen’s contract negotiations leave the club facing a difficult decision, the Mirror reports. Spurs look to have two choices: either sell one of their best midfielders this summer, or allow the remainder of his contract to run down if he will not agree to a new one and risk losing him for nothing next season, the paper says. Real Madrid and Inter Milan are both said to interested in the 27-year-old.
I only hope you were watching. I hope you thrilled to every last second of Atlético Madrid becoming the ninth Spanish winner of the European Supercup in the last 10 finals.
Diego Costa has picked up a hamstring injury but Atletico Madrid have yet to reveal whether the striker could be a doubt to face Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals.