Sam Kerr has avoided being stripped of the Matildas captaincy after meeting with the Football Australia board, with the striker finally joining the Australian women’s team in camp.
Diego Simeone said new signings Julián Álvarez and Conor Gallagher need time to adapt to Atletico Madrid after the pair featured in the club’s 3-0 LaLiga win over Girona on Sunday.
Julián Álvarez was “incredulous” after his penalty kick was disallowed in Atlético Madrid’s Champions League round-of-16 defeat to Real Madrid, a source told ESPN.
Real Madrid have won two in a row in LaLiga but there’s plenty of frustration from Vinicius Júnior about his role. It’s yet another dilemma for the club to solve.
