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Zlatan ends Denmark’s Euro 2016 hopes

Denmark will miss next summer's European tournament after drawing 2-2 with Sweden in Copenhagen on Tuesday evening.

Published: 17 November 2015 22:53 CET
Zlatan ends Denmark's Euro 2016 hopes
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Tuesday. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT/Scanpix
Sweden's star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a brace as Sweden drew 2-2 with Denmark in Copenhagen to qualify for Euro 2016 with a 4-3 aggregate victory.
 
Ibrahimovic's goals gave Sweden a commanding 2-0 lead on the night and 4-1 lead on aggregate before a late rally from Denmark saw Yussuf Poulsen and Jannik Vestergaard find the net.
 
The result ends Danish coach Morten Olsen's time at the helm of the national side. Olsen announced in March that he would step down after his team's run at Euro 2016. 

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VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

https://twitter.com/GravesenFumado/status/1764242481984491822

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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