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Germany defeat a wake-up call for France, says Tchouameni

Germany defeat a wake-up call for France, says Tchouameni

FRANCE were completely outclassed by Germany in their 2-0 defeat and should treat the loss as a wake-up call ahead of the European Championship, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said. Florian Wirtz scored Germany's fastest international goal after seven seconds before the Euro 2024 hosts doubled their lead early in the second half through Kai Havertz to earn victory in the Lyon friendly. "I think we were outclassed in every department," Tchouameni told French TV network TF1. "We couldn't put our game plan in place. We came up against a great team. We need to do better, individually and collectively. "It's a wake-up…
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What Africa tweeted last month

What Africa tweeted last month

SETH ONYANGO, BIRD NEWSROOM COVID-19, the European Championship and Bitcoin dominated conversations on Twitter in Africa last month, according to research from Africa No Filter, as Africans appeared keen to jump on the global cryptocurrency bandwagon. In nearly all countries on the continent, coronavirus was the leading trending topic with tweeps in 53 states engaging in topics related to the deadly pandemic. Data analysed and compiled by Africa No Filter shows the just-ended #Euro2020 was the second most popular hashtag in 46 African countries. “#Bitcoin came in third place and was the most popular hashtag in Tunisia. #KeepitOn - used…
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Fans booing players taking a knee show racism still a problem -Henderson

Fans booing players taking a knee show racism still a problem -Henderson

ENGLAND midfielder Jordan Henderson said fans who booed players for taking a knee before matches proved racism was still an issue and that the team will continue to take a stand during the European Championship. There were jeers from a small section of spectators at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough when players took the knee before England's friendly wins over Austria and Romania last weekend. "It shows that if there are still people booing because we're standing together against racism, then there still is a problem and we've still got to fight it and stand together," Henderson said before Sunday's…
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