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A storm is brewing in Madrid after Real's two biggest stars‚ Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr‚ concealed the club's message of Ceuta solidarity on pre-game t-shirts. Far from putting on united front on the issue‚ the pair‚ joined by Ibrahima Konate‚ deliberately rolled up their shirts to show their opposition to the club and league's stance. The t-shirts displayed a 'We are all Caballas' slogan in support of the Ceuta community following the migration crisis in the Spanish North African enclave.
The agent of Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr and Monaco's Lamine Camara has astonishingly accused football clubs of failing to respect African players after his two clients missed out on deadline day transfers. Diomansy Kamara‚ who previously played for Portsmouth‚ West Bromwich Albion and Fulham during his career‚ told clubs to stop treating African footballers as 'just a commodity' in a scathing attack on Instagram‚ hours after the window slammed shut. Senegal international Sarr had hoped to secure a move away from Crystal Palace amid links to Liverpool and Galatasaray but ultimately finished the window at Selhurst Park‚ while Camara's £47million transfer to Chelsea collapsed at the 11th hour after Monaco pulled out of the deal.
OLIVER HOLT IN MIAMI: Argentina and Cape Verde played out the best match of this World Cup so far when the African minnows pushed the holders to the edge of elimination with a performance and two goals that stunned Lionel Messi and his side. Not all heroes wear a Cape Verde shirt but there was a team of them who did in the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday night. The match was a feast of drama and a tale of the unexpected from start to finish. Cape Verde were never cowed. Cape Verde‚ playing in their first World Cup‚ twice fought back from behind in this Round of 32 tie as Sidny Lopes Cabral scored with a brilliant‚ curling shot from a tight angle to bring the scores level at 2-2 in extra time.
Tunisia's disastrous World Cup campaign was rocked after a number of players - including some who ply their trade in the UK - showed traces of a banned drug in doping tests. Daily Mail Sport understands that no fewer than eight players from the North African nation‚ which sacked its head coach after just one game‚ returned atypical findings for clenbuterol‚ a drug which relaxes airways in the lungs and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's forbidden list. However‚ officials subsequently found that the presence of the drug was more likely than not down to contamination - thanks to meat eaten by the squad in their Mexico base - rather than performance-enhancing reasons. It is not clear which players are involved in the tests.
Thomas Tuchel's side were far from their best as they edged past the African minnows‚ needing two late goals from captain Harry Kane to progress. And Rooney pulled no punches with his assessment of the game after full-time.
England fans are making a lot of noise in Atlanta as the excitement builds ahead of Wednesday's World Cup last-32 clash with DR Congo. The Three Lions face their African opponents at Atlanta Stadium (5pm kick-off‚ BST) with a place against co-hosts Mexico in the last 16 awaiting the winner. Ahead of kick-off‚ England supporters have had a lot to celebrate in recent days with rivals Germany and Scotland both being dumped out of the tournament.
It was on 86 minutes in Texas that the Manchester City striker stepped up to secure his country's first ever victory in the knockout stages of a major tournament. After Patrick Berg burst in behind the Africans' defence and slid a ball across the six-yard box‚ Haaland was in position to side-foot home from close range‚ sending the thousands of Scandinavian supporters packed into the AT&T Stadium into raptures.
IAN LADYMAN: England's next hurdle at the World Cup as the knock-out stages begin is against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And while they may not be a household football name to a UK audience‚ DR Congo were the first sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations‚ as Zaire. They have a string of Premier League players - including stars bought for £55million and £50m - and will be a danger to England.
Bastian Schweinsteiger has been called 'racist' by Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae after describing the country's style of football as 'African' and 'wild'. Before Germany's late 2-1 win over Ivory Coast at the World Cup last week‚ former Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder‚ 41‚ claimed Fae's team were 'not conditioned by tactics' and that their football was 'a bit African'. He went on to state that Germany‚ who narrowly beat Ivory Coast but suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by Ecuador on Thursday night‚ must be prepared for a 'unpredictable' game due to their 'unorthodox and wild' style of play.
Schweinsteiger‚ 41‚ has been accused of racial stereotyping after he said the Ivorians played 'African football'‚ which he described as 'a bit unorthodox sometimes‚ a bit wild‚ not quite as tactical'‚ when working as a pundit for ARD during Germany's 2-1 win on Saturday. The former Bayern Munich and Manchester United star's comments have sparked debate across the country and a journalist for DW asked ex- Liverpool boss Klopp‚ 59‚ for his thoughts.
The Three Lions endured a frustrating first period against the African side‚ as they failed to break down a resolute defence on the back of an impressive win over Croatia in game one. And frustrations boiled over at the interval at the Boston Stadium‚ with Bellingham‚ 22‚ exchanging words with the former Manchester United assistant manager. It's unclear what caused the confrontation‚ but both player and coach were held back by their players‚ with Morgan Rogers‚ Bellingham's close friend and competitor for a spot in the team‚ stepping in to restrain his team-mate.
Having boarded their plane to the United States as one of the favourites‚ Portugal got their World Cup campaign off to a dismal start in Houston. Joao Neves put Roberto Martinez's side 1-0 up early on with an impressive header but‚ on the brink of half-time‚ the African nation struck back through Yoan Wissa.
Following his sudden departure from Libya‚ Aliou Cissé has been appointed head coach of another African national team
Ghana are close to appointing former Germany head coach Joachim Low as their new boss‚ according to reports. The Black Stars have been left without a manager just 75 days before their first World Cup group game with Panama on June 18‚ after Ghanaian bosses sacked Otto Addo following a dire run of four defeats in a row. Ghana were beaten 2-1 by Germany in Stuttgart on Monday night‚ having been thrashed 5-1 by Austria on Friday. That followed defeats by Japan and South Korea in their November friendlies. It seems Ghana's crisis may now be over‚ though reports from the country suggest that Low‚ who led Germany to the World Cup in 2014‚ is set to take over the African side ahead of the tournament.
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