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‘Mamma Mia, I wet my pants,’ admits Marc Cucurella after Chelsea star’s controversial moment at Euro 2024

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October 12, 2024

'Mamma Mia, I wet my pants,' admits Marc Cucurella after Chelsea star's controversial moment at Euro 2024

CHELSEA star Marc Cucurella admits he “wet my pants” when he handled the ball in Spain’s Euro 2024 quarter final against Germany.

Cucurella stopped Jamal Musiala’s goalbound shot with an outstretched arm when the score was 1-1 early in the second half of extra time.

Marc Cucurella admitted he wet his pants after his controversial handball

But English referee Anthony Taylor did not award a penalty.

The Chelsea left back said: “Mamma mia, what a shock. I wet my pants.

“I looked at the referee and saw him say firmly: ‘No penalty!’

“I told myself: ‘Relax’, but I couldn’t do that until the game resumed.”

VAR Stuart Attwell chose not to intervene, much to the fury of the German players, crowd and media.

Cucurella and Spain got away with it, and Mikel Merino, now of Arsenal, grabbed a late winner for Luis de la Fuente’s side, who went on to beat England in the final.

In September, Uefa’s Referee Committee ruled Germany should have been awarded a spotkick.

But that was no consolation for the host nation and also left Cucurella bemused.

He told Gazzetta dello Sport: “And now they come and say it was a penalty: who benefits from that?”

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Uefa said both Taylor and Attwell were at fault.

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The RC report said: “Following the latest UEFA guidelines, hand-to-ball contact that stops a shot on goal should be punished more strictly, and in most cases, a penalty kick should be awarded, unless the defender’s arm is very close to the body or on the body.

“In this case, the defender [Cucurella] stops the shot on goal with his arm, which is not very close to the body, making itself bigger, so a penalty kick should have been awarded.”

Cucurella was booed for the rest of the tournament by German fans, but had the last laugh when Spain were crowned European champions.

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Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke 2 LIVE RESULTS: Latest updates as Wardley BEATS Clarke after brutal first-round KO

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Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke 2 LIVE RESULTS: Latest updates as Wardley BEATS Clarke after brutal first-round KO

Then there was one…

Stay tuned for the main event, when unified champion Artur Beterbiev faces WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol in a long-awaited showdown for all the marbles at light-heavyweight. It’ll be the first time since the four-belt era that a new king reigns at 175lbs.

I’ve been told we have just under an hour to wait, by virtue of quick stoppage victories for Chris Eubank Jr and (pressingly!) Fabio Wardley’s first-round destruction job at Frazer Clarke’s expense.

I’ll still be here but James Anderson is poised to take you through the action, so click and follow that live blog commentary here. Ready?

Warren stays winning!

After Raven Chapman sadly fell well short in her WBC world featherweight title shot against Skye Nicolson earlier tonight, Frank Warren will be delighted that his new signee Fabio Wardley has done exactly as he outlined in Thursday’s presser: make a statement!

Heavyweight boxing is so unpredictable that you never really know when a new contender emerges to become a mainstay within the world-level landscape, much like Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole have done – powered by Riyadh Season cards – over the past year or so.

Wardley, trained by highly-rated coach Ben Davison, shares him with former unified champion Anthony Joshua and rising teen star Moses Itauma among others, and it’ll be interesting to see how Warren manoevures him in next given those highly-ranked contenders now.

As for Clarke, who made his 10th professional appearance tonight and turned 33 in August, one can only wonder how he rebuilds after such a stunning stoppage defeat. Unlike their March meeting, what positives can he possibly take from a conclusive first career defeat?

AND STILL! Wardley speaks…

R1, 2:28 is the official time of the stoppage, in what was a tentative round for 90 seconds or so… Round 13 indeed, true to his word!

Wardley on his fast finish: “Always know once I’ve hurt someone, I get rid of them. Went into the first fight with a lot of background stuff, my team said maybe we should pull out, had a couple of issues but we fixed them and got the gameplan right, executed on the night.”

“Sometimes it takes a little bit of brains, I took enough from the first fight where I had success but needed to be a bit cuter, set things up and disguise them. I can’t help it! War by name and nature.”

He concluded the interview saying while his series of titles look great, he wants to become a world champion and doubled down on a desire to return to Saudi shores after two stoppages in Riyadh a year apart.

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Watch Rangers fight back to draw with Glasgow City

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Watch Rangers fight back to draw with Glasgow City

Watch the goals as Scottish Women’s Premier League leaders Rangers fight back to earn a draw against Glasgow City at Ibrox.

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Tyler Reddick discusses being a Jordan Brand athlete, sneaker collection, and favorite kicks | NASCAR on FOX

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Tyler Reddick sat down with Bob Pockrass to discuss his Jordan Brand endorsement, sneaker collection, and favorite shoes.

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Bulls charge to bonus-point win over Ospreys

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October 12, 2024

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Bulls charge to bonus-point win over Ospreys

Ospreys: Max Nagy; Luke Morgan, Owen Watkin, Keiran Williams, Ryan Conbeer; Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, James Ratti, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (capt), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Morris.

Replacements: Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Ben Warren, Lewis Jones, Will Greatbanks, Kieran Hardy, Luke Scully, Jack Walsh.

Bulls: Willie le Roux; Sebastian de Klerk, Canan Moodie, David Kriel, Kurt-Lee Arendse; Boeta Chamberlain, Embrose Papier; Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar, Wilco Louw, Ruan Vermaak, Ruan Nortje (capt), Marcell Coetzee, Reinhardt Ludwig, Elrigh Louw.

Replacements: Akker van der Merwe, Alulutho Tshakweni, Francois Klopper, Cobus Wiese, Cameron Hanekom, Keagan Johannes, Stedman Gans, Aphiwe Dyantyi

Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

Assistant referees: Ben Breakspear & Ben Connor (WRU)

TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)

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Chelsea set to stay at Stamford Bridge and expand stadium to 55,000 – but only if Todd Boehly LOSES boardroom struggle

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October 12, 2024

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Chelsea set to stay at Stamford Bridge and expand stadium to 55,000 - but only if Todd Boehly LOSES boardroom struggle

CHELSEA will remain at Stamford Bridge and expand the stadium capacity to 55,000 — if Behdad Eghbali wins the boardroom battle with Todd Boehly.

Blues’ co-controlling owners are at loggerheads and want to buy each other out — and the outcome will have a huge effect on the stadium plans.

Todd Boehly sees Chelsea's future away from Stamford Bridge — Todd Boehly sees Chelsea’s future away from Stamford BridgeCredit: Alamy

Behdad Eghbali has a different vision to BoehlyCredit: Alamy

Chelsea could look to upgrade their current Stamford Bridge homeCredit: Getty

Eghbali favours a £1.5billion renovation to stay at the Bridge, while Boehly wants a new 60,000 ground in nearby Earl’s Court.

A source said: “There is a growing realisation that Earl’s Court can’t be done, while Boehly could be out of the club soon.

“If Todd Boehly leaves, then the club are expected to push forward on plans to remain at Stamford Bridge and work towards a solution for a 55,000-capacity stadium.”

An expansion would see Blues move away from the ground for just two years while work takes place.

Plans include modernising the West Stand, building concrete decks over a neighbouring railway line and using land that the club purchased from veterans’ charity Stoll.

Eghbali’s preferred option does not involve a complete demolition of the club’s 42,000-capacity home.

Construction of a completely new stadium on the Stamford Bridge site is expected to take at least FIVE YEARS — meaning the club would have to find a new home for that time.

But it is understood that Eghbali is not in favour of being away from the Bridge for such a long period.

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Chelsea currently sit fourth in the Premier League under new boss Enzo Maresca.

Last time out, the Blues’ drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

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Chris Wood fired the visitors into the lead on 49 minutes, with Noni Madueke equalising just shy of the hour mark.

Chelsea will return to action next Sunday when they face Liverpool at Anfield.

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Clayton Carpenter cuts, chokes out Lucas Rocha

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Clayton Carpenter cuts, chokes out Lucas Rocha

After taking a 20-month layoff in the aftermath of his octagon debut, Clayton Carpenter returned to action Saturday at UFC Fight Night 244 and put on a violent performance against Lucas Rocha.

It was largely one-way traffic for Carpenter (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in the flyweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He got top position on Rocha (17-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the opening round and landed a big elbow to open up a nasty cut. Then, in the next frame, he took the back of his opponent and locked in a deep rear-naked choke for the technical submission finish at the 2:12 mark of Round 2.

Check out the replay of the overwhelming finish from Carpenter below (via X):

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With the win, Carpenter keeps his undefeated record in tact, while Rocha fell short in his promotional debut.

“My performance was pretty on point,” Carpenter said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “It took me a second to get calibrated, but I did my thing.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 244.

Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie Instagram page and YouTube channel to discuss this and more content with fans of mixed martial arts.

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