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Moscow Journalists were barred from asking questions on who was winning darts tournaments between players at the England camp during an ill-fated campaign at Euro 2016 such was the tension between press pack and a protected squad. Two years on and the more relaxed, media friendly atmosphere encouraged by Gareth Southgate is seeing England's finest take on and beat the journalists at the oche.
f1 =f0 Samuel Umtiti resorted to self-deprecating humour to help alleviate the pain of his handball which led to an Australian penalty against France on Saturday. The Barcelona defender posted a photo on Instagram with his outstretched hand brushing the ball... into a superimposed basketball net. The accompanying emojis included one depicting derision, a hand, a pair of popping out eyes, embarrassment, and a 'what the hell?' icon.
f1 =f0"Thanks, it's kind of you to be concerned," Mladen Krstajic to a journalist inquiring whether the Serbia coach had managed to sleep ahead of his team opening their World Cup campaign against Costa Rica. He was right to be confident, they won 1-0."I can honestly say that I slept like a log." (afp)
