Kylian Mbappe got an assist against Spain in the Euro 2024 at the Allianz Arena but his half-time antics caused a stir.
Fans have been left in disbelief by what Kylian Mbappe did at half-time of the Euro 2024 semi final against Spain.
The France skipper, without his protective mask, produced a glorious assist for Randal Kolo Muani to head home Les Bleus ahead.
Spain levelled matters courtesy of 16-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal, who became the youngest ever scorer in the Euros after his outstanding long-range effort.
Dani Olmo then put La Roja in the lead with a magical touch and finish.
Spain went in the lead at half-time and as the teams trudged down the tunnel, there were some surprise scenes.
BBC’s feed appeared to show Mbappe shirtless but with a red Spain shirt in his hand, indicating as though he had performed a half-time shirt swap.
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Fans erupted with reaction, with many not happy with the Real Madrid superstar.
One wrote: “Mbappe swapped shirts at half time. Keane would be fuming if this was an ITV game.”
A second said: “Why is Mbappe exchanging shirts with a Spain player at Halftime?!”.
A third added: “Did Mbappe really just swap his shirt at half time while getting beat. If I saw correctly, that’s rough. Don’t agree….”.
Another fumed: “Mbappe swapping shirts at half time give him and the Spanish player lifetime bans now.”
A final user wrote: “Mbappe already swapping shirts. Embarrassing.”
It was not quite clear which Spain player swapped with Mbappe yet it wasn’t the best look for the 25-year-old given his side were trailing at the break
The World Cup winner hasn’t been his usual self at the showpiece Germany after breaking his nose in France’s first game against Austria.
The mask has clearly affected his performance and he has scored just the once in the tournament – a penalty in the final group game against Poland.
Mbappe was substituted before penalties against Portugal, having been replaced by Bradley Barcola.
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Anthony Gordon couldn’t hide his emotions
England have booked their place in the semi-final of Euro 2024 but Anthony Gordon has gone viral on social media.
The Three Lions will face either the Netherlands or Turkey in the semi-final after beating Switzerland on penalties.
Breel Embolo opened the scoring for the Swiss after 75 minutes but Bukayo Saka hit back five minutes later with a stunning long-range effort to keep England in it.
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Gareth Southgate’s men needed penalties to progress with all five players stepping up to find the back of the net to go through after Manuel Akanji’s spot-kick was saved by Jordan Pickford.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s winning penalty sparked mass celebration from the England camp but the reaction of Gordon during extra-time caught the eye of England supporters.
The Newcastle winger has played just one minute of football plus stoppage time at Euro 2024 despite a stellar club campaign with the Magpies.
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With England needing a goal, Gordon was overlooked from the bench yet again against Switzerland and his reaction during Southgate’s team-talk in extra-time was a cause for concern.
The 23-year-old was pictured looking glum as the England manager dissed out instructions and was later seen stood far away from the main group.
Anthony Gordon
Alan Shearer has led calls for Gordon to be given the chance to impress for his country and the ex-Everton man is confident he still has a role to play in the tournament.
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“My main strengths are I am very direct, I’m obviously quick,” he said earlier in the tournament. “I know I am a nightmare for anyone that I play against.
“I’m positive. Every time I get the ball, I always try to make something happen. I’m not a very safe player, I am always going for it. I am always trying to put people on the back foot.
“With players we have got – the likes of H [Harry Kane], who likes to drop deep – I think I add a different element to the team.”
Unseen footage from inside the stadium shows Jordan Pickford’s 1000 IQ move to put Manuel Akanji off during penalty shootout (an)
Jordan Pickford made a crucial penalty save from Manuel Akanji as England progressed to the Euro 2024 semi finals.
Unseen footage from inside the stadium showed how England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford got inside the head of Manuel Akanji before producing a crucial penalty save.
Pickford has become something of a penalty specialist for the Three Lions and England’s No.1 came up with heroics again in the quarter final in Dusseldorf.
After a 1-1 draw following Bukayo Saka quickly cancelling out Breel Embolo’s strike, the clash went all the way to penalties.
All five of England’s takers did the business, with Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all finding the net to secure a 5-3 shoot-out victory.
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Manchester City defender Akanji was the only player to miss after stepping up first for the Swiss.
But the BBC’s feed did not quite cover the lengths Pickford went to put off Akanji.
He spent a considerable amount of time delaying the taking of the penalty
As shared by presenter Rob Armstrong, footage from the stands showed Pickford taking his time, putting his water bottle and towel down before speaking to the referee Daniele Orsato.
He then guessed right to make the save after having the words “dive left” on his bottle in regards to Akanji’s placement.
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Pickford has now saved four penalties out of 14 in major tournament shoot-outs but the Everton shostopper did reveal afterwards that the referee didn’t allow his normal process during the shoot-out.
Speaking to ITV, he said: “Firstly, the referee didn’t let me do my usual process, so I’ve got to adapt… because I like to give the lads the ball. I could only do it for the first time and luckily, I saved it.”
Alexander-Arnold scored the winning penalty to set up a semi final showdown with the Netherlands on Wednesday.
The Dutch came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in Berlin.
