Juventus' 3-1 win over Parma might not look like anything special to the casual observer, were it not for one thing: Cristiano Ronaldo strange role in Parma's opener.
With the score still at 0-0, Parma were awarded a free-kick just outside the penalty area on 25 minutes. Gaston Brugman's effort went over the wall and into the top corner - and Ronaldo was culpable that it did.
The Portuguese was part of the wall and didn't even bother to jump. Furthermore, he just covered his face with his hand to prevent the ball from hitting him there. Fans around the world were left stunned at this.
Certainly not a moment Ronaldo should be proud of. It's good that Juventus ran out comfortable winners in the end, otherwise we are sure this episode would have got much more attention.
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Following the withdrawal of 9 out of 12 European Super League clubs, Florentino Perez gave an interview discussing the future of the project.
"The Super League project is now in stand-by, I can confirm," he told radio station El Larguero.
"Juventus and AC Milan have not left the Super League. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan are still in talks to find solutions.
"If this project didn't work, another one will. Remember: all the 12 clubs have signed a binding contract.
"I am a bit sad, disappointed. We have been working three years on this project, on fighting the current financial situation in Spanish football. It is easy to understand - you cannot touch La Liga, so you look for more money midweek and UCL format is obsolete.
"I have never seen aggression greater on the part of the president of UEFA and other presidents of Liga, it was orchestrated, it surprised it all. Never seen anything like it - insults, threats, as if we had killed someone, killed football."
With major backlash from across the board, the European Super League will is no longer an imminent reality but the consequences of the supposed contracts signed by the breakaway clubs will only be apparent over time.
Sky Sports host racially abuse Romelu Lukaku on live TV show
Sky Sports Italia pundit Stefano De Grandis made two racist comments about Romelu Lukaku live on air.
Speaking about the Inter Milan attacker, De Grandis referred to him as 'that tanned gentleman next to you'. Seconds later, he called Lukaku 'the black guy at Inter', as if it was not enough.
No wonder, Stefano De Grandis faced a serious backlash on social media, with many fans calling for him to be sacked. As of now, Sky Italia and De Grandis are yet to issue an apology for the incident.
According to Sport Bible, in 2019, another Italian pundit, Luciano Passirani, was sacked for a racist comment about Lukaku. Passirani said that the only way to stop Lukaku was "to say, here are ten bananas that you can eat."
TopCalcio24 suspended him immediately and then sacked their man.
