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Russia Banned From Euro 2024
European football governing body, UEFA has disclosed that Russia will not take part in the draw for qualifying for Euro 2024.
Russia football federation also confirmed this on Tuesday.
The Russian national team and Russian clubs were banned from international competitions earlier this year by UEFA following the invasion of Ukraine.
“All Russian teams are currently suspended following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee of February 28, 2022, which has further been confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on July 15, 2022,” European football’s governing body said in a statement.
“Russia is therefore not included in the UEFA European Football Championship 2022-24 qualifying draw.”
Russia saw an appeal against the ban rejected by CAS in July.
“The Union is currently awaiting for the full text of the CAS decision, following the study of which a decision will be made on further steps,” the Russian Football Union said.
Russia were also banned from the upcoming World Cup in Qatar by FIFA.
The team had originally qualified for the European qualifying play-offs.
The Russian women’s side were also kicked out of this year’s Euro in England, with their place taken by Portugal.
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Dortmund ready for PSG rematch after Epic Win Over Atletico
Borussia Dortmund are relishing a rematch with Paris St Germain in the Champions League semi-finals.
This was after knocking out Atletico Madrid in a thrilling tie on Tuesday to set up a meeting with the French side they played in the group stage.
They will now renew their acquaintance with PSG, who beat Barcelona 6-4 over two legs to book their semi-final berth.
Dortmund coach Edin Terzic feels his side, who won the Champions League in 1997, are now better prepared to face the French champions.
This was after the Germans lost away and drew at home in the group stage.
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I didn’t divorce my ex-husband for being ‘perfect’ – Kaka’s ex-wife react to fake news
Caroline Celico, the former wife of Brazilian football legend, Ricardo Kaka, has reacted to the viral quoted attributed to her that she divorced the football star because for being too “perfect for her”.
According to the chef and content creator, she broke up with Kaka on mutual grounds, and they have been nurturing their two kids together.
Kaka and Celico married in December 2005, and their marriage produced two children: a son, Luca Celico Leite (born June 10, 2008), and a daughter, Isabella Celico Leite (born April 23, 2011).
10 years after their marriage, they parted ways with none of them saying the reason for their divorce until Sunday after a fake quote suspected to be a statement from Celico went viral.
The statement read, “Kaka never betrayed me; he always treated me well, and he gave me a wonderful family, but I was not happy; something was missing. The problem was that he was too perfect for me.”
It has since sparked speculations from fans across the world, with some condemning her and others saying that she probably was not happy being with the 2007 Ballon d’Or winner.
However, taking to her Instagram story, Celico debunked the viral statement on her divorce from Kaká, labelling it as not only ‘false’ but also ‘fake’, while speaking on her future with her current husband, Eduardo Scarpa Julião.
Celico wrote via Instagram Story, “For those who haven’t heard from me for a long time… or have never heard before.
“And are UNFORTUNATELY hearing some fake news and FAKE quotes. Let me update you:
“I got divorced almost 10 years ago, from those 14 years of relationship there are 2 lovely teenagers.
“It’s been almost 8 years. I am with my husband Eduardo, and we are having our first child next month.
“I have a lot of respect for my lifetime story, and I am very grateful for everything I have lived so far. My ex-husband and I found a healthy way to raise our children, and I’m so grateful for this.
“Please be welcome to my social media, which is a place I share about many subjects, such as family, work and spirituality, with a lot of respect and love.
“Thank you.”
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Ex-Brazil footballer, Kaka finally breaks silence on divorce with wife
Brazil football legend, Kaka, has finally spoken on the divorce saga with ex-wife in 2015.
Kaka’s ex-wife recently opened up and revealed some bizarre claims on why she left the marriage.
It would be recalled that Kaka married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico, while playing for AC Milan in 2005 and they had a son and daughter together, before splitting a decade later.
Just recently, his ex-wife claimed that she left the marriage, because “he was too perfect for me”
But Kaka, now 41, speaking on a podcast, as reported by Spanish outlet Sport, insists he did everything he could to avoid the split.
He said: “In 2015 I was married, and my wife at the time decided she didn’t want to be married anymore.
“She said, ‘I’m not happy and I attribute my unhappiness to marriage’.
“I was living in the United States, and she asked to go back to Brazil.
“Her words were, ‘I want to go back to Brazil, I want to live there and I don’t want to be married anymore’.”
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