Winning the Europa League qualified Manchester United for this season’s Champions League, and after their triumph, their players wanted to celebrate. So much so that a couple of them were not particularly enthralled with being asked to urinate into a cup in the middle of their celebrations. They are now in trouble for that.
2 Manchester United players in trouble for being mean to anti-doping officials
Phil Jones got suspended, while Daley Blind was given a fine.
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Phil Jones has been banned for two European matches, while Daley Blind has been fined. The pair did not comply with the requests of anti-doping officials after the match, with Jones being cited for directing abusive language towards a doping control officer.
While this is certainly a less egregious anti-doping offense than being caught with drugs in your system, it’s certainly not a great look. Generally, it’s a good idea to do whatever the anti-doping officials say you should do.
Skills of the day
Paulo Dybala turning Radja Nainggolan inside-out. (r/soccer)
In the news
Chelsea has sold Nemanja Matic to Manchester United for a reported £40 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in court facing tax fraud allegations again. (Managing Madrid)
La Liga’s president is threatening action against PSG for FFP violations if they sign Neymar. (Barca Blaugranes)
Sunderland has opened disciplinary proceedings against Darron Gibson after he told fans “we’re fucking shit“ and “there are too many people at the club who don’t give a fuck.” (Guardian)
Julian Weigl expects to return from his broken ankle in September. (Bundesliga)
Fun with transfer rumors
Because they’re not already in enough potential FFP trouble, Neymar wants PSG to sign Coutinho too. (Sport)
Despite Arsene Wenger saying he’s not leaving, Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City rumors will not go away. (Telegraph)
Diego Costa will not join Chelsea training as he tries to engineer a move away. (Marca)
Balde Keita could move from Lazio to Napoli. (Football Italia)
What happened this weekend
The women’s Euro quarterfinals featured four underdogs winning, setting up a surprising semifinal. (UEFA)
The USWNT came from two goals down to beat Brazil, 4-3. (Stars and Stripes FC)
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