Twenty years after his legendary performance in the 2006 World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane faces Italy once again on Friday, this time as France manager, on matchday three of the Nations League. The fixture also marks his return to the Stade de France, the venue where several defining moments of his playing career unfolded.
In other Nations League action, Portugal defeated Denmark 4-2 with goals from João Cancelo, Gonçalo Ramos, Vitinha, and João Félix, following Cristiano Ronaldo’s abrupt departure from the squad. Germany secured a 2-0 victory over Serbia thanks to goals from Tom Bischof and Florian Wirtz. Wales rallied from behind to beat Norway 2-1, while the Netherlands salvaged a 2-2 draw in Greece.
In 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Guinea edged past Kenya 1-0 through a Serhou Guirassy goal, while Carlos Queiroz departed his role as Ghana manager following a heavy 4-2 defeat to Gambia.
In club football, PSG dominated Leuven 5-0 in the Women’s Champions League, while Manchester City and Real Madrid played out a 1-1 draw, as did Inter Milan in Vienna.
In basketball, Paris Basketball claimed their first European win of the season with an 82-78 victory over Zalgiris Kaunas in the EuroLeague, though Mike James was injured during Anadolu Efes’ 77-72 loss to Crvena Zvezda.
On the ATP Tour, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex Michelsen 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 at the Tokyo 500, while Alexander Zverev overcame Cameron Norrie 7-6, 6-4 in Beijing.
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