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Jermaine Jenas accuses Rio Ferdinand of ‘LYING’ in awkward exchange between the BBC pundits during live coverage of France’s victory against Portugal at Euro 2024
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15:19 BST 06 Jul 2024, updated 19:10 BST 06 Jul 2024
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Rio Ferdinand and Jermaine Jenas were on punditry duty for the quarter-final tie
The duo debated William Saliba’s performance but disagreed on one key point
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Jermaine Jenas accused Rio Ferdinand of lying in an awkward exchange between the two pundits during France’s victory against Portugal at Euro 2024.

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Les Bleus knocked out Cristiano Ronaldo and Co in a dramatic penalty shootout last night after Joao Felix saw his effort, the only miss, hit the woodwork.

Both sides missed several chances in a tense goalless stalemate but Ferdinand highlighted Saliba’s performance, insisting it was worthy of being ‘marvelled at’.

Saliba impressed for Arsenal during the 2023-24 season and has been ever-present under Didier Deschamps at international level after belatedly breaking through.

Jenas, however, believes the centre back was not tested enough by Portugal.

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‘We spoke about Saliba before the game,’ Ferdinand began.

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‘The way he has commanded that box and any individual battle he has and any duel he is having he is coming out on top. He’s just looked so formidable and so commanding.

‘For somebody so young, in his first tournament, to show this kind of authority, I think is something to marvel at.’

Jenas then replied: ‘I think this is a stretch. There’s not been any real players put under major pressure to defend.’

Looking to press home his case, Ferdinand added: ‘I think three balls have been put into the box and he’s headed them out of the penalty box.

‘That’s something you have to do. You think that’s just normal stuff, you see a lot of people not doing it, you still have to do it.’

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He said: ‘Yeah, this is a midfielder talking who was always shouting, “Where are you? Can you get up? Can you help me?”‘

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That, in turn, prompted Jenas to accuse him of lying.

‘That’s a lie. That is a lie,’ Jenas said.

‘There’s only one person who defenders call on when they’re in trouble, and it’s a midfielder.’

Les Bleus will play Spain in the semi-finals after the latter beat hosts Germany, Mikel Merino heading home an extra-time winner in the 119th minute.

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Ousmane Dembele’s attitude to France penalties speaks volumes about Euro 2024 chances
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Ousmane Dembele insists he was always confident goal-shy France would get the better of Portugal despite their dreadful recent penalty shootout record – even though some of the players stepping up had never taken a spot kick before.

France set up a last four meeting with Spain at the Euros after pipping the Portuguese in Hamburg, where Joao Felix’s strike against the post proved crucial. Didier Deschamps’ side scored a perfect five out of five from the spot just days after Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa had saved all three Slovenia kicks he faced in the last-16 shootout.

The win marked France’s first penalty success since they beat Italy en route to winning the 1998 World Cup, when Deschamps was captain. It was a sorry run which had included defeats in the 2006 and 2022 World Cup finals and elimination from Euro 2020 at the hands of Switzerland.

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With Kylian Mbappe off the pitch still struggling with the after-effects of the broken nose he suffered in France’s first match against Austria, it was livewire substitute Dembele – who admitted he was “stung” not to start the game – who took their first kick.

He slotted home effortlessly, and said he always felt he would do. “We had practised penalties and felt confident going into them,” said Dembele.

“The Qatar World Cup final loss helped us in that respect. I think we all took the goalkeeper by surprise because we sent him the wrong way.”

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In contrast to their coolness from the spot, France have scored just three goals in their five games in Germany, with two of those being own goals scored by the opposition and the third a penalty netted by Mbappe against Poland. But an unrepentant Dembele isn’t concerned.

“That’s how it is,” he said. “We play like that, those who are not happy, that’s not my problem.

“We’ve scored three goals but we are here in the semi-finals. It is the solidity of this team that means we are still here today.”

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As well as Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann had also been substituted against Portugal, while Olivier Giroud wasn’t introduced from the bench in time.

That all made for a fairly inexperienced set of penalty takers, with defender Jules Kounde and 21-year-old attacker Bradley Barcola having never taken a senior competitive penalty before either in matches or shootouts.

For Barcelona defender Kounde the fact that Spain are up next makes the victory all the sweeter. “I’m looking forward to it. There will be some familiar faces against me. I’m happy they’ve qualified,” he said.

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“They’re playing well and have a team that is both capable of holding possession and taking it without giving it up. Above all, we’ll have to recover well after this tough match.

“They’ll be a playful opponent, and they like to exploit space and with dangerous wingers, including Lamine Yamal, who I know well. They’re a complete team. We’ll have to bring the same intensity. And score.”

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Pep Guardiola’s name was playfully booed as he took his seat at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Guardiola was one of a host of sporting stars watching Centre Court from the Royal Box as he enjoyed his penultimate weekend of the summer before Manchester City return for pre-season next week.

And according to BBC Sport, when Guardiola took his seat and City’s four consecutive Premier League titles with Manchester City were announced, there were a ‘few boos’ from the crowd on Centre Court ahead of the clash between Brit Cameron Norrie and German Alexander Zverev. There were also plenty of cheers in a good-natured atmosphere.

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Guardiola attended the All England Club alongside wife Cristina, and was present alongside former England manager Roy Hodgson – the pair holding a strong relationship from their battles in the Premier League over recent seasons. England women’s captain Leah Williamson was also in the Royal Box, alongside England cricket trio Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler – plus India legend Sachin Tendulkar.

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Guardiola has often spoken of his love for tennis, describing the final three points needed to win a title similar to the Championship point at Wimbledon being the toughest point to win. He has often described City’s battles with Liverpool as like the three-way battle between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, with each rival pushing the other to be better.

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