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Martinez Apologises For Outburst After Meeting With Man Utd Officials

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Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez apologised on Thursday for publicly criticising the club’s board for a lack of investment in the transfer market following their defeat by Atletico Madrid.

 

The English giants lost 2-0 to Atletico in Spain on Tuesday in the Champions League. They are also off to their worst start to a Premier League season for 40 years.

Martinez took aim at technical director Jason Wilcox, saying he “100 percent” expected more investment in the squad during the transfer window after United finished third in the Premier League last season to return to Europe’s top competition.

United signed three midfielders — Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos — for around £150 million ($198 million), but their spending fell far short of some of their Premier League rivals.

In a social media post earlier Thursday, Martinez said he had spoken “out of anger and frustration at not getting the result we all wanted”, but stopped short of apologising.

But having faced criticism for piling pressure on under-fire manager Michael Carrick following United’s poor start to the season, Martinez met with club officials.

Afterwards, Martinez issued a fresh statement saying: “Today (Thursday) I met with the club’s leadership and the manager.

“It was a very positive conversation, where we were able to exchange views and speak openly about what happened after Tuesday’s game.

“Everyone knows that I am a passionate person and that I live football with great intensity.

“The frustration of the defeat led me to express how I felt at a time and place that perhaps were not the right ones, and for that I want to apologise.”

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Palmer Left Out Of England Squad As Jobe Bellingham, Josh King Earn Maiden Call-Ups

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England manager Thomas Tuchel has left Cole Palmer and Phil Foden out of his latest squad for the final Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain.

However, Jobe Bellingham and Fulham midfielder Josh King have received their first senior call-ups.

Tuchel said Palmer had missed too many opportunities to represent England, despite scoring five goals and providing three assists for Chelsea this season.

Jobe Bellingham joins his elder brother, Jude, in the squad after impressing at Borussia Dortmund.

King also earns his first call-up following a strong start to the season, with two goals and one assist in the Premier League.

Defender Ben White returns to the squad for the first time since March, while Declan Rice is also back after missing the previous camp through injury.

Djed Spence has also returned after recovering from injury.

England will host Croatia at Wembley on November 12 before travelling to Madrid to face Spain three days later.

Tuchel’s side are second in Group A4, three points behind leaders Spain. The top two teams will qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals.

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Ronaldo’s Retirement Post Gets 22m Likes In 8 hours, Surpassing Messi’s Record

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After Ronaldo announced his retirement from the Portugal national team, his post about it quickly drew significant attention on social media.

 

According to the page display, the post received 22 million likes within 8 hours of being published, surpassing the 19 million likes on Messi’s national team retirement post from August.

On November 5, Ronaldo posted a video on his personal account in which he reads a statement announcing his retirement from the national team. Within 8 hours, the post had reached 22 million likes, 2.3 million comments, 4.42 million shares, and 4.57 million forwards.

On August 31, Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team in a post accompanied by a handwritten letter. It currently shows 19 million likes, 1.12 million comments, 2.18 million shares, and 3.96 million forwards.

According to the data, Ronaldo’s retirement post passed the current like count on Messi’s August post in just 6 to 8 hours.

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Newcastle’s Defender,Dedic Spotted Carrying Bow And Arrows, Stopped By Police

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Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic was stopped by police after being spotted carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot.

 

Bosnia-Herzegovina international Dedic, 24, was with a friend when he was stopped in a car after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.

Reports say six police cars, external were dispatched, including armed police, and that Dedic and his companion were stopped about seven miles away from where they were originally spotted.

Police searched the car and seized the bow and arrows but were satisfied the two men were not a threat to the public.

Report says Dedic had no ill intention and has fully co-operated with police.

It is reported Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie, 34, and former defender Paul Dummett, 35, arrived at the scene while police were speaking to Dedic.

It is understood the pair were in the area by chance and stopped to offer assistance.

The incident happened on Wednesday, two days after Dedic – who joined from Benfica for a fee in the region of £30m in August – had played in Newcastle’s 1-0 home defeat by Everton.

Newcastle, who are 13th in the Premier League table on 11 points from nine games, have not commented.

Northumbria Police has released a statement and said enquiries are ongoing. The force has not named Dedic.

It said it received reports of two men carrying a bow and arrows while walking along a track by the reservoir on Military Road in the Harlow Hill area.

“Officers attended and subsequently stopped a vehicle in the Darras Hall area and seized a bow and arrows,” added the statement.

“At this stage, it is understood they were for recreational use and there was no threat to the public.”

Newcastle are at Fulham on Saturday (15:00 GMT) before the November international break.

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