Porro: No Favorites in Big Matches

Pedro Porro, now a fixed member of Luis de la Fuente's squad after being a substitute in last year's Nations League, approaches the semifinal against France with increased experience. "I would say I arrive with more experience. A year ago I was also doing well, but playing fifty more games gives you a different type of experience," summarized the international. hiddenlangkawi.club

The player downplays physical fatigue accumulated by Spain, which has traveled more kilometers and has one less day of rest than France. "I don't notice it much. We travel up and down and don't think about the kilometers. We have been able to recover and we are fully focused on tomorrow's match."

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Aston Villa have hijacked Newcastle’s pursuit of Johan Manzambi, and are close to completing a £49m deal with Freiburg for the Switzerland midfielder.

Manzambi’s arrival will boost Villa before a season in which they return to the Champions League, and his move represents a considerable blow for Newcastle.

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It takes a certain amount of toughness and inner belief to keep on moving forward even after an excruciating setback. In the last match Jannik Sinner played before Wimbledon, he was on the receiving end of one of the most shocking collapses ever in his French Open second-round loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo. He responded by gradually building momentum in every round, culminating in a flawless 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Novak Djokovic and then he brilliantly elevated his level against a peaking Alexander Zverev to defeat the new No 2 in four sets. Sinner’s run to a fifth grand slam title showcased his dramatic serve improvements, defensive skills, drop shots and lobs alongside the clean, vicious ball striking that has defined his career.

“Amo jugar para Francia”, ha confesado con reiteración Michael Olise, la estrella de nuevo cuño de la selección que dirige Didier Deschamps. Olise forma junto a Marcus Thuram y Brice Samba el trío de internacionales galos no nacidos en territorio francés. Olise nació en Londres, pero por los orígenes de su padre pudo elegir jugar con Nigeria. También pudo escoger Argelia, por las raíces franco-argelinas de su madre. Olise no había nacido cuando la Francia multirracial del 98 le dio su primera Copa del Mundo a Francia, pero creció escuchando que aquella mezcla de jugadores con ascendencia magrebí (Zidane), armenia (Djorkaeff), antillana (Thuram padre), oceánica (Karembeu) y de futbolistas autóctonos como el actual seleccionador Didier Deschamps mostró que el mestizaje puede ser tan ganador como enriquecedor. Olise ya sí vivió con 17 años el segundo Mundial conquistado por Francia en Rusia 2018, también perfilada por la mezcolanza de los Mbappé, Griezmann, Kanté, Pogba, Lloris o Giroud. Francia ha marcado con éxito el paso de la multirracialidad en el fútbol europeo desde sus prestigiosas escuelas de formación. Los dos mundiales conquistados, la final perdida de 2006, las semifinales de 2014, la Eurocopa ganada en 2000 y el subcampeonato europeo de 2016 fueron fruto de la integración.

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