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Daniel Harris
When the time comes for our most joyous expression – one for which many of us are still waiting – we can only take out the Tardelli, its acme, epitome, zenith, pinnacle, quintessence, apex, apogee and apotheosis. No one has experienced or communicated the feeling at greater intensity, the ecstasy of 56.7 million Italians and centuries of history channelled through one man, and to conclude this piece in any other way would be improper, for it is joy incarnate.
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Half time: Portsmouth 1-0 Oxford
Loud boos at half-time, presumably because of the decision to give Connor Ogilvie a straight red card. Portsmouth are a man down but a goal up thanks to a fine goal from Keshi Anderson.
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Red card: Portsmouth 1-0 Oxford (Ogilvie) Portsmouth are a goal up and a man down: Connor Ogilvie has received a straight red card for a tackle on Stanley Mills.
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Women's FA Cup: Chelsea v Tottenham team news
Chelsea (4-3-3) Hampton, Carpenter, Buchanan, Girma, Charles; Nusken, Cuthbert, Walsh; Thomson, Kerr, James.
Subs: Spencer, Peng, Buurman, Baltimore, Kaptein, Bronze, Potter, Sarwie
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2) Kop; Wijk, Bartrip, A Nilden, Koga; Vinberg, Summanen, Spence, Gaupset; Tandberg, England.
Subs: Heeps, Grant, Morris, Bartrip, Holdt, Rybrink, M. Nilden, Gunning-Williams, Ahtinen.
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Updated at 13.53 CEST
GOAL! Portsmouth 1-0 Oxford (Anderson 9) Keshi Anderson, 31 today and starting his first game for Pompey, has given them an early lead in the big relegation battle at Fratton Park. It was a neatly taken goal: a dummy to lose the defender and an early shot through the hand of the diving Jamie Cumming.
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Updated at 14.18 CEST
Rice trains ahead of Sporting quarter-final
A bit of good news for Arsenal: Declan Rice is back in training ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg in Lisbon tomorrow night.
Rice trained this morning, as did Leandro Trossard, but Bukayo Saka remained absent. Gabriel Magalhães, who came off injured during Saturday’s shock FA Cup defeat at Southampton, also trained.
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Updated at 13.58 CEST
Nicky Bandini
Italy were too afraid to play a World Cup qualifying playoff at San Siro, hosting their semi-final against Northern Ireland in Bergamo instead. Gennaro Gattuso explained it as a choice to protect his players, noting that the nation’s biggest football stadium was home to two rival clubs – Milan and Internazionale – and suggesting this dynamic might lead fans there to turn more quickly on players who struggled.
Instead, on Sunday, it was San Siro that offered comfort to one who has become the scapegoat for yet another collective failure. Italy made it past Northern Ireland only to lose to Bosnia on penalties in Zenica. Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half red card, at a time when his country were winning 1-0, was a pivotal moment in the game and perhaps his entire career.
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Updated at 14.18 CEST