THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 18 Bale leads Giggs’s Wales squad for Ireland, Denmark Bastian scores on farewell AFP | London AFP | Munich, Germany areth Bale spearheads GRyan Giggs’s Wales astian Schweinsteiger bid BETTER squad for his first two com- farewell to Bayern Mu- petitive fixtures in charge nich in style on Tuesday B KNOW against the Republic of as the former Germany captain Ireland and Denmark next scored on his final appearance month. in the famous red against his Bale has been in fine form current club Chicago Fire. Bastian Schwein- for Real Madrid, scoring in Three years after hastily the European champions’ leaving for an 18-month spell at steiger made his opening two La Liga games, Manchester United, Schwein- Bayern debut as as he looks to fill the void steiger, 34, finally said goodbye an 18-year-old left by Cristiano Ronaldo. to Bayern with a testimonial ap- left-back, creating The four-time Champions pearance. a goal in the Cham- League winner will carry For the record, Bayern won pions League just even more of the attacking 4-0, with the final goal fittingly ten minutes after burden for his country af- scored by Schweinsteiger, who ter Hal Robson-Kanu an- played the first half for his MLS coming off the nounced his retirement side and the second for the Ger- bench in 2002 from international football man champions. after a 44-cap career. Bayern were 2-0 up at the heaped on Schweinsteiger long Robson-Kanu scored five break with goals by Serge Gnab- before kick-off in Munich. international goals, most fa- ry and Sandro Wagner, who hit He was awarded with the Ba- mously netting in a 3-1 win the post after just two minutes, Team players of FC Bayern Munich celebrate the former Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger after his varian Order of Merit on Sunday over Belgium in the quar- before Schweinsteiger pulled on farewell match and then made the 18th member ter-finals of Euro 2016. the red shirt. of Bayern’s Hall of Fame at the After Arjen Robben scored mates. steiger, who wept openly after in 1998, Schweinsteiger made club’s museum. Bayern’s third goal with an hour He wore a huge grin at the his 121st and final appearance 500 appearances for Bayern, The 34-year-old now belongs gone, the crowd grew restless final whistle, but was fighting for Germany almost exactly two scoring 68 goals and winning 22 to the inner circle of club leg- Italy midfielder and started chanting “Bastian back tears when shown a video years ago. titles, including the 2013 Cham- ends such as Franz Beckenbau- Schweinsteiger - score a goal!” montage of messages from Bay- This was the first time pions League title and eight er, Gerd Mueller, Sepp Maier, Mandragora banned Having moved up from mid- ern and Germany stars to their Schweinsteiger had returned to Bundesliga titles. Lothar Matthaeus and Philipp for blasphemy field to play as a striker, he duti- “Fussballgott” (football god). the Allianz Arena since leaving He walked out before kick-off Lahm. fully obliged on 83 minutes with “I am one of you and I will for United in July 2015. with the words “Basti is Back” Schweinsteiger returned the AFP | Rome a superb volley. always be,” he told Bayern fans. “It’s a huge honour for him - written in giant letters across honour by donating to the club Schweinsteiger perfectly met “My past belongs only to Bay- he’s been looking forward to it the main stand. his 2014 World Cup winners’ talian international Ro- David Alaba’s cross to hit the ern and nobody else. Without all year,” his wife, former tennis He was presented with a giant medal -- when his magnificent Ilando Mandragora has back of he net with the outside you, I wouldn’t be here.” star Ana Ivanovic, told broad- framed photo montage of his key display in the Rio de Janeiro been banned for one Serie of his boot and was lofted into It was always going to be an caster RTL before kick-off. moments with Bayern, but the final helped Germany to a 1-0 A game after making “blas- the air by his Bayern team- emotional night for Schwein- Having joined as a 13-year-old gifts, accolades and praise were extra-time win over Argentina. phemous remarks” dur- ing his team Udinese’s 1-0 win over Sampdoria at the weekend. The 21-year-old mid - fielder was caught on tel- Ronaldo bicycle kick wins evision shouting an insult to the Virgin Mary, while also referring to God as a UEFA Goal of the Season dog. The 21-year-old’s “blas- phemous expressions” went unnoticed by officials dur- Ronaldo’s overhead ing the match, leading to a • review by the Lega Serie A. kick against Juventus The Italian FA said Man- gained most votes dragora was “clearly seen ... to make blasphemous re- West Ham’s Andriy Yarmolenko in action marks, visibly identifiable AFP | Madrid from reading his lips with- out any margin for reasona- ristiano Ronaldo’s stunning West Ham survive scare, ble doubt.” Coverhead bicycle kick for Real Madrid against current three Premier League club Juventus has been voted UEFA’s goal of the season. sides exit League Cup Henry put off The former Real Madrid striker beat competition from AFP | London home to Championship side Bordeaux job by 11 nominees for the award in Norwich. honour of his goal in last sea- est Ham survived a Saido Berahino scored his ‘uncertainty’ son’s Champions League quar- Wscare from League One first goal since February 2016 ter-final first leg in Turin. Wimbledon to register Manuel to send Stoke into the last 32 AFP | Bordeaux, France “Thanks to everyone who Cristiano Ronaldo’s bicycle kick goal in Champions League against Juventus Pellegrini’s first win in charge with a 2-0 win over Premier voted for me. Will never forget and progress to the third round League Huddersfield. hierry Henry rejected that moment, specially the reac- of the League Cup as Premier Southampton edged out Tthe offer to become tion of the fans in the stadium,” when he acrobatically blasted League sides Cardiff, Hud- Brighton 1-0 in the only coach of Bordeaux due to the 33-year-old Portuguese su- in Dani Carvajal’s cross on 64 dersfield and Brighton bowed all-Premier League tie of the the “uncertainty” behind perstar said on Twitter, using minutes. out on Tuesday. round thanks to Charlie Aus- the scenes at the French the hashtag #SpecialMoment. Ronaldo said it was “the best The Hammers have suffered tin’s winner two minutes from outfit, the club’s president Real Madrid were already goal” of his career and it helped three straight defeats to begin time. Stephane Martin said on leading against the Italian Real to a 3-0 win on the night 120 their league season, despite Leicester cruised past Joey Wednesday. champions thanks to Ronaldo’s and moved them a step clos- Cristiano Ronaldo is the former Real Madrid and Man- Barton’s Fleetwood Town 4-0 Bordeaux confirmed on opener after just two minutes er to an eventual quarter-final all time top scorer in the chester City boss Pellegrini with Rachid Ghezzal register- Tuesday that the 41-year- Champions League with being backed with nearly £100 ing his first goal for the club. old, the all-time record 120 goals million ($128.7 dollars) in the Bournemouth, Fulham and goal-scorer for Arsenal transfer market, and went Wolves also eased into round and France, had decided Ronaldo to skip two Portugal behind inside two minutes at three over lower league op - against starting his man- games to focus on Juventus Kingsmeadow through Joe position in MK Dons, Exeter agerial career at the helm victory over Juve. The Spanish Pigott’s header. and Sheffield Wednesday re- of the six-time French AFP | Milan top goalscorer and skipper club went on to win the compe- But the hosts were reduced spectively. champions. wants to make his new team tition for the third consecutive to 10 men after just 18 min - Crystal Palace needed Alex- Martin said there were ortugal captain Cristiano the priority and will remain season. utes as Rod McDonald was ander Sorloth’s first goal for “several reasons” for Hen- PRonaldo will skip his in Turin to be in top physical The striker said the crowd’s dismissed for a second yellow the club 20 minutes from time ry’s decision not to re - country’s next two interna- shape and to get to know his reaction -- a standing ovation card and second-half goals to edge out Swansea 1-0. place Gustavo Poyet in tionals including a Nations new teammates better. from the Juventus fans -- played from Issa Diop, Angelo Og - Frank Lampard’s Derby south-western France, but League game against Italy in The 33-year-old Ronaldo a part in his decision to move to bonna and Javier Hernandez were thrashed Hull 4-0, but admitted that the fact the order to focus on his new club will reportedly miss a friendly Turin in a 100 million-euro deal secured a 3-1 win to spare Pel- Marcelo Bielsa tasted defeat club are in the process of Juventus, Italian media re- against World Cup runners-up last month. legrini’s blushes. for the first time as Leeds boss, being bought out by an ported yesterday. Croatia on September 6 and a The five-time Ballon d’Or Cardiff’s poor start to the losing 2-0 at home to Preston, American consortium may According to Gazzetta del- Nations League game on Sep- winner is the all time top scorer season on their return to the while Aston Villa also went ultimately have worked lo Sport, Portugal’s all-time tember 10 against Italy.