German players will receive a bonus of €400,000 each if they win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year. Germany last triumphed in 2014 in Brazil with each player taking home €300,000 a semi-final spot will see them pocket €150,000, a third place finish €200,000 and if they were to lose the final they would get €250,000.
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A late Ryan Christie penalty handed Scotland a hard fought 2-1 win over Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. John Egan had given Ireland an early lead but Jack Hendry restored parity early in the second half before a late handball gave the hosts the opportunity to win it from the spot.
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American teams could be invited to take on the Champions League winners in a revamped Super Cup being considered by UEFA. It is understood a new four team season opening format could be adopted under the plan with the MLS Champions invited to compete against the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League winners.
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Brighton have appointed Italian Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach on a four-year contract. The 43-year-old most recently coached Shakhtar Donetsk but left them this summer following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is well regarded in his native Italy after an impressive three year spell at Sassuolo.
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Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a scintillating 13-minute hat-trick as Tottenham ruthlessly punished Leicester’s latest defensive horror show. The South Korea striker responded to Antonio Conte’s decision to drop him to the bench after a barren start to the season by coming on to curl home two fantastic strikes and slot home a late third.
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