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Senate Democrats to force fifth war powers resolution vote on Tuesday
Senate Democrats are set to launch their fifth attempt to pass a war powers resolution on Tuesday to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Iran.
Led by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, the latest effort will come a day before the two-week ceasefire expires. Donald Trump, for his part, has threatened to strike energy infrastructure if a deal isn’t secured.
A reminder that four war powers resolutions have failed in the upper chamber in recent weeks. But Democrats have vowed to keep bringing them to the floor each week the war in Iran continues to put “Republicans on record”.
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Here’s a recap of the day so far
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FBI director Kash Patel has sued the Atlantic magazine for defamation, seeking $250m in damages over an article that details Patel’s alleged “excessive drinking” and frequent absences from work. In the lawsuit, Patel’s legal team accuses the magazine and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick of publishing “a sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece”. In response, the Atlantic called the legal action “meritless” and voted to “vigorously defend” their reporting and journalists.
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Senate Democrats are set to launch their fifth attempt to pass a war powers resolution on Tuesday to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Iran. Led by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, the latest effort will come a day before the two-week ceasefire expires. Donald Trump has threatened to strike energy infrastructure in Iran if a deal isn’t secured during further negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Despite Tehran not yet committing to talks this week, Trump said on a social media that he expects a deal with Iran will happen “relatively quickly”. He also denied that he is under “pressure” to make a deal. “THIS IS NOT TRUE!” he added on Truth Social.
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has begun accepting applications from businesses seeking refunds for more than $166bn in tariffs, months after the supreme court ruled that the president had no legal authority to impose them. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Launched on Monday the digital claims system, named Cape, which they said in court filings could handle about 63% of affected import filings, with the remainder to follow.
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have 10 days to hash out negotiations on section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), after both chambers agreed to a short-term extension last week. Now, GOP leadership will have to unify their fractured conference to satisfy a need for reforms for the provision, which allows national security agencies to collect and review texts and emails sent to and from foreigners living outside the US without a warrant.
Trump claims again an Iran deal will happen ‘relatively quickly’
Donald Trump said on a social media that a deal with Iran will happen “relatively quickly”. However, it’s worth pointing out that Tehran has not officially committed to talks this week, which vice-president JD Vance is set to lead in Islamabad, Pakistan.
He also denies that he is under “pressure” to make a deal. “THIS IS NOT TRUE!” he added on Truth Social.
The president went on to post that the economic impact of the war, particularly the US blockade of Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz, is kneecapping the regime. “They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run,” Trump claimed, without citing evidence.
Senate Democrats to force fifth war powers resolution vote on Tuesday
Senate Democrats are set to launch their fifth attempt to pass a war powers resolution on Tuesday to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Iran.
Led by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, the latest effort will come a day before the two-week ceasefire expires. Donald Trump, for his part, has threatened to strike energy infrastructure if a deal isn’t secured.
A reminder that four war powers resolutions have failed in the upper chamber in recent weeks. But Democrats have vowed to keep bringing them to the floor each week the war in Iran continues to put “Republicans on record”.
Hardliners warn that Fisa extension is a no-go if voter ID bill dissipates on Capitol Hill
One of the main areas of pushback that Republican leadership in Congress has faced in trying to pass an extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) is push to keep the bill “clean”, despite GOP hardliners insisting that reforms and additions are needed.
Some members of the conference, like Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, have said that if Donald Trump’s sweeping voter ID bill ends up falling off the legislative agenda, a Fisa extension is off the table. “They want surveillance powers renewed but won’t secure elections? No SAVE America Act = No FISA,” she wrote on X.
As the Senate plans to bring a reconciliation bill to the floor this week – in order to secure funding for federal immigration enforcement – the Save America Act will no longer be up for debate. Currently, the president’s prized legislation, which would require proof of citizenship in order to vote, is languishing in the upper chamber as it lacks the 60 votes needed to clear the filibuster.
Donald Trump has said that a “lots of bombs start going off” if the two-week ceasefire deal lapses this week with no deal secured.
In an interview with PBS News, the president added that he didn’t know whether Tehran are taking part in the most recent round of talks in Islamabad. “If they’re not there, that’s fine too,” he said.
When Liz Landers asked Trump whether it was appropriate that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has had business interests in the Middle East region, should be negotiating on behalf of the US, the president said that Kushner is “purely negotiating for the fact that [Iran] are not going to have a nuclear weapon”.
“I sent my A-Team, he’s done an excellent job,” the president said.
In a statement, the Atlantic said that the lawsuit brought against the publication and the author of the article alleging Kash Patel’s excessive drinking and frequent absences at work is “meritless”.
“We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel, and we will vigorously defend The Atlantic and our journalists,” the outlet said.
Trump claims that Israel never ‘talked’ him into launching a war on Iran
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On Truth Social Donald Trump has said that Israel never “talked” him into the war with Iran, after reports that the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, put pressure on him into launching their joint assault on Iran in late February.
Justifying his military action, widely seen as being launched illegally, the US president claimed that the “results of Oct. 7th” added to his “lifelong opinion” that Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon.
As my colleague Julian Borger notes, Trump has repeatedly claimed, since starting the war, that Iran had been two to four weeks from making a nuclear weapon and firing it at the US and Israel, a claim rejected as absurd by most experts.
Trump signed off his Truth Social post by saying if Iran’s new leaders were “smart” then the country could have a “great and prosperous” future.
He has previously said the US has been negotiating with figures inside Iran other than the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has reportedly been recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war.
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh is slated to tell lawmakers at his confirmation hearing tomorrow that he is “committed to ensuring that the conduct of monetary policy remains strictly independent”, according to a prepared statement sent to Politico.
“I am equally committed to working with the Administration and Congress on non-monetary matters that are part of the Fed’s remit,” reads the statement.
Warsh is also set to tell lawmakers at the hearing that monetary policymakers must make decisions based on “analytic rigor, meaningful deliberation, and unclouded decision-making”. He also suggests Donald Trump’s persistent calls for lower interest rates do not threaten the independence of the central bank.
“I do not believe the operational independence of monetary policy is particularly threatened when elected officials – presidents, senators, or members of the House – state their views on interest rates,” Warsh will say, according to the prepared statement sent to the news outlet. “Central bankers must be strong enough to listen to a diversity of views from all corners.”
Donald Trump dismissed his energy secretary, Chris Wright, who said gas prices are not expected to fall back under $3 a gallon until 2027, according to the Hill.
Over the weekend, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Wright when he thought “it’s realistic for Americans to expect the gas will go back to under $3 a gallon”. Wright replied: “I don’t know. That could happen later this year. That might not happen until next year.”
“No, I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong,” Trump told the Hill on Monday, adding that gas prices will drop “as soon as this ends”, referring to the Iran war.
My colleague Jeremy Barr has more on the lawsuit filed by Kash Patel against the Atlantic.
Patel’s legal team accused the magazine and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick of publishing “a sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece” on 17 April.
“Defendants are of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office,” the complaint reads. “Indeed, Fitzpatrick could not get a single person to go on the record in defense of these outrageous allegations, instead relying entirely on anonymous sources she knew to be both highly partisan with an ax to grind and also not in a position to know the facts.”
Patel’s lawyers accused the Atlantic of acting with actual malice – the legal standard for winning a defamation lawsuit against a public individual.
Kash Patel sues the Atlantic over article alleging heavy drinking and absences
FBI director Kash Patel has sues the Atlantic magazine over an article, published last week, that details Patel’s alleged “excessive drinking” and frequent absences from work.
In the lawsuit, filed in the US district court of the District of Columbia, Patel seeks $250m in damages, and lists the nature of the suit as “libel, assault and slander”. A full copy of the complaint was not immediately available.
The article cites a number of conversations with current and former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, who claim that the FBI director drinks to excess and has been unreachable at times during his tenure in office. The piece also stated that Patel is concerned he might soon be fired.
Patel telegraphed he was likely to sue the Atlantic over the story last week. “Print it, all false, I’ll see you in court – bring your checkbook,” he told the publication.
Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor
Democrats should get louder in championing clean energy’s affordability and resilience from global shocks, according to some of the party’s leading voices on the climate.
As the Iran war roils economies by raising the cost of oil and gas, countries are aiming to accelerate their shift to cleaner energy. But in the US, Donald Trump has sought to kill off any alternative to fossil fuels while opposing Democrats have been reluctant to tie the conflict to any action on the climate crisis.
The closure of the strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil and gas normally travels, in the wake of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran caused energy costs to spike around the world. In the US, the cost of gasoline has soared above $4.10 a gallon nationally, with Trump admitting the costs could even be “a little bit higher” by November.
“There’s a timely clash on climate and costs that Democrats can win, as long as we have the nerve to actually show up to the fight,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic senator, who added “true energy independence will be achieved by powering our economy with renewable energy, the fuel sources for which are unlimited, free and independent of geopolitical events”.
The Iran war provides a “unique moment of opportunity” for Democrats to extol the advantages of lower-pollution options like electric cars but the focus should be on “reducing consumer costs, which should’ve been the message over climate protection all along”, according to Paul Bledsoe, a former climate adviser to Bill Clinton’s White House.
“I don’t think they’ve grasped the political opportunity yet,” Bledsoe said. “They have to stay really focused on how these next-generation technologies will provide a consumer benefit. When you pitch clean energy as cutting consumer costs first and improving the overall economy second, people are happy to cut emissions third.”
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Fisa negotiations continue on Capitol Hill after lawmakers pass short-term extension
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have 10 days to hash out negotiations on section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), after both chambers agreed to a short-term extension last week.
Now, GOP leadership will have to unify their fractured conference to satisfy a need for reforms for the provision, which allows national security agencies to collect and review texts and emails sent to and from foreigners living outside the US without a warrant.
Several Democrats and hardline Republicans say that section 702, as it stands, threatens the privacy of American citizens implicated in any surveillance.
While John Thune, the Senate majority leader, has now vowed to head up the deliberations on his of the Capitol, it remains to be seen whether Mike Johnson, the House speaker, will also be able to rally representatives in the lower chamber.
Here is a first look at the portal set up to process refunds for businesses who paid billions in Trump tariffs. This is part of the newly created Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool, in order to streamline the refund process.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) estimates that businesses are owed about $166bn in tariff refunds, after the supreme court invalidated Donald Trump’s levies under the Internation Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Legal filings suggest the first phase of refunds would handle the majority of imports that were affected, according to a report from NPR.
Most importers eligible for a refund had signed up for electronic payments, an official reportedly told a judge last week, adding this group was owed about $127bn.
Lauren Almeida
Oil prices have risen sharply and European stock markets have fallen after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel dented hopes for a peace deal.
Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 4.8% on Monday to $94.69 a barrel.
The price changes followed Donald Trump’s announcement on Sunday that an Iranian cargo ship had been seized after trying to get past the US-enforced blockade near the strait of Hormuz shipping channel.
Donald Trump is in Washington today. He’ll spend most of the day in meetings, and at 3pm ET he’ll sign executive orders. None of these are open to the press, but we’ll let you know if anything changes and we hear from the president.
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After the supreme court struck down Trump’s tariffs in February, US businesses called for a swift process to pay refunds to US importers.
The US National Retail Federation, which represents a number of US retailers, from Walmart to small brands and manufacturers, called for “a seamless process to refund the tariffs to US importers” at the time.
“The refunds will serve as an economic boost and allow companies to reinvest in their operations, their employees and their customers,” it said.
The US Chamber of Commerce, too, called for swift return of tariffs covered by the ruling. Its chief policy officer, Neil Bradley, said: “Swift refunds of the impermissible tariffs will be meaningful for the more than 200,000 small business importers in this country and will help support stronger economic growth this year.”
“We encourage the administration to use this opportunity to reset overall tariff policy in a manner that will lead to greater economic growth, larger wage gains for workers and lower costs for families,” he added.
Dan Anthony, director of the business coalition We Pay the Tariffs, noted that the impact of the tariffs has been particularly hard on small businesses, which have taken out loans, delayed hiring and canceled expansion plans to accommodate import tariffs.
Refunds, he predicted, would allow businesses to reverse those trends.
The body published a national sign-on letter that said it was “imperative that that money is then given back without some of these onerous processes”.
“Full, fast automatic refunds is really where our focus is going to be,” it added.
“They’ve taken out loans just to keep their doors open. They’ve frozen hiring, canceled expansion plans, and watched their life savings drain away to pay tariff bills that weren’t in any budget or business plan,” the statement said. “But a legal victory is meaningless without actual relief for the businesses that paid these tariffs.”
Donald Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday, and he again threatened to destroy its power plants and bridges if no deal is reached.
Trump did not say who would lead the delegation, but a White House official said it was vice-president JD Vance.
Talks are in doubt after Iran said it had no plans for any new negotiations, saying Washington had violated a ceasefire agreement from its implementation.
A spokesperson also said Tehran can’t forget US attacks on Iran during previous diplomatic talks as he insisted that Iran will continue defending its national interests.
As a reminder, the US-Israeli war on Iran, which began on 28 February, and the 12-day war last year both were launched when Iran and the US were in talks over Iran’s nuclear programme.
You can follow the latest developments in the war with Iran in our live blog:
Trump administration launches portal to initiate tariff refunds
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The Trump administration is expected to launch a refund system for businesses that paid tariffs later struck down by the supreme court. It is the first step in paying back $166bn in tariffs after justices ruled the Trump administration was overstepping its constitutional powers.
Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at 8am ET, according to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency administering the system.
It’s the first step in a complicated process that also might eventually lead to refunds for consumers who were billed for some or all of the tariffs on products shipped to them from outside the United States.
Companies must list the goods on which tariffs were levied. If CBP approves a claim, it will take 60-90 days for a refund to be issued, the agency said. CBP said in court filings that over 330,000 importers paid a total of about $166bn on more than 53m shipments.
More than 3,000 businesses, including FedEx and Costco, have sued the Trump administration to get refunds, the New York Times reports. FedEx has suggested customers could be in line for refunds for overpaid tariffs while Costco has said it may pass on refunds in lower prices for consumers.
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In the opening half an hour against Cape Verde, Mikel Oyarzabal, the centre-forward, did not get a single touch.
Kyle Green gets in touch: “Your highlighting of Lalas and his absurdity is something that has prevented me from wanting to watch the coverage on Fox. While every channel has its pros and cons I just can’t.
“I’m 45 and probably the youngest of anyone who remembers him as a player instead of an opinionated insert insult here. As for the match this could be more competitive than it looks on paper Spain need a win the pressure is on them. Saudi Arabia could hold out for a draw and see what happens in their last match. “
News from the England camp, and it seems to be good news on Declan Rice.
“I’m ready and fit, raring to go. I was feeling a little bit of neural pain in my hamstring, which I was managing from after Christmas with Arsenal for a very long time. Obviously, not a lot of people would have known that. It was all behind-the-scenes stuff but it was a smart decision.
“In the end, that last 20 minutes is probably where you pick up the most, and it’s where you play a 70-minute match. But that last 20 is where you really feel your body going for it. And I think it was a smart decision because the last few days I felt really, really good.”
Alex Reid has penned today’s weekend special Football Daily.
Portugal v Uzbekistan on Tuesday enticingly pits the incredibly nice, incredibly 41-year-old-superstar-tolerant Roberto Martínez against Fabio Cannavaro, who’s won a Ballon d’Or as a player and the Chinese Super League as a coach. While the fixture following that game really does see the dream of Thomas Tuchel – in his first international job with England – taking on Queiroz, who is in charge of his ninth national side with Ghana.
The expected formations are 4-2-3-1 for Spain, and 5-3-2 for the Saudi Arabians.
The Saudi team features two Donis changes: Ali Lajami, a defender, and Nasser Al Dawsari, a midfielder, are preferred to Mohammed Abu Al Shamat and Mohamed Kanno. You may recall Salem Al Dawsari, the Saudi captain, as the man who scored the winner against Argentina.
An entertaining read, even for those of us who have just seen the clips.
In a conversation where his co-panelist is casually reminiscing about his days playing alongside Messi or exchanging shirts with Ronaldo Nazário at the World Cup, what exactly is Lalas going to talk about – coming on as a second-half substitute for Earnie Stewart in a friendly against Scotland in 1998? Helping the Kansas City Wizards finish last in the 1999 MLS Western Conference? Did Lalas enjoy an elite playing career? No. But does he do the background reading that could compensate for his relative lack of standing in a conversation with titans like Henry and Zlatan? Also no. But is he charming or funny or charismatic or otherwise magnetic on screen? Eh, no.
For the record, I once interviewed Alexi Lalas on the challenge of playing against Romario in the 1994 World Cup. He had this to say:
“He could kill you in so many different ways. If you remember from that World Cup, he scored so many types of goals. That ranged from solo adventures to an outside-of-the-right-foot half-volley off a corner kick. Romario was both the most difficult to play against and the best that I have faced.
“Roberto Baggio was doing his thing, but in terms of consistency and living up to the hype, he [Romario] was the best. As with all stars, there was a moment when the fans sit up in their seats, and that was a feeling I got with Romario. When it got close to him and the potential for his involvement in a play was there, everybody sat up in their seat. They knew that something spectacular would be happening.”
Saturday’s match reports here.
The Saudi Arabia coach, and Blackburn legend, Georgios Donis, spoke about the challenges facing his team: “Spain is not the same team when Yamal or Williams are on the bench.
“While they still have plenty of possession, they lack the individual one-on-one penetration when these two are missing. I’m not saying it’s a problem for Spain, but when those players are missing, they play in a different way. We saw this very clearly against Cape Verde.
“We are playing against one of the best teams in the world, and it’s very important that when you play against these kinds of teams, you should enjoy the experience and respect the opponent, but not too much.
“It is very hard for any team playing against Spain to have any time in possession. So what we must do is to be more in control of our movement and compact, and when the ball goes through the lines, be able to defend dynamically.
“It’s nice to see miracles in football, and we’ve seen favourites losing against underdogs. Of course, it’s great for Saudi football to have a great memory of the result against Argentina, but we aren’t drawing anything from that.
“I think we’ll feel more pressure in that [Cape Verde] game than we will against Spain.”
The Spain coach, Luis De La Fuente had this to say in his Saturday press conference: “This generation of footballers is highly competitive and really fired up… It’s going to be a completely different story,” he said at his pre-match press conference on Saturday. There is no drama or crisis. The bottom line is simply that we need to win tomorrow.”
Four changes for Spain: Lamine Yamal, Pedro Porro, Dani Olmo and Alex Baena also come into the side with Marcos Llorente, Fabian Ruiz, Ferran Torres and Gavi dropping out.
The teams – Lamine Yamal starts
Spain: Simon, Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Gonzalez, Rodri, Yamal, Olmo, Baena, Oyarzabal. Subs: Raya, Joan Garcia, Pubill, Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Llorente, Merino, Torres, Fabian, Gavi, Pino, Williams, Zubimendi, Munoz, Iglesias.
Saudi Arabia: Al Owais, Abdulhamid, Tambakti, Lajami, Al Amri, Al Harbi, Nasser Al Dawsari, Al Khaibari, Al Juwayr, Al Buraikan, Salem Al Dawsari. Subs: Al Aqidi, Al Kassar, Majrashi, Yahya, Al Shehri, Al Boushal, Kadesh, Al Johani, Al Ghannam, Al Hajji, Al Hamdan, Mandash, Kanno, Thakri, Abu Al Shamat.
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Perhaps one of the Saudi -players can write themselves into this high-grade selection?
Perhaps it can be their goalkeeper.
Madrid screening of Spain v Saudi Arabia cancelled due to heat
The public screening of Spain’s World Cup match against Saudi Arabia in Madrid on Sunday has been cancelled because of extreme heat forecast for the Spanish capital, officials said.
The match, due to kick off at 6pm local time on Sunday, had been scheduled to be shown on a giant screen installed by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) at a fan zone in Plaza de Colón in central Madrid.
Madrid city council and the federation decided to cancel the screening after national weather agency AEMET issued an orange heat warning – the second-highest level – for the Madrid region, with temperatures forecast to reach 40C.
“The decision has been taken with the aim of protecting the health of attendees, event staff and support services involved in the event,” Madrid city hall said in a statement, apologising for any inconvenience.
Officials urged supporters to watch the match indoors in air-conditioned spaces and avoid prolonged exposure to the heat.
Large parts of Spain are experiencing unusually high temperatures for June as a mass of hot air from North Africa moves across the Iberian Peninsula.
A total of 13 of Spain’s 17 regions are on orange alert for heat on Sunday, while the northern Basque Country bordering France is on red alert, the highest level.
Authorities advised residents and visitors to take precautions during the heatwave, including drinking water regularly, staying in cool environments, limiting outdoor physical activity during the hottest hours of the day and taking extra care of vulnerable people. AFP
Can Saudi Arabia repeat the magic of 2022?
Argentina arrived in Qatar on a 36-game unbeaten run. When Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 10 minutes, a comfortable afternoon seemed in the offing. Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari had other ideas, Argentina had three goals disallowed for offside in the space of 13 minutes and the greatest comeback in Saudi Arabia football history was made. Argentina went on to lift the trophy, while defeats to Poland and Mexico meant the Saudis did not reach the knock-out stage.
Unai Simon over David Raya is a controversial choice for De la Fuentes. The Arsenal keeper could lay claim to being Europe’s best this season.
“Those at the Champions League final had a few more days, so I got there on the Wednesday night,” Raya says. “I arrived a bit before Fabián [Ruiz]. I was saying hello to some of the others in reception when he arrived. I went to say congratulations; that was almost the first thing I did. I couldn’t really talk [to him] after the final; I just didn’t have it in me. The next day we talked about the game properly. Just two mates chatting … I was happy for him that he could lift the trophy for a second time.”
A high pressure game for the European champions, as Sid Lowe reports.
“If we had scored one, the game would have changed,” Martín Zubimendi said. Immediately after the game, De la Fuente had offered a simple analysis: when the ball doesn’t want to go in it doesn’t want to go in, he insisted. Spain had racked up 27 shots, after all. Ferran Torres had hit the bar and seen another clear opportunity saved. Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who stopped that, saved six more and was named the man of the match. “There’s nothing to reproach the team for,” Rodri said. “We generated chances but couldn’t put it away; the good thing is they created almost nothing.”
We wait to see what role Lamine Yamal will play today. His coach would surely like to be able to use him.
The worst mistake we could make would be to compare him to anyone. He is the midst of a process. He has exceptional footballing maturity and lives it all with total naturalness. He has great serenity and strength. We have to let him follow his path but those players who have something different are ready for that. They’re geniuses, like Dalí [who] can paint a picture, or Michelangelo. They’re different. What is exceptional to us, isn’t to them. In those extremes, they feel comfortable. Why? Because they are different. What we think is exceptional, they consider normal.
Preamble
Spain’s campaign did not get off to a flying start, and Luis de la Fuentes may wake up in the night to visions of Cape Verde’s Vozinha. He will have Georgia on his mind ever since Monday. Saudi Arabia are no pushovers and gave Uruguay a scare in their opening match. Memories of downing Argentina four years ago still abound, and so Spain might beware. They can ill afford to go into the final game with Uruguay at a disadvantage. All eyes on Lamine Yamal, whose fitness situation remains opaque, though Spain need their other forwards to come to the party.
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