Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
France's all-time leading goal scorer is now the most capped player in national team history.
Eugénie Le Sommer (35) earned her 199th cap for Les Bleues against Iceland on Tuesday, surpassing Sandrine Soubeyrand for the most appearances in UEFA Nations League history.She replaced Marie-Antoinette Katoto (26) in the 79th minute of a game played at the Marie Marvingt Stadium in Le Mans.
Katoto scored one of France's three goals on the day, with Sandy Baltimore (25) and Khadidiatou Diani (29) contributing to a narrow 3-2 victory.
Laurent Bonadei's side now leads the Group 2 table, having collected six points from two matches.
The long-time striker for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin now has more career caps and goals (94) than any other player in French men's and women's team history.
Le Sommer is one of only three women's players to have won eight UEFA Champions League titles and is the competition's third-highest scorer, with 50 goals.
The Grasse-born attacker missed their 4-2 friendly defeat to reigning world champions Spain due to injury and hasn't started for Les Bleues since a 2-1 friendly victory over Nigeria in November, when she scored her most recent goal for the national team.
She is six goals away from reaching the century mark for the national team, having scored 37 more than Les Bleus' record goalscorer, Olivier Giroud (38). Her 199 caps are 54 more than Hugo Lloris' record for the men's team.
On April 4, France will face Switzerland in matchday three of the Nations League campaign, and Le Sommer has the opportunity to reach 200 international caps.
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