HEROES & VILLAINS
Craig gordon
Responding to a recent tweet regarding a reckless challenge by Gordon that left him injured in 2016, Alloa Athletic striker Greig Spence revealed that the Celtic goalkeeper had “covered wages I lost” after the part-time plumber was “off work for three months”.
Julian nagelsmann
At 31years and 58 days, he became the youngest coach in UEFA Champions League history when he took charge of Hoffenheim’s 2-2 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
iker Casillas
At the age of 37, Porto’s former Real Madrid goalkeeper became the first player to appear in 20 Champions League seasons.
shin hwa-yong
The Suwon Bluewings goalkeeper saved three penalties against Jeonbuk Motors to earn the South Korean club a place in the AFC Champions League semi-finals. He saved Adriano’s spot-kick in the final minute of normal time before going on to save a further two penalties in the shoot-out after the teams drew 3-3 on aggregate.
hugo lloris
The World Cup-winning captain was banned from driving for 20 months and fined £50,000 after being found to be over twice the legal limit when stopped by police in London.
douglas Costa
The Juventus player was banned for four games for spitting at and elbowing Federico Di Francesco of Sassuolo during a Serie A match.
Cristiano ronaldo
The Portuguese superstar was shown a straight red card on his Champions League debut for his new club Juventus, when he appeared to tug the hair of Valencia’s Jeison Murillo.
sergio ramos
A yellow card against Roma in his side’s opening Champions League game of the season made the Real Madrid captain the competition’s most-booked player of all time, with 37 cautions. He is also the most booked player in La Liga and for the Spanish national side.