News about Vedat Muriqi

There was a moment towards the end of Real Madrid's match at Real Mallorca on Sunday evening that illustrated where football is heading right now. Having seen Rodrygo's early opener cancelled out by Vedat Muriqi's thunderous header, Carlo Ancelotti's side pressed for the goal which would silence the crowd inside Son Moix and ensure their La Liga defence got off to the perfect start. Los Blancos enjoyed plenty of the ball as the clock ticked down, but the winner which would once have felt inevitable never came close to materialising.

Footage of Jude Bellingham telling Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr where they went wrong against Mallorca has been shared online following Real Madrid's disappointing 1-1 draw on Sunday. Rodrygo, who joined Madrid's star trio for the post-match chat, initially fired Real Madrid ahead in the 13th minute before Mallorca equalised through Vedat Muriqi shortly after half time. Despite pushing for a winner, Los Blancos struggled to break the hosts down and were reduced to ten men deep into stoppage time after Ferland Mendy was given his marching orders.  

PETE JENSON OF SEVILLE: After an exhausting 120 minutes against vain Mallorca, Athletic Bilbao claimed their first Spanish Cup in 40 years in a penalty shoot-out. Mallorcan players applauded the game as it went to penalties. They had battled for so long and now they believed they were spot-kicks, but they were wrong. Vedat Muriqi scored for them. He, for one, did not want to be on the losing side. Raul Garcia was not rated for Athletic. But, Manu Morlanes' kick was saved by Julen Agirrezabala, and Athletic never lost the advantage. Iker Muniain scored. Nemanja Radonjic's kick was missed. Mikel Vesga collapsed, but his shot was off target at the back of the net. Antonio Sanchez saved Mallorca by scoring. But Alex Berenguer buried his cup, and Athletic's was an honor.

On Tuesday, Barcelona replacement Fermin Lopez scored a crucial second-half equalizer for the Spanish champions as Xavi's side came from behind to draw 2-2 with Mallorca in Palma. In the eighth minute of the match, the hosts advanced through Vedat Muriqi before Brazilian winger Raphinha scored a spectacular leveller just before the break. Mallorca restored their advantage before the break, soaring 2-1 ahead thanks to Abdon Prats' strike on the stroke of half time.

Kosovo's Euro 2024 qualifier against Romania was postponed after Romanian supporters were heard chanting "Kosovo is Serbia." The offensive gesture, which also included banners being unfurled in the stands of Romanian supporters with the same message, resulted in the Kosovan players leaving the pitch before heading to the changing rooms. Only 19 minutes of the match had been played, with the score level at 0-0 at the time of the suspension. Kosovo and Serbia are at odds due to the fact that Kosovo is mainly ethnic Albanian-populated territory that was previously a Serbian province. In 2008, the country declared independence.

Northern Ireland came from behind to win by 2-1 over Kosovo at Windsor Park, with Josh Magennis as the winner in a stoppage time. The Cardiff winger sent Magennis home, bringing a much-needed winner for Northern Ireland and boss Ian Baraclough just ten minutes after replacement Gavin Whyte had given Northern Ireland hope with the equalizer. Fans were still calling for the manager's head after Conor McMenamin's second player in as many days to be booted from the squad due to a video shared online.