Egypt goalkeeper denies Man of the Match award over alcohol sponsorship
Egypt faced off against Uruguay in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2018 on Friday and despite a brave performance, went down fighting to the South Americans as Jose Giminez scored the only goal of the match in the 89th minute. The Pharaohs opted to start without the recently-recovered Mohamed Salah and put in a fine shift in defence as they almost kept a clean sheet till the very end against an attack consisting of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.
The hero for the Egyptians was none other than goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy, who produced a string of excellent saves to keep the opponents at bay, including a flying one in the second half from a vicious volley by Cavani, which he parried away diving to his left with one hand. The Uruguayans attacked consistently and were only able to find their way through till the very end, with El-Shenawy standing tall and only being beaten through a perfectly-placed header from a set-piece.
For his performances, he received the 'Budweiser Man of the Match' award and in a brilliant gesture, refused to accept it. He did so as the award was sponsored by Budweiser and his religion forbids the consumption of alcohol.
Recently, the Premier League also took the decision of removing alcoholic awards and instead, they hand out mini trophies.
courtesy : timesnownews.com
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Three-Year-Old child dies after falling into water drum in Haveri District
Haveri, Nov 18: A tragic incident occurred in Chandapur village of Shiggaon Taluk, Haveri District, where a three-year-old child lost his life after falling into a water drum kept in a toilet.
The deceased has been identified as Aditya Lamani. According to sources, the incident took place when the child's parents, Yallamma and Shankar Lamani, left him at home and went to work in the nearby fields.
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Aditya is believed to have accidentally fallen into the drum, leading to his untimely demise.
A case in this regard has been registered at Bankapur police station.
