In the North London Derby, Bukayo Saka copied Tottenham midfielder James Maddison’s “dart celebration” after helping to set up Arsenal’s opening score.

As the Argentine defender threw out his legs to save the goal, Saka fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area that was deflected off Christian Romero’s legs and went into the goal. Then Saka was spotted copying James Maddison’s signature celebration, an England teammate.

But following a thrilling 2-2 draw in the north London derby in which Maddison assisted Heung-min Son’s brace, he made fun of the Arsenal star in his tongue-in-cheek reply.

Speaking after the match, Maddison said, “Me and Bukayo had a bit of banter and a bit of trash talking if you like on international duty. I got told he did the darts celebration. He must have still been doing it when I turned him for our first goal I think!”

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Heung-min Son has revealed why he constantly tosses away an “annoying” protective face mask, with the Tottenham star prepared to take an injury “risk”.

The South Korean star has been sporting a facial accessory since breaking his eye socket before the Qatar 2022 World Cup finals. Son acknowledges that he is getting tired of the stated mask after the Spurs forward started tossing it aside against Aston Villa in a recent match before doing it once more when he scored a key Premier League goal against Crystal Palace.

Son has told Standard Sport of his desire to see the back of the uncomfortable mask, which may go against the wishes of certain family members and club doctors: “Obviously, it’s not the same as when I play without the mask. My vision is still okay, but when the ball is coming to me, it’s sometimes annoying, because I can’t see the ball because of the mask. It’s not really bothering me, but it’s not the best. Against Villa, I was really frustrated, because I received the ball and then suddenly I lost the ball, because I couldn’t see it. I was just angry.

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“If I’m alone, obviously, I would play without the mask, but my parents, my family, my friends watching back in South Korea are all worried. Obviously, it’s a risk if someone hits me again. They [my parents] didn’t say you should wear it or whatever, but we were having dinner [after the Villa game] and they said, ‘Um, what happened with the mask?’ Obviously, they’re worried. And also the physios and doctors said after the Villa game, ‘It’s your decision, but we recommend you should still be wearing the mask’, because the risk is still high, because it’s just seven weeks since the operation.”

Son is aware that he needs to take every precaution to prevent suffering another injury setback after having to have surgery to treat a fracture near his eye socket, but he also wants to get rid of a mask that is affecting his performance.

Son shared the Premier League Golden Boot in 2021–22 with 23 goals in the top division, but he has scored on only six occasions in all competitions this year. Son will be hoping that a strong performance in a 4-0 win over Palace can reopen the floodgates.

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With a point, each in their opening Group H match, South Korea and Uruguay set an unwanted “first record in FIFA World Cup history.

During the FIFA World Cup, numerous strange records were broken. Another record of this kind was set on Thursday during the Uruguay vs. South Korea game of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The match ended in a scoreless tie, the fourth one this tournament.

Both teams had goal opportunities, with Uruguay hitting the post twice. South Korea and Uruguay engaged in a heated match, with both sides exchanging similar possession. South Korea was more frightening, but they lacked innovation in the opponent’s box.

Uruguay struggled against the strong pressing of the Asian giants because they were frequently unable to keep up with the pace.

When Hwang Ui Jo missed his attempt from 12 yards out, South Korea had a great chance to make a breakthrough.

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The South American juggernauts, on the other hand, were nearly in control when Diego Godin’s header struck the far post. Federico Valverde’s attempt hit the post and rebounded, giving Uruguay another chance to score.

The South American giants were disappointed, nevertheless, to lose. Heung-Min Son had one final opportunity to give South Korea the lead when Sergio Rochet’s careless clearing fell into his path, but he missed the target.

Interestingly, Uruguay attempted 10 shots, while South Korea had seven, none of which were on target. It has never happened before in a World Cup game this century. Both teams had a sufficient number of shots on goal, but none of them was successful in testing the goalkeeper.

Zero shots on target were recorded by FIFA for either team, which is unusual in a World Cup match. This occurred during a FIFA World Cup match for the first time ever in the 20th century. It’s extremely surprising considering that the game included some of the tops forwards in the world.

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English football club Tottenham Hotspur have suffered an injury setback ahead of the upcoming North London Derby match with Arsenal.

Tottenham are sweating on Dejan Kulusevski’s fitness after the midfielder suffered a muscle injury while on international duty with Sweden, the UK Metro reports.

On Saturday, Antonio Conte’s team plays rival Arsenal at the Emirates. Spurs are looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season.

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But Conte might be without Kulusevski after he reported back to London with a tight hamstring on Wednesday.

The Swedish player complained of a muscle problem and underwent a scan at their training facility.

During the international break, the winger started both of Sweden’s Nations League games against Slovenia and Serbia. Should he miss the derby, Heung-Min Son and Richarlison can be expected to provide support for Harry Kane in the attack.

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