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Kyle Shanahan is scratching his head over the NFL's Australia scheduling situation, and honestly, who can blame him. The 49ers head coach says he's a little confused about playing a game on Friday in Sydney that will actually tip off Thursday night back home in the States. The international calendar is doing things to people's brains.
Shifting to the pitch, Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco wasn't sugarcoating things after today's draw. He admitted his side didn't deserve more, pointing to a team that's been too hasty in the final third and sloppy defensively when they have possession. Two matches now where the performances haven't matched the results, and Tedesco knows the margin for error is shrinking fast.
And if you grew up playing the beautiful game in the late nineties or early two thousands, this one hits different. Adidas is bringing back the Predator boot thirty years on, and they've brought in the only man who could do the launch justice. Zinedine Zidane is lending his name to the relaunched silhouette, and the nostalgia factor here is completely off the charts.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
