England It is far from what was expected at the beginning of the Euro 2024although he managed to stay with the group and advance to the round of 16, where you will face Slovakia. Before said match, Anthony Gordon suffered an unusual accident that left him with bloody face and hands.
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The player, who played just one minute in the tournament, appeared in practice with bruises on his chin, nose and hands. To the astonishment of those present, he himself explained what happened to him and denied the rumours about a fight with a teammate.
“It was a recovery session. I was riding down the hill (on the bike) and tried to take a picture for my family and before I knew it I was face down on the ground. It’s just cuts, nothing painful.”said the Newcastle winger.
In this regard, he explained: “Electric bicycles are much faster than normal ones: the front brake is on the left side and i tried to press the right one to slow down and it didn’t slow down it came to a complete stop”.
The blows that Anthony Gordon suffered after falling from his bicycle. (Photo: REUTERS/John Sibley).By: REUTERS
For its part Ezri Konsa, one of the players who was present at the accident said: “I think pressed the wrong brake because in England the brakes are on different sidesso the left one is the rear one.”
Euro 2024: this is how the group stage ended
Date and time of the Euro Cup round of 16 matches
– Saturday June 29
- 13 – Switzerland vs. Italy
- 16 – Germany vs. Denmark
– Sunday June 30
- 13 – England vs. Slovakia
- 16 – Spain vs. Georgia
– Monday July 1
- 13 – France vs. Belgium
- 16 – Portugal vs. Slovenia
– Tuesday July 2
- 13 – Romania vs. Netherlands
- 16 – Austria vs. Turkey
