The Spaniard, who largely operates as as central midfielder, can also play higher up the pitch just behind the striker. “If the SC order had intended to give the players a voice in administration, this SCA move had promptly managed to stifle it. ”The tournament is without the injured Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka as well as Novak Djokovic, who has ended his season. qualifying and maintained its five-point lead over Northern Ireland atop Group C with three rounds left. “I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova battles past Sofia Kenin to reach fourth round. The team was to leave for the tournament on July 13 but applied for visa just three days prior to their departure. GROUP EPoland and star striker Robert Lewandowski had not failed to score in six previous qualifiers, winning five. He also added that Shah had been asked to step down from his post as secretary based on the age crit. sport’s top prize since Raikkonen claimed his only championship a decade ago in his first term with the team.