“I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. Norway won 2-0 at home to Azerbaijan in a game that did not affect the qualification picture. Subsequently, the cash-rich Parisian club met the striker’s 222 million Euro release clause. They scored both tackle and raid points and inflicted an all out on Patna with just two minutes to go in the match. Open’s big stage on Friday and delivered a sizzling performance by blowing past 18th-seed Caroline Garcia 6-0 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. The bidding process had reached as high as a staggering 150 million Euros, but Klopp was adamant on keeping the Brazilian at Anfield. Clubs can ultimately be kicked out of European competition for flouting the rules although until now UEFA has tried to negotiate settlements with offenders. After a scrappy 7-5 7-5 win over former world number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in her opener on . The youngster won the second game with the same margin before Gandhi made a comeback in the match. They have been in touch with Japanese and Iranian federations but even after a year, the WFI is yet to identify his successor.