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    Germany’s luxury Euro 2024 training base hit by ‘aggressive plague of mosquitoes’ forcing stars to flee indoors

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    GERMANY’S Euro 2024 stars have come in for a stinging attack… after their training camp was invaded by MOSQUITOES.Julian Nagelsmann’s players have given their country a buzz by reaching the Round of 16.Germany players have been stung by an attack of mosquitoes at their Euro 2024 training campCredit: GettyGermany’s Adidas Campus in Herzogenaurach is an £850m complexCredit: AlamyBut training has been impacted by the ‘abnormal’ swarm of mozziesCredit: AlamyTheir sudden rise has been caused by unseasonal heat and floodsCredit: GettyBut Die Mannschaft have found things far less comfortable at their Bavarian base, with a plague of mozzies tormenting the squad.And veteran keeper Manuel Neuer has had to swap goal nets for mosquito nets to keep the pests at bay.Bayern Munich star Neuer, 38, said: “We need to make sure that the mosquito nets are always pulled shut when we are watching games on TV by the swimming pool.”Boss Nagelsmann said: “We have an abnormal plague of mosquitos.  We need to take care that some wind is blowing, in order that there aren’t too many mosquitos around.READ MORE IN EURO 2024″If that isn’t the case, we have to go inside into the office.”Striker Maximilian Beier, 21, added: “I have already been stung two or three times.”But if the mosquitoes are the biggest problem that we have, that is OK.”A combination of floods in southern Germany and unseasonal heat has sparked the rise of the insects.Most read in Euro 2024Germany’s camp is located in BavariaCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe facility comes with climbing walls, football pitches and tennis and basketball courtsCredit: AFPGermany stars often watch games out by the swimming poolsCredit: google mapsBut Manuel Neuer revealed the players have to take precautionsCredit: GettyExpert Martin Geier said: “They are very aggressive, they appear in large numbers, and they sting during the daytime as well as at night.”This is not the first time the German side has been targeted by insects during the Euros, with bees invading the Stuttgart Arena on the eve of their clash with Hungary last week.Moment vast swarm of BEES invades Euro 2024 stadium just hours before Germany vs Hungary clashFirefighters wearing specialist protective gear had to remove the creatures after they built a nest in a pitchside advertising board.There is also a state of the art gym insideCredit: google mapsIt houses 5,600 employeesCredit: google mapsArsenal used the facility last summerCredit: google mapsGermany were under siege from bees at the Stuttgart ArenaCredit: NewsflashEURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY More

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      I’m an FA Cup hero who spent two days in hospital with a spider bite before playing through pain to help team to glory

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      YEOVIL TOWN hero Joe Day remarkably managed to keep a clean sheet – despite suffering a horror SPIDER BITE to the head just days before.The goalkeeper, 33, is on loan at the National League South table-topping outfit from Newport County.
      Yeovil Town goalie Joe Day overcame a SPIDER BITE to produce two great displaysCredit: Rex
      The star played through the pain barrier after being placed on a dripCredit: BBC Radio Somerset
      However, one particular game will live long in the memory of the former Cardiff City stopper.
      Day woke up a fortnight ago ahead of their home match with Braintree Town with a huge bite on his head.
      He remarkably played that afternoon to help Yeovil continue their promotion charge in the 2-0 victory.
      However, the bite continued to swell up throughout the contest and afterwards he was forced to go to A&E.
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      And it was only then that doctors informed him that it was a spider bite as he spent the following two nights in hospital.
      Day told BBC Radio Somerset: “The most likely cause of the bite, the doctor did reckon it was the reaction they’d expect from a bad false widow bite.”
      Even more impressive than his performance against Braintree, just three days after that he played the full game as Yeovil defeated Gateshead 3-2 in the FA Cup to earn a trip to Wrexham in the second round of the competition.
      Day claims that he has spotted a number of false widow spiders around his home but stated: “I’ve never reacted to a bite like this in my life.”
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      Day had the bite drained by medics due to the size of the swelling and received antibiotics from a drip.
      That enabled him to make his return for the cup clash – although he could only do so wearing a specialised cap that he hated given to him by his club’s doctors.
      “I didn’t enjoy wearing it.” he said. “I had the big bandage underneath it as well.
      “My right ear was pinned back and because of the swelling my hearing wasn’t great in that ear anyway, so with the bandage and the cap on I couldn’t hear too well.”
      Day, who looks set to face Dover Athletic today in the sixth tier, added: “It was a pretty nasty experience, it was pretty painful the few days that it was really bad.” More

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      Lionel Messi’s new Inter Miami team-mate rushed to hospital after being bitten by SPIDER during family zoo visit

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      LIONEL MESSI will be on the lookout for SPIDERS when he joins Inter Miami following news of his new team-mate being rushed to hospital after being bitten by one. Unlike a certain web-slinging superhero, Miami goalkeeper Nick Marsman was left hospitalised after being bitten by a “poisonous spider”.
      Inter Miami goalkeeper Nick Marsman was hospitalised after being bitten by a spiderCredit: INSTAGRAM @thenathaliedendekker
      Lionel Messi is due to link up with Marsman and CoCredit: Getty
      The ex-Feyenoord goalie received the bite during a family trip to the zooCredit: Getty
      Marsman’s wife Nathalie den Dekker took to Instagram to shed light on the situation, revealing the Dutchman had been in hospital for three days following a family trip to the zoo.
      She wrote: “The downside of living in a tropical climate… is when you go to the zoo and get bitten by a poisonous spider.
      “End up being hospitalised for three days.”
      But with former Feyenoord stopper Marsman on the mend, she added: “Happy to have you back home, now get well soon.”
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      Messi is due to line up with Marsman, 32, when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires.
      The Major League Soccer outfit, who Marsman is yet to appear for, have endured a torrid season.
      David Beckham’s franchise sit rock-bottom of the Eastern Conference, compounded by the recent sacking of ex-Manchester United star Phil Neville.
      However, without even kicking a ball, Messi’s impact on the club has already been felt.
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      The club’s followers on its Instagram page jumped an incredible 400 per cent after the seven-time Ballon d’Or winners announcement.
      Fans are also excited to see Barcelona legend Messi in America, with SunSport taking a trip down to Miami Beach to ask the locals what they thought about the “insane” move.
      Spanish outlet Sport report that Messi, 35, will earn £43million-a-year which equates to £830,000-a-week.
      And according to The Athletic, Adidas, Apple and MLS were all hoping to entice the Argentine to lucrative commercial proposals. More

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      Bees must be buzzing for the World Cup — as research shows they can play football

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      BEES must be buzzing for the World Cup — as research shows they can play football.The insects were observed enjoying a kickabout in their stripey yellow and black kits — just like the Hornets at Watford.
      Research shows bees enjoy playing footballCredit: Getty
      Bumblebees were seen repeatedly rolling a little wooden ball
      In a series of experiments, bumblebees were seen repeatedly rolling a little wooden ball, despite having no incentive to do so.
      Much like their human footballing counterparts, younger bees were seen to be busier on the ball than their elders, with some swarming over it 117 times.
      Further tests showed they went for the ball instead of opting for a treat, reinforcing the idea that they are playing the bee-tiful game for pure pleasure.
      Researcher Samadi Galpayage, a PhD student from Queen Mary University of London, said: “It is certainly mind-blowing, at times amusing, to watch bumblebees show something like play.
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      “They approach and manipulate these ‘toys’ again and again.
      It goes to show, once more, that despite their little size and tiny brains, they are more than small robotic beings.”
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