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Why Brazil won’t win the World Cup

The quarterfinals are anticipated to be among the most competitive in the history of the World Cup. This assumption comes in the light of England and France scheduled clash. France will be locking horns with England to qualify for the semifinals.

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World Cup 2022 in Qatar

As the Round of 16 ended, showcasing some unexpected performances by numerous underdogs, as well as the marquee names in the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The teams in the quarterfinals are Croatia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Argentina, Morocco, Portugal, England, and France.

The quarterfinals are anticipated to be among the most competitive in the history of the World Cup. This assumption comes in the light of England and France scheduled clash. France will be locking horns with England to qualify for the semifinals. Tournament favourites Brazil will be locking horns with Croatia, who ended Japan’s dream in penalties. Leo Messi and company will be taking on the Netherlands in their fixture.

Underdogs Morocco will be hoping to pull off another act similar to what they did with Spain against their Iberian neighbours Portugal. The quarter-final fixture for all the countries can’t be termed a mismatch as each team will be contesting to snatch a win.

But are Brazil that invincible? Some have claimed the Selecao is being credited for more than what it deserves as many saw gaps in the Thiago Silva-led team.

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Problems Brazil can face

The Brazilian football team, who are famous for their easy style as opposed to modern football’s press-press-and-press, has shown its gaps. Despite having big names like Neymar, Vinicius Jr, Raphinha, Thiago Silva, and Casemiro, the team still seems to lack in many aspects of the game.

Despite the big names, it lacks depth in the squad especially owing to Neymar being among the most vulnerable players in the squad. Neymar recently suffered an ankle injury against Cameroon which put a question mark on his return in the World Cup. However, Neymar returned to find space on the scoresheet against South Korea. Hence, if Brazil loses Neymar likely due to injury issues, they would fail to fill that void.

Not only Neymar but also the gaps in Brazil’s midfield and defence have been clearly visible. The defence solely relies on captain Thiago Silva as his teammates, at best, are not known for their consistency namely Militao and Alex Sandro, and even Danilo.

The midfield’s lack of consistency is also prone to questions. A seasoned Casemiro is not enough to cover up Fred’s sloppiness and won’t help against big teams such as France or England.

The only thing that Brazil has found till now is a reliable conveyor of the ball into the net, Richarlisson. But can he foil the defence of better managed teams like France or even the Netherlands under Van Gaal, provided the Dutch escape the Messi trap?

Fixtures for FIFA World Cup and where can you see it?

Croatia will face Brazil on December 9 at 8:30 pm; the Netherlands will clash with Argentina on December 10 at 12:30 am; followed by Portugal locking horns with Morocco; a much-anticipated clash between England and France will be played on December 11 at 12:30 am. The matches will be streamed on Jio Cinema app and Sports 18.

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FIFA Awards 2022: World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Best Player titles

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for the second time.

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Lionel Messi has added another achievement to his account. Messi was voted FIFA’s best male player for the year 2022. Messi made Argentina the World Cup champion, ending a 36-year drought. He scored seven goals in this tournament.

On the other hand, Alexia Putellas won the female best player award at the FIFA football awards 2022.

Lionel Messi’s compatriot and coach Lionel Scaloni was named the best male coach. Scaloni guided the South Americans to the World Cup title. Messi, 35, left behind French forward Kylin Mbappe and Karim Benzema for this award. Apart from making Argentina the World Cup champion, Messi scored 27 goals in a total of 49 matches for the country and club in 2021-22.

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What did Messi say on receiving the award?

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for the second time. He said, ‘This is wonderful. It has been an amazing year and it is an honour for me to be here to receive the award. I wouldn’t be here without my teammates. I have achieved my long held dream. Only a few people achieve this and I feel fortunate to have done so.’

Lionel Scaloni, the coach who won Argentina the World Cup title, beat Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti at the ceremony in Paris. Guardiola led Manchester City to their sixth Premier League title. At the same time, Ancelotti had given Real Madrid the Champions League title.

England manager Sarina Wigman was voted the best women’s coach of the year. He guided England to the European Championship title last year. It was the team’s first major trophy. Aston Villa and Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez won the best goalkeeper award while England’s Mary Earps won the women’s award. Barcelona’s Alexia Putelas was voted the best female player of the year.

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Cristiano Ronaldo shares picture with rival Lionel Messi, says nice to see some old friends

Only recently the news of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer took the footballing world by surprise as he announced that he will be taking his talents to Saudi Arabia’s league club Al-Nassr. The news of Ronaldo transferring to Al-Nasar left many fans heartbroken as the 37 year-old striker’s move to Saudi Arabia was speculated as him turning toward the phase of retirement and stepping away from playing football in big leagues.

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What many predict to be the last face-off between the two of the greatest players, lived up to its name as Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo went head-to-head with Argentinian striker Lionel Messi on January 19. The friendly match between Al-Nassr and Paris Saint Germain saw the two GOATs playing against each other.

After the match, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo shared a series of photos on Instagram in which he was seen doing the iconic celebration, as well as scoring the penalty during the match. Aside from the goals, the infamous number 7 also shared the photo of him hugging his arch rival and one of the greatest football players, Lionel Messi, during the match. Ronaldo also shared the picture of him being awarded the Man Of The Match trophy following the clash.

The post was shared by Ronaldo with a caption that stated that he was so happy to be back on the football field. The Portuguese star also added that he is happy to be on the score sheet as well. The 37-year-old also shared that he was happy to see some old friends, implying that it was great to see Messi and a few other former teammates from his stint in Real Madrid.

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The match concluded in a 5-4 win for PSG, however, the match became a riveting clash for the fans to watch as Messi found himself in the scoresheet in the opening minutes of the match, however, Ronaldo answered back with a penalty goal. Ronaldo also scored another goal before coming off. Subsequently after Ronaldo’s substitution, Messi was also taken off the field.

Ronaldo’s Transfer

Only recently the news of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer took the footballing world by surprise as he announced that he will be taking his talents to Saudi Arabia’s league club Al-Nassr. The news of Ronaldo transferring to Al-Nasar left many fans heartbroken as the 37 year-old striker’s move to Saudi Arabia was speculated as him turning toward the phase of retirement and stepping away from playing football in big leagues such as Champions league, Premier League and what not.

Ronaldo signed a 2 and a Half year contract till 2025 with Al-Nassr on a free transfer following the number seven’s fallout with Manchester United. The portuguese star is set to earn an unprecedented amount of wages as he will earn 1800 crore rupees a year.

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Football suffers another great loss, former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli dies at 58

The Italian striker became the inspiring change for the Blues as he came as the player-manager in to lead Chelsea to victory in League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA super cup.

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Football world suffers another huge loss after Pele as former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died due to pancreatic cancer. The heartbreaking news of the former Sampdoria striker’s death came to the fore after his former club announced it on social media.

According to reports, in 2017 Vialli was diagnosed with cancer due to which he also took a temporary leave from his role with the national team in December owing to his health.

Gianluca Vialli Career

Vialli, joined the old lady in Italy after completing his iconic stint at Sampdoria in 1992 with a record transfer signing money at the time for 16.5 million euros. Luca continued to shine in Juventus as well as he successfully led the team to win the Champions league.

In 1996, Vialli took his talent to England to showcase it for the blues as he joined Chelsea in 1996. Subsequently after, the Italian transitioned to become a player-manager in 1998 after the sacking of Ruud Gullit. The Italian striker became the inspiring change for the Blues as he came as the player-manager in to lead Chelsea to victory in League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA super cup.

Gianluca was in the coaching staff assisting his former teammate in the Italy team which went on to win Euro 2022.

Twitter Reaction

After the news of the Italian striker’s death surfaced, the fans on twitter joined hands to pay regards to the player’s legacy and what he achieved. One user wrote and highlighted that The Italian phenom had a penchant for bicycle kick back in his days. He further deemed Luca to be a player that knew no bounds when it came to exciting the crowd.

One user wrote rest in peace to the late Italian footballer, Gianluca Vialli. The user further added that the former Juventus player was one of his favorite Italian soccer players. The user also added that the Images of Vialli with Roberto Mancini after Italy won Euro 2020 at Wembley will always remain a really special moment for him.

Not only the fans, but more people from football fraternity paid tribute to the late striker as Former Chelsea striker and current AS Roma manager paid tribute to Luca along with the Roma team.

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