THE BALL – What if it was you? The 44 names of which Fernando Santos will take 26 to bring to the World Cup (Selection)

Fernando Santos’ list for the Qatar World Cup will have 3 goalkeepers, 8 defenders and 7/8 midfielders and forwards. The 26 chosen will come out, from the beginning, of the 44 names that we publish here. Now the ‘goldsmith’s job’ is missing, with 80 percent of the choices made and there are six doubts. It … Read more

LA BALLA – Pellegrini sentenced to the greatest fine ever in English football (England)

Manuel Pellegrini, current Betis coach, was sentenced by the British government to pay a fine of 343,000 pounds – around 381,000 euros – for tax evasion between April 2014 and April 2017. newsthe broadcaster that reported the news even guarantees that this is the largest fine ever seen in the history of football in England. … Read more

THE BALL – Barcelona studies approach to Messi (Barcelona)

Joan Laporta, Barcelona president, still dreams of Lionel Messi’s return to Catalonia. The daily Mundo Deportivo this Saturday reports that the club has a plan in place for a rapprochement with the Argentine. The same source states that the operation will obviously be complicated by monetary issues, more or less the same that made it … Read more

THE BALL – Mbappé sends a message to Galtier: “It’s different here” (France)

Kylian Mbappé was one of the highlights of France on Thursday night. The PSG forward paved the way for victory over Austria (2-0), which kept the French fighting for survival in Division A of the League of Nations. When asked why performances are better in France than at the club, Mbappé appears to have left … Read more

THE BALL – “The most important thing is that the players have fun” (Basketball)

Benfica basketball coach Norberto Alves analyzed the 92-67 win over Golden Eagle Ylli in the quarter-finals of Group C of the Champions League qualifying round: “In the first half we started badly and ended badly. At half-time I asked the players to stick to the game plan and we set a high pace. It is … Read more

THE BALL – Dybala remembers the phone call and reveals what surprised him in Mourinho (Rome)

Paulo Dybala (formerly of Juventus) admits that it took just a few minutes after speaking with José Mourinho to accept Roma’s invitation. The last few years at Juventus have not been easy, I needed a change. Mourinho called me and it only took me a few minutes to decide. He and the director explained the … Read more

THE BALL – 18-year-old center-back focused on eagles (Benfica)

According to the portal Sport24, Benfica is interested in Konstantinos Koulierakis. The 18-year-old center-back made his PAOK first team debut this season and has attracted the attention of several European clubs. In addition to the eagles, Milan, Dortmund, Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt were also indicated as potential interested parties. However, the Thessaloniki set has not … Read more

THE BALL – “When I arrived at Juventus there was ambition, there was Ronaldo” (Italy)

After shining at Ajax, Matthijs De Ligt had a short spell at Juventus. Purchased in 2019 for € 85 million, the Dutch central defender never managed to win and ended up leaving for Bayern. In conversation with the television NOSDe Ligt hypothesized some disappointment with the decisions made by the Italian officers and that this … Read more

LA BALLA – Messi’s extravagant requests to renew with Barcelona (Spain)

In 2021 Lionel Messi surprised the world of football by leaving Barcelona, ​​where he had arrived in 2000, for PSG. The transfer took place a at no costafter the Argentine star saw the end of his contract with the Catalans. A situation that those responsible blaugrana tried to avoid a year earlier. This Wednesday, the … Read more

A BOLA – B SAD-Benfica again from last season: referee and delegates acquitted (Football)

The disciplinary commission of the Portuguese Football Association announced on Tuesday that it had acquitted referee Manuel Mota, as well as Liga delegates Nuno Pedro and Pedro Oliveira, of the lack of information on the match between B SAD and Benfica, which took place on November 27, 2021. The game, it should be remembered, was … Read more