Dampens the mood against the secret favorites: The German handball players gambled away a valuable victory on the home straight in the penultimate endurance test of the World Cup. National coach Alfred Gislason’s team lost to Iceland on Saturday 30:31 (18:14) and blew a temporary six-goal lead six days before the start of the World … Read more
Consequently, Messi and his companions should not have paraded through the stadium with the original trophy, but carried a replica in their hands. It is said that the famous image on the shoulders of Sergio Agüero was created with this replica, which has become the most liked image (over 74 million likes) on Instagram. On … Read more
From TV viewer on the couch at home, Hansi Flick becomes a secret Lionel Messi fan, despite all the neutrality required of a national coach. “If you are a football romantic, you would like Lionel Messi because he is only the most outstanding player of the last ten years when you add Cristiano Ronaldo. But … Read more
Brazil had traveled to the World Cup in Qatar as the big favorites for the title. After some outstanding performances, such as against South Korea (4:1) in the round of 16, Richarlison and his teammates were eliminated early. In the quarterfinals, the Seleção lost to Croatia on penalties (2:4 on penalties). The dream of a … Read more
Doha (AP) – Jorge Valdano, the 1986 Argentine soccer world champion, spoke with great admiration of Lionel Messi and his relationships with world celebrities. In an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the 67-year-old football philosopher compared the current South American superstar to Diego Maradona. “Leo has an admirable level of self-control, which protects him from … Read more
Al-Schahania (AP) – The Portuguese football federation has rejected reports of an alleged threat to depart from superstar Cristiano Ronaldo due to his reserve role. The association clarified that Ronaldo “never threatened to leave the national team in Qatar”, reads a statement. Portuguese newspaper Record previously reported that Ronaldo had threatened to quit the World … Read more
It was a bit strange what happened just before kick-off at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Doha. During the Portuguese anthem, photographers and cameramen were uninterested in the starting XI but crowded five in front of the Portugal bench to keep their sights on a substitute as best they could. Cristiano Ronaldo made the best … Read more
A 6-1 festival of football against Switzerland, for the first time since 2006 in the quarter-finals of the World Cup – all of Portugal were in each other’s arms on Tuesday night. While the red-and-greens celebrated their round of 16 win at Lusail Stadium, coach Fernando Santos put a damper on the fun. “It wasn’t … Read more
The former Manchester United player told ITV at half-time as Brazil were already 4-0 up: “I can’t believe what I’m seeing. The Brazilians are brilliant, of course, but South Korea, my God. I keep on never seen so much dancing, it’s like Strictly (English version of Let’s Dance, note d. publisher).” However, he was not … Read more
Can Brazilian superstar Neymar participate in the round of 16 of the World Cup today? The PSG striker had not been used since the start of the tournament due to injury. SPOX updates you. It took just two matches for the Brazil national football team to qualify for the knockout stage in Qatar. Even the … Read more