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Julian Nagelsmann “Left Players Alone” After Germany’s “Bad, Sad World Cup” | Football News
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Julian Nagelsmann “Left Players Alone” After Germany’s “Bad, Sad World Cup” | Football News

[ad_1] Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said he is "not much of a comforter", telling the press on Sunday he decided not to focus on Germany's "bad, sad World Cup" with his side. Speaking from Bayern's winter training base at Qatar's Aspire Academy in Doha, Nagelsmann said he decided to leave it up to his contingent of Germany players to discuss the nation's disappointing group stage exit. "I'm not much of a comforter. It's always a matter of choice," Nagelsmann said on Sunday."I could talk for half an hour about the bad, sad World Cup."But (I try) to focus on what they can influence - in the present and in the future. I tried to limit myself to that."Seven of Germany's 26-strong World Cup squad play for Bayern and all were on the field in the side's last match, as they were elimina...
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Cristiano Ronaldo Subjected To ‘Political Ban’ At FIFA World Cup 2022: Turkey President Recep Erdogan | Football News
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Cristiano Ronaldo Subjected To ‘Political Ban’ At FIFA World Cup 2022: Turkey President Recep Erdogan | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Cristiano Ronaldo.© AFPRecep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey, has reportedly said that Portuguese superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a 'political ban' at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Several media outlets quoted Erdogan as saying that Ronaldo was 'wasted' at the marquee event in Qatar. Ronaldo's Portugal went out of the quarter-finals at the World Cup after losing to Morocco. The 37-year-old Ronaldo was used as a substitute in that game which Portugal lost 1-0. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star footballer was also not in the starting XI in Portugal's Round of 16 game against Switzerland.Ronaldo, who had earlier become the first male footballer to score in five separate World Cups, left the Qatar edition in tears after Portugal was...
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Complaint Lodged Against Argentina Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez For Mocking Kylian Mbappe: Report | Football News
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Complaint Lodged Against Argentina Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez For Mocking Kylian Mbappe: Report | Football News

[ad_1] Emiliano Martinez (left) holds a doll with Kylian Mbappe's face.© TwitterArgentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been grabbing the headlines ever since his side defeated France in a tense FIFA World Cup final on December 18. Martinez was seen making a crude gesture after winning the Golden Glove trophy, awarded to the best goalkeeper at the tournament. It didn't end there as the Argentina goalkeeper was seen holding a baby toy with Kylian Mbappe's face on it during the World Cup-winning side's victory parade back home. Due to both the gestures, the star goalkeeper has been facing harsh criticism for his actions.According to a recent report, the president of the French Football Federation Noel Le Graet has lodged a formal complaint with Argentina Football Association (AFA) over ...
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Bangladesh Captain Shakib Al Hasan Practises In Lionel Messi Jersey Ahead Of 2nd Test Against India. Watch | Cricket News
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Bangladesh Captain Shakib Al Hasan Practises In Lionel Messi Jersey Ahead Of 2nd Test Against India. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan during a training session.© AFPLionel Messi fever has gripped the world. After the Argentina great guided his team to a FIFA World Cup triumph with a win over France in the final at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday, Messi mania is just not stopping. From Buenos Aires to Kolkata, Argentina fans' revelry has not stopped since the World Cup win. Bangladesh also has a great number of Argentina fans. Their Test captain Shakib Al Hasan was recently seen practising with his national teammates in a Lionel Messi jersey ahead of the second Test against India, starting on Thursday.Watch: Shakib Al Hasan Practises In Lionel Messi Jersey Ahead Of 2nd TestIndia captain Rohit Sharma and pacer Navdeep Saini have been ruled out of the second Test against Bang...
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Morocco World Cup Team Arrives Home To Heroes’ Welcome | Football News
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Morocco World Cup Team Arrives Home To Heroes’ Welcome | Football News

[ad_1] Tens of thousands of Moroccans thronged the capital on Tuesday to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African squad ever to reach the semi-final of a World Cup. The team and their coach Walid Regragui waved from an open-topped bus as they were driven from the airport and around central Rabat, accompanied by dozens of police cars and motorbikes with flashing lights and wailing sirens. The crowd cheered and some waved flares as fireworks crackled in the sky over the seaside capital, AFP correspondents said."I'm so proud of our team. Who knows -- maybe next time they could win the cup," said Adam Najah, a 27-year-old waiter from the city of Meknes.He said he had travelled over 150 kilometres (90 miles) to "experience this historic day" and "celebrate the beau...
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Breakout Stars Of The 2022 FIFA World Cup: From Jude Bellingham To Julian Alvarez | Football News
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Breakout Stars Of The 2022 FIFA World Cup: From Jude Bellingham To Julian Alvarez | Football News

[ad_1] The 2022 World Cup may have been the last hurrah for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the tournament also witnessed the arrival of a new crop of talented young players. AFP looks at some of rising stars who shone during the finals in Qatar.Jude Bellingham (England)England teenager Jude Bellingham arrived in Qatar tipped as a potential World Cup star and left as one of the hottest properties in global football.The Borussia Dortmund player -- a modern box-to-box midfielder -- opened England's account at the tournament with a fine header in the team's 6-2 romp against Iran.The 19-year-old also shone in the 3-0 quarter-final win against Senegal, crossing for Jordan Henderson to stroke home the first and driving through the midfield to launch the attack that led to the second."I...
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FIFA World Cup: List Of Golden Boot Winners Across Editions Of The Football Mega Event So Far | Football News
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FIFA World Cup: List Of Golden Boot Winners Across Editions Of The Football Mega Event So Far | Football News

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup 2022 is nearing its business end. The mega event in Qatar is only one game away from finding its winner. Both the finalists -- Argentina and France -- face each other for their third title at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday. While it is the fourth final appearance across seven editions for the Les Bleus, the La Albiceleste enter into the summit clash for the first time after losing to Germany in the final of the 2014 edition. Didier Deschamps' side France are the defending champions, while Argentina last won the trophy back in 1986.Argentina's Lionel Messi will be under the spotlight as it will reportedly be his last World Cup game. In the ongoing tournament, Messi has been the star for Argentina by top-scoring with five goals. Notably, France's forward Kylian Mbap...
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France’s Foot Soldier Antoine Griezmann Pivotal On Run To World Cup Final | Football News
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France’s Foot Soldier Antoine Griezmann Pivotal On Run To World Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] That holders France are through to a second consecutive World Cup final is a little down to the goals of Kylian Mbappe, and a lot to the extraordinary performances of Antoine Griezmann. The 31-year-old's transformation has symbolised more than anything else the man management of France coach Didier Deschamps, who reinvented Griezmann's role partly out of necessity after being hit by a plague of injuries coming into the tournament. Losing Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante -- France's starting midfield pairing in their triumphant campaign four years ago -- before the tournament forced Deschamps to come up with a new solution in that area of the pitch, and so he turned to Griezmann.Griezmann, the top scorer at Euro 2016 with six goals as hosts France reached the final but lost in extra tim...
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Brazil’s ‘Shameless’ Fans Supporting Lionel Messi’s Argentina | Football News
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Brazil’s ‘Shameless’ Fans Supporting Lionel Messi’s Argentina | Football News

[ad_1] Jose Arnaldo dos Santos Junior traveled to Qatar to cheer on his beloved Brazilian national team led by Neymar in their ultimately failed attempt to claim a sixth World Cup crown. But since they were knocked out by Croatia in the quarter-finals, he switched allegiance to Brazil's arch rivals, Lionel Messi's Argentina. "As a football fanatic I think Argentina deserve this title," said the 38-year-old odontologist upon his return to Sao Paulo. He cheered on Argentina during their 3-0 semi-final victory over Croatia on Tuesday that saw the South Americans qualify for Sunday's final.Dos Santos Junior even wears his light blue and white Argentina jersey "without shame" on the streets of Brazil's biggest city.He will put aside eternal debates such as who was better between Brazil's Pele...
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Theo Hernandez Steps Up For France At World Cup In Brother’s Absence | Football News
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Theo Hernandez Steps Up For France At World Cup In Brother’s Absence | Football News

[ad_1] Theo Hernandez's goal against Morocco on Wednesday set France on their way to a second successive World Cup final. But it could have been very different if his brother had not been injured minutes into the tournament. Lucas Hernandez tore an anterior cruciate ligament in France's opening 4-1 victory over Australia, ruling the Bayern Munich defender out for several months. The injury blow came days after Les Bleus lost Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema to a thigh problem, with France coach Didier Deschamps already deprived of first-choice midfielders Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante.But it could have been a blessing in disguise of sorts for Deschamps, who ditched his experiment with a three-man defence and reverted to a 4-3-3 formation just before the World Cup in Qatar.While Lucas Herna...
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