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Lionel Messi snubs England as he names two favourites to win Qatar World Cup

Lionel Messi snubs England as he names two favourites to win Qatar World Cup

Premier League
Argentina skipper Lionel Messi is most concerned about Brazil and France ruining his World Cup dream in Qatar - not even England. According to the bookies, the Three Lions, Brazil, France and Argentina are the big favourites to win this year's tournament, which begins on November 18 and ends on December 20. France are the defending champions after winning it four years ago. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Since then, Brazil and Argentina have both won the Copa America and England reached the final of Euro 2020. The side to win the latter tournament, Italy, failed to qualify for the World Cup. Spain, Germany and the Netherlands are also in contention. Yet Messi is most worried about Brazil and France. As quoted by RMC Sport, the PSG star told Argentin...
Eden Hazard speaks out on rift with Lukaku after taking aim at the forward

Eden Hazard speaks out on rift with Lukaku after taking aim at the forward

Premier League
Eden Hazard has played down his criticism of Romelu Lukaku after he accused the Manchester United striker of going missing against in their World Cup opener against Panama. Belgium struggled to break Panama down in the first half, but scored three in the second half with Lukaku scoring two of those goals. Despite the win, Hazard conceded he was unhappy with Lukaku’s efforts in the first half and said it was difficult to play when the team is a man down. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The comments shocked fans and sparked rumours there could be a rift growing between the attacking duo, but Hazard has rubbished those claims and insisted there was no ill will. ‘As the captain, even if I am not the captain I can talk, on the pitch I try to give my best,...
Sterling set to be axed as England line-up for Panama accidentally leaked

Sterling set to be axed as England line-up for Panama accidentally leaked

Premier League
Raheem Sterling is set to lose his place in England’s starting eleven for Sunday’s World Cup match against Panama as revealed by Gareth Southgate’s training-ground notes. The Manchester City attacker was chosen to lead the line alongside Harry Kane in the Three Lions’ opening match against Tunisia but struggled and was substituted for Marcus Rashford after just 68 minutes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And now he is expected to start Sunday’s game on the bench, with Rashford the preferred option to partner Harry Kane as Southgate make changes. During training at England’s Repino base in Russia on Thursday, Southgate’s notes were slightly visible and photographers were able to zoom in on his team sheet. The team was unchanged except for two key posi...
Trump threatens nations who don’t back 2026 World Cup bid

Trump threatens nations who don’t back 2026 World Cup bid

La Liga, Premier League
The U.S. president Donald Trump is threatening to withhold support from nations who don’t back his country's joint 2026 World Cup bid with Mexico and Canada. United States president Donald Trump warned nations against opposing his country's joint 2026 bid to host the world cup. The U.S., Canada and Mexico have put together a joint bid for the world cup in eight years' time. Morocco are the rival bid, with the final decision to be announced by FIFA in Moscow on June 13. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In a tweet on Thursday, Trump warned nations not to lobby against the USA. The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. ...
Ronaldo reveals the reason behind his bizarre haircut at the 2002 World Cup

Ronaldo reveals the reason behind his bizarre haircut at the 2002 World Cup

La Liga, Premier League
Brazil legend Ronaldo has revealed that his 2002 haircut was a distraction to shift away attention from a leg injury. Ronaldo was very key for Brazil in the 2002 World Cup as he scored two goals in the final against Germany to be crowned world champions. The 2002 World Cup, is famous for his hairstyle and Ronaldo has now revealed it was a deliberate distraction. "I had an injury in my leg and everybody was talking about that," Ronaldo said in Melbourne. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I decided to cut my hair and leave the small thing there. I come to training and everybody saw me with bad hair. "Everybody was talking about the hair and forgot about the injury. I could stay more calm and relaxed and focused on my training. "I'm not proud about...
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