The Red Devils secured a new addition up top for manager Erik ten Hag last August, signing one of his key players from his former club Ajax in Antony Santos. The Dutchman looked to build his team in his mold after taking over in May and the latest signing is the statement, making him [Antony] Man Utd’s second-most expensive signing ever behind Paul Pogba.
During the earlier introduction of VAR in an international friendly between France and Italy in June of 2016, football enthusiasts expected that an end had come to all the loopholes or mistakes during matches.
After a bitter ending to his era at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo has signed with Al Nassr on a two year deal. He signed a contract through the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year
Arsenal have had their best start to the season since 2003, losing and settling for a draw just once this season. The addition of Jesus, Zinchenko and the return of Saliba from a season long loan has brought balance to the team’s defense and attack as well.
Messi finally won the World Cup title he had been seeking for years with Argentina after they beat France 4-2 on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw. The Argentine scored twice and scored a penalty as well in the shootout to lead his country to World Cup glory.
As we all know, our favorite players are getting older and their era is coming to an end, but football is a generational sport that’ll continue to produce talents for years to come. As the likes of all time greats like Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Luka Modric, amongst others come to an end, a new era is shaping up, and it promises to be the most exciting yet.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Qatar after their bid beat that of South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States. The awarding of this World Cup to Qatar created a lot of concerns regarding their suitability to host such a prestigious competition.
It usually goes like this in every major Football competition – most of the underdogs getting eliminated in the group stage or knockout round, a couple of favorites going out along the line en route to the final, and probably one underdog making it to an advanced stage of the competition.
The Three Lions came into the 2022 FIFA World Cup as joint third favorites to win the trophy and bring football home for the first time since their famous 1966 victory. The improvement of the squad from their previous appearance four years earlier was glaring and the England team looked good to go.
The myth. The legend. Basked in pure greatness. From Madeira, to Manchester to Madrid, to Turin and then a second Manchester spell, Cristiano Ronaldo has had arguably a career that many legends of the game would envy. Unthinkable? No, not anymore.
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