Former German tennis player Boris Becker, 55, has left the British prison where he was serving a sentence for financial crimes and must be deported, reported this Thursday (15) the British news agency PA, which did not reveal the fate of the former number 1 of the world. Becker, 55, …
Read More »THE BALL – England beats Senegal, followed by France (2022 World Cup)
England dispatched Senegal from the World Cup in Qatar with three unanswered goals and set up a meeting with France in the quarterfinals, duel scheduled for next Saturday. Phil Foden, author of two assists, Bukayo Saka, who signed the 3-0 in the course of the second half, and even Jude …
Read More »THE BALL – Aboubakar gives victory to Cameroon over Brazil (World Cup 2022)
One more surprise. Closing group G, Brazil was surprised by Cameroon, the African team that won the Canadian team for the first time. Former Porto player Vincent Aboubakar scored the only goal, in one of the rare attacks by the Africans on Ederson’s goal. He scored with a header, took …
Read More »THE BALL – Incredible: Japan beats Spain and goes to the round of 16 (World Cup 2022)
Epic game in Doha, with Japan winning after comeback and qualifying in first place in group E, with Spain also moving forward but in second place. Unsurprisingly, it was the Spaniards who took the lead in the match, with more possession of the ball, making good circulation between sectors and …
Read More »THE BALL – «Portugal is one of the main candidates for the title» (World Cup 2022)
Ricardo Chéu, coach of the Cypriot team of Doxa, elects Ronaldo, Rúben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes as the main figures of the National Team. He considers that Portugal is one of the selections with more and better options. – How are things going in Portugal? – Portugal is …
Read More »THE BALL – Draw in a great show between Spain and Germany (World Cup 2022)
Spain and Germany provided what was probably the best game of this World Cup so far. The Spaniards entered the game confidently, after thrashing Costa Rica in the first game in this competition (7-0), while the Germans had to appeal to their recognized coolness to overcome the pressure created after …
Read More »THE BALL – France beats Denmark and is already in the ‘eighth’ (see the goals) (World Cup 2022)
France is qualified for the round of 16 of the World Cup, after beating Denmark this Saturday, 2-1, at the 974 stadium, with Mbappé winning two of the several occasions he had. The French were almost always stronger in offensive terms, but on the other side there were also some …
Read More »THE BALL – England and the United States star in the fifth tie to zero in the World Cup (World Cup 2022)
England and the United States of America took the lead this evening, in a game counting for the second round of Group B, the fifth draw to zero in this World Cup. It was a divided game, with few goalscoring opportunities, but in which the ‘soccer’ of the Americans overlapped …
Read More »THE BALL – Tie between the Netherlands and Ecuador (World Cup 2022)
The game between the Netherlands and Ecuador ended in a 1-1 draw in the 2nd round, Group A, of the World Cup taking place in Qatar. A match in which the Dutch lived the dream of scoring early, in the 6th minute, through Gakpo (Caicedo lost the ball in a …
Read More »A BOLA – Government of Qatar confronted the Portuguese ambassador after words from Marcelo e Costa (Portugal)
According to news from CNN Portugal, the Portuguese ambassador to Qatar, Paulo Pocinho, was called by the authorities of that country, more precisely by the deputy prime minister, to be confronted with the recent statements by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the Prime Minister, António …
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