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Month: November 2021

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Messi in, Neymar out of Argentina vs Brazil World Cup qualifier

Brazil's Neymar (L) and Argentina's Lionel Messi talk before their South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Neo Quimica Arena, also known as Corinthians Arena, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 5, 2021. (Lionel Messi will play for Argentina when they face Brazil on Wednesday morning in a World Cup qualifier. Neymar will be missing because of left thigh pains.Messi, who has been bothered by a knee injury, will play in San Juan in a match that could earn the team a spot in next year's World Cup, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Monday.Hours later, the Brazilian Football Confederation said in a statement that Neymar reported being "insecure" about the possible injury."Because there's not enough time to perform more exams, the coaching staff deci...
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Harry Kane hits four as England qualify, Italy need playoff

Emile Smith Rowe of England celebrates after scoring during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between San Marino and England at San Marino Stadium on November 15, 2021 in San Marino.England qualified for the World Cup in record-breaking style as Harry Kane scored four times in a 10-0 demolition of San Marino in the Three Lions' biggest ever victory in a competitive match. Needing a draw from their last Group 1 qualifier to reach next year's tournament in Qatar, England went goal crazy on Monday, scoring 10 in a single game for the first time since a 1964 friendly against the United States. Harry Maguire put Gareth Southgate's side in front early on before Filippo Fabbri's own goal doubled England's lead. England captain Kane took center stage after that, scoring four before...
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Late Russia own goal sends Croatia to World Cup

Fedor Kudryashov of Russia and Nikola Vlasic of Croatia in action during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Croatia and Russia at Stadium Poljud on November 14, 2021 in Split, Croatia. Croatia qualified automatically for the 2022 World Cup finals after a late Fedor Kudryashov own goal gave them a 1-0 home win over Russia in their crunch Group H qualifier on Sunday.Russia's Fedor Kudryashov (L) and Croatia's Nikola Vlasic struggle for the ball in their 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H Qualifying Round football match at Poljud Stadium.Croatia, the 2018 World Cup runners-up, jumped above Russia to top the standings on 23 points from 10 games, one more than the second-placed Russians who will head into the March play-offs. Croatia dominated a match played in driving rain but a string ...
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Mbappe shines as France, Belgium confirm places in Qatar 2022

Kylian Mbappe of France celebrating a goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between France and Kazakhstan at Stade de France on November 13, 2021 in Paris. Belgium and France booked their places in the Qatar 2022 World Cup finals after victories on Saturday.Kylian Mbappe scored four goals to help the World Cup titleholders France to secure an 8-0 home demolition of Kazakhstan, lifting France top of the European Qualifiers Group D on 15 points from seven games, four points ahead of second-placed Finland. France and Finland will meet on November 16.Karim Benzema added two goals while Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann netted one each to cap an impressive performance at the Parc des Princes.Benzema was delighted after combining with Mbappe to devastating effect up front.Kylian ...
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Fashion Hat-trick Hands Zambia Victory

Fashion Sakala of Zambia celebrates with team mates after scoring his teams second goal during the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 Quarter Final match between Italy and Zambia at Suwon World Cup Stadium on June 5, 2017 in Suwon, South Korea. Chipolopolo have thrashed Mauritania 4-0 in the formality penultimate Group B match of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.Scotland based forward Fashion Sakala scored a hat-trick to propel Zambia to their first home win of the qualifiers at National Heroes in Lusaka on Saturday.In atonement for his earlier misses, Patson Daka put Zambia in front after 33 minutes when he chested in the net captain Lubambo Musonda’s cross.Sakala doubled the lead three minutes later after burying home Daka’s close range pass in an empty net.Zambia t...
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Libya out of World Cup qualifiers after losing match to Gabon

AUBAMEYANG of Gabon celebrates his goal during the Group A match between Gabon v Guinea-Bissau at Stade de L'Amitie on January 14, 2017 in Libreville, Gabon. Gabon's national football team won 1-0 against the Libyan national football team on Friday at the fifth round of group six matches of Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers.Arsenal's striker and Gabon player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the only goal of the match at the minute 54 from the spot after an odd penalty call by the referee.Gabon has reached after the match seven points in second place behind Egypt that tops the group with 11 points and has already gone through to the second round of World Cup qualifiers. Libya is now at six points in third place, while Angola is fourth with 3 points.The refereeing of the match was clearly weak...
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Nigeria brush aside Liberia

Nigeria's coach Gernot Rohr (R) speaks with Nigeria's striker Victor Osimhen before the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup qualification football match between Nigeria and Liberia at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, on September 3, 2021. Nigeria brushed aside Liberia 2-0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group C match at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Morocco on Saturday evening.As a result, Super Eagles remain two points clear at the top of the group table with one game left, while the Lone Star remained fourth on the log with their ambitions of qualifying having ended.The Super Eagles exerted pressure in the Lone Star defence from the first whistle with Europe-based forwards Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Osimhen causing havoc for the hosts’ deeveninThe visitors were awarded a penalty after Iheana...
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Germany boss Hansi Flick gives fitness update on Chelsea’s Kai Havertz

German national team, World Cup qualifying, final training before the match Armenia - Germany, side court of the Volkswagen Arena. Coach Hansi Flick (2nd from left) discusses with the players, including Ilkay Gündogan (r) and Kai Havertz. Kai Havertz is ‘completely fit’ and will start in Germany’s World Cup qualifier against Armenia on Sunday, Hansi Flick has confirmed.The Chelsea midfielder had previously been unable to partake in training due to a minor thigh problem, while he missed the 9-0 thrashing of Liechtenstein on Thursday due to suspension.But in a welcome boost for the Blues and Thomas Tuchel, Havertz has now returned to training and is fully fit.“Marc-André ter Stegen will play from the start and we are also assuming that Kai will be able to play,” Germany boss Flick told repor...
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Ajax boss Erik ten Hag approached by agent over stance on becoming Man Utd manager

Head coach Erik Ten Hag of Ajax Amsterdam looks on during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Quick 20 Oldenzaal and Ajax Amsterdam at Sportpark KVV Quick on July 6, 2021 in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. Ajax boss Erik ten Hag's agent was approached by Manchester United over the possibility of becoming the Red Devils latest manager.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under mounting pressure at Old Trafford as his side continues their poor run of form.United have lost to both Manchester City and Liverpool in recent weeks as the Red Devils have continued to slide down the table.And Ten Hag has been continually linked with the role after impressing at the Amsterdam-based club in the Champions League.Trainer coach Erik ten Hag of Ajax during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Ajax and AZ at Johan Cruijff Aren...
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Angel di Maria scores against Uruguay as Argentina close in on World Cup spot

Angel Di Maria of Argentina celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team during a match between Uruguay and Argentina as part of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers at Campeón del Siglo Stadium on November 12, 2021 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Argentina closed in on a direct World Cup spot with a 1-0 win at Uruguay, despite the absence of Lionel Messi for most of the match as he recovers from a left knee injury.Veteran winger Angel di Maria scored the only goal in the seventh minute on Friday with a powerful left-foot shot from the right corner of the penalty box. Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera didn't get close to stopping the ball.Second-place Argentina now has 28 points in 12 matches. The top four teams in South America earn direct entry to the World Cup. The fifth-place team goe...
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Harry Kane powers England toward WCup; Jorginho miss costs Italy

Harry Kane of England scores their side's fifth goal and his hat-trick during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between England and Albania at Wembley Stadium on November 12, 2021 in London, England.As Harry Kane's hat trick powered England toward the World Cup, Jorginho's penalty miss delayed Italy's qualification bid.Four months after Italy beat England in the European Championship final, it was a night of contrasting fortunes in the penultimate round of World Cup qualifying in Europe for the teams on Friday.While Italy overcame Jorginho’s miss in the shootout in the July final, his failure to convert a 90th-minute penalty against Switzerland could prove costly for Italy, which failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.It meant Italy drew 1-1 after Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s header cance...
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Gareth Southgate ‘set to sign contract extension’ as England manager

Gareth Southgate, Manager of England and Harry Kane of England talk to the media during a press conference at St George's Park on November 11, 2021 in Burton upon Trent, England. Gareth Southgate is close to signing a contract extension as England manager that will take him to the end of Euro 2024.Southgate has been in talks with the FA and, according to the Telegraph, both parties are hopeful a deal can be announced soon.The new contract will reportedly be worth around £5million which would take his salary close to the level of the best-paid England manager of all time, Fabio Capello.Southgate currently earns £3m a year. His current deal expires after the World Cup in Qatar next year.Southgate has overseen a transformation of the England team since he was appointed on a permanent bas...
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Barcelona rule out move to re-sign club icon

Dani Alves and Joana Sanz attend the Earthshot Prize 2021 at Alexandra Palace on October 17, 2021 in London, EnglandBarcelona have reportedly ruled out the possibility of re-signing former defender and club icon Dani Alves, who is currently a free agent.According to a report from Marca, La Liga bigwigs Barcelona have no intentions of bringing back club legend Dani Alves, who is a free agent, to Camp Nou in a playing capacity.Alves spent eight very successful years with Barcelona after joining the club from fellow La Liga outfit Sevilla in 2008. The Brazilian was an integral part of the glory that the Catalan giants achieved under Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique, as he won six La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League trophies, among various other honours.Regarded as one of the greatest...
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Brazil beat Colombia to qualify for 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Brazil's Lucas Paqueta (C) celebrates with teammates Vinicius Junior (L) and Neymar after scoring against Colombia during the South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, at the Neo Quimica Arena, previously known as Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 11, 2021.Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022 World Cup.Lucas Paqueta got the vital goal 72 minutes into the match with a shot that goalkeeper David Ospina got a hand to but could not stop.Brazil lead the 10-team South American qualifying group with 34 points from 12 games, nine clear of second-placed Argentina.The top four teams qualify automatically for Qatar 2022 and the fifth-placed side goes into an inter-reg...
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Flick makes history as Germany hit nine past Liechtenstein

Scorer Thomas Mueller (2R) of Germany celebrates his team's eighth goal with Kevin Volland (R) and Marco Reus (L) during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Germany and Liechtenstein at Volkswagen Arena on November 11, 2021 in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony.Hansi Flick made history as the first Germany coach to win his first six games in charge, with his Covid-affected side thrashing 10-man Liechtenstein in a World Cup qualifier.Flick had to make numerous changes, with five players out because of defender Niklas Sule's Covid infection.Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane both scored twice for the hosts, who have already qualified for Qatar 2022.Liechtenstein were reduced to 10 men inside the first 10 minutes.Thomas Müller #13 of Germany celebrate with team mate Florian Neuhaus #17 after he sc...
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Wales secure at least a World Cup play-off place after Spain win

(L-R) Giorgos Tzavellas of Greece, Rodrigo of Spain during the World Cup Qualifier match between Greece v Spain at the Spyros Louis on November 11, 2021 in Athens Greece.Wales are officially guaranteed at least a place in the World Cup play-offs after Spain beat Greece 1-0.Wales started their qualifying campaign knowing they had all but secured a play-off spot having won their Nations League group.Spain's win in Athens formally seals it, even if Wales finish outside the top two in their qualifying group.Wales must finish second to have any chance of being seeded for March's play-offs.Teams who reach the play-offs via the Nations League are unseeded and will be away in their semi-final to a seeded nation.Alvaro Morata of Spain during the World Cup Qualifier match between Greece v Spain at t...
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Pepe sent off as Republic hold Portugal

Dublin , Ireland - 11 November 2021; Pepe of Portugal fouls Callum Robinson of Republic of Ireland before being shown a second yellow card and subsequently a red card during the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying group A match between Republic of Ireland and Portugal at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.The Republic of Ireland continued their encouraging recent form as they held a sub-par Portugal to a goalless draw in Dublin.Cristiano Ronaldo endured a frustrating night for the visitors, who ended the game with 10 men after Pepe was sent off for two bookable offences.Chiedozie Ogbene and Enda Stevens spurned the home side's best chances.With the Republic's qualifying hopes already over, Portugal are tied on 17 points with Serbia with one game left.Having looked on course for a famous win in Faro in...
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Italy eye return to World Cup as Swiss visit

Head coach Italy Roberto Mancini reacts during a Italy training session at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on November 10, 2021 in Florence, Italy. Italy head into Friday's crunch visit of Switzerland with their World Cup hopes still in the balance, as the newly-crowned European champions aim to definitively banish the ghosts of their disastrous 2018 qualifying campaign.Still on a high from triumph at Euro 2020, Italy lead Group C on goal difference from the Swiss, with the pair battling for a single guaranteed place in next year's tournament in Qatar.Roberto Mancini took control of the Azzurri in the toxic aftermath of their failure to make the last World Cup in Russia, the first time they had missed out on a place in six decades, and is well aware of the significance of making...
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Gerrard leaves Rangers and takes over at Aston Villa

Steven Gerrard is unveiled as the new head coach of Aston Villa at Bodymoor Heath training ground on November 11, 2021 in Birmingham, England.Aston Villa have appointed Steven Gerrard as manager on a three-and-a-half year deal, ending his three-year reign at Rangers.The former Liverpool captain, 41, leaves the Scottish champions having guided them to a first league title in 10 years last season.Gerrard replaces Dean Smith, who was sacked on Sunday after a run of five successive defeats.Villa are 16th in the Premier League, two points above the relegation zone."Aston Villa is a club with a rich history and tradition in English football and I am immensely proud to become its new head coach," said Gerrard."In my conversations with [co-owners] Nassef [Sawiris], Wes [Edens] and the rest of the ...
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France boss Didier Deschamps backs Karim Benzema for Balon d’Or win

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates a goal during the UEFA Champions League, Group D, football match played between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on November 03, 2021, in Madrid, Spain. France boss Didier Deschamps is backing Real Madrid star Karim Benzema to win the Balon d’Or.Benzema is being backed as one of the contenders to win the famous individual prize after making the list of 30.The award, which will be handed out on November 29, has traditionally gone to one of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, but in recent years, we have seen some alternative winners, including Luka Modric.This year, following a covid-related hiatus last season, Messi is again favourite after finishing as top scorer in La Liga with Barcelona and helping Argentina to a C...
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