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beardedmrbean · 10 days

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Security will be increased at Champions League games this week after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues.

Ministers in both France and Spain have confirmed enhanced security measures.

A pro-IS media channel has published several images of stadiums hosting quarter-final ties on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Uefa said it was aware of the threats, but said games in Madrid, Paris and London would go ahead as planned.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said there would be "considerably reinforced" security measures in place when PSG play Barcelona in Paris on Wednesday.

Mr Darmanin continued: "I will remind you that only 10 days ago, IS shared a picture of the Munich stadium and said action should be taken against sports venues that host football games - although all sports can be targeted. Given how important the Champions League is for football, we are of course talking to our partners."

The jihadist images posted this week did not refer to any particular match or event and were shared by pro-IS media groups not officially linked to the organisation itself.

Two quarter-finals are due to be held in Madrid this week. Real Madrid host Manchester City on Tuesday, while Atletico Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

Pilar Alegría, Spain's sports minister, has issued a message of "calm" ahead of the games in Madrid and said "more than 2,000 police and civil guard officers" are being deployed.

The acting mayor of Madrid, Inmaculada Sanz, told Spanish media there was no specific threat afoot, adding the terrorist alert level in Spain was four out of five, which is classified as high risk.

"These announcements are usually propaganda actions to provoke fear," she said.

"Both the security forces and the intelligence services are studying any possible threat, but there is nothing that makes us foresee a situation of special risk."

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A counter-terrorism source told the BBC that IS did not normally advertise planned attacks, citing last month's shootings at a theatre in Moscow. That had not been discussed in advance on any social media channels.

Arsenal play Bayern Munich in London on Tuesday. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said: "We're aware of online and media reports in relation to calls to target matches across Europe and here in London.

"However, I want to reassure the public that we have a robust policing plan in place for tonight's match and we continue to work closely alongside the club's security team to ensure that the match passes peacefully."

The pro-IS channel featured images of the Emirates Stadium in London, the Bernabeu and Metropolitano Stadiums in Madrid, as well as the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.

Although the channel is not officially linked to IS, it is thought the directive to publish the threats may have come from the jihadist group itself, as its leadership recently hinted at close co-ordination between official media operatives and online supporters.

Material seeking to incite attacks on channels with long-standing ties to the group have increased in the wake of last month's Moscow concert hall attack, according to specialists at the BBC's Monitoring service.

Another image shared last week depicted the Allianz Arena in Munich, which is due to host Bayern Munich's return leg against Arsenal next week.

A spokesman for European football's governing body said: "Uefa is aware of alleged terrorist threats made towards this week's Uefa Champions League matches and is closely liaising with the authorities at the respective venues.

"All matches are planned to go ahead as scheduled with appropriate security arrangements in place."

Germany is set to host the Euro 2024 European Championships later this year.

When asked last month about threats to stadium security, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the "dangers have reached a new level". "The state is arming itself even more strongly against all current threats," she added.

Ahead of Arsenal's match later against Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium, a spokesperson said venue staff were "working closely with the Metropolitan Police regarding the safety and security of all supporters and staff at Emirates Stadium for all our matches".

"Our planning for tonight's fixture is no different and our approach, working together with the Police and UEFA, is proportionate to the current UK threat level."

The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police, Ade Adelekan, has said officers have "a robust policing plan" in place for Tuesday's match, but has asked the public to "remain vigilant" at the event.

"The UK terrorism threat level remains at 'substantial', meaning an attack is likely, and we work closely with colleagues from across Counter-Terrorism Policing in planning for events here in London, to take into account any relevant information that could help us to keep those attending safe," he said in a statement.

#nunyas news

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gwendolynlerman · 8 months

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Deutschribing Germany

Sports

Germany ranks fourth in the Olympic Games medal count, having won 922 medals in both Summer and Winter Olympic Games since 1896. The country has hosted international sports events such as the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin and Munich, the 1936 Winter Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup. It will host the UEFA Euro 2024.

Soccer

Soccer is the most popular sport in Germany. The Bundesliga (“federal league”) is the top professional soccer league. Clubs such as FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, RB Leipzig, SV Werder Bremen, and VfB Stuttgart take part in it. The most successful team is Bayern Munich, having won thirty-two Bundesliga titles.

The German men’s national soccer team won the Olympic Games in 1976, the World Cup in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014 and the UEFA Euro in 1972, 1980, and 1996. The women’s national team is also a world power, having won the Olympic Games in 2016, the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2003 and 2007 and the UEFA Women’s Euro in 1989, 1995, and 2001, making Germany the only country to have won both the men’s and women’s World Cup and European titles.

Handball

Germany, together with Denmark, is regarded as the birthplace of handball, as the first match took place in Berlin. The men’s national team has won the Olympic Games once, the IHF Wold Men’s Handball Championship three times, and the EHF Euro twice. The most successful team in the Handball-Bundesliga is THW Kiel.

Basketball

The most successful clubs in the Basketball-Bundesliga are Alba Berlin, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Brose Bamberg, and USC Heidelberg. Notable German basketball players include Dirk Nowitzki, Elias Harris, Linda Frölich, Shawn Bradley, and Tim Ohlbrecht.

The German men’s national basketball team has won only one international gold medal at the 1993 Eurobasket, as well as one silver and two bronze medals. The women’s national team has won only one medal in international competitions, a bronze one at the 1997 Eurobasket.

Ice hockey

Germany has hosted the Ice Hockey World Championships seven times and the Ice Hockey European Championships four times. The men’s national team has never won an international competition, but has won seven silver medals, and is ranked seventh in the world.

Motorsports

Germany is one of the leading motorsports countries, having manufactured countless race winning cars. Notable Formula One champions include Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, and Sebastian Vettel.

The country hosts the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a sports car racing series based in Germany, with rounds in other European countries. Since 1995, only German car brands are allowed to compete.

Winter sports

Germany is also very successful in winter sports, being the only country in the world to have four bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks. It has won more medals in bobsledding than any other country in the world, if those won by East and West Germany are included.

The country also dominates biathlon, luge, and skeleton thanks to athletes such as Sven Fischer and Uschi Disl in biathlon, Felix Loch and Natalie Geiseberger in luge, and Anja Huber and Kerstin Jürgens in skeleton.

Notable skiers include Tobias Angerer in cross-country skiing, Martin Schmitt in ski jumping, Eric Frenzel in Nordic combined, and Katja Seizinger in alpine skiing. Claudia Pechstein is renowned in speed skating and Katarina Witt in figure skating.

Tennis

The two most successful German tennis players of all time are Boris Becker and Steffi Graf. The former won six Grand Slam titles, and the latter won twenty-two, becoming the only tennis player to win all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same year.

Cycling

Jan Ullrich is one of the greatest riders, together with Tony Martin in individual time trial races and André Greipel among road sprinters. Germany has hosted the start of the Tour de France four times.

#langblr #german

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anythingeverythingm · 4 months

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The year 2024 is expected to be one of the best years for sport fans due to the many events taking place. Whether you are a fan or simply want to know what is happening here is a little recap of the major sporting events taking place that you might find interesting. (I will be mostly talking about the international ones and the european ones as well as the ones i will be following closely)

2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (which is ending on the 5th of January) 2023–24 Four Hills Tournament ( which is ending on the 6th of January) 2024 United Cup (which is ending on the 7th of January) 2023–24 Tour de Ski (which is ending on the 7th of January) 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship (4-16 January) 2024 European Speed Skating Championships (5-7 January) 2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship (5-13 January) 2024 Dakar Rally (5-19 January) 2024 European Figure Skating Championships (8-14 January) 2024 European Men's Handball Championship (10-28 January) 2023 AFC Asian Cup (12 January - 10 February) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (13 January - 11 February) 2024 Australian Open (15-28 January) 2024 Winter Youth Olympics (19 January – 2 February) World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2024 (30 January – 3 February) 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (30 January – 4 February) 2024 Six Nations Championship (2 February – 16 March) 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships (26 February – 3 March) 2024 Miami Open (17–31 March) 2024 World Figure Skating Championships (18–24 March) 2024 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships (24–28 April) 2024 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships (2-5 May) 2024 Giro d'Italia (UCI World Tour) (4–26 May) 2024 French Open (26 May −8 June)

UEFA Euro 2024 (14 June–14 July) 2024 Copa América (20 June–14 July) 2024 Tour de France (UCI World Tour) (29 June–21 July) 2024 Wimbledon Championships (1-14 July) 2024 Summer Olympics (26 July–11 August) 2024 US Open (26 August–8 September) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup (14 September–6 October) 2024 European Women's Handball Championship (28 November–15 December)

All the FIFA Cups held this year: 12 January—10 February Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup, in Qatar 13 January—11 February Ivory Coast 2023 AFCON, in Ivory Coast 14 June—14 July United States 2024 Copa América, in United States 31 August–22 September Colombia 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in Colombia 16 October–3 November Dominican Republic 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in Dominican Republic June South Korea 2024 Suwon JS Cup in Suwon, South Korea December 2024 Thailand 2024 King's Cup in Thailand December 2024 Kuwait 26th Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait

UEFA finals: 2024 UEFA Europa League final (22 May) 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final (29 May) 2024 UEFA Champions League final (1 June)

Formula One (29 February - 8 December) and the support series F1 Academy (7 March - 8 December) MotoGP (8 March - 17 November) and the support series

What are you most excited for?

#sport #sports #football #motogp #formula 1 #euro 2024 #olympics #handball #tennis #road cycling #figure skating #rugby #2024

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chelseafcwmemes · 2 years

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Something just happened at the Euros 2017. And since then it’s been growing fast.

Article from Børsen Weekend.

At the same time as Pernille Harder has walked from the grass pitches in Ikast to the absolute world top in Chelsea, something has happened with women's football: the money has grown, the spectators have increased, and next Friday the national team will run into the Park for the first time. Meet Danish women's biggest football star.

If you close your eyes while Pernille Harder speaks, it feels, for a brief moment, as if London is disappearing. From the fashionable Kingston upon Thames in the south-western part of the British capital, you pull across the North Sea and all the way to Tulstrup near Ikast. To the grass pitches, to when Harder, as a five-year-old, stood in the middle of the Jutland heath for the first time with a football at his feet; on the boys' team, because at that time there was no team for girls in the local football club Tulstrup / Faurholt IK. Almost 25 years and three stays abroad in Sweden, Germany and England later, Pernille Harder sits in the kitchen-dining room in a Victorian terraced house with yellow bricks and an electric car from Hyundai in the driveway. Out in the backyard, her Swedish girlfriend Magdalena Eriksson, a football player and teammate, is mowing the lawn. The rented house in the neighborhood, where a single-family house costs seven figures in British pounds, has been their home since the summer of 2020, when Chelsea FC bought Harder free of its contract in Wolfsburg, Germany for 2.5 million. Danish kroner - enough to make her the world's most expensive female football player ever. In general, a lot has happened since Pernille Harder first crossed the chalk lines on the outskirts of Ikast, both with women's football and with the 29-year-old football star herself, but the Central Jutland dialect still hangs undiluted. That's just the way it is

Boys' hair and big dreams

That Pernille Harder is Danish women's football's indisputably biggest star can be ascertained by taking a simple look at her CV. She made her sensational debut with a hat trick for the Danish national team as a mere 16-year-old, got a contract abroad when she was 19, led Denmark to the European Championship final in 2017 and was named Europe's best female footballer by the European Football Association Uefa in both 2018 and 2020. Even Pernille Harder says: "I just focus on getting better every day. I want to win titles, but I do not have to win anything before I stop, and the most important thing for me is the joy of playing football." Humility, however, should not be confused with lack of ambition. Ever since she was little, Pernille Harder has wanted to be a professional football player, but when she turned on the TV at home in the living room of the childhood home, she only saw men on screen. And then she had to become a boy, she of course stopped and ordered her mother to cut her short hair. Only later did it dawn on Pernille Harder that there was also a national team for women, and then the lures were allowed to grow out again. Today, she has achieved most of what she set out to do. And what she may not want to say out loud herself, at least not so directly, agent Klaus Granlund can formulate for her: "We still have one big goal, and that is to win the Champions League."

Bitten by sports

Granlund himself lives in Ikast and is an acquaintance of Harder's parents, the town is not bigger either, and he can tell about a family who is bitten by sports. With a father who was a postman and even played football - and handball at a high level - in Ikast. And a mother who was a pharmacist and the first female handball player from the city of Central Jutland to be selected for the Danish Handball Association's Jutland talent team. Despite this, Pernille Harder is not one of those sports children who has been paced, she says, but her parents have driven across Jutland and back again for their daughter, just as many times a week it required to help her practice the sport she was passionate about. "My mother was my coach from the time I was 8 until I was 13, while my father was always on the sidelines and sometimes he was also a referee for the local football club. They have always supported me and I remember there was a summer where I got some running exercises to take home from the youth national team. My father took me out and ran with me during the summer holidays to help me get it done. "From Tulstrup / Faurholt, the car trip first went a few hundred meters south to Ikast, then to Viborg and in 2009 on to Skovbakken in Aarhus, who at the time was playing at the top of the best Danish row, meanwhile Pernille Harder went to Ikast Brande Gymnasium, and on top of the four weekly trainings with her Aarhus teammates she was arranged that she could train in the morning before school with FC Midtjylland's best U17 team for boys at the club's academy in Ikast. The goal was already then to see how much she could push herself to become a better football player. "I was very nervous before the first training sessions, because they were some of Denmark's best U17 boys I had to play with," says Pernille Harder. "But there was no discrimination, I was treated well and the coaches made exactly the same demands on me as they did on all the other players. I was not the best, but it meant a lot to me to show that I could keep up, and I was very inspired by how focused the boys were at such a young age. This meant that I also started to set big goals for myself. "Greater diversity In 2012, Pernille Harder Skovbakken replaced Linköpings FC in the best Swedish series, where the level was higher then than in Denmark, and the top teams often came far in the international competition. On her new team, the one year younger Swedish defender Magdalena Eriksson also played, and after a year in the club, she and Pernille Harder fell in love. Since then, the two have formed a couple and made a choice to be open about their relationship. and their sexuality, in the hope that they can help fight one of football's old ghosts - homophobia. The football pair became really publicly known during the World Cup in France in 2019. The Danish national team had not managed to qualify, but Pernille Harder had turned up anyway to support her boyfriend when Sweden met Canada in the round of 16. In the stands, she was wearing a Swedish national team jersey, and when the couple shared a kiss after the match, it was captured by a photographer. The picture went viral, and in a few days, Pernille Harder gained several thousand new followers on Instagram, a platform that she today actively uses to work for greater diversity in football. "It occurred to both of us that that image ended up going around the world. It was probably there that I realized that Magda and I have a platform together where we can make a difference. There are many who write to us. "that we are role models for them by being so open about our relationship and that it has helped them to be more open about their sexuality."

Is women's football ahead of men's football at that point?

"I definitely think so. In women's football, you can be yourself without having to worry about getting death threats or being hung out. Unfortunately, there are many examples that you can not in men's football, where it is still very taboo to be gay. I think that diversity is something that women's football can offer that men's football does not have - both in terms of players and fans.

Injury treatment on Google

One can draw an almost parallel curve between Pernille Harder's career and the buoyancy of women's football. Danish star may have been born at a lucky time and has ridden on a wave of more money, more spectators, better training facilities, full-time professional players and now also TV income that is palpable, but today Pernille Harder can also rightly say that she is one of those who herself helps to drive the sport forward and lift the bar further. As a junior, if she got an injury, Pernille Harder had to google her way up to what she was failing, and in the gym, she had to make sure to organize her workouts herself. Meanwhile, she could look enviously at the men who had professional physiotherapists, club doctors and, in general, far better conditions for making football a way of life. Today, Pernille Harder trains at Chelsea's millionaire Cobham Training Center outside London with four physiotherapists attached to the women's team, and although there is still a long way to go for men, not least in terms of pay, she has been part of a development that she says , that far more female football players today dare to take the plunge and aim to become full-time professionals. “I’ve seen two different generations in my time as a football player,” she says. "When I was younger, I could feel that many of the older players did not have the great faith that they could become full-time professionals, because at that time there were only very few who succeeded in reaching that far. "that along the way they prioritized other things such as education. But the young players who come up on the national team today have only one priority, and that is to become professionals and get a contract abroad." With Harder on the jersey It can be difficult to pinpoint exactly when women's football really started to accelerate globally, but here at home there is one before and one after the European Championships in 2017. At the final round in Holland, the Danish national team wrote history and won silver medals. the women one TV record after another. The final, which Denmark ended up losing 4-2 to the host nation, was attended by 1.5 million. viewers - the most watched football match on Danish television throughout 2017. And subsequently, Pernille Harder could also feel that something had changed. "Something just happened at the European Championships in 2017. And since then it has gone really fast. Now all the matches are shown on TV, the production of the matches has improved with many more cameras in the stadium, and there have been more sponsors, greater media interest, but also greater respect.

Do you think that women's football has received too little recognition?

"Yes. When I played in Denmark ten years ago, I do not even think that the results in the Women's League were announced on the radio. It was also one of the reasons why I left Denmark to play abroad, because I think it was the meganeder not to get more recognition for something I spent so much time on compared to the men. I had a hard time understanding that. "Now you are the world's most expensive football player and captain of the national team. Do you also feel a responsibility on behalf of women's football?" I do not feel obligated to anything. But I have personally experienced how bad the conditions have been and how little focus there has been. It has given me the motivation to want to change it, both for myself but also for all the new players that are coming up. First and foremost, it has been about performing on the field, so I could achieve a certain status. But today I have a position and a platform that I can use to push women's football even further forward, and that is a driving force for me. When I was a kid, I could only buy jerseys with the names of the male footballers on my back, but today there are girls who run around with my name and stick with Chelsea because I play in the club.

An eye opener

In a week Pernille Harder's name also on the backs of red-and-white football fans, when the Danish women's national team for the first time ever has Parken as home - in a friendly match against Brazil - as part of the warm-up for this summer's European Championship finals in England. Viborg and been denied access to the national stadium, where the men have been able to report sold out for all the team's matches on top of last summer's European Championship euphoria, but perhaps the women's national team should just have the chance, because at the time of writing more than 16,000 tickets have been sold in advance; four times as many as usually come to the matches in Viborg. And Pernille Harder is in no doubt that Danish women's football is once again facing a milestone: "It will be a huge experience for me g personally and for the other players, but I also think it will be an eye opener for a lot of people, in relation to how far we have come with women's football in Denmark. The park has only a very special status. It's the stadium that everyone automatically thinks of when they think of the national team's home ground - now for both men and women.

#shoutout to magdasabs for the google lens idea #chelsea fcw #chelsea women #pernille harder #denwnt

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bunkershotgolf · 1 year

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TMRW Sports, which is focused on building progressive approaches to sports, media, and entertainment, has announced its initial investor group, an influential roster of icons across sports and entertainment matched with business titans in technology, sports, media, and finance.

The institutional investment was co-led by Connect Ventures and 25madison Ventures. The investment group’s sports experience includes team ownership in every major league and ranges across F1, NFL, NBA, Premier League, MLB, NHL, MLS, tennis, esports, surfing, and golf with a combined social reach of nearly 500 million followers across Twitter and Instagram. The announcement was made by Mike McCarley, founder and CEO, TMRW Sports (pronounced “tomorrow sports”), who unveiled the formation of the company in August with co-founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, as well as early investor Dick Ebersol.

“Over the past year we’ve assembled a team of investors who will help deliver on the TMRW Sports’ mission to positively impact how sports are experienced in the future. And we’ve been intentional about diversity of expertise, thought and backgrounds as we mobilized this strategic group co-led by Connect Ventures and 25madison Ventures,” said McCarley. “From the very beginning our plan has been to partner with the best-in-class in every way imaginable and Tiger, Rory, and I value the support of this unrivaled team of investors, advisors, and ambassadors who believe in our vision to harness technology to create progressive approaches to sports. Their combined broad reach and cultural relevance will expand potential opportunities and fanbases for TMRW projects. Plus, many share a passion for golf that only adds more fuel to TGL, our first project in partnership with the PGA TOUR.”

“TMRW Sports is redefining how the next generation of fans will play and consume sports by leveraging technology in unique and innovative ways,” said Michael Blank of Connect Ventures. “Connect Ventures is thrilled to work alongside this world-class group of investors to support Tiger, Rory and Mike’s vision to further accelerate the evolution of sports and make it more accessible for all.”

TMRW SPORTS’ CULTURAL ICON INVESTORS:

In addition to Woods’ and McIlroy’s combined 791 weeks at World No. 1 and counting, 105 PGA TOUR wins, and 19 Major Championships, TMRW Sports’ investor group combines to add 113 Formula 1 wins, 40 Emmy Awards, 32 NBA All-Star Games, 16 NFL Pro Bowls, 26 Grand Slam singles titles, 21 Olympic medals, 8 MVP titles across four sports, 10 Grammy Awards, 8 NBA Championships, 7 F1 World Championships, 5 UEFA Champions League titles, 3 Stanley Cups, 3 MLB All-Star Games, 3 WNBA Championships, 2 FIFA Women’s World Cups, and a World Series champion.

F1:

· Alex Albon: Williams Racing (THA/GBR)

· Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 7-time World Champion (GBR)

· Lando Norris: McLaren (GBR)

· Carlos Sainz: Scuderia Ferrari (ESP)

· Mark Webber: ret., 9-time F1 Grand Prix winner (AUS)

NFL:

· Josh Allen: Buffalo Bills (USA)

· Kelvin Beachum: Arizona Cardinals (USA)

· Larry Fitzgerald: Arizona Cardinals ret., (USA)

· Tony Romo: Dallas Cowboys ret., CBS Sports (USA)

Entertainment:

· Justin Timberlake: 10-time Grammy Award, 4-time Emmy Award winner (USA)

Tennis:

· Andy Murray: 3-time Grand Slam Singles Champion, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist (GBR)

· Serena Williams: 23-time Grand Slam Singles Champion, 4-time Olympic Medalist (USA)

Gaming:

· Tyler “Ninja” Blevins: professional gamer and entertainment personality (USA)

NBA/WNBA:

· Stephen Curry: Golden State Warriors, 4-time NBA Champion (USA)

· Andre Iguodala: Golden State Warriors, 4-time NBA Champion (USA)

· Chris Paul: Phoenix Suns (USA)

· Jayson Tatum: Boston Celtics (USA)

· Diana Taurasi: Phoenix Mercury (USA)

Soccer:

· Jozy Altidore: Liga MX, Puebla (USA)

· Gareth Bale: MLS, Los Angeles FC (GBR)

· Servando Carrasco: MLS, ret. (USA)

· Alex Morgan: NWSL, San Diego Wave FC, 2-time World Cup Champion (USA)

MLB:

· Shohei Ohtani: Los Angeles Angels (JPN)

· Trea Turner: Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Champion (USA)

NHL:

· Sidney Crosby: Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-time Stanley Cup Champion (CAN)

Surfing:

· Kanoa Igarashi: World Surf League, Olympic Silver Medalist (USA/JPN)

TMRW SPORTS’ INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS:

Connect Ventures: An investment partnership between entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Connect Ventures launched in 2020 to accelerate the growth of early-stage consumer-focused businesses, and draws on CAA’s resources, relationships, and expertise spanning the global entertainment and sports landscape and the deep domain and company building expertise of NEA’s world-class technology practice.

25madison: 25madison Ventures is the seed-stage venture fund of 25madison, an early-stage venture platform backed by Apollo Global Management. The fund invests in disruptive technology companies and is led by a team of seasoned operator-investors.

“Tiger, Rory, and Mike are all titans of both golf and business. It was a no-brainer to join forces with Connect and this first-rate investor group to support TMRW Sports as they bring their vision to life. There is a huge opportunity to elevate how fans engage with the sports they love, and the team at TMRW Sports will do just that,” said Steven Price, CEO and Co-Founder, 25madison.

Additional institutional investors include:

o AMBSE Ventures

o Apex Capital

o Copper

o Excel Sports Management

o Fenway Sports Group

o Misfits Gaming Group

o Newbound Venture Capital

o SC Holdings

o Seven Seven Six

o Symphony Ventures

o TGR Ventures

TMRW SPORTS’ BUSINESS LEADER INVESTORS:

Sports:

· Arthur Blank: Owner and Chairman, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and PGA TOUR Superstore; Co-Founder, The Home Depot

· David Blitzer: Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment: Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, and Newark’s Prudential Center; Owner, Real Salt Lake; Minority Owner, Cleveland Guardians

· John Collins: Board Director, Super Group Ltd. Former CEO, On Location Experiences; COO, NHL; President and CEO, Cleveland Browns; and senior marketing, sales and programming executive, NFL

· Ben Grossman: Sports, media, and technology executive; Co-Owner, Minnesota United and Angel City FC

· Eric Grubman: Chairman of Super Group Ltd. and DroneUp; former senior executive, NFL, Goldman Sachs, Constellation Energy Group, and On Location Experiences

· John Henry: Principal Owner, Fenway Sports Group, including the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, and Pittsburgh Penguins

· Dawn Hudson: Board Director, Interpublic Group and NVIDIA. Former CMO, NFL; President and CEO, Pepsi-Cola North America; and Chairman of the Board, LPGA Tour

· Steve Nash: Co-Founder, BLOCK; former NBA MVP

· Tom Penn: Founding President and Co-Owner, Los Angeles Football Club; Co-Founder, Sports Leadership Institute, former senior executive, NBA

· Kevin Warren: Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference; former COO, Minnesota Vikings

· Tom Werner: Chairman, Fenway Sports Group, including the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, and Pittsburgh Penguins

· Mark Wilf: Co-Owner of the Minnesota Vikings, Orlando City Soccer Club, and Orlando Pride

Finance:

· K. Don Cornwell: Co-Founder and CEO, Dynasty Equity

· John S. Daly: Former Chairman Global Equity Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs

· Jimmy Dunne: Vice Chairman and Senior Managing Principal, Piper Sandler; President, Seminole Golf Club

· Cam Dyer: Former Partner and Sector Co-Head of Global TMT Investing, The Carlyle Group

· David Gubbay: Senior Managing Director, Highpost Capital

· Philippe Laffont: Founder, Coatue Management

· Reggie Love: Senior Advisor, Apollo Global Management; former Partner, RON Transatlantic EG and White House Personal Aide, President Barack Obama

· Tim Neher: Former Vice Chairman, Continental Cablevision; former President, Seminole Golf Club

· Kirk Posmantur: Co-Founder and Chief Partnership Officer, 25madison; Chairman & CEO Axcess Worldwide

· Joe Tauscher: Managing Partner, Mount Cypress Investment Fund

Media/Technology:

· Chris Chaney: Co-Founder and CEO, Fancurve; former CEO and Founder of Infinite Esports & Entertainment

· Zach Dixon: Founder and COO, Players Lounge

· Dick Ebersol: Former Chairman, NBC Sports; executive producer Sunday Night Football and NBC Olympics, Co-Creator Saturday Night Live

· Rohit Gupta: Co-Founder NYXL; Partner, Sterling.VC

· Alex Lieberman: Founder and Executive Chairman, Morning Brew

· Ari Litan: COO of LayerZero Labs; founding team and former executive, The Athletic; Co-Founder, Swish

· Alexis Ohanian: Founder, Seven Seven Six; Co-Founder and former Executive Chair, Reddit

ABOUT TGL:

In August, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and McCarley announced the formation of TMRW Sports and TGL, a new tech-infused golf league in partnership with the PGA TOUR. TGL will showcase team competitions fusing advanced tech and live action from a custom-built venue in primetime on Monday nights. Woods and McIlroy are the first two golfers committed to compete and the league’s inaugural season will kick off in January 2024.

TGL, the golf league of TMRW Sports, will feature:

· Teams: Six teams of three PGA TOUR players in head-to-head, 18-hole match play;

· Tech-Infused Venue: A first-of-its-kind experience for golf enabled by a data-rich, virtual course combined with a tech-infused, short-game complex;

· Tech-Enabled Fan Experience: High-energy, greenside fan experience with every shot live within a 2-hour, primetime televised match;

· Season: 15 regular season Monday night matches followed by semifinals and finals series.

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“Women can be up to six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts taking part in the same sports.”

Beth Mead has called on football’s authorities to launch a detailed investigation into why so many top female players have suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries — and said that such research would already be in progress had male stars been affected to the same degree.

Mead, the 27-year-old Arsenal forward, won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (Spoty) award for her goals which led England to glory at the European Championship this summer. However she is facing a long spell out of the game after rupturing an ACL last month during a match against Manchester United, and says she wants to use her recovery time to take part in a research project. She has concerns that the packed schedule could be a factor.

Her partner and Arsenal team-mate, Viviane Miedema, suffered exactly the same injury last week during a Champions League game against Lyon, making it ten senior Women’s Super League players sidelined with ACL problems among the 12 teams.

Five of the top 16 players on the 2022 Ballon d’Or women’s award shortlist have torn an ACL — the winner Alexia Putellas, Catarina Macario and Marie-Antoinette Katoto, plus Mead and Miedema. In fact, all three winners since the women’s award was launched in 2018 have had an ACL injury at some point, with Ada Hegerberg and Megan Rapinoe also sidelined for long spells. All in all, it is estimated that women can be up to six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts taking part in the same sports.

Sarina Wiegman, the England women’s head coach, has backed Mead’s call for a detailed study, saying that men’s and women’s physiology is different, and has called on Fifa and Uefa to get involved.

Mead, who has not given up hope of recovering in time for the World Cup next summer, said: “Look at the top Ballon d’Or players who have done it. I see myself as quite a robust player but this has still happened. You look at Viv, she’s quite a robust player and we’ve not been players generally hit with injuries so I do think we need to look into it a lot more.

“I think if that happened with [Lionel] Messi, [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Antonine] Griezmann there’s probably going to be a lot more done when those things happen.

“It’s something that needs to be looked into, and something I would like to push forward. Me and Viv would really like to get involved and put it out there a little bit, hopefully we can look into some stuff and it would be a positive use of our time.

“There doesn’t seem to be a lot going on. Unfortunately this has happened to us but hopefully it can kick somebody up the arse to go on and start doing something.”

Mead believes the demands being placed upon modern players could be contributing to the issue. “The scheduling could be a lot better,” she said. “We won the Euros and a couple of weeks later we are back into camp again, not really any time to switch off. We do it because it’s our job and we love what we do but at the same time we need to look after players a lot better.

“It could be a combination of all of it. You can say us after the Euros, we had a lot going on as well in our lives — it’s a change.”

Miedema, the Holland forward, has written off her chances of making the World Cup, which takes place in Australia and New Zealand in July and August, but Mead, who was the top scorer (with six goals) and player of the tournament at the Euros, is refusing to do so.

“I’m two weeks post-op now and I’m in a really good position,” she said. “It’s difficult to put a timestamp on it with this injury because you can wake up one morning and it’s stiff and you can’t do anything and another morning you feel you could run on the pitch.

“I’m going to take it each day as it comes, that’s what mum has always told me. I will work my hardest and I will work my arse off in that gym to get myself in the best possible position for next year.”

Wiegman, who won the Coach of the Year award at Spoty, also called for a reform of the schedule.

“The FA is investigating it. The top, top-level players will have five consecutive tournaments in a row,” she said. “The demands of the game on the top players are getting higher and higher. They need a break too, they need some rest. We have to find a way because now we get too many injuries.

“We also have to look at who has got an ACL — what’s her programme? What does it look like? Get the bigger picture so you get the right things out of this research. Fifa, Uefa and the federations have to do something about this.

“There hasn’t been that much research about women’s football. Women are built differently to men; the hips and the knees are different, the angles are different. There’s lots of research in the men’s game, not the women’s game.”

The FA said its monitoring programme has shown ACL injuries represent 1.3 per cent of the total number of injuries in the top two tiers of women’s football in England, with hamstring injuries the most common at 11 per cent.

A spokesman said: “We will continue with our injury and illness surveillance work, which will continue to give us important medical insight into women’s football.”

Q&A: How women are more vulnerable to devastating injury By Molly Hudson

What is an ACL? An ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. It is a tough band of tissue joining the thigh bone to the shin bone at the knee joint. It runs diagonally through the inside of the knee and gives the knee joint stability. Damage to it often results in surgery.

What is the prognosis? The most common injury to an ACL is a tear or rupture. This requires surgery and can rule out an athlete for up to a year. Elite athletes can have surgery once the swelling has gone down through private medical teams. Waiting lists on the NHS for a grassroots player with a ruptured ACL can be several months and even years.

Are there differences between men’s and women’s ACLs? While research is reasonably scant, as Beth Mead has highlighted, it is thought the biological differences between men and women make females more likely to rupture their ACL. This is because women’s hips are wider, so the angle in which their knee plants in the ground is different. Women tend to have less muscle mass in the knee which means it is more likely to overstretch, while the early stages of the menstrual cycle can also make ligaments laxer, and therefore more vulnerable to rupture.

Women can be up to six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts taking part in the same sports. Football is a particularly high-risk sport given the sudden twists and turns of the knee joint. Many ACL injuries occur without contact with an opponent.

How can it be prevented? Prevention is the key — there is no medical “cure” as such, but prehabilitation is used by all the top clubs. This can vary from monitoring players’ menstrual cycles to potentially lowering the intensity of training when they are most vulnerable, to strength and conditioning work around the muscles in the knee and the glutes. In recent months, player load — the amount of games and high-intensity work — has been highlighted as another concern.

If we know this, why do we need more research? As with many areas of women’s sport, the research conducted is small-scale and limited. Female players are taking part in an unprecedented number of games at present, requiring a physical output higher than ever as the standard rises and the game becomes more professional. We simply do not know the affect this has on ACL’s and other injuries in women. 

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INTER MILAN VS ATLETICO MADRID: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE STREAM

HOW TO WATCH INTER MILAN VS ATLETICO MADRID: LIVE STREAM FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

In the first leg of the 2023–2024 UEFA Champions League round of 16, Inter plays Atletico Madrid. Discover in-depth analysis and information on this highly anticipated matchup in this section, along with how to watch it on live streaming sources.

Two clubs that seem equal at first appearance square off in this matchup, but only one will advance to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. It is perhaps the most intriguing and important matchup of the series.

While they aren’t as hot favorites as they were the previous year, Inter, the reigning runners-up, are nonetheless regarded as formidable opponents. The physical confrontation and aggressive style of play of Atlético de Madrid, their opponent, define them. It will be exciting to watch this duel unfold.

The first leg of this season’s Champions League round of 16 between Inter Milan and Atlético Madrid could feature an interesting tactical duel. After an incredible run to the championship game last season, when they were defeated 1-0 by Manchester City, Simone Inzaghi’s team is again looking to show that their outstanding showing wasn’t an anomaly.

Inter has been very successful at home, where they currently lead the chasing group in the Scudetto competition by a decisive nine points. In addition, after defeating Napoli 1-0 in the Supercoppa Italiana final last month, the Nerazzurri successfully defended their title and enter their forthcoming encounter against Atletico with an eight-game winning streak in all competitions. Inter’s record in the Champions League is pretty impressive, to say the least, even if they finished second in their group, with Real Sociedad stunning most observers by surpassing the Nerazzurri to the top spot.

The Italian squad, which plays Manchester City in the 2023 final, has only lost one of their previous 13 games in the championship. Notably, this will be Inter’s first encounter in the Champions League knockout rounds with a Spanish team in over ten years. To add to the intrigue, the current Atletico coach is someone with whom the Nerazzurri and his coach Inzaghi are quite familiar. He played in Serie A for several years during his playing career.

Diego Simeone was Inzaghi’s teammate at Lazio for four years (from 1999 to 2003), in addition to his Inter career (from 1997 to 1999). Additionally, Atleti has performed admirably against Italian clubs in European games under Simeone’s direction, winning five of the last six encounters. Los Angeles is also significantly off pace in the La Liga standings. The Rojiblancos’ campaign in the Champions League group stage was incredibly successful.

With four victories, two draws, and 17 goals in six games, Atlético took the lead in Group E with four points. They haven’t been consistent this season, though, and last weekend’s convincing 5-0 victory against Las Palmas gave them a huge lift in confidence. They will undoubtedly have a challenging test at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, though, as Inter has been practically unbeatable at home.

TEAM NEWS: ATLETICO MADRID VS. INTER

Atletico Madrid: In this match, the visitors will be without Álvaro Morata, César Azpilicueta, Gabriel Paulista, and Thomas Lemar.

Inter: The Nerazzurri are almost fully loaded with players; the only player who isn’t playing is Juan Cuadrado. Francesco Acerbi, who sustained a calf injury during his team’s most recent victory over Roma, is anticipated to make a comeback.

WATCH INTERNAZIONALE VS ATLÉTICO MADRID, YOU CAN ACCESS A LIVE STREAM OF THE MATCH. ENJOY THE SPORTS ACTION AS INTERNAZIONALE VS ATLÉTICO MADRID IN THIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GAME.

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 20

Start Time: 3 p.m. ET

Location: Milano, Italy

Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

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Top 10 Player In The History Of Dortmund

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Get international soccer news at the best platform

You get the latest international soccer news on the website of iSoccerng. We provide betting tips and betting reviews to betters and gamblers on our website. We also provide information on the lifestyle of players. Ours is one of the best websites you will find on the internet that features sports news. We also provide information about the various tournaments between different clubs, winners of different game weeks, and the trending news in a specific week. Our news are to-the-point and informational. Some of the clubs playing in the tournament are UEFA Champions League, UEFA Nations League, English League Championship, and English Carabao Cup. https://isoccerng.com/

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Top 10 Greatest Portuguese Footballers of All Time

Cristiano Ronaldo:

Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Date of Birth: February 5, 1985

Teams: Sporting CP, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Al Nassr

Position: Forward

Achievements: 5 Ballon d'Or awards, 4 European Golden Shoes, over 800 career goals, 32 trophies

Luis Figo:

Full Name: Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo

Date of Birth: November 4, 1972

Teams: Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan

Position: Midfielder

Highlights: 1 Portuguese Cup, 4 La Liga titles, 3 Italian Super Cups, 4 Serie A titles

Eusebio:

Full Name: Eusébio da Silva Ferreira

Date of Birth: January 25, 1942

Died: January 5, 2014

Teams: Benfica

Position: Striker

Achievements: Top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 733 goals in 745 matches

Mário Coluna:

Full Name: Mário Esteves Coluna

Date of Birth: August 6, 1935

Died: February 25, 2014

Teams: Benfica

Position: Midfielder

Achievements: 525 appearances, 127 goals for Benfica

Vitor Baia:

Full Name: Vítor Manuel Martins Baía

Date of Birth: October 15, 1969

Teams: Porto, Barcelona

Position: Goalkeeper

Achievements: 26 championships with Porto, played in two European Championships and 2002 FIFA World Cup

Paulo Futre:

Full Name: Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre

Date of Birth: February 28, 1966

Teams: Sporting CP, Atletico Madrid, West Ham United

Position: Winger

Achievements: Spanish Cup winner, Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1986 and 1987

Nani:

Full Name: Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha

Date of Birth: November 17, 1986

Teams: Fenerbahce, Lazio, Valencia, Manchester United

Position: Winger

Achievements: UEFA Under-21 Championship, 112 appearances for the senior Portuguese team

Pepe:

Full Name: Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira

Date of Birth: February 26, 1983

Teams: Porto, Real Madrid

Position: Centre-back

Achievements: Two Primeira Liga titles, UEFA Champions League title, over 130 appearances for Portugal

Ricardo Carvalho:

Full Name: Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho

Date of Birth: May 18, 1978

Teams: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Monaco, Shanghai PSG

Position: Centre-back

Achievements: Instrumental in Porto's 2004 Champions League win, two Premier League titles with Chelsea

Deco:

Full Name: Anderson Luis de Souza

Date of Birth: August 27, 1977

Teams: Porto, Barcelona, Chelsea, Fluminense

Position: Midfielder

Achievements: UEFA Champions League winner with Porto, first player to win UEFA Midfielder of the Year award

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND MORE..

International football competitions are the pinnacle of the sport, uniting nations and showcasing the finest talents from around the world. Some of the most prestigious tournaments have a profound impact on the global football landscape.

The UEFA Champions League, where clubs like SPAIN FOOTBALL CLUB compete, is a premier club competition that gathers the crème de la crème of European football. This tournament, known for its dazzling displays of skill and fierce rivalries, captures the imaginations of fans worldwide.

EUROPE SOCCER ACADEMY nurtures young talents who aspire to one day participate in such elite competitions. The academy acts as a stepping stone, shaping the stars of tomorrow and preparing them for the rigorous demands of top-tier tournaments.

Meanwhile, the UEFA European Championship, often referred to as the Euro, is a quadrennial event where national teams from across Europe converge. This tournament is a showcase of national pride and footballing prowess. EUROPE SOCCER CAMP often serve as a training ground for aspiring players, where they fine-tune their skills and dream of representing their countries on this grand stage.

The EUROPE FOOTBALL ACADEMY plays a crucial role in identifying and honing the talents that will one day grace international competitions. These academies provide the training and mentorship necessary for emerging players to flourish in high-stakes tournaments like the FIFA World Cup, which transcends borders and unites nations in the love of the game.

In conclusion, international football competitions like the UEFA Champions League, UEFA European Championship, and the FIFA World Cup are the zenith of the sport. They inspire and shape the careers of both seasoned professionals from Spain Football Club and budding stars from Europe Soccer Academy, Europe Soccer Camps, and Europe Football Academy, making these tournaments truly significant in the world of football.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Profile Career Statistics

Cristiano Ronaldo, a name synonymous with football excellence, has etched his indelible mark on the sport, captivating fans worldwide with his incredible skill, work ethic, and dedication. Born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Ronaldo's journey from a young, aspiring athlete to a global football icon is a testament to his unparalleled talent and relentless pursuit of success.

Early Years:

Ronaldo's love affair with football began at an early age. Raised in a modest family, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese club Sporting CP, where his prodigious talent quickly caught the attention of scouts. In 2003, his breakthrough came when he signed with Manchester United, under the tutelage of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United Years:

Ronaldo's time at Manchester United was transformative. The young Portuguese winger showcased electrifying speed, dazzling footwork, and a penchant for scoring spectacular goals. His partnership with players like Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs helped Manchester United secure three consecutive Premier League titles from 2006 to 2009. In 2008, he played a pivotal role in Manchester United's UEFA Champions League triumph, earning his first Ballon d'Or that same year.

Real Madrid and La Decima:

In 2009, Ronaldo made a high-profile move to Real Madrid, becoming the world's most expensive footballer at the time. The Spanish capital witnessed Ronaldo's evolution into a goal-scoring machine. His rivalry with Barcelona's Lionel Messi reached legendary proportions, captivating football fans with their individual brilliance and record-breaking feats. Ronaldo's nine-year stint with Real Madrid yielded four Champions League titles, and he became Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer.

Return to Manchester United:

In a surprising twist in 2018, Ronaldo made an emotional return to Manchester United. The prodigal son's comeback was met with jubilation from fans, and his impact on the team was immediate. Ronaldo continued to defy age, showcasing his goal-scoring prowess and providing leadership on and off the pitch.

International Success:

Ronaldo's commitment to the Portuguese national team has been equally remarkable. He has been a talisman for Portugal, leading the team to victory in the 2016 UEFA European Championship and the 2019 UEFA Nations League. With over 100 international goals, Ronaldo is Portugal's all-time leading scorer.

Off the Pitch:

Beyond the football field, Ronaldo has become a global brand. Endorsement deals with major brands, his own fashion line, and philanthropic efforts underscore his influence both in and outside the sporting arena. Known for his work ethic and discipline, Ronaldo's dedication to fitness and training has set a standard for aspiring athletes.

Conclusion:

Cristiano Ronaldo's journey from a young boy kicking a ball in the streets of Madeira to a global football icon is a story of talent, hard work, and unyielding determination. His impact on the sport transcends borders, inspiring millions of fans around the world. As Ronaldo continues to defy age and rewrite records, his legacy as one of football's all-time greats is firmly cemented.

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The Remarkable Journey of Lionel Messi: A Story of Grit and Glory

In the annals of football history, few names shine as brightly as Lionel Messi. His story is not just one of a sports icon but a testament to resilience, talent, and unwavering determination. Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Messi's journey from a young boy with a passion for the game to a global football legend is nothing short of extraordinary. Early Struggles and Triumphs: Growing up in a modest household, Messi faced financial hardships that could have deterred his dreams. However, his talent was evident from a young age, joining the youth team of his local club, Newell's Old Boys, at just six years old. His prodigious skills captured the attention of scouts, leading to a life-changing opportunity at the age of 13 – a move to Barcelona's famed youth academy, La Masia. The Barcelona Era: Messi's arrival at FC Barcelona marked the beginning of an era of unparalleled success. Under the mentorship of legendary coach Pep Guardiola, Messi blossomed into a football phenomenon. His dribbling prowess, precise passing, and remarkable goal-scoring abilities set new standards for the sport. With Barcelona, he won numerous La Liga titles, UEFA Champions League trophies, and FIFA Club World Cup championships. International Challenges: While Messi's club success was evident, the international stage posed a significant challenge. Critics pointed to his lack of major titles with the Argentine national team. Despite setbacks, Messi's determination never wavered. His defining moment came in 2021 when he led Argentina to victory in the Copa America, securing his first major international trophy and silencing his doubters. Legacy Beyond Borders: Messi's influence transcends the pitch. His humility, sportsmanship, and philanthropy have endeared him to fans worldwide. Beyond his individual awards, including multiple FIFA Ballon d'Or titles, Messi's impact on the game's evolution is immeasurable. His meticulous playing style, innovative techniques, and ability to adapt to various positions have inspired a generation of young footballers. The Paris Saint-Germain Chapter: In 2021, Messi embarked on a new chapter with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after leaving Barcelona, the club where he had spent his entire professional career. In March 2023, Messi made his return to Argentina as a world champion with two appearances in friendlies in his home country. He scored his 99th international goal with a free-kick in Argentina's 2–0 win over Panama; this also marked his 800th senior career goal for club and country. In the following match against Curaçao, Messi scored a hat-trick, his ninth for Argentina, and recorded an assist in a 7–0 win. The first of his three goals saw him reach 100 international goals, making Messi the third player in history to reach the milestone. Lionel Messi's story continues to inspire, reminding us that greatness is not just about talent but also about the relentless pursuit of excellence and the ability to overcome challenges. His legacy in football is secure, and his impact on the sport and its enthusiasts will resonate for generations to come. Read the full article

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