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At the head of the news cycle is the Three Lions! The eye of the British media is always on Gareth Southgate and his 23-man roster, and even a slightly unfavourable result could get them the ire of the demanding footballing public.
Their recent victory to Costa Rica have definitely stoked the passion among the players and fans, and it will be up to the coach to ensure that he will be fielding the best XI when the World Cup truly begins.
Fernando Alonso reaches 300 F1 races, won’t stop racing
McLaren driver and long-time Formula 1 fixture Fernando Alonso has been racing for so long that it is a weird idea when you think that he will not be at the pits in the future. He is the fourth driver in history to appear in 300 or more F1 race weekends. Rubens Barrichello holds the current record at 326.
In fact, the coming Canadian Grand Prix will be his 300th, a feat that the Spanish himself admits is crazy. He explained that he never thought he would be in a position where he will be able to race for so long.
“A couple of years ago I remember Rubens doing the record 320-something and I thought he was a little bit crazy to be so long in F1 – and now I’m getting quite close,” said Alonso, who started his career with Minardi when he was 19.
Some also think that Alonso will be walking away from the sport after describing the sport as boring. However, the McLaren racer was quick to shoot those rumours down.
“I’m not bored,” he said. “It’s obviously the top series in motorsport. It’s where we all dream to come one day when we are go-kart drivers.”
Messi’s shopping list includes surprise name
Barcelona’s bid for European domination after their shocking Champions League exit has already begun, and the club has reportedly started making moves towards one Antoine Griezmann to bolster the Barcelona attack.
The Atletico Madrid forward would be a great fit for the Catalan giants. The players like him and the club isn’t going to shy away from his large £89million release clause.
However, Messi is also warm towards the possibility of Neymar returning to Camp Nou.
The Brazil star cut his ties with Barcelona last summer in a world-record £198million fee, but reports of him growing frustrated with the level of competition at Ligue 1 makes the possibility of him returning to Spain a bigger reality.
Of course, Real Madrid could make a sweeping offer at PSG and snap him up for themselves. However, I doubt Barca would let their biggest rivals take hold of their star attacker without putting up a fight.
Messi had nothing but stellar things to say about Neymar. “Obviously, if it were possible, I would love Neymar to return,” Messi told Mundo Deportivo. “He’s an exceptional player and having him with us once again would be fantastic.”
Of course, Messi is not delusional that he believes the move would actually happen. “But if it were up to me, it would be great.”
Southgate: World Cup XI became harder after win over Costa Rica
England are coming to the 2018 World Cup with a lot of pressure after building a team without Jack Wilshere and Joe Hart. Gareth Southgate will definitely be chastised with pitchforks should the Three Lions make an early exit in the group stages.
However, their 2-0 win over Costa Rica is making Southgate look like a genius. Fantastic strikes from Marcus Rashford and Danny Welbeck show that the team won’t be running low on goals and will be ready to pounce on their opponents.
Southgate is pleased with the result after having made 10 changes during the match. “I think the general patterns and defensive side of the game were good, movement of the ball was good, we looked a threat. We had energy, the first goal was a wonderful, wonderful strike.”
The media pressed him on for clues on which among the 23 will start on their first game against Tunisia. Southgate kept mum: “I might sleep on it.
“We know certain decisions we need to make, we need options, we seem to have got through the two games without any serious injuries and we’ve got to have players that can come in and change matches when we’re out there, and chase games and be able to shut games down.”
Southgate’s reply may elicit cheers or jeers, depending on which side of the fence you’re on. However, it cannot be denied that England look promising as ever, and Southgate’s experiment will make extended rounds in World Cup news sites if the team performs well in the group stages.
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