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FIFA World Cup 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is to be held in Qatar on 21st Nov 2022. This will be the 22nd season of the FIFA World Cup Competition. This is scheduled to be played in the Host Country Qatar in 2022 from 21st Nov to 18th Dec. This is the first time Arab country is hosting an international football world cup, and this will be the second world cup held in Asia after the 2002 tournament of Japan and South Korea. This tournament will be the last with 32 teams than the tournament which is scheduled to be held in 2026 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico with an increase of 48 teams. France is the reigning world cup Champions till now. Due to the summer heat of Gulf Countries, this world cup tournament will be held in late 2022 Nov-Dec. This tournament will be played for 28 days.
Rite of Passage
My heart began thumping as I made the decision that this was the perfect time to climb out of the wire cage, it felt like my chest was about to explode. I could feel the adrenalin pumping through my veins as the nervous beads of sweat began to roll down my brow, could I make it without being caught? Many before me had made it to the promised land and I could see no reason why I couldn’t follow in their footsteps, after all I was now in my 13th year and all the stars were aligned, it had to be now it was time to grit my teeth and attempt the great escape and to hell with the consequences. I was like a caged lion pacing up and down and from side to side of this crammed enclosure called the boys pen an area of Liverpool Football Club very high up at the back of the famous Anfield Kop were young boys could watch the games away from the surging crowds in relative safety and preventing young bodies from being crushed. Although in theory it makes sense to keep the younger supporters away from the cramped and dangerous steps of the terraces however it is every young boys dream to move on from the boys pen and join the men of the mighty red army, yes I wanted to be a full blown kopite. I wanted to experience the swaying, the crushing and of being pushed and pulled up and down those urine soaked steps it was time for my rite of passage. So throwing caution to the wind I made my escape, climbing up the railings higher and higher stretching to reach the top while the crowd of want to be boys pen escapees cheered as I scaled the mesh wall finally reaching and tumbling over the top rail and falling into the arms of the encouraging kopites below saving me from instant disaster and preventing my face from slamming into the dripping wet concrete steps. It was Saturday 21 April 1962 and I now found myself embedded deep in the midst of the Spion Kop, no longer a boy I was now a part of Bill Shankly’s red army singing the famous war cry of ‘Ee aye addio’ were going to win the league as the teams came out the tunnel and entered the arena. Southampton made their way to the Anfield Road end while Liverpool led by the mighty Ron Yeats headed towards the Kop goal sending 40000 Liverpool supporters around the ground into raptures as well as 17000+ kopites with me included careering down the piss drenched steps and back again swaying and chanting while trying not to fall over or get trapped behind a barrier. It was a filthy afternoon cold, wet and windy but it couldn’t dampen the excitement as a Liverpool win would make them 2nd division champions with still five games to pay, and I was going to be apart of this historic day as a full blown Kopite. After the ninety minutes and the final whistle was blown Liverpool had emerged the winners by two goals with both goals being scored by Kevin Lewis (19 - 29 mins) who himself was a replacement and only playing because of an injury to Liverpools normal centre forward Ian StJohn. The crowd could not control their emotions again surging up and down the terraces singing, chanting and desperate to climb onto the pitch to congratulate their victorious gladiators. The police had formed a barrier in front of the Kop by linking arms preventing the desperate and hopeful admirers from entering onto the hallowed ground, and as we watched the team being clapped off the pitch via a tunnel formed by the Southampton players and into the safety of the Liverpool dressing room the crowd with me firmly ensconced made a break for it scaling over the barrier like revolutionaries climbing the Bastille walls. We dodged between the police as their ranks broke, there were too many to control and sensibly they decided to let us onto the pitch to celebrate, 20000 fanatic supporters dancing and singing “we want the reds, we want the reds” when suddenly out of the tunnel emerged the injured Ian StJohn and captain courageous Big Ron Yeats who were immediately mobbed and before the rest of the team could emerge from the tunnel to join them the police escorted both players back down into the bowels of Anfield before serious injury could occur, it was obviously too dangerous for the players to do a lap of honour and so celebrations would have to be put on hold. What an evening, what an adventure I started the day a boy hoping to see my beloved Liverpool creep closer to climbing out of the second division and into the first division were they belonged. I believe our joint mission was accomplished as we both achieved our goals that wet and stormy Saturday afternoon in April as Liverpool became champions and I emerged a man. But there was one final quest I needed to complete before I could leave that hallowed turf and return to my so called normal life, I decided to dig up a small piece of grass from the centre circle which I secured in an empty match box and kept for many years in my bedroom as a reminder of my journey in gaining my rite of passage until I learned that my mother threw it out declaring it a health hazard a toxic breeding ground for bacteria. If only she knew what that small piece of earth represented and the importance it was to my growth, it may have been just a piece of mouldy grass to her but to me it represented life itself, it was my Holy Grail, my Garden of Eden, it was what can only be described as Valhalla.
Roy TraversPublished 2 years ago in CleatsDavid Kimba is increasing in fame
Who Is David Kimba? David Kimba Kyakutala is a French teenage soccer superstar who plays as a Goalkeeper. He is known for his mass social media following and his incredible talent on the soccer field. David Kimba is a social media influencer on Instagram and has a following of 23 thousand followers. He is a semi professional goalkeeper who has trialed for Norwich academy and Newcastle Academy.
Jason MaderPublished 2 years ago in CleatsSandesh Jinghan Biography, Records, News, Skills, Stats & Facts
Sandesh Jinghan Biography: He was born in the year 1993 on July 21st in Chandigarh. However, he made Kerala his second home. He is an international footballer who plays for the Indian National Team as a Centre back. He captained, the ISL team, Kerala Blasters and he won the Emerging Player of the year of ISL. In 2012-13, he played for United Sikkim and then moved to Mumbai I-League where he spent the next year. Then in 2014, Kerala Blasters signed him and made some loan moves to Bengaluru FC, DSK Shivajians, and Sporting Goa. He holds the record for making the most appearances for Blasters. And after 6 years with Blasters, he joined a club abroad.
Sports RadioPublished 2 years ago in CleatsBarcelona's Champions League elimination, their first in 17 seasons, demonstrates how deep they've sunk.
In the coming season, Barcelona will compete in the Europa League. Barcelona, the same team that sought to build a European Super League earlier this year and still wants to do so, is no longer good enough to go to the knockout stages of the Champions League, dropping out for the first time in 17 seasons. In a Super League, what chance would they have?
Sakhila PolgollaPublished 2 years ago in CleatsItalian Soccer has declined over the last 20 years, but this crisis may help the country become more competitive
Throughout the 80s and 90s, Italy’s Serie A was the soccer league of reference. It had the best teams, players, coaches and frequently held the world transfer record. Additionally, Italian teams were tough competitors at European level. Between 1952 and 1992, there were only four years when Serie A didn't have the most expensive players. However, over the last 20 years, Italian soccer has lost its lustre driven by revenue decline, corruption and increase cost. Its appeal and international glamour continue to decline, and unsustainable finance, and nepotistic governance practices have drained the league of many of its global stars, brands and trophies. The once-mighty sport seems to be affected by a general lack of innovation, international finance, and new leadership. Just to add a reference point here, some of the Serie A Team’s revenues today are lower that they were 10 years ago, Fiorentina being a good case in point which in 2020 generated 72 million Euros in revenues. Serie A is now the No. 4 ranked league in Europe and the Italian national team has also fallen to 11th in the top 25 rankings having not participated to the last world cup as it did not qualify. On the infrastructure side, over the last ten years, only three new stadiums have been built in Italy, compared with 153 in Europe overall. This was mostly due to lacking financial resources. The current system is not working, and If Italian soccer wants to climb back to its former glory days, it needs to be transformed.
Andrea ZanonPublished 2 years ago in CleatsHow Michael Carrick boosted his manager's CV
Manchester United is having a bad season so far. At times it was so bad that the club's decision-makers decided to sack manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Everybody expected that his staff would be without a job next. How wrong were we …
Matic CretnikPublished 2 years ago in CleatsJames Massey
James Massey started his football career at Doncaster based football club Denaby United, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday via Doncaster Rovers. He was originally spotted by a club official who, in turn, recommended him to the Sheffield club; the official had been refereeing a game at Loughborough at the time. He persuaded Wednesday to take the 24-year-old on their books and he went straight into the reserve side, which applied their trade in the Yorkshire League. He was a regular in the second string until January 1896 when his first-team break arrived.
PAUL HOLLANDPublished 2 years ago in CleatsLothar Matthäus: A Member Of The Fifa 100 List Of The Greatest Living Football Players
Thomas Häsler, Jürgen Klinsmann, Rudi Völler, and a few other players were not just commonly recognized names in Germany in the 90’s, but these players were also exceptionally renowned all throughout the world for their excellent display on the field of play, especially during the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
Osei AgyemangPublished 2 years ago in CleatsFIFA World Cup every two years will destroy football
FIFA executives and some other important football people will this month consider the possibility of playing FIFA football world cup every two years. That should not happen. However, you put it. In any case. Otherwise, football will be dead or nicely put, as a transparent once said, "stolen by the rich".
Matic CretnikPublished 2 years ago in CleatsMohamed Salah Biography, News, Records, Skills, Stats And Facts
Mohamed Salah Biography: He was born on June 15th 1992. He was born in Nagrig Egypt. He is an Egyptian professional footballer who is a forward for Liverpool. He captains the Egypt national team. He signed for Liverpool in 2017. He made 221 appearances and scored 142 goals. He won honours like Premier League (2020), FIFA Club World Cup (2019), UEFA Super Cup (2019), and Champions League (2019). Watch live soccer score today for more information. The player is Best Known for his Speed, Dribbing and Finishing. The Best part of the story is that his performances attracted the Premier Leaguer side Chelsea. Moreover, this Football match had happened in Switzerland.
Sports RadioPublished 2 years ago in CleatsInter should not quit on Samir Handanović being their no. 1
As a Slovenian, I have watched a ton of football matches that included Samir Handanović. He was and still is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. But he is old (37). And that scares Inter. It shouldn’t.
Matic CretnikPublished 2 years ago in Cleats