Messi will not return to Argentina.
According to La Nacion, Lionel Messi is not flying to Buenos Aires. He traveled to Miami with his Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul to join their club. David Beckham’s side return to MLS action this week against Chicago.
According to Argentine media, Enso Fernandez, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Jeronimo Rulli, Nicolas Paz, Christian Romero, Nahuel Molina Lucero and Juan Musso are no longer on loan in their countries.
Scaloni crying in the parking lot…
Argentine media El Clarin interviewed two fans waiting outside the Albiceleste Hotel after the match. They say they saw Lionel Scaloni unconscious: “Around one in the morning he went for a walk in the parking lot, and we saw him crying. He was going through a very difficult time.” The coach already left the press conference in tears.
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What is the reception for Argentines in Buenos Aires?
Albiceleste will arrive at the airport around 17:00. (for us it will be 22:00). The team will not be complete as some players will go straight to their clubs or on vacation.
The reception program is not yet known, but the Argentine press reports that a 150-meter mural in memory of them will be waiting for them on the track. We can read “THANK YOU!” » XXL a priori.
Spicy World Cup for Spain!
During its journey, the Spanish federation will raise $50 million, or just under 44 million euros. Players will get their share of the pie: 45% is paid in the form of bonuses, the As newspaper calculated. Each of the 26 players should receive 756 thousand euros. There will be something to have fun during the holidays.
The World Cup is over… it’s Mercato time!
According to RMC Sport, Lucas Digne will be in Paris this Monday to undergo a medical examination. An important step before signing a contract with PSG. He already has a three-year contract waiting for him.
The Argentine press cannot digest the fact that a player of the tournament trophy is eluding Messi.
“Awarding Rodri the Ballon d’Or is almost an insult, it shows a complete lack of sensitivity. Not because the Spaniard is a bad player, but simply because Messi was the soul of Argentina and the World Cup,” writes TyC Sports.
“If the criterion is to reward winners, then we must tell Infantino and his team that football is won by goals, not assists. Rodri not only failed to score a goal in this World Cup: he made countless passes, none of which resulted in an assist. “We also must tell them that football is not only about goals and assists.
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Coach Zizou? “Great chance” for the Blues, according to Marina Ferrari.
“It’s not for me to make the announcement about the coach, it’s up to the federation to do that. But when we have the chance to have someone with that kind of talent, I think we should take that chance for the French team,” the sports minister said on RTL.
She was also asked about the future salary of the next coach, while the professional sports reform bill due for a final vote on Tuesday includes an amendment capping the annual salary of managers and staff at €450,000 unless they benefit from a tax exemption, which must be signed off by the Sports Ministry.
“In such positions in national teams around the world there are positions that actually cost little money,” admitted Marina Ferrari. However, she recalls that this law “was not the text of a government initiative” and that she “expressed her disagreement on the issue” of the cap on salaries and benefits because she “believes that the state has no right to interfere with the remuneration of a private entity.”
But “there was an agreement between parliamentarians, between deputies and senators, which was fulfilled,” she added.