Tag: Karim Benzema

  • World Cup Group Stage Preview: The Favorites, Predictions, All you Need to Know

    World Cup Group Stage Preview: The Favorites, Predictions, All you Need to Know

    GROUP A Qatar: The host country, playing under a climate they are very much used to might come to their benefit. Even with that, it is difficult to see them coming anywhere near the top two in a challenging group with in-form Netherlands, and a Mane-less Senegal, who are still a strong team without their…

  • Helsinki will host the final of the European Super Cup

    Helsinki will host the final of the European Super Cup

    The Helsinki Olympic Stadium will host the European Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday night. The event was the first time the final was held in Finland. The Super Cup is an annual playoff between the winners of the two biggest club competitions in European football. UEFA Champions League and…

  • World Cup 2022 in Qatar: who are the favourites?

    World Cup 2022 in Qatar: who are the favourites?

    As always in world football, the favorites for the World Cup are familiar names. At the top of the world list, in addition to Brazil, which is naturally at the top of the favorite list, good roles are also expected from Argentina, France and Spain. Along with England and Belgium, there are promising competitors for…

  • APN podcast: Unpaid wages and football disappointments

    APN podcast: Unpaid wages and football disappointments

    When Finland withdrew from its embassy in Afghanistan, some of those who worked there fell behind. They had to be paid for two weeks of work in August, but it has still not been paid. As the economic situation in Afghanistan deteriorated, this week’s APN podcast tried to find out if they could get their…

  • France will end Finland’s World Cup dreams in 2022

    France will end Finland’s World Cup dreams in 2022

    The hopes of the Finnish national football team to reach next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar were shattered on Tuesday night by a 2-0 defeat to the world champion France at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Loss means Owls (or Eagle Owls) finishes third in the qualifiers in Group D and will not advance to…

  • Germany outplay Portugal, France draw with Hungary at Euro 2020

    LONDON June 19 (Xinhua) – Germany came from behind to stun defending champions Portugal 4-2 while France were held to a 1-1 draw by Hungary in the Euro 2020 group stage meetings in Group F on Saturday. In Munich, Germany, need a rebound in a hurry when they lost their opening match against France 1-0…

  • Italy gets Euro 2020 to start flying when Wales, Belgium start fighting

    Italy gets Euro 2020 to start flying when Wales, Belgium start fighting

    Wales and the world’s top-ranked team Belgium begin their Euro 2020 bids on Saturday after the delayed tournament finally started with victory for an impressive Italian side on an emotional night in Rome. After a year of football largely played in empty stadiums due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Stadio Olimpico was filled to a…

  • Euro 2020 is finally set for exaltation under the Covid cloud

    Euro 2020 is finally set for exaltation under the Covid cloud

    The delayed Euro 2020 The tournament finally kicks off on Friday, a year behind schedule, with Covid still set to cast a shadow over the event. The continental event, first seen by then-UEFA President Michel Platini when he announced that the tournament would be held across Europe, will be played in front of limited crowds…

  • France increases Euro 2020 glory as kick-off looms

    France increases Euro 2020 glory as kick-off looms

    Euro 2020 finally begins on Friday as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal prepares to defend their title and world champions France seek a rare double a year after the tournament was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. France’s formidable forward line makes them favorites to win a third European crown at the pan-continental event, while top-ranked Belgium and…