Category: Sports
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Alex Pereira Claims UFC Middleweight Title
Make way for the new champ! Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya and claimed the UFC Middleweight Champion title at UFC 281. The 35-year-old Brazilian from São Bernardo do Campo stopped the reigning champion by TKO in the fifth round and earned the UFC Performance of the Night bonus of $50,000. Adesanya vs. Pereira was contested…
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End of the Cup
The victory in the last Copa América, in Brazil, ending a 28-year drought without official titles, returned to Argentina the joy of celebration. The South American champions wanted more. They wanted the world. And it came, after 36 years of waiting and two painful runner-up finishes (1990 and 2014). This Sunday, December 18, the albiceleste…
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The Countdown Begins: The Next World Cup Is Here!
The final of the Qatar World Cup, contested between Argentina and France, left any fan of good football overjoyed. No matter who you were cheering for, how could you not be satisfied with such an exciting match? But the thrilling game this Sunday (18) left a taste for more. It’s no wonder that the World…
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Messi or Mbappé?
France asserted its status as the favorite and defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the final of the Qatar World Cup. After triumphing on Wednesday afternoon (14) at Al Bayt Stadium, the French national team is now focusing its attention on Argentina, its opponent in the grand final next Sunday (18), where a new three-time World…
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Messi Shines and Argentina Reaches World Cup Final
With the brilliance of Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez, Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 to become the first finalist of the Qatar World Cup, after triumphing on the afternoon of this Tuesday (13) at the Lusail Stadium. Croatia, with the same starting lineup that held Brazil, played their basic game: holding possession, passing sideways, and taking…
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The U.S. May Have Lost the World Cup, But Soccer Is More Popular Than Ever in America
The United States tops the list in many things. Men’s soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is not one of them. In the World Cup in Qatar, the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team made it to the Round of 16, where they were eliminated by the Netherlands 3 to 1. But while the…
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Goodbye Hexa! Brazil eliminated on penalties by Croatia in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Cup
Brazil was eliminated from the Qatar Cup by Croatia on penalties after a 1-1 draw during extra time.
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Ukrainian President is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2022
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in Arts & Culture, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Politics, Sports, United States, Women, WorldThe annual award goes to an event or person considered the greatest influence on global events in the past 12 months. The magazine’s editor stated that the decision was “the clearest there has been in memory.” “In a world that has come to be defined by its division, there was a unity around this cause,…
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The Man Who Replaced Cristiano Ronaldo
For the first time in 31 matches, Cristiano Ronaldo did not start the game as a starter in a major match for the Portuguese national team. The coach Fernando Santos chose to leave the former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus forward, with 118 goals for the national team and 32 trophies in his career,…
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Team dazzles in the first half and advances to the quarter-finals
Quarter-finals, here we come. With a first half worthy of a “Brazilian team”, Brazil secured qualification for the quarter-finals of the Qatar Cup after defeating South Korea 4-1 on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 5, at Stadium 974. Without jokes, the team took to the field to show that the loss to Cameroon was just…