Contents Issue 623, June 23 2018
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“After tie with Brazil, Shaqiri defines a Switzerland: “We are not afraid of nobody”
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Run away from Messi is in the hands of France.
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New video shows Brazilians making foreign repeat profanity in Russia Features
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and denunciations, Sporting’s president is dismissed from office P11 Neymar admits not being 100%, but guarantees: “I’m ready to play” P13 Swedish players
with food poisoning recover and travel to Sochi Extra Time
Mirror of the soul: Iranian photographer portrays first Cup with eyes of hope
World Cup
Solidarity saves “phenomenon” Gabriel Jesus, worshiped even without goals in the Cup In white in the first phase, striker draws attention for other numbers highly valued by teammates and coach Tite Open Jesus wants goals. He needs goals. Passing the group stage of the World Cup in white led to a moment of solitude and reflection after the final whistle of the 2-0 victory over Serbia. With shirt 9, gunner, covering the face. His reserve, Roberto Firmino, comes from irreproachable season at Liverpool and there are some who call stubbornness the insistence of Tite. But it is not only the coach who stands Jesus. Companions love to play with him.
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Why is a 9 shirt so valued even without goals? Some data helps to explain. Gabriel Jesus was the Brazilian who traveled the longest distance in the third game of the team: 10.26 kilometers. This is very rare for a forwarder. Usually they are among the least rushing and least touching the ball, but the boy has stretched his radius of action to cooperate defensively. And it delights. Fans will certainly say that “striker needs to score, not score”. Half truth.
In Tite’s team, he does need goals, but “dirty work” is highly valued. Since the time of Corinthians, the compact marking, with all the players in very close lines, characterizes the defensive activities commanded by this technical commission. Gabriel Jesus participates so much that is called “phenomenon” by companions of tactical reading more accurate, like the half Renato Augusto, for example. The reading is that player of that position, who depends on goals, numbers and statistics, is not usually so supportive. And that Gabriel Jesus, even pressed for not yet having made his at the World Cup, still puts collective participation first.
World Cup
After tie with Brazil, Shaqiri defines Switzerland: “We are not afraid of anyone” Stoke City midfielder believes Swiss have shown they are in a position to surprise at the World Cup and asks that the selection be taken seriously by opponents The draw with Brazil, in the debut of the World Cup, seems to have sharpened the optimism of the Swiss athletes. On the eve of facing Serbia for the second round of the competition, midfielder Dzherdan Shaqiri did not hide his confidence and said that in his assessment, the Swiss are able to overcome top favorites in the world title fight. - Our goal is to conquer the whole world. We are optimistic, with matches against Serbia and Costa Rica, we can reach the qualifying stage. Against Spain (friendly) and Brazil our team showed how much they
can. Now the focus is on Serbia and we believe it is a positive result. Shaqiri believes the Swiss do not feel pressured by the good result against the Brazilian national team. In his assessment, athletes are accustomed to major competitions. We know our skills, we have great players who play in the strongest leagues.
We know our skills, we have great players who play in the strongest leagues. Showing some discontent with the fact that the Swiss were considered as underdogs in the World Cup in Russia, Shaqiri called for more recognition from the opponents and the public. “I hope people start taking us more seriously.” I feel there is lack of recognition and this is a disadvantage. We were great against Brazil and before that we lost only once.
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Run away from Messi is in the hands of France. French decide Group C leadership against Denmark. If they win, they can take Argentina in the round of 16
France’s Group C qualifiers face Argentina’s Group D qualifiers in the last 16 of the World Cup. And the most anticipated scenario, of the two world champions qualifying first and avoiding a premature confrontation, And what to do? For the will not be fulfilled. Plunged French, nothing. They do into chaos, the Argentine not want to hear about national team is in danger, the possibility of fitting and that has repercussions the result to catch a among the French. certain opponent in the If the South American team round of 16. advances, it will be second. And then there is a duel “It’s not something to calwith France. But the curious culate. Whoever it is will thing is that the Bleus can, be difficult, “said Steve theoretically, choose the N’Zonzi. path. They lead Group C and take first place with The opening round of the Denmark next Tuesday. If Round of 16 was already they lose, they are second, an issue shortly after Franthey run away from Messi ce’s victory over Peru on and probably catch Croatia Thursday, while Argen- Iceland and Nigeria also tina’s 3-0 win in Croatia have chances. If they tie or was barely set to begin. lose, they run the risk of At that moment, coach facing Argentina. Didier Deschamps was already invited to comment on the future in the round of 16.
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“With two wins, we can lose or tie, and we’ll still be the first. Let’s try to win. I will never say that if we go second we will play with such a team. I’ll never think like that. Let’s try to win and see if we will be the first. Everything will be set in the last match for many teams said the coach. France and Argentina will play on the same day - both on Tuesday. The French will go to the field against Denmark at 11am and can at most project who their next opponent will be, because the definition of the group of Argentines will be later - at 15h, the two-time world champions face Nigeria. Possible contenders for the Round of 16 have faced each other twice in Cups. And Argentina won both: 2 to 1 in 1978 and 1 to 0 in 1930. The last meeting was in 2009, in a friendly in Marseille, and the Argentines won again: 2 to 0.
World Cup
Cup boss in Russia says harassment of Brazilians “not a big problem” FIFA and Local Organizing Committee hold tournament without doping cases The scenes of Brazilian men harassing Russian women - who became a subject of great interest in Brazil - do not “represent a big problem” in the assessment of Alexey Sorokin, president of the Local Organizing Committee (COL) of the Russian World Cup. “The incidents are not known to me. I just saw the statistics. What I see here is not a big problem.Of course we ask all fans to show respect, no matter whether
men, women, children. It is a pattern that needs to be exercised by everyone. That’s the message: if there are cases, if there are crimes involved, the authorities will act. This is the message we want to pass. If the law is broken, it does not matter if we are at the World Cup, “Sorokin told a news conference in Moscow. The president of the COL also tried to minimize the two cases of violence among fans in Russia: in Nijni Novogorod, when a group
of Argentines beat a Croatian, and in Moscow, when Brazilians and Serbs exchanged punches before being held by security guards. “There were no problems. There were incidents in the games, small incidents between fans. Several people have been detained, and the decision to ban these people from accessing the stadiums is by the authorities, not the COL. The AFA (Football Association of Argentina) was fined by FIFA in 105,000 francs (R $ 400,000) because of the behavior of its fans in the defeat by 3-0 to Croatia in the group stage of the Cup.
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Shame
New video shows Brazilians making foreign repeat foreign repeat profanity in Russia One of the men who appears in the image is an entrepreneur from Rio Claro (SP).
A new video that circulates in social networks shows Brazilians at the World Cup in Russia with a foreigner making her repeat a bad word in reference to her genitalia. One of the men who appears in the video is an entrepreneur who owns a supermarket in Rio Claro (SP), which has already returned to Brazil. The G1 contacted him on Sunday (24), but he said he was advised by the lawyer not to comment on the case. The lawyer Eduardo Borges was also wanted by the report and informed that he will make contact later.
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Constraints Videos in which women are embarrassed to repeat offensive words in languages they do not know in the World Cup have been controversial. The case that generated the greatest repercussion in the country involves a group of Brazilians who, under the pretext of teaching cheerleading, caused a young woman to repeat words that refer to the female sexual organ. She smiles and repeats excitedly. At least three of them were identified.
Singers Ivete Sangalo and Daniela Mercury lamented what they called “macho cardboard” and “moral abuse” by men. The critics were supported by Fafá de Belém, Alok, Mariana Rios and Zezé di Camargo, among others. Actress Monica Iozzi said she was “embarrassed” because Brazil was “represented around the world by this type of people”. Similar comments were made by Fernanda Lima, Sophia Abrahão and Bruna Marquezine. Russian lawyer and activist Alena Popova has signed an online petition to denounce the attitude of Brazilian fans. According to her, the petition can be used by the Russian government for possible punishment.
Resignation In another case, a Brazilian was fired by the airline Latam after being identified in a video in which he appears with two other Brazilians embarrassing foreigners. In one passage, one of them appears asking foreigners to repeat the phrase: “I want to give ... to you”. Another video that with offensive content also caused outrage. In it, the young Lucas Marcelo Andrade appears giving orders for boys to repeat phrases such as “I am a son of a bitch”, “I am v” and “I give to Neymar”. After the repercussion of the images, Lucas, who calls himself the social network as a soccer player of a foreign team and uses a username that indicates that he is from Rio de Janeiro, apologized through a video posted on Facebook.
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Portuguese Crisis
After controversy and denunciations, Sporting’s president is dismissed from office The leader has been criticized in recent months and accused of inciting violence from fans before the invasion during a team training. Bruno de Carvalho is no longer president of Sporting-POR. On Saturday night, 71.36% of the members who voted in the General Assembly held at the Altice Arena, in the Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, decided to remove him from office. He has been involved in several controversies in recent months and has also been accused of inciting the violence of the fans before the invasion during a team training in Alcochete. The official result announced by Jaime Marta Soares, president of the General Assembly, was: 71.36% (against permanence)
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and 28.64% (in favor of exit). Abstention stood at 0.53%.
At dawn, the former president criticized the outcome and accused the opposition of assaulting some members during the lawsuit. “Today was one of the biggest blows I’ve ever seen in my life. A group of cretins vitiated the results of a GA. They disrespected the members (referring to the result of the last elections), two associates were attacked by
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security guards of the now all powerful of the Club, they refused requests, they cut off the word to the people, they did not let us speak as promised ... Anyone who was at AG realized that the results are reversed ... but enough! (...) I could challenge this AG for all the illegalities committed: yes. But I will not do it. It was only delaying him to have to return the Club to whom he himself commands. According to the president of the General Assembly, new elections will be scheduled for September. Former medical director of the club, Frederico Varandas will formalize his candidacy on Tuesday.
Soccer Star
Neymar admits not being 100%, but guarantees: “I’m ready to play” Neymar made his last match on 25 February with PSG’s shirt against Olympique Marseille for the 27th round of the French Championship. At the time, the player suffered a right ankle injury. After more than two months in rest, the striker will return to the grasslands, by the Brazilian team. The expectation on top of Neymar for the World Cup is immense. The Paris Saint-Germain player is the big name of the team commanded by Tite. However, the attacker himself admitted he is still not 100%. “I’m physically fit, of course I’m adapting to some things, I have some discomfort, but nothing that will get in the way...
I’m still not 100%, but that comes with time. “I’ve had other injuries and I’ve had the same difficulties I’m having right now. I’m ready to play, there’s nothing that can stop me.” The fear I feel is because they have been stopped for three months. prevents not “. Brazil’s first game in the World Cup will happen on June 17, against Switzerland. But before that, the team will still have two friendlies, against Croatia (June 3 in Liverpool) and Austria (June 10 in Vienna). The coaching staff expects to use Neymar within a few minutes of the match in England.
Fitness coach also did not guarantee Neymar 100%
Brazilian fitness coach Fabio Mahseredjian did not guarantee that the shirt 10 will be fully physically prepared for the first match of the event. “Neymar has been evolving very well, he is training every day, and he is complementing the physical activity treatment, but we do not know how he will get on day 17. The expectation is positive but it is difficult to speak in percentage. equipment that puts the athlete to know the percentage, “he said.
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Swedish players with food poisoning recover and travel to Sochi
striker Toivonen, who, with ankle problems, was spared from training on Friday.
Filip Helander, Marcus Rohden and Pontus Jansson undergo re-evaluation and join the team on Saturday for a match against Germany
“We know what we are doing here, we fight for this place, we have the full notion of what we do here and there is no pride in our team,” said the coach. Sweden faces Germany at 15 (GMT) at the Sochi Olympic Stadium. A win qualifies the team for the Round of 16 and may, from break, eliminate Germany in the group stage.
Saturday’s game is decisive: a win against Germany, and Sweden will be in the Round of 16 of the World Cup. And for that match, Swedish coach Janne Andersson will have a headache less than he imagined the day before, as he could count on players Filip Helander, Marcus Rohden and Pontus Jansson who were diagnosed with food poisoning and, initially, did not travel with the staff (for safety reasons). Earlier this morning, Sweden’s press office reported that the trio had already recovered and traveled to Sochi, being available to help Sweden. Andersson will only have one doubt for the confrontation:
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Mirror of the soul: Iranian photographer portrays first Cup with eyes of hope Mona Hoobehfekraniana fights against the veto imposed on women in her country and dreams of the day when they can exercise their professions in equality. First goal seen from close up When entering the lawn, it passes discreetly. Alone, she carries a camera, a lens and a suitcase with her equipment. Around, the overwhelming majority are men. She, a young photographer at her first World Cup. She could be just another woman fulfilling a professional dream, but the symbology of her presence goes far beyond that. Her name is Mona Hoobehfekraniana.
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Iranian, she is the first photographer in her country to work in a World Cup. - In Iran, no woman can cover men’s sports. I never had the chance to go to the stadium to cheer, but I always watched on television. It’s been special, “he said. The tradition is there, maintained and respected in the beautiful printed veil that covers her hair during
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the intense work day in Russia. But the rest of the context only proves once again that occupying spaces and guaranteeing rights has never been and will not be a disrespect to any belief. Mona is a young woman and is occupying an unprecedented space for her country. Talking with her, even quickly, is inspiring. When approached, she preferred to ask a colleague to translate. In Persian, she told how it felt to see from the field so close, a goal from her selection for the first time. It was in Iran’s victory over Morocco in the first round of the group stage. It was a mix of excitement and excitement. - As it was the first time I covered a game, when the goal came out, I was thrilled and shouting behind the camera. It was really a special moment, “he said.