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      Man Utd star Antony celebrates Brazil World Cup 2022 call-up by splashing out £337,000 on stunning Lamborghini Aventador

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Anthony has celebrated his call-up to the Brazil squad by splashing out on a new Lamborghini. The Samba Boys’ World Cup gets underway in exactly a week with many tipping them to be the favourites for the tournament.
      Antony appeared to have new car delivered to his front doorCredit: Instagram
      Antony appeared in good spirits after purchasing some new wheelsCredit: Instagram
      Antony is set to star in his first World Cup and has found a lavish way to mark his career milestone.
      The winger can be seen on Instagram enjoying his amazing new Lamborghini Aventador, which are valued at £337,000.
      Antony is pictured standing in front of the motor with the car salesman, with the car’s grey paint job glimmering under the garage lights.
      Pictures suggest the 22-year-old had the vehicle delivered to his house, with the lambo transported from inside a huge van.
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      He can also be seen having his first drive in the car, briefly reversing on video.
      Antony signed for Man United for £85.5m at the end of August and has proven a hit with fans so far.
      After finding the net in his first few appearances, he has missed the last few games with injury.
      Antony’s new car is not the only treat he has gifted himself these last few days. The Brazilian showed off a range of new tattoos last week.
      Antony has enjoyed a good start to life at Manchester UnitedCredit: Instagram
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      But he will be hoping to be fit and feature prominently for Brazil who are aiming to win their first World Cup since 2002.
      The five-time Jules Rimet winners will look to end the European stranglehold on the competition with Italy, Spain, Germany and France the last four winners.
      Brazil begin their tournament by playing Serbia.
      Their potentially tricky group will then see them come across Switzerland and then Cameroon. More

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      Dangerous hole opens up outside new £1BILLION World Cup 2022 final stadium in Qatar before a ball has even been kicked

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      A hole has been spotted outside the 2022 World Cup final stadium in Qatar.The tournament kicks off when the hosts face Ecuador on Sunday but the build up hasn’t been without its challenges.
      A hole has been spotted outside the Lusail Iconic StadiumCredit: Instagram: Mohammadfff_
      The prices of beer and food have been criticised, while the tiny £200 per night rooms have been slammed.
      But the latest problem in the Middle East comes as a surprise.
      That’s because footage has emerged of a large hole in a walkway just metres away from the 80,000-seater stadium.
      Fortunately, the Lusail Iconic Stadium, the biggest venue at the World Cup, doesn’t host its first match until 22 November when Argentina play Saudi Arabia.
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      But authorities will need to get the issue dealt with because it’s set to host 10 games, including the final on 18 December.
      The video of the hole went viral on Instagram and users have been reacting.
      One said: “The hate is crazy! There’s pot holes outside every stadium in UK.”
      Another admitted: “I wonder if you were looking for holes at the Brasil World Cup or South Africa.”
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      A third joked: “It’s a tunnel, free ticket.”
      A fourth said: “Where there’s blame, there’s a claim.” More

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      Mo Salah shows off his ripped abs as Liverpool star continues hard work during winter break while World Cup is on

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      MO SALAH’S making the most of Liverpool’s winter World Cup break.That’s by flashing off his ripped abs after a gruelling gym session.
      Mo Salah showed off his ripped abs in a social media pictureCredit: instagram: @mosalah
      Egypt star Salah will not be playing at Qatar 2022 this month.
      His side failed to reach the finals after being dumped out of the qualifiers by Senegal.
      And it means Salah, 30, will be forced to watch the action on TV instead.
      But the Liverpool hot shot forward is certainly not taking things easy while on holiday.
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      In fact, Salah seems singularly determined to ensure he remains in tip-top shape before linking back up with Liverpool.
      The forward took to social media with a photo showing him lifting up his shirt.
      Underneath, Salah revealed his ripped torso and six-pack.
      He was also joined by Alanyaspor and Turkey striker Ahmed Mahgoub, who also lifted his shirt to show his body to the camera.
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      Salah captioned the snap: “Staying in shape.”
      It’s not the first time he’s shown off his abs, with Salah frequently posting pictures to social media during his summer holidays.
      The ex-Chelsea and Roma man is a self-confessed fitness addict.
      And he admits he spends more time in the gym than with his wife.
      Salah said: “Two rooms in our house are dedicated to different fitness machines, bodybuilding.
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      “I like to say that my house looks like a hospital, my wife doesn’t like that.
      “She says that I spent more time with my machines than with her!” More

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      Who is the oldest manager in World Cup history and can Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal make history?

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      EXPERIENCE is key when it comes to a World Cup, with many older players and managers often coming out on top in high pressure moments.Managing your country can be a brutal profession. Failing to meet expectations won’t just disappoint a select group of fans, like at club level, but an entire nation.
      Louis van Gaal is the oldest manager in QatarCredit: Reuters
      And that’s why the fair share of national coaches are towards the end of their managerial careers, having learnt how to cope with the pressure.
      SunSport have been taking a look at the oldest managers to have competed at the World Cup.
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      Who is the oldest manager in World Cup history?
      Former German coach and player Otto Rehhagel is the oldest manager to ever appear at a World Cup.
      In June 2010, Rehhagel led the Greek national team to South Africa at the age of 71 years and 317 days.
      Otto Rehhagel led Greece to their first European Championship trophy in 2004Credit: AP:Associated Press
      Greece were unable to progress past the group stages in what proved to be the German’s final tournament.
      However, his infamous Euro 2004 victory will forever be remembered by Greek fans.
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      Where does Louis van Gaal rank?
      Although Rehhagel’s record won’t be broken at this year’s World Cup, Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal is very close.
      The former Manchester United manager will be only 6 months his junior, making him the second oldest manager in World Cup history.
      Louis van Gaal managed Manchester United in between 2014 and 2016Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Former Uruguay boss Oscar Tabarez was in line to break the record at the age of 75. However, he was dismissed in 2021.
      Tabarez’s last World Cup appearance was in 2018, where he was just a month younger than van Gaal.

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      However, if the tournament was held in the summer, Tabarez would have been older. More

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      Why isn’t Sadio Mane playing for Senegal against Netherlands at World Cup 2022?

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      SENEGAL risked relations with Bayern Munich when picking Sadio Mane for the World Cup squad and the forward isn’t even playing.The ex-Liverpool star made the move to Munich in the summer and his former club haven’t been the same since.
      Sadio Mane will be cheering his national teammates on from the sidelinesCredit: AP
      However, he has kept performing for his country and was keen to travel with them to the World Cup in Qatar.
      Despite this, Mane is not currently playing for his national team and could not feature at all.
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      Why isn’t Sadio Mane playing at the World Cup?
      Mane’s World Cup was thrown into doubt after sustaining an injury in Bayern Munich’s penultimate game before the World Cup.
      With the German club ruling him out for the tournament, it came as a shock when he was named in the Senegal squad and this was much to the surprise of Bayern.
      Sadio Mane picked up an injury when playing for Bayern MunichCredit: Getty

      However, he has travelled with the team and will be hoping that he can make an impact in Qatar, but the injury will see him miss the opening matches.
      Senegal’s board member Abdoulaye Sow revealed the extent of the injury, stating:”We will have to rely on playing the first games without Sadio and win without Sadio because we have 25 players apart from Sadio.
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      “No one would have wanted it, but that’s what’s happened to us.”
      Therefore, the striker is not fit to play but could return later in the tournament. More

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      England tipped to LOSE in World Cup 2022 last 16 to hosts Qatar by THREE pundits as outrageous predictions revealed

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      ENGLAND have high hopes they can improve on the last two tournaments and finally get some silverware after 56 years, but THREE pundits can’t see it happening. They have all conjured up the same brave prediction as to how things will unfold.
      Samuel Eto’o’s predictions are very daring and out thereCredit: Bongarts – Getty
      2002 World Cup winner Cafu has agreed with his fellow ambassadors on England’s fate this tournament.Credit: AFP
      Tim Cahill also provided his bold prediction for the World CupCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Samuel Eto’o, Cafu and Tim Cahill are ambassadors for this year’s World Cup.
      And while each has thrown in some daring predictions they have all agreed on one thing: England will lose to hosts Qatar in the round of 16.
      Considering Qatar’s ranking is third WORST in the whole competition it is perhaps a bold claim to suggest they would even make it out of their group – though stranger things have certainly happened.
      Nevertheless, ahead of the opening game on Sunday they have revealed their full predictions for how they believe the World Cup will play out – which we will now take you through.
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      SAMUEL ETO’O
      Eto’o’s World Cup prediction is likely to have some very long oddsCredit: twitter road to 22
      The only footballer to have ever won back-to-back trebles with Barcelona and Inter Milan, former Cameroon talisman Samuel Eto’o may have the most striking prediction of all.
      Eto’o predicts his compatriots to come out of their group ahead of Brazil and make a shock run all the way to the final where they will defeat another plucky customer in Morocco.
      As already revealed Qatar will beat England according to Eto’o, but they will not have enough to defeat France in the quarter-finals.
      African Cup of Nations champions Senegal will be the other team to make the last four, and will even come third by beating France in the third-place playoff.
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      Cafu predicts Brazil will come out victoriousCredit: Twitter Road to 22
      Brazil legend Cafu provides us with a more likely turnout but maintains the Three Lions will not go beyond the last 16.
      Like Eto’o, 2002 World Cup winner Cafu is predicting his countryman will get the job done and in this case win a sixth World Cup.
      And he reckons they will beat reigning champs France in the final and Copa America champions Argentina in the semi-finals to make it even sweeter.
      Cristiano Ronaldo’s and Portugal’s World Cup dream will end at the semi-final stage before losing out to Lionel Messi’s Argentina for third place
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      TIM CAHILL
      Cahill reckons Australia will make it to the quarter-finalsCredit: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/yw2vzy/least_delusional_world_cup_prediction/
      Moving on to the third pundit, Everton cult hero Tim Cahill also reckons Jordan Pickford will be sent packing back to Goodison Park by Qatar in the last 16 too.
      Cahill has echoed Eto’o with his prediction of Senegal and France making the semi-finals, but he believes the third-place playoff will result in a France win instead.
      Brazil will also win according to Cahill, but Belgium will be their adversary in the final as The Red Devils dispatch of Spain, Cameroon and France along the way.
      Perhaps most surprisingly he predicts his native Australia to beat Argentina in the last 16 before they are felled by Brazil en route to their sixth victory, though fans have already given a frosty to Cahill’s premonitions. More

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      Gareth Bale has been Wales’ secret scout ahead of USA clash in World Cup after playing in MLS

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      GARETH BALE has been working as Wales’ secret scout in America ahead of the World Cup.The Dragons captain, 33, plays at club level for Los Angeles FC and could face team-mate Kellyn Acosta in Monday’s opener against the USA.
      Bale will be hoping to wow on the big stage once againCredit: Getty
      But Wales boss Robert Page will tap into Bale’s knowledge of the MLS with eight other Americans playing in the same league.
      Bale moved to LAFC from Real Madrid in June and when asked if Bale has been a scout pre-Qatar looking at players he has played with and against, Page said: “Yes, absolutely. There’s some American players playing at LAFC.
      “I will definitely speak to him. He will no doubt be picking the ears of some of the internationals at his club too.”
      Wales faced USA in Page’s first match in charge – a goalless draw at Swansea two years ago.
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      The Americans relied on their European players for that fixture so Bale’s insight could prove useful.
      Bale, who made 13 appearances Stateside and scored three goals including the equaliser in LAFC’s MLS Cup penalty shootout triumph, was rested for the November 2020 friendly but will return as skipper for the Doha clash.
      Boss Page himself undertook a scouting mission on Wales’ first Group B opponents back in September.
      On facing USA, Page told SunSport: “I went to watch them against Saudi Arabia in Spain. They are a good team but it wasn’t one of the best games.
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      “I’m sure there are more players to come into that team that started.”
      Page, who signed a new four-year Wales deal in September, recalled the first of his 28 matches in charge of his country. He has only lost nine of those internationals since replacing Ryan Giggs.
      He added: “It’s fate, isn’t it? I remember it was only their European based players involved so it’s a bit false. 
      “It was a friendly so we picked a team to give players minutes and cap accumulation.
      “USA play with a 4-3-3 formation and they are very much like the Czech Republic. They have six players attacking at times, full backs play high, two wideman come inside to join the nine and 10. 
      “They are attack minded and they can score goals. We respect them but we will be ready for them.” More

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      Mauricio Pochettino reveals he’s ‘open’ to England job when Gareth Southgate leaves just days before World Cup 2022

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      EX-TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he is “open” to the England job days before Gareth Southgate’s men contest the World Cup.Poch, 50, has been out of work since the summer after he was let go by French league winners Paris Saint-Germain.
      Pochettino is interested in becoming England managerCredit: AFP
      Whether Southgate stays on as Three Lions boss post-World Cup is yet to be seenCredit: Getty
      The Argentine turned down an approach by Aston Villa for a swift return to football.
      Villa then went and snapped up Europa League serial winner Unai Emery.
      However, a job Pochettino is interested in is Southgate’s England position.
      Poch watched England in September and will be in Qatar watching matches.
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      Despite signing a new deal until 2024 following England’s run to the Euro 2020 final, it is unclear whether Southgate will stay on as Three Lions boss after this November-December’s Qatar World Cup.
      A limp performance in the Middle East could spell the end for Southgate’s successful six-year reign as England manager.
      Pochettino told The Athletic on the possibility of managing England just four days before the group opener against Iran: “Of course, my relationship with England has always been very good.
      “We have a very good relationship with the academies, trying to develop young players for the national team.
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      “I feel so comfortable here. You never know what happens. I am open to everything.”
      The ex-pro would not struggle to adapt to life back in England having previously managed at Southampton and Tottenham.
      Becoming England manager would see Poch work with a number of his former Spurs aces such as Harry Kane and Eric Dier.
      Pochettino isn’t the only foreign boss interested in the England job.
      The Telegraph reported ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is also keen.
      The German loves living in London and would take the job.
      Although, he is yet to publicly comment on taking up the role like Poch has.
      England have had two non-English managers since the start of the century.
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      Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson managed England’s “Golden Generation”, a team STACKED from defence to attack.
      And Italian Fabio Capello managed between 2008 and 2011. More