Cristiano Ronaldo is known to be a silent player who speaks with his performance on the ground, but when he speaks; it means a lot. After his extension dispute with Real Madrid this is probably the first time he is outspoken in the media defending his national side’s chances to be in the Brazil world cup. Portugal defeated Sweden with just one goal in last playoff that brought them closer to their world cup qualification thanks to Ronaldo who again proved his worth for the national side. Looking at the final score, no one can predict how many lost opportunities were there which could have won them with a comprehensive lead, but anyway, a win is always a win and Ronaldo became the only performer for Portugal national soccer team. Though, he never overstates his performance in any match but looking at the importance of their world cup participation, he exaggeratedly praised his form and what he could do for the national team. Actually, he has been a most talked about player off late … [Read more...]
No capacity extension in Luzhniki Stadium for 2018 WC final
Everyone has seen how stadiums’ renovation work is going on in the Brazil; hence no one wants to see this happen ever again in any World Cup. If we leave aside upcoming soccer’s mega event, next world cup is going to be equally electrifying coz Russian State government has promised to offer unprecedented infrastructure for the FIFA’s global event which includes a thorough upgradation of most of its stadiums where WC matches will be played. In fact, FIFA officials have already said on several occasions that preparation work is going on smoothly in Russia thanks to their Government and general public support who allowed a vast budget to be used on improving things for soccer’s mega event – something which is missing in Brazil. One of the key playing sides Luzhniki Stadium has earlier been planned to decorate with additional seats capacity of around nine thousands but that required a thorough overhaul and since the cost sanctioned for this venue has already crossed, it was better advised … [Read more...]