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His inclusion comes after an impressive display in Brazil’s 4-0 win over Bolivia earlier this month, a match that marked the 33-year-old’s return to the team after being dropped for friendlies against Italy and Russia, reports Xinhua. The April 24 fixture at Belo Horizonte’s Mineirao World Cup stadium will feature South America-based players only due to it not being on a FIFA date. “We played better than expected against Bolivia and hopefully this team can have another good performance against Chile,” Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said....

Los Blancos 11/2 to win CL Following their shock defeat to Tottenham earlier this month, Madrid face the prospect of finishing second in Group H, which would pit the defending champions against a European powerhouse. PSG have already qualified for the knockout round with two matchdays remaining and loom as a potential opponent in the last 16, but four-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo is not scared. “I’m not afraid of PSG,” Ronaldo told L’Equipe....

Efe quoted German newsweekly Der Spiegel as saying on its website on Friday that Germany international Mesut Özil, a former Real Madrid star who now plays for Arsenal, and ex-Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho – currently with Manchester United – may also be implicated in the scheme. The information emerged from a leak of nearly 19 million documents that found their way to the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), a consortium of media outfits that includes Der Spiegel, Spain’s El Mundo, The Sunday Times of Britain and France-based Mediapart....

Juventus beat Inter Milan 1-0 but Cristiano Ronaldo had a surprisingly quiet match. Ronaldo has scored or set up at least one goal in all but one of his previous 13 matches for Juventus in all competitions — notching up nine goals in the process. However, he had barely a sight of goal on Friday. “Ronaldo nevertheless worked a lot,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said. Despite Ronaldo’s less-than-impressive performance, Juventus recorded its 14th win in 15 matches, equaling the best-ever start to a campaign in the top five European leagues in the three-point era....

Long-time Red Devils defender Ferdinand crossed paths with the current Real Madrid star at Manchester United from 2003-2009 but has noticed that Ronaldo’s style with Los Blancos and his responsibilities on the field have evolved significantly CR7 fans crash Messi’s birthday message “I don’t think he really wants to play as a No.9 because he can be tied down there and he can be left a bit isolated,” Ferdinand said....

Ronaldo fires Madrid to CL glory Zinedine Zidane’s men swept aside Juventus 4-1 at the Millennium Stadium to claim the trophy to become the first team to retain the crown since AC Milan in 1990. Ronaldo was inevitably to the forefront as he scored their first and third goals of the evening. Casemiro grabbed the second after Mario Mandzukic had equalised in stunning style, while Marco Asensio added a fourth in stoppage time....

The Portugal forward was in the right place in the right time to convert Gareth Bale’s cross, finally beating Jan Oblak in the away net in the second half. And the goal was Ronaldo’s 650th in his glittering career, taking into account strikes in both club and international football. Ronaldo has now netted 446 in Madrid colours, a tally that adds to the 118 goals scored for Manchester United and five strikes at first club, Sporting....

Aloffs was being quizzed by Spanish outlet Diario AS ahead of Real Madrid’s crucial tie with Wolfsburg, and revealed his opinion about Ronaldo, saying “I was asked the other day on German television about Messi and Cristiano. They are two incredible players. In these cases, you have to see which players they have around them.” “With Messi, for instance, he has Luis Suarez. Ronaldo plays more for himself, but his magnificent statistics help the team get a result....

The Real Madrid superstar was rested from the European champions’ last selection in November. However, the captain and record goalscorer is part of the 25-man group, while Ricardo Quaresma also returns to the party, but fellow veteran Pepe misses out with a fractured toe and Nani is omitted. Striker Andre Silva keeps his place despite a difficult first season at AC Milan that has seen him score just one Serie A goal, but Monaco’s in-form forward Rony Lopes failed to earn a call-up from Fernando Santos....

Now, what Judas could be is up in the air, but we can make some educated guesses. The name Judas is most commonly associated with the Biblical figure Judas Iscariot, best known for betraying Jesus Christ. Based on this information, the Judas trademarks could indicate that Rockstar Games is developing a game set in Biblical times that directly deals with the story of Judas Iscariot - perhaps even featuring him as the main playable character....

Hill wants Rocksteady’s fans to know that while Rocksteady doesn’t have a presence at E3 this year, that the development team on the next project is still paying attention: This is Sefton Hill’s first tweet since September 2017. He’s not a prolific tweeter. So his going out of his way to send a message out from the entirety of Rocksteady should hopefully say just how important it was to him....

After a difficult 2021, Kyrgios has had an unforgettable 2022 to date, winning the Australian Open men’s doubles title before making the singles final at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old also beat Daniil Medvedev at the US Open in early September when the Russian was still world number one. Laver believes Kyrgios has always had the skill to become one of the game’s best players but struggled to apply himself consistently in matches....

On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez commented on tonight’s match between former NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER and Roderick Strong. He didn’t sound too hopeful for Strong’s future in WWE. Could Roderick Strong follow his wife’s path from NXT to AEW? While Roderick Strong did sign a new contract with WWE last year, we have seen time and time again that these deals don’t really mean anything....

Rodgers brought Balotelli to Liverpool from AC Milan in August 2014 but the Italy international rarely got close to his best form and returned to San Siro on loan after a season and a solitary Premier League goal for the Anfield club. Rodgers is now in charge of Celtic and, as Balotelli finds himself back among the goals at Nice in Ligue 1, he hopes the 26-year-old former Manchester City and Inter star might still realize his potential....

Chances are, Aaron Rodgers can’t either, not after some harsh truths were revealed Sunday night in the Superdome. There’s one silver lining from the 44-23 shellacking by the underachieving Saints: Rodgers is still a viable MVP candidate. In fact, his case may be even stronger — clearly, he’s carrying the Green Bay Packers by himself. It’s all-or-nothing. That’s not a recipe for a Super Bowl team. At the moment, it’s not the recipe for a division champion: after all the lights and noise and catchy soundbites of the previous four weeks, the Packers’ loss dropped them in the NFC North a game behind the last team to beat them before Sunday, the 6-2 Lions....

Ten different Steelers touched the ball on offense. Six of them scored. None of them were named Bell. While the three-time Pro Bowl running back tweeted his thoughts from home while waiting — and waiting — to sign his one-year franchise tender, Pittsburgh ripped off its fifth straight victory with stunning ease. “Really big performance against a really good team on a short week so there is a lot to be proud of,” Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said....

The Swiss icon has been sidelined with injury for over a year and announced earlier in September he would be hanging up his racquet. “I am 41 years old. I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years,” Federer said in his announcement. “Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career....

Goodell’s decision, announced Thursday night, should serve to amp up an already charged environment as the controversy continues to unfold. MORE: Suspensions shorter than Brady’s | Appeal could put Wells on defensive | Iyer: Don Yee everything Brady needs Days after saying they would accept whatever penalties the league imposed in the wake of Ted Wells’ investigation into deflated footballs during last season’s AFC Championship game, the Patriots (and their fans) erupted when their star quarterback was slapped with a four-game suspension....

Stone posted a meme on Gab on Thursday, a social media site popular with conservatives, showing Cuomo with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese dictator Mao Zedong. The image featured the words: “Mass murderers agree gun control works.” This appears to be a reference to Cuomo’s recent tweet about gun control and the scandal about nursing home deaths in New York. Following two recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado, Cuomo took to Twitter to tout his state’s gun laws and advocate for a new federal approach....

There is a lot of buzz surrounding the show and whether it will be the final ROH event for Cody, The Young Bucks and Adam Page — members of the popular group “The Elite” — with their contracts expiring. Regardless, ROH has put together a stacked card to end the year and a big event where talent will be looking to put on a show. Most of the card has already been announced, including four championship matches....