LA Plata, Argentina, June 12 (Ians) Forward Luciano Rodriguez scored late as Uruguay secured their first Under-20 World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Italy here.
Rodriguez struck with an 86th-minute header as the Celeste ended a run of four consecutive triumphs for European teams in the tournament, reports Xinhua.
“This is a crazy feeling. We are champions of the world. What can I say?” said 19-year-old Rodriguez, who plays his club football for Uruguay’s Liverpool Montevideo.
“It’s a feeling of ecstasy. We were the better team and deserved to win. This is such a close group. Every player gave their all in each training session and each match, and that was a telling factor in the end.”
More than 40,000 spectators watched the final at the Diego Maradona stadium in La Plata, around 50km southeast of Argentine capital Buenos Aires. Among those present were FIFA President Gianni Infantino...
Rodriguez struck with an 86th-minute header as the Celeste ended a run of four consecutive triumphs for European teams in the tournament, reports Xinhua.
“This is a crazy feeling. We are champions of the world. What can I say?” said 19-year-old Rodriguez, who plays his club football for Uruguay’s Liverpool Montevideo.
“It’s a feeling of ecstasy. We were the better team and deserved to win. This is such a close group. Every player gave their all in each training session and each match, and that was a telling factor in the end.”
More than 40,000 spectators watched the final at the Diego Maradona stadium in La Plata, around 50km southeast of Argentine capital Buenos Aires. Among those present were FIFA President Gianni Infantino...
- 6/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Santos, Brazil, Jan 3 (Ians) Thousands of people gathered in the Brazilian city of Santos to bid farewell to football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, who died at 82 on Thursday from colon cancer.
His wake was being held at the Urbano Caldira Stadium, the home field of Pele’s former team Santos, allowing fans to pay their last respects. Among those who attended were FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and the chief of South America’s Conmebol football confederation, Alejandro Dominguez, reports Xinhua news agency.
Infantino said he planned to propose that all national football federations around the world name a stadium after the three-time FIFA World Cup winner, along with his Brazilian national team.
“We are going to ask all the federations in the entire world to name a stadium after Pele. I think that young people, the future generations, have to know and remember who Pele...
His wake was being held at the Urbano Caldira Stadium, the home field of Pele’s former team Santos, allowing fans to pay their last respects. Among those who attended were FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and the chief of South America’s Conmebol football confederation, Alejandro Dominguez, reports Xinhua news agency.
Infantino said he planned to propose that all national football federations around the world name a stadium after the three-time FIFA World Cup winner, along with his Brazilian national team.
“We are going to ask all the federations in the entire world to name a stadium after Pele. I think that young people, the future generations, have to know and remember who Pele...
- 1/3/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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