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Burak Yilmaz with hat-trick, Turkey beats Netherlands and starts well the qualifiers

Turkey started the elimination campaign of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with all its might, after triumphing with the result 4-2 against the Netherlands in the first challenge of the group, held at the “Ataturk” stadium in Istanbul.

Veteran striker Burak Yilmaz was the absolute protagonist for Turkey, as he managed to score three times at the gate of the Dutch, once with action, once with a penalty and finally with a penalty kick.

The Turks started the match quickly and took the lead in the 15th minute with Yilmaz, while in the 34th minute it was again the captain who executed a penalty correctly, leading the team to the locker rooms with the advantage of two goals.

At the beginning of the second half, it was Milan player Hakan Clhanoglu who scored the third goal, giving the idea that the result was already closed, but at this very moment came the awakening of the Netherlands.

Klaassen and De Jong in the 75th and 76th minutes scored twice for the “tulips” reopening the match, but in the best moment of the Netherlands, it was again Yilmaz who undertook to seal everything.

With 10 minutes left in the final whistle, Turkey won a free kick over the area line and captain Yilmaz shot accurately, sending the ball into the Krul-protected goal triangle.

In the extra minutes there was also a penalty in favor of the Netherlands, which was taken over by Lyon striker Memphis Depay, but his shot was received by goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, causing the match to close with figures 4- 2.

Turkey starts well, taking the first three points with one of the direct rivals for a place in Qatar, while the “tulip” led by Franck De Boer must react immediately, so as not to complicate everything from the start.

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Ronaldo like Pogba in 2016?

Just like in the last European, that of 2016, Juve experiences the waiting competition to find out what will be the future of their star.

5 years ago the black and white executives remain anxious throughout the competition before the future of Paul Pogba was determined.

Reached the final with France, where he was defeated by Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Five years later, it is Ronaldo who keeps Juve’s market frozen, with his mind on the pitch and his staff trying to settle him away from Turin.

Different situations, but the summer of 2021 may have some analogies to what was experienced in 2016.

Pogba, after the European of France, decided his future during the holidays together with the agent Mino Raiola, between July and August.

He chose to return to Manchester United with a salary he could not refuse.

It was the most expensive transfer of the European market so far, an operation of 105 million euros, pretty good for Juventus who had received it four years ago with zero parameters.

Even the sale of Ronaldo would be positive for the financial logic of Juventus.

The player still has a one-year contract, with a net salary of 31 million euros, which costs the balance a total of 87 million euros, including fiscal obligations.

The Portuguese has not yet spoken about the future, but seems more inclined to leave Turin than in past summers.

For this reason he has given the mandate to agent Mendez to find an alternative.

PSG and Manchester United, where Pogba seems to be ending the adventure, remain valid hypotheses for the future of the footballer, who for now remains focused on defending the European title with Portugal.

He will decide on the continuation of his career later, as Pogba did in 2016.

International

Official: Hansi Flick is named Germany coach

It is now official.

Hansi Flick will sit on the bench of the German National Team officially after the end of the European Championship “Euro 2020”.

The news was announced by the German Football Federation, which has resolved the small details that were left to sign the agreement with the new German coach.

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“If Ramos were Argentine, Messi would have won a World Cup”

One of Lionel Messi’s biggest disappointments is the loss in the 2014 World Cup, but Oscar Ruggeri believes that the Barcelona star would have that precious trophy if he had Real Madrid center-back Sergio Ramos as a teammate.

The former Boca Juniors defender, who won 97 games for Argentina, believes the team lacked a player of Ramos’ caliber.

“Argentina and Messi, with Ramos means a World Cup,” Ruggeri told ESPN. “He [Ramos] is a monster.

“If Argentina had Ramos on defense, they would be world champions.

“I would like to have a player like Ramos in my national team. If we had a player like Ramos today, we would be contenders for every World Cup.

“We had good central defenders but not the best of all time. Ramos is the best. It would have been nice if he had been Argentine. He is better than me, number one. He is above all,” said Ruggeri.

Messi will have one last chance in 2022 to win the World Cup, the trophy that the Argentine is missing.