England’s recent high-profile friendly matches have once again raised doubts about their ability to consistently perform against the biggest nations in football. Despite Gareth Southgate’s earnest efforts to guide the team to success, results like the 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley only serve to amplify concerns. In their encounters with top-ranked teams, England’s weaknesses
Brazil
When Lionel Messi won his fourth FIFA Ballon d’Or in January 2013, a young boy by the name of Lionel Messi da Silva was born in Campinas, Brazil a few days later. It was an unlikely coincidence that tied the two events together in a strange yet fascinating manner. Fast forward to February 2013, and
Catalonia’s top court recently handed down a four and a half year prison sentence to former Brazil footballer Dani Alves for sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. In addition to the prison term, Alves was ordered to pay €150,000 to the victim. The court’s decision was based on the belief that