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The history of the FIFA World Cup trophy

Less and less to start enjoying the 32 teams that will be in Qatar. To continue feeling the previous World Cup, it is time to review the history of the trophy that the world champion will take in Qatar 2022. We already remember the history of the Jules Rimet, the first trophy of the World Cups. Now, it is the turn of the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup. When was the FIFA World Cup created? In the 1970 Mexico edition, Brazil was crowned champion for the third time. The regulations established that the team that won the World Cup three times would keep the Jules Rimet Cup in their showcases....

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Alexia Putellas wins the Women’s Ballon d’Or for the second consecutive year

Alexia Putellas received the second Golden Ball of her career at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The midfielder for Fútbol Club Barcelona and the Spanish national team was one of the main candidates for the prestigious award that France Football awards each year and, finally, she retained the crown that elevates her as the best soccer player on the planet. In the 2021 edition, the Women’s Ballon d’Or had an owner. Alexia Putellas was crowned for the first time as the best in the world. In this 2022, the pools remained open. In particular, for the triumph of Olympique de Lyon in...

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Spain wins its fourth Eurobasket by beating France 88-76 in a grand final

The Spanish basketball team rounded off the Eurobasket fairy tale in Berlin with a gold medal to remember by beating France (88-76), in a final in which the choral play of Sergio Scariolo’s team tamed the physique of the Olympic runner-up with a fantastic Juancho Hernangómez from the perimeter (27 points and 7 hits from 9 triples). The world champion was proclaimed champion of Europe for the fourth time in her history. And she did it perhaps at an unexpected moment against an experienced opponent, with notable NBA players like Rudy Gobert (6 points and only 6 rebounds) and Evan Fournier...

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Spain makes history and wins the U-20 Women’s World Cup

Spain has made history and has won the U-20 Women’s Soccer World Cup held in Costa Rica. The team has achieved its first World Cup victory in the category after defeating Japan 3-1 in the final, its executioner four years ago. This historic triumph is added to the one achieved by the U-17s in the 2018 Uruguay World Cup, where they beat Mexico 2-1 in the final. And also to the recent European Championship achieved by the sub-19 in July this year. Spain, with the generation of Patri Guijarro, Aitana Bonmatí or Laia Aleixandri, players who currently play in the senior team, had fallen four...

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England win the Women’s European Championship

Anglaterra va vèncer Alemanya 2-1 a la final del Campionat Europeu Femení diumenge i va obtenir el seu primer títol important davant d’una multitud rècord a la seva terra natal. La davantera anglesa Ella Toone va obrir el marcador al minut 62 amb una bella rematada, moments després d’entrar com a suplent. Tot i això, l’alegria no va durar gaire ja que l’alemanya Lina Magull va disparar i va marcar l’empat des de curta distància 17 minuts després. El partit va acabar 1-1 després de 90 minuts per portar-lo a la pròrroga. El gol del triomf va arribar al minut 110,...

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Historic victory for Carlos Sainz at the British GP

Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) has won the British Grand Prix from pole position – a statement that barely tells half the story. The test has had two starts as a result of a red flag, a period that all the drivers, except the two McLarens, have taken advantage of to change the tires. The appearance of the safety car in the final phase of the race has created another key moment. This neutralization has been ideal for Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), who has come back to second final position to compensate for a poor start to the GP, and quite the opposite for Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who has stayed on track...

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Where does the custom of handing out a trophy when you get an achievement come from?

Awards and accolades have been used to acknowledge notable victories since ancient times. The word trophy is derived from the French trophée in 1513, meaning “a booty or spoils of war,” and the Latin Trophaeum meaning “monument to victory.” Prizes can take the form of two-handled cups, bowls, mugs, or statues of people, animals, and architecture while displaying words, numbers, or pictures. Many styles are available, and it is entirely up to the client which style and design they prefer for their ceremony. Ancient Greece In ancient Greece, the awards themselves were made...

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Nadal becomes the only tennis player with 21 Grand Slam

Rafa Nadal has made history again. The one from Manacor came back two sets to Medvedev and becomes the best tennis player of all time. The Russian started by winning the final of the Australian Open 2-6 and 6-7 (5), but Nadal managed to level the match, after taking the next two sets: 6-4 and 6-4. The final was decided in the last and fifth set, after almost five and a half hours of play. A 7-5 for the Balearic who, at 35 years old, lifted the Australian trophy for the second time and breaks the historic tie with Djokovic and Federer. He adds 21 ‘Grand Slam’, one more than the Serbian...

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