The Best FIFA Football Awards
“I’d already decided I was going to end my life,” Wendell Lira, then a debt-ridden, injury-plagued footballer, candidly told FIFA.com. “When you can’t put food on the table, give your daughter and wife the minimum they need to get by… I saw no way out."
Wendell Lira sizzled as a Brazil youth international, alongside Denilson, Willian and Alexandre Pato, and was the subject of a bid from AC Milan which Goias rejected.
Two grave knee injuries clobbered the forward's career into freefall, however, and the following years saw him swap clubs as frequently as shorts and receive very little playing time – and, consequently, remuneration.
Wendell was lost at sea. On 6 November 2015, he heard the coastguards’ siren. It came from the FIFA Puskás Award.
“I’d already decided I was going to end my life,” Wendell Lira, then a debt-ridden, injury-plagued footballer, candidly told FIFA.com. “When you can’t put food on the table, give your daughter and wife the minimum they need to get by… I saw no way out."
Wendell Lira sizzled as a Brazil youth international, alongside Denilson, Willian and Alexandre Pato, and was the subject of a bid from AC Milan which Goias rejected.
Two grave knee injuries clobbered the forward's career into freefall, however, and the following years saw him swap clubs as frequently as shorts and receive very little playing time – and, consequently, remuneration.
Wendell was lost at sea. On 6 November 2015, he heard the coastguards’ siren. It came from the FIFA Puskás Award.
On the way from Goiania to Goianesia I cried my eyes out, because I’d already planned on ending my life on that journey. But I couldn’t bring myself to do it, so I returned home.
FIFA eWorld Cup
A new FIFA eWorld Cup™ king has been crowned. ‘MoAuba’ defeated reigning champion ‘MsDossary’ in the Final Showdown in front of a watching crowd at The O2 in London as the competitive FIFA 19 season came to a close.
As well as boasting the prestige of being a world champion and getting his hands on the eWorld Cup trophy, the man from Werder Bremen bagged a life-changing USD 250,000.
“My mother is happy now, she wants six new pairs of shoes,” he said, laughing. “And my sister wants a new car. I couldn’t have imagined this."
One of six Germans at this year’s Grand Final, ‘MoAuba’ became the first of his countrymen to win the competition, despite Germany being one of the most established nations when it comes to competitive FIFA.
A new FIFA eWorld Cup™ king has been crowned. ‘MoAuba’ defeated reigning champion ‘MsDossary’ in the Final Showdown in front of a watching crowd at The O2 in London as the competitive FIFA 19 season came to a close.
As well as boasting the prestige of being a world champion and getting his hands on the eWorld Cup trophy, the man from Werder Bremen bagged a life-changing USD 250,000.
“My mother is happy now, she wants six new pairs of shoes,” he said, laughing. “And my sister wants a new car. I couldn’t have imagined this."
One of six Germans at this year’s Grand Final, ‘MoAuba’ became the first of his countrymen to win the competition, despite Germany being one of the most established nations when it comes to competitive FIFA.
The hardest thing at the eWorld Cup is to stay calm. In a tournament like this, you normally play worse than you usually do because you’re nervous. I tried to chill and play like I would play at home.
The Best FIFA Football Awards
The arguments against Virat Kohli being the greatest batsman in history are dissipating faster than the supersonic rate at which he scores runs. The India captain began 2019 by becoming the first man in history to simultaneously win all three major ICC awards – Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year.
Off the crease, Kohli’s influence is stratospheric. The 30-year-old placed seventh on ESPN’s World Fame 100 this year, ahead of Rafa Nadal (eighth), Tiger Woods (tenth) and Lewis Hamilton (21st), while he boasts 107 million followers across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter – over double Paul Pogba and more than any other non-footballing sportsperson aside from Lebron James (117 million).
And as his followers know, Kohli is a big football fan. Ahead of India’s tour of the USA and the Caribbean to discuss, among other topics, his FIFA World Cup™ memories, reveal who he thinks is the best player on the planet, and analyse his own footballing ability.
The arguments against Virat Kohli being the greatest batsman in history are dissipating faster than the supersonic rate at which he scores runs. The India captain began 2019 by becoming the first man in history to simultaneously win all three major ICC awards – Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year.
Off the crease, Kohli’s influence is stratospheric. The 30-year-old placed seventh on ESPN’s World Fame 100 this year, ahead of Rafa Nadal (eighth), Tiger Woods (tenth) and Lewis Hamilton (21st), while he boasts 107 million followers across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter – over double Paul Pogba and more than any other non-footballing sportsperson aside from Lebron James (117 million).
And as his followers know, Kohli is a big football fan. Ahead of India’s tour of the USA and the Caribbean to discuss, among other topics, his FIFA World Cup™ memories, reveal who he thinks is the best player on the planet, and analyse his own footballing ability.
Mbappe stands out for me. His sprint in the 2018 World Cup against Argentina is hard to forget. He's a beast and he will definitely be at the top of the pile.
#159 Malayan Tigers regain their bite
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Belgium
Pts. 1746
Brazil
Pts. 1726
France
Pts. 1718
England
Pts. 1652
Uruguay
Pts. 1637
Portugal
Pts. 1631
#34 Argentina building on positives
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USA
Pts. 2180
Germany
Pts. 2059
Netherlands
Pts. 2037
France
Pts. 2029
England
Pts. 2027
Sweden
Pts. 2021
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