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Diego Laxalt
Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (; born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team. For the most of his career, he played in the left-back position. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, having passed through the youth ranks in July 2012. Club career Defensor Sporting Born in Montevideo, Laxalt made his professional debut on 1 September 2012 with Defensor Sporting in a 4–0 win against Montevideo Wanderers. On 24 February 2013, after the South American Championship football Under-20 in 2013, he returned to the field with the jersey of ''Violeta'' in the away game against Nacional. He concluded his first season with 15 appearances and 1 goal. Inter Milan Inter Milan bought Laxalt in January 2013, with the deal completed in July 2013. The then new coach of Inter Milan, Walter Mazzarri, however, did not include him in the pre-season squad. He spent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', , ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Football National League. Dynamo was the only club that had always played in the Soviet Top League, top tier of Soviet football (along with FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv) and of Russian football from the end of the Soviet era until they were relegated in 2016. Despite this, they have never won the modern Russian Football Premier League, Russian Premier League title and have won Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup only once, in the season of 1994–95 Russian Cup, 1994–95. During the Soviet Union, Soviet era, they were affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia), MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs – The Soviet Militia) and with the KGB and was a part of Dynamo (sports society), Dynamo sports society. Chief of the Soviet security a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. It ran from 21 June to 13 July 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, Turkey beat other bids to host the series games, from host competition by the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. In its bid, Turkey suggested the use of thirteen stadiums in ten of its cities, before deciding in February 2012, that seven cities would play host to games. This tournament marked the first time in its history that neither Argentina national under-20 football team, Argentina nor Brazil national under-20 football team, Brazil (the most successful teams in the competition) qualified. It was also only the second time that Brazil had not taken part (the first time was the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1979 edition). France won the tournament and their first U-20 World Cup, and thus became the first nation to win all five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théo Hernandez
Théo Bernard François Hernandez (; born 6 October 1997) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national football team, France national team. He is known for his speed, dribbling, and goal scoring ability. Théo is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Lucas Hernandez, and the son of Jean-François Hernandez, a retired footballer. Club career Atlético Madrid Born in Marseille, Hernandez moved to Spain at the age of two. He then joined Atlético Madrid's academy in 2007, aged nine. After progressing through the youth categories, he was promoted to Atlético Madrid B, the reserves in Tercera División in summer 2015. On 3 February 2016, Hernandez renewed his contract. Two days later, he was called up to the first team for a La Liga match against SD Eibar, Eibar due to injuries, but remained an unused Substitute (association football), substitute in the 3–1 home win. Alavés ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SSC Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli (), commonly known as SSC Napoli or simply Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that currently competes in the Serie A, the highest league of Italian football. Napoli are among the most successful clubs in the nation, having won four league titles, six Coppa Italia, two Supercoppa Italiana and one UEFA Cup. Napoli are the reigning champions of Italy, after securing their second title in the last three seasons this year. The club was formed in 1926 as Associazione Calcio Napoli following the merger of US Internazionale Napoli and Naples Foot-Ball Club. Napoli saw relatively little success in its early years, winning their first major trophy in the 1962 Coppa Italia. Napoli then saw increased success in the late 1970s (including their second Coppa Italia in 1976) and especially in the 1980s, after the club acquired Diego Maradona in 1984. During his time in Naples, Maradona helped the team win its first two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Borini
Fabio Borini (born 29 March 1991) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, Winger (association football), left winger or forward (association football), forward for Serie B club UC Sampdoria, Sampdoria. Borini started his career at Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna, before moving to Chelsea F.C., Chelsea in 2007. In 2011, he joined EFL Championship, Championship side Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City on loan, and eventually signed for AS Roma, Roma, before moving to Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in 2012. He spent the 2013–14 Premier League, 2013–14 season on loan at Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, and after a season back at Liverpool he joined Sunderland permanently in August 2015. Borini made his senior international debut in 2012, and was an unused member of the Italy national football team, Italian squad that reached the UEFA Euro 2012 final, Euro 2012 final. Club career Borini first started playing football at the age of eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluca Lapadula
Gianluca Lapadula Vargas (born 7 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Spezia. Born in Italy, he represents Peru at international level. In a journeyman club career, Lapadula has made over 100 appearances in both Serie A and Serie B, representing Milan, Genoa, Lecce, Benevento and Cagliari in the former. He was the top scorer in Serie B for Pescara in 2015–16 and Cagliari in 2022–23. Having previously been called up by Italy, Lapadula made his debut for Peru in 2020 and represented the country at the Copa América in 2021 and 2024, helping them to fourth place in the former. Early life Lapadula was born in Turin in Piedmont, Italy on 7 February 1990, to an Italian father from Apulia, Gianfranco Lapadula, and a Peruvian mother, Blanca Aida Vargas Higinio. He has a brother named Davide, who was also a forward in the lower amateur leagues. Lapadula is nicknamed ''Lapagol'' in Italy, and ''El Bambino'' in Peru. Club career Early caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Ansaldi
Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back. He had been capped five times with the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team. A Defender (association football), defender who plays with both feet, he is equally at ease as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right or left back. Although dribbling mostly with his right foot, he prefers to shoot with his left. Club career Newell's Old Boys Born in Rosario, Ansaldi started his professional career in 2005 and quickly progressed to become a regular player in the Newell's Old Boys first team. Rubin Kazan In January 2008, he was sold to FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan, with whom he won the Russian Premier League in 2008 Russian Premier League, 2008 and 2009 Russian Premier League, 2009. Zenit Ansaldi left Rubin Kazan for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Mazzarri
Walter Mazzarri (; born 1 October 1961) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. After a 14-year playing career with Italian clubs including Reggiana and Empoli, Mazzarri coached several smaller Italian sides and in 2007 took up a managerial position with Sampdoria. With the help of the attacking partnership of Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini, he led the team to qualify for the UEFA Cup in his first season and subsequently reached the Coppa Italia final the next year. In 2009, he joined Napoli, where he implemented a 3–4–3 formation with which he later became associated. With the attacking trio of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamšík, nicknamed ''I tre tenori'' ("The three tenors"), he helped the team qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history in 2011, and won the Coppa Italia the following season, the club's first trophy in over 20 years. In his final season with the team, he managed a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Nacional De Football
Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'') is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in La Blanqueada, La Blanqueada, Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Montevideo Fútbol Club''. Although its main focus is association football, football, the club hosts many other activities, including basketball, futsal, tennis, cycle sport, cycling, volleyball, and chess. In domestic tournaments, Nacional has won the Uruguayan Primera Division, Primera División title 49 times, most recently in the 2022 Uruguayan Primera División season, 2022 season. Domestic cups honours include Copa de Competencia (Uruguay), Copa de Competencia (8 times) and Copa de Honor (Uruguay), Copa de Honor (7 times), among others. At international level, Nacional has won 9 titles recognized by FIFA and CONMEBOL, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo Wanderers F
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. A Portuguese garrison was established in the place where today is the city of Montevideo in November 1723. The Portuguese garrison was expelled in February 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the Río de la Plata Basin, platine region. There is no official document establishing the foundation of the city, but the "Diario" of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala officially mentions the date of 24 December 1726 as the foundation, corroborated by presential witnesses. The complete independence from Buenos Aires as a real city was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the Midfielder#Centre-half, centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking Shooting (association football), shots, Tackle (football move)#Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL; ; РФПЛ) and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian league system was the Russian Football Championship (, ''Chempionat Rossii po Futbolu''). There are 16 teams in the competition. As of the 2021/22 season, the league had two Champions League qualifying spots for the league winners and league runners-up, and two spots in the UEFA Conference League were allocated to the third- and fourth-placed teams. However, those have all been suspended due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with the national team's participation in international competitions. The last two teams are relegated to the Russian First Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
