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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018 20 back in training Neymar was joined by• City duo Gabriel and Danilo ’s Romero to as he took part in drills, using his recovering miss World Cup foot to dribble through PA Sport | Argentina’s official cones and shoot from feed announced the news late long and close range anchester United’s Ser- on Tuesday. 21 days to go…… Mgio Romero has been A statement on the Argen- AP | ruled out of this summer’s tinian Football Association’s World Cup after the Argenti- website read: “Argentina - eymar was back in train- Neymar was cleared to take na goalkeeper suffered a knee keeper Sergio Romero will be ing on Tuesday to give part in training after undergo- injury. removed from the list of 23 NBrazil a boost ahead of ing a medical exams earlier on players who will participate in the World Cup. Tuesday. the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Saint-Germain for- Meanwhile, former Brazil in- Later on Tuesday, another ward has been sidelined since ternational has again tweet from the Argentina ac- February after having surgery urged Neymar to leave PSG if count said that Tigres’ Nahuel on his right foot but spent an he wants to win the Ballon d’Or Guzman would be Romero’s KNOW WHAT hour training on the main pitch and Champions League. replacement for the team at Brazil’s Granja Comary train- “I think that going to Real Ma- headed for Russia. ing ground in Teresopolis, out- drid, or to some club in , Chelsea’s side Rio de Janeiro. I think he will have more chanc- Sergio Romero has and were the He was joined by Manches- es [of winning the Ballon d’Or],” made 94 career ap- other goalkeepers named in ter City duo and Rivaldo told . “I mean pearances with Argen- Sampaoli’s squad. Danilo as he took part in drills, no offence, but we know that the tina, the seventh-most Romero has made 94 career using his recovering foot to French league is not the same as appearances with Argentina, dribble through cones and shoot the Spanish or English league, in team history and the seventh-most in team his- from long and close range. Brazil’s Neymar warms up where there’s more difficulty.” most by a goalkeeper tory and most by a goalkeeper.

German Joachim Löw could FIFA World Cup icons Rabiot refuses standby list become only the second national team coach to retain the World Cup. made 45 appearances in all competitions for PSG in Italian manager led 2017-18, winning a domestic treble Gli Azzurri to victory in both 1986 2014 1974 1958 BBC | London 1934 and 1938 ot is a high-quality player and an PLAYER OF THE YOUNG PLAYER OF endearing boy who has always be- WINNER WINNING CAPTAIN WINNING COACH TOURNAMENT THE TOURNAMENT rance Adrien Rabiot haved well in national selections 1930 Jose Nasazzi Jose Nasazzi URU Introduced 2006, 1934 Gianpiero Combi Vittorio Pozzo ITA for players aged 21 has refused to be named on the where he has evolved. or under. FIFA F 1938 Italy Giuseppe Meazza Vittorio Pozzo Leonidas BRA survey awarded national team’s standby list for the “His disappointment does not 1950 Uruguay Juan Lopez Fontana BRA accolade for World World Cup. allow him to give up and not to serve 1954 Ferenc Puskas HUN Cups 1958-2002 The 23-year-old Paris St-Germain the France team. To be part of the 1958 Brazil Hilderaldo Bellini Didi BRA Pele BRA player was not in the final 23-man collective of France, to be among 1962 Brazil Aymore Moreira BRA Florian Albert HUN squad but among the 11 reserve the best French players, is a chance 1966 England ENG F. Beckenbauer GER players. and a privilege in the career of a 1970 Brazil Carlos Alberto Mario Zagallo Pele BRA Teofilo Cubillas PER 1974 West Germany Helmut Schön NED Wladyslaw Zmuda POL Reports in France say Rabiot, player. 1978 Argentina Cesar Luis Menotti ARG ITA capped six times, had emailed coach “He made a bad decision. He pe- 1982 Italy ITA FRA saying he would nalises himself and sanctions him- 1986 Argentina Diego ARG BEL not “be able to follow the training self alone.” 1990 West Germany Lothar Matthäus Franz Beckenbauer ITA Robert Prosinecki YUG programme”. Rabiot made 45 appearances in 1994 Brazil Carlos A. Parreira Romario BRA NED Noel le Graet, president of the all competitions for PSG in 2017-18, 1998 France Didier Deschamps Aime Jacquet Ronaldo BRA ENG Federation, said winning a domestic treble. 2002 Brazil Luis Felipe Scolari Oliver Khan GER USA 2006 Italy FRA GER Rabiot’s reaction “was very sur- France are in World Cup Group C 2010 Diego Forlan URU Thomas Müller GER prising”. alongside Australia, and Den- 2014 Germany Joachim Löw Lionel ARG FRA He added in a statement: “Rabi- Adrien Rabiot mark. Source: FIFA Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

PLAYER OF THE DAY carries Germany’s title hopes |

ermany midfielder Toni GKroos will carry the hopes of his nation for a successful Will Smith (R) with Nicky Jam World Cup title defence in Russia having matured into a natural leader of the team. Will Smith ‘to release The 28-year-old has enjoyed another stellar season with Toni Kroos Real , helping them to World Cup song’ reach Saturday’s Champions League final against . and BBC | London begins next month. He also lifted the trophy with Philipp Lahm retired, goal- Will appeared to confirm the Spanish giants in the past keeper and captain Manuel t looks like Will Smith is his involvement by posting a two seasons and was in the Neuer struggling with injury Iinvolved with the official picture on Instagram with the Bayern team who won and Thomas Mueller only re- World Cup song for Russia caption: One Life to Live. Live Europe’s top club competition cently back to top form. 2018. it Up. #WorldCup in 2013. Kroos is involved in almost Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers in history. He is the Reports say he’ll release a He tagged Diplo, Nicky Jam A World Cup winner in 2014 every team move with his all-time leading scorer for both Portugal and Real Madrid and new song on Friday to tie in and Kosovar Albanian singer Kroos is the team’s heartbeat of passes per game at has been named The Best FIFA Men’s Player for the last two with the tournament which Era Istrefi in the post. and chief conductor, with around 80. years running.