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Belgian Ambassador All Praise for Qatar's 'Impressive' World Cup Football legend Pele still laughing as he turns 80 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 PAGE 12 Belgian ambassador all praise for Qatar’s ‘impressive’ World Cup 2022 preparations SC.QA HE Belgian Ambassador to Qatar congratulated Tthe FIFA World Cup 2022™ hosts on their ‘impres- sive and integrated’ tourna- ment preparations during a visit to the Supreme Commit- tee for Delivery & Legacy (SC). HE Bart De Groof received a project update from Nasser Al Khater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC, after vis- iting the SC’s Legacy Pavilion. De Groof, who took up his post in Doha in 2017, told www.qatar2022.qa he is huge- ly impressed with Qatar’s in- frastructure progress. “The progress is very, very impressive,” said De Groof. “When I arrived here, Khalifa Stadium was being redevel- oped and Al Janoub was be- ing built. Now, all the other stadiums are coming up and it’s exciting to see them as they are huge landmarks. I think all the stadiums are really beauti- ful and I must congratulate the SC and Qatar with the speed of A view of the upcoming Thumama Stadium, which sports the ‘Ghafaya’ look is one of the eight FIFA World development. Everything is on Cup Qatar 2022 venues. schedule – not only the stadi- ums but all the infrastructure, showing during Russia 2018, tional team for many years “I hope I get an invita- including the roads and metro. where they reached the semi- now. They have done well in tion to come back,” said De The whole process is very inte- finals. recent tournaments and are Groof. “We are optimistic grated and it’s really impres- He said: “We have an growing together.” about qualifying and of course sive to see.” Nasser Al Khater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC, and Belgium’s Ambassador to Qatar HE Bart De amazing team at the moment By the time Qatar 2022 I would like to return to Qa- In addition to hearing the Groof at the SC’s Legacy Pavilion. – a golden generation. They comes around, De Groof will tar for the tournament and latest tournament progress, have been doing extremely have been replaced as Belgian see the crowning glory. It De Groof was also informed mentation of strict COVID-19 ID-19 outbreaks were mini- As for the Belgian nation- well and winning most of their Ambassador. However, he will be wonderful to see the about the recent AFC Cham- regulations. Bubble-to-bubble mised. During the tourna- al team – which is currently matches. Our players are ac- would like to return to Qatar achievements realised, to see pions League West Zone protocol and regular testing ment, more than 7,900 tests ranked number one by FIFA tive in Europe’s most competi- to sample the first FIFA World the players and fans enjoying tournament, which took place for the players, officials and were carried out, with a posi- – De Groof is hoping his coun- tive leagues and many of them Cup™ in the Middle East and the tournament after all these in Qatar following the imple- staff meant potential COV- tive rate of just 1.7%. trymen can improve on their have been playing for the na- Arab world. years of preparation.” Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Naama takes Umm Bab Cup I’m not interested in Bayern against Liverpool, I’m interested in Bayern against Boca Juniors from Buenos Aires. FIFA president Gianni Infantino FIFA President Infantino has no interest in proposed The winning team of Al Namaa with their prizes at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club on Thursday. European Premier League DPA Two years after German BERLIN magazine Der Spiegel leaked documents that included FIFA president Gianni Infan- plans of major European Al Shaqab racing manager Khalifa Al Attiyah receives the Umm Bab tino has no interest in a Euro- clubs forming a new elite Cup from QREC’s Racing Manager Mohamed Khalid Al Khalifa. pean Premier League, he said league starting from 2021, in an interview with Swiss CH new media reports have sur- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK owned Al Naama won the Media. faced recently. DOHA feature event, a mile run for “I’m not interested in These reports suggest Purebred Arabians. Bayern against Liverpool, I’m Liverpool and Manchester AL Shaqab Racing’s home- Earlier, Abdulhadi Mana interested in Bayern against United have joined talks over bred Aa Naama (FR) (Majd Al Hajri’s Dominus (IRE) Boca Juniors from Buenos the construction of the new Al Arab) scored her 6th vic- (Zoffany) scored his 5th win in Aires,” Infantino said. tournament, which would re- tory to claim the Umm Bab a Class 2 Thoroughbred Con- As the boss of the football portedly be funded to the sum Cup on turf at Qatar Racing ditions. international ruling body he of six billion dollars by Wall & Equestrian Club’s 4th Race Luca Maniezzi rode the said he was interested in “the Street bank JP Morgan. Meeting at Al Rayyan Park on Stefano Ibido-trained 4YO Club World Cup, not in the Bayern Munich chairman Thursday. chestnut colt to a 1½-length European Premier League.” told Sky television he had “no Jockey Soufiane Saadi win in the 7f run. Infantino explained his goal knowledge” of th plan and rode the Alban de Mieulle- Al Murtages Racing Syn- is that “in the future clubs Aleksander Ceferin, president trained 6YO mare to a dicate’s Damon Runyon (GB) outside of Europe to also have of the European ruling body 1¼-length win in the mile (Charm Spirit) doubled his international appeal.” “We UEFA, said his organization run for Pure Arabians. tally in a Thoroughbred Nov- won’t take the Bundesliga was “very happy” with the Mohammed Khalid Al ice Plate. away from anybody,” he said. current Champions League. Khalifa, QREC Racing Man- Alberto Sanna rode the The European Premier FIFA have already re- ager, presented the Umm Mohammed Hamad Al Atti- League is a proposed top- formed its Club World Cup Bab Cup to Khalifa bin ya-trained 4YO gelding to a level competition that would but the first edition, with 24 Mohammed Al Attiyah, Al 6-length win in the mile run. involve the biggest clubs from teams, has been delayed from Shaqab Executive Director, A total of eight races were Jockey Souane Saadi guides Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Naama to victory in the feature Purebred Arabians England, Spain, Germany, summer 2021 due to the cor- after Al Shaqab Racing- run on the day. race over 1600metres to win the Umm Bab Cup at QREC, Rayyan Park, on Thursday. Italy and France. onavirus pandemic. 12 Friday, October 23, 2020 Sports ‘Thank you Brazil’: Football legend Pele still laughing as he turns 80 AFP “The King” has only one SAO PAULO kidney, after a broken rib dur- ing a match forced doctors to CONSIDERED by many to Thank you to Brazil and all remove the other. be the greatest footballer of Brazilians. I was always very He has also suffered a se- all time, Pele will celebrate ries of hip problems, forcing his 80th birthday Friday, happy wearing this jersey. him to use a walker. confined to his home in Bra- Thank you for all your warm Earlier this year, his son zil because of COVID-19 but wishes for my birthday,” Pele Edinho said health problems meeting the milestone with wrote on Instagram, posted had left his father depressed his trademark laugh. with a photo of himself and reclusive. “The King” has suffered “Just imagine, he’s the from a series of health prob- celebrating one of his 1,281 ‘King,’ he was always such an lems in recent years, but has goals. imposing figure, and now he not lost his charisma or sense - Pele can’t walk normally,” he said. of humour. Pele quickly reassured fans “I’m fine, it’s just I won’t Men make a sele with a mural by Brazilian artist Kobra depicting that he was fine. be able to play” on his birth- street artist Kobra in Santos, Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as “I have good days and oth- day, he joked this week in a the city where Pele started his Pele, in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday. The work, called ‘Coracao ers that are less good. That’s video conversation with the professional career as a 15-year- Santista’ (Santos’ Heart), was nished days ahead of the 80th birthday normal for someone my age,” head of the Brazilian Football old prodigy in 1955. A le photo of Pele during a presentation. (AFP) of Pele. (AFP) he said. Confederation. Pele also recorded a song Pele said he was happy The only player in his- with Grammy-winning Mexi- 1,281 goals. Whether captured His legacy looms so large son Arantes do Nascimento – of hospital in recent years for for his good mental health in tory to win three World Cups can duo Rodrigo and Gabriela, in grainy black and white early that FIFA named him the great- Pele’s real name – has grown various health issues. a video sent to the media (1958, 1962 and 1970), Pele billed as “a little birthday pre- in his career, or with his yellow est footballer of the 20th cen- increasingly frail with age. Last year he was rushed on Tuesday. plans to celebrate his birthday sent for his fans and himself.” and green number 10 Brazil tury in 2000, alongside Argen- His public appearances to the hospital for kidney “I thank God for giving me quietly – as he does almost “Thank you to Brazil and jersey flitting across the screen tina’s Diego Maradona -- who had become rare even before problems after traveling to the health to make it this far every year, he says, coronavi- all Brazilians.
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