She’s Our QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Queen sizzles QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune on QREC’s Classic/Pearl Day meeting PAGE 11 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021 World Handball: Qatar battle hard against Denmark Ronaldo claims to being greatest goalscorer refuted Czech FA says national legend Bican netted 821 times GOAL.COM RISTIANO Ronaldo’s claims to being the Qatar defence line goes up as Denmark’s left back Mikkel Hansen (right) attempts to score during their 2021 World Men’s Handball Champion- greatest goalscorer ship Group II opening clash at the Cairo Stadium Sports Hall in the Egyptian capital on Thursday. Asian champions Qatar fought hard against of all time have been the world champions Denmark before going down 23-32 (12-17, 11-15). Qatar will next play Bahrain on Saturday. (AFP) Crefuted by the Czech Football Association, with it their opin- ion that Josef Bican found the target on 821 occasions over the course of his career. FIFA, UEFA, others Al Duhail to start closed They have been looking into the matter after seeing Ju- ventus and Portugal forward will not recognise a camp ahead of FIFA Ronaldo placed at the top of another notable chart. It has been claimed that European Super League Club World Cup the 35-year-old’s latest effort, which came in the Super Cup DPA tion in global and continental QNA win over Napoli, edged him BERLIN competitions should always DOHA above Bican as the most pro- be won on the pitch.” The lific marksman to ever play FOOTBALL ruling body FIFA European Super League is an AL Duhail will begin a closed the game. and all of its six continental alleged proposed closed top- camp ahead of the 2020 FIFA The strike was Ronaldo’s confederations including Eu- level competition that would Club World Cup, which will 760th for club and country, rope’s UEFA have “strongly” involve the biggest clubs from kick off in Doha on February 4 with Bican said to be one back emphasised they won’t recog- England, Spain, Germany, Ita- and continue until February 11. on that mark. Pele is placed nise a closed European Super ly and France. In the first round, Tigres will third on the list with 757 goals League in case it is created, After German magazine take on Asian Champions Ulsan to his name, fellow Brazilian Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shoots to score and and said players would face Der Spiegel leaked documents Hyundai. Whilst hosts Al Duhail Romario in fourth with 743 and open the scoring past Napoli’s Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina grave consequences. in 2018 that included plans of will take on African Champions Barcelona icon Lionel Messi during the Italian Super Cup (Supercoppa italiana) match at the “Any club or player in- major European clubs form- League winners Al Ahly. completes the top five with 719. Mapei stadium on Wednesday. (AFP) volved in such a competition ing a new elite league starting The winner of the first The Czechs however are would as a consequence not from 2021, new media reports game between Tigres and Ul- taking issue with claims that from the whole amount of Bi- checked every detail about Bi- be allowed to participate in surfaced in October 2020 sug- san Hyundai will take on ei- Al Duhail players during their one of their own has been can’s goals you have to pick can’s league, cup and interna- any competition organised by gesting Liverpool and Man- ther Palmeiras or Santos who QNB Stars League match against usurped. just the official ones, which is tional matches. FIFA or their respective con- chester United have joined face off in the Copa Libertado- Qatar Sports Club on Tuesday. For them, Bican – who complicated. “After that, we came out federation,” FIFA said in a talks over the construction of res final on the 30th of Janu- shone for Rapid Vienna and “Our History and Statistics with the official number of statement on Thursday. the new event. ary. Whilst the winner of Al pion will be difficult, but our Slavia Prague between 1931 and Committee of the Czech FA Josef Bican’s scored goals. We “All competitions should be Real Madrid president Duhail vs Al Ahly will take on preparations for this champi- 1955 – remains out on his own. started to deal with this prob- can proclaim that Josef Bican organised or recognised by the Florentino Perez is reportedly Champions League winners onship will be different from They have his tally sitting lem. scored 821 goals in official relevant body at their respec- a big advocate for the project, Bayern Munich. our preparations for the local well above the mark Ronaldo “We based our research on matches. tive level, by FIFA at the global and former Barcelona presi- The 2020 FIFA Club World championships.” has just passed, with a further statistics from prestigious in- “It means that Cristiano level and by the confederations dent Josep Bartomeu said that Cup will be crowned following “We have included a num- 62 efforts being added to his ternational statistical websites Ronaldo is not the best goal- at the continental level.” the club had agreed to join the the final at Education City Sta- ber of players to strengthen the haul. that state 805 goals with no- scorer in history yet, and he The letter was signed by league in order to secure their dium on Feb. 11. ranks, and among them pro- The History and Statistics tice that goals scored by Bican has to work more to break this FIFA president Gianni In- financial future. In a statement to Al Duhail fessional as Ali Karimi and Mi- Committee of the Czech FA in 1952 in the Czech Second record.” fantino, and the presidents FIFA and UEFA have been website, the club’s executive chael Olunga, and they are an have been investigating, and Division for Hradec Kralove Pele and Romario have of the six confederations: at odds over various issues in director Adnan Al Ali said, important addition to the team Jaroslav Kolar said: “Josef are missing. both previously claimed to Asia’s Shaikh Salman bin the past but now want to pro- “The draw was equal and the that is preparing to represent Bican or Cristiano Ronaldo? “We managed to find them have scored more than 1,000 Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Africa’s tect their big club events. match against Al Ahly Egyp- the country in this important Simple question but compli- – by the way, it’s 53 goals in 26 goals over the course of their Constant Omari, Vittorio FIFA is planning an ex- tian team the African cham- championship,” he added. cated answer. Mainly because games –and we also double- respective careers. Montagliani of Cribbean/ panded Club World Cup with North/central America; Ale- 24 teams and UEFA a Cham- jandro Domínguez of South pions League reform from America, Lambert Maltock of 2024 onwards. Oceania and Europe’s Both events would be Juventus triumph in Super Cup Aleksander Ceferin. threatened by a Super League, “The universal principles and so could domestic leagues. of sporting merit, solidarity, Earlier this week, Bay- but Serie A path remains uphill promotion and relegation, and ern Munich chief Karl-Heinz subsidiarity are the founda- Rummenige said in an inter- DPA minute and saw ers. “It was important to get tion of the football pyramid,” view with newspapers TZ and ROME Szczesny avert an own back to winning ways after the the statement said. Merkur the club would de- goal from his captain Giorgio defeat by Inter,” he said. “Football has a long and cline any invitation because it AFTER enjoying a midweek Chiellini. “We had to showcase our successful history thanks to would “cause serious damage” success in the Super Cup, Se- Morata scored on a coun- pride and when you take to the these principles. Participa- to domestic football. rie A champions Juventus re- ter-attack in added time to se- pitch with that determination, turn to their role of pursuers in cure a first trophy for Andrea you can do well.” the league season that hits the Pirlo as Juventus coach. The Meanwhile Napoli boss halfway mark at the weekend. Bianconeri are the Gennaro Gattuso strived to “Never say The Old Lady most successful in the keep up the Neapolitans’ mo- PREMIER LEAGUE is finished,” read a headline in event held between the Serie rale and comforted captain Thursday’s La Gazzetta dello A and Italian Cup holders with Lorenzo Insigne, who failed Sport as the daily newspaper nine wins. to convert a penalty with the celebrated the first coaching “It was a game of suffer- score at 1-0. triumph of Andrea Pirlo. ance and the pitch was quite “Now we need to pick Cristiano Ronaldo and Al- bad but we had a good ap- ourselves back up and look varo Morata sealed a 2-0 win proach and we are happy to ahead,” said Gattuso, who over Napoli late Wednesday to have won an important tro- played for 10 years with Pirlo help the Bianconeri forget the phy,” Ronaldo said. at Milan. “There’s a long way league loss suffered against “We had to change attitude to go and we want to keep Inter Milan by the same score- after the defeat to Inter (Mi- working hard to get straight line three days earlier. lan, 2-0 on Sunday). I hope back on track.” The Bianconeri controlled this win gives us confidence Matchday 19 pits Juve the first half but it was Napo- for the next games.” against Bologna on Sunday, li who had the best chance The champions, who have while Napoli, sitting third one when Hirving Lozano’s close- a game in hand against Napoli, point above the Bianconeri, range header was saved by slipped 10 points off leaders visit tough underdogs Verona.